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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 17h

Whilst the shooters are out casually and mindlessly killing and wounding thousands of sentient birds for no reason other than their own entertainment this w/e, it’d be great if you could do this! raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/10/02/d...

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Defra’s Call for Evidence on gamebirds: what exactly is it asking for, and how can you help?

I hope by now that blog readers are aware of Defra’s Call for Evidence on gamebird rearing, releasing and shooting. The Call for Evidence was launched in September 2026, and closes on 1st Nov…

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Bruce Taylor @barrabirder.bsky.social · 14h

A juvenile Snow Goose among the Greylag flock on Vatersay this morning must surely have pretty decent credentials as a transatlantic vagrant, though you can never be 100% sure. Thanks to Martin Macneil for flagging up this odd goose. #birdingscotland

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nickkempe.bsky.social @nickkempe.bsky.social · 12h

New post Parkswatchscotland: Abrdn’s purchase and sale of Far Ralia – what could have been parkswatchscotland.co.uk/?p=33873

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Tim Dixon @timthefruit.bsky.social · 16h

A brilliant bunch of folk looking after my old stampig ground.

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Report on Rare Birds in Great Britain in 2025 is available to journal subscribers, or as a single-purchase hard copy from our shop. Packed with fascinating records, fantastic images and the stories behind Britain’s rarest birds. britishbirds.co.uk/journal/volu...

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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 16h

Always the most awaited issue of British Birds each year; managed to maintain a presence in the rarity report for the third year in a row thanks to a family holiday on Scilly.

Composite image of Pallid Swift on Scilly

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Congratulations to @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social our winner of the Dilys Breese Medal 🎉We’re pleased to award Brigit this medal for using her online platforms to encourage nature interaction and conservation in an accessible manner, and her enthusiasm in participation and promotion of BTO surveys!

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KGbirder @kgbirder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not the best of pics in the half-light early this morning but this Glossy Ibis at Aberlady is just my third in Lothian and is a first for the reserve. The way things are going I can’t imagine it will be long before both counts increase. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

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Andrew Lucas @andrewlucas103.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Had my morning serving of haggis, then a brisk walk across Aberdeen, and my first lifer of the trip. Sykes's Warbler at Girdleness, eventually showed well. British lifer no. 372. #UKbirding

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A gut-punch of a statistic, reflective of what's happening throughout the entire natural world. But using the word "stocks" to describe a wild population of one of Earth's most breathtaking, magical species indicates precisely why we've reached such a predicament. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

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Ireland’s wild Atlantic salmon stocks down 80% since 1970s

Public consultation launched amid fears ‘iconic species’ could be lost entirely from Irish rivers

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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The first year male SIBERIAN BLUE ROBIN that graced our Shetland garden this morning. A fifth for Britain and one hell of a garden tick! Thanks to all that visited and enjoyed this special bird today. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 18h

Icelandic Oystercatcher migration - a thread summarising eleven years of research by Verónica Méndez et al. The questions - and a call for colour-ring sightings: wadertales.wordpress.com/2015/10/02/m... Published OTD in 2015. 🎂 #ornithology

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our @btocymru.bsky.social team were delighted to present the Bernard Tucker Medal to John Lawton Roberts. John has shown dedication to bird monitoring through 40+ years of ringing, submitting 9k+ nest records, contributing to at least 9 BTO surveys each year & press & scientific journal articles!

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kingleby1.bsky.social @kingleby1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yellow-browed Warbler at Torness. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

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NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Super pleased to see this out (and open access!). Moluag was clearly an important figure in Pictland, here we got to help the team who made such important discoveries at Moluag's monastery get the word on the street about the importance of Lismore and the new findings! tinyurl.com/5cb9vf3p

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A major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

A major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain - Volume 100 Issue 413

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The time has come to announce our BTO & Marsh Award 2026 winners for their contribution to ornithology and conservation! This evening we’re at the Society of Wildlife Artists Natural Eye Exhibition where winners will be given their award! Stay tuned! @marshawards.bsky.social

Society of Wildlife Artists Natural Eye exhibition image featuring a centre artwork of Nightjar by moonlight, showing two Nightjars on Copperfoiled stained glass on stained granite base by Rachel Taylor, with the oil artwork Goldcrest by John Foker on the wall behind.

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Jacquie Bridges @holtbirder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

An amazing day on Shetland. Siberian Blue Robin, Two-barred Greenish Warbler, Barred Warblers, Yellow-browed Warblers, Pied Flycatchers.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state

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John Bowler @tireebirder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1cy male Ring-necked Duck at Loch a' Phuill, Tiree today for its 4th day, also a juv Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Loch an Eilein and the long-staying Barred Warbler still at Balephuil #BirdingScotland #PWC2026 @birdguides.bsky.social

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Andy Wightman @andywightman.scot · 28/09/2026

Castle Tioram is an ancient ruined castle in Loch Moidart one of the seats of Macdonald of Clanranald. It hit the headlines over 20 years ago when the person who claimed to own it (Lex Brown) proposed to renovate the property and convert it to residential use 1/4

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Dundee Birding (stonefaction) @dundeebirding.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/09/1579... My first visit to Clatto Reservoir (the Dundee one) for a while. #maturewriting #BirdingScotland

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1579 : More Migrants? (22/9/26)

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Heronry, 2022, etching by UK printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt

Print in blue and white featuring a tree lined still river or pond with reflections and a flying heron to the top right in silhouette

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Bruce Taylor @barrabirder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mediterranean Gulls are still scarce visitors to the Outer Hebrides. This first winter at Traigh Mhor today was the first we've seen on Barra this year. #birdingscotland

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Andy Wightman @andywightman.scot · 01/10/2026

Can anyone advise me how I take part in this 3 month consultation on ScotGov proposals for local government reform when all I can find is an article here gov.scot/publications/p… and no consultation here? consult.gov.scot/consultation_f��

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...

