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After years of searching, trudging over the machair, beaches and headlands, delighted to find a mobile and flighty Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Vatersay this morning; the first record for the island and my first self-found too. Well worth getting rained on for! #birdingscotland

We enjoyed terrific views of the North American Baird's Sandpiper at Dalsetter on Sunday evening and again on Monday morning. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

6 Nearctic waders of 4 spp. on Tiree today with @kgbirder.bsky.social : 2 juv Pec Sands at Balevullin & a 3rd at Balinoe, juv AGP & Buff-breast still at Ruaig & Baird's Sand at Gott Bay. Glossy Ibis: 6 at Balevullin(am), with 1 over Balemartine(noon) & 3 at Greenhill(pm) #BirdingScotland #PWC2026

"🎵 Always Believe In Your Soul 🎵"

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) at Grimbister, #Orkney.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Finches.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Goldfinch 🪶

[Archive photo from April 2026]

This juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit dropped into Greyhope Bay, Girdle Ness this evening.
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Routine check of Shawbost beach this afternoon, wasn’t expecting the only duck in the bay to be a Surf Scoter. #birdingscotland

This stunning juvenile male Pallid Harrier has now been with us here in the south Mainland of Shetland for the last three weeks. At one stage it was joined by a juvenile female for a couple of days. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

"🎵 Nothing Appears To Be Between The Ears Of The Lazy Sunbathers 🎵"

juvenile Robin (Erithacus rubecula) sunbathing at Grimbister, #Orkney.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Robins.

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One for the purists only - a record shot of a very early Slavonian Grebe at Loch a' Phuill, Tiree (first of the year) on the WeBS count in wet and windy conditions this afternoon #BirdingScotland #PWC2026 @birdguides.bsky.social

Found this fresh juvenile American Golden Plover at Ruaig, Tiree today in the same Golden Plover flock as the long-staying Buff-breasted Sandpiper, although the Baird's Sandpiper has not been seen at Gott Bay since yesterday #BirdingScotland #PWC2026 @birdguides.bsky.social

The (juvenile? plumage looked to be pristine) Osprey, that flew over at Crosswood Reservoir, West Lothian, Scotland this morning. Also, it's fairly unusual (for me anyway) that it doesn't appear to be ringed @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Definitely one of my favourite sights + sounds of #nature Pink-footed geese just arriving for their winter stay. A couple of thousand seen today so far around the western Pentland Hills area #BirdingScotland

Rspb Udale with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, first few thousand Pinkfoot of the Autumn, fishing Osprey. #birdingscotland

My recent bird in Shetland also did so, to a nearby Ruff. Supposedly a male trait. #BirdingScotland

Got in my last trip to Musselburgh for a while before my Uni life kicks off.

Was very fruitful today with: a Brent Goose, Slavonian Grebe, 3 Pintail, Ww Scoter, first Pink foot flocks of the autumn and 60+ Rt Diver.
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I was pleased to see this male Stonechat on the wall of St Fittick's Church today, my first in the area for a while. Seasonal shifts were demonstrated by a few skeins of Pink-footed Geese overhead, while a late Swift flew south.
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