Thanks Freyja!

Not sure what these are but quite a pike of them! In @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve today. #fungi #Edinburgh

Indeed it was and I won at the golf beforehand!

Some colourful butterflies from East Lothian today. Holly blue male, small copper, orange tip male & speckled wood. Also seen small white, small tortoiseshell & peacock butterflies. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterfly #wildlife #Scotland #spring

My 1st small copper of 2026 spotted at Luffness near Gullane in East Lothian. Tiny but exquisite wee creature. I think the plant may be "Dove's-foot Cranes-Bill". Happy to be corrected though. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social #butterfly #wildflower #spring #wildlife #Scotland

Greenfinch singing it's heart out in Holyrood park today.
@rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Birds #wildlife #Edinburgh #spring

First green hairstreak of 2026 for me, spotted at Castlelaw in the Pentlands today. One of my favourites and our only green butterfly. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterfly #wildlife #Scotland #spring

Thanks Stuart, not one I have seen before. It landed on me as I walked around goose green

Found these weird fungi today in @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve in Edinburgh thanks to fun guy @davidst999.bsky.social who spotted them 1st. Some kind of morelle mushrooms i think. #fungi #Edinburgh

Spotted this tiny beast today in @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve in Edinburgh. Thought it was a harlequin beetle but a bit smaller than others i have seen. Suggestions welcome. #beetle #insect

Otter caught by vets after Closeburn garden centre 'break-in' A fishing net had to be used to capture the

'OTTER MAYHEM' KLAXON

Awful news.

As part of the coalition urging NatureScot to recognise the importance of the Garnock Estuary and designate it as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, we share the anger felt by Buglife and the Ardeer Action Group that precious and irreplaceable sand dune continues to be destroyed.

Orange tip male and female mating today in Aberlady, East Lothian. They are on one of their food plants, garlic mustard. Handsome beasts. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #spring #Scotland

A walk in the woods today produced these wee beauties. Primrose, wood anemone & lesser celadine i think. @plantlifeuk.bsky.social #wildflowers #spring #Scotland

Plastic grass, next to real grass with wild flowers growing in it

The stark contrast between plastic grass and real grass. One is devoid of life and shedding microplastics. The other is colourfully boosting biodiversity.
More: www.littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/gra...

Spent some time chilling with a roosting orange tip butterfly in @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve today. Beautiful wee creature. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #butterfly #wildlife #Edinburgh #Spring

The head and neck of a roe deer obscured by a bush. But most of the frame is filled with an out-of-focus classic red telephone box. I did get clearer shots of the deer but was very happy to get this background.

This roe deer was very unexpected this morning. It was at the bottom of the slope of Calton Hill and seeming to be considering jumping down to Regent Road.

#UrbanWildlife #CaltonHill #Edinburgh

1st sightings for me yesterday in 2026 of orange tip, holly blue, speckled wood & green veined white butterflies, all in a small area between Holyrood park & Bawsinch reserve. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social #Edinburgh #butterflies #wildlife #Scotland

Some birds from Holyrood park and Bawsinch @scotwildlife.bsky.social reserve today. Greenfinch, kestrel, wren & gadwall. Lots of singing & squabbling going on, spring in full swing! @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Birds #wildlife #Edinburgh

Female goosander on it's lonesome on the Water of Leith near canonmills. @wolct.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Birds #Edinburgh #wildlife

1st small white of the year in Figgate park and a flashy comma on the banks of the Water of Leith at Powderhall. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @wolct.bsky.social #butterflies #Edinburgh #wildlife

During my fruitless "no show" kingfisher forays this week, these guys never failed to turn up and put on a show. Dancing dunnock and rockin robin. @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Birds #wildlife #Edinburgh

Hello Ducky! A selection of ducks seen this week at @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve. Gadwall, little grebe, coot & tufted duck. @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Edinburgh #Birds #wildlife #spring #Scotland

Another sign of spring...moorhens knocking lumps out of each other! Look at the size of those feet! Taken recently at @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve in Edinburgh. @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Edinburgh #spring #wildlife #Scotland #Birds

A selection of butterflies seen yesterday in @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve in Edinburgh plus a bonus bee on goat willow (tree was buzzing with them which stopped me in my tracks!). Comma, small tortoiseshell, peacock all in good numbers. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Edinburgh #wildlife

Another sign of spring, primroses popping up here in Edinburgh. @plantlifeuk.bsky.social #flower #Edinburgh

Gamekeeper beat rare bird of prey to death at Perthshire estate Russell Mason admitted killing a protected goshawk by bludgeoning it to death with a cosh.

This is what we're up against. Sickening.

www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/pert...

1st 7 spot ladybird of the year! #spring #ladybird #Edinburgh

Latest fox visitor after a fairly barren foxless period. He doesn’t seem to have decided yet on his favourite place to cache any titbits! #Edinburgh #fox #wildlife

Possibly. I have never managed to get a decent photo