Rick Bolton
@digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social
Birder (Local patch Lochwinnoch/clyde). Digiscoper (Kowa884 / vario adapter /iphone16Pro). Wildlife / Kayaking / Landscape photography
Single Russian white-fronted goose off Candren Road, Linwood today with Pink feet. Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birdingscotland #clydebirding
February 1, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Single Russian white-fronted goose off Candren Road, Linwood today with Pink feet. Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birdingscotland #clydebirding
Caught up with Ring-necked Duck, Queens Park, Glasgow earlier today.
#digiscoped with Kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birdingscotland #RareBirdsUK
#digiscoped with Kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birdingscotland #RareBirdsUK
January 25, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Caught up with Ring-necked Duck, Queens Park, Glasgow earlier today.
#digiscoped with Kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birdingscotland #RareBirdsUK
#digiscoped with Kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birdingscotland #RareBirdsUK
Spent the morning birding my Lochwinnoch patch. Highlights including Great White Egret and pair of Scaup. Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birdingscotland #clydebirding
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Spent the morning birding my Lochwinnoch patch. Highlights including Great White Egret and pair of Scaup. Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birdingscotland #clydebirding
A great days birding started with Black Grouse lek at first light, before birding north side of the Clyde, LT duck and Barnacle Goose added to year list. Digiscoped at distance and heavily cropped.
January 21, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A great days birding started with Black Grouse lek at first light, before birding north side of the Clyde, LT duck and Barnacle Goose added to year list. Digiscoped at distance and heavily cropped.
Northern Lights over Castle Semple #lochwinnoch this evening photographed with iphone16pro #northernlights
January 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Northern Lights over Castle Semple #lochwinnoch this evening photographed with iphone16pro #northernlights
First dip of the year - missed the RB gull at Strathclyde Park late afternoon. Couple of Mediterranean Gulls (ad & 2nd winter) in the roost #birdingscotland #clydebirding
January 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM
First dip of the year - missed the RB gull at Strathclyde Park late afternoon. Couple of Mediterranean Gulls (ad & 2nd winter) in the roost #birdingscotland #clydebirding
Working most of the day but managed get finished just in time to check Strathclyde Loch on my way home. 2nd calendar Mediterranean Gull was highlight. I actually like this shot of med gull here with 3 BHs
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Working most of the day but managed get finished just in time to check Strathclyde Loch on my way home. 2nd calendar Mediterranean Gull was highlight. I actually like this shot of med gull here with 3 BHs
Spend a couple of hours birding Ardmore and Clyde coast today. Highlights lovely views of pintail, peregrine perched in its usual tree, 8+ Slavonian grebes, 3 RT divers, American wigeon x Eurasian wigeon hybrid and Norwegian ringed Bar-tailed godwit plus all the usual stuff #birdingscotland
January 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Spend a couple of hours birding Ardmore and Clyde coast today. Highlights lovely views of pintail, peregrine perched in its usual tree, 8+ Slavonian grebes, 3 RT divers, American wigeon x Eurasian wigeon hybrid and Norwegian ringed Bar-tailed godwit plus all the usual stuff #birdingscotland
Sleeping Smew showed well at Broadwood Loch at first light.No sign on RN Ducks at usual places which where mostly frozen. American Wigeon again mostly sleeping at Newshot island. Digiscoped with Iowa 884 using iPhone16pro and various adapter. #birdingscotland
January 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Sleeping Smew showed well at Broadwood Loch at first light.No sign on RN Ducks at usual places which where mostly frozen. American Wigeon again mostly sleeping at Newshot island. Digiscoped with Iowa 884 using iPhone16pro and various adapter. #birdingscotland
Birded my Lochwinnoch patch first thing (curlew added to patch year list). Then went to Blackstoun Farm rhubarb fields, large flock of skylarks, chaffinch and linnets, but highlight was a single twite and 2 brambling
January 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Birded my Lochwinnoch patch first thing (curlew added to patch year list). Then went to Blackstoun Farm rhubarb fields, large flock of skylarks, chaffinch and linnets, but highlight was a single twite and 2 brambling
Morning off work allowed me to bird my Lochwinnoch patch first thing. Jay added to patch year list. Patch 99% frozen with only two small patches of open water . Highlights a single Drake scaup and shoveler with c300 duck and c600 geese and all the usual suspects.
January 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Morning off work allowed me to bird my Lochwinnoch patch first thing. Jay added to patch year list. Patch 99% frozen with only two small patches of open water . Highlights a single Drake scaup and shoveler with c300 duck and c600 geese and all the usual suspects.
