Happy to get the White-winged Scoter off Port Seton on my Wetland Bird Survey this pm. A single Whooper Swan flying over my house would have been a garden tick if I hadn’t just left the house to take Dougie, the Border Terrier, walkies. @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social

Couldn’t read the letters, sorry.

A good two days of birding with the 2cy Glaucous Gull at Yellowcraig yesterday followed by Twite, Shoveler and the yellow colour ringed adult Mediterranean Gull at Musselburgh this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

8 Tundra Bean Geese at West Barns this afternoon. In the field to the east of Foxlake Adventures, north of the A198. Hare there too. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

A good weekend of birding with a White-billed Diver at Dunbar and a Black-necked Grebe at White Sands Quarry yesterday. Then a Shore Lark in the dunes near the Spike island saltmarsh in John Muir Country Park in today’s downpour. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

An afternoon’s birding in East Lothian started with 13 Snow Buntings at the east end of Yellowcraig beach. It ended with 3 European White-fronted Geese with Whooper Swans at Prora. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

White-fronted Goose at Castlemains, East Lothian this afternoon. One of three in a flock of Greylags. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

2 of 5 Snow Buntings at Belhaven Beach this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Took Dougie a walk down to Seafield Pond at West Barns. The Glossy Ibis was very confiding, this was taken on my iPhone, no scope. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Barnacle Goose, 70 NW over Clerkington. Patch tick! @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birding

Long staying Marsh Sandpiper and one if two Spotted Redshank at Musselburgh this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Saw first ever sighting of an Ivy Mining Bee at the car park at Thorntonloch. This species was first described in 1993 and was first recorded in Britain in Dorset in 2001. Sorry no photo. @georgehogg.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Near to the sea wall.

Went back for fourths of the Musselburgh Marsh Sandpiper. The Pectoral Sandpiper was a bit more cooperative, Wood Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank on the old scrapes, Black Guillemot and Red-necked Grebe offshore. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Excellent afternoon birding at Musselburgh, got a site tick, a Jay. Good views of Marsh Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank and Black Guillemot, the Pectoral Sandpiper was a bit camera shy and a few Curlew Sandpiper present too. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

My record shots of Musselburgh’s 2nd Marsh Sandpiper from this afternoon. Also Whooper Swan, Pintail, Wood Sandpiper and Curlew Sandpiper.

Finally caught up with the American Black Tern at the outer Tyninghame Bay. Couldn’t see the clinching ID feature, the green ring on its left leg. A few Roseate Terns around too.
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White-winged Scoter off the Scrapes at Musselburgh this afternoon.
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In left hide at Musselburgh old scrapes with @joppabirder.bsky.social and surprised to see 2 Temminck’s Stints, also Little Ringed Plover and 6 Black-tailed Godwits on Scrapes; m Surf Scoter off the seawall and ad Little Gull on the Esk Mouth with Sandwich Terns.
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White-winged Scot off seawall at Musselburgh between the 1st and 2d benches with Eider flock, showing well but distant.
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Three Spoonbills at Tyninghame this afternoon, found by @kgbirder.bsky.social Quite a few Little Egrets too and a Greenshank.
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My first large Skipper of the year from Clerkington, East Lothian, plus a Small Copper.
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Mandarin drakes, Pressmennan, East Lothian. Phonebinned and cropped. Also had a Reed Warbler this afternoon at a known site. Singing despite the hooley.
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Avocets still at old scrapes at Musselburgh. One has a yellow leg flag with the code IS on its left leg and a yellow colour ring on its right.
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An afternoon in the Lammermuirs, rather quiet. Couldn’t find any Whinchats, Ring Ouzel were showing well. The only raptor of the day was a female Marsh Harrier. Cuckoo still calling at Whiteadder.
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The Kentish Plover found by
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gave great views this afternoon. I had it to myself for almost a couple of hours.
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The Kentish Plover at Tyninghame this afternoon gave some great views, the strong southeasterly breeze was causing some movement when I tried to digiscope it.

An afternoon in the Lammermuirs with a Wood Sandpiper (blurry phonescoped shot below, left the adapter in the car) still at Whiteadder Reservoir. Crossbills, Cuckoos and Red-legged Partridge there too.
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A rather interesting afternoon of wildlife watching, started with my first ever Basking Shark from Ferny Ness and ended with 3 Wood Sandpipers at Whiteadder Res., with a couple of Cuckoos in the background. Pair of Peregrines in between.
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Pair Avoces now relocated to the Old Scrapes, Lesser Whitethroat singing to right hand side of the Middle Hide at the Old Scrapes too.
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