WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS 2016
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WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS 2016
Wildlife Sightings for 2016
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1 grey squirrel on a tree opposite the park hotel in Dundee,see mostly reds thankfully
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Frogs at Barnhill Rock garden,Dundee being predated by a weasel which took at least 2 in the 20 minutes I was there,at c.1pm. Jim Cobb
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Almost certain it's a bank vole I've seen several times now on a bank near the fertiliser factory @ Polmood, Montreathmont Forest.
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Fri 25th March/Sat 2nd April 2016 - Hares!
Date & Time: Friday 25th March/Saturday 2nd April 2016
Species: Mountain Hares, Brown Hares
Details:
Fri 25th March: At least 8 (maybe 12, am I seeing the same one twice?!?) Mountain Hares up Glas Maol, Angus. Observed near to main pathway. Coats beginning to turn from white.
Sat 2nd April: Brown Hares seem to be very active today in the morning sunshine. 3 in particular boxing and chasing in the field opposite Balgavies parking spot south of loch at8:30am.
Red Squirrels at Kinnordy and Balgavies also.



Species: Mountain Hares, Brown Hares
Details:
Fri 25th March: At least 8 (maybe 12, am I seeing the same one twice?!?) Mountain Hares up Glas Maol, Angus. Observed near to main pathway. Coats beginning to turn from white.
Sat 2nd April: Brown Hares seem to be very active today in the morning sunshine. 3 in particular boxing and chasing in the field opposite Balgavies parking spot south of loch at8:30am.
Red Squirrels at Kinnordy and Balgavies also.



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Sunday 8th May 2016 - AGV Message
Sunday 8th May 2016 - AGV Message
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Sunday 8th May:
3 garden warblers plus orange tip butterfly at Powmouth.
GMS/KE
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Monday 9th May 2016 - Otters
Date & Time: Monday 9th May 2016
Species: Otters
Details:
Cracking views of 2 Otters from Shelduck Hide, Montrose Basin. Adult and probable cub. 8am.
Species: Otters
Details:
Cracking views of 2 Otters from Shelduck Hide, Montrose Basin. Adult and probable cub. 8am.
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1 Grey squirrel running past TSB in Broughty Ferry yesterday,16 th.May
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1 cinnabar moth at stannergate,Dundee,yesterday and today,16 and 17th.May
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I have had 3 different sightings of hedgehogs over the weekend in Dundee,all crossing the road at night,not seen a dead or alive one for a few years
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plenty of painted ladys along the Arbroath clifftops today
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Thursday 11th august
Was at the caravan storage place on harestane road in dundee today the place has the dighty burn running right through it,I spotted a quite big cray fish crawling around the burn.
Was at the caravan storage place on harestane road in dundee today the place has the dighty burn running right through it,I spotted a quite big cray fish crawling around the burn.
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Butterflies galore at Crombie at far end of Loch.Peacock,Red Admiral,Painted Lady,Small Tortoiseshell,Small Copper & 1 Comma,yesterday 29/8/16. Jim Cobb
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Crazy butterfly day in my garden today! (Whitehills,Forfar)
20+ Peacock
20+ Admiral
4 or 5 Painted Lady
20+ Peacock
20+ Admiral
4 or 5 Painted Lady
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1 Peacock and 1 Painted Lady Forfar Loch yesterday. Jim Cobb
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Late butterflies- 2 Red Admirals in demonstration garde,Dawson park,Dundee today. Jim Cobb
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Tuesday 25th October 2016 - Otter
Date & Time: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Species: Otter
Details: An Otter showed well at 11:20am from the Gullery Hide, Kinnordy. Swimming around bogbean islands left of the lone pine tree.
Species: Otter
Details: An Otter showed well at 11:20am from the Gullery Hide, Kinnordy. Swimming around bogbean islands left of the lone pine tree.
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Weasel showing well 1000 this morning from Forfar Loch at the leisure centre bank.
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Otter showing well on Round Loch near Lundie about 1130 30/12/16