Stuart
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All aspects of Natural history.
Especially Birds,plants commoner invertebrates found in and around Edinburgh and the Lothian area be it East Mid or West.
Especially Birds,plants commoner invertebrates found in and around Edinburgh and the Lothian area be it East Mid or West.
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Yesterday Whoopers flying past Whitesands quarry,
Numerous Yellowhammer and Greenfinch seen.
4 lovely Purple sandpipers at Seafield today.
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Yesterday Whoopers flying past Whitesands quarry,
Numerous Yellowhammer and Greenfinch seen.
4 lovely Purple sandpipers at Seafield today.
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Yesterday Whoopers flying past Whitesands quarry,
Numerous Yellowhammer and Greenfinch seen.
4 lovely Purple sandpipers at Seafield today.
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Yesterday Whoopers flying past Whitesands quarry,
Numerous Yellowhammer and Greenfinch seen.
4 lovely Purple sandpipers at Seafield today.
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An hour spent in the blustery wind at Seafield
2 ringed Black headed gull
Yellow 2EX1, White J0580
Half dozen distant Arctic 1 pom skua west chasing mostly Kittiwakes.
Can't tell from photos but good scope views.
2 Manx, still numerous juv Gannets.
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An hour spent in the blustery wind at Seafield
2 ringed Black headed gull
Yellow 2EX1, White J0580
Half dozen distant Arctic 1 pom skua west chasing mostly Kittiwakes.
Can't tell from photos but good scope views.
2 Manx, still numerous juv Gannets.
October 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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An hour spent in the blustery wind at Seafield
2 ringed Black headed gull
Yellow 2EX1, White J0580
Half dozen distant Arctic 1 pom skua west chasing mostly Kittiwakes.
Can't tell from photos but good scope views.
2 Manx, still numerous juv Gannets.
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An hour spent in the blustery wind at Seafield
2 ringed Black headed gull
Yellow 2EX1, White J0580
Half dozen distant Arctic 1 pom skua west chasing mostly Kittiwakes.
Can't tell from photos but good scope views.
2 Manx, still numerous juv Gannets.
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Musselburgh Esk mouth
2 Med gull 1 ringed,
2 Black headed gull
Yellow ring 2E6 or B4
Red ring 2NCT
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Musselburgh Esk mouth
2 Med gull 1 ringed,
2 Black headed gull
Yellow ring 2E6 or B4
Red ring 2NCT
October 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Musselburgh Esk mouth
2 Med gull 1 ringed,
2 Black headed gull
Yellow ring 2E6 or B4
Red ring 2NCT
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Musselburgh Esk mouth
2 Med gull 1 ringed,
2 Black headed gull
Yellow ring 2E6 or B4
Red ring 2NCT
October 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Black headed gull yellow 2X1F? Seafield.
Red necked Grebe Musselburgh.
Black headed gull yellow 2X1F? Seafield.
Red necked Grebe Musselburgh.
October 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Black headed gull yellow 2X1F? Seafield.
Red necked Grebe Musselburgh.
Black headed gull yellow 2X1F? Seafield.
Red necked Grebe Musselburgh.
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3 colour ringed Black headed gull at Seafield.
Red 2KH1,White J2888,White 2XLL.
Med gull still hanging about esk mouth Musselburgh,
Marsh sandpiper still present old scrapes.
Red breasted Merganser numbers increasing off sea wall.30+ Red throated diver mostly distant.
3 colour ringed Black headed gull at Seafield.
Red 2KH1,White J2888,White 2XLL.
Med gull still hanging about esk mouth Musselburgh,
Marsh sandpiper still present old scrapes.
Red breasted Merganser numbers increasing off sea wall.30+ Red throated diver mostly distant.
October 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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3 colour ringed Black headed gull at Seafield.
Red 2KH1,White J2888,White 2XLL.
Med gull still hanging about esk mouth Musselburgh,
Marsh sandpiper still present old scrapes.
Red breasted Merganser numbers increasing off sea wall.30+ Red throated diver mostly distant.
3 colour ringed Black headed gull at Seafield.
Red 2KH1,White J2888,White 2XLL.
Med gull still hanging about esk mouth Musselburgh,
Marsh sandpiper still present old scrapes.
Red breasted Merganser numbers increasing off sea wall.30+ Red throated diver mostly distant.
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Barnsness Red breasted flycatcher and at least 2 Yellow browed warbler
still present but mostly skulking and hiding.
