5 - MAY 2016 BIRD SIGHTINGS (ANGUS)

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Sunday 15th May:
Glossy Ibis showing well in pool in front of shelduck hide, 8:20.
Kenny Grant

[Scott Williams]

Glen Esk held 34 lapwings, 2 redstarts, 3 snipe

[gus guthrie]

Kinnordy Loch 9pm

Ruff on bogbean from Gullery Hide

[Stephen Appleton]

Montrose Basin, Shelduck Hide
Glossy Ibis showing well @ 8.25pm - 8.40pm (Sunday 15th May), it then flew back (NW) accross the field and over the bank and down. When flushed it flew to the centre of the basin amongst gulls. Nice bird, lovely plumage and great to see it in flight too.

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Monday 16th May:
0655. Ibis feeding at the edge of the fence by
the muddy track leading to the Shelduck Hide.
It was moving into the corner area by the hide.
Red Kite over Powmouth at 0845.
Ian J Kelman.

[Alex Shepherd]

A Glossy Ibis was reported on BirdGuides at Strathbeg tonight at 2103, perhaps a different bird, but maybe the one various people didn't find today at the Shelduck Hide, 16/5/2016.

[Bob McCurley]

MAY 15TH - 10-30 - TO 3PM - 2 REDSTARTS - 2 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER - 3 WHEATEARS- 4 REDPOLLS - 3 RING OUZELS --- 1 RED KITE- 1 OSPREY -- WILLOW WARBLERS- BUZZARDS-

SONG THRUSHES - MISTLE THRUSH- - CUCKOO ( HEARD )
Above recorded by Bob and Jon -- A great day

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Tuesday 17th May:
Glossy Ibis again seen early this morning at Basin.
Not reported to AGV but photos on Facebook.
Please keep AGV updated with your sightings and repeat news. Thank you.

[gus guthrie]

Kinnordy Loch 6.30pm

single Ruff on bogbean from Gullery hide ( different bird from one earlier this week) stayed for approx. 15 mins before being flushed by fishing Osprey.

Also plenty Sand Martins & Swallows feeding over loch with a single House Martin and 3 Swifts.

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Thursday 18th May:
13:00 Glossy Ibis from the Wigeon Hide, Montrose Basin.
Reported by SWT members.
Alison O'Hara
Montrose Basin Visitor Centre

[Mickey Mellon]

Sat 21 May 0900-1010 St Vigeans Blackcaps, Willow Warbs, Rook, Crow, Jackdaw, Robins, Bullfinch, Starling, Ferel Pigeon, Dipper, Blue tit, Great Tit, Herring Gull, Robins, Blackbirds, Woody's, Mallard, Wren, Song Thrush, Grey Heron, Mistle Thrush.

[joncook]

Six Crossbills briefly by the path up to the Montreathmont hide this afternoon.

If you are visiting the hide could you please take some bird food up with you, supplies are pretty low just now.

Thanks
Jon

[Allan Hall]

Spotted flycatcher at Kinnordy this morning just east of car park

[Mark Caunt]

Date & Time: Monday 23rd May 2016
Species: Spotted Flycatcher
Details: 2x Spotted Flycatchers mating and catching the newly emerging Mayflies. Seen from the Glamis bridge over the Dean Water at midday.
Male Bullfinch and Grey Wagtail also.

[Alex Shepherd]

Date & Time: Monday 23rd May 2016 - 0600

Species: Short-eared Owl, Corn Buntings and Puffins

Details: Short-eared Owl moving north from Auchmithie area at 0600, seen while surveying Corn Buntings. Last seen going north over Boghead towards Lunan Bay. Also around, 4 Grey Partridges, many Skylarks, Yellowhammers and at Auchmithie, 8 Puffins on a flat sea close in.

Scurdie Ness at 1230, still waders moving through, 16 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 11 Ringed Plover, 5 Turnstone, at sea Gannets going north and Common Terns south towards Lunan.

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Wednesday 25th May:
Male & female Cuckoo on east side Backwater Reservoir just at the car park halfway along. Perched on telegraph wires. 17.45
HarryB

[Bob McCurley]

May 26th 10-30 am Back Water Resevoir Birds -- 1 WINCHAT - 1 OSPREY - 2 WHEATEARS - 5 WIGEON - 2 CUCKOOS.S- 1 TREE PIPIT- 1 SISKIN - 1 MISTLE THRUSH - 2 WILLOW WARBLER -

MAY 26TH - 1-30 PM Loch of Kinnordy - 3 SWIFTS - 41 BLACK HEADED GULLS - 1 WHITETHROAT - 1 CANADA GOOSE -

MAY 26TH - 1 PM Balintor -- ( Eat my hat site for Wheatear ! ) 1 female WHEATEAR- 2 GOLD FINCH ----
Above recorded by Bob and Jon

[gus guthrie]

Kinnordy Loch 8pm

Shoveler with 8 ducklings
Mallard with 9 ducklings
plus two other Mallard broods of 3 & 5

Treecreepers with fledged young along path towards Kirriemuir, reared in the same nest site used by Blue Tits last year

[Alex Shepherd]

Despite a cold and windy day at the west end of Carnoustie Golf Links I found 38 species including Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff and if you like the cute ones, the Mute Swan pair in the pond adjacent to the camp have seven duck sized cygnets. The other pair on the lake are still sitting and Sand Martins, Swallows and House Martins were feeding over the fairways and water, also seven singing male Reed Buntings around the links. Two Collared Doves at the practice course car park are the first I've seen on the links. An early morning or evening stroll around the links on a warmer day would reveal many more singing and food collecting birds. Again if anyone records a list then please send the details to me at my email on the right to add to the data being collected by a few club members or enter into Bird Track. Records are added in the clubs name.

[joncook]

Have just received a report of a Turtle Dove feeding in a private garden just south of Ferryden, Montrose on Sunday 15th May.
Jon

[Mickey Mellon]

28th May 10.00 Elliot 25 Canada Geese flew past heading north.

[Mickey Mellon]

29 May 0930 Keptie Pond 2 Cygnets with adult other adult may still be on island. No sign of Greylags.

[Bob McCurley]

May 29th - Carnoustie Golf Practice are , at Barry Buddon end - 4 WILLOW WARBLERS - 2 BLACKCAPS - 3 CHIFFCHAFF- 2 SEDGE WARBLER- 2 SONG THRUSH - 2 DABCHICK - 4 BLACK BIRDS - 3 CARRION CROW- 4 COOT ( One On Nest ) 8 MALLARD ( ONE WITH 5 Ducklings ) 3 REED BUNTINGS - 4 MUTE SWANS ( 1 PAIR WITH 5 cYGNETS and 1 PAIR WITH 7 CYGNETS ) 5 TUFTED 2 HOUSE MARTINS -

[Barry Farquharson]

29/5/16

Backwater Reservoir - 1 male Whinchat and 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Murton - 1 Greenshank and 1 Pink Footed Goose

[Alex Shepherd]

A single drake Pintail at the Lurgies tonight (30/5/2016) and 1 Osprey, 2 Swifts, Sparrowhawk male, 1 Teal drake and 2 Pink-footed Geese.

Pintail video clip at 104 times zoom here, https://youtu.be/m29i2DClO3Y

[Bob McCurley]

May 30th 10-30am - SEDGE WARBLER - WHITETHROAT - BLACKCAP- WILLOW WARBLER- GREY WAGTAIL on overhead wires - first seen perched like this -- STOCK DOVE - -
Angus Council at my request have installed a Receptacle for depositing Doggy Bags ! not before time !

[Charles Rough]

backwater reservoir in 28 degrees of heat

osprey/stonechat/whinchat x1/willow warbler/common gull/mistle thrush/robin/dunnock/blackbird/curlew/oystercatcher/lapwing/meadow pipit/chaffinch/pied wagtail,a grey wagtail was perched on the wires above the stream at the back of the reservoir,i also heard a sedge warbler calling from the reeds near the last car park,the cuckoo is calling from the north side of the reservoir

[gus guthrie]

Glen Doll. walk to broad Cairn, Cairn Bannock and then back via Jock's road;

10 Ptarmigan
female Cuckoo at Bachnagairn
Red Grouse
1 Golden Plover
1 Dunlin
Wheatear
Ravens
several more Cuckoos at Glen doll and 1 near Rottal.

[Bob McCurley]

MAY 31 10AM CRAIG MILL DEN -- 1 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER -Good to see it back on territory - - P.S. I got Angus Council to put a Doggy bag receptacle in place for Dog owners to use !