ad drake Surf Scoter in Gosford Bay distantly to north in line with tanker, diving alone (pic), though still fairly large gathering of sea duck, influx since at least mid-Sept with 4150 Eider on 21/9 and c.2k Common Scoter, bit lower today: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pubc… Birding Lothian

Culling Of Wildlife In Scotland... * 557 Ravens Killed in Scotland in 2023 * 2,056 Hares Killed in Scotland in 2023 NatureScot's lethal control licences continue to cause alarm. #wildlife #nature #ornithology #birds #Ecosystem #biodiversity jasonendfield.weebly.com/home/mass-cull…

Amazing evidence of dusk Peregrine attack on a Grey Plover, while the bird was flying at an altitude of 3000 metres (nearly 10,000 feet). A short thread 1/5 Paper by Michiel P. Boom et al: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec… #ornithology #peregrine #waders #shorebirds

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Latest RSPB Birdcrime Report (2023) reveals ongoing 'criminal slaughter' of raptors across the UK. A detailed 15yr review of what's STILL going on, 70yrs after raptors became legally protected in UK. Read the report 👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/10/22/lat…

Good visibility across Forth from Seton, 90+ Little Gulls spread out feeding, 5 GND, 6 RNG off Sands, drake Surf among scoter, many W flushed by boat*; ystdy ad Barn Swallow with damaged tail feeding over house in Longniddry in afternoon Birding Lothian * app.bto.org/birdtrack/pubc…

Drake White-winged Scoter still among Velvets off Ferny Ness, also 4 drake Surfs together distantly to north-west - some chasing and display (pics), also 1 GND, 5 RNG, 20 Slavs, 90+ LTD Birding Lothian

Some photos of the long returning Mediterranean Gull at Strathclyde Loch this weekend. Ringed as a chick in Antwerp in 2002, it's a decent age! Clyde Birding

📢We need volunteers for the final Winter Gull Survey (WinGS) on 19 January 2025! ❄️ Monitoring overwintering gull populations in the UK is vital to gain a better understanding of potential declines. Go to the WinGS Vacant Site Map to sign up.🗺️➡️ app.bto.org/wings/public/v…

Gosford Bay scoter flock much reduced (after storms?) but 1 ad drake Surf still, also 2 Red-necked Grebes, ad Great Northern Diver, Great Crested Grebe, 24 Slav Grebe, courting Long-tailed Ducks; full counts: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pubc… Birding Lothian

Birding Lothian The SOC Once again we're looking for photos for the Lothian Bird Report. This time they're for the 2022 and 2023 issues, which are both being worked on. See here for details: the-soc.org.uk/lbr-photos

Four more satellite-tagged hen harriers have 'gone missing' since January 2025. One on a grouse moor in North York Moors National Park, one near a grouse moor in the Lammermuirs & two at 'confidential sites' in Scotland ⬇️⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/04/28/fou…

DUCKS: by now most ducks will have settled at potential breeding sites. So all records of scarce & rare breeding ducks, including Shoveler, Wigeon, Garganey, Pintail, Pochard and Red-breasted Merganser, should be submitted, with breeding evidence, to the relevant county recorder