by @ijandrews.bsky.social
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Sam Shutt Couldn't find the needle in a haystack that was the Aberlady Lapland Bunting today. Did have my first Whooper Swan (10) and Golden Plover (500+) of the autumn. As well as 2 Greenshank and a Pale-bellied Brent Goose. @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian #birdingscotland
David (Dave) Burt Oct 5. Bird walk Port Seton/Musselburgh (68 species) great views of Golden Plover at Port Seton (120+) and more (Barnacle Geese, Shoveler, Pintail, Red-necked Grebe, RT Diver, Brent Goose, Grey & Ringed Plover, Ruff, Med Gull) @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdinglothian
@kingleby1.bsky.social Several thousand geese present on Musselburgh lagoons today including some smart Barnacle Geese with a supporting cast of 2 Pintail, 4 Shoveler and a passing Arctic Skua. @birdinglothian.bsky.social
David (Dave) Burt Sept 28. Bird walk Cramond to Hound Point (69 species) Ruff & Little Grebe (4), Greylag Geese (4), vv distant Pintail with Wigeon and Teal (100s) etc at the mouth of the river Almond @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdinglothian #birdingscotland
David (Dave) Burt Oct 1. Bird walk Dunbar to Barns Ness (65 species) lots of Geese (Pink-feet, Greylag), light- and dark-morph Buzzards, Yellow-browed Warbler (camera shy!) and more @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdinglothian #birdingscotland
Sam Shutt Unfortunately couldn't find the Torness Yellow-browed Warbler and missed a flock of Cranes there too (Sometimes Birdings just like that Unfortunately). 11 Common Tern, 2 Peregrine, 9 Little Gull, Med Gull and Whimbrel on the way there. @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian #birdingscotland
Joe Nichols A titanic flock of 23 Crane south over Skateraw this eve, including 4 juveniles. Tracked along the east coast from Angus to Lothian this afternoon. 2 YBW at Seacliff on Weds, and 2 juv Sabine's Gull each at North Berwick & Musselburgh in late September #birdinglothian @birdinglothian.bsky.social
Ross Bennett Good to see this Grey Plover at Aberlady NR this morning, it was hang about near the bridge so got great views. #birding #birdsuk #birdphotography #naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @birdinglothian.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social
Alan Brown 71 Couple of heavily cropped record pics of the Glossy Ibis taken at Aberlady at first light this morning @birdinglothian.bsky.social
Anne Sinclair Glossy Ibis back on salt marsh at Aberlady LNR early this morning - flew up river and disappeared around 7.30am. My attempt at a photo @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian
KGbirder Not the best of pics in the half-light early this morning but this Glossy Ibis at Aberlady is just my third in Lothian and is a first for the reserve. The way things are going I can’t imagine it will be long before both counts increase. @birdinglothian.bsky.social
@kingleby1.bsky.social Green Sandpiper at Musselburgh today. @birdinglothian.bsky.social
Ian Andrews 29 Sep. Musselburgh. The 2 Pale-bellied Brents and Whooper Swan still present plus 6 Pintail. Also 2 Mediterranean Gull dropped into the scrapes #BirdingLothian
Stephen Welch 1st-win Caspian Gull Wrecked Craigs, Port Seton, flushed to west breakwater at harbour ##birdinglothian
Ian Andrews 28 Sep. Musselburgh. A different colour-ringed Pale-bellied Brent Goose with the long-staying bird; also 6W Little Gulls and 3W Arctic Skuas; 7 Ruff; adult Whooper Swan still. #BirdingLothian
Pasi Hyvönen 🇫🇮🏴 Whooper Swan at Musselburgh old scrapes this morning #BirdingLothian
@kingleby1.bsky.social Greenshank at Thorntonloch this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social
Ian Andrews 26 Sep. Musselburgh. Great White Egret seen earlier off Gullane by Josh Daunt briefly landed on Inchkeith before continuing W (seen and ID'able from 6 miles away!) - average speed c15 mph. Also 8 Little Gulls west. #BirdingLothian
Stanechacker 6 pale-bellied Brent Geese, 4 confiding Ruff and a Green Sandpiper were the highlights of a few pleasant hours at Musselburgh, and good to catch up with @ijandrews.bsky.social #BirdingLothian
Ian Andrews 25 Sep. Musselburgh. New family of 5 Pale-bellied Brents (with long-stayer), Green Sandpiper, 2 Manx Shearwaters, Whimbrel, 2 Common Terns, Whooper Swan, 5 Shoveler, adult Mediterranean Gull #BirdingLothian
Ian Andrews 24 Sep. Musselburgh. Large counts of Greylags (2100) and Lapwings (524) today; 1cy Mediterranean Gull, 1cy Little Gull flew W, Pale-bellied Brent Goose still. #BirdingLothian