Lainy

Ropey phonescoped images of male and female Scaup, Guardbridge today (in the rain).
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Ring-necked Duck, Glasgow
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Waxwings on Christmas Day, Monifieth 3/3
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Waxwings on Christmas Day, Monifieth 2/3
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Juvenile Waxwing - no red tips yet.

Waxwings on Christmas Day, Monifieth 1/3
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Bearded Reedling, Tay Reedbeds
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Black Swan
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Great blog, Graham. Very interesting reading. Sad to read the purps are in such decline. Feel very fortunate to have them nearby.

Mandarin Ducks, P&K
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Hawfinch, Scone Palace
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Pintail - new for my patch.
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Purple Sandpiper, Arbroath
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Bohemian Waxwings again early this morning.
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Waxwings, Barry Buddon 2/2
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Waxwings, Barry Buddon 1/2
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Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting the feeders on my patch.
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Cygnet rescue on my patch today.
Fishing line entanglement 🤬
Thanks to SSPCA for all their help 👏
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Dipper in Dundee
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Rain ☔

Sparrowhawk, Dundee
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Common Snipe, Fife
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My only experience of Black Redstart has been passage migrants at the coast in Arbroath and Fife during November/December - I've never had one in Dundee.

Male Black Redstart, Crail
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Dunnock
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Mrs Blackcap has returned to my garden for the winter and she's not prepared to share the apples with anyone 😆
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Common Buzzard, Dundee
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Blackcap visiting my garden again this winter.
He's a sucker for a peeled red apple.
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Aberdeen

Singing Wren
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Firecrest still at Kilminning today.
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