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

It's taken a while, but found my first pinkfoot neck collar of the goose season, silver XUA in a flock of c1800 at Douglas Water today, ringed Martin Mere 01/12/23 first re-sight since ringing. @Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Russian whitefront with c500 pinks in fields opp Rigside golf course this morning, also abberant plumaged pink in the crowd @Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

3 great white egrets on the Clyde below Eastfield Farm Pettinain today, eventually came together to allow a record shot. Also 2 little egrets and a third 400m down stream, next best 9 shelduck and c1100 pinks @Clydebirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding

Both peregrines on York Minster NE Tower this morning, shame I forgot my SD card, had to make do with phone shot. @YorkPeregrines @YorkBirding

Great white egret through the mist, on the Clyde today near Carstairs along with a little egret, second little egret Clyde below Covington. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Been filtering through 1000' s of pinks all winter and apart from a scattering of Barnies and a Taiga bean that's been it. Hoped that the birds staging north in the spring may drag something along with them. Bar-headed goose with c1200 pinks at Carstairs today, not quite what I was hoping for😒

First spring queen buff tail bumble bee in the garden today, shame my phone camera (or user) cannot do better

Iceland Gull in Troon harbour this morning.

I see loads of pinkfeet with white bill blaze but rarely as extensive as this one at Douglas water today. Plumage tones also looked darker but bare parts pink. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Decent scope views of the Gullane bay WW Scoter today but bridge camera struggled with the distance. Supporting cast of whimbrel, fulmar, puffin, gannets and GN diver #Lothianbirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding

From the Marsh hide at RSPB Barons Haugh today, Jays are becoming more confiding due to the food put out by photographers. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding

Pleased to have finally caught up with an old friend today off CP2 at Strathclyde Park, been trying and failing all winter. Could not have a better bird to hit my 100th in Clyde this year #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding

Year ticked a couple of 🦆's today, the drake ring-necked duck on Victoria Park pond and the American wigeon at Newshot Island Clydebank. Dipped the real target, the adult yellow legged gull that has showed at times on Newshot. 😕

Year ticked the drake smew at Broadwood Loch Cumbernauld today #Clydebiring #Scottishbirding

The Hamilton probable Siberian Lesser Whitethroat performing well today. #Clydeirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding

A very distant great white egret on the Clyde below Eastfield Farm Pettinain today, also little egret and single shelduck. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

Aberrant plumaged drake Tuftie on the Clyde at Lamington yesterday #Clydebirding

Feedback on the ringed barnacle goose at Douglas Water 06/01/25. Ringed as juv 21/11/23,first re-sight since ringing, so still can't be sure if it's a Svalbard bird or originated elsewhere.

Cold weather movement produced a 1st winter scaup on Mainshill Quarry pond today, one of the few local water bodies not completely frozen over.

Often wonder where the increasing numbers of barnies I get scattered in the pinkfeet flocks in South Lanarkshire originate, Iceland, Svalbard or from the feral population. Eventually found a ringed bird 1 of a pair with c1300 pinks at Douglas Water, looks like a D&G bird from the Svalbard flock

Had one of the Lesmahagow hawfinches all to myself this afternoon , showing very well feasting on sloe seeds.

Ticked my first Clyde hawfinch near Lesmahagow yesterday, thanks to a great find by @daveleeritchie.bsky.social on New Years day.

Only managed 8 new UK birds in 2024 Myrtle warbler, Richards Pipit, Lesser spotted woodpecker, Bufflehead, Bridled tern, Black winged pratincole, Quail, and Great shearwater. Top birds for me got to be Bridled tern and Great shear, most difficult was lesser spot at 5th attempt

Distant great white egret in fading light, in a small drainage ditch in rough ground behind Medwin Pools Dunsyre late afternoon,

Caught up with the returning Belgian Med gull at Carpark 4 Strathclyde Country Park yesterday. Ringed in Antwerp June 2002 and fitted with now long lost green darvic 3LV5.