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Belated news of Lothian’s 1st Terek Sandpiper - unfortunately Scotland’s lockdown at that time meant news had to be withheld
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GIANT PETREL?? “Not claiming anything BUT at 8.50 had a very very distant large seemingly all dark and chunky bird from cliffs at Dunbar. To my over excitable eye it had a different jizz to Gannet. It was heading north”
@RareBirdAlertUK
@birdguides_news
just a heads up folks ...
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20 OCT South Queensferry (0820-1600):
Arctic Skua 154
Bonxie 83
LT Skua 3
Leach’s Petrel 70+
Grey Phalarope 21
Manx 9
Sooty Shearwater 1
Tystie 1
LT Duck 1
Velvet Scoter 3
Little Auk 4
Common Scoter 8
Little Gull 60+
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26 FEB Linlithgow: CETTI’S WARBLER in NE corner of Linlithgow Loch early afternoon (1st live Lothian record)
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20 OCT Fisherrow/Musselburgh (6 hr 25 seawatch totals)
Storm petrel 58
Leach's 10
Pom 4
Bonxie 3
LTSkua 1 ad
A.skua 16
Little Auk 1
Tystie 1
Scaup 2
Pintail 6
Barnacle Goose 13
Brent goose 2
Commic tern 2
Sandwich tern 1
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24 MAR Musselburgh: WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (drake) off sea wall this afternoon (mid way between scrapes & Esk Mouth)
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29 MAR North Berwick: FIRECREST at North Berwick Golf Course this morning
This Firecrest was a nice surprise on my morning walk. My first in Lothian. Also a Manx Shearwater and strong movement of Meadow Pipits heading out in the Forth.
@birdinglothian
#PWC2024
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Stejneger's Stonechat? John Muir CP 26/10/16. No sign late a'noon / evening.
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Probable SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER for 2nd day off Hound Point/South Queensferry
Cory's Shear showed quite well c14:45 off Longcraigs Point, South Queensferry
@birdinglothian
@BirdGuides
@RareBirdAlertUK
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12 AUG Musselburgh: STEJNEGER’S SCOTER (drake) offshore to west of old scrapes with 345 Velvet Scoter
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First Swallow of the year at Belhaven this morning, plus Sand Martin
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15 JUNE Musselburgh: 2 Avocet now on old scrapes mid morning (different to previous pair, as one is colour ringed)
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Avocets at Tyninghame, still present this evening
Two of the 3 Avocets this afternoon in the inner bay, Tyninghame, on their way to southern Sweden maybe . . .
@birdinglothian
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25 AUG South Queensferry: 2 Pom Skua, 52 Arctic Skua, 15 LT Skua, 31 Bonxies, 1 Black Tern, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Little Gulls, 77 Manx Shearwater this afternoon
This morning - 2 Northern Bottle-nosed Whales close inshore
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27 AUG Aberlady: STONE CURLEW on mudflats opposite Kilspindie car park
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Ferruginous Duck this afternoon on Holyrood Park, Edinburgh on St Margaret's Loch
@urbanbirder
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Rosy Starling in East Lothian today, part of a large influx across the UK at the moment. Fingers crossed it stays for Phase 2 of lockdown so we can all try to refind it!
WOW! We've joined the Rosy-coloured Starling club 😀 East Lothian shed roof this afternoon
@LTNBirdNews
@EdinburghNats
@birdinglothian
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WT Eagle from the 27th June at Dirleton/Yellowcraigs
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17 JUN Belhaven: White-tailed Eagle over Hedderwicke Plantation then drifted south over Belhaven Bay at 13:35
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28 JUN Tyninghame: GREATER SAND PLOVER still this morning at west end of salt marsh in heavy rain. Please adhere to Scottish Phase 2 guidelines re social distancing & travel
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16 SEP Hound Point: BROWN BOOBY feeding offshore with Gannet flock @ 12:30
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16 MAY Skateraw: 2 Bluethroat this afternoon, male briefly by water fall and female north of ruined cottage by point
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7 NOV Haddington: GREAT WHITE EGRET by River Tyne this morning
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LNY 31 MAY: DARK-EYED JUNCO at an undisclosed East Lothian site (1st Lothian record)
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20 OCT Skateraw: LITTLE BUNTING at Dry Burn, in first tree by bridge
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17 JAN Sighthill: 25 Waxwing still around Bankhead roundabout at junction of Calder Road & Wester Hailes Road this morning
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Wood Sandpiper at Musselburgh today (02/08/16) by D Allan
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Of note: Humpback Whale (back) in Forth, best viewed from Fife side off Inchkeith at low tide and moves up river on the rising tide. Viewable from Burntisland etc.
