"Noncommittal"

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) sitting on the fence at Grimbister, #Orkney.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Perched; birds standing on anything except branches.

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The 1w Ring-necked Duck showed nicely in the sunshine with Tufted Ducks at Loch an Eilein, Tiree this afternoon - with 11 newly arrived Whooper Swans there and 35 Barnacle Geese new in at Salum #BirdingScotland #PWC2026
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Nice to finally see a few more migrant warblers in the Balephuil, Tiree garden today: Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap. Also a juv Buff-breasted Sandpiper with 2 Ruff and 9 Black-tailed Godwit at Loch a' Phuill #BirdingScotland #PWC2026

Finders-in-the-Field: Siberian Blue Robin, Shetland. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #UKWildlife

A quest for autumn migrants on Saturday took me to the coast south of Dunbar. A heard only Yellow-browed Warbler and a Redstart were then best at Barns Ness, with lots of Little Gulls and a few 'commic' terns and Arctic Skuas offshore. Another vocal but elusive YBW was at Skateraw #BirdingScotland

Great White Egret at Nask this morning, surprisingly only the second record for Barra, nearly 11 years after the first. #birdingscotland

"🎶 She's a Model and She's Looking Good 🎶"

1st-winter ♀️ Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) at Wideford Hill, #Orkney.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay main theme of #BirdSupermodel.

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Land management changes in Skye have seen Corncrake numbers increase to 26 breeding pairs this year. #BirdingScotland www.heraldscotland.com/news/2660722...

Cattle Egret seen last week near Loch Torridon. Remarkably, this is only the third Highland record. #birdingscotland #highlandbirds.

"Taken to the Wire but Pipped to the Post"

Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) at Wideford Hill #Orkney.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay main theme of #BlueSkyes.

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Slowly coming back down to earth after finding this Siberian Blue Robin in our garden here at Hillwell, Shetland last week. The 5th British record and only the 7th for the Western Palearctic. A Holy Grail moment for sure. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

"Little Wing"

juvenile Dunnock (Prunella modularis) catching some rays at Grimbister, #Orkney, last month.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay main theme of #WingsOpenNotFlying.

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Sept 28. Bird walk Cramond to Hound Point (69 species) Ruff & Little Grebe (4), Greylag Geese (4), vv distant Pintail with Wigeon and Teal (100s) etc at the mouth of the river Almond @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdinglothian #birdingscotland

Oct 1. Bird walk Dunbar to Barns Ness (65 species) lots of Geese (Pink-feet, Greylag), light- and dark-morph Buzzards, Yellow-browed Warbler (camera shy!) and more @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdinglothian #birdingscotland

"🎶 The Sound of Silence 🎶"

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Grimbister, #Orkney.

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Large numbers of Pink-footed Geese were sortieing over Aberdeen yesterday morning in the bright clear autumn light.
#Birds #BirdingScotland #UKWildlife

A quiet place for Teal. They're starting to gather for the winter on the new pools at St Fittick's, which are quite open to give clear views. The males haven't moved to their bright plumage yet but the flash of emerald speculum still breaks the grey-brown.
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Unfortunately couldn't find the Torness Yellow-browed Warbler and missed a flock of Cranes there too (Sometimes Birdings just like that Unfortunately).

11 Common Tern, 2 Peregrine, 9 Little Gull, Med Gull and Whimbrel on the way there.
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