WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS 2015

[Mark Caunt]

Wildlife Sightings for 2015

[stevendoig]

Roe deer

2 at Forfar Loch this afternoon. Just past the Dean on the south side. Never expected that! - have they been seen at the Loch much?

[Alan Mowat]

15/2/15 Wild cat, most likely hybrid but certainly looked the real deal beside Cappo Quarry entrance on the Edzell woods RD.

[Nicola Main]

Excellent views of a Stoat (part ermine) from the Montrose Basin Visitor Centre this afternoon.

[Mark Caunt]

Date & Time: March 2015 - 3:30pm
Species: Fox
Details: Regularly seeing at least 2 different individual Foxes fairly locally where I live in Auchmithie. In the last week alone 4 separate sightings and 3 of those sightings being in day light at around the 6:00-6:30pm mark. Perhaps Cubbing time soon enough!
Pictures from last years family here: http://www.markcauntphotography.com/foxauchmithie2.html

[iain buik]

First Tortoiseshell butterfly of the year in the garden this afternoon

[gus guthrie]

Kinnordy loch at dusk

2 Otters & 3 Beavers all seen from Gullery hide.

[Jean Cobb]

23 April. Comma butterflies,1 at east end of Clatto park and 2 atKingoodie quarry today. Jim £ Jean Cobb

[stevendoig]

Run over Polecat on the Kirrie road to Kinnordy this morning.

[simonbusuttil]

In my Montrose garden this evening

[Jean Cobb]

Dozens of Burnet moths,many newly emerged,on Arbroath cliffs. Jim&Jean Cobb

[simonbusuttil]

Not many butterflies at all this year but a pristine PAINTED LADY in my Montrose garden earlier today

[Mark Caunt]

Date & Time: Monday 24th August - 6:00pm
Species: Bottlenose Dolphins
Details: At least 6 Bottlenose Dolphins performing well at Auchmithie tonight (Monday 24th August) at 6pm. Numerous leaps out of the water, sometimes 2 Dolphins jumping in synchronization.

[Mark Caunt]

Date & Time: Tuesday 25th August - 12:00pm
Species: Common Lizard, Toad
Details: A Common Lizard scurried ahead of me on the Lunan/Forfar Path at Lunanhead at around midday. Common Toad here also.
MAP LOCATION: 'CLICK ME'

[stevendoig]

Grey Squirrel seen from road driving through Montreathmont this morning.

[KDO]

Tuesday 22 September 2015
1030 hrs
Arbroath
Viewed from rear of Metro/ Pleasureland:
Pod of at least 6 Bottlenose Dolphins cruising between creel flags moving eventually south west in direction of St Andrews.
Identified by two re dorsals, size and obvious heads.

[Alex Shepherd]

Two Grey Squirrels seen at the foot of Craigmill Den in the large chestnut tree and on the path, reported to the SWT via their squirrel sightings page. On my last contact with them they explained they didn't have the funds to employ a trapper for squirrels in Carnoustie House Grounds, hopefully they do for the den as there is plenty of scope there for expansion. A photo from my blog below, I know they're cute but the consequences of ignoring them aren't good, maybe time Angus Council did something?

[Charles Rough]

I came across a recently deceased otter lying on the road at roundyhill 4.30 am

[Jean Cobb]

4 grey squirrels at old graveyard,Den o'Mains,Dundee on 2 Nov.