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Ferruginous Duck, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh this lunchtime. Seemed to be a lunch stop for a few Lothian birders!
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7 FEB Eastfield: AMERICAN WHITE-WINGED SCOTER in with drake Surf Scoter and about a dozen Velvet Scoter early afternoon
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drake Surf Scoter off Esk Mouth, Musselburgh early afternoon, but no sign of Shite winged scoter
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27 SEP Barns Ness: RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER still this morning
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30 JAN Sighthill: 30 Waxwing still around Sighthill roundabout on Calder Road today
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Minkie whale 🐳 being seen off east beach Dunbar this morning
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BB Albatross past St Abbs at 3pm. Welcome to Scotland! Now we await news from Lothian ...
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9 SEP Musselburgh: AMERICAN WHITE-WINGED SCOTER still off sea wall early afternoon, between scrapes & river mouth
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16 SEP Barns Ness: WOODCHAT SHRIKE 1st winter, on gorse to east of Wire Dump this afternoon
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A trio of Peregrine chicks is great to know about at
@edfenergy
Torness Power Station nesting high in a secure environment
@birdinglothian
Regarding the Torness Two,turns out they are the Torness Three !
We suspected as much.
Who says cameras never lie ?
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23 JAN Sighthill: 20+ Waxwing still around Bankhead roundabout at junction of Calder Road & Wester Hailes Road this morning
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Cattle Egret (1st live Lothian record) Musselburgh scrapes 9am then flew south & being looked for.
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25 OCT Musselburgh: AMERICAN WHITE-WINGED SCOTER drake, off scrapes this morning (he’s back!)
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19 NOV Balgreen: Waxwing today
They're back! Well, 1 is. Big thank you to David Adamson who spotted this waxwing 2day. Lurking amongst a small flock of redwings & I think a few greenfinches. Sadly the light was poor.
@RSPBEdinburghLG
@RSPBScotland
@EdinburghNats
@WaxwingsUK
@ScottishBirding
#Edinburgh
#waxwing
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14 NOV Gladhouse: 45 Waxwing (single flock) flew west at Gladhouse Reservoir at 12:30
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21 FEB Tyninghame: White-tailed Eagle imm at Heckies Hole, Inner Bay this morning (most likely the reported Golden Eagle from the 18th)
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24 FEB Portobello: 5 Waxwing in Coillesdene area this morning
Five waxwings on next door neighbour's tree this morning. Half the street out with cameras!
@WaxwingsUK
@birdinglothian
@Natures_Voice
@talkporty
#portobello
#edinburgh
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4 MAY Tyninghame: SPOTTED SANDPIPER still present at Heckies Hole, to west of Sandy Hirst Spit, on north side of estuary
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4 JAN Belhaven: 8 Waxwing flew over Belhaven Caravan Park this morning
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TheBlack browed Albatross is now back in Germany, where it has spent much of this (and last) summer. The story may not have ended...
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10 May Tyninghame: 3 Avocet Inner Bay early afternoon
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Late news of a Bittern flying over the Forth near the bridges, mobbed by BH Gulls, Friday night. Oddest record of the week!
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12 NOV Prestonpans: 8 Waxwing in trees at Kirk Street next to Salvation Army Hall mid morning
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8 NOV Barns Ness: FIRECREST Barns Ness camp site, in sycamores just before the group of (yellow) silver birch trees mid morning
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CATTLE EGRET, Prora, west of Drem. Do not enter fields. Park sensibly. Permission to park at farm car park given. NO CARS DOWN TRACK!