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Barnsness Red breasted flycatcher and at least 2 Yellow browed warbler
still present but mostly skulking and hiding.
October 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Barnsness Red breasted flycatcher and at least 2 Yellow browed warbler
still present but mostly skulking and hiding.
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Barnsness Red breasted flycatcher and at least 2 Yellow browed warbler
still present but mostly skulking and hiding.
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Spoonbill on old scrapes then new,Musselburgh.
Whooper also with Marsh sandpiper.
A dozen or more Little gulls at mouth of esk,and pair of pintail new scrapes.
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Spoonbill on old scrapes then new,Musselburgh.
Whooper also with Marsh sandpiper.
A dozen or more Little gulls at mouth of esk,and pair of pintail new scrapes.
October 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Spoonbill on old scrapes then new,Musselburgh.
Whooper also with Marsh sandpiper.
A dozen or more Little gulls at mouth of esk,and pair of pintail new scrapes.
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Spoonbill on old scrapes then new,Musselburgh.
Whooper also with Marsh sandpiper.
A dozen or more Little gulls at mouth of esk,and pair of pintail new scrapes.
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2 Redstart adjacent to cycleway south of quarry barnsness, hiding mostly.
1 Short eared owl high in off sea Skateraw then chased by corvids.
Didn't see yellow browed warbler. Peregrine Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, and Buzzard
all around cement works Dunbar.
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2 Redstart adjacent to cycleway south of quarry barnsness, hiding mostly.
1 Short eared owl high in off sea Skateraw then chased by corvids.
Didn't see yellow browed warbler. Peregrine Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, and Buzzard
all around cement works Dunbar.
September 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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2 Redstart adjacent to cycleway south of quarry barnsness, hiding mostly.
1 Short eared owl high in off sea Skateraw then chased by corvids.
Didn't see yellow browed warbler. Peregrine Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, and Buzzard
all around cement works Dunbar.
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2 Redstart adjacent to cycleway south of quarry barnsness, hiding mostly.
1 Short eared owl high in off sea Skateraw then chased by corvids.
Didn't see yellow browed warbler. Peregrine Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, and Buzzard
all around cement works Dunbar.
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6 Brent geese west of cramond, 8 red throated diver, 6manx shearwater, 5 Arctic skua, 40+ pinkfeet South and 60+ Kittiwakes high west at hound point.
6 Brent geese west of cramond, 8 red throated diver, 6manx shearwater, 5 Arctic skua, 40+ pinkfeet South and 60+ Kittiwakes high west at hound point.
September 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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6 Brent geese west of cramond, 8 red throated diver, 6manx shearwater, 5 Arctic skua, 40+ pinkfeet South and 60+ Kittiwakes high west at hound point.
6 Brent geese west of cramond, 8 red throated diver, 6manx shearwater, 5 Arctic skua, 40+ pinkfeet South and 60+ Kittiwakes high west at hound point.
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After watching wryneck, I had a couple of hours at Hound point .
Usual birds seen.
On way home via cramond/silverknowes esplanade,
Spotted this whinchat on ruderals on Steep bank between marine drive and esplanade. Large flocks of goldfinch feeding on knapweed heads.
After watching wryneck, I had a couple of hours at Hound point .
Usual birds seen.
On way home via cramond/silverknowes esplanade,
Spotted this whinchat on ruderals on Steep bank between marine drive and esplanade. Large flocks of goldfinch feeding on knapweed heads.
September 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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After watching wryneck, I had a couple of hours at Hound point .
Usual birds seen.
On way home via cramond/silverknowes esplanade,
Spotted this whinchat on ruderals on Steep bank between marine drive and esplanade. Large flocks of goldfinch feeding on knapweed heads.
After watching wryneck, I had a couple of hours at Hound point .
Usual birds seen.
On way home via cramond/silverknowes esplanade,
Spotted this whinchat on ruderals on Steep bank between marine drive and esplanade. Large flocks of goldfinch feeding on knapweed heads.
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Joe nichols Wryneck still present in Barnbougle garden and sea wall.
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Joe nichols Wryneck still present in Barnbougle garden and sea wall.
September 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Joe nichols Wryneck still present in Barnbougle garden and sea wall.
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Joe nichols Wryneck still present in Barnbougle garden and sea wall.
