11 - NOVEMBER 2008 BIRD SIGHTINGS (ANGUS)

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:58 pm

Angus Bird Sightings for NOVEMBER 2008

Neil Mitchell · Post by **Neil Mitchell** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:27 am

A otter was showing very well infront of the centre yesterday (Sun 2nd)
The Goose Count was 11,000 although there are certainly more scared off by the fireworks in Montrose the night before.
The kingfisher was briefly on the shore in front of the centre otoday (Mon 3rd)

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:01 pm

A Red Kite has been seen just over the North Esk, in Aberdeenshire since last week.
As suggested in my last report, this bird is sometimes being seen in Angus (over Montrose Golf Course). However, I've received this information second hand.
Please report this bird to your grapevine group leader, or at least, put it out on this web page, so that others can get a chance to see it.

Gordon Anderson · Post by **Gordon Anderson** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:31 pm

2nd November 2008
Late afternoon in woodland adjacent to Forfar/Montrose Road adult female Goshawk seen in flight, then perched in full view for some five minutes 75 mtrs away and then flying east down a fire break and out of view.
3rd November 2008
Early afternoon by the Kinnaird Estate boundary wall west of Farnell - single Jay by the roadside.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:40 am

An immature Iceland Gull roosted at Forfar Loch 3/11/08.

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:26 am

Stuart Green has found a flock of 90+ Waxwings in Angle Road, Kirriemuir, this morning (around 09:00).

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:11 pm

Date & Time: Tuesday 4th November 2008 - 2:00pm
Species: Waxwings
Details: Just 3x Waxwings seen in Rowan Trees on the corner of Westfield Park, Forfar this afternoon.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:51 pm

the Iceland Gull on Forfar Loch is a 1st Winter Kumliens Gull. Seen again today off the Sailing club.

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:56 pm

The Waxwings, found by SRG this morning, were feeding on white/yellow Rowan berries and not very interested in the red berries there. (SEE PICTURE)

simonbusuttil · Post by **simonbusuttil** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:09 pm

Waxwing, One flying down Bridge St (heading north) this morning

stevendoig · Post by **stevendoig** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:42 pm

Flock of between 30 - 40 REDWING on the north side of Forfar Loch this afternoon.

KINGFISHER at bank beside Leisure Centre.

MAGPIES x 3 (I know Magpies aren't unusual round the Loch, but I've only ever seen two at once there before)

POCHARD x 5.

Plenty of berries but no Waxwings!! :(

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:59 pm

Date & Time: Wednesday 5th November 2008 - 3:55pm
Species: Starlings
Details: Not very rare I know but a flock of at least 5000+ Starlings at Balgavies loch this afternoon at 3:55pm.
Twisting and turning in a 'shoal of fish' type fashion and even looked like a tornado at one point as they plummeted in the reeds to roost. Quite a spectacle.

Bob McCurley · Post by **Bob McCurley** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:14 pm

NOV. 5TH. 12NOON WAXWINGS 20 - Craigie Drive Dundee , opposite number 87
Seen by ADBC Club Member Jim Cobb

I went along to see them , But ! they had moved on !

NOV. 5TH. 3-45PM. KINGFISHER 1 SEEN IN TREE AT YACHTING CLUB AT FORFAR LOCH

mike.nicoll · Post by **mike.nicoll** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:58 am

Single Waxwing flying north over Panmure Terrace, Dundee (just south of the Law)06/11/2008.

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:07 pm

MORE WAXWINGS.
60+ Waxwings at Burnside, Ferryden this afternoon at 14:00. Report by Gordon Addison.

RAB · Post by **RAB** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:14 pm

An owl flew in off sea this evening thur, about 1700hrs, Victoria Park Arbroath - probably Long Eared, but couldn't rule out Short Eared in brief view of it as it flew past car headlights.

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:07 am

Waxwings at Ferryden this morning 10:00 7 November.
Rob and Maggie Noble-Nesbitt have found 70+ Waxwings at Ferryden this morning.
The birds are at the same place as yesterday (Burnside Road).
They are in the trees alongside the big green shed on the left as you drive east, from Ferryden roundabout, in Montrose, into Ferryden itself.

