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We were delighted to run the third Scottish Bird Camp with our friends at @BTO_Scotland last month. You can read all about the exciting activities campers got up to across this nature-filled weekend in East Lothian in our blog: the-soc.org.uk/blogs/blog/bir…

A lovely dose of feathers & sea whilst ringing #seabirds with @LothianRG on Craigleith this week. All birds handled under licence as part of long-term ringing activities.

It was a privilege for LRG members to help inspire the next generation of naturalists on the 2nd Scottish #BTOYouth camp @BTO_Scotland @ScottishBirding

With almost all the Isle of May shags now fledged they are already on the move. About 2000 have been colour ringed this summer at the east coast colonies. All sightings are invaluable, please report to shags@ceh.ac.uk @UK_CEH @_BTO @SteelySeabirder @nature_scot

Great (and cold) day out in the snow with the amazing @LothianRG #Edinburgh #nature #Scotland

Sandwich Tern red-UVK (Coquet 2014 chick) logged Cape Recife, Port Elizabeth, South Africa* 19/10/22 - at Seton 30/7-7/8/22 (pic c/o Billy), then River Clywd, Rhyl 16/8/22; in colony Coquet Jul-22, but wiped out by HPAI (c/o Chris Redfern) * goo.gl/maps/T6kBCV5UR… @LothianRG 1/3

Rarity finders: Dusky Thrush in Lothian A morning of ringing in late October turned into a day to remember for Mike Fraser: bit.ly/3SSpCxo

It was a pleasure to have the participants from the bird camp along to our site. The reaction on their faces say it all when they see the birds in the hand, hopefully the bird camp will inspire a new generation of naturalists and offer them a lifetime’s connection with nature.

@SorrelLyall @_BTO @BTO_NIreland Congratulations Sorrel!

I’m very excited to have started working for @_BTO on a new project to engage people in nature across Northern Ireland. More soon! Sooty shearwater and storm petrels from the ferry to Belfast this weekend

Sandwich Tern rings at Seton: 2 from Donegal (new), blue-631 (Forvie 2018 chick) trapped on nest Inch Island 4/6/22; per Billy orange flag-CPC ringed as chick 20/6/22 at Cemlyn; yellow-54T from Texel, came here via Dublin 2020, just arrived again from Texel c/o Mardik @LothianRG

@SteelySeabirder Some adorable auks which @LothianRG were ringing on the Forth Islands a few years ago (*handled under licence*)

News of sad demise of Sandwich Tern red-ESC found dead on beach at Hornsea 2 wks ago, once here back in 2017 coming directly over from Texel; I fear this will be the first of many now dead, but let's remember the fascinating insights gained while they were alive... @LothianRG

Main departure of Norwegian Common Gulls is 3-4 wks later than BHGs, 1st back there white-JC413 in Bergen 11/4 (ringed there 11/6/17 as ad f), last at Seton on 11/3; today 60% of remaining birds 2cy incl white-JP359, also ringed in Bergen on 20/8/21, here since mid-Dec @LothianRG

Thank you to all for the terrific effort @EdUniBirdSoc 👏 we’ll certainly put these to good use!

2 adult Med Gulls (one with well developed hood) about the best at the Esk mouth #musselburgh yesterday midday. Decent return of Black-headed Gull darvics 🟥RBKO, ⬜️2BJT, 🟨2PFR @birdinglothian @lothianrecorder @LothianRG

Truly amazing observations, thank you for all the hours everyone puts in to sighting and recording all these records in 2021! Makes all the voluntary hours that ringers put in all the more worthwhile!

Sandwich white-E74 - RSPB Hodbarrow 2018 chick, white darvic ring added Blackness Castle 31/8/20 c/o Clyde RG, Seton 8/9/20 c/o Billy (1st pic), Seton 9/8/21 (2nd pic) then Formby Point, Merseyside 19/8/21 c/o Tim Vaughan, a typical move to west @LothianRG

Kittiwake ringed as a chick on Inchkeith Island by LRG on 13/07/2019 - metal ring read in the field by Gavin Baptie 731 days later & 12km away on exactly the same day 2 years later, 13/07/2021 on Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth.

Just received word back of a Lesser Redpoll ringed by LRG on 14/09/2020 in East Lothian - captured by another Ringer 153 days later & 739km away on 14/02/2021 in Begijnendijk, Brabant, Belgium.

Fulmar chick ringed on Inchkeith Island, Firth of Forth by LRG on 09/08/1985 - found dead 13170 days later & 133km away on 30/08/2021 at Druridge Bay, Cresswell, Northumberland.