Stonefaction's 2013 List. (1 Viewer)

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Public transport, Shanks' Pony and lifts from fellow birders (thanks in advance) will shape this year's list, so without further ado......on with the show....

January 1st - Dundee/Balmossie/Barry Buddon

1. Herring Gull - as usual the first of the year, when I opened my curtains.
2. Feral Pigeon - slightly later glance out the window.
3. Bar Tailed Godwit - on shore at Barry Buddon
4. Blackbird
5. Black Headed Gull
6. Blue Tit
7. Bullfinch - 2 males at Baxter Park
8. Buzzard - distant view at Barry Buddon
9. Carrion Crow
10. Chaffinch
11. Coal Tit
12. Common Gull - Swannie Ponds
13. Cormorant - Balmossie
14. Curlew - Stannergate and Balmossie
15. Dunnock
16. Eider - very large raft of birds well offshore from Balmossie
17. Fieldfare - small numbers at eastern cemetery
18. Goldeneye - a few at Balmossie
19. Goldfinch
20. Great Black Backed Gull - a couple with gull roost at Balmossie
21. Great Tit
22. Greenfinch
23. Grey Heron - 1 on flooded area at Barry Buddon
24. Moorhen - 1 at Swannie Ponds
25. House Sparrow
26. Knot - a small group on beach to east of Balmossie
27. Linnet - 1 at Stannergate
28. Magpie - 1 near Barry Buddon
29. Mallard - Swannie Ponds, Balmossie and Broughty Ferry
30. Mistle Thrush - 1 in Baxter Park, and a few at eastern cemetery
31. Mute Swan - 2 at Swannie Ponds, and usual birds at Broughty Ferry
32. Oystercatcher
33. Pied Wagtail - 2 at Balmossie
34. Pink Footed Goose - a few skeins over
35. Red Breasted Merganser - double figures out on the Tay from Stannergate and Balmossie
36. Redshank
37. Redwing - a few at eastern cemetery
38. Robin
39. Rock Pipit - 2 at Balmossie
40. Sanderling - a few on shoreline at Barry Buddon
41. Sparrowhawk - 3 separate sightings - Clepington Rd, eastern cemetery and Barry Buddon
42. Starling
43. Tufted Duck - a few at Swannie Ponds
44. Turnstone - a few at Balmossie
45. Waxwing - 3 separate sightings - 1 at Baxter Park, 1 by TA Centre, and 30+ in eastern cemetery
46. Wigeon - offshore at Balmossie
47. Woodpigeon

 

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January 2nd - Loch of Kinnordy and surrounding areas (with kinnordyvolunteer)

48. Black Throated Diver - great bird to get so early
49. Crossbill - 2 at Backwater Reservoir
50. Dipper - 1 at Reekie Linn, despite very high river levels
51. Goldcrest - 1 at Kinnordy
52. Goosander - Kinnordy
53. Greylag Goose - Kinnordy
54. Jackdaw - Kingoldrum
55. Kestrel - Lintrathen and Kinnordy
56. Lapwing - small flock at Kinnordy
57. Lesser Redpoll - small flock at Kinnordy
58. Pheasant - 2 in fields to north of Kinnordy and a few from car
59. Reed Bunting - Kinnordy
60. Rook - from car
61. Siskin - 1 at Kinnordy
62. Teal - Kinnordy
63. Tree Sparrow - a few at Reekie Linn
64. Whooper Swan - Kinnordy
65. Wren - Kinnordy

 

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January 3rd - St Andrews/Guardbridge

66. Common Scoter - a few in St Andrews Bay
67. Dunlin - a few in Eden estuary
68. Fulmar - 2 or 3 out over St Andrews Bay
69. Great Crested Grebe - 1 in St Andrews Bay (no Divers though)
70. Little Grebe - at least 3 in front of Eden Estuary Centre at Guardbridge.
71. Long Tailed Duck - around 10 in St Andrews Bay
72. Peregrine - 1 putting up the pigeons at Guardbridge
73. Purple Sandpiper - 5+ on rocks by breakwater at St Andrews
74. Shag - St Andrews Bay
75. Shelduck - quite a few in Balgove Bay
76. Black Tailed Godwit - 25+ on mud by Guardbridge LNR

 

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January 4th - Morton Lochs/Tentsmuir Point/Tayport

77. Collared Dove - Tayport
78. Gadwall - Morton Lochs
79. Great Spotted Woodpecker - near Morton Lochs
80. Grey Wagtail - Dundee
81. Jay - Morton Lochs
82. Meadow Pipit - Tayport beach
83. Smew (redhead) - Morton Lochs - makes up for missing the drake at Kinnordy yesterday
84. Stonechat - near Morton Lochs
85. Long Tailed Tit - Morton Lochs

 

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January 5th - St Andrews to Guardbridge

86. Brent Goose - Balgove Bay
87. Ringed Plover - Balgove Bay
88. Twite - Balgove Bay

 

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January 6th - Angus coast "wader watch" outing with Angus and Dundee Bird Club (with a few additional detours).

89. Corn Bunting - minor road near Inverkeilor
90. Greenshank - Montrose Basin
91. Grey Plover - Balmossie
92. Kingfisher - Montrose Basin
93. Red Throated Diver - Lunan Bay
94. Scaup - Montrose Basin
95. Snipe - Elliot Reedbeds
96. Song Thrush - Carnoustie
97. Velvet Scoter - Montrose Basin
98. Yellowhammer - Elliot Reedbeds

 

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January 12th - Camperdown Park, Dundee.

99. Treecreeper
100. Nuthatch

 

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January 26th - Riverside Nature Park.

101. Woodcock
102. Brambling

 

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January 27th - Angus.

103. Coot - Keptie Pond, Arbroath
104. Golden Plover - Arbroath
105. Pintail - Montrose Basin
106. Red Legged Partridge - Hatton Waterworks.

 

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February 10th - Fife

107. Mediterranean Gull - Buckhaven
108. Razorbill - Lower Largo
109. Kittiwake - St Andrews

 

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February 16th - Leuchars/Tentsmuir/Tayport

110. Green Woodpecker - Tentsmuir
111. Raven - Tentsmuir
112. Skylark - Earlshall Muir
113. Stock Dove - Leuchars
114. White Tailed Eagle - Tentsmuir

 

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February 17th - Perthshire

115. Grey Partridge - Errol
116. Hawfinch - Scone Palace

 

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February 25th - Riverside Nature Park

117. Lesser Black backed Gull

 

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February 27th - Montrose Basin

118. Black Necked Grebe (lifer)

 

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March 2nd - Loch of Kinnordy

119. Shoveler

 

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March 3rd - Angus

120. Red Grouse - Angus Glen
121. Black Grouse - Angus Glen
122. Red Kite - Angus Glen
123. Barn Owl - Loch of Kinnordy

 

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March 23rd - Riverside Nature Park, Dundee

124. Green Winged Teal
125. Jack Snipe

 

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March 24th - Fife

126. Slavonian Grebe - Ruddon's Point
127. Pochard - Kilconquhar Loch
128. Surf Scoter - Ruddon's Point
129. Little Gull - Lower Largo
130. Guillemot - Lower Largo

 

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March 30th - Perthshire

131. Golden Eagle

 

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April 7th - Loch of Kinnordy

132. Water Rail