Aberlady - 1 juv Black Tern, 1 juv Little Gull, 3 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Arctic Skua, 2 Greenshank. Musselburgh early morning - 5 juv Little Stint (also yesterday) 2 Juv Curlew Sandpiper, 2 LRP still. Gosford Bay - at least 4 Red-necked Grebe, 5 Red -throated Diver

Gosford Bay 1 drake Surf Scoter, 10 Slavonian Grebe, 4 Red-necked Grebe at least, 1 G c Grebe, 14 Red-throated Diver. Birds being pushed out by paddle boarders so probably short counts. Musselburgh 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Ruff, 9 Blackwits. Birding Lothian

Musselburgh - difficult to count but looked like 15 Whooper Swans landed on sea off the lagoons but coming closer in.

Can you honestly believe this? It went on for a good minute and they only tried to call the dog off when passers by shouted at them 😡 Though it didn’t stop them filming it. Someone (bigger than me!) went right over and gave them what for. In a nature reserve too 🤷🏻‍♂️ ELC Countryside Rangers

Now considered endangered, a Martial Eagle collecting nesting material by pecking and bouncing on branches. December 2022 Tanzania

Female Amur Falcon - this amazing long diatance migrant was watched whilst catching dragonflies. Dec 2022 Tanzania

Musselburgh scrapes 1 ruff, 4 shoveler (flew west) 3 greenshank still, 2 blackwits, 5 little gulls, carrion crow attacking and devouring Juv b h gull.

Musselburgh 1 juv Little Stint, 8 Ruff, 1 Greenshank

Not the best photo but Sei whale from Joppa today.

Joppa - Sei Whale again this morning.

50c Waxwing briefly Joppa Grove, Joppa Terrace. 8.50am

2 prs of bins for sale. Both rated as very good condition by an optics retailer. Leitz 8x40 B for £350 (below bottom end of suggested price range for a private sale) with the newer Leica 10x42 BA for £450. DM me if interested or email me at [email protected]. Birding Lothian

Musselburgh this morning, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper

Musselburgh - Stejneger's still at Esk mouth with 4 Velvet's just left of Inchkeith from 1st bench also R n Grebe. 鳥