Another walk down at Inverkeithing & around to Port Laign beach. Happy to see the two Common Dolphins & still 3 White-billed Divers. #birds #BirdingFife #cetaceans @rarebirder.bsky.social

Really pleased to video two White-billed Divers this morning at Inverkeithing, Fife. #birds #birdingfife @rarebirder.bsky.social

Spent some time trying to find any White-billed Divers upriver of the Forth Bridges with no luck, so nipped across to Inverkeithing and saw 2 of 3 in that area #BirdingScotland #BirdsSeenIn2026

Another trip walkng the dogs down at Inverkeithing ths morning & we walked to Carlingnose point where we saw two Common Dolphins. There are still three White-billed Divers present. The video shows bird 3 off Port Laign beach. #birds #divers #fifebirding @rarebirder.bsky.social

Two visits to Inverkeithing to try & see & photograph White-billed Divers. This morning i saw two WBD feeding & sadly possibly a dead bird. This afternoon was happy to see three feeding birds (well done NV). #birds #fifebirding @rarebirder.bsky.social

Another decent trip out, starting at East Wemyss where the scoters were distant in choppy seas. The Stegneger's/hybrid was in a small flock of Velvets. Then back to Inverkeithing & St. David's Harbour where i saw two White-billed Divers, one quite close the other more distant. #birds #birdingfife

Another day, another White-billed Diver, missed out when it was close but happy to have seen it off Dalgety Bay (thank KB). This morning on my Walk on the Cycle Path it was all about lovely fungus. #birds #fungi #BirdingFife

G8 couple of days up in #Fife btwn Ruddons n West Wemyss. Some nice totals of 1350 Eiders and 900 Velvet Scoter but just 9 Slav and single RN Grebe + low numbers of LT Ducks and RBMs. Best putative drake Stejnegers Scoter, drake WW Scoter and 3 WB Divers! @rarebirder.bsky.social #birdingFife

I was going through some images of a visit to Thailand with my good friend Colin Bushell in 2018. Here are a few attached, what an incredible country. I have only been twice but would love to go back as there are so many great areas i have still to visit. ❤️ #birds #Thailand #Thaibirding

George & I did a section of a very damp Dunfermline Cycle Path this morning. Very quiet with little bird life, still a few signs of last years Fungus & Orchids though. #dunfermline #fungus #orchids

A great trip out hoping to see some rare Scoters. Met up with Mark Wilkinson at Buckhaven, very few scoters there. So we moved to Leven to check the scoter flock & try & see Adam Hutt's White-billed Diver. Little did we know we would find our own, an adult bird in heavy moult. #scottishbirding

Lovely views of drake White-winged Scoter at Buckhaven carpark in choppy seas along with the cracking white headed Velvet. #RareBirdsUK Fife

Seven years ago today i was in Sri Lanka, where i saw all these beautiful birds..... but that wasn't the reason i went? #srilanka #birds #mammals

With this run of poor weather wildlife watching has taken a back seat. My only two Celtic Connections shows were last Saturday & Sunday. Two incredible shows & meeting gig friends & enjoying live music. Lloyd Cole, Friends Again on Saturday& the wonderful Lucinda Williams on Sunday. ❤️

The 1st sunny day in a while. First Dysart , then Kinghorn & finally a couple sites up at Loch Leven. No Little Auk image but pretty good with Puffin, Little Gull & Slav Grebe. Then up at LL a Green-winged Teal, 2 Great & 6 Little Egrets. Still no smew despite 3 drakes rpt. #birds #scottishbirding

1/ Thank you to everyone who has signed up to the ISC this weekend, helping to contribute to our knowledge of Whooper/Bewick’s Swan populations! For more information on when and how to carry out your count, please visit: www.bto.org/gsmp-isc. Happy surveying! #Ornithology #UKBirding

A good few days around Kinross & Loch Leven. Today's (found yesterday), Ross's Goose being the highlight. Barn Owl & Great & Little Egrets enjoyed too. #birds #birdingscotland

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Today was mostly about Waders & Ducks in Inverkeithing Harbour, Kinghorn Loch & Kinghorn & finally Burntisland, all Fife. My 25k list = 94 #birds #fifebirding

A fewvery recent images from Pittencrieff park in Dunfermline & Skinflats in Forth

A very local walk with George at the back of our house in Dunfermline. Lots of Redwings & Fieldfares. In stubble fields over 100 Skylarks & several Meadow Pipits, Reed Buntings & Yellowhammers. Buzzard, Kestrel & my 1st Sparrowhawk of the year. Local 25k list = 70. #birds #fifebirding

Another bright but very cold day, Lochore MCP, Vane Farm RSPB & finally a quick visit to Linlithgow Loch in west Lothian. #birds #fifebirding #lothianbirding #VaneFarm RSPB

A very decent day out in Fife & later up at Loch Leven, P & K. The Humpback whale is still showing from Kinghorn. 4 Russian Whitefronts at Lochore MCP with Greylags & 3 Great Egret & one Little Egret at Loch Leven this afternoon. My 25k list = 55 Happy New Year #birds #Fifebirding #whales

@clashmusic.com's Robin Murray hits the nail on the head in his excellent article this morning. Please share. The BBC need to hear what these late-night freeform spaces mean to us. Read here: tr.ee/HsiA2M

