18 July Great morning at Aberlady Bay with huge numbers of Sand Martins headlining. 100 feeding over the Marl Loch, at least 1200 roosting on/near the sand-spit and yet more heading W past Gullane Point later on. Also 6 Blackwits, 3 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers and a Golden Plover #birdinglothian
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16 May - Great to see so many Painted Lady butterflies in 2025. 6 were nectaring on Sea Rocket, along with 10+ Red Admirals, at Yellowcraigs beach, East Lothian this morning - with another couple in the dunes nearby @savebutterflies.bsky.social
16.06.2025 17:42 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
2 Small Tortoiseshells and a Peacock enjoying the March sunshine in Gullane, East Lothian today - a great start to my 2025 butterfly season @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Big walk in the Lammermuirs today: Gifford - Lammer Law - Hopes Res - Yester Estate - Gifford.
RLPartridge, Goosander, Dipper, Jay, Raven, Crossbill & Brambling the highlights - plus an Otter #birdinglothian
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Retired Professor Comparative Genomics (Universities of Edinburgh, Leicester, Harvard and Queensland) #avian #genomes #birds #nature #photography #conservation #walks #lothians
Occasional birding blog mostly around the moors, forests and glens in Midlothian, Scottish Borders and further afield. eBird gallery: https://media.ebird.org/catalog?unconfirmed=incl&mediaType=photo&userId=USER3390106&view=grid&sort=obs_date_desc
Retired, Edinburgh based birder, amateur photographer.
Runner with Edinburgh AC
Birder, mostly Lothian
Geologist
British and Irish orchids, with occasional orchid posts from other areas.
Run by Sean Cole
The half decent football magazine. https://www.wsc.co.uk/
Retired architect. East Lothian birder and moth-er.
Birder based in South Lanarkshire
Musician/ Music Teacher from Gullane. Casual/obsessive patch birder whilst walking. Beaches, Birds and Messiaen.
Insta @rich_arthurs
Wildlife Manager / Surveyor , Conservationist for Freedom Group and Dalkia .
Country columnist in local newspapers for many years.
Author of Practical Pest Control.
Owner of Hogg Estate Services for many years
Birder, mainly Lothian and Borders.
Scottish birder, mainly my home region of Lothian, also various Scottish islands. One of the Barra Boys, who put the island firmly on the birding map in 2002, & still continuing to do my part to this day!
Edinburgh lad now living in Aberlady, East Lothian
Primarily on the East Lothian coast. Regular passage migrant to Tiree and Barra.
Looking at birds and stuff around Wester Ross whenever I can
