Edinburgh Birds

Go look in exactly the same place for a whole year, eventually a Common Gull will turn up #Birds

I never get bored of jeweled eyed Jackdaws #Birds

Robin #Birds

Nice weather for (taking pictures of) ducks. #Birds

A paucity of Redwing #Birds

The improbable playing field Curlew. # Birds

Should consult a tern. Or a Gannet.

Another Kingfisher. I've named this one the Shitfisher because rather than put on a show, it bellyflops onto the water, splashes about a bit and somehow emerges with a fish. #birds

There's always an exciting bird to photograph if you can get as close to Rock Dove as you can tell amongst all the manky boys in Leith. #birds

Kingfisher. It's either a good photo or a bad photo. Either way I can't see out of one eye now. #birds

Water of Leith Kingfisher, distant gloom version. #Birds

Enjoying taking pictures of tiny brown Treecreepers in the murk. Using all the ISO. #birds #ukbirds

Moorhen without it's usual black background

Surprised it didn't instantly vanish behind the tree trunk

Day 5 of wearing my shutter out taking hundreds of pictures of the same bird. Some improvement. #WildlifePhotography

I'm constantly frustrated by inaccurate bird names so concur Little Shit is more compelling than Little Grebe.

392 pictures of a Little Grebe and this was the best one.

Today's birding discovery is the Marsh Sandpiper looks almost exactly like a Greenshank. But not quite. Size comparisons useless as always as they refuse to stand next to each other. #BirdingScotland

Not just one, two! Spotted Redshanks.

Surprise of the day - this young Sandwich Tern's parent actually came back for it, much to it's screechy relief.

Excitement of telling a stranger about finding a Wheatear in Edinburgh diminished by him explaining to me that they nest in his walls up north and he has to sweep them out of the way to get to the bins.

Bored? Go out and see how much of a Goldcrest you can photograph. #Birds

No surprise at all, although the learning opportunity it affords (why it's missing a call or why it's misidentifying a call) is invaluable. Currently trying to figure out how it can reliably differentiate between Stonechat and Blackcap clacks. It can do it every time and I can't (yet).

They seem to be eating almost exclusively black-headed/common gull and wood/feral pigeon. Thanks for helping me narrow it down a little.

I think I've finally solved the mystery of Inverleith Park's weird duck. I've been watching it for months, noticing it's got stubbly wings and can't fly. Today I've caught him out of the water for the first time. He's a tall boy. I suspect a large chunk of Indian Running Duck. #Birds #Edinburgh

Once again I go completely unnoticed by the marauding sharp-eyed raptors. An Edinburgh Peregrine earlier today. #WildlifePhotography #Birds

Long tailed tit plus interesting shrubbery. #Birds #Edinburgh

I should just call this Edinburgh Dippers. I'm wondering if this is one of this year's fledglings from the end of April, photographed back at at the nest site and generally not caring about tourists. #BirdingScotland

My newest regular bird pal is this Herring Gull who likes to pretend it's not up to something.

If you spend long enough watching a Sparrowhawk, you'll be rewarded by discovering the look of surprise on their little face when they fall off their perch. #Birds #Edinburgh