Along the road to Hopetoun House y’day evening. Saw the #haar creeping in beyond the bridges. BBC Scotland Weather ENHS

Red Underwing, Catacola nupta, to light last night among a Poplar stand in East Lothian. An exciting start to a Friday! #MothsMatter BC Scotland

The beauty of haar... Scottish Wildlife Trust ENHS BBC Scotland Weather

A beautiful fox found one of our pine marten bait stations this morning. Not the intended target but a lovely video to wake up to. Colin Roberts Whitmuir Estate LaBMammalGroup Graeme Wilson 🐀🐾🦇🐝🕷️🐌🐞

Duddingston Loch in the #haar yesterday, and gnarled dead Hornbeam Scottish Wildlife Trust ENHS

The sound of Aspen in the haar, Bawsinch NR, Edinburgh on Friday. Gilleasbuig Aotrom Gus Routledge Mary Ann Kennedy collbradán Angus MacKinnon Jamie McIntyre Eadha Enterprises Lawr Belleni Reforesting Scotland Restoring Hardknott Forest #aspentwitter Scottish Wildlife Trust ENHS #Aspen

Holyrood Park in the haar on Friday, Salisbury Crags! Taken from beside the roundabout nearest to Pollock Halls. Holyrood Ranger Gordon ENHS

I wasn't quite sure that my eyes actually needed cataract surgery. Until just now. Looking out at the bird feeders, I can't quite make out whether they are Long-tailed Tits, House Sparrows or .... ? That's how bad they are!! Photo taken in August btw!!

What a stonking🌈

Cleaning out shed and replenishing feeders. Wee Robin joined in, adult just completing its moult or juv growing into adult plumage? Anyway, enjoyed its company! BTO Garden BirdWatch RSPB Scotland The SOC ENHS Birding Lothian

Whilst replenishing feeders (see previous tw.., er post), skein of 37 Pink-foots flew westwards, wink-winking as they went. Would likely have missed them if I hadn't heard first, my first this autumn. The SOC The SOC ENHS RSPB Scotland

Therapy supposedly. Tortoise with balloon tied round it so school pupils can see it. Calming to touch from sensory point of view. Really? It’s happy. Really? How the .. do they know? It’s Cruelty in my book. And use of a balloon is final straw. Shocking. #Oadby BBC News (UK)

Some galls on Oak (Quercus) from a recent ENHS field trip in Craigmillar Park British Plant Galls

More galls ENHS British Plant Galls

Hawthorn Shieldbug at #NewingtonCemetery for #CemeteryWildlifeWatch on Wednesday. ENHS BuglifeScotland

The big blues are back! 3 Clifden Nonpareil this morning to light in the same Poplar stand Mark Cubitt and I had them last year. East Lothian. Scottish born and bred? Must be.

Trip to Sunny Dunny y'day for the Steppe Grey Shrike, visitor from central Asia. Been there a week, very confiding, gorging on mostly wasps. My first sighting it was perched on the ? green flag at Dunbar Golf Club. Birding Lothian ENHS RSPB Scotland NatureScotSouth

Time out from Shrike-watching yesterday. Skein of circa 30 Pink-footed Geese flew over. Birding Lothian RSPB Scotland ENHS BTO Scotland NatureScotSouth

Oops! The airport’s that way!!

Never done this before, phone scoping. Not quite full moon, clouded over 9.05pm.