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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · 4d

Found this stunning Dice Snake while out birding nr Dinnyes, Hungary. #digiscoped with kowa884 using vario adapter and iphone16Pro

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · 4d

Twitched Sociable Lapwing at Dinnyes Fejer today while in Budapest. Mostly distant and poor light but stunning bird.. Must be over 30 years since I’ve seen Sociable Lapwing.

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · 5d

Great days birding in the Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary. Images #digiscoped with kowa884 using vario smartoscope adapter and iphone16Pro Great Bustard, LE Owl, Cate Egret & Pygmy Cormorants

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · 14d

A very misty start to a quick hours birding at my Lochwinnoch patch before for heading to work. Great White Egret at Barr loch

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · 17d

A day on the Clyde looking for seabirds

My favourite shot from today was this gannet flying over the boats flag.

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · 18d

Still one of the most spectacular birding events I’ve seen over 100,000 Sooty Shearwaters in Monterey Bay back in Sept 2011!

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Sep 9

Atmospheric sunrise on the Lochwinnoch patch this morning and patch tick with Red kite heading north over the south end of Barr Loch at 9am

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Sep 4

Ring-necked duck at Bingham’s Pond, Glasgow showing amazing well as always. #birdingscotland

#Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Aug 24

Lovely views of Little Owl in East Yorkshire this evening #digiscoped with Kowa884 using iphone16Pro with vario adapter

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Aug 23

Couple of days visiting my folks in East Yorkshire and managed to get a bit of birding in today. Yesterday I caught up with juv Red-necked grebe at Hornsea and had my worst ever views of Night Heron at North Cave.

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Aug 21

After ok flight views yesterday headed back to Warblewick this morning for the Zitting Cisticola and was rewarded with great views. #rarebirdsuk

Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Aug 20

Good days birding in Suffolk - Ticked the Zitting Cisticola at warbleswick with reasonable flight views and vocal. The juv black stork at Holleley showed much better and was a year tick, good nicely of commoner birds along the way.

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Aug 19

Great days birding at Welney. Highlight includes 7 cranes, 50+ ruff, colour ringed wood sandpaper (from Norway) and nice selection of birds common birds. Willow emerald damselfly and tansy beetle were both new for me.

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Aug 13

First twitch by kayak today. Was kayaking on Castle Semple when marsh harrier was reported over scrape at Lochwinnoch luckily for me the bird flew north and got it on my patch year list and my kayak list

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Jul 31

Not everyday you see a Little Ringed Plover chick sat on a discarded car wheel-hub! I’ve been monitoring this pair and this one nearly fledged so fingers crossed

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Jul 5

Patch year tick with a Common Tern over Barr Loch at 7:08. Single black-tailed godwit, common sand and 3 redshank (1 chick) and 2 mandarin on my Lochwinnoch patch this morning

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Jun 9

Managed to catch up with the 2 Avocets (1st record for Renfrewshire and only 4th for Clyde) on my Lochwinnoch patch with a quick lunchtime twitch. Made it with 12 minutes to spare before they flew off hight to the north. @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Jun 7

From causeway hide at baron Haugh

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Jun 7

Delighted to see 4 redshank chicks on the scrape at Lochwinnoch RSPB this morning. @rspbscotland.bsky.social

Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter.

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · Jun 6

Birded my Lochwinnoch patch before work. Redshank with 4 chicks the highlight. Quick twitch for Avocet at Baron's Haugh a few minutes from were I work (only the 4th Clyde record)

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · May 26

Lifer today with Western Sandpiper at Maidens. #birdingscotland #rarebirdsuk

Digiscoped in rainy and windy conditions with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · May 26

Lapwing chick sheltering after heavy rain on my local patch this morning.

Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro with vario adapter

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · May 25

Patch year tick today with 2 Little Egrets on the Lochwinnoch scrape and then briefly on Barr loch before flying south. Still a scare bird on my patch. Digiscoped with kowa884 using iPhone16pro with vario adapter

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · May 21

Lapwing chicks at Lochwinnoch RSPB this evening. @rspbscotland.bsky.social

Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter

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Rick Bolton @digiscopingbyrick.bsky.social · May 20

Pectoral Sandpiper showed well on scrape at Lochwinnoch first thing this morning @clydesoc-grapevine.bsky.social #birdingscotland

Digiscoped with kowa884 /iphone16pro using vario adapter

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