Scott Black

Yesterday in Tyninghame Bay at low tide near the river mouth, 2 adult and 1 juv roseate tern, and a smart dark phase Arctic skua keeping an eye on proceedings @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Mediterranean gull white 32A4 back at Seton Burn yesterday for it's 15th year first seen by @lothianrecorder.bsky.social on 06/08 @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Best I could manage of a distant Black Throated diver on Daer Reservoir Elavanfoot today. (not a breeding location hence post) #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

2/2 Port Seton Prom, Norfolk juv Sandwich terns g-KZ6, g-KV9, g-KJ4 & g-KZ7 and finally Cumbrian adult y-C31 @birdinglothian.bsky.social

1/2 In addition to the Swedish ringed little gull at Musselburgh on Thursday, Norwegian BHG w-J3266 at Esk mouth. Seton Burn, Scottish BHG r-2JJ1 and Port Seton Prom, Spanish sandwich tern w-MC5, Dutch sandwich tern r-J81

Off Musselburgh sea wall this morning, 59+ Little gulls on beach included Swedish yellow-74. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Could be YZ? bottom up unsure what sequences used

The Douglas Water pinkfeet are still hanging on, reduced to 61 in the last week and down to 37 today, surely be on their way soon. #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

Got in on the whimbrel passage with 2 dropping into my local sand quarry near Lanark today. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

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A couple of distant but smart breeding plumaged cormorants on Camps Reservoir Crawford today #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

It's taken a while, but found my first pinkfoot neck collar of the goose season, silver XUA in a flock of c1800 at Douglas Water today, ringed Martin Mere 01/12/23 first re-sight since ringing.
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Russian whitefront with c500 pinks in fields opp Rigside golf course this morning, also abberant plumaged pink in the crowd
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3 great white egret

3 great white egrets on the Clyde below Eastfield Farm Pettinain today, eventually came together to allow a record shot. Also 2 little egrets and a third 400m down stream, next best 9 shelduck and c1100 pinks @Clydebirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding

Both peregrines on York Minster NE Tower this morning, shame I forgot my SD card, had to make do with phone shot. @YorkPeregrines @YorkBirding

Great white egret through the mist, on the Clyde today near Carstairs along with a little egret, second little egret Clyde below Covington. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Bar-headed goose

Bar-headed goose

Been filtering through 1000' s of pinks all winter and apart from a scattering of Barnies and a Taiga bean that's been it. Hoped that the birds staging north in the spring may drag something along with them. Bar-headed goose with c1200 pinks at Carstairs today, not quite what I was hoping for😒

First spring queen buff tail bumble bee in the garden today, shame my phone camera (or user) cannot do better

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There was one similar at Strathclyde Park I think before Christmas, could be the same, just cannot remember the age of the bird. @andyrussornitho.bsky.social tried to catch it and may have some photos

Iceland Gull in Troon harbour this morning.

Looks a pretty good match Geoff, bill pattern seems to match, also legs look darker than normal. I've been watching the geese closely in the area all winter so would be surprised if I've missed this one.

I see loads of pinkfeet with white bill blaze but rarely as extensive as this one at Douglas water today. Plumage tones also looked darker but bare parts pink. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

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

From the Marsh hide at RSPB Barons Haugh today, Jays are becoming more confiding due to the food put out by photographers. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding

Ring-billed gull

Ring-billed gull

Pleased to have finally caught up with an old friend today off CP2 at Strathclyde Park, been trying and failing all winter. Could not have a better bird to hit my 100th in Clyde this year #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding

Year ticked a couple of 🦆's today, the drake ring-necked duck on Victoria Park pond and the American wigeon at Newshot Island Clydebank. Dipped the real target, the adult yellow legged gull that has showed at times on Newshot. 😕

Year ticked the drake smew at Broadwood Loch Cumbernauld today #Clydebiring #Scottishbirding

The Hamilton probable Siberian Lesser Whitethroat performing well today. #Clydeirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding

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