Looking across the creeks to the battery at Dunbar harbour in East Lothian

Creels piled high at Dunbar harbour East Lothian

House sparrows on the creels at Dunbar harbour, East Lothian

Male house sparrow on the creels at Dunbar harbour, East Lothian

The #housesparrows are always around the creels at #DunbarHarbour. Despite feeling so common, the UK population has declined by 71% since 1977 (BTO) due to loss of nesting sites, fewer insects for chicks, and disease.

#bird #birds #harbours #eastlothian

Robin on creels at Dunbar harbour

The #DunbarHarbour #Robin was singing its heart out on Christmas Eve. Wishing everyone a very🎄Merry Christmas🎄

#merrychristmas #christmaseve

Kittiwake at Dunbar harbour bully Lucy Newton

Delighted to become the owner of this Lucy Newton painting of a #kittiwake and its chick at #DunbarHarbour. It captures the location and this beautiful #seabird so well. Now, where to hang it?

#art #wildlifeartist

Waves overtopping Dunbar harbour wall

Waves overtopping Dunbar harbour wall

Waves overtopping Dunbar harbour wall

Waves overtopping Dunbar harbour wall

The WNW winds & high tide combined to create big waves that overtopped the #dunbarharbour wall today - too chilly 🥶 to hang around for long.

#BBCWeatherWatch #ScottishWeather #Dunbar #EastLothian

Kittiwakes at Dunbar Harbour

Kittiwakes at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwakes at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwakes at Dunbar harbour

Last of the #kittiwakes hanging on at #DunbarHarbour before they head back to sea for a long winter. Possibly travelling as far (1700+ miles) to the waters around Greenland. Big migration for these dainty #gulls

#seabirds #seabirdconservation #nature #EastLothian

Kittiwake at Dunbar Harbour

Kittiwake at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwake at Dunbar harbour

Still pretty blustery out there tonight after #StormFloris - had a quick trot to #Dunbarharbour after today’s round of golf (more a battle in the wind than golf ⛳️) - the #kittiwake chicks are now juveniles but still demanding of their parents.

#seabird #seabirds #kittiwakes #nature #birds

Kittiwake at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwake at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwake at Dunbar harbour

It’s the #kittiwakes @dunbarharbour for #SuperSeabirdSunday - lovely to see the young chicks developing (mainly 2 in nests) on the cliff ledges. Also a bird newly ringed by the ELC Rangers which helps track movement and survival

#seabirds #kittiwake #dunbarharbour #EastLothian

European shag at Dunbar harbour

The #EuropeanShag chicks are growing up quickly at #Dunbarharbour #EastLothian - with their feathers starting to replace their fluffy down. Perched on the rocks just off the harbour seawall.

#seabirds #birds #bird #naturelovers #wildlife #nature #Scotland

All weather lifeboats at Dunbar harbour

All weather lifeboats at Dunbar harbour

Side by side #DunbarHarbour - the resident all weather lifeboat the John Neville Taylor (Trent-class, Op. No. 14‑35) and the “relief” vessel the Windsor Runner (Trent-class, Op. No. 14‑06). Thought I was seeing double 🤓

#RNLI #lifeboats #EastLothian

Kittiwake in flight at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwake in flight at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwake on castle walls at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwakes on nests at Dunbar harbour

Day 11 of #30DaysWild - took some time out this evening at #DunbarHarbour to watch the kittiwakes for a while. One of the ones spotted in flight appears to only have a single leg (pic 1). You can clearly see their distinctive black wing tips in flight.

#seabirds #bird #birds #naturelovers #harbour

Kittiwakes on Cliff at Dunbar Harbour

Kittiwake on Cliff at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwake on Cliff at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwake on Dunbar castle Cliff

#Kittiwakes on the castle and cliffs at #DunbarHarbour ... their distinctive yellow bills, black-legs, black wing tips, red eye and red mouth and tongue clearly on display. My favourite small gull.

#SeabirdSaturday #seabirds #nature #wildlife #oceans #kittiwake #seabird

Kittiwake at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwakes at Dunbar harbour

Kittiwake at Dunbar harbour

Nice to catchup with Fiona & JR at #dunbarharbour today & lovely to see & hear the #kittiwake numbers building up as the season progresses - with some apparent movements in the cliff ledges being occupied

#seabirds #kittiwakes #EastLothian

European shag at Dunbar Harbour

European shag at Dunbar harbour

European shag at Dunbar Harbour

European shag at Dunbar harbour

Watching the head & neck stretches as part of the breeding displays of the #EuropeanShags on the rocks just off #DunbarHarbour #EastLothian - its head crest is very prominent and a vibrant green sheen on their feathers.

Fishing boats returning to Dunbar harbour

Fishing boats returning to Dunbar harbour

Fishing boats returning to Dunbar harbour

Catch of the day - lobsters 🦞

Fishing boats returning from up the coast into #DunbarHarbour today with a catch of brown crabs & lobsters - sitting outside the harbour until the tide came in far enough

#fishing #harbours #EastLothian #Dunbar #BassRock