Roy Adamson · Post by **Roy Adamson** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:54 pm

I was amazed to see a Ring Ouzel in my garden this afternoon from 2pm until at least 3pm, at Newmill (Lunan Bay)

Dave Adam · Post by **Dave Adam** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:39 pm

Amazing flock of Redwings about 500 near Leuchland farm by Brechin settling to roost.

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:34 pm

Date & Time: Friday 7th November 2008 - 2:00pm
Species: Crossbill, Kingfisher
Details: 2x Kingfishers at the sailing club on Forfar Loch.
6x Crossbills in pine trees near the Sailing club also. 2 of which were brick red males. Showing down to 15 feet.
No sign of any Waxwings there which was what I was actually looking for.
Good numbers of Redwings and Fieldfares near Auchmithie also this morning.

More pics on website here: http://www.markcauntphotography.com/crossbill.html

Â© All Photographs By Mark Caunt Copyrighted

RAB · Post by **RAB** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:42 pm

Few Goldcrest, 1 Woodcock and a tired looking, bedragged looking buzzard, which may have been a migrant, at Easthaven, lunchtime today (Thurs).

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:36 am

Neil Mitchell has asked me to let everyone know: The Waxwings are still at Ferryden this morning. Saturday November 8 at 08:30

Post by **Mark Caunt** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:20 am

Apologies for the forum being down for a little while. The web site hosts were doing maintenance. Thanks for your patience.
MCa

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 9:19 am

Lots of winter thrushes at north west corner of Montrose Basin yesterday.
About 75 Fieldfare and 15 Redwing on the old railway line embankment as you walk in from SWT Old Mill Car Park to access the Wigeon and Shelduck hides. Birds were feeding heavily on Hawthorn bushes/trees. This is a consistently good area for winter thrushes. Also, 17 Long-tailed Tits there. Unusually large number of Blackbirds at the start of the path from the car park to the hides (10 together).

joncook · Post by **joncook** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:36 pm

From access roads and paths behind buildings on south side of Craigie Drive, Dundee NO 435311 to 440312 late am
24 Waxwing, 1 male Sparrow Hawk, 1 Redwing, 6 Bullfinch, c8 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest
Jon

Bob McCurley · Post by **Bob McCurley** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:25 pm

Nov. 9th . 12-30pm. SURF SCOTER Male Lunan Bay ( From ADBC Hide )

Also present in Bay - LONG TAILED DUCK 150 . VELVET SCOTER 200 COMMON SCOTER 100

mike.nicoll · Post by **mike.nicoll** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:14 am

1 Waxwing , freshly dead, on pavement ,at Abertay Library,Dundee , 10/11/2008.

Allan Hall · Post by **Allan Hall** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:27 pm

11.11.2008
9 Waxwings by the small carpark at the Northeast corner of Forfar Loch this morning at 11a.m.

stevendoig · Post by **stevendoig** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:50 pm

At same car park as above post, at about 0815. A nice Blackcap showing well, and still there about an hour later after we did the circuit.

Heard Crossbills in the conifer plantation at the other side, but they were very high up and my neck was getting sore!!

30 - 40 Waxwings, and a good flock of Fieldfares with some Mistle Thrush just past Maryton (Montrose.)

Bob McCurley · Post by **Bob McCurley** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:01 pm

Nov. 11th. 1600hrs. WAXWINGS 70 BACK AT 87 CRAIGIE DRIVE DUNDEE

Nov. 11th. 1400hrs. WAXWINGS 300 IN COUPAR ANGUS - IN COLTEN STREET , OPPOSITE OLD VIC PUB

THIS SIGHTING WAS REPORTED TO ME BY ADBC, CLUB MEMBER, CAROL RENWICK .

