19 Sep. Musselburgh. 1+7 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 5 juv Little Gulls west, 1 juv Arctic Skua chasing, 6+ Ruff still #BirdingLothian

Sept 17. Bird walk Musselburgh Lagoons, sea wall & M of River Esk (63 species) Slavonian Grebe (2), Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Grey Plover, possible 1cy Mediterranean Gull chasing a Sandwich Tern @btoscotland.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdingLothian

15/9/26 - Juvenile wheatear on the rocks below the seawall at Torness and some of the many butterflies opposite the carpark entrance at Thorntonloch #birdinglothian @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Sept 14. Birdwalk Musselburgh (60+ species) highlights Surf Scoter with 70+ Velvet Scoter, 2 Slavonian Grebe off seawall, 2 Shoveler new lagoon, 1000+ Greylag, 500+ Canada & Pink-footed Geese overhead, 11 Shelduck in sea @btoscotland.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian pics later

Musselburgh scrapes western pond 14/09/26 1550

Whimbrel with tip of left wing hanging down, it can't seem to fold it properly. Looks healthy enough otherwise, touch wood.

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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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A smart juv Sabine's Gull at Hound Point this evening, in a flock of 100+ Kitts on the sea before heading west over the Forth Bridges. Also ad Black-throated Diver off Dalmeny, and juv Black Tern at Seacliff midweek. Obliging Little Stint at Tyninghame #birdinglothian @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Sept 9. Eastfield to Joppa, 1200-1400 juv Sabine's Gull, Slavonian Grebe, 4 R T Divers, 170+ Turnstones on rocks at Joppa ... sunny, calm day, mostly distant pics @btoscotland.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian

9 Sept. This Marsh Harrier came in low off the sea at Aberlady at noon, quickly gained height over the dunes, and then drifted south. @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdingLothian

9 Sep. Musselburgh. Influx of Common Terns (110W) and Kittiwakes brought in juv Sabine's Gull and 9W Little Gulls. Both White-winged and Surf Scoters still (only 12 Velvets now). Osprey south, Red-necked Grebe still, 1 Bonxie. #BirdingLothian

A fine juvenile Hen Harrier quartering the Morrison's Haven scrape at Musselburgh yesterday night, before heading south. Only a handful of patch records, and scarcely annual on the Lothian coast #birdinglothian @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Sept 2. Short visit to Aberlady LNR (34 species) fuzzy pic of Dark-bellied Brent Goose in bay with 100s Greylag Geese, Ring Plover, etc. Also nice views of Roe Deer and a Kestrel flying away into the sun! @btoscotland.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian

Sept 4. Windy bird walk at Whitesands (50 species) still 1 Juv Curlew Sandpiper with 80+ Dunlin, 45+ Ringed Plover, Sanderlin, and 1000+ Greylag, Canada Geese, etc @birdinglothian.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdinglothian

3 Sep. Musselburgh. Male Surf Scoter, juv Little Stint, 3 Light-bellied Brent Geese arrived at the Esk mouth, an adult Osprey flew over (blue ring 8A or BA maybe). Juv Peregrine caused chaos again. #BirdingLothian

Whitesands yesterday afternoon. Two Little Stints and two Curlew Sandpipers spotted three hours or so before high tide. Peregrine and Whimbrel overhead. #birdinglothian #birdingscotland @birdinglothian.bsky.social