The American Black Tern (complete with its green ring) was back at Tyninghame today having been absent y’day. It flew out to sea at 14:15 and hadn’t returned by 17:00 (also 4+ Roseate Terns). WWS and Surf Scoter still at Musselburgh this am @birdinglothian

Thanks to who noticed my Black Tern at Tyninghame y’day (posted on the ‘fair weather’ channel) is green ringed and so presumably then the returning American Black Tern from Northumberland?(tho difficult from my pics to be sure which leg is green ringed).

Sunny pre-work visits to the Musselburgh scrapes = rubbish light, but nice to find this ad White-rumped Sandpiper this morning. @birdinglothian

I dread to think how many pictures I’ve taken of the various White-winged Scoter in Lothian this year, but the total has increased again this am with another close swim past at Musselburgh. It looks like it should be a 2cy but has a wholly dark belly? @birdinglothian

I don’t know what’s in the Musselburgh water this year that’s making the scoter show so well, or what’s caused the apparent change in White-winged Scoter status, but both are welcome. The new WWS found y’day still present this am as well as the drake Surf @birdinglothian

The White-winged Scoter doing the business again off the Musselburgh seawall this morning. It's not often when scoter watching that your scope is redundant! @birdinglothian

A few more pics of the White-winged Scoter at Musselburgh this morning. There has to be a good chance it will hang around for the next few months while it undergoes its moult. @birdinglothian

Nice to see a familiar face amongst the Eider at Musselburgh river mouth just now. The 3cy White-winged Scoter showing rather better than when Ist seen it previously!

Drake Green-winged Teal new in on the Eskside lagoon at Musselburgh early am (& 2 Temminck’s Stints still) @birdinglothian

This smart Kentish Plover at the north end of the Tyninghame saltmarsh early afternoon 🙂 @birdinglothian

A couple more fantasy Lothian birds from the productive marshes at Akrotiri, Cyprus this afternoon: Collared Flycatcher and Collared Pratincole. The Namaqua Dove also present is probably pushing things too far.

A couple of fem Currucas from Paphos, Cyprus this am: Ruppell's & Eastern Subalpine. It would be nice to think the refresher would come in useful back home some time soon.

A White-winged Scoter this morning, with Eider off Yellowcraig, had a much-reduced eye tick compared to the recent Gullane birds so seems likely to be a second-winter? One ad drake WWS still in Gullane Bay late pm @birdinglothian

Both the drake White-winged Scoter still off Gullane Point this am (one to west, one to east). Also the 2cy White-billed Diver off the west end of Aberlady beach early pm (& 2 Black-throated Divers & 1 Great Northern) @birdinglothian

I could only manage extreme record shots of the White-winged Scoter off Gullane Point this am, but at least it was something having been far too distant when first found last week. @birdinglothian

It's rare for me to get prolonged, close views of a Kingfisher, so this bird at Musselburgh this morning was particularly pleasing.

There will be better to come I'm sure given how well the White-rumped Sandpiper showed at White Sands this afternoon. Earlier, 1 Little Auk, 1 Black-throated Diver, 2 Great Northerns and 2 Red-necked Grebes off Scoughall with @colindavison62 . @birdinglothian

Other than a snowy backdrop, this (always quite distant) Grey Phalarope was the only evidence of Storm Bert’s passing at Musselburgh this afternoon. @birdinglothian

Definitely not the most exciting of official Scottish rarities, but given it's been 28 years since I last saw one in Lothian it was still nice to find this drake Red-crested Pochard on Seafield Pond late afternoon. Earlier, 22 Little Auks N past Scoughall this am @birdinglothian

1cy Caspian Gull at Scoughall this morning with @colindavison62. Also Little Auk and Red-necked Grebe offshore (& Long-tailed Duck White Sands Quarry). @birdinglothian