Dundee Birding (stonefaction)

Sedge Warbler this morning.

Male Stonechat this morning.

Number 124 for my #2026Dundee150. A Grasshopper Warbler reeling in the early morning sunshine.

Apparently the first photo is an Orange-tailed Mining Bee.

Sandpit Mining Bees at Barnhill Rock Garden on Wednesday. (males grey, female orange).

STONEFACTION BIRDING: 1395 : The Big Dundee Half Day (8/5/25) stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2025/05/1395-b… Hoping to give this another go this week sometime with @Lainymac . I mis-remembered how many species we actually got. It was 77 (+1 we didn't both see). How many can we get this time?

STONEFACTION BIRDING: 1529 : (19/4/26) Fintry/Dighty/Tay Day. stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/05/1529-1… Another lengthy wander round the eastern half of the city...

STONEFACTION BIRDING: 1528 : Reservoir & Riverside (18/4/26) stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/05/1528-r… An early morning visit to Clatto followed by a trip to Riverside Nature Park with birding buddy, Rohan.

Red Squirrel showed rather nicely at the Clatto feeders this morning, with another one seen in Templeton Woods later.

Swift and Garden Warbler (not photographed) around Clatto Reservoir this morning both new for the #2026Dundee150 list. Numbers 122 and 123 for the year (following Whimbrel on Wednesday). No sign of Grasshopper Warbler unfortunately.

Male Holly Blue butterfly gets airborne at Broughty Ferry on Wednesday (seen with @Lainymac).

STONEFACTION BIRDING: 1527 : The Runway Rabble (15/4/26) stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/04/1527-r… Back to Riverside Nature Park and a wee check round at the runway end again...

Photographing this Green-veined White butterfly at the Law this afternoon when it was photo-bombed by this male Orange-Tip.

ET-APS Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Boeing 777F en route from Prestwick to Hong Kong this morning, to the north of Dundee.

Two transatlantic LOT flights seen from Dundee earlier this eveing. SP-LSC Boeing 787 and EC-OJL Boeing 777 (of Privilege Style), showing rather nicely in the evening light.

@TimScot78560883 @NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats It's a duck eat duck world out there...

Goosander trying to take a Mallard chick gets a shock.On the river Ure near Nosterfield.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

@Alchapo_36 @hashjenni Only Imperial Stormtroopers are that accurate. Seems rather apt.

@hashjenni How many people have you shot while they’re at a dead sprint @hashjenni? None? Got it. Probably should shut the fuck up then

A secret service agent fired 5 shots at the suspect, but didn’t hit him once? What kind of training are these people receiving?

STONEFACTION BIRDING: 1526 : Should I Stay (In) Or Should I Go? (11/4/26) stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/04/1526-s… One of those days...

Saturday, northern edges of Dundee. Chiffchaff, Linnet, Grey Partridge and Buzzard.