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28 JAN Sighthill: 24+ Waxwing still around Sighthill roundabout on Calder Road this morning
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2 JULY Musselburgh: STEJNEGER’S SCOTER (drake) still offshore this evening (not White-winged Scoter)
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24 JUN Aberlady: Great White Egret in Aberlady Bay this afternoon, flew over timber bridge on tide @ 16:30 + Little Egret
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17 AUG Cramond: BROWN BOOBY (imm) off Cramond Island between 11:15 - 12:00 (tho no sign since)
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Blk brow Albatross flew N past Whitburn nr Newcastle at 5.30am with Gannets. Heading to the Bass Rock perhaps? It was off Yorkshire yday
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17 FEB Eastfield: Ring-billed Gull (adult) in roost on sands west of Fisherrow Harbour this evening
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19 SEP Dunbar: STEPPE GREY SHRIKE still at Winterfield Golf Course/Park this morning
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22 AUG Barns Ness: GREENISH WARBLER at the ruin by the lighthouse
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19 MAY Barns Ness: 2 Bluethroat (male & female) south of lighthouse by wreck feeding on seaweed this evening
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16 OCT Aberlady: GREAT WHITE EGRET this morning at 07:40 but no sign since (+5 Little Egret)
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Swordfish still off Joppa this morning, 3rd Scottish record (not UK)
Aaaa Swordfish!!! Still shaking! Just seen it off Portobello/Joppa. 3rd UK record!! Seemed to be hunting a bit too
@birdinglothian
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15 NOV Edinburgh: 180+ Waxwing by the Charwood Restaurant, Fairmilehead mid afternoon
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14 APR Aberlady: White-billed Diver off old ternery at 17:50
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Roseate Tern Leith Docks Common Tern colony, 2nd day. Bird is viewable from path at east side of Ocean Terminal around the old jetty (1/2)
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Photos of the two Iceland Gulls at Whitesands Quarry today by Mark Cavanagh
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2 JUN Musselburgh: 2 Avocet on old scrapes early afternoon
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27 NOV Musselburgh: AMERICAN WHITE-WINGED SCOTER off sea wall this morning again
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5 NOV Aberlady: WHITE-BILLED DIVER (adult) off west end of beach (very much alive)
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26 AUG Aberlady: White-rumped Sandpiper with small wader flock this evening, tho flighty
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21 MAR Edgelaw Reservoir: White-tailed Eagle, immature, flew North at 12:30
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31 AUG Musselburgh Scrapes: PECTORAL SANDPIPER + Curlew Sand, Green Sand, 5 Ruff, 2 Greenshank & 3 Shoveler this morning
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9 MAR Skateraw: Black Redstart on beach north of Dry Burn. Dunbar: Wheatear on beach north of Fluke Dubh by golf course
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18 OCT Hound Point: Leach’s Storm Petrel feeding offshore, also 12 Arctic Skua, 8 Bonxie & 85 RT Divers
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25 JAN Sighthill: 29 Waxwing still around Sighthill roundabout on Calder Road this morning
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6 FEB Belhaven : 2 BEARDED REEDLING Seafield Pond briefly this morning, tho no further sign despite extensive searching
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25 SEP Haddington: Hoopoe flew over town centre high to SW at 10:45
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Notable. Paddyfield warbler St Abbs in lighthouse garden
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10 JAN Fisherrow: WHITE-WINGED SCOTER still off Fisherrow Harbour mid afternoon
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Wood Sand and Little Stint Musselburgh scrapes this am
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03 NOV Aberlady: Single Hawfinch S over car park 1540 and 20+ Waxwing low W towards village 1505
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Little Stint, Curlew Sand, Ruff & Whimbrel at Musselburgh scrapes today by Dave Allan
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22JUL Tyninghame: SHORT-TOED LARK John Muir CP at north end of saltmarsh this a'noon
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13 SEP Aberlady: CORY’S SHEARWATER off Aberlady Dunes, currently heading east towards Gullane Point
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Hound Point today from 1.50pm-4.00pm. 700 Kittiwakes, 22 Arctic Skua, 8 Pom Skua, 8 Bonxies & 12 Red-throated Diver
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21 FEB Tyninghame: White-tailed Eagle imm at Heckies Hole, Inner Bay still early afternoon
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5 SEP OCEAN TERMINAL: BROWN BOOBY imm visible distantly from top of Ocean Terminal (may have landed on Inchkeith 18:45)
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20 APR Whitesands: Male Blue-headed Wagtail, north end of bay this morning
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