colin davison

birder, nest recorder, ringer, moth recorder, fly fisherman, CCU nurse

[colin davison @colindavison62]

A great days birding at scoughall for 95 species. 4 patch year ticks, with 2 adult summer (moulting) black throated divers the highlight and a distant red necked grebe in with the scoter a close second (can you see it? Also scaup, jack snipe, Merlin, arctic tern and barnies

[colin davison @colindavison62]

Whilst scanning treetops for warblers such as chiff and yellow browed at scoughall today, this moth with red underwing was fluttering around, then clamped itself to the branch. It looks very like Red Underwing, not many Scottish records! Could you check. @kattyponder

[colin davison @colindavison62]

Peek-a-broo!! One of at least six yellie broos (yellow browed warblers) at scoughall today, with a better pic of another. Also brambling.

[colin davison @colindavison62]

No migrants at scoughall today but these pintail contributed to a record site count. This recent marsh harrier is wearing a Darvic but of unknown origin. A true (im)migrant was this Dark Swordgrass, a first for me and the garden

[colin davison @colindavison62]

It’s that time of year again, the swallows are off on their holidays

[colin davison @colindavison62]

A great day at scoughall today for 79 species. This lang-leggety caspian gull was the highlight as well as marsh harrier yellow wags, wood sand, spot fly and more than 300 teal north. A large shear on the horizon was too far……

[colin davison @colindavison62]

If it wasn’t for this lovely red backed shrike our scoughall day list would have been ‘standard basic’ @KGbirder @birdinglothian

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

If you want to see Michelle Mone kicked out of the House of Lords and arrested until she pays the £223,000,000 she owes give this a RT.

We won't forget.

[colin davison @colindavison62]

@peediepuss

[colin davison @colindavison62]

@peediepuss found these on East Lothian beach after storms. Feel the bigger item is also an egg case but from what? Same dried sinew texture….

[colin davison @colindavison62]

@joaniemac17 @IRendall @ScottishBirding @EdinburghNats @RSPBScotland Good grief that IS me! Much younger! Still in Lothian but haven’t ringed a waxwing for a long time! Joanne, I think we used to chat as we wandered around Musselburgh lagoons around the same time, I now watch mostly at scoughall

[colin davison @colindavison62]

a few birds from the long weekend in east lothian

[lucy woods @LucyWoodslucy70]

I hear it's GRIM in Grimsby by heck

[colin davison @colindavison62]

2 each of long-tailed and arctic skua passing Scoughall. a further long tail into the Forth and total 13 arctics. also a hobby back at the car! @birdinglothian

[Shit Lawns @Shitlawns]

Right Kids,
What sound does a Pig make? OINK OINK
What sound does a Cow Make? MOOOOO
What sound does a Dog make? WOOOF WOOOF
What sound do the Garden Birds make?
...........................

[colin davison @colindavison62]

a very unexpected garden tick today in the form of a singing reed warbler at Old Craighall Musselburgh! @birdinglothian

[Frank Izaguirre @BirdIzLife]

Anyone else looking forward to May?

[colin davison @colindavison62]

our predicted target at Scoughall today was Black Redstart but this Brambling was best we could manage. however, at Skateraw later, we were very pleased with this flighty beast!! @birdinglothian

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