2013 - Happy New Year

Wednesday 2nd January 2013 - weather not attractive enough for a trip up North. Recent goodies include the region's first laughing gull at Rosehearty and a wintering desert wheatear at Rattray. Supporting cast of king eider, american wigeon and mediterranean gull and more regular sightings posted of white winged gulls.

Anyway, maybe a weekend trip beckons but a foray in to Aberdeen and specifically at the Wellington bridge at the River Dee today, a winter plumaged slavonian grebe was a nice bird to find early in the year. It took a bit of time to get a reasonable picture as it moved between there and the Victoria Bridge.

Slavonian Grebe - River dee, Aberdeen 2nd January 2013

Whilst trying to relocate the slav, three long tailed tuck were near the Victoria Bridge but flew further down the harbour.
A small flock of waxwing flew (approx 25) over the river towards Torry and also in the area around 20 redshank, red-breasted merganser, goldeneye, goosander, mallard as well as black headed and herring gull.

Goldeneye (m) - River Dee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goosander (m) - River Dee