@mothiduk.bsky.social up in the highlands in Malaig. Torn between Spring Usher and Ringed Carpet. Any help please?

Sightings so far today inc a Hooded Crow and Tree Pipit heading south and a Redstsrt singing by the green beacon
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A cold starry windy night in Malaig, Highland still produced a gorgeous Red Sword-grass which was NFM. Several other bits inc Early Tooth-striped, Small Quaker, 2 Common Quakers and 13 Hebrew Characters inc an aberrant one. #Moths

Our first Ring Ouzel of the year at the north end of Easington Gas Terminal this morning.
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Always get anxious every spring to see my first Wheatear of the year. So nice to see four birds few hundred metres from the house at Preesall inc this cracking male. #LancsBirding

Amazing sunrise complete with my first sunspot this morning on a misty frosty morning. #sunspot

Some quick edits of the Stej Scoter that was showing well at East Wemyss between 11.00-11.45.

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Dartford Warbler (2nd for Spurn!) By Chapel Cottage, viewable only from floodback via the Old Boat House in Kilnsea. #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Brilliant pics as usual Tom.

I like Georgias list better though. Braver choices would have made for an amazing year in the garden. Yours while likely just seem safe!!

Still present today at East Wemyss per Kris Gibb
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1 of 3 White-billed Diver. Also 2 GND and single BTD plus plentiful RTDs.

Whimbrel

Immature male Red-breasted Merganser

Razorbill finding the conditions tough

G8 couple of days up in #Fife btwn Ruddons n West Wemyss. Some nice totals of 1350 Eiders and 900 Velvet Scoter but just 9 Slav and single RN Grebe + low numbers of LT Ducks and RBMs. Best putative drake Stejnegers Scoter, drake WW Scoter and 3 WB Divers! @rarebirder.bsky.social #birdingFife

This is the other bird.

No different bird.

Drake White-winged Scoter at Dumbarnie links/carrick Villa reasonably close in. Brown flanks visible!! #birdingFife #rarebirdsUK @rarebirder.bsky.social

Anyone want to comment on this bird the current thinking is it’s not a WWS but either maybe a 3cy Stejnegers or Stej x Velvet hybrid #birdingFife @rarebirder.bsky.social

Lovely views of drake White-winged Scoter at Buckhaven carpark in choppy seas along with the cracking white headed Velvet. #RareBirdsUK Fife

Unfortunately just a sub species now. Robbery!!

Siberian Chiffchaff in ditch by bluebell and 3 Barnacle Geese in the triangle
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9 Tundra Bean Geese and 6 Russian White-fronts on Easington Straight
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7 Tundra Bean Geese and 4 Russian White-fronted Geese on Easington straight with Whooper Swan flock
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First year of Wildcat reintroduction project hailed a success NatureScot-backed research confirms that breeding and release has delivered high survival and early breeding success for Scotland’s Wildcats

First year of Wildcat reintroduction project hailed a success

NatureScot-backed research confirms that breeding and release has delivered high survival and early breeding success for Scotland’s Wildcats www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/F...

I have always corrected birders errors to varying degrees of reaction. Mostly good and appreciated

Agree but 20 others have just liked the pics and no comments!

Must be me but I don’t see a pacific diver in these pics.

The new toilet & shower block at Kew Villa caravan site was moved into place today! Still a few weeks before it’s operational, but we’re not far from opening it up!

Thanks to #ukspf funding, we have been able to work on this project!

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Hume’s Warbler again at Tithe Barn in Easington.
Also Velvet Scoter flew down the Humber & a Snow Bunting south at the Warren

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Hume’s Warbler still vocal in Easington by the Old Tithe Barn just south of the Church #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

Hume’s Warbler in Terminal Copse north end of Gas Terminal.

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