Birding at Loch of Kinnordy (4 Viewers)

[gus guthrie]

For Delia...... Bittern today at Gullery Hide, feeding directly out in front among the reeds.

 

[delia todd]

Thank you Gus!!! I really wanted to hear that tonight, didn't I!!

Oh well, suppose I've a chance of seeing him some time this winter.

What... no picture??

 

[gus guthrie]

Thank you Gus!!! I really wanted to hear that tonight, didn't I!!

Oh well, suppose I've a chance of seeing him some time this winter.

What... no picture??

also a small video clip;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XtP5GM68Mg
apologies for the quality...will try harder next time !

 

[delia todd]

LOL..

Beautiful light you had, didn't you.

Not easy to spot in there either. Nice one Gus.

 

[mags1967]

had a hard time spotting it myself gus but got it eventually.hope it stays around for a scottish bash and god willing i will be there.delia get your finger out girl get that tent out at that gullery hide.all the best margaret.

 

[gus guthrie]

had a hard time spotting it myself gus but got it eventually.hope it stays around for a scottish bash and god willing i will be there.delia get your finger out girl get that tent out at that gullery hide.all the best margaret.

well done Margaret, worth waiting for ! a fantastic bird to get.:t:

 

[gus guthrie]

Bittern again this morning, also 10 returning Whoopers and a drake Pochard, not a bird i see here often.
Big numbers of Pinkfeet passing over and a flock of c. 300 Golden Plover in a potato field next to the loch.
video clip of Golden Plovers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfYc3tI4zQ

 

[gus guthrie]

popped in to the loch on my way home from Torness late yesterday afternoon and saw 2 bitterns fly out of the reedbed,,, amazing !
Doubles your chance of seeing one now Delia !

 

[delia todd]

Wow!! Wonderful! Thanks Gus.

Maybe I'll hear one of them booming in the Spring then!!

We can dream.... can't we?

 

[gus guthrie]

Lots of activity at Kinnordy in the last week or so, both Bitterns are being seen on a regular basis as are a group of around a dozen Bearded Tits.
Whooper Swans and Goldeneye are also back along with big numbers of Teal which explode periodically from the Bogbean as do the Snipe.
Other wildfowl include Wigeon, Goosander, Tufted Duck, Shoveler and Gadwall.
Plenty Redwing around and some Fieldfare coming in now too, Water Rails are very vocal and can be seen best from the Gullery Hide at the edge of the reedbeds.
A Ring-tail Harrier has been seen recently as have Sparrowhawk, White-tailed Eagle and a Peregrine.
Biggest surprise this past week was a Hawfinch perched on a Pine tree..a bird I have yet to get on my Angus list.

 

[kawwauser]

I was at kinnordy for a short while yesterday hoping to see the bittern/bearded tits, neither showed,as I left alec shepard appeared and I see looking at his blog page 10 bearded tits,1 bittern and the hen harrier put in an appearance,im going to try a 6 hour visit sometime this month

 

[Esk Watcher]

Bittern and Bearded Tits again this morning (although no sign of any harriers). Stunning autumnal weather.

 

[delia todd]

Grrr.... so I heard this afternoon... don't keep rubbing it in Esk Watcher!!!

I see they've put a grit tray out at the side of the reeds, so maybe we'll get some action round there eventually.

 

[gus guthrie]

Here's a wee video for you Delia...I popped in to the loch on my way home tonight for 15 minutes before the light went. :t:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfz76r5gFe4

 

[delia todd]

Oh well done Gus. Thanks! They don't make it easy to be seen, do they!

I suppose I've got to believe they're there now, haven't I! Though I'll not be really impressed until you get both in shot:-O

 

[bongofury]

Nice video, Gus.

I'm hoping on getting to Kinnordy on Sunday. Which hide is best for the Bitterns, and is there a particular area they are seen regularly?

 

[gus guthrie]

Oh well done Gus. Thanks! They don't make it easy to be seen, do they!

I suppose I've got to believe they're there now, haven't I! Though I'll not be really impressed until you get both in shot:-O

I enjoy a challenge Delia !

 

[delia todd]

I'll remind you Gus.

 

[gus guthrie]

Nice video, Gus.

I'm hoping on getting to Kinnordy on Sunday. Which hide is best for the Bitterns, and is there a particular area they are seen regularly?

Best hide for the Bitterns tends to be the Gullery hide, directly out in front or in the small bay to the right of the single pine tree.
Expect it to be pretty busy on sunday afternoon as i'm leading the Angus & Dundee Bird Club and local SOC group on an outing to Forfar Loch, Murton Reserve and Kinnordy that day.

 

[delia todd]

Nice video, Gus.

I'm hoping on getting to Kinnordy on Sunday. Which hide is best for the Bitterns, and is there a particular area they are seen regularly?

Hi Steve

Gus's video seems to show the reed bed directly opposite the Gullery Hide.

EDIT: LOL I cross posted with Gus.