Tom Rosas
@tomrosas.bsky.social
I sometimes bird in NE Fife, less often in SW London. Partial to real ale. Uni of St Andrews Croquet Club President. Physics Student
Great morning at Crail and Fife Ness with the bird club. Saw 70 species, highlights: Black Redstart, Red-necked Grebe, Twite, Purple Sandpiper, Scaup, and Wheatear. #birdingFife
October 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Great morning at Crail and Fife Ness with the bird club. Saw 70 species, highlights: Black Redstart, Red-necked Grebe, Twite, Purple Sandpiper, Scaup, and Wheatear. #birdingFife
What a bird! After dipping it in dying light yesterday, very happy to connect with the White-billed Diver. Great bird to see less than a mile from home. #birdingFife #ukbirding
October 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What a bird! After dipping it in dying light yesterday, very happy to connect with the White-billed Diver. Great bird to see less than a mile from home. #birdingFife #ukbirding
Nice to finally have time to go for the Barred Warbler at Balcomie, it gave excellent views. A walk around Kilminning was disappointingly quiet in terms of migrants though. #BirdingFife
September 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Nice to finally have time to go for the Barred Warbler at Balcomie, it gave excellent views. A walk around Kilminning was disappointingly quiet in terms of migrants though. #BirdingFife
At least 2 Curlew Sand and 2 Ruff at the Eden today. Also 2 Osprey, 1 GWE, 3 Common Sand, 1 Brent Goose. Good start to the new semester! #FifeBirding
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
At least 2 Curlew Sand and 2 Ruff at the Eden today. Also 2 Osprey, 1 GWE, 3 Common Sand, 1 Brent Goose. Good start to the new semester! #FifeBirding
Good walk with friends near Elie produced a Short-eared Owl and Wheatear. The last beach cricket match of the summer at Elie Beach delivered a flyover Crane! Lifer, and about annual in Fife! Great day out! #FifeBirding
September 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Good walk with friends near Elie produced a Short-eared Owl and Wheatear. The last beach cricket match of the summer at Elie Beach delivered a flyover Crane! Lifer, and about annual in Fife! Great day out! #FifeBirding
6 weeks in Shetland done. Some quality birding: Short-eared Owl, Red-backed Shrike, Red-necked Grebe, Baird's Sandpiper Quail, Cuckoo, Merlin. Breeding Dunlin, Whimbrel, and Red-Throated Diver. Highlight has to be self finding a 1st for Shetland Greater Sand Plover. #birdingscotland
August 3, 2025 at 7:09 AM
6 weeks in Shetland done. Some quality birding: Short-eared Owl, Red-backed Shrike, Red-necked Grebe, Baird's Sandpiper Quail, Cuckoo, Merlin. Breeding Dunlin, Whimbrel, and Red-Throated Diver. Highlight has to be self finding a 1st for Shetland Greater Sand Plover. #birdingscotland
Willow Warbler at Norwick this morning was my first warbler of autumn passage, also had my best views yet of the Cuckoo I found on Tuesday. Flock of 6 Twite were my first on Unst. A few singing Quail this afternoon (one from my window!) were great to hear #birdingscotland
July 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Willow Warbler at Norwick this morning was my first warbler of autumn passage, also had my best views yet of the Cuckoo I found on Tuesday. Flock of 6 Twite were my first on Unst. A few singing Quail this afternoon (one from my window!) were great to hear #birdingscotland
After dipping it yesterday, I connected with @brydonthomason.bsky.social's Baird's Sandpiper at Baltasound today, and saw my first Ruff since being up here. Also found a juv Cuckoo in Norwick on an evening walk. Autumn passage seems underway... #rarebirdsUK #BirdingScotland
July 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