Nov. 11th, 1300hrs. PURPLE SANDPIPERS 15 ON SHORELINE ARBROATH BETWEEN GAYFIELD AND HARBOUR -- THIS SIGHTING WAS REPORTED TO ME BY ADBC CLUB MEMBER MICKEY MELLON

Nov. 11th 12noon SURF SCOTER Male Still present in Lunan Bay today .

delia todd · Post by **delia todd** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:57 pm

News has just come through from Hannah that there is a Bittern in the reed beds opposite the Gullery Hide.

D

Mickey Mellon · Post by **Mickey Mellon** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:42 pm

Mickey Mellon RM Condor East 12 Nov grid 626 430. Since records started being kept for the camp 7 years ago it was very pleasing today to find a new recording, a pair of Stonechats. Hope they are around in breeding season.

keith hendrie · Post by **keith hendrie** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:44 pm

Chiffchaff in Ferryden, feeding in the same trees that held the Waxwing. 20 odd Waxwing feeding in the rowans, top end of Montrose High St outside Highland Scene.

simonbusuttil · Post by **simonbusuttil** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:44 pm

65 opposite Montrose Tesco's at 4 pm (ish) this evening - flew off over the Basin

HarryB · Post by **HarryB** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:57 pm

I tried to post this message earlier, but it 'disappeared' after I posted it.
The Bittern at Loch of Kinnordy, was found at 11:20 this morning (12/11/08) by Stuart Green, who immediately notified me about it and I was able to put it out on the ADBC grapevine. Stuart's message was, that the Bittern was seen from the Gullery Hide, at RSPB Loch of Kinnordy at 11:20.
Thankfully, he was good enough to let me know, so I could circulate it on the club grapevine.
It would be more than helpful if grapevine members would let their grapevine group leaders know about rare, scarce, or interesting birds in our area. That way, the news can be circulated round our grapevine and everyone would get a chance to see them.
Please also let Birdline Scotland know of birds in that category.

joncook · Post by **joncook** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:33 pm

10-11am Craigmill Den - 2 x female Blackcap, 2 x Redwing, c.20 x Waxwing, 10+ x Tree Sparrow
11.30 Easthaven 1 x Purple Sandpiper
12.00 Auchmithie Female Sparrowhawk hunting a Blackbird in and out of the hedge on the roadside half a mile before Auchmithie. The Blackie escaped.
Jon

srgreen · Post by **srgreen** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:15 pm

Two 1st winter Iceland's in the gull roost at the west end of Forfar Loch tonight, though neither was the 1st w Kumlien's that was there several nights last week. SRG

Bob McCurley · Post by **Bob McCurley** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:59 pm

Nov. 13th 1330pm. WAXWINGS 200 IN CRAIGIE DRIVE - NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED TO 200

Nov. 13th 1400hrs. WAXWINGS 100 IN RAMSAY STREET B/FERRY OPPOSITE THE McKINNON CARE HOME , A TRADITIONAL SITE , KINDLY REPORTED TO ME BY BRUCE ANDERSON

NOV. 13TH. 1500HRS. SEA EAGLES 2 SEEN IN KINFAUNS CASTLE AREA PERTHSHIRE , REPORTED TO ME BY GEORGE JARVIS , WHO WORKED ON MULL FOR THE RSPB. MONITORING SEA EAGLES . THIS SIGHTING HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE RSPB MONITORING TEAM .

Bob McCurley · Post by **Bob McCurley** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:50 pm

NOV. 14TH. 12-15 PM. WAXWINGS 200 IN CRAIGIE DRIVE DUNDEE , STRATHEARN ROAD LEADS ONTO CRAIGIE DRIVE -- THIS TIME THEY HAD MOVED A SHORT DISTANCE AND WERE AT NO. 233 CRAIGIE DRIVE DEVOURING BERRIES FROM A COTONEASTER TREE AT ROAD SIDE , A GREAT CLOSE UP SIGHT !

jimcobb · Post by **jimcobb** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:34 pm

This morning (8.00-9.30am)max. of c.300-350 waxwings at Craigie Drive but not many berries left so may not be around much longer. JIM COBB