Yesterday..
Had some time available in Lothian so decided to go to Thortonloch near Torness. Given that the White-billed Diver hadn't been seen since the early part of the week, I didn't rate my chances and so it came to pass. A very minor fall of migrants on the beach comprised a lovely male Whinchat and 5 Greenlandish Wheatear. I found the Wheatear interesting, they were big long winged birds, but most didn't quite add up to classic Greenland plumage wise. I still felt on the males that the orange on the throat and breast was more intense and extensive than you get on 'our' birds but they were much paler on belly lacking the saturation you associate with a classic Greenland.  Wonder if the intermediate characters could indicate birds of Icelandic origin as discussed herehttp://pewit.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/northern-wheatears-but-where-are-they.html

 Weirdly the most distinctive of them was actually a female, with rich russet tones on 'face' and across the whole of the unders. Darker and more saturated than you expect for one of 'our' females.
Also here, 6 Common Tern were seen passing North, my first of the year.
The great thing about birding is that interesting birds can turn up just about anywhere and as a point in case; early afternoon still in Lothian, having lunch with the missus at the Peter Potter gallery, Haddington with a fine window view onto the bank of the River Tyne and a cracking male Common Redstart appears right outside the window.

I couldn't get close to the males but this pic gives a reasonable idea; a robust, long winged bird. Intense colouration on the throat and breast but belly paler than you would expect for a classic Greenland.

Of the five present, the most distinctive in terms of plumage was actually this female. dark upperparts and russet saturation across much of the underparts.

A cracking bonus Common Redstart while looking out the window with a coffee in hand.