05/05/2025
It was actually Auchmithie that we ended up at, rumours that Puffins breed on the cliffs drawing us in. Walked down to the Old Harbour, picturesque, with Yellowhammer, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Linnet and Stonechat all singing, not much on the Sea, a few Guillemots and Razorbills bobbing about in the distance and a couple of Fulmar flying about!
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| Grey Heron |
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| Fulmar |
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| Margie never told me she'd bumped into Brad Pitt!😧 |
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| I rustled this up to show my love for Margie, well i would of but there was one already there! |
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| Eider |
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| Very showy Stonechat have a wash n brush up |
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| Linnet |
After a somewhat confusing conversation with a bloke on the beach we learn't that Puffins were a bit further North, though it was difficult to ascertain if he'd actually seen any today! We decided to follow the coastal path North, unfortunately the path didn't actually follow the coast and after about 1 and a half miles of walking we couldn't figure out when it headed back to the cliffs so we bailed out! Well it was hot and sunny and we're old! We did though find a sizable flock of Corn Buntings and loads of Skylarks and Meadow Pipits!
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Skylark |
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| Corn Bunting |
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| Linnet |
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| Corn Bunting |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Common Whitethroat |
We decided to head into Arbroath, after an Ice Cream and a bit of a rest we had a walk along the Cliffs to the Seaton Cliffs Nature Reserve, Spectacular scenery with the pink cliffs looking fantastic. Bird wise, Rock Pipits, House Martins and a Kittiwake Colony kept me interested.
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| Brad still about! |
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| Rock Pipit |
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| House Martin |
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| Eider |
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| Kittiwake |
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| Razorbill possibly with IBS! |
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| Herring Gull |
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| Guillemots |
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| Razorbills and Kittiwakes |
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| I didn't get on to these until they were well past, but pretty sure they were Arctic Skuas! |
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| Rock Pipit |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Shag |
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| Fulmar |
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| Razorbill |
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| Gannet |
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| Meadow Pipit on Gorse |
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| Stonechat |
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| Fulmar |
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| Cormorant |
On the way home stopped off at the Crombie Country Park, we were fairly tired but decided to try and find the Squirrel Hide, which we managed to do after getting directions from a bloke who said we would be wasting our time as h'ed been walking his dogs here for 10 years and never seen one! We followed the directions found the screen, within in two minutes a Squirrel turned up!!!
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| House Sparrow |
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| Red Squirrel |
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| Chaffinch |
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| Jay |
Once again pretty knackered it was back to base!!!
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