Turnstones also do a bit of surf foraging as well as turning over those stones. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Hooded Crows aren't that common around here and this one could be a bit of a hybrid too. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Despite the strong winds, the Reed Buntings still manage to linger on the bush tips. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

The fabled 'King of Birds' gives it laldy. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Boy meets girl. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Rare to find a Myrtle Warbler in Scotland; this one in a Kilwinning back garden. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Looks like dinner time for this Short-eared owl. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Red leading Green by a short beak in the great Shank dash. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

One of the hundreds of Pink-footed Geese feeding near the Loans recently. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Snow Bunting on Ayr beach today, beside the harbour's South Pier. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Couple of the many Barnacle Geese still 'winter holidaying' at RSPB Mersehead in southwest Scotland #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Still a few Waxwings about but I guess they will be off back to Scandinavia soon. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Shag passing #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Britain's only (?) Myrtle Warbler has now morphed into his snazzy breeding plumage. Perhaps there's a female out there somewhere . . . #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

.. and suddenly there's a wheen o' Wheatears hereabouts. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

The Sedge Warblers are in full voice just now -defending their territory or seeking a mate. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Great to see the Little Ringed Plovers back at RSPB Lochwinnoch for a third year. Could there be chicks again ? #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography RSPB Lochwinnoch

A pair of female Crossbills in Scotland, but probably not Scottish Crossbills. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

A Pied Flycatcher in Ayrshire, what's the world coming to ? #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography

Kestrel on the hunt. #Birds #birdwatching #birdphotography