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Musselburgh lagoons
Wood sandpiper, Curlew sandpiper, Marsh sandpiper, Spotted redshank ,Pectoral sandpiper all showing well or reasonably this morning.
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Musselburgh lagoons
Wood sandpiper, Curlew sandpiper, Marsh sandpiper, Spotted redshank ,Pectoral sandpiper all showing well or reasonably this morning.
September 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Musselburgh lagoons
Wood sandpiper, Curlew sandpiper, Marsh sandpiper, Spotted redshank ,Pectoral sandpiper all showing well or reasonably this morning.
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Musselburgh lagoons
Wood sandpiper, Curlew sandpiper, Marsh sandpiper, Spotted redshank ,Pectoral sandpiper all showing well or reasonably this morning.
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# Birdinglothian Musselburgh new lagoons.
Pectoral sandpiper still present with Little stint and 12 Greenshank.
Marsh sandpiper still present on old scrapes.
# Birdinglothian Musselburgh new lagoons.
Pectoral sandpiper still present with Little stint and 12 Greenshank.
Marsh sandpiper still present on old scrapes.
September 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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# Birdinglothian Musselburgh new lagoons.
Pectoral sandpiper still present with Little stint and 12 Greenshank.
Marsh sandpiper still present on old scrapes.
# Birdinglothian Musselburgh new lagoons.
Pectoral sandpiper still present with Little stint and 12 Greenshank.
Marsh sandpiper still present on old scrapes.
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#houndpoint
Late to the party ,joining Mervyn,Anne,Neil at hound point.
At least 6 black tern,a dozen Arctic skua chasing terns,1 adult sabines with Kittiwakes.
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Late to the party ,joining Mervyn,Anne,Neil at hound point.
At least 6 black tern,a dozen Arctic skua chasing terns,1 adult sabines with Kittiwakes.
September 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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#houndpoint
Late to the party ,joining Mervyn,Anne,Neil at hound point.
At least 6 black tern,a dozen Arctic skua chasing terns,1 adult sabines with Kittiwakes.
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Late to the party ,joining Mervyn,Anne,Neil at hound point.
At least 6 black tern,a dozen Arctic skua chasing terns,1 adult sabines with Kittiwakes.
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At Musselburgh lagoons,Curlew sandpiper, Little stint, Grey partridge,
12 Greenshank what's the small wader to the left of the group.This gull on the sea at Esk mouth stood out
small head thin neck Caspian?
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At Musselburgh lagoons,Curlew sandpiper, Little stint, Grey partridge,
12 Greenshank what's the small wader to the left of the group.This gull on the sea at Esk mouth stood out
small head thin neck Caspian?
September 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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At Musselburgh lagoons,Curlew sandpiper, Little stint, Grey partridge,
12 Greenshank what's the small wader to the left of the group.This gull on the sea at Esk mouth stood out
small head thin neck Caspian?
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At Musselburgh lagoons,Curlew sandpiper, Little stint, Grey partridge,
12 Greenshank what's the small wader to the left of the group.This gull on the sea at Esk mouth stood out
small head thin neck Caspian?
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Thorntonloch
Barred warbler playing now you see me now you don't,mostly don't.3 brief glimpses in 2 hours,2 Spotted flycatchers were much more accommidating.
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Thorntonloch
Barred warbler playing now you see me now you don't,mostly don't.3 brief glimpses in 2 hours,2 Spotted flycatchers were much more accommidating.
August 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Thorntonloch
Barred warbler playing now you see me now you don't,mostly don't.3 brief glimpses in 2 hours,2 Spotted flycatchers were much more accommidating.
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Thorntonloch
Barred warbler playing now you see me now you don't,mostly don't.3 brief glimpses in 2 hours,2 Spotted flycatchers were much more accommidating.
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5 Ruff, 1 Little stint old scrapes. 5 Greenshank, 2Ruff new lagoons
Musselburgh.
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5 Ruff, 1 Little stint old scrapes. 5 Greenshank, 2Ruff new lagoons
Musselburgh.
August 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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5 Ruff, 1 Little stint old scrapes. 5 Greenshank, 2Ruff new lagoons
Musselburgh.
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5 Ruff, 1 Little stint old scrapes. 5 Greenshank, 2Ruff new lagoons
Musselburgh.
