Tayforth Birding (4 Viewers)

kawwauser · Apr 15, 2014

I headed for lintrathen/backwater dam this afternoon looking for some new birds for my list,i had 3 in mind,great crested grebe/sand martin and maybe black grouse,i got 2 out the 3,i only visited the new hide at lintrathen(this was closed for a while)2 great crested grebes seen right away, not much else about,goldeneye/cormorant/common gull/male reedbunting,i heard a nearby chiffchaff calling and went looking for it,i eventually found it,at backwater I parked at the start of the dam and got out my car and went into the boot,i heard a commotion from above and looked up to see a low flying osprey being harassed by a noisy common gull,by the time I got my camera both were high over the water,there must have been a recent mass hatching of flies here they were everywhere,i seen 10 black grouse at the back of the dam,5 males and 5 females,3 of the females were in flight the other 2 were in the trees,(might have been 2 of the flying 3)2 ravens were flying above the hill at quite a distance from each other calling loudly, on my way back 3 were present 2 of them sticking very closely together,there was also a mountain hare here with his winter coat almost gone,3 brown hares also seen ,meadow pipits were seen all along the walk and a flock of approx. 60 were seen just before you reach the car park at the back,i noticed a single bird flying into the trees in the field at the furthest car park but couldn't see it,i took random pics of the tree tops and checked them on my computer,2 female crossbills another new bird for my year list :t:

birds seen all from the road

osprey/raven/black grouse/skylark/buzzard/kestrel/lapwing/common gull/meadow pipit/oystercatcher/chaffinch/carrion crow/curlew/pied wagtail/crossbill

kawwauser · Apr 21, 2014

1 female wheatear on the sidlaws today, although there is plenty of suitable habitat up here they seldom show up,the last pair I saw up here was about 8 years ago, plenty of calling willow warblers at the bottom of the hills but no chats about, 2 ravens seen

delia todd · Apr 23, 2014

This may seem odd to some of you, but I was woken to the sound of a Chiffchaff singing this morning - the first time I've heard one in the middle of town.

Twice I've heard one along the river - the first one a couple of years ago, the second one just last Saturday 2 years to the day of my first one there.

richardblackburn · Apr 26, 2014

Loch Leven RSPB centre & Letham Pools - 26 Apr

Glossy ibis seen from the centre and hides today, and a pair of little ringed plovers showed well from one of the hides too.

Also, loads of tufties, greylags, lapwings, a pochard, at least 14 greylay goslings seen and crested grebes on the loch.

Letham pools
2 ringed plovers seen and a single godwit. Plenty of tufties, coots, gadwall, a few redshank too.

lee_hesp · Apr 26, 2014

2 male black grouse displaying, with a female watching, at lunchtime on Braco Moor today.

kawwauser · May 2, 2014

3 magpies flew over strath more avenue dundee at teatime

kawwauser · May 5, 2014

back water dam

1 calling cuckoo /3 common sandpipers/ 2 siskins (all first of the year for me)2 ravens/black grouse/red grouse/wheatear /willow warblers/pied wagtails/common gulls/swallows/curlew/meadow pipit/oystercatcher/mistle thrush/wren/chaffinch/and one very dark coloured dunnock

richardblackburn · May 15, 2014

Angus glen - Wed 14 May (9am - 3pm)

Woodcock, loads of song & mistle thrushes, lapwing (+ 3 chicks), oystercatchers, redstarts, ring ouzels, wheatear, meadow pipits, willow warblers, blue/great/coal tits, robins, blackbirds, ospreys, buzzard, kestrel, common sandpipers, pied wagtails, sand martins, swallows, red legged partridges, pheasants, woodpigeon, jackdaws, crows, herring gulls, black headed gulls, greenfinch and possibly 3 twite (still need to check the photos).

shedboy71 · Jun 8, 2014

Trottick Ponds Dundee - Saturday 8th June - Various birds spotted, highlights included a heron landing which scared a Kingfisher which then flew under a bridge we were standing on. Dippers and several Grey Wagtails on the Dighty.

Great, Coal and Blue Tits. Yellowhammer, Chiffchaff, robin, malalrds, moorhen and a few others.

shedboy71 · Jun 8, 2014

Angus Glens - Sunday 9th June - Glen Clova then Glen Doll.

Golden Eagles (2), Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon, Twite, Common Sandpiper and various others.
On bus back to Kirriemuir saw Red Grouse and Red-legged Partridge.

