male White-winged Scoter still at Leven 10:45 today, out from the ‘Fun Zone’ carpark #birdingFife #rarebirdsUK

Two Manx Shearwater feeding offshore and a single Little Auk south and landing on the sea the highlights of an hour at Fife Ness first thing #bidingFife

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Rather few birds past Fife Ness this morning but 5 Little Auk, ad Little Gull and Black-throated Diver south (the latter by far the scarcest species here of the three) #birdingFife

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2 Little Auk south, a lingering Manx Shearwater, Red-necked Grebe and a Little Gull the highlights at Fife Ness first thing. A reasonable movement of Long-tailed Duck with 40 north #birdingFife

Water Pipit still @ Cocklemill Burn midday today, plus 11 Twite #birdingFife

The five Twite at Cocklemill Burn yesterday had morphed into a flock 54 by this morning #birdingFife

Water Pipit at Cocklemill Burn this morning, by far the best views I’ve had of the species in the county #birdingFife

A write-up of August’s Bridled Tern at Fife Ness, which I’d totally forgotten to post #birdingFife #rarebirdsUK chatterstanes.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/b...

Thanks to all who voted in the Nature of Scotland Awards-the Kilminning wetland project won the Community Initiative award! #birdingFife

A damp and gloomy Fife Ness this morning. Two Little Auk and 5 Manx Shearwater the highlights. So far a poor November for the former but very good for the latter #birdingFife

The Black Redstart at Roome Bay, Crail this morning. The sun even came out #birdingFife

The Black-necked Grebe was feeding just off the beach at Burntisland today. A remarkably scarce species in these parts (long gone are the days when they bred at Kilconquhar Loch) #birdingFife

The ringed Firecrest still at Upper Kilminning this morning. Doesn’t appear to be a BTO ring so wonder where it’s come from… #birdingFife

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An unseasonal 9 Manx Shearwater plus Little Auk, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Great Skua & 19 Little Gull north @ Fife NESs this afternoon #birdingFife

Single Little Auk, Sooty Shearwater & Manx Shearwater plus my first Fulmar (3) for a couple of months north past Fife Ness in an hour first thing today #birdingFife

2 Little Auk, 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua & 10 Little Gull the highlights of an hour at Fife Ness first thing #birdingFife

AGP currently in high tide roost by Stinky Pool, Fife Ness #birdingFife

Incredibly warm and still today around Fife Ness. Glad I went to see the AGP yesterday afternoon as no sign today. Black-headed Gulls throwing some shapes in the sun #birdingFife

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Purple Sandpipers through the rain and sea spray this morning #birdingFife

Hundreds of thrushes in-off at Fife Ness this morning, some really struggling in as the strong wind switched from the SE to W #birdingFife

1 Bonxie N, 75 Little Gull loitering, 1 Woodcock S and hundreds of thrushes and Starling arriving in-off at Fife NESs this morning #birdingFife

Yellow-browed Warbler and (briefly) Long-eared Owl at the Patch, Fife Ness this morning #birdingFife

1 ad Pom Skua, 1 Sooty & 6 Manx Shearwater, 70 Little Gull, a late Arctic Tern & a Great Crested Grebe this afternoon @ Fife Ness #birdingFife

juv Black Tern (presumably same bird as previous 2 mornings), 2 Sooty & 5 Manx Shearwater, 1 Pomarine & 1 Arctic Skua, 25 Long-tailed Duck the highlights of 3 chilly hours at Fife NESs this morning #birdingFife

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Juv Black Tern, 3 Pom, 2 Arctic & 1 Great Skua, 52 Little Gull and 2 Manxie the highlights of a couple of hours at Fife Ness first thing #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

Hyperactive Firecrest @ Balcomie this evening #birdingFife

Highlights from a calm Kilminning today, Yellow-browed Warbler, a nice pale Willow Warbler and a steady trickle of Brambling and Redwing (plus Blackbird & Fieldfare) in-off #birdingFife

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2 Killer Whale south @ Fife Ness this pm the highlight, but 10 (nightmare to count) Pomarine Skua, 6 Arctic Skua and 300 Little Gull lingering offshore, 2 Sooty Shearwater north, 10 Harbour Porpoise north #birdingFife

Quick stop at St Andrews this evening on my way back from Norfolk for the 2nd cy White-billed Diver. It’s good to be back home. #birdingFife

A bit quieter today but a few Brambling etc still going overhead plus the @kesteraw.bsky.social bat-like hearing honed in on a couple of Yellow-browed Warblers #Norfolkbirding

Always notable when they are doing something other than sleeping, a Spoonbill in the drizzle at Cley #Norfolkbirding

Barred Warbler at Friary Hills, Blakeney this morning the highlight, plus a few Brambling and Redwing overhead #Norfolkbirding

Called in at Snettisham for the Short-toed Lark on my way past #birdingNorfolk

#birdingShetland #rarebirdsUK