kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Several thousand geese present on Musselburgh lagoons today including some smart Barnacle Geese with a supporting cast of 2 Pintail, 4 Shoveler and a passing Arctic Skua. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0240
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yellow-browed Warbler at Torness. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 1462
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Green Sandpiper at Musselburgh today. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0190
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Greenshank at Thorntonloch this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 1311
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Lucky to have this Great White Egret drop in at Musselburgh this morning. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0371
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Barn Owl outside Torness Visitor Centre this morning. @birdinglothian.bsky.social @georgehogg.bsky.social 0270
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Possible juv Pomarine? Skua at Musselburgh this morning, then high tide at Port Seton where this first winter Med Gull turned up. @lothianrecorder.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social 1191
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Long-staying Pied Flycatcher still at Torness Visitor Centre this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0150
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Musselburgh today: Little Stint, smart male Gadwall, Little Egret, Med Gull. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0110
Reposted by @kingleby1.bsky.socialMr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Veterinary Medicines - pesticides used in tick & flea treatments are bad for freshwater bugs. The collective, large-scale use of pesticides in vet medicine is equating to pollution across UK waterways with knock-on effects to freshwater invertebrates & ecosystems www.buglife.org.uk/campaigns/ve...buglife.org.ukVeterinary Medicines - Buglife 02420
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Little Stint Thorntonloch beach this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 1332
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 27/08/20264 Pied Flycatchers at Torness this afternoon, joined by Spotted Fly. Also 2 Ruff at Musselburgh on Tuesday showing striking variation in plumage. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0282
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Little Gull on Thorntonloch beach early this morning - before the crowds arrived. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0170
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026From the beach, walking through the arch and around the corner about 90 active nests! 120
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Return to Aberlady for Red-footed Falcon, then Port Seton for 3 Roseate Terns, one of my favourite birds. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 1332
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Red-footed Falcon showing well at Aberlady today. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 2714
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Thorntonloch this afternoon, 2 Black-tailed Godwits and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0110
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 01/08/2026House Martin colony at Bilsdean Arches now at least 90 AON. @lothianrecorder.bsky.social 081
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Sandeel feeding frenzy at Thorntonloch attracted 2 juv Med Gulls (unringed) and 2 Little Egrets (adults) @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0170
Reposted by @kingleby1.bsky.socialTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Check out those Reform voters! (Source: www.ft.com/content/4932...) 65462156
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Numbers of waders building up at Thorntonloch, also 4 juv Yellow Wagtail and 4 juv Wheatear on the beach this morning. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0140
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Back in Roslin and a nice selection of butterflies on the buddleia. 040
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Family event at Portsoy this weekend, but thanks to @blackdogbirder.bsky.social for showing me the local Corn Buntings, a rare sight in the Lothians. Also at least 5 Quail calling this morning. 0151
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Black-tailed Godwit and Ruffs the stars at Musselburgh scrapes today. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0201
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Nothing exciting but a nice selection of birds willing to pose at Torness over the weekend. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0130
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Back to Musselburgh for some birding after a 2 week break, with some smart looking Ruff and Black-tailed Godwits. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 1200
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 14/06/2026First Yellow Wagtail pair carrying food in the 3 tetrads surrounding Torness. Alas, only 5 pairs found this year - 8 in 2025 and 11 in 2024. Also a group of 9 RT Divers off Portobello in my WeBS count this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social @lothianrecorder.bsky.social @shoremark.bsky.social 0240
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Birds showing well (between the showers) at Portmore Loch today - Redstart, Tree Pipit, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher. 1243
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026A rather unexpected Dunlin on Thorntonloch beach this evening - showing well! @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0201
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 01/06/20262 of the Roslin Glen Tawny owlets this morning - looking good despite the dreich weather. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0150
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 14/05/2026They were both dead! We moved them out of sight so as not to draw attention to the nest. 000
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 14/05/2026and 4 initially with 2 ejected when very small. 000
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Another Midlothian Tawny Owlet pic this one still in nest. Also Little Ringed Plover at undisclosed site. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 1150
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 04/05/20262 more Tawny owlets from Roslin Glen, one still waiting to ‘branch out’ from nest hole. @brucekerr.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0250
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Pic of the bird you saw on the midden Al? 010
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 23/04/2026First Yellow Wagtail of the year for me - Torness this morning! @birdinglothian.bsky.social 2221
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Another day another Tawny Owl nest, this one with young. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0131
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Highlight of Roslin Glen CBC this morning. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 1140
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Green-winged teal showing well at Musselburgh today, found by @ijandrews.bsky.social yesterday. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0321
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 13/03/2026This is a rare breeding bird in Scotland and the demands for offshore wind energy and housing (cement) in the Lothians are destroying (or will destroy) the arable fields in the coastal belt - where these birds live. 001
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Smart looking Scandinavian Rock Pipit? at Port Seton today. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0301
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 09/03/2026In 2025 Yellow Wagtail territories around Torness and Skateraw decreased to 8 due to extensive cable-laying in fields around Torness. With quarrying being extended to the Dry Burn, much of the remaining nesting habitat will be destroyed. @birdinglothian.bsky.social @eastlothiancouncil.bsky.social 292
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Great weather, great birds in the hills today. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0261
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 21/02/20264 rain-free days up in Newtonmore with the bonus of some Cresties and a wintering Snow Goose. #HighlandBirds 0200
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Female Blackcap still in garden - now 3-4 weeks. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0160
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Nice of this Whooper Swan to turn up for the International Swan Census - Rosebery Res WeBS visit today. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0130
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Another quiet day at Musselburgh today: still 23 Twite and good numbers of LT Ducks and Grebes on the sea. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 0240
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Wintering female Blackcap driving off all-comers from the fat feeder today. @birdinglothian.bsky.social 1130
kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Still green with envy on this - lockdown!! 000
