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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · 1d

3 little egrets and my 2nd great white egret in 48 hrs (different location from the one I had on Tuesday) all in deepest
South Lanarkshire,feeding along the Clyde floodplains in the Carstairs area. Just needing a cattle for the set #Clydebirding # Scottishbirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · 2d

How times change, my 2nd great white egret this month on my patch, this time on Loudon Pond Douglas Water #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · 6d

Good chance Med will be Dutch 30VA,been seen in the same area in the last 2 years

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · 10d

Distant Jack snipe on the Clyde at Carstairs Bridge today, nice to see one in the open for a change. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · 13d

Managed to knuckle in on the Glossy Ibis fest yesterday, very brief 5 min appearance at Medwin Pools Dunsyre.Dropped down a bit of hassle from the locals before heading off high NE. 1st record for Clyde was 7 at Barons Haugh 09/10/25 now single birds been in 3 other locations since #Scottishbirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Sep 20

Had c1500 on the deck near Dunsyre yesterday and there seemed to be a good ratio of juvs so hopefully been a good breeding season

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Sep 19

Received the history of Little gull y-74 seen at Musselburgh on 24/07/25, Swedish ring, first re-sight since ringing 5 years ago
@birdinglothian.bsky.social

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Sep 15

My first pink feet of the autumn today with 62 at Medwin pools Dunsyre expect there will be many more in the next few days. Clyde at Carstairs Bridge had 15 ruff and 145 curlew #clydebirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Sep 13

Back for seconds at Musselburgh scrapes today, marsh sand showing well with wood sand ruff and spotted redshank, nearby up to 14 curlew sands, 1 little stint and Pec sand on the new lagoons @birdinglothian.bsky.social

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Aug 15

Loudon Pond Douglas Water was a bit busier today, highlight was my first GW egret in the area since the end of April, with supporting cast of 2 juv blackwits,1 green sandpiper and a very showy water rail @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Aug 9

Yesterday in Tyninghame Bay at low tide near the river mouth, 2 adult and 1 juv roseate tern, and a smart dark phase Arctic skua keeping an eye on proceedings @birdinglothian.bsky.social

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Aug 9

Mediterranean gull white 32A4 back at Seton Burn yesterday for it's 15th year first seen by @lothianrecorder.bsky.social on 06/08 @birdinglothian.bsky.social

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Aug 1

Best I could manage of a distant Black Throated diver on Daer Reservoir Elavanfoot today. (not a breeding location hence post) #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Jul 26

2/2 Port Seton Prom, Norfolk juv Sandwich terns g-KZ6, g-KV9, g-KJ4 & g-KZ7 and finally Cumbrian adult y-C31 @birdinglothian.bsky.social

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Jul 26

1/2 In addition to the Swedish ringed little gull at Musselburgh on Thursday, Norwegian BHG w-J3266 at Esk mouth. Seton Burn, Scottish BHG r-2JJ1 and Port Seton Prom, Spanish sandwich tern w-MC5, Dutch sandwich tern r-J81

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Jul 24

Off Musselburgh sea wall this morning, 59+ Little gulls on beach included Swedish yellow-74. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Jun 3

Could be YZ? bottom up unsure what sequences used

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · May 5

The Douglas Water pinkfeet are still hanging on, reduced to 61 in the last week and down to 37 today, surely be on their way soon. #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · May 3

Got in on the whimbrel passage with 2 dropping into my local sand quarry near Lanark today. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Mar 31

Think they both begin with J just about see the bottom curve of the J on the 1st photo. If you subscribe to this excellent website you will get instant histories.https://www.ringmerking.no/cr/

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Mar 26

A couple of distant but smart breeding plumaged cormorants on Camps Reservoir Crawford today #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Mar 22

It's taken a while, but found my first pinkfoot neck collar of the goose season, silver XUA in a flock of c1800 at Douglas Water today, ringed Martin Mere 01/12/23 first re-sight since ringing.
@Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Mar 17

Russian whitefront with c500 pinks in fields opp Rigside golf course this morning, also abberant plumaged pink in the crowd
@Clydebirding #Scottishbirding

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Scott Black @scottbirder01.bsky.social · Mar 16

3 great white egrets on the Clyde below Eastfield Farm Pettinain today, eventually came together to allow a record shot. Also 2 little egrets and a third 400m down stream, next best 9 shelduck and c1100 pinks @Clydebirding #Scottishbirding #UKbirding

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