A lovely leucistic Barnacle Goose at Aberlady today. Before that, nothing in the bushes but 15 Little Gull and 2 Sooty Shear at Gullane Pt and 5 Sooty at Whitesands. A few flocks of Barnies south off the coast and first of season Goldeneye and Purple Sand. #birdinglothian#ukbirding
Good day for Shearwaters in the Forth today with 24 Sooty and 432 Manx all east past Gullane Point in 2hrs 15mins late morning. Easily my best day for them in Lothian. Also a bonus Marsh Harrier passing inland at Aberlady. #birdinglothian#ukbirding
Posted this on the other channel as that’s where most of the locals still are. 2 adult un-ringed Snow Geese and 2 Ruddy Shelduck near Temple this pm. Geese almost certainly those seen a few days earlier over Barns Ness #birdingLothian#ukbirding
Good to get close views of this Yellow-legged Gull at Cromer yesterday while on a family holiday nearby. YLG is a rare bird in Scotland with 1cy birds being exceptionally rare. #ukbirding
Snatched pic of ad male HH passing through the area last night (2 in the last 3 days) and this pm at Gullane Point, 2 ad pale-morph Poms together west past and 2 female-type Scaup flew in with Common Scoter flock to mix with Eider.#Lothian #ukbirding
Good to see this Steppe Grey Shrike today and then off for sea watching at Whitesands where a couple of Sooties past south. Then to Gullane Point and have a juv Sabine’s move west past #Lothian#UKBirding
Some info regarding an Osprey seen in Midlothian a couple of weeks ago. Ringed as a single chick in the Black Isle north of Inverness 3/07/21 - see attached. #Lothian#UKBirding
