Kevin Ingleby

[Kevin Ingleby @KevinIngleby1]

Good numbers of waders on Thorntonloch beach at high tide today: 28 Golden Plover, 9 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Knot, 2 Sanderling, 36 Ringed Plover, 15 Dunlin, 9 Curlew, 16 Redshank, 24 Oystercatcher.
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Bramblings still present at Roslin garden feeders. @birdinglothian
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4 of at least 5 Bramblings at a Roslin feeder this morning. @birdinglothian

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6 Whooper Swans on Glencorse Reservoir this morning, this one getting chased by local Mute Swan.
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Early morning Snow Buntings at Torness, mid morning Red-backed Shrike at John Muir CP, late morning Black Redstart back at Torness. A good 1/2 days birding. @birdinglothian

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4 Snow Buntings still at Torness early morning, and still there on our return late afternoon. @birdinglothian

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Snow Bunting and Brambling at Torness today. @birdinglothian

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Sunrise and sunset shots of Yellow browed Warbler at Thorntonloch today. @birdinglothian

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A very wet Thorntonloch today but didn’t deter these otters and Purple Sandpipers. @birdinglothian

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Drove past this Sparrowhawk at Thorntonloch today - too busy with lunch to fly off.

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Lesser Whitethroat for second morning outside Thorntonloch car park. @birdinglothian

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Dead Bonxie on Thorntonloch beach yesterday. @birdinglothian

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Return home today via Barns Ness for a brief glimpse of the Greenish Warbler, then Aberlady and Musselburgh for great views of Curlew Sandpipers and Little Stints (and Dunlin). @birdinglothian

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Good days birding at St Abbs today: RB Shrike, at least 4 Pied and 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Redstart, Whinchat, Peregrine and PB Brent on Thorntonloch beach this evening. @birdinglothian @Birding_Borders

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Male Redstart elusive in walled garden at St Abbs today. Also Small Copper on on one of the noticeboards - unfortunately large policeman needed for dog walkers - sheep grazing the reserve and not one dog on a lead! @Birding_Borders

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Baird’s Sandpiper on Thorntonloch beach this evening. Thanks to @ijandrews1 and @birdinglothian for the ID.

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Back to Thorntonloch for some late Yellow Wagtail action: probably the last 2 sites with parents still feeding fledged birds. One bedraggled- looking male bird. @birdinglothian

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Back in Midlothian this week for WeBS visits and nice to see this Little Ringed Plover en route to Rosebery Reservoir. @birdinglothian

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Red Kite bonanza travelling to Stranraer last week on a family holiday: 25-30 birds between Dalvine>Penpont>Moniavewith over 12 in one field.