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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 22h

Coastal #saltmarsh is flushed pink just now with #glasswort (Salicornia spp).
As salt levels rise through evaporation and cooler nights set in, anthocyanin pigments build up in the stems, leading to this change in colour from green to bright pink.

#EastLothian #Nature #Coastal
#Autumn

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 23h

You’ll need to share a recipe …

Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 1d

Bright orange #seabuckthorn always stands out. It sparks debate; whether to remove it for being so dominant or keep it for the benefits it brings to soil, air and wildlife. I came across #SeabuckthornScotland a social enterprise creating natural products from it ▶️ www.seabuckthornscotland.co.uk

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 1d

What a lovely visitor to have 😀

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Nature of Scotland Awards @naturescotawards.bsky.social · 3d

Want to know what happens at the #NatureOfScotland Awards? Take a peek at this video with last year’s highlights buff.ly/nRRWt0L Remember, ticket sales close on 30 Oct buff.ly/nxJK2O1
📷 Mike Wilkinson

A group of people in formal wear holding certificates. Winners at the Nature of Scotland Awards 2024

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 2d

Landscape views along our walk from #PrestonMill to #JohnMuirCountryPark earlier today - a near 7 mile stroll.

#Walking #VisitEastLothian #CoastalLiving #Dunbar

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 3d

Just different geographies and habitats create such different diversity & abundance … have a good week!

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 3d

Lucky! They’re around East Lothian but just not resident or regular in our garden. Since 2020 have only recorded 2 - once in Dec 2024 & once in Jan 2025. Starlings are our most numerous!

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely to see the diminuitive #coaltit on the garden feeders. Most likely just passing through as they join mixed flocks moving between habitats in search of food. Just 4.5inches long and 8-10g in weight.

#gardenbirdwatch @bto-gbw.bsky.social #birds #gardenbirds #Dunbar #EastLothian

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 5d

Early’ish (for me anyway) walk at #Tyninghame with a pal and her dog this morning - before the rain came. Had forgotten what an expanse of sand it is looking across the #BassRock.

#EastLothian #CoastalWalk #Sunrise #Beach

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 5d

Migrating from Iceland, Scandinavia and Russia, the return of larger numbers of wigeon to Scotland always signals the progression of autumn. Their whistling calls are so soft and distinctive.

#wigeon #Birds #BirdMigration #EastLothian #Scotland #Autumn

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 6d

The WNW winds & high tide combined to create big waves that overtopped the #dunbarharbour wall today - too chilly 🥶 to hang around for long.

#BBCWeatherWatch #ScottishWeather #Dunbar #EastLothian

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 6d

#Curlew feeding in the mud at #BelhavenBay. You can see the nictitating membrane — a thin, translucent third eyelid that moves sideways across the eye - as it probes its beak (and almost its full head) into the mud for food. Mainly lugworms this time, but the occasional wee fish too.

#birds #bird

Curlew proving its bill into the mud for food

Curlew with its head almost submerged into the mud for food

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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 8d

Berwick Bank could kill more birds than any other windfarm on Earth, devastating colonies of Gannets, Puffins and Kittiwakes off Scotland’s coast. 🚨

We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JE...

Add your voice to a campaign to stop an offshore wind farm that threatens seabirds

YouTube video by RSPB

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 7d

Scotland’s smallest duck — the Eurasian teal is just 34–38 cm long (about a ruler), 250–400g (a can of soup). I think you get an impression of its small size against the more familiar mallard ducks in the background.

#Teal #EastLothian #Birds #Birdwatching #ducks

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 11d

The lovely tree Avenue at the entrance to #Haddington Golf Club … lots of acorns on the ground under the old oak trees around the course too.

#autumnalcolours #autumn #trees #leaves #acorns #oak #EastLothian

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15d

‘When I pass piles of fishing nets, I see piles of money’: a one man recycling revolution on the Cornish coast

Determined to find a solution to the discarded plastic nets, Ian Falconer found a way to convert them into filament for 3D printing, for use in products from motorbikes to sunglasses

www.theguardian.com

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 17d

#lapwings #peewits feeding or resting on the saltmarsh at #BelhavenBay #EastLothian Sadly they are #redlisted, under the BOU’s Birds of Conservation Concern, due to their falling numbers. The changes are linked to habitat loss or changes in quality and changes in farming practices.

#BOCC

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 18d

An unsually high number (9) of adult mute swans at on Seafield Pond, #BelhavenBay yesterday. The resident cob was trying to maintain his territory - puffing up his wings as he chased down on the incomers.

#EastLothian #MuteSwans #ScottishBirds #Birds #WildlifePhotography #AutumnNature #UKBirds

Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 19d

Beautiful light at Belhaven Bay yesterday. This grey heron was perfectly at ease just over the seawall, unfazed by walkers and cyclists passing by. A quick skirmish with another heron broke the calm …

#BelhavenBay #EastLothian #WildlifePhotography #GreyHeron #NatureMoments #Sunset

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 22d

Great to see local #EastLothian company - Ocean Vertical’s -“Pay it Forward” scheme linking corporate wellness activities with opportunities for disadvantaged young people. Well done 👏 🔽

#corporatepartnerships #communityimpact #wellness

sustainablebusinessmagazine.net/socialsustai...

Adventure Firm Backs Young People

Ethical experiences with lasting impact Ocean Vertical, the ethical adventure company based in East Lothian, has launched a corporate ‘pay it forward’ initiative that links business wellness activitie...

sustainablebusinessmagazine.net

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Scottish Environment LINK @scotlink.bsky.social · 23d

On 30 October MSPs will debate the Natural Environment Bill - a vital opportunity to ensure that Scotland sets legally binding nature recovery targets.

Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 23d

Having a dawdle through our #communitywoodland & briefly had the company of resident #roedeer. They were browsing at the edge of a wetland area within the wood; building up their winter fat reserves. I retreated to avoid disturbing them.

#Dunbar #EastLothian #lowlandwoodland #deer #woodland

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 24d

A habitat niche within the wider woodland & old tree system. This #Cladonia spp (if you can help identify further please do)
is stunningly beautiful.

#lichens #moss #perthshire #nature #macrophoto

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