Smew showing well today, at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld. #smew #mergellusalbellus #duck #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #clydebirding #birdingscotland @birdguides.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Smew showing well today, at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld. #smew #mergellusalbellus #duck #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #clydebirding #birdingscotland @birdguides.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The Broadwood Loch smew trying it's luck with the local goldeneye this morning #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The Broadwood Loch smew trying it's luck with the local goldeneye this morning #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding
Bit of patch gold with kittiwake on the scrape at Lochwinnoch this morning #clydebirding
May 4, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Bit of patch gold with kittiwake on the scrape at Lochwinnoch this morning #clydebirding
Always great to hear the 'spinning coin' song of a Wood Warbler, from Muirshiel Country Park a couple of days ago #BirdingScotland #ClydeBirding
May 24, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Always great to hear the 'spinning coin' song of a Wood Warbler, from Muirshiel Country Park a couple of days ago #BirdingScotland #ClydeBirding
Potentially the best ever views I'll have of Hawfinch in Britain, one of the Lesmahagow females put on a great show.
Back to work tomorrow... #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland
Back to work tomorrow... #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland
January 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Potentially the best ever views I'll have of Hawfinch in Britain, one of the Lesmahagow females put on a great show.
Back to work tomorrow... #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland
Back to work tomorrow... #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland
Four little egrets in turnip field above the Clyde floodplains near Carstairs today, #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Four little egrets in turnip field above the Clyde floodplains near Carstairs today, #Clydebirding #Scottishbirding
Female long tailed duck upsetting the locals today on the east pond in Douglas Estate. #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding
January 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Female long tailed duck upsetting the locals today on the east pond in Douglas Estate. #Scottishbirding #Clydebirding
A skein of c60 Pink-footed Geese W over Maryhill, at 07:15. My first of the autumn/winter period 😃
#clydebirding
#clydebirding
September 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A skein of c60 Pink-footed Geese W over Maryhill, at 07:15. My first of the autumn/winter period 😃
#clydebirding
#clydebirding
September 17, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Pectoral Sandpiper showed well this evening on my Lochwinnoch patch (117 for the patch year list). Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #rarebirdsuk #birdingscotland #clydebirding
June 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Pectoral Sandpiper showed well this evening on my Lochwinnoch patch (117 for the patch year list). Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #rarebirdsuk #birdingscotland #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 Great White Egret and Med Gull Gull from Forrestburn Reservoir this afternoon. Both birds on the increase locally. #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland
March 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A Great White Egret and Med Gull Gull from Forrestburn Reservoir this afternoon. Both birds on the increase locally. #Clydebirding #BirdingScotland
Two water rail chicks on my Lochwinnoch patch today. #clydebirding #birdingscotland #digiscoped with kowa 884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter
May 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Two water rail chicks on my Lochwinnoch patch today. #clydebirding #birdingscotland #digiscoped with kowa 884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter
Glasgow's now regular wintering Ring-necked Duck, today in Victoria Park #clydebirding. Happy New Year to all when it comes.
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Glasgow's now regular wintering Ring-necked Duck, today in Victoria Park #clydebirding. Happy New Year to all when it comes.
Thursday 15th Jan
This Kingfisher (1 of 3 seen) along the F&C Canal at Knightswood stayed still long enough for me to get this shot...and thankfully it was in a sunny spot.
#birds #clydebirding
This Kingfisher (1 of 3 seen) along the F&C Canal at Knightswood stayed still long enough for me to get this shot...and thankfully it was in a sunny spot.
#birds #clydebirding
January 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Thursday 15th Jan
This Kingfisher (1 of 3 seen) along the F&C Canal at Knightswood stayed still long enough for me to get this shot...and thankfully it was in a sunny spot.
#birds #clydebirding
This Kingfisher (1 of 3 seen) along the F&C Canal at Knightswood stayed still long enough for me to get this shot...and thankfully it was in a sunny spot.
#birds #clydebirding
A rather impressive looking hybrid (shoveler x blue winged teal) at Lochwinnoch today. #digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter
Swallow at Castle Semple Loch this evening bring my patch year list to 87 #birdingscotland #clydebirding
Swallow at Castle Semple Loch this evening bring my patch year list to 87 #birdingscotland #clydebirding
March 31, 2026 at 7:39 PM
A rather impressive looking hybrid (shoveler x blue winged teal) at Lochwinnoch today. #digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter
Swallow at Castle Semple Loch this evening bring my patch year list to 87 #birdingscotland #clydebirding
Swallow at Castle Semple Loch this evening bring my patch year list to 87 #birdingscotland #clydebirding
Greenshank at Lunderstone Bay, Inverclyde today, such a lovely wader. #digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birds #clydebirding
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Greenshank at Lunderstone Bay, Inverclyde today, such a lovely wader. #digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter #birds #clydebirding
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
Spotted Redshank, Garganey, 3 Ruff and Osprey all to be seen at Frankfield Loch today. #clydebirding
September 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Spotted Redshank, Garganey, 3 Ruff and Osprey all to be seen at Frankfield Loch today. #clydebirding
Rather fine adult Mediterranean Gull on my Lochwinnoch patch yesterday evening. Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter. #birdingscotland #clydebirding
April 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Rather fine adult Mediterranean Gull on my Lochwinnoch patch yesterday evening. Digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter. #birdingscotland #clydebirding
Pair of Oystercatcher back on breeding territory at an undisclosed site at Summerston this morning 09/02/26
#clydebirding
#clydebirding
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Pair of Oystercatcher back on breeding territory at an undisclosed site at Summerston this morning 09/02/26
#clydebirding
#clydebirding
Nice morning birding my Lochwinnoch patch highlight wood sandpiper, 2 LRPs, scaup plus all the usual stuff #clydebirding
May 10, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Nice morning birding my Lochwinnoch patch highlight wood sandpiper, 2 LRPs, scaup plus all the usual stuff #clydebirding
A few Cuckoo pics from the weekend, Lanarkshire, Scotland, June 2026.
#cuckoo #commoncuckoo #cuculuscanorus #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdingscotland #clydebirding #birdinguk
#cuckoo #commoncuckoo #cuculuscanorus #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdingscotland #clydebirding #birdinguk
June 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
A few Cuckoo pics from the weekend, Lanarkshire, Scotland, June 2026.
#cuckoo #commoncuckoo #cuculuscanorus #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdingscotland #clydebirding #birdinguk
#cuckoo #commoncuckoo #cuculuscanorus #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdingscotland #clydebirding #birdinguk