Martin’s birds etc list from his walk today. Walking in his usual area, in the wooded river valley / old railway viaduct area very near our home.

25 birds seen, 4 others heard, 4 butterfly species (3 ID'd)

blackbird
blue tit
chiffchaff
collared dove
crow
dipper
dunnock
feral pigeon
goldfinch
grey heron
grey wagtail
herring gull
house martin
house sparrow
long tailed tits
magpie
robin
rook
siskin
song thrush
starling
swift
whitethroat
wood pigeon
wren

blackcap heard
chaffinch heard
coal tit heard
stock dove heard

butterfly white
red admiral butterfly?
small tortoiseshell butterfly
speckled wood butterfly

My husband’s birds list from his walk today. This is from his usual Saturday walk to the wooded river valley / old railway viaduct very near our home. I post this list every week on Facebook, but thought I'd post it here too today!

28 species seen, 3 species heard (including tawny owl at 12:50!), grey squirrel, bee heard

blackbird
blue tit
bullfinch
chaffinch
coal tit
collared dove
crow
dipper
dunnock
feral pigeon
goldfinch
great tit
grey heron
herring gull
house sparrow
jackdaw
long tailed tit
magpie
mallard
oyster catcher
robin
rook
song thrush
starling
stock dove
wood pigeon
wren
yellowhammer

grey wagtail heard
tawny owl heard
woodpecker heard

grey squirrel
bee heard

Every week I check the descriptions Martin types into Flickr for his latest photos. Just got to this one:

"The east side of the southern end of the Seven Arches Viaduct in Monifieth viewed from in the Dighty Burn."

Yes, photo taken from _in_ the burn (river). He goes out on his walks wearing wellies and waterproof trousers, and usually ends up in the water!

This photo.