Update, flock of 101 birds a bit closer today, confirmed white 61U & 57X both ringed in Iceland Aug '24 and seen at Bavelaw Lothian Dec '25 also in flock yellow TUP seen at Bavelaw at the same time. #Clydebirding #Lothianbirding #Scottishbirding
Russian White-fronts - Lochore MCP
Red Squirrel Vane Farm RSPB
Ring-necked Duck - Linlithgow Loch - Lothian
Drake Ring-necked Duck - Linlithgow Loch, Lothian
Another bright but very cold day, Lochore MCP, Vane Farm RSPB & finally a quick visit to Linlithgow Loch in west Lothian.
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#fifebirding
#lothianbirding
#VaneFarm RSPB
Shorelark showed beautifully on the beach at Barns Ness this morning (lighthouse end). Freezing! #LothianBirding
Decent scope views of the Gullane bay WW Scoter today but bridge camera struggled with the distance. Supporting cast of whimbrel, fulmar, puffin, gannets and GN diver #Lothianbirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding
The new Lothian Bird Report is out - available from SOC Waterston House Aberlady. I’ve written 3 papers on seabirds in Lothian #scotlandbirding #lothianbirding #seabirds #smp
Several hundred pinkies in at Aberlady today, along with a curlew sand, 3 pintail, and a gadwall.
A 1st w Steppe Grey Shrike nr Dunbar was a pretty cool bird, on what must be a very early date! A Lothian first! #Lothianbirding #BirdingScotland
3 Ruff were my first of the year today, with 5 Greenshank and a Peregrine also.
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