Well, my 'big winter Dundee day' challenge managed a total of 58 species for me (though my pal, Rhona managed to see a Magpie that I only heard and Goldcrest and Long Tailed Tit were both only heard). The tides were against us (high tide was about 90 mins before sunrise) and most of the inland water we visited was frozen over (Clatto, Swannie, Caird Park and Trottick).
We started at Balmossie then headed to City Quay then Riverside Nature Park, Ninewells Arboretum, Camperdown Park, Clatto, Trottick Ponds, Caird Park, Swannie Ponds, Stannergate, Broughty LNR and Balmossie again.
Species seen - Bar Tailed Godwit, Blackbird, Black Headed Gull, Blue Tit, Bullfinch (possible Northern giving 'toy trumpet' call at Ninewells), Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Collared Dove, Common Gull, Cormorant, Curlew, Dunlin, Dunnock, Eider, Fieldfare, Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Goosander, Great Black Backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, Grey Plover, Grey Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Jay, Linnet, Mallard, Mistle Thrush, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail, Red Breasted Merganser, Redshank, Red Throated Diver (only 1 again), Redwing, Ringed Plover, Robin, Feral Pigeon, Sanderling, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Starling, Stock Dove, Teal, Tufted Duck, Turnstone, Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Wren, Yellowhammer.