Post work 90 minutes checking Gulls at Strathclyde park - bitterly cold, had hoped for a white-winged gull or something good, but sadly not to be. Highlight was a Norwegian ringed common gull (from Bergen) and 3 Clyde colour ringed BH Gulls
January 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Post work 90 minutes checking Gulls at Strathclyde park - bitterly cold, had hoped for a white-winged gull or something good, but sadly not to be. Highlight was a Norwegian ringed common gull (from Bergen) and 3 Clyde colour ringed BH Gulls
Bitterly cold afternoon birding my lochwinnoch patch. Highlight was a patch tick with 2 Russian White-fronted geese briefly on Barr loch before flying off south #digiscoped with kowa884 using vario adapter and iphone16Pro #birdingscotland #clydebirding
January 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Bitterly cold afternoon birding my lochwinnoch patch. Highlight was a patch tick with 2 Russian White-fronted geese briefly on Barr loch before flying off south #digiscoped with kowa884 using vario adapter and iphone16Pro #birdingscotland #clydebirding
Good start to the patch year list. Highlights of an afternoon birding on my Lochwinnoch patch today were Drake scaup and Great White Egret.
January 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Good start to the patch year list. Highlights of an afternoon birding on my Lochwinnoch patch today were Drake scaup and Great White Egret.
My Lochwinnoch patch year list for 2025 total was 126! Many highlights including snow goose, glossy ibis, Pec Sand, Lesser Scaup, avocet, red kite, red-breasted merganser, garganey and with a good selections of commoner species. See what 2026 brings…. #clydebirding
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My Lochwinnoch patch year list for 2025 total was 126! Many highlights including snow goose, glossy ibis, Pec Sand, Lesser Scaup, avocet, red kite, red-breasted merganser, garganey and with a good selections of commoner species. See what 2026 brings…. #clydebirding
Great Northern Diver showed well in Scarborough harbour last week on a quick visit back home to Yorkshire. Sadly the harbour bar was closed so no lemon twist ice cream for me!
Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter.
Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter.
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Great Northern Diver showed well in Scarborough harbour last week on a quick visit back home to Yorkshire. Sadly the harbour bar was closed so no lemon twist ice cream for me!
Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter.
Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter.
LT duck, GWE and at least 13 whooper swans were the highlight of morning birding my Lochwinnoch patch. Nice sunrise then the mist drifted in #birdingscotland #clydebirding #birds
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
LT duck, GWE and at least 13 whooper swans were the highlight of morning birding my Lochwinnoch patch. Nice sunrise then the mist drifted in #birdingscotland #clydebirding #birds
Managed to get a couple of hours birding in today while visiting family in Hull. Eastern Black Redstart showed well at Filey. #digicoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter. #birds #rarebirdsuk
December 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Managed to get a couple of hours birding in today while visiting family in Hull. Eastern Black Redstart showed well at Filey. #digicoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter. #birds #rarebirdsuk
Death Valley, California is one of my favourite places, I’m overdue another visit. The colour at first is amazing but I prefer my black and white shots. #landscape #blackandwhitephotographt #deathvalley
December 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Death Valley, California is one of my favourite places, I’m overdue another visit. The colour at first is amazing but I prefer my black and white shots. #landscape #blackandwhitephotographt #deathvalley
American wigeon snoozing in the low afternoon light at Newshot Island, Renfrewshire #digicoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter. #birdingscotland #Rarebirdsuk #birds
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
American wigeon snoozing in the low afternoon light at Newshot Island, Renfrewshire #digicoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter. #birdingscotland #Rarebirdsuk #birds
Highlight of birding my Lochwinnoch patch today was finding Long-tailed duck on Aird Meadow and stunning views of Otter as it swam in the River Calder directly below me.
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Highlight of birding my Lochwinnoch patch today was finding Long-tailed duck on Aird Meadow and stunning views of Otter as it swam in the River Calder directly below me.
Afternoon off allowed a quick rainy visit to my Lochwinnoch patch. Highlight 8 whoopers swan. This one #digiscoped with kowa884 using iPhone16Pro and vario adapter. #birds #clydebirding
November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Afternoon off allowed a quick rainy visit to my Lochwinnoch patch. Highlight 8 whoopers swan. This one #digiscoped with kowa884 using iPhone16Pro and vario adapter. #birds #clydebirding
Birded my Lochwinnoch patch from first light. A very atmospheric morning and had great views of 3 water rails. #digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro ana vario adapter. Managed to twitch LT duck at dusk a patch year tick #birds #clydebieding
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Birded my Lochwinnoch patch from first light. A very atmospheric morning and had great views of 3 water rails. #digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro ana vario adapter. Managed to twitch LT duck at dusk a patch year tick #birds #clydebieding
Greenshank at Lunderstone Bay, Inverclyde today, such a lovely wader. #digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birds #clydebirding
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Greenshank at Lunderstone Bay, Inverclyde today, such a lovely wader. #digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birds #clydebirding
Birded by patch at first light then headed along the Clyde coast. Highlight was this white colour ringed Mediterranean Gull. #Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Birded by patch at first light then headed along the Clyde coast. Highlight was this white colour ringed Mediterranean Gull. #Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter