Andy Latham
@andrewlathameac.bsky.social
Runner with Edinburgh AC
Birder, mostly Lothian
Geologist
Birder, mostly Lothian
Geologist
Just the usual suspects around Barns Ness, although the Merlin App did its best to wind me up (surely a hallucination, even if it somehow managed to pick the exact spot where RFB have been found in recent years)
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#BirdingScotland
September 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Just the usual suspects around Barns Ness, although the Merlin App did its best to wind me up (surely a hallucination, even if it somehow managed to pick the exact spot where RFB have been found in recent years)
#BirdingScotland
#BirdingScotland
Leucistic Ringed Plover (I presume?) with the Dunlin and plover flock at Whitesands beach
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#BirdingScotland
September 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Leucistic Ringed Plover (I presume?) with the Dunlin and plover flock at Whitesands beach
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#BirdingScotland
Little Stint at Whitesands beach this evening #BirdingScotland
September 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Little Stint at Whitesands beach this evening #BirdingScotland
Smart Curlew Sandpiper (aren’t they all?) at Whitesands beach this evening, with a Little Stint and Short-eared Owl over the grass just behind
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#BirdingScotland
September 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Smart Curlew Sandpiper (aren’t they all?) at Whitesands beach this evening, with a Little Stint and Short-eared Owl over the grass just behind
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#BirdingScotland
Redstart at Barns Ness wire dump yesterday. Lots of other migrants around including Icterine Warbler, Wood Warbler and numerous Pied Flycatchers #BirdingScotland
August 29, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Redstart at Barns Ness wire dump yesterday. Lots of other migrants around including Icterine Warbler, Wood Warbler and numerous Pied Flycatchers #BirdingScotland
The almost-mythical Lurg Mhor seen from Bidean a Choire Sheasgaich this weekend. Well worth the 40 km round trip, much assisted by cycling into Loch Calavie #Munros
August 26, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The almost-mythical Lurg Mhor seen from Bidean a Choire Sheasgaich this weekend. Well worth the 40 km round trip, much assisted by cycling into Loch Calavie #Munros
Summit of Maoile Lunndaidh, NE Highlands. Remote and beautiful place, not another soul on the mountain apart from a dozen Ptarmigan #Munros
August 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Summit of Maoile Lunndaidh, NE Highlands. Remote and beautiful place, not another soul on the mountain apart from a dozen Ptarmigan #Munros
Great Northern Diver at Poolewe after 10 Black-throated and 2 Red-throated Divers at Gairloch (and maybe a Pacific Diver to complete the set - a bit too distant to be 100% sure of ID ☹️). Nice to see all these birds in their summer finery
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#BirdingScotland
August 26, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Great Northern Diver at Poolewe after 10 Black-throated and 2 Red-throated Divers at Gairloch (and maybe a Pacific Diver to complete the set - a bit too distant to be 100% sure of ID ☹️). Nice to see all these birds in their summer finery
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#BirdingScotland
Guillemots & Razorbills creating bait balls that attract Minke Whales, North Minch
August 26, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Guillemots & Razorbills creating bait balls that attract Minke Whales, North Minch
Storm Petrels and Great Skuas aplenty out in the North Minch. Pre-dawn drive to Gairloch was rewarded with 2 Tawny and 1 Barn Owl, a pine marten and a pair of White-tailed Eagles over the harbour #BirdingScotland
August 26, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Storm Petrels and Great Skuas aplenty out in the North Minch. Pre-dawn drive to Gairloch was rewarded with 2 Tawny and 1 Barn Owl, a pine marten and a pair of White-tailed Eagles over the harbour #BirdingScotland
Spotted Flycatchers, Aviemore
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#BirdingScotland
July 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Spotted Flycatchers, Aviemore
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#BirdingScotland
Always a good day when you bump into a Ptarmigan. This one near the summit of Cona’Mheall at 900 metres. Plenty of Golden Plover, Common Sandpiper and Greenshank around too
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#BirdingScotland
July 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Always a good day when you bump into a Ptarmigan. This one near the summit of Cona’Mheall at 900 metres. Plenty of Golden Plover, Common Sandpiper and Greenshank around too
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#BirdingScotland
Ruddy Shelduck at Musselburgh scrapes this morning (other Shelducks are available). Thanks @ijandrews.bsky.social
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#BirdingScoland
July 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Ruddy Shelduck at Musselburgh scrapes this morning (other Shelducks are available). Thanks @ijandrews.bsky.social
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#BirdingScoland
Quail singing in pea field north of Ware Road, Tyninghame today #BirdingScotland
June 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Quail singing in pea field north of Ware Road, Tyninghame today #BirdingScotland
Arctic Tern, Long Nanny, Northumberland #SuperSeabirdSunday
June 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Arctic Tern, Long Nanny, Northumberland #SuperSeabirdSunday
Rose-coloured Starling at Low Newton beach
June 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Rose-coloured Starling at Low Newton beach
A few from a walk along Glencorse and Loganlea in the Pentlands sunshine this weekend: Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Common Sandpiper, Dipper #BirdingScotland
April 27, 2026 at 9:02 AM
A few from a walk along Glencorse and Loganlea in the Pentlands sunshine this weekend: Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Common Sandpiper, Dipper #BirdingScotland
Iberian Chiffchaff singing at Pease Dean SWT this afternoon. Spent a happy hour waiting for it to pose for a photo. Thanks to the finder #BirdingScotland
April 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Iberian Chiffchaff singing at Pease Dean SWT this afternoon. Spent a happy hour waiting for it to pose for a photo. Thanks to the finder #BirdingScotland
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Brazos Bend State Park #TexasBirding
April 18, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Brazos Bend State Park #TexasBirding
Roseate Spoonbills, High Island, Texas
April 18, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Roseate Spoonbills, High Island, Texas
Eastern Meadowlark, Houston, Texas
April 18, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Eastern Meadowlark, Houston, Texas
And a few more from Jocelyn Nungaray: Solitary Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper & Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher
April 18, 2026 at 7:28 AM
And a few more from Jocelyn Nungaray: Solitary Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper & Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher
Side benefits of a work trip to Houston - Texas birding in April is amazing. Least Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Killdeer and Semipalmated Sandpiper among the waders at Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge
April 18, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Side benefits of a work trip to Houston - Texas birding in April is amazing. Least Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Killdeer and Semipalmated Sandpiper among the waders at Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge
At least 5 Wheatear at the north end of Thorntonloch beach (and a few Kittiwake at Dunbar harbour) #BirdingScotland
April 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
At least 5 Wheatear at the north end of Thorntonloch beach (and a few Kittiwake at Dunbar harbour) #BirdingScotland
Tree Sparrow between some very cold squally showers at Mortonhall this afternoon. Glad I took the camera despite the unpromising weather #BirdingScotland
March 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Tree Sparrow between some very cold squally showers at Mortonhall this afternoon. Glad I took the camera despite the unpromising weather #BirdingScotland