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| Mallard (male) |
This particular blog-post is intended to highlight around 100 or so species of birds that are relatively easy to find from within Dundee, and is largely intended for those with an interest in birds, or who are fairly inexperienced birders (for now). Once more details are added, those looking for particular species within Dundee, mat find it more useful than in its basic initial form.
You'll likely need at least a pair of binoculars to spot some of these birds, but this blog-post is intended to help in doing so with photos of the species (and later, some hopefully helpful info, with regards where/when to look for the birds, and other assorted basic info).
However, it turns out that there is a LOT of effort required to do this project justice, so it will be completed in stages. I've posted a selection of photos of the birds in a variety of plumages, and ages, as well as a few flight shots. The links at the end of the post, point to my photo albums of the species on my flickr page, which will give a wider range of plumages/ages/habitat-type shots etc.
I will add more details with regards ID, habitat, and likely locations for finding the birds a bit later.
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Other things that might be useful.
A field guide (Wildguides "Britain's Birds" or their "British Birds - A Concise Guide" or the more comprehensive Collins Bird Guide, would be those I'd recommend - though second-hand copies of bird books of variable standard can be found in charity shops etc).
Binoculars/camera/scope - anything that gives you a bit more reach can be helpful, but in general, the better the quality of the gear, the more detail you'll be able to see. Second-hand gear from the likes of Wex, or Ffordes can get you very good gear at a fraction of the price of buying new. Avoid Amazon where the 'amazing binoculars/camera/scope' for £10 is nothing of the sort. Save a tenner and stick two toilet roll tubes together for a similar performance.
Merlin app - this phone app is very good, but far from infallible. You can use it as a sort of fieldguide and browse through the species list, listen to the birds' calls and songs, check distribution maps, view a variety of photos etc. You can have Merlin only list the birds that you are likely to see locally at a particular time of year (this is not always accurate, as it is based on incomplete and sometimes erroneous data from eBird). You can answer some questions to narrow down the species that you MIGHT be seeing. You can also have Merlin identify the birds you can hear singing. However, be aware that it regularly misidentifies a number of common Dundee birds as being something much less common. It will also ignore particular calls too, which can be frustrating. Remember, just because Merlin said you had a very rare American warbler in Cairdie, doesn't mean it is correct. The more experienced you get the more obvious the errors Merlin makes will be to you. If it tells you it can hear a particular bird, try to see it to confirm the 'record'. Alternatively, you can compare the sonagram (the rolling 'picture' of the sounds) against those on the Xeno-Canto.org website which has a library of bird sounds from around the world.
* In the captions below I have used the description "youngster" to mean an actual juvenile plumaged bird, duckling, cygnet etc, up to actual adult plumage (for species such as some gulls, Gannets etc this can take 4 years or so)
**I have also tried to keep the captions consistent. Breeding plumage (used to be known as Summer plumage) is usually seen in Spring and Summer, though some birds might show such plumage earlier (or later). Non-breeding plumage (formerly Winter plumage) is usually seen in Autumn and Winter though with similar potential for some overlap.
***Male/female refers to the adult birds (though some female and 'youngster' plumage may be very similar, and I've tried to mention this where there might be some ambiguity).
**** Birds marked with an asterisk * in the photos below are species that are a little bit harder to find than the main 101 species featured.
*****There may be errors in the captions due to the failure of the proof-reader (me). If you find any, please do let me know.
