My pal mentioned (likely) that same bird a few weeks ago, having seen it mentioned somewhere (possibly also Facebook). She was going to try to get a better idea of the actual location. If it is still being photographed then it would appear to be over-wintering, wherever it is. Bonnie wee birds.Somebody posted a pic of a firecrest in the Tay reedbeds on Facebook pic taken yesterday
Divers have been in VERY short supply since late last year from the Ferry. There have been a few Shags about recently on the river which do bear a passing resemblance at a distance to a RT Diver (as can the Cormorants - especially when their bills are pointed upwards at an angle like a RTD). I've been scanning out over the river repeatedly each visit to Balmossie and Broughty Ferry in search of (even) a Red Throated Diver for my Dundee145 list, so if there is one or hopefully more around, I hope I manage to catch up with it soon.Had a wander along the shore North(ish) and East of Broughty Ferry, loads of Carrion Crows, ditto Oystercatchers a couple of Redshanks, half a dozen Curlews, four Eiders, a Cormorant and an unidentified Diver well out.
Red Throated Diver is usually the default Diver in the Tay, though obviously the others can show up too, though sightings of these tend to be far less frequent. RTD is fairly distinctive and tends to hold its bill at an upwards angle, BTD and GND hold theirs more level. RTD is relatively slight and is the smallest of the Divers, BTD is a little more 'average' in size/build, GND is a step up in being bulkier than both and has a 'dagger' of a bill (WBD holds bill at an angle and is at least GND sized but bill colour is very evident in most lighting conditions, even at a distance).I only had my binos, but it was no Shag or Cormorant