It's been a lean spring on my local water bodies due to high water levels. More mud today brought in a nice male ruff and a single blackwit, Loudon Pond Douglas Water @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirding

Still below Eastfield Farm Pettinain yesterday with 94 mates

Had a trip through to the Lammermuirs today to try for the black throated thrush, after a bit of searching the bird obliged and showed well on its own for most of morning in the field by the sheep shed. Makes up for the 2022 Haddington bird not making the grade. #Scottishbirding #Lothianbirding

Yet another of these distant images ,snow goose with c2000 pinks this afternoon on Clyde Flood Plains between Eastfield Farm Pettinain and The Meetings bridge Libberton. Supporting cast of great egret and 2 little egret. @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirding

Escaped inclement weather at home and had a trip to East Lothian best were the imm drake WW scoter off Wrecked Craigs Port Seton, Barns Ness firecrest and BN grebe in Whitesands Quarry. Managed a few year ticks amongst the supporting cast #BirdingScotland #BirdingLothian @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Had a run round the patch this morning best was great egret,3 little egret and 16 shelduck below Eastfield Fm Pettinain. Stumbled upon this one again this time at Covington last seen on Boxing day c10 miles away wonder where it has been in between #BirdingScotland @Clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social

Signs of spring ,waders on the move. My first inland ringed plovers of the year with 5 today at a regular early staging site near Elvanfoot, accompanied by 9 curlew and 8 lapwing @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

Found another 2 Tundra Beans today with 300 plus pinks at The Meetings between Carnwath and Libberton. Also despite sifting through many 1000's of geese all season only my 1st neck collared pin. @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirds #Clydebirds @waterbirdcm.bsky.social

Received history for the Polish bird. Ringed as a pullus June '25 Dlugosiodlo,Mazowieckie,Poland,first re-sight since ringing

It's taken a wee while but at last found a single Tundra Bean in a flock of c1000 pinks off Robiesland Avenue Lanark this afternoon, for once the birds were a bit closer. Sound down, no idea why bsky creates so much noise on vids @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

Quick walk round Lanark Loch this morning produced 2 BHG darvics only my 2nd and 3rd of the winter at this location, ringed birds way down this year. Red ring is a local Clyde RG bird but blue one looks to be Polish. @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirds #Clydebirds

Apologies should have said the ring reads black on orange 3TD. No history yet

Geese were hard work today,single Russian whitefront in c1000 pinks at Douglas Water was all of note. Spent a while with this 1st winter peregrine near New Lanark after glimpsing the darvic, nearly an hour and a half before it gave it up @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

Another of these distant photos, ruddy shelduck today with c220 pinks below Eastfield Farm Pettinain, supporting cast of great egret, 2 little egret, 2 shelduck and 37 whoopers including the 2 Icelandic darviced birds @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

Nine whitefronts today with 127 greylags at same location , 2 first winter birds probably missed one of them on Wednesday @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

8 Russian whitefronts in a mixed group of c220 geese predominantly greylag opp Coventry Fencing yard near Carstairs today. Group included 2 well marked adults and 1 first winter bird @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Clydebirds #Scottishbirding

Started the month with 2 Russian whitefront now finished month with same. Again distant but good enough images to show belly patterns are different despite only c800m from first birds, with 700 pinks at The Meetings Carnwath today. @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

Red head smew showing a bit closer today, seems to enjoy it's own company keeping well clear of all the other ducks frequenting the loch @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

Another of these distant photos this time red head smew, after many years looking a site first for me on the East Pond in Douglas Estate today. @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

Below Eastfield Farm Pettinain today site best count of 6 little egrets sheltering from the stiff easterly and a great white braving conditions further down the bank #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social

Update, flock of 101 birds a bit closer today, confirmed white 61U & 57X both ringed in Iceland Aug '24 and seen at Bavelaw Lothian Dec '25 also in flock yellow TUP seen at Bavelaw at the same time. #Clydebirding #Lothianbirding #Scottishbirding

Frustrated trying to nail these 2 in a flock of 57+ at Pettinain today, at full zoom on my P1000. Sure they are a pair. One has white darvic on right the other on left, could be 55&56 horizontal, hopefully help out there #KaneBrides #WaterbirdCM #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

Female long tailed duck upsetting the locals today on the east pond in Douglas Estate. #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

The Broadwood Loch smew trying it's luck with the local goldeneye this morning #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

My first inland oystercatcher of the spring 🙂on the Clyde at Lamington today, the last few years the first birds have been on the Clyde at Carstairs around the last 2 weeks of Dec but none so far there this year. 1st winter female scaup again at Carstairs #Clydebirding #Scottishirding

@david-burt.bsky.social hi David yes I looked into Briadwood,did you see me ?

