Trip reports

Barry Buddon Open Day

Sunday, 9 August 2009

The annual Open Day at Barry Buddon Camp near Dundee. 67 bird species including Cuckoo and Great Skua, and 16 butterflies. More...

Mill Dam and SWT Loch of the Lowes, near Dunkeld

Sunday, 31 May 2009

Day outing to Mill Dam and SWT Loch of the Lowes, near Dunkeld. 57 bird species, including Osprey, Whinchat, Tree Pipit and Redstart. More...

Sunday, 5 April 2009

Day outing to Montreathmont Forest and Montrose Basin. 71 species. More...

Sunday, 1 March 2009

Day outing to RSPB Vane Farm, with outward journey through Fife, stopping at Letham Pools. More...

RSPB Loch of Kinnordy and Glen Prosen

Sunday, 1 February 2009

Day outing to RSPB Loch of Kinnordy, Glen Prosen and Loch of Lintrathen. 61 species were seen in all, including Black Grouse, Snow Bunting and Merlin. More...

Sunday, 4 January 2009

Our annual wader watch on the Angus coastline. About 72 species, including a couple of rarities. More...

Montrose Basin and Balgavies Loch

Sunday, 9 November 2008

Day outing to Montrose Basin and Balgavies Loch. 72 species seen. More...

Sunday, 12 October 2008

Day outing to the Angus coast to look for migrants. 91 species seen. More...

North Fife

Sunday, 14 September 2008

Day outing to Fife to look for migrants. 74 species seen, including a number of passerine migrants at Fife Ness. More...

Sunday, 10 August 2008

The annual Open Day at Barry Buddon Camp near Dundee. About 70 species. More...

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Evening outing to Balkello in the Sidlaw Hills More...

Sunday, 11 May 2008

Day outing to the Killiekrankie area to look for recently arrived summer migrants. 59 species in total. More...

Sunday, 27 April 2008

Day outing to Glen Clova, with good view of Golden Eagle. More...

Sunday, 9 March 2008

Day outing visiting Ferryden, Montrose and Lunan Bay. 67 species, including Avocet, Green Sandpiper and Twite. More...

Sunday, 10 February 2008

Day outing to Slamannan and Doune, including visit to Argaty Farm for Red Kites. More...

Sunday, 13 January 2008

The annual wader watch, stopping at various places on the Angus coast from Dundee to Montrose. 72 species, including 18 waders. More...

Sunday, 25 November 2007

Day outing visiting Barry Buddon, Montrose, Montreathmont Forest, Lunan Bay. 62 species, including Little Auk, both Woodpeckers, and Waxwing for a few. More...

Sunday, 21 October 2007

A search for migrating birds on the Angus coast, with stops at Arbroath, Castlesea Bay near Auchmithie, Mains of Usan, and Montrose Basin. Not many migrants, but lots of other interest. About 70 species. More...

Sunday, 23 September 2007

Day outing to various sites around Montrose. 74 species, including Common and Velvet Scoters, Arctic and Great Skuas, Little Gull and great views of a Kingfisher. More...

Wednesday, 13 June 2007

Evening outing to Murton Wildlife Trust Reserve, near Forfar. Very cool but mainly dry. 34 species, including Temminck's Stint. More...

Sunday, 13 May 2007

Arbroath, Castlesea Bay, Auchmithie, Lunan Bay, Montrose Basin. 77 species, including Whimbrel and Great Northern Diver. More...

Sunday, 22 April 2007

46 species, including very nice views of Nuthatch and Marsh Tit, both absent from our local area. More...

Sunday, 18 March 2007

Outing to Leven, Kilconquhar and Ruddons Point. Very cold, but fine. 74 species, including Velvet Scoter, Purple Sandpiper, a very early Whimbrel and a Chiffchaff. More...

Sunday, 11 February 2007

A very wet day, but plenty of interest: Little Egret, Waxwing, Hawfinch and Killer Whale (Orca)! More...

Sunday, 14 January 2007

Wader watch outing, stopping at Balmossie, West Haven (Carnoustie), Arbroath, Montrose Basin. 67 species, including Peregrine, Jack Snipe and Glaucous Gull. More...

Sunday, 12 November 2006

A visit to Montrose Basin, but with a stop at Lunan Bay on the way. 66 species, including only the second county record of Red-rumped Swallow. Unfortunately it didn't last long .... More...

Sunday, 15 October 2006

A trip up the coast of Angus from Dundee to Montrose, stopping at various points (Arbroath, Castlesea Bay, Montrose Basin, Ferryden) to look for autumn migrants and other birds of interest. More...