After dipping it yesterday, I connected with @brydonthomason.bsky.social's Baird's Sandpiper at Baltasound today, and saw my first Ruff since being up here. Also found a juv Cuckoo in Norwick on an evening walk. Autumn passage seems underway... #rarebirdsUK #BirdingScotland
Went down to the south of Unst today. Saw a few good birds, Golden Plover, Whimbrel, and Common Sandpiper with young. Highlight was bumping into the Osprey that has been hanging around the island for the last few weeks. #BirdingScotland
July 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Went down to the south of Unst today. Saw a few good birds, Golden Plover, Whimbrel, and Common Sandpiper with young. Highlight was bumping into the Osprey that has been hanging around the island for the last few weeks. #BirdingScotland
Twitched (3 minute bike ride) 2 of my absolute favourite birds this evening. Short-eared Owl hunting, and a Red-backed Shrike getting ready to roost. Will definitely miss it up here. #Unst #birdingscotland
July 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Twitched (3 minute bike ride) 2 of my absolute favourite birds this evening. Short-eared Owl hunting, and a Red-backed Shrike getting ready to roost. Will definitely miss it up here. #Unst #birdingscotland
Thought I would check Haroldswick beach on my way to the pub tonight. Did not expect to find this Greater Sand Plover, a 1st for Shetland!!! Very happy and glad others got on to it #birdingscotland #rarebirdsuk
July 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Thought I would check Haroldswick beach on my way to the pub tonight. Did not expect to find this Greater Sand Plover, a 1st for Shetland!!! Very happy and glad others got on to it #birdingscotland #rarebirdsuk
Great evening walk to Hermaness, Bonxies, Puffins, and Gannets galore. Cracking views of summer plumage Dunlin. A Quail singing just before midnight on the walk back truly the icing on the cake #birdingscotland
July 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Great evening walk to Hermaness, Bonxies, Puffins, and Gannets galore. Cracking views of summer plumage Dunlin. A Quail singing just before midnight on the walk back truly the icing on the cake #birdingscotland
Up in north Unst for another 5 weeks, don’t think that’ll be enough time to get bored of both skuas daily, puffins, and breeding wheatears. #BirdingScotland
June 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Up in north Unst for another 5 weeks, don’t think that’ll be enough time to get bored of both skuas daily, puffins, and breeding wheatears. #BirdingScotland
Twitched @simonpinder5.bsky.social ‘s gorgeous Spotted Redshank at Angle Park today. Very happy to also find a Hobby briefly there (scarce in Fife). #fifebirding
June 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Twitched @simonpinder5.bsky.social ‘s gorgeous Spotted Redshank at Angle Park today. Very happy to also find a Hobby briefly there (scarce in Fife). #fifebirding
Back up in Fife so went for the Iberian Chiffchaff today. After 4 hours without anything obvious it finally decided to sing and give us decent views! #FifeBirding #birdingscotland
June 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Back up in Fife so went for the Iberian Chiffchaff today. After 4 hours without anything obvious it finally decided to sing and give us decent views! #FifeBirding #birdingscotland
Great birding with a friend in Surrey today. Lots of Dartford Warblers, a pair of Tree Pipit, great views of Hobby, and singing Woodlark (lifer). Also Common Lizard and Slow Worm.
#ukbirding #surreybirding
#ukbirding #surreybirding
June 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Great birding with a friend in Surrey today. Lots of Dartford Warblers, a pair of Tree Pipit, great views of Hobby, and singing Woodlark (lifer). Also Common Lizard and Slow Worm.
