31 March. Musselburgh. Three year ticks for me on site today - 2 Wheatears, 2 Fulmar and 1 Brambling. Also 7 Shoveler, 3 Sand Martins Birding Lothian

30 March. Duddingston heronry count day - but only 15 nests. It's not looking good for Lothian's largest heronry with marked decline over last 15 years. Birding Lothian BTO Scotland #heronries

29 Mar. Musselburgh. My first Sand Martins of the year (2 west), also 700 Common Scoter (flushed by rowers).
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Luke hitting the ground running with our first description species of the year - a great start!

With winds touching force 11 today, it might be regretting its decision...

The Environmental Impact Assessment for the Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme (which also includes the whole seawall along the lagoons) has now appeared online musselburghfloodprotection.com/proposed-schem…… Objections to the scheme have to be made on or before 24th April 2024
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19 March. Tyninghame. 3500 Pinkfeet in the bay with 4 Barnacles and 5 (2ad 3juv) European White-fronted Geese. 2cy Red Kite flew W, pair Pintail, 7 Greenshank, 17 Whooper Swans (+12NW later) Birding Lothian

16 Mar. Musselburgh. A lot of the eiders and scoter have moved on. Male Scaup still. Photos of Goosander and dog-induced chaos ruining the early morning for everything and everyone Birding Lothian

12 Mar. Musselburgh. Male Surf Scoter (limited white of forehead), 1750 Common Scoter, 69+ Velvet Scoter, adult male King Eider, 1880 Eider, male Scaup, s/p Black Guillemot, 24 Great Crested Grebes, 96 Lesser B-b Gull, 50 Stock Dove Birding Lothian

24 Feb. Musselburgh. Long-tailed Duck and Teal from this morning. 73 Velvets and 350 Common Scoter - but nothing with them. Birding Lothian

29 Jan. Musselburgh. 55 Twite, 1 Great Northern Diver, 65 Long-tailed Ducks, the 'ghostly' Black-headed Gull, and a presumed hybrid Shoveler. No King Eider though. The SOC