Another afternoon of Winter sunshine spent in the hide at Guardbridge this afternoon. Arrived with the tide "wrong" - quite well out, but soon picked out a White Tailed Eagle (blue Z) out on the mud feeding on something quite dark (Cormorant?), with a couple of Carrion Crows loitering nearby. Managed to miss the Eagle fly off, but picked it up flying off over the airfield towards the northeast. Three Buzzards showed really well, with one in particular circling just out front of the hide catching the sun really nicely giving me some of my best ever buzzard photos. A Peregrine flew through quite slowly, but still managed to spook some of the waders. At least 150 Teal were along the edge of the mud opposite the hide but a bit further towards Leuchars. A Red Breasted Merganser hunted out front with a few Mallard and Black Headed Gulls. A female Kingfisher flew past a few times calling loudly. Two Rooks down on the mud were an uncommon sight here. Tree Sparrows, House Sparrows and the usual finches and Tits were at the feeders, along with Dunnock and a female Great Spotted Woodpecker showed up as we were getting ready to leave. A skein of Greylags landed and a Magpie was in the conifers across the river.
Bar tailed Godwit, Blackbird, Black Headed Gull, Black tailed Godwit, Blue Tit, Buzzard (3), Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Cormorant, Curlew, Dunlin, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Goosander, Great Black Backed Gull (1), Great Spotted Woodpecker (1), Great Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Kingfisher (1), Lapwing (3), Magpie (1), Mallard, Mute Swan (1), Oystercatcher, Peregrine (1), Pied Wagtail (1), Red Breasted Merganser (2), Redshank, Feral Pigeon, Shelduck, Starling, Teal (150+), Tree Sparrow (2), White Tailed Eagle (1), Wigeon (3), Woodpigeon, Wren (1)