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Barnacle Goose*
Lone birds can turn up in skeins of Pink-footed Geese in Autumn & Winter. The odd skein can be seen flying up the Tay around late September/early October |
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| Barnacle Goose* |
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Bar-tailed Godwit (breeding plumage)
Outside the breeding season, the species can be seen at Broughty Ferry/Balmossie and with Curlews in Invergowrie Bay. |
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| Bar-tailed Godwit (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Bar-tailed Godwit (non-breeding plumage) |
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Blackbird (female)
All year round, parks and gardens mostly. |
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| Blackbird (youngster) |
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| Blackbird (partially leucistic male) |
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| Blackbird (male) |
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Blackcap (female/youngster)
From early April, in parks and gardens. In Autumn, can often be seen in Elder bushes feeding on berries. Some birds do overwinter and can be seen coming to feeders. |
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| Blackcap (male) |
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Black-headed Gull (breeding plumage)
Swannie Ponds, Clatto Reservoir, Invergowrie Bay outwith the breeding season. |
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| Black-headed Gull (youngster) |
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| Black-headed Gull (breeding plumage) |
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| Black-headed Gull (youngster) |
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| Black-headed Gull (non-breeding) |
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Black-tailed Godwit
Invergowrie Bay outwith the breeding season. |
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| Black-tailed Godwit (breeding plumage) |
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| Black-tailed Godwit (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Black-tailed Godwit (moulting into breeding plumage) |
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| Black-tailed Godwit (non-breeding plumage) [Bar-tailed Godwit nbp, top left] |
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Blue Tit (youngster)
Parks and gardens, all year round, mostly in trees and bushes, or visiting feeders. |
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| Blue Tit |
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Bullfinch (female)
All year round, though easiest to see in winter months. Listen for short whistling call (https://xeno-canto.org/965743 ). Generally in pairs/small flocks. |
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| Bullfinch (youngster) |
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| Bullfinch (male) |
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Buzzard
Most large parks around Dundee, and surrounding countryside have resident Buzzards. Balgay Hill, Ninewells Arboretum, Dundee Law, Caird park etc, all year round. Often seen circling up in groups, or being harassed by gulls, crows etc. |
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| Buzzard (mobbed by Carrion Crow) |
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| Buzzard |
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| Buzzard |
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| Buzzard (variation) |
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Canada Goose
A skein of geese in the summer months, flying low, is most likely to be Canada Geese. Can turn up anywhere. Sometimes seen flying up/down the Tay. A few birds turn up in Invergowrie Bay at times. |
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| Canada Goose |
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Carrion Crow
All year round, everywhere, especially parks and gardens. |
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| Carrion Crow (youngster) |
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| Carrion Crow |
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Chaffinch (male)
Parks and gardens, year round. Often seen feeding on ground below feeders. |
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| Chaffinch (female) |
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Chiffchaff
Mostly a summer visitor, though one of the first arrivals in Spring (from around early March). Best identified by 'song' - https://xeno-canto.org/1088341 |
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| Chiffchaff |
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Coal Tit
Parks and gardens, all year round. Comes to feeders, often seen in conifers. |
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Collared Dove
Urban areas, with big gardens with mature trees, as well as parks. |
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Common Gull (breeding plumage)
Swannie Ponds, Clatto Reservoir, Invergowrie Bay, Lochee Park etc. Not as common as name suggests, often outnumbered by Black-headed Gulls/Herring Gulls. |
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| Common Gull (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Common Gull (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Common Gull (youngster) |
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Common Sandpiper*
Invergowrie Bay in Spring and Autumn as birds move through to/from breeding grounds. Sometimes lone migrant birds seen along shoreline between Stannergate and Balmossie. |
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| Common Sandpiper* |
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Common Tern (breeding plumage)*
Most likely to be seen in the Tay, in late summer/early Autumn, though generally in small numbers. Terns sometimes seen roosting at high tide at the lifeboat station in Broughty Ferry. |
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| Common Tern (breeding plumage)* |
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| Common Tern (youngster)* |
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Coot
Year round, Clatto Reservoir and Swannie Ponds. |
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| Coot (youngster) |
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| Coot (& Moorhen) |
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| Coot (youngster) |
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| Coot (family) |
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| Coot (territorial dispute) |
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Cormorant
City Quay in winter, the Tay throughout the year, often fishing close in to shore, or stood with wings outstretched (as above). |
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| Cormorant |
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| Cormorant |
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| Cormorant |
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Crossbill (male)
Templeton Woods, the Law, Caird Park and migrating through in September/October. Easiest to find when you recognise the call - https://xeno-canto.org/695429 |
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| Crossbill (female & male) |
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| Crossbill (youngster) |
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| Crossbill (male) |
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Curlew
Along the shoreline between Stannergate and Balmossie, Invergowrie Bay. Also sometimes seen feeding on football pitches etc in winter. |
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| Curlew |
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| Curlew |
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Dipper
Dighty Burn, especially faster flowing areas. Year round. Can often be heard calling, before zooming past low above the water - https://xeno-canto.org/700206 |
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| Dipper |
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| Dipper (youngster) |
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| Dipper |
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Dunlin (breeding plumage)
Small numbers at Balmossie sometimes with Ringed Plovers. Larger numbers outwith breeding season in Invergowrie Bay. |
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| Dunlin (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Dunlin (mixed plumages - post breeding season) |
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| Dunlin (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Dunlin (youngster) |
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| Dunlin (post breeding moult) [Sanderling, 3rd, 4th, 6th from left] |
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| Dunlin (breeding plumage) |
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Dunnock
Year round, parks and gardens, though often unobtrusive as it feeds on the ground. Quite a loud song, often heard in Spring - https://xeno-canto.org/1086314 |
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| Dunnock |
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Eider (male in eclipse plumage)
Very common sea-duck on the Tay, large numbers in winter, easiest to see around high tide between Broughty Castle and Balmossie, though sometimes alos further upriver. |
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| Eider (female) |
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| Eider (male) |
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| Eider (youngster) |
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| Eider (male) |
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Feral Pigeon (variation)
Much maligned but can be seen almost everywhere, including the city centre. |
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| Feral Pigeon (variation) |
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| Feral Pigeon (variation) |
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Fieldfare
Winter visitor, sometimes seen with Redwings and Mistle Thrushes, perched in trees or feeding on the ground. Parks and gardens, with Eastern Cemetery often good for the species between October and January. |
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| Fieldfare |
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| Fieldfare |
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Fulmar
A few birds show up in the Tay but have a completely different flight style to gulls (with which they share a vague resemblance). Almost always seen in flight. Broughty Castle in summer can be a good place to spy passing singletons. |
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Gannet (youngster)
Late summer can turn up the odd Gannet in the Tay, often as far upriver as the Stannergate. Large flocks often visible off Tentsmuir Point in July/August. |
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| Gannet (youngster) |
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| Gannet (adult) |
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| Gannet |
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Goldcrest
Year round in parks and gardens, most often in conifers. Almost constantly on the move, with a very high pitched call/song - https://xeno-canto.org/717676 |
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| Goldcrest |
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| Goldcrest (male, with orange showing) |
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| Goldcrest |
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| Goldcrest |
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Goldeneye (female & male)
Balmossie and Clatto Reservoir in the winter months are best to see this species, which is often quite wary. |
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| Goldeneye (female) |
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| Goldeneye (male & female - displaying) |
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Goldfinch (youngster)
Year round, parks and gardens in particular but can turn up almost anywhere. |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Goldfinch (mixed ages) |
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Goosander (male)
Swannie Ponds, Clatto Reservoir in winter, the odd pair on the Dighty Burn. |
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| Goosander (male) |
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| Goosander (youngster) |
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| Goosander (female) |
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| Goosander (male) |
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Great Black-backed Gull
A few birds usually in the gull roost at Balmossie, outwith the breeding season. Can be seen at times further upriver. |
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| Great Black-backed Gull (youngster) |
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| Great Black-backed Gull (youngster) |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull & Great Black-backed Gull (adults) |
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| Great Black-backed Gull (moulting into adult plumage) |
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Great Crested Grebe (breeding plumage)
Outwith the winter months, Clatto Reservoir is the most reliable spot for these birds, where a single pair usually breeds. |
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| Great Crested Grebe (breeding plumage) |
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| Great Crested Grebe (youngster) |
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| Great Crested Grebe (breeding plumage) |
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| Great Crested Grebe (adult with youngsters) |
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker (male) |
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker (male) |
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker (youngster) |
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Great Tit
Parks and gardens all year round. Has a variety of calls, and comes to feeders where it will bully Blue Tits and Coal Tits. |
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| Great Tit |
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| Great Tit |
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| Great Tit (youngster) |
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Greenfinch (female)
All year round, parks and gardens, especially the western end of the city. Large roost near Swannie Ponds in winter. |
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| Greenfinch (male) |
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Grey Heron (youngster)
Dighty Burn, Invergowrie Bay, along the Tay. Year round. |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Grey Heron (roosting group) |
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| Grey Heron |
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Grey Partridge*
Fields to the north of Fintry - most obvious in winter, though odd pairs elsewhere. |
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| Grey Partridge (female)* |
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| Grey Partridge (female?)* |
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Grey Wagtail (non-breeding plumage)
Increasingly in urban areas (including city centre), especially in winter, but Clatto Reservoir, Dighty Burn, Swannie Ponds etc can also be reliable. |
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| Grey Wagtail (male in breeding plumage) |
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| Grey Wagtail (non-breeding plumage) |
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Greylag Goose
Invergowrie Bay in January/February, as well as the odd overflying skein (less common than both Pink-footed in winter, and Canadas in summer). |
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| Greylag Goose (adult with youngsters) |
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| Greylag Goose |
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Guillemot
Late summer (and sometimes a few birds in winter) in the Tay, mostly off Broughty Ferry, with the odd bird turning up in City Quay or further upriver. |
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| Guillemot (adults in breeding plumage - 4th from left is a 'bridled' variation) |
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| Guillemot (youngster) |
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| Guillemots, Razorbills and Puffins (in breeding plumage - except extreme right bird) |
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| Guillemot (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Guillemot (moulting from breeding plumage) |
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Herring Gull (breeding plumage)
The ubiquitous "seagull". Can and does turn up everywhere, all year round. Nests on roofs around the city and can be very protective of nest sites. |
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| Herring Gull (breeding plumage) |
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| Herring Gull (youngster) |
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| Herring Gull (youngster) |
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| Herring Gull (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Herring Gull (youngster) |
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| Herring Gull (youngster) |
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House Martin
Not as common as it once was, with nests under eaves of houses often illegally destroyed by homeowners etc. Easiest to see feeding low over water/fields in colder/wetter summer weather, or sometimes over tree tops. There are a few places around the city where nests are still tolerated, including Clepington Primary School. |
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| House Martin |
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| House Martin (youngster) |
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| House Martin |
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House Sparrow (youngsters with adult male - right)
Not as common as they once were, but often noisy groups in hedges in gardens around the city, all year round. |
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| House Sparrow (youngster) |
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| House Sparrow (female and male behind) |
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| House Sparrow (male) |
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| House Sparrow (male) |
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Jackdaw
Nests in chimney pots, so small dark 'crows' hanging around on chimneys will almost always be Jackdaws. Distimctive 'chack' calls that give the birds its name. |
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| Jackdaw |
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| Jackdaw |
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| Jackdaw (youngster) |
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Jay
Parks with oak trees, all year round, mostly quite shy but can be noisy (harsh calls with the odd bit of mimicry, including Buzzard). Balgay Hill, Ninewells Arboretum, Caird Park etc. |
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| Jay |
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Kestrel (male)
Open grassy or scrubby areas around the city. Numbers of Kestrels had declined but appear to be rising again. There has been a young male frequenting the Law in recent years. |
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| Kestrel (male) |
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| Kestrel (male) |
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| Kestrel (probable female) |
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| Kestrel (youngster) |
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| Kestrel (female) |
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Kingfisher (male)
Dighty Burn in breeding season, City Quay and Caird Park in winter. Riverside Nature Park at mouth of Invergowrie Burn in Atumn. |
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| Kingfisher |
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| Kingfisher |
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| KIngfisher (female) |
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| Kingfisher (male) |
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Kittiwake (youngster)
The odd bird turns up in the Tay, mostly around Balmossie/Broughty Ferry. |
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| Kittiwake (breeding plumage) |
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| Kittiwake (non-breeding plumage) |
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Knot (probable youngster)*
Outwith the breeding season, Balmossie (with Grey Plover and Bar-tailed Godwits) and increasingly variable numbers Invergowrie Bay (usually with Redshanks). |
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| Knot (post breeding variation - youngster far right)* |
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| Knot (non-breeding plumage)* |
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| Knot (non-breeding plumage)* |
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| Knot (youngster)* |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull (darker individual - breeding plumage)
Summer visitor, though birds are arriving earlier and staying longer. Dundee harbour, Loons Road area, Clatto Reservoir. |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull (breeding plumage) |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull (breeding plumage) |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull (youngster) |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult) |
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Linnet
Linnet habitat is being destroyed at a frightening pace around the city. Broughty Ferry near the Barnhill Rock Garden has a flock in winter. Farmland near Clatto and Fintry have some birds. |
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| Linnet (youngster) |
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| Linnet (non-breeding plumage - male) |
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| Linnet (breeding plumage male) |
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Little Egret
Invergowrie Bay and Broughty Ferry/Balmossie beach are currently the most reliable sites for this species, with numbers increasing towards double figures at both ends of the city. Lone birds have been seen elsewhere in city. |
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| Little Egret |
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| Little Egret |
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Little Grebe (breeding plumage)
Ardler Pond, Trottick Ponds in breeding season. Lochan at Riverside Nature Park in Spring/Autumn (possibly breeding?), City Quay/Broughty Ferry/Stannergate in winter. |
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| Little Grebe (youngster) |
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| Little Grebe (breeding plumage) |
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| Little Grebe (non-breeding plumage) |
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Long-tailed Tit (youngster)
Year-round, parks and gardens. Often large family groups in late summer/autumn. Distinctive calls - (https://xeno-canto.org/42187 ) often highlights presence of a flock. |
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| Long-tailed Tit |
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| Long-tailed Tit |
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| Magpie |
