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I’d probably rather be birding I may be at Fife Ness he/him

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · Nov 15

Just click on the Birding Scotland Starter Pack link below to access relevant Scottish birding accounts and the Birding Scotland Feed
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 3d

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 3d

11 Sooty Shearwater, Merlin offshore @ Fife Ness this pm. Plenty of Pink-footed Geese including some stragglers struggling to landfall. This juv landed on the sea 100m offshore, rested for an hour, flapped its way towards the breakers and struggled up onto the rocks totally knackered #birdingFife

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 3d

Otter this morning at the local reservoir, the first I’ve seen there for about a year

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 3d

Black Tern south, a Whoooer Swan on the sea and a Merlin hunting incoming Meadow Pipit offshore the highlights of an hour first thing at Fife Ness #birdingFife

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 3d

Blimey, a proper seawatch off Estaca de Bares yesterday with 2 Black-capped Petrel, 2 Zino’s Petrel and a bunch of other good stuff #seawatching

ebird.org/checklist/S2...

eBird Checklist - 4 Oct 2025 - Estaca de Bares--Observatorio de aves y entorno - 33 species (+3 other taxa)

Submitted by Ricardo Hevia.

ebird.org

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 3d

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 4d

Went to see the White-rumped Sandpiper at Guardbridge that @simonpinder5.bsky.social had found and got very confused about its age as it skulked around in the grass. Resolution when an adult and a juvenile appeared on the mud as the tide fell #birdingFife

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 5d

#rarebirdsUK

Brian Small @cach22.bsky.social · 6d

Turkestan Shrike - ad male, Dunwich Heath this afternoon. An excellent bird and find; photos in gloomy light not the best and was a little elusive early evening #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 5d

#rarebirdsUK

Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 5d

I was standing near Daniel Gebauer when the Siberian Thrush broke cover and gave startled birders a rapid flyby at Asta yesterday. Beaming from ear to ear, he then showed several of us this stunning image he captured. Absolutely insane! Well done Daniel #ukbirding #birdingScotland

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 6d

#rarebirdsUK

Chris Townend (Wise Birding) @wisebirding.bsky.social · 7d

Nice to find this Rustic Bunting with the Mrs this evening on St Martin’s, Isles of Scilly. A subtle bird, in some ways, compared to obvious autumn males. Looks to be same bird found on St Agnes yesterday when comparing feather details. #ScillyBirding

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 7d

#rarebirdsUK

St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 7d

Brown Shrike today! 1st for #StKilda and only the 4th for the Outer Hebs! Flighty and elusive, but combination of features confirmed ID, including uniform dark brown head and mantle, very dark mask, short wings, and very long, slim, reddish tail.
@birdguides.bsky.social
@hebridesbirds.bsky.social

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 9d

#rarebirdsUK

Angus Croudace @anguscroudace.bsky.social · 9d

Grey-Cheeked Thrush trapped and ringed @lundybirds.bsky.social this morning. @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 9d

#rarebirdsUK

Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 9d

Yellow-browed Bunting trapped, ringed and released at the Swannery. It's flown to the hedge which runs alongside the Swannery grounds and the bird may be viewable from the permissive path heading west from Grove Lane.

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 10d

Barred Warbler still at Balcomie, alternating between dispatching wasps high up in a huge Sycamore and berry-bashing low down in shrubbery
#birdingFife

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 10d

#rarebirdsUK

Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 10d

South Polar Skua at Pendeen Watch on 11th Sept ‘25.

Video shown below courtesy of Mike McKee.

#cornwallbirding #birding

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 11d

Migrant passerines few and far between again today. The highlight being the Spot Fly still at Upper Kilminning but then @simonpinder5.bsky.social found a thumping great Barred Warbler at Balcomie #birdingFife

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 11d

A few Barnacle Goose, Wigeon and Teal past Fife Ness today in a brisk SE breeze #birdingFife

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 12d

A black-eyed and a regular silver-eyed Northern Gannet at Fife Ness yesterday. Suggestion that this change in colour is linked to HPAI infection #birdingFife

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 12d

Slow going migrant-wise during 4 hours this morning at Kilminning/ Balcomie, but livened up by a 30 minute flurry of a Lesser Whitethroat (my first in Fife this year), male Brambling and a Spotted Flycatcher #birdingFife

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Steve Dudley @stevedudley.bsky.social · 12d

Birding in Orkney? Then tag your posts #BirdingOrkney and they'll be picked up by this Feed as well as the main Scottish and UK birding Feeds. Simples 😉

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 12d

A juv Long-tailed Skua, 101 Little Gull and 150 Barnacle Goose the highlights from a 3 hours at Fife Ness this pm. Just 4 Manx Shearwater #birdingFife

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 12d

#rarebirdsUK

John Harwood @johnharwood.bsky.social · 13d

Male Brown Shrike at Hunmaby Gap, Filey this afternoon. Great find by the "Gap and Vismig Guru" Keith Clarkson. @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 13d

If you use the #birdingLothian tag your post will get picked up in the Birding Scotland Feed and the Birding UK/Eire Feed. If you haven’t already, I’d suggest pinning these two Feeds to your BlueSky ‘homepage’ - in BlueSky it’s all about the Feeds rather than the follows

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 13d

#birdingFife

Simon Pinder @simonpinder5.bsky.social · 14d

Quite pleased to find this 1 cy Caspian Gull at Angle Park this evening. Not many records for Fife. Fewer than 5 I think accepted.

Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 14d

These were @ about 16:00. Seem to be a few starting to arrive.