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Now 2 Green sandpiper, 1wood sandpiper, 3Ruff,
12 Littke gulls Old scrapes
7.45pm
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Now 2 Green sandpiper, 1wood sandpiper, 3Ruff,
12 Littke gulls Old scrapes
7.45pm
August 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Now 2 Green sandpiper, 1wood sandpiper, 3Ruff,
12 Littke gulls Old scrapes
7.45pm
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Now 2 Green sandpiper, 1wood sandpiper, 3Ruff,
12 Littke gulls Old scrapes
7.45pm
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Old scrapes this evening
1 wood sandpiper,1 green sandpiper,3 Greenshank,
6Snipe,24 Little gull.
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Old scrapes this evening
1 wood sandpiper,1 green sandpiper,3 Greenshank,
6Snipe,24 Little gull.
August 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Old scrapes this evening
1 wood sandpiper,1 green sandpiper,3 Greenshank,
6Snipe,24 Little gull.
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Old scrapes this evening
1 wood sandpiper,1 green sandpiper,3 Greenshank,
6Snipe,24 Little gull.
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#Birdinglothian #Duddingston
Watching a Kingfisher is better with two birds.
I particularly like the coughing up the bolus (pellet).
#Birdinglothian #Duddingston
Watching a Kingfisher is better with two birds.
I particularly like the coughing up the bolus (pellet).
August 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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#Birdinglothian #Duddingston
Watching a Kingfisher is better with two birds.
I particularly like the coughing up the bolus (pellet).
#Birdinglothian #Duddingston
Watching a Kingfisher is better with two birds.
I particularly like the coughing up the bolus (pellet).
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#holyroodpark
This morning, along the
Low rd by Duddingston noticed a large flock of small birds making their way through trees and shrubs in reserve, they then made for the scrub
between the low and high rds.
100+ birds. Blue,Great Coal,Long tailed tits
#holyroodpark
This morning, along the
Low rd by Duddingston noticed a large flock of small birds making their way through trees and shrubs in reserve, they then made for the scrub
between the low and high rds.
100+ birds. Blue,Great Coal,Long tailed tits
August 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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#holyroodpark
This morning, along the
Low rd by Duddingston noticed a large flock of small birds making their way through trees and shrubs in reserve, they then made for the scrub
between the low and high rds.
100+ birds. Blue,Great Coal,Long tailed tits
#holyroodpark
This morning, along the
Low rd by Duddingston noticed a large flock of small birds making their way through trees and shrubs in reserve, they then made for the scrub
between the low and high rds.
100+ birds. Blue,Great Coal,Long tailed tits
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Another picture of yesterday's Black redstart with yellow tape suggests
breeding locally.
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Another picture of yesterday's Black redstart with yellow tape suggests
breeding locally.
August 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Another picture of yesterday's Black redstart with yellow tape suggests
breeding locally.
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Another picture of yesterday's Black redstart with yellow tape suggests
breeding locally.
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70+ Little gulls on old scrapes, including 3 juv.
Green sandpiper still on East scrape nearer prestongrange.
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70+ Little gulls on old scrapes, including 3 juv.
Green sandpiper still on East scrape nearer prestongrange.
August 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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70+ Little gulls on old scrapes, including 3 juv.
Green sandpiper still on East scrape nearer prestongrange.
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70+ Little gulls on old scrapes, including 3 juv.
Green sandpiper still on East scrape nearer prestongrange.
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Day spent inland around Gladhouse area.
Black redstart seen nr Outerston,Redstart first Spotted flycatcher of year pair with 4 juv,Whinchat 2 seen nr Toxside moss.
20 Mistle Thrush also.
At Mount lothian cottages
50 pied wagtails roosting more later?
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Day spent inland around Gladhouse area.
Black redstart seen nr Outerston,Redstart first Spotted flycatcher of year pair with 4 juv,Whinchat 2 seen nr Toxside moss.
20 Mistle Thrush also.
At Mount lothian cottages
50 pied wagtails roosting more later?
August 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Day spent inland around Gladhouse area.
Black redstart seen nr Outerston,Redstart first Spotted flycatcher of year pair with 4 juv,Whinchat 2 seen nr Toxside moss.
20 Mistle Thrush also.
At Mount lothian cottages
50 pied wagtails roosting more later?
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Day spent inland around Gladhouse area.
Black redstart seen nr Outerston,Redstart first Spotted flycatcher of year pair with 4 juv,Whinchat 2 seen nr Toxside moss.
20 Mistle Thrush also.
At Mount lothian cottages
50 pied wagtails roosting more later?