First time up that neck of the woods but a few new sightings for me and my son and enjoyed it. Highlight was a Golden Eagle getting mobbed by a Buzzard.

Nicola Main · Jun 17, 2014

Has anyone been to Morton Lochs or Tentsmuir lately? Is the minor road leading to the car park at Morton still as bad as it has been? Might be going there on Saturday and just wanted to know what state the road's in. Thanks.

dunedin · Jun 17, 2014

Hi,
I was their on Sat, the road is horrendous, the pot holes have even got pot holes, (would expect it to get repaired shortly as they usually do it around this time of year) only repair it twice, would not advise if you value your car, seems to me to be getting a bit neglected at Morton with Railway Loch getting overgrown and going down. Nothing seen on it top Loch just the usual.
Plenty of orchids going down towards Railway Hide and that is why it,s not strimmed, and dog owners still not picking up.

dunedin · Jun 17, 2014

Just to add, Tentsmuir is fine,went their on Saturday with bike, down to Ice House and in to beech, lots of Silverweed, Heath Speedwell etc on heath, about 100 seals on sand banks before tide shifted them off

kawwauser · Jun 18, 2014

i had a walkabout on the sidlaws on Monday,i was interested to see if I could find any stonechats,i couldn't find a single bird last year,i did find one pair,the parents were kept very busy collecting food,a pair of kestrels have also fledged young here,(the kestrels are a bit of a hit or miss when it comes to fledging young here)other birds seen
redpoll/goldcrest/willow warbler/chiffchaff/raven/buzzard/pied wagtail/meadow pipits/robin/carrion crow /whitethroats/linnets, 1 common lizard and 1 roe deer also seen

kawwauser · Jul 8, 2014

piper dam, 1 pair of great crested grebes with 2 youngsters,(cant recall great crested grebes being reported here)a female tufted duck was sleeping on the open water with 8 fluffy chicks next to her,very risky,the 5 Canada geese goslings are now looking similar the their parents,(this might be the first recorded breeding pair in our area)other birds seen,1 common sandpiper/coots/little grebes/mutes/(no cygnets)swallows/pied wagtail/reed buntings/yellowhammers/linnets

kawwauser · Jul 14, 2014

1 med gull in breeding plumage resting at the Arbroath esplanade in the rain today at 2.30,this is the second day it has been here,nice bird,i went looking for the ring necked duck at murton (second attempt) I thought I seen it but pics turned out to show a tuftie, maybe third time lucky

kawwauser · Jul 21, 2014

1 tawny owl flying over south road in Dundee at 2.30 am Monday,i also heard one calling loudly on thurs at midnight in the trees at the side of the old levis building

kawwauser · Aug 27, 2014

I spent a few hours looking for little gulls at Arbroath on Monday,they are being reported daily here, I couldn't find a single bird ,lots of juv kittiwakes about,a good number of noisy sandwich terns were resting on the rocks with a smaller number of arctic terns,3 turnstones were feeding here with some of their summer plumage still showing,highlight was a perched peregrine on the cliffs (first peregrine of the year for me)in the last ten days I have seen 2 barn owls,the first one flew in front of my car giving an excellent view on the road between the tay bridge and tayport,the second was on the carlogie road at carnoustie,at tayport pond there has been a lot of landscaping, the east side of the pond is in a totally wild state,im not sure if this was part of the plan or just neglect,a bonus is that a pair of little grebes have moved in which surprised me ,at piper dam the great crested grebe juvs are now large and feeding away from the parents,2 pairs of little grebes also have youngsters,the Canada geese numbers are building up and I counted 38,pied wagtails /tufted ducks and coots all with youngsters were also seen along with swallows /bh gulls/linnets/oystercatchers and mute swans,sand martins were the most numerous bird here,a passing flock were enjoying the insects just to the right of the function suite

delia todd · Aug 27, 2014

A lovely couple of days you've had Kawwauser..... and some great pictures to show for it too. Thanks.

kawwauser · Sep 1, 2014

Crombie park
3 spotted flycatchers (first of the year for me)family groups of both siskins and bullfinches, willow warblers,1 raven (looked like a juvenile)little grebes,coots,pied wagtail,heron,swallow,robins,mutes,lots of butterfly's about today at the west side of the loch,most were peacocks with quite a few red admirals,1 small copper was chasing the larger butterfly's about, 1 fritillary and several green veined butterflies were also seen, comma butterflies were reported here last week and was the reason of my visit none found unfortunately ,11 little grebes on the north pond at monikie

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