David Johnstone

weekend twitcher midweek patcher (garnock floods & ardeer peninsula) and summertime bowler

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

Great egret @ todhill @ayrshirebirds

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

Wheatear stevenston point @ayrshirebirds

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

Green sand, 2 pintail and little egret at capringstone @ayrshirebirds

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

@onemantess @BirdGuides Cheers, got it

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

Great northern diver and fem long tailed duck at stevenston point this afternoon @ayrshirebirds

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

Glaucous gull was at shewalton pit again until 8:40 then relocated at lowmac waste station @ayrshirebirds

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

Juv Sabines gull showing very well @ Troon south beach near skatepark. Found by Martin palmer @ayrshirebirds

[Ian wells @wells_wells01]

With a bit of patience great views were had of the Siberian Thrush. 05/10/2025

[Nessie W 🐬 @nessie_w]

Finally got a decent bird on my trail camera. Red-eyed Vireo 12th October nr Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis

#BirdingScotland
#UKBirding
#RareBirdsUK

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

Adult and first winter little gulls on beach at stevenston point this afternoon @ayrshirebirds

[Harr1y @harr1y64]

Western Cattle Egret in Kilwinning, Ayrshire early this morning before flying off

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

Drake pochard Irvine beach park pond this morning @ayrshirebirds

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

Glossy ibis, 10 barnacle geese, 5 little egret and kingfisher bogside flats this morning @ayrshirebirds

[Dave Grant @gullman1066]

Western Sandpiper still showing well at Maidens this morning. @ayrshirebirds

[Rebecca Nason @puffinpassion]

Summer plumaged Grey Phalarope found by Phil @ShetlandTours yesterday morning. I got to see it in late evening light last night around 9pm! So glad I did! Look at those feet! @OMSYSTEMcameras

#springbirding #greyphalarope #rarebirds #Shetland

[Ayrshire Birds @ayrshirebirds]

Western Sandpiper, Maidens, 26-May (HF) #AyrshireBirds

[H Fripp @Dorset_H]

Consensus is Western Sandpiper, still present 15:25.

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

20 sand martins and 2 swallows being attacked by a peregrine at garnock floods this evening, and a tawny owl flushed nearby @ayrshirebirds

[David Johnstone @DjohnstoneDavid]

40 whooper swans on sea off Stevenston poin this afternoon @ayrshirebirds