Sunday 3rd Feb - a bitterly cold day & the weather putting paid to a trip further afield...these selections all taken around Girdleness , Aberdeen Harbour & Fittie area.
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Photo opportunities midweek have been limited on three counts: 1) Crap weather, 2) Lack of light 3) A 25 minute window of opportunity each day due to work! That said, a close female kestrel nort to be sniffed at - this individual photographed on Redmoss Road over two days
Duck numbers on loch Loirston are increasing slightly with a small increase in numbers of tufted duck and goosander (up to 5), goldeneye (7). There are still over 100 wigeon but little grebe seem to be temporarily displaced.
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Saturday 9th February - a return to golf after a few weeks absence - a really mild and beautiful day...and an incredible tally of up to 31 bottle-nosed dolphin visible (inclusding 3 calfs). Just a wee bit too far out for photos which wasn't a problem seeing as I had no camera with me!
The following day on the 10th the weather predictably took a turn for the worse but we headed in to Aberdeen regardless hoping the snow and sleet would relent so we could go a bit further afield. It didn't but we were treated to very close views of about 6 - 7 bottle-nosed dolphins well up Aberdeen harbour ie viewable from the parking area by the allotments. Although relatively close, there was no breaching but we had a great hour's viewing
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| Bottle-nosed dolphin , Aberdeen harbour |
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| Red-breasted merganser |
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