Couldn't find the needle in a haystack that was the Aberlady Lapland Bunting today.

Did have my first Whooper Swan (10) and Golden Plover (500+) of the autumn. As well as 2 Greenshank and a Pale-bellied Brent Goose.
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Oct 5. Bird walk Port Seton/Musselburgh (70 species) great views of Golden Plover/Sandwich Tern (12) at Port Seton (120+), Bar-tailed Godwit (50+), Ringed Plover (70+), and a v distant Red-necked Grebe! @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdinglothian

Not surprisingly, given the light SW winds, it was quiet at Barns Ness today - a single Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear and passing Barnacle Geese were the only signs of migration, but pleasant nonetheless #BirdingLothian

Oct 5. Bird walk Port Seton/Musselburgh (68 species) great views of Golden Plover at Port Seton (120+) and more (Barnacle Geese, Shoveler, Pintail, Red-necked Grebe, RT Diver, Brent Goose, Grey & Ringed Plover, Ruff, Med Gull) @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdinglothian

All 23 Crane heading south over Skateraw yesterday evening, with four juveniles mixed in #birdinglothian

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

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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A titanic flock of 23 Crane south over Skateraw this eve, including 4 juveniles. Tracked along the east coast from Angus to Lothian this afternoon.

2 YBW at Seacliff on Weds, and 2 juv Sabine's Gull each at North Berwick & Musselburgh in late September #birdinglothian @birdinglothian.bsky.social

No sign of the Glossy Ibis at Aberlady this pm.

Plenty of Autumn migrants about with Hundreds of Pink-footed Goose, 200+ Grey Plover, 6 Barnacle Goose, 2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose and a Wheatear.
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Glossy Ibis back on salt marsh at Aberlady LNR early this morning - flew up river and disappeared around 7.30am. My attempt at a photo @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian

1 OCT Aberlady: Glossy Ibis by footbridge this morning #BirdingScotland #BirdingLothian

1 OCT Skateraw: RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL still by waterfall this morning tho very elusive #BirdingScotland #BirdingLothian

30 SEP Skateraw: RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL still be waterfall this morning #BirdingScotland #BirdingLothian

29 Sep. Musselburgh. The 2 Pale-bellied Brents and Whooper Swan still present plus 6 Pintail. Also 2 Mediterranean Gull dropped into the scrapes #BirdingLothian

29 Sept. A despondent tramp around Torness in F6 south-easterlies resulted in 2 Blue Tit & 2 Skylark! Called into Skateraw not expecting anything but then a smart RF Bluetail popped up unto a branch and sat looking at me from 5 metres. Magic! @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdingLothian

1st-win Caspian Gull Wrecked Craigs, Port Seton, flushed to west breakwater at harbour ##birdinglothian

Red-flanked Bluetail this afternoon at Skateraw found by @normmill.bsky.social Also Yellow-browed Warbler and a smart Scandi looking Redpoll (formerly Common Redpoll) #birdinglothian #birdingscotland #rarebirder.bsky.social

28 Sep. Musselburgh. A different colour-ringed Pale-bellied Brent Goose with the long-staying bird; also 6W Little Gulls and 3W Arctic Skuas; 7 Ruff; adult Whooper Swan still. #BirdingLothian

Whooper Swan at Musselburgh old scrapes this morning #BirdingLothian