Andrew Russell

3 Northern Long-tailed Tits showing well on Yell today. Got a feeling there may be a few decent photos of these birds appearing, as they're very accommodating! 😎👍 #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUK #Birdguides

Right, before you judge my photos, it was a last ditch attempt in near dark! Taken at 16000 iso, to be fair they are better than I was expecting! Found by a local resident outside his house on the road verge!
Northern Long tailed Tits are still a rare bird in UK. #shetlandbirding

New on the website today - www.birdsinclyde.scot/september-cl...
read Donald's @clydebirder1.bsky.social review of September's sightings in Clyde and check the total and species on this year's Clyde List bit.ly/4q4y2Dz #clydebirding

I was standing near Daniel Gebauer when the Siberian Thrush broke cover and gave startled birders a rapid flyby at Asta yesterday. Beaming from ear to ear, he then showed several of us this stunning image he captured. Absolutely insane! Well done Daniel #ukbirding #birdingScotland

Dipped your Plover unfortunately. I'm not having much luck at Longhaugh!

Today, it not only rained heavily, but it rained Curlew Sandpipers!
At least 93 juveniles at Ardivichar, with 40+ at Northbay!
A flock of around 100 in Northbay arrived in torrential rain but was unsure if Ardivichar birds were also involved?
#BirdingScotland #BirdingHebrides ##BirdingOuterHebrides

6 Sep. Musselburgh. Juv/1st-w Marsh Sandpiper at Morrison's Haven scrape - found by Mervyn. Also White-winged Scoter still, Black Guillemot, 4 Curlew Sandpiper. #BirdingLothian

It would be good to know where these birds are hitting the west coast...

A well timed heavy rain shower might work wonders locally.

The 16 and then some

Nice to see the six regular tern species all together at Tyninghame this afternoon, inc ad Black, 12 Roseate (6 juvs), 5 Little (1 juv) and 60+ Arctic. A smart ad Long-tailed Skua north past White Sands at 17:20 #birdinglothian

A rare visit to the Clyde west coast for the county year list made for a great birthday. Eight year ticks including 17 Common Scoter and a surprise Storm Petrel were great bonus birds, the latter only a 7th record for Clyde! #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland

Good to see you too

Great shots John!

I had a quick dash to Maiden's in Ayrshire this afternoon with Andy & Kris. The rain stayed off & the bird ( Western Sandpiper) showed well.
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You'd be amazed at the level of disturbance they can tolerate. Main issue they have is corvids and the eggs being accidentally trampled or eaten by dogs. I've seen chicks fledge a couple of times in areas where they were completely up against it on a daily basis.

I know the feeling. A minimum of 8 birds I initially picked up as potential YLG candidates at Strathclyde CP in the past winter that ended up being Herring x LBBG. The number of hours wasted in said encounters...

Seen one of those hybrids mating with a LBBG recently which adds to the fun!

Had another productive visit to RSPB Baron's Haugh this evening. A female Little Ringed Plover was joined by a male and soon after a Wood Sandpiper was calling overhead before dropping in. My second here this spring. #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland

The Wood Sandpiper was a one day bird so it could quite possibly be on a bog up north/west already.

On a post work visit to RSPB Baron's Haugh late this afternoon, it was good to see the smart breeding plumaged Green Sandpiper and ever better to find this Wood Sandpiper had joined it. Great views from the old Phoenix Hide area. #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland

First seen 10 minutes from home, it's a bit of a shame this White Stork went wandering and I had to leave Clyde to see it. Seen just north of Linlithgow this morning. #BirdingScotland

Portknockie is worth a visit for the Divers plus nesting seabirds, one of the more scenic spots along that coastline.

Four Little Ringed Plovers at RSPB Baron's Haugh this evening, the first time I've seen more than one there.

#Clydebirding #BirdingScotland

March_list by Donald Wilson

Donald Wilson's Clyde Birds in March write up is now available for all to read. www.birdsinclyde.scot/march-clyde-... #clydebirding

A rare five Grebe day in Clyde kicked off by the stunning Black-necked Grebe at Ardmore Point, soon followed by Slav and Great Crested Grebe.

Moving inland to Hogganfield Loch, the Red-necked Grebe showed well with Little Grebe present too. #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland

Looks like one of those strange 'intersex plumaged' Teals in the background of the third photo.

This was purely accidental but I suspect somewhere between 1/20 and 1/40 is the shutter speed to aim for.

Cheers Rick, good old phonescoping slow shutter speed helped with that one!

A Great White Egret and Med Gull Gull from Forrestburn Reservoir this afternoon. Both birds on the increase locally. #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland

The Strathclyde bird was a 1st winter. We had it again recently so it's somehow still feeding.

If you add #Clydebirding it will automatically add it to the the Clyde Birding feed.