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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Cattle Egret seen last week near Loch Torridon. Remarkably, this is only the third Highland record. #birdingscotland #highlandbirds.

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

I think Cornell & BTO must introduce a flag the user selects to indicate it was a Merlin only record. They are being fed in to the system, and we’ve no idea on what scale. This problem has been completely ignored in the rush to push AI apps.

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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 · 15/09/2026

More quite amazing Blackcap mimicry. Would that have been survey recorded as “present” ? app.birdweather.com/soundscapes/...

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Soundscape September 15, 