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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There’s a huge issue here….just how many other users of EBird & Birdtrack are now entering their Merlin lists with no visual confirmation!?

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Interesting behaviour today of migrating Pink-feet over Dava moor. Something had clearly disrupted the flight, maybe nearby bad weather. Coming down low and many individuals circling calling. One landing down on the loch.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

More Robin mimicry. Willow Warbler & Wren. The Willow Warbler scoring 99% confidence. app.birdweather.com/soundscapes/...

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Soundscape September 12, 2026 10:36 @ Highland Nature Abernethy PUC

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

First Pinks of the autumn calling over Strathspey just after dusk. #birdingscotland #highlandbirds

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Mogwai. Edinburgh Summer Sessions.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Sometimes I’m dreaming. Summer Sessions Edinburgh yesterday.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Community led golf course development 🤔

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Save Coul Links! Coul Links is an extraordinary coastal dune system in East Sutherland which is home to rare and remarkable wildlife. But it is now threatened for the second time by plans for an 18-hole golf course which would cause irreparable damage... action.rspb.org.uk/page/166270/...

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Save Coul Links!

Your voice could help save this precious habitat from a new threat of development.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The final screams? Last detection last year was 16th August. #birdingscotland app.birdweather.com/soundscapes/...

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Soundscape August 18, 2026 21:01 @ Highland Nature Abernethy PUC

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A wonderful bugling from above and looked up.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Not a shooting party in sight around Grantown yesterday, empty shooting butts and sheep fill the local moor now instead of beaters. Things don’t seem to be going too well do they. The not so glorious 12th.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Northern Gannet in my garden 😀. Whatever it is, a pretty good impression anyway. app.birdweather.com/soundscapes/...

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Soundscape August 11, 2026 18:49 @ Highland Nature Abernethy PUC

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Amazing to see the local Slavonian Grebe pair with a couple of days old chick being fed on the females back…..10th August !! First successful brood. #birdingscotland #highlandbirds

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Quite remarkable to see a Blackbird still collecting worms and feeding a brood somewhere nearby…..has anyone encountered this so late ?

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The local flock of c11 Swifts still screaming around Nethybridge, Tree Pipits notable passing over quite regularly still. The large number of Siskins that have been around seems to have declined significantly. Already moving ? #birdingscotland #highlandbirding

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 05/08/2026

Breaking News! Code: Bonkers! El Nino continues to spike towards an all-time record high anomaly, with the Nino 3.4 sea surface temperature more than 2.6°C above the 1991-2020 baseline as of August 4th, and more than 1.0C° above the previous August 4th record set in 1997.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I’m very surprised an official map hasn’t been produced yet of the fire area. This courtesy of a Nethybridge resident with permission to share. The P in bottom left the lower parking area on the ski road to get a bearing. NB This is quite a rough sketch.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This really does sum up how serious the situation was last weekend. The emergency firebreak dug out overnight half a mile from Nethy. Had this been needed, most of Abernethy Forest would have gone by then. They clearly thought this a possibility. The unthinkable…saved by the wind.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Using “Tweet Sheet” Application allows amazing analysis of all PUC data.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Please help if you can. gofund.me/e405f845d

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Fire has worsened again in last few hours. 1am from Nethybridge Broomhill

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Just hearing the fire has worsened again this evening, this is never ending.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

What I don’t understand is there are numerous large helicopters sitting at Aberdeen airport all with highly trained pilots and fire fighting equipment for the North Sea oil industry. Why couldn’t these have been used ?

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Willie Mackenzie @williemackenzie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Nae state of emergency for the wildlife eh

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Looks like the wind is helping the fire to move more east than into the forest this morning. A few overnight showers should have dampened the vegetation which will help. Large firebreaks still under construction in Abernethy and towards Dorback.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Such an incredible response this evening to see workers and equipment from estates all over the Highlands streaming in to Nethybridge to help save RSPB Abernethy.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Just leaving. Praying for the forest.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Edge of Abernethy Forest this evening. It’s not looking good. Declare a major incident Scotgov and get the military in.

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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Our teams on the ground are fighting a significant wildfire at our Abernethy nature reserve. It has now grown to cover more than 400 hectares of this special place for nature and people.

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The Scottish Ornithologists' Club @scottishbirding.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A new Buzzard colour-ringing project has started in Central Scotland to better understand the local population and dispersal. The project is using red ring with a three letter code. If you spot a ringed bird, please report your sighting to buzzardcolourringing@gmail.com #ClydeBirding

Buzzard in flight viewed from below against a blue sky © Bob Hamilton

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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

RSPB Abernethy is an incredible place for nature, supporting more than 5,000 species including some of the UK's rarest and most threatened wildlife. Its importance is recognised not just on a UK level but an international one by many protected area designations.

Photograph of a man in a yellow jacket trying to extinguish a fire in the Cairngorms National Park

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Glenmore area now much improved but considerable fire still burning in the Strath Nethy area this morning. Helicopter called in again.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Wildfire this evening from Lurg Nethybridge, towards Strath Nethy

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Thought the helicopters had finally arrived to help fight the fires….oh the irony of the only ones in the sky being these two transporting wealthy golfers between courses. Landed at Royal Dornoch. Far too busy to help out.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Huge wildfire just on the boundary of Abernethy Forest. Wind currently taking it towards Glenmore. Cairngorm Mountain resort and Glenmore residents evacuated.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Curlew migration underway, also Tree Pipit over early morning. #birdingscotland #highlandbirding.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Rather unexpected and not your usual Crested Tit habitat, one calling away from this Rowan in open countryside near Aviemore !! Dispersing juvenile maybe ? #scottishbirds #highlandbirds

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Angus Croudace @anguscroudace.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Unbelievably stoked when these two beauties passed right overhead! @caithnessbirds.bsky.social A couple of futile trips to the coast here this week turned up little, so to have two inland long-tailed skua migrate N over me at Broubster was literally a fantasy come true! 👌 #birdingscotland

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Not sure on this one. AI suggests Knot, does seem possible. #BWPUC #nocmig app.birdweather.com/soundscapes/...

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BTO Scotland @btoscotland.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

There are some really useful tips in here for adding value to any records of rare birds you might be lucky enough to encounter! Bonus marks for identifying some of the birds in the background... #BirdingScotland

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Large movement of Pink-feet over 10.15pm - 10.30pm. #birdingscotland

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The remarkable story of Oystercatcher Blue 1M . Back today right on cue, for its 9th year summering at Lochindorb. Exact same spot every year. Spends its winters on the Exe Estuary, Devon. #birdingscotland

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Highland’s earliest ever mainland Sand Martin on Friday 6th. Two previous records on 6th, interestingly both from the Small Isles, Canna & Eigg, 2014 & 1994. #highlandbirds #birdingscotland

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