Andy Lawson

Roe deer this morning

Moody skies this afternoon while watching for cetaceans from Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh. #Orcawatch

Great to hear that Magnus survived his encounter with orca off the Moray coast and is now making his way up the Norwegian coast. Just hoping now that he survives the humans. Photo taken in April.

@EileenFindlay3 I think this type mainly eats insects with occasional small birds. It was flying around catching insects yesterday.

@mtnsofscotland Beautiful bird. Never seen one. I take it they have a larder too like the grey shrike? Came across a larder decades ago at St Cyrus beach with my old dad. It's the only time I've ever seen anything related to a shrike. Fascinating birds.

Woodchat Shrike, Brora, Highlands, 11/5/2026

Managed to locate this beautiful Woodchat Shrike this morning, which has been seen near Brora during the past few days. @RareBirdAlertUK

Mother and calf bottlenose dolphins swimming around Aberdeen Harbour this morning. Please don't pay to see dolphins off Aberdeen with the skipper recently convicted in court of disturbing cetaceans. You can watch dolphins perfectly well from land (North Pier or Greyhope Bay).

Great White Egret this morning at Loch of Strathbeg

@Jura_Harris Yes, same

@mtnsofscotland We watched them from East Lothian on Saturday. We think 5 with a big bull. Wonder if it’s the same pod? 🐳

Orca, twice in the past three days from North Aberdeenshire. 19s group and Hulk & Nott

@quineofthenorth Strongly suspect Magnus met the 19s between Hopeman and Lossiemouth. Magnus left Hopeman earlier in the morning shortly before the orca swam past. The orca were then seen 'swimming with a seal' rather than attacking it off Covesea. Not sure of outcome.

@mtnsofscotland I wonder if this is why Magnus the walrus is still hanging around harbours in the coastal towns?

Walrus today at Lossiemouth Harbour

Mother and calf fin whales photographed this afternoon, off Cabo Girao, Madeira

Sperm whales off the coast of Madeira

Ten consecutive boat trips watching Fin Whales off the coast of Madeira.

@JontyWilliams74 Alas, no.

@mtnsofscotland Have you ever seen one breach? I have. In the med. On holiday on a tourist boat. I was scanning and one jumped clean out of the sea about a mile from our boat.

It's not every day a fin whale shows you its tail

A fin whale surfacing next to the boat

A Bryde's whale seen today off the coast of Madeira in the same area as numerous fin whales. It has a remora attached behind its blowholes.

@GrafhamWBirder Thanks

@mtnsofscotland Very few images of Barolo that are as good as this. Very nice.

Birder Twitter, could I have ID confirmation please? I initially thought this was a Manx Shearwater but a frined has suggested Barolo Shearwater? Photographed today out from Funchal. Thanks.