@birdinglothian.bsky.social #Birdinglothian Triangle wood Whitesands 3 Yellow browed warbler 1 Red breasted flycatcher. 1 warbler headed west into wooded strip next to golf course with tit flock.

#Birdinglothian Turned up at Skateraw 20 mins after @normmill.bsky.social spotted the Red flanked bluetail. @brucekerr.bsky.social spotted a Yellow browed warbler at the waterfall Myself and @lenhunter.bsky.social settled down and within seconds the Bluetail was whizzing past our heads and landed.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian Great views of Red flanked bluetail at waterfall Skateraw being chased by Robin.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social #Birdinglothian A few hours spent at Gullane point. Fairly quiet all the action looked very distant on the Fife side and outer Forth . R T divers west,1 Arctic skua east ,a Grey heron fighting against the wind in mid Forth kept flying west.Best bird this Merlin

@birdinglothian.bsky.social #Birdinglothian 6 hours spent at Hound point 2 folk there from earlier got Black Tern and a dozen Arctic skua heading west. Later joined by rspb group and Mr J. Nichols. 25 or so Skuas heading west with 5 Bonxie's 5 Pintail with Teal, Wigeon distant Black tern.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social #Musselburgh Usual suspects at Musselburgh This Ruff chasing flies in front of old scrape hides. 2 Female/ 1st winter Wheatear nr seawall 30+ Little gulls on a calmer sea with Kittiwakes but distant . Single Brent Goose Esk mouth.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social A few hours spent at Hound point. Early afternoon. 70 or so Sandwich tern, Half Dozen Bonxie's (Great Skua) flying west. A group of 4 together high. A dozen Arctic skua west and at least 4 individuals harassing the terns in the vicinity.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social 2 ringed gulls at Eastfield Red 2E75 and Black or Dark blue XP13

@birdinglothian.bsky.social A dozen pinkfoot with large Greylag and Canada flock Whitesands quarry,first of winter.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social #Birdinglothian Port seton a nice selection of waders at high tide. Sandwich tern Red 12T, Young Med gull yellow2465, At Eastfield 3 Brent geese feeding. A number of coloured ringed gulls all Black headed Red 2NJ4,yellow 2CP1, White J3TA and BlueTJP0 or O

@bsbibotany.bsky.social @botsocscot.bsky.social Passed this plant 10 days ago thinking it was discarded meal of Spaghetti. Passed again today still there and realised it was a plant. Closer inspection Yellow Dodder a new record for the Lothians.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social #Barnsness Saw a Red breasted flycatcher was present at Barnsness so took a trip down.Didnt realise the other birds were seen so was surprised to see so many birders down there. 6 Whimbrel between Dunbar golf club and Whitesands, Whinchat, then 7 pied flycatcher ...

@ukbutterflies.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social Trio to Seafield looking at gulls find Butterflies and Moths feeding on Lucerne and Mellilot. Wall,Common Blue,Large White,Red Admiral, Hummingbird hawkmoth and my first Lothian Clouded yellow for many years.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian A couple of hours at Eastfield going through the large Black headed gull flock. No Mediterranean seen 3 birds with Red leg rings on right leg. 2E75,2NC7 and 2NN1 A bird with blue ring couldn't be read.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social #Lothianbirds At Musselburgh lagoons old scrapes 3 Green sandpiper, 1 Little gull,12 Ruff, 3Whimbrel at new lagoons. On sea 3 distant Surf scoter and 2 White winged scoter seen.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social At Holyrood park this morning Whitethroat, Blackcap and Lesser Whitethroat all with young. Try for over an hour to get picts the birds where not being cooperative. At Musselburgh better luck with Little stint, Green sandpiper and Ruff.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social Wardie bay after spending a few hours on Cramond island with only a dark and light phase skua distantly probably Arctic. As i passed Granton harbour quite a few Common terns and Juv, This juv Sandwich with Green leg ring RPB and Juv Med gull with white leg ring ?K1L,

@birdinglothian.bsky.social Big thanx to Mr Gillon for finding this yesterday. Early trip after rain to Aberlady. Whimbrel, Greenshank, Green sandpiper but the star Red footed falcon.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social Adult Med gull yesterday at Eastfield flew to Esk mouth. 3 White winged scoter,3Surf scoter distant came closer nearer high tide.

Juv Med gull on Esk near electric bridge, 3 surf scoters distant, large numbers of auks and a few Manx shearwater moving E and W along Forth.

@bsbibotany.bsky.social #botany In the hills looking at base flushes in Midlothian. Equisetum hymale, Eriophorum latifolium, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Carex dioica,Isolepis setacea,Selaginella selaginoides,Pinguicula vulgaris.On the way back for bus,field of phacelia with a white lollypop clover.

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #stillflowering Marshy habitats not dried up still have plants in flower and gravely paths higher up have flowers in the Lothians.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social Little France park 6 white letter hairstreak seen. Tufted with brood ,Coot with brood both Duddingston loch also Black tailed skimmer dragonfly.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social Duddingston loch Little egret present for a few hours being chased by local herons. Upto 5 Emperor dragonfly Numerous Grayling 1 worn Hummingbird hawkmoth, 3 Holly blue,6 White letter hairstreak keeping to tree tops . Burying beetle.

@bsbibotany.bsky.social #botany Out with midlothian plant recorder S.Jury nr Breich looking for old records,didn't find the main culprit but 2 rare finds 1 new for the Lothians. Heath pearlwort (Sagina subulata) and Smooth rupturewort(Herniaria glabra)

@birdinglothian.bsky.social #Birdinglothian Musselburgh lagoons 40+ Black tailed godwits, 2 Common sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 8 Little ringed plover, 2 Little gull ,Common and Sandwich tern.

@scottishbirding.bsky.social ##scottishbirds Trip over to the Kingdom for a new lifer the long tailed shrike. Initially showed well then into hiding for 1 1/2 hours before reshowing, constantly set upon and chased by yellow hammers keeping an eye on it.

@birdinglothian.bsky.social #Birdinglothian 2 Drake surf scoters slightly more distant than when Joe spotted them. Male Ruff on old lagoons, blue ringed Black headed gull 2CN9? ,I dont see blue ringed gulls much. Young Redshank on old lagoons.

@scottishbirding.bsky.social Trip upto Loch Leven, to join the small collection of birders,Caspian was mostly distant did pass closer on a couple of occasions in the blustery breeze .

@birdinglothian.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #birds Trip over the hills today Flotterstone to Balerno 3 Cuckoo still present on wires at Logan farm. This Heron looks like it's sneaking up on Common sandpiper from a different angle not so. 2 Spotted flycatcher nr Bavelaw .