The Clyde in the Carstairs area more or less ice free this morning for the first time this year. Nice to find what looks like a 1st winter female scaup through the gloom #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Caught up with the Slamannan bean geese yesterday, 70+ birds but most difficult to view due to terrain, 2 marked birds darvic V7 and grey collar V6 also 174 pinks in the same area. #Scottishbirding

Managed to steal an hour between dinner preparation and cooking and got lucky with 2 Russian Whitefronts with 11 greylags and 8 whoopers below Eastfield Farm Pettinain early afternoon. always a bit distant but decent scope views. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Checked and failed to find anything with orange legs lurking with my local pinks today, 500+ at Carstairs and c1200 in the Dunsyre area, only thing of note was this aberrant plumaged bird, one I've previously seen a while back #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Belgian Med gull metal E905357 again at carpark 4 Strathclyde Country Park today, an old timer, ringed as a chick Antwerp June 2002 lost it's green darvic long time ago. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Four little egrets in turnip field above the Clyde floodplains near Carstairs today, #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Always nice to see an inland med Gull, 2nd winter again today from in the gull roost from CP 4 at Strathclyde Country Park, photo from Monday when first picked it up. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

3 little egrets and my 2nd great white egret in 48 hrs (different location from the one I had on Tuesday) all in deepest South Lanarkshire,feeding along the Clyde floodplains in the Carstairs area. Just needing a cattle for the set #Clydebirding # Scottishbirding

How times change, my 2nd great white egret this month on my patch, this time on Loudon Pond Douglas Water #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Distant Jack snipe on the Clyde at Carstairs Bridge today, nice to see one in the open for a change. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Managed to knuckle in on the Glossy Ibis fest yesterday, very brief 5 min appearance at Medwin Pools Dunsyre.Dropped down a bit of hassle from the locals before heading off high NE. 1st record for Clyde was 7 at Barons Haugh 09/10/25 now single birds been in 3 other locations since #Scottishbirding

Received the history of Little gull y-74 seen at Musselburgh on 24/07/25, Swedish ring, first re-sight since ringing 5 years ago @birdinglothian.bsky.social

My first pink feet of the autumn today with 62 at Medwin pools Dunsyre expect there will be many more in the next few days. Clyde at Carstairs Bridge had 15 ruff and 145 curlew #clydebirding

Back for seconds at Musselburgh scrapes today, marsh sand showing well with wood sand ruff and spotted redshank, nearby up to 14 curlew sands, 1 little stint and Pec sand on the new lagoons @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Loudon Pond Douglas Water was a bit busier today, highlight was my first GW egret in the area since the end of April, with supporting cast of 2 juv blackwits,1 green sandpiper and a very showy water rail @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Yesterday in Tyninghame Bay at low tide near the river mouth, 2 adult and 1 juv roseate tern, and a smart dark phase Arctic skua keeping an eye on proceedings @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Mediterranean gull white 32A4 back at Seton Burn yesterday for it's 15th year first seen by @lothianrecorder.bsky.social on 06/08 @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Best I could manage of a distant Black Throated diver on Daer Reservoir Elavanfoot today. (not a breeding location hence post) #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

2/2 Port Seton Prom, Norfolk juv Sandwich terns g-KZ6, g-KV9, g-KJ4 & g-KZ7 and finally Cumbrian adult y-C31 @birdinglothian.bsky.social

1/2 In addition to the Swedish ringed little gull at Musselburgh on Thursday, Norwegian BHG w-J3266 at Esk mouth. Seton Burn, Scottish BHG r-2JJ1 and Port Seton Prom, Spanish sandwich tern w-MC5, Dutch sandwich tern r-J81

Off Musselburgh sea wall this morning, 59+ Little gulls on beach included Swedish yellow-74. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

The Douglas Water pinkfeet are still hanging on, reduced to 61 in the last week and down to 37 today, surely be on their way soon. #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

Got in on the whimbrel passage with 2 dropping into my local sand quarry near Lanark today. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

A couple of distant but smart breeding plumaged cormorants on Camps Reservoir Crawford today #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding