A Cuckoo (1 of 2) by Smithy wood, the Keills, Argyll.

Curlew calls, Glen Clova, Angus

Another day another Tawny Owl nest, this one with young.
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It's World Curlew Day.
Time to remember extinct curlew species:
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Time to try to make a difference for Eurasian Curlew in the UK:
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Time to buy a wonderful book:
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#birds

Figure 1. Hypothesised drivers and movements of Nearctic landbirds associated with the passage of Hurricane Lee in autumn 2023. NAO, North Atlantic Oscillation. Image credits: Eastern Spruce Budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) used with permission from Lucas Benaiche, wildfires and solar eruption by Gerd Altmann/geralt (Pixabay), Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) by Lucas Lombardo, Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) by Ian Davies, and Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) by Sam Viles.

New paper on the pattern, process and implications of trans-Atlantic vagrancy for ecology and evolutionary biology, written with @pauldufour80.bsky.social and Andrew Farnsworth read free at: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mzPI3QW8S... #Ornithology #Ecology #UKBirding 🪶🦋🌱🌎🌍🧪

Disabled parrot is undefeated alpha male of his group thanks to novel 'beak jousting' A study reported in Current Biology shows how physical disabilities in the animal world can be overcome through behavioral innovation. The report features an endangered kea parrot in captivity at New ...

Wonderful tale of animal innovation, and food for thought: "if a disabled animal can innovate its way to success, well-intentioned interventions like prosthetics might not always improve their quality of life."

So much to #Unlearn about non-human animals

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“The direction of travel is not just slow – it’s backwards” – commentary on Scottish Government’s land reform policy by REVIVE coalition’s campaign manager The following opinion piece was published in The Herald yesterday, written by Max Wiszniewski, Campaign Manager for REVIVE, the coalition for grouse moor reform. In the public reception hall of the…

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Reed Bunting lost in the reed beds at Little France

Reed Bunting Little France

Grey Heron nest at Lochend Park

April 20. Bird walk Little France (my 1st Sedge Warbler for 2026 no pics yet, 4 Reed Bunting, 6 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler), Duddingston Loch, Figgate Park, Lochend Park (11+Grey Heron/nests) @btoscotland.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdingScotland #BirdingLothian

A quick change of plans this afternoon when news broke of a Woodchat Shrike at Pembrey Burrows. It showed beautifully, perching in the open for prolonged spells. Nice supporting cast of Sedge and Grasshopper Warbler on the walk in. #birdingWales #UKWildlife #birdsSeenIn20206 #rareBirdsUk

1524 : Sunshiny Tay (7/4/26)

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A trip out to Broughty Ferry and Balmossie in the early April sunshine, in search of new additions to my 2026Dundee150 list.

#naturewriting #BirdingScotland

A Cuckoo (1 of 2) by Smithy wood, the Keills, Argyll.

Two Black-tailed Godwits, long-billed shorebirds with mottled brown breasts, flying in close formation against a pale blue sky.

Stunning photo of a pair of Red Listed Black-tailed Godwits at Pett Level, as spotted recently by Barry Yates. This shows their black tails beautifully. Black-tailed Godwits form monogamous pairs that last for years.

We're told that we all want to be accepted. If the Alvecote Hooded Merganser does one sharpish, she may have a slim chance 🙏

At Middleton: LS Wood. Garden Warbler, 1st song of the year stops me in my tracks & with a bit of patience I saw him.
Fab to bump into my mate @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social
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Stunning pic!
Black-tailed Godwits pairs don't winter together - they're often in different countries.
Somehow, the male and female manage to synchronise their return to their breeding site.
If one bird is late 'divorce' can occur.
More here:
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#ornithology

Great sighting.
A flock of Black-tailed Godwits lands on the east coast of Scotland. Migration is paused.
Blog about when and why this happens:
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Lots of Sedge Warblers, several Yellow Wagtails and quite a few Little Ringed Plovers today at Frampton RSPB in Lincolnshire, along with a distant Little Stint for #BirdsSeenIn2026

Just fantastic that we now have ospreys regularly breeding in the Usk Valley, not far at all from the Glanusk estate which was the site of Wales’ largest mass-poisoning of birds of prey (and ravens) -a crime that remains mysteriously unsolved… Wildlife crime remains a very live issue in mid-Wales.

An oil painting of a moonlit path through grassy Cornish fields down to the sea. Yes please.

Tonight's goodnight image is 'Gate to The Moonlit Valley, West Penwith', Sarah Vivian, oil on canvas. Sweet dreams.

Grasshopper warbler in morning sunshine, Crinan Ferry Road, Argyll

Red Kite on the house list this afternoon😀. My 8th raptor from my very urban living-room in Dundee (Kestrel, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, White-tailed Eagle, Osprey, Peregrine, Merlin the others - not counting escapee Saker). #BirdingScotland

To understand why the USA is where it is today, all you need to do is see that Trump cannot tolerate even the mildest, insightful criticism from the Pope, but Trump will allow Putin to humiliate him deeply and constantly, while still craving Putin’s approval.

et al 🤣

I was a farm worker employed under the youth opportunity scheme. .... eventually migrating to agricultural wages pay...... I didn't earn much, but I needed the experience before heading to Ag College, so I was grateful for the experience offered farming.

Dawn with nightingale, blackcap, pheasant and distant cuckoo and crane.

Many thanks 👍

3 Sea Eagles opposite Duntrune Castle, Loch Crinan, Argyll

3 Sea Eagles opposite Duntrune Castle, Loch Crinan, Argyll

3 Sea Eagles this afternoon by Loch Crinan, Argyll

Great Reed Warbler caught & released in Sykes Field at 8am

BoC 📸 Harry Appleyard

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