George & I had a grand visit to Kinghorn, Fife, today for a spot of Whale watching. A few Gannets & calling Long-tailed Ducks & finally some good scope views of a fine but distant Humpback Whale. #Fife #kinghorn #whales

Today is the December WeBS Priority Core Count! Keep a look out for out winter visitors! 👀 @_BTO @RSPBScience @JNCC_UK

Had a magical few hours at Skinflats yesterdayafternoon, not much seen but the sounds of nature won the contest, with Water Rails & Cetti's Warbler to the fore. #birds #birdssounds @upperforthbirds.bsky.social

This afternoon we had another fab walk at St. Maargret's Marsh, Fife. 5 Teal, 26 Snipe & at least one Rock Pipit & a few Fieldfares. #Fife #bridges

A beautiful morning walk with George near Loch Fitty, west fife. Nothing unusual but lovely Goosanders , Goldeneye, 3 Pochard. Bullfinches, Redwings , Blackbirds & Fieldfares feeding in the sunshine. #Lochfitty #birds #Fife

A sunday morning walk on a sunny & very busy Dunfermline Cycle path. Loads of Redwings still present. #birds #fungi #Dunfermline

A nice semi sheltered walk with George along part of the Dunfermline cycle path this morning. Lots of winter thrushes with Redwing, Fieldfare & Blackbirds enjoying the berries. A confiding flock of beautifull Bullfinch with a few Robins & Dunnocks calling. #Dunfermline #birds #orchids

A morning trip to St. Margret's Marsh, Fife with George, dull & cold but still very enjoyable. Lots of Snipe & several Reed Buntings, 3 Curlew & a few Red-breasted Mergansers. Grey Heron, 2 Roa Deer, Stonechat a couple of Rock Pipits & a Grey Wagtail. #birds #birdingFife

I returned to Skinflats (Forth) hoping to see one of the recent Cetti's Warblers but no joy on a beautiful sunny morning. Lots of Reed Buntings, a few Wrens & Dunnocks & Robins. Best of all was a lovely flock of ten Black-tailed Godwits. #birds #skinflats @upperforthbirds.bsky.social

Very much looking forward to seeing the incredible Snowgoose playing in Anstruther tonight.

A fine walk at Lochore Meadows Country Park this morning with George. Sadly no sign of Great Egret or previously rpt Slavonian Grebe. Several Little Grebes & lots of Teal. 3 Smart Goldeneye were the best i managed on a crisp sunny morning. #birds #fifebirding

A few images from the last few very cold days in Scotland. #birds #Fifebirding #forthbirding

I was happy to connect with Skinflats (Forth) Cetti's warbler this morning at 08.25. A few Redwings & Fieldfares too. A juvenile female Marsh Harrier & fly over Peregrine. 11 Pochard, 2 Shoveler & Gadwall on pool so a decent visit despite the weather. #birds @upperforthbirds.bsky.social

Eight years ago today we lost Jimmy Steele & he is much missed. He loved geese so i visit Slamanan to watch Taiga Beans one of Jimmy's favourites. I managed around 80 birds this morning just north of the village. They were close to a mixed flock of Pinks, Canada's & a few Greylag. #birds #geese

Yesterday was Neil Youngs 80th birthday, so belated wishes to the great man. I an currently playing my personal favourite ( Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere) of his many albums. Long May you Run Sir Neil.

A few more images from the last few days, a couple more of the Glossy Ibis near Falkland, Fife & two of broad-leaved Helleborines on the Dunfermline cycle path. #birds #orchids #birdingfife

A quick drive in horrible weather to see a very confiding Glossy Ibis this afternoon in Fife. It never stopped raining but well worth the effort.

I did my monthly WEB's count at dawn yesterday in Lochgelly & Dunfermline. Always good to see & hear the recently arrived Whooper Swans at both my sites. Happily there was no signs of avian flu at either site, long my that continue to be the case.

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It's been a decent week, managed to see Comet Lemmon (thank you Kris G), no image so a nice sunset from our back garden. Yesterday at a very dull & damp Angle Park i enjoyed a Glossy Ibis & Great Egret. The gulls were instructive. #birds #birdingfife

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

I had a brilliant weekend & I love it when good live music & good birds combine. On Friday, I managed to get to St Andrews for a White-billed Diver (a new Fife bird for me). Today, there were several Pomarine Skuas in Inverkeithing Bay. 😃 #birds #Scottishbirds

Exciting news that Friends Again are reforming to play the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow in January. Here they are on Switch in 1983 youtu.be/QSNVKH1M42E

My WEB'S site was fog bound, so I headed to the coast. Sadly, there was no smart Caspian at Leven but a nice adult Mediterranean Gull with a large number & assortment of gulls. A smart colour ringed Cormorant, met Mark Wilkinson, who got the ring details, not local ringed in Cheshire in June. 🌟

Went back to Angle Park in N/E Fife today to try & see the Caspian Gull again (only 2 accepted records in Fife, so still a rare bird). The light was very harsh, making it hard work trawling through over 1000 large gulls. I did pick it up eventually, but only poor record shots. #gulls #birds

Another morning & another walk with wee George. We walked around Townhill Loch, but it was pretty quiet. 22 Canada Geese & a family of Mute Swans, loads of Mallards & Morhen & a few Herring, Lesser Black-backed & Black-headed Gulls, Grey Wagtail was nice. More fungi, too. #fungi #Townhill #birds