Spoonbill at Musselburgh today, supporting cast of Spotted Redshank, Whooper Swans and Marsh Sandpiper.
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WeBS visits to Rosebery and Edgelaw Reservoirs today: 12 species on Rosebery, 2 on Edgelaw. Scaup and 3 Pintail at Rosebery the highlights.
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Yellow-browed Warbler in the sunshine at Torness Visitor Centre this morning
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Yellow-browed Warbler at Torness this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

More pics of the inseparable Marsh Sandpiper and Spotted Redshank at Musselburgh. Also over 50 Little Gulls on the sea.
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A big thank you to the Marsh Sandpiper for hanging around Musselburgh for so long and allowing me to see it yesterday. It even made friends with the Spotted Redshank for a while.
Nice to see lots of nice birders too.

One more pic from Musselburgh yesterday.

Waderfest still at Musselburgh today. Marsh Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Pectoral Sandpiper the stars, also at least 6 Curlew Sandpipers and 5 Little Stints.
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Some arrivals outside Thorntonloch car park this morning: Spotted Fly, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, apart from SF, all very elusive.
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Back at Thorntonloch this afternoon: Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper still present among a nice selection of waders.
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After a morning doing the inland WeBS visits, dropped in at Gladhouse for the Great White Egret and a Green Sandpiper.
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Back to Edinburgh from Thorntonloch for my WeBS count at Portobello - would have been remiss of me not to stop by for the Marsh Sandpiper!

Not the Marsh Sandpiper down the road at Musselburgh, just more of the Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint still at Thorntonloch.
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Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper on Thorntonloch beach this morning. Also Little Egret now a regular visitor. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Great pics Ian! Bit of a wader tutorial going on here.

Musselburgh scrapes today: 1 Little Stint, 7 Ruff, 4 Blackwits, 3 Little Gulls, 7 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Good to see a decent pic of it Bruce!

Today’s White-rumped Sandpiper at Thorntonloch. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Rather late for 2 pairs of Yellow Wagtails to be on territory presumably with young, hopefully fledging soon as harvest time approaches.
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Juv Cuckoo at Torness, and House Martin colony at Bilsdean Arches - now at least 68 apparently occupied nests.
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More from Thorntonloch beach today, now 3 juv Yellow Wagtails and some summer plumage Sanderling.
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After 2 weeks cruising round Iceland, good to get back for some regular birding at Thorntonloch beach: Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, juv Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail.
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Thanks Andy

Can anyone identify this caterpillar? Berwick last week.

Portmore Loch today: Whinchat with young, Spotted Flycatcher nest, Osprey fishing, Dark Green Fritillary mating.
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Dark Green Fritillary!

Burnmouth-Eyemouth butterfly walk: a scarce Small Blue (very small but not very blue), Green-veined Fritillary, Grayling and a watchful Peregrine.

A good days birding today. Locations undisclosed.
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Great day at Long Nanny ternery in Northumberland. American Black Tern and Little Tern the stars. The failure of @eastlothiancouncil.bsky.social and others to protect nesting and wintering shorebirds from disturbance along the East Lothian coast all the more disgraceful. Check the map out.

Redstart fledging in Midlothian today. @birdinglothian.bsky.social