#ukbirding #surreybirding
#ukbirding #surreybirding
Near Huntingdon for a friend’s birthday this weekend, so had to nip down to Fen Drayton Lakes to see the gorgeous male Red-backed Shrike. Nice to see it catch and eat a dragonfly #ukbirding
June 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Near Huntingdon for a friend’s birthday this weekend, so had to nip down to Fen Drayton Lakes to see the gorgeous male Red-backed Shrike. Nice to see it catch and eat a dragonfly #ukbirding
Train up to Aberdeenshire with @tombeckett02.bsky.social but dipped Buff-breasted Sandpiper. News of a Pacific Golden Plover came - got stuck in tidal mud, lost both wellies, then faced a 40min shoeless walk… to dip again by 2 mins. Thanks to the birders who helped us out today. #BirdingScotland
June 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Train up to Aberdeenshire with @tombeckett02.bsky.social but dipped Buff-breasted Sandpiper. News of a Pacific Golden Plover came - got stuck in tidal mud, lost both wellies, then faced a 40min shoeless walk… to dip again by 2 mins. Thanks to the birders who helped us out today. #BirdingScotland
Boat to the Isle of May was cancelled due to strong winds so I went to Kilminning instead. Happy to find and year tick a singing Cuckoo (video) there this lunchtime (perhaps the same bird that was at Fife Ness this morning?) #FifeBirding
May 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Boat to the Isle of May was cancelled due to strong winds so I went to Kilminning instead. Happy to find and year tick a singing Cuckoo (video) there this lunchtime (perhaps the same bird that was at Fife Ness this morning?) #FifeBirding
Done with exams, tried the White Winged Scoter at Ruddons Point, dipped, but got nice views of Kittiwakes and Sandwich Terns. Female Redstart nearby was a nice surprise. Tried Kilminning after,well worth it, Spotted Flycatcher and a male Redstart showed briefly. Good start to the summer #FifeBirding
May 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Done with exams, tried the White Winged Scoter at Ruddons Point, dipped, but got nice views of Kittiwakes and Sandwich Terns. Female Redstart nearby was a nice surprise. Tried Kilminning after,well worth it, Spotted Flycatcher and a male Redstart showed briefly. Good start to the summer #FifeBirding
After dipping on it last night, I went back for the Woodchat Shrike near Pittenweem today. Had incredible views of it for a good while, as well as my 1st Wheatear of the year. #FifeBirding
April 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
After dipping on it last night, I went back for the Woodchat Shrike near Pittenweem today. Had incredible views of it for a good while, as well as my 1st Wheatear of the year. #FifeBirding
Went up to Monikie north of Dundee today for the White-winged Black Tern. Crippling views of it in breeding plumage, flew right over my head at one point! Also lots of close Little Gulls, Goldeneye, and GC Grebes. Thanks to the birders who gave me a lift back to Dundee:) #BirdingScotland
March 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Went up to Monikie north of Dundee today for the White-winged Black Tern. Crippling views of it in breeding plumage, flew right over my head at one point! Also lots of close Little Gulls, Goldeneye, and GC Grebes. Thanks to the birders who gave me a lift back to Dundee:) #BirdingScotland
Just back from Shetland visiting my girlfriend’s family—not a birding trip but squeezed some in. Black Guillemot from the ferry, Great Northern Divers, plenty of Ravens, Twite, and the vagrant Ross’s Goose up north. Also watched a pod of orcas hunt and take a seal—unforgettable. #BirdingScotland
March 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just back from Shetland visiting my girlfriend’s family—not a birding trip but squeezed some in. Black Guillemot from the ferry, Great Northern Divers, plenty of Ravens, Twite, and the vagrant Ross’s Goose up north. Also watched a pod of orcas hunt and take a seal—unforgettable. #BirdingScotland
Happy to finally connect with the Avocet on the Eden Estuary today despite the windy weather. Clear but distant views, my first time seeing one in Scotland. Plenty of Pink-footed Goose action, singing Skylark, and the usual waders and waterfowl. #FifeBirding
March 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Happy to finally connect with the Avocet on the Eden Estuary today despite the windy weather. Clear but distant views, my first time seeing one in Scotland. Plenty of Pink-footed Goose action, singing Skylark, and the usual waders and waterfowl. #FifeBirding
Just wrapped up a uni hill walking and bird club trip in the west coast and highlands with @tombeckett02.bsky.social and friends. Black Guillemot and Great Northern Divers, both year ticks, gave great views. On the Munros, Golden Eagle and Ptarmigan were incredible to see as always #BirdingScotland
March 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just wrapped up a uni hill walking and bird club trip in the west coast and highlands with @tombeckett02.bsky.social and friends. Black Guillemot and Great Northern Divers, both year ticks, gave great views. On the Munros, Golden Eagle and Ptarmigan were incredible to see as always #BirdingScotland