Scott Black
@scottbirder01.bsky.social
Birder based in South Lanarkshire
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
South Lanarkshire,feeding along the Clyde floodplains in the Carstairs area. Just needing a cattle for the set #Clydebirding # Scottishbirding
October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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
South Lanarkshire,feeding along the Clyde floodplains in the Carstairs area. Just needing a cattle for the set #Clydebirding # Scottishbirding
How times change, my 2nd great white egret this month on my patch, this time on Loudon Pond Douglas Water #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
How times change, my 2nd great white egret this month on my patch, this time on Loudon Pond Douglas Water #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
Distant Jack snipe on the Clyde at Carstairs Bridge today, nice to see one in the open for a change. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
October 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Distant Jack snipe on the Clyde at Carstairs Bridge today, nice to see one in the open for a change. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
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
October 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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
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
@birdinglothian.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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
@birdinglothian.bsky.social
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
September 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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
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
September 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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
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
August 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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
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
August 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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
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
August 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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
Best I could manage of a distant Black Throated diver on Daer Reservoir Elavanfoot today. (not a breeding location hence post) #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
August 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Best I could manage of a distant Black Throated diver on Daer Reservoir Elavanfoot today. (not a breeding location hence post) #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
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
July 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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
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
July 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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
Off Musselburgh sea wall this morning, 59+ Little gulls on beach included Swedish yellow-74. @birdinglothian.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Off Musselburgh sea wall this morning, 59+ Little gulls on beach included Swedish yellow-74. @birdinglothian.bsky.social
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
May 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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
Got in on the whimbrel passage with 2 dropping into my local sand quarry near Lanark today. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
May 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Got in on the whimbrel passage with 2 dropping into my local sand quarry near Lanark today. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
A couple of distant but smart breeding plumaged cormorants on Camps Reservoir Crawford today #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding
March 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A couple of distant but smart breeding plumaged cormorants on Camps Reservoir Crawford today #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding
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
@Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
March 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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
@Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
Russian whitefront with c500 pinks in fields opp Rigside golf course this morning, also abberant plumaged pink in the crowd
@Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
@Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
March 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Russian whitefront with c500 pinks in fields opp Rigside golf course this morning, also abberant plumaged pink in the crowd
@Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
@Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
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
March 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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
Both peregrines on York Minster NE Tower this morning, shame I forgot my SD card, had to make do with phone shot. @YorkPeregrines @YorkBirding
March 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Both peregrines on York Minster NE Tower this morning, shame I forgot my SD card, had to make do with phone shot. @YorkPeregrines @YorkBirding
Great white egret through the mist, on the Clyde today near Carstairs along with a little egret, second little egret Clyde below Covington. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
March 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Great white egret through the mist, on the Clyde today near Carstairs along with a little egret, second little egret Clyde below Covington. #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
Been filtering through 1000' s of pinks all winter and apart from a scattering of Barnies and a Taiga bean that's been it. Hoped that the birds staging north in the spring may drag something along with them. Bar-headed goose with c1200 pinks at Carstairs today, not quite what I was hoping for😒
February 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Been filtering through 1000' s of pinks all winter and apart from a scattering of Barnies and a Taiga bean that's been it. Hoped that the birds staging north in the spring may drag something along with them. Bar-headed goose with c1200 pinks at Carstairs today, not quite what I was hoping for😒
First spring queen buff tail bumble bee in the garden today, shame my phone camera (or user) cannot do better
February 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
First spring queen buff tail bumble bee in the garden today, shame my phone camera (or user) cannot do better
Reposted by Scott Black
Iceland Gull in Troon harbour this morning.
February 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Iceland Gull in Troon harbour this morning.