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| Magpie |
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| Mallard (male) |
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| Mallard (female with youngsters) |
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| Mallard (female) |
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| Mallard (male moulting from eclipse plumage) |
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| Mallard (male) |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| Mistle Thrush (youngster) |
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| Moorhen |
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| Moorhen (adult with youngster) |
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| Moorhen (youngster) |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Mute Swan (youngster) |
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| Mute Swan (youngster) |
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| Nuthatch |
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| Nuthatch |
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| Nuthatch (youngster) |
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| Nuthatch (male) |
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| Osprey (probable male) |
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| Osprey |
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| Osprey |
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| Osprey (probable female) |
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| Osprey (probable male) |
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| Oystercatcher (breeding plumage) |
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| Oystercatcher (youngster) |
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| Oystercatcher (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Oystercatcher (youngster?/non-breeding plumage) |
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| Peregrine |
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| Peregrine |
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| Peregrine |
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| Peregrine |
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| Peregrine |
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| Peregrine (youngster) |
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| Pheasant (female/youngster?) |
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| Pheasant (male - variation) |
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| Pheasant (youngster) |
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| Pheasant (female) |
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| Pheasant (male) |
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| Pheasant (youngster/female) |
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| Pheasant (male - dark variation) |
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| Pied Wagtail (female) |
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| Pied Wagtail (youngster) |
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| Pied Wagtail (male) |
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| Pied Wagtail (female) |
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| Pied Wagtail (male) |
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| Pied Wagtail (youngster) |
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| Pink-footed Goose |
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| Pink-footed Goose |
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| Pink-footed Goose (skeins leaving roost site) |
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| Razorbill (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Razorbill (breeding plumage) |
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| Razorbill (youngster) |
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| Red Kite* |
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| Red Kite* |
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| Red Kite* |
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| Red-breasted Merganser (male) |
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| Red-breasted Merganser (youngster) |
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| Red-breasted Merganser (female) |
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| Redshank (breeding plumage) |
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| Redshank (youngster) |
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| Redshank (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Redshank (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Redshank (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Redshank (moulting into breeding plumage) |
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| Red-throated Diver (breeding plumage) |
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| Red-throated Diver (youngster) |
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| Red Throated Diver (breeding plumage) |
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| Red-throated Diver (youngster) |
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| Red-throated Diver (moulting into breeding plumage) |
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| Redwing |
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| Redwing |
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| Redwing |
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| Redwing |
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| Reed Bunting (female) |
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| Reed Bunting (male - non-breeding plumage) |
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| Reed Bunting (male - breeding plumage) |
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| Ringed Plover (youngster) |
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| Ringed Plover (breeding plumage) [& 4 Dunlin] |
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| Ringed Plover (breeding plumage) |
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| Robin (adult) |
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| Robin (youngster) |
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| Robin (youngster) |
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| Rock Pipit |
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| Rock Pipit |
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| Rock Pipit |
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| Rock Pipit |
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| Rock Pipit |
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| Rook |
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| Rook (at rookery) |
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| Sand Martin |
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| Sand Martin (youngster) |
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| Sand Martin |
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| Sand Martin |
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| Sandwich Tern (& Arctic Tern) (breeding plumage) |
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| Sandwich Tern (breeding plumage) |
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| Sandwich Tern (youngster) |
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| Sandwich Tern (breeding plumage) |
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| Sandwich Tern (non-breeding plumage adult & youngster behind) |
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Sedge Warbler (youngster) |
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Shag (youngster) |
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| Shag (youngster) |
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| Shag (breeding plumage) |
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| Shag (breeding adult) |
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| Shelduck (male) |
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| Shelduck (female - with youngsters) |
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| Shelduck (female with male behind) |
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| Siskin (male) |
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| Siskin (female) |
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| Skylark (youngster) |
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| Skylark |
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| Skylark |
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| Skylark |
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| Skylark |
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| Skylark |
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| Song Thrush (youngster) |
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| Song Thrush |
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| Song Thrush |
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| Song Thrush |
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| Sparrowhawk (male) |
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| Sparrowhawk (female) |
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| Sparrowhawk (female) |
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| Sparrowhawk (male) |
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| Sparrowhawk (male) |
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| Sparrowhawk (female) |
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| Sparrowhawk (typical stealth attack) |
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| Sparrowhawk (male) |
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| Starling (post-breeding flock) |
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| Starling (adult feeding youngster) |
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| Starling (breeding plumage male) |
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| Starling (youngster) |
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| Starling (youngster) |
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| Starling (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Stock Dove |
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| Stock Dove |
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| Stock Dove |
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| Stock Dove (youngster) |
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| Swallow (breeding plumage) |
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| Swallow (breeding plumage) |
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| Swallow (youngster) |
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| Swallow (breeding plumage) |
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| Swallow (youngsters & nest) |
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| Swift |
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| Swift |
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| Swift |
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| Swift |
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| Tawny Owl |
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| Tawny Owl |
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| Tawny Owl (youngster) |
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| Teal (male moulting to/from(?) eclipse) |
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| Teal (male in breeding plumage) |
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| Teal (female) |
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| Teal (adult female left, male right) |
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| Teal (breeding plumage male & female) |
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| Treecreeper (youngster) |
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| Treecreeper |
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| Treecreeper (youngsters) |
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| Treecreeper |
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| Tufted Duck (male breeding plumage) |
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| Tufted Duck (female) |
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| Tufted Duck (female) |
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| Tufted Duck (male in breeding plumage) |
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| Turnstone (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Turnstone (breeding plumage) |
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| Turnstone (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Turnstone (non-breeding plumage) |
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| Waxwing (adult) |
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| Waxwing (typical non-feeding flock) |
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| Waxwing |
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| Waxwing (youngster) |
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| Whitethroat |
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| Whitethroat |
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| Whitethroat (youngster) |
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| Whitethroat (youngster) |
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| Whitethroat (female) |
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| Whooper Swan (adult) |
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| Whooper Swan (youngster) |
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| Wigeon (male breeding plumage) |
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| Wigeon (female and male in breeding plumage) |
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| Wigeon (female and male moulting from eclipse plumage) |
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| Willow Warbler (youngster) |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Willow Warbler (youngster) |
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| Woodpigeon |
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| Woodpigeon (youngster) |
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| Woodpigeon |
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| Woodpigeon |
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| Wren (youngster) |
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| Wren |
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| Wren |
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| Yellowhammer (male) |
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| Yellowhammer (male) |
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| Yellowhammer (female) |
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| Yellowhammer (youngster) |
Links to additional photos
Red-throated Diver
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Fulmar
Gannet
Cormorant
Shag
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Pink-footed Goose
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Shelduck
Wigeon
Teal
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Eider
Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Goosander
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Osprey
Kestrel
Peregrine
Pheasant
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Ringed Plover
Dunlin
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Curlew
Redshank
Turnstone
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Kittiwake
Sandwich Tern
Guillemot
Razorbill
Feral Pigeon
Stock Dove
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Tawny Owl
Swift
Kingfisher
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Dipper
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Sedge Warbler
Whitethroat
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Linnet
Crossbill
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
A few additional species which are a bit more difficulat to see from within the city but which are included in the photos above.
Barnacle Goose
Grey Partridge
Red Kite
Knot
Common Sandpiper
Common Tern
