10 - OCTOBER 2016 BIRD SIGHTINGS (ANGUS)

[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Monday 24th October:
Male Hen Harrier from Gullery at Kinnordy 15:10.
John Clark

[Mark Caunt]

Date & Time: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Species: Bittern, Twite
Details: A Bittern flew and landed back in cover opposite the Gullery Hide, Kinnordy. (looking straight out at the reeds to the far right) At 11:35.
Otter also showed well at 11:20am left of the lone pine tree.

Also in the last week a Merlin hunting over stubble fields near Gilchorn, North of Arbroath.
12+ Twite in the field north of the Auchmithie Football field. Goldcrests, Chiffchaffs & Blackcaps still about. Also in Auchmithie a male GS Woodpecker which is only the 3rd one Ive seen in the actual village itself in 16 years. (Not counting Ethie Woods or Windyhills area). Was going from Mushroom to Mushroom hammering the top of the 'caps' I kid you not. 1st time Ive seen this behaviour as far as I can remember.

[Mickey Mellon]

27/10/2016 Keptie pond Arbroath female Gooseander, 1st summer Black headed gull and a beautiful coloured Grey Wagtail

[Mickey Mellon]

28/10/2016 Arbroath Keptie pond first ever sighting of Kingfishers at pond. Had 2 flying about.

[Alex Shepherd]

Date & Time: Friday 28th October 2016 - 1325 hrs

Species: Great White Egret, Blackcap

Details: A Great white Egret seen landing in reeds in the Lurgies marsh to the south of the burn, near to the dead tree. I think it had been feeding upstream on the small lagoon at the top of the field with the cattle. It was soon flushed by guns walking through the reeds and flew towards the Slunks landing near the sluice. It then moved again after gunfire from the Lurgies to the first field encountered when walking down to the hides on the Mains of Dun. Also around 20 Whoopers on the Basin, a large flock of Knot and 8 Little Grebe at the Old Harbour with the Kingfisher perched on a log in the river.

Also at Fallaw on Goose Road a covey of 14 Grey Partridge, then in a field being ploughed at Gilchorn 8 Buzzards feeding on the worms.

Auchmithie, a female Blackcap feeding on rose hips at the steps leading from the old hotel to the beach track.

A couple of photos of the Great White Egret on my blog, http://aberbrothock.blogspot.co.uk/

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[Mark Caunt]

AGV:
Saturday 29th October:
GW Egret flying east over Brig of Dun 9am.
Rod Mackenzie

AGV:
Saturday 29th October:
Jack snipe at riverside nature park Dundee. Also bird in Dunlin flock with white rump photographed in flight, distantly, in invergowrie bay.
Barry Farquharson

Update: Message from Barry...
"Wader with white rump at riverside nature park this morning appears to be a late Curlew Sandpiper (from photos)."

AGV:
Saturday 29th October:
Ring-necked Parakeet. Kirkton Road/ Millfield Road Arbroath. 11.00
Neil Black

AGV:
Saturday 29th October:
GW Egret in field between Wigeon and Shelduck hides. 2pm
Jonathan Pattullo

AGV:
Saturday 29th October:
Juv Male Osprey (un-ringed) followed from Dalbrack to Loch Lee in GlenEsk 13:30-15:00.
John Clark

[Bob McCurley]

October 30th CRAIG MILL DEN - 11AM DIPPER - GREY WAGTAIL - 2 REDWINGS- 30 GREYLAGS >E. SONG THRUSH- YELLOW HAMMER- DUNNOCK - BLUE TIT-

[gus guthrie]

7 Greenland White-fronted geese at Kinnordy loch yesterday from Swamp Hide, feeding in large Greylag flock.
Bittern seen twice in flight from both Swamp Hide and Gullery Hide.
also at least 23 Gadwall present.

[Alex Shepherd]

A Velvet Scoter I first saw last week fly upstream briefly at St Cyrus Hide was still in the river estuary today at high tide, it was feeding very near the north bank upstream from the hide. Unusual for what appears to be an uninjured adult female which wasn't as wary as I thought it would be. Also in the lagoon on the south bank of the river was a Kingfisher.