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Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch

Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 01/10/2026

🌳 Britain's rarest native timber tree might surprise you! The true native Black Poplar, Populus nigra, has only ~7,000 wild specimens left – and just ~600 are female. Learn to identify this and other poplars with Russell Miller on 8 Dec. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1996125969... @tverc1.bsky.social

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John Bowler @tireebirder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

3 Glossy Ibis at Heylipol, Tiree today (pic), the juv Pec Sand still at Balinoe (pic), imm Ring-necked Duck at Loch a' Phuill & juv American Golden Plover still at Ruaig. Also a 3km Balephuil patch year-tick of Grey Wagtail last night (pic) #BirdingScotland #PWC2026 @birdguides.bsky.social

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

An Irish Atlantic Rainforest now being screened in the Scottish Highlands!!

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BTO Scotland @btoscotland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The aim of the project is to try and better understand the movements of these iconic montane grouse. It's always a highlight of a hill day to bump into some Ptarmigan, and it's now well worth giving them a closer look! 3/3

A Ptarmigan with a small metal ring fitted to it's right leg and a black plastic ring with a two letter code on it's left. Look at those feathered feet as well! Image: Anthony Wetherhill

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BTO Scotland @btoscotland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you see a bird with a black ring and two white letters please report it via this link with all the details of date and location: cr-birding.org 2/3

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European colour-ring Birding | cr-birding

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BTO Scotland @btoscotland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Have you seen a ringed Ptarmigan? Volunteer ringers from Tay and Grampian Ringing Groups are now fitting small colour rings (under license) to Ptarmigan in the hills of Perthshire and Aberdeenshire. 1/3 #BirdingScotland

A Ptarmigan in the hand, about to be released after being fitted with a uniquely coded ring. Image: Jacob Davies

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I'd like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government

Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather

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British Nature Guide @britishnatureguide.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Willow Warbler today at the Lizard in Cornwall for #BirdsSeenIn2026

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Dundee Birding (stonefaction) @dundeebirding.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/09/1577... #naturewriting #BirdingScotland A trip to Riverside Nature Park in the hope of finding a Mediterranean Gull.

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1577 : Not Mediterranean Weather? (18/9/26)

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Andy Wightman @andywightman.scot · 28/09/2026

Who Owns Scotland? I've published 45th monthly update to Who Owns Scotland which records ownership of 5100 landholdings covering 5.95 million ha (14.7 million acres) or over 77.25% of rural Scotland. This project is solely funded by subscriptions. Please consider subscribing. (link in next post).

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George Gay @georgenorthron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A good few days of finds for me, this smart Baird’s Sand on Sandsheen was my personal highlight, but a Red-throated Pipit at Westness was a close second! #OrkneyBirding

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🎂 This ten-year old blog about breeding #Whimbrel may be of interest to researchers and volunteers involved in #Curlew conservation. wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/e...

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Andy Paton @andypaton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bar Tailed Godwit by Loch Gilp, Argyll

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Bruce Taylor @barrabirder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Spurred on by finding the AGP on Vatersay, we dried our optics off and headed to the north end of Barra to check the Golden Plover flock at Eoligarry. After 10 minutes, out popped a Buff-breasted Sandpiper from behind the ragwort: the second Kathy and I have found this month. #birdingscotland

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

82% of Britons say protecting nature is important to them, new polling by @moreincommonuk.bsky.social shows “You don’t often get that degree of consensus” on any issue, says @luketryl.bsky.social - speaking at an event at Labour Party Conference with the heads of the big nature NGOs

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David (Dave) Burt @david-burt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sept 25. Bird walk Aberlady to Gullane Point (47 species) all too far! Pale-bellied Brent Goose in bay, Greenshank, increasing number of Shelduck now present, with Pink-footed & Greylag Geese, Lapwing (100s), Starling (100s), etc @btoscotland.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdingLothian

Spot Brent Goose on LHS, also Wigeon, Shelduck, Curlew etc

Zoom into Pale-bellied Brent Goose at Aberlady Bay

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Janis Goodman, contemporary printmaker #WomensArt #Monday

Print featuring the silhouette of a bird perched among the branches of a tree against a light blue sky

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Fife Bird News @fifebirdnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lesser Yellowlegs @ Guardbridge 27/09/26

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

UK textile artist Rachel Wright creates artworks using machine embroidery on calico with various fabrics #WomensArt

Pictorial textile artwork featuring a view looking down on a lighthouse in a swirling sea

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

LPO is calling for permanent shooting ban for #Curlew and Black-tailed Godwit. This would provide protection for thousands of both species that winter in and migrate through France. Background: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/07/30/b... Map shows tracks of Curlew returning from France to breed in UK.

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Andy Paton @andypaton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Greenshank by the River Add, Argyll

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Greenshank by the River Add, Argyll

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Philip Amies @philipamies.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

Well over 100,000 wild deer are currently shot in Scotland each year, producing an estimated annual harvest of over 3,000 tonnes of wild venison (2019 report), deer population perhaps 1 million animals (four species, 2 native). www.gov.scot/binaries/con...

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