A large twitch at Girdle Ness this afternoon for the pod of c10 Orcas that lingered for a few hours this afternoon. 2 large bulls and a small calf with them. Only my 2nd Bonxie of the year, plus Manx Shearwater and Black Guillemot #mammals#birdingscotland
Jaw-dropping views of at least 15 Egyptian Nightjars in daylight in central Qatar yesterday. One of my bucket list #birds ✅, never imagined we would see them so well. Several appeared to be moulting their inner primaries.
Sandgrouse are surprisingly rare in Qatar -there was a Spotted last month- (first Qatar record) and there are small no’s of Pin-tailed, so I was really pleased to get 2 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse yesterday albeit distantly - a world ✅ #birds
Took a while to realise this Crab Plover was half-sitting down. When it stood up properly it was head and shoulders over the Bar-tailed Godwits! #birds
Great day around the north end of Qatar produced a world ✅ in the form of 2 Crab Plovers. Superb support inc. Saunders Tern, Socotra Cormorant and a total of 22 (twenty-two!) Cream-coloured Coursers #birds
A big gap on my patch list was filled this afternoon with my first ever singing Cuckoo at Inchgarth, chuffed to bits! Also Silver-ground Carpet and Blue-tailed Damselfly #birdingscotland#teammoth
A few new moths in Aberdeen last night, small but diverse 14:12 catch. Common White Wave, Small Phoenix, Shears, Common Marbled Carpet, Silver Y, Sandy Carpet all nfy #teammoth
Been living in NE Scotland for over 30 years and never had a sniff of a Pine Marten until Tuesday evening’s fabulous encounters at Glen Tanar #mammals This one appeared in decent light just before 9pm, with another just after 10.
Numbers and variety increasing in VC92 with 26/11 overnight; new for the year Nut-tree Tussock, Spruce Carpet, Red-green Carpet and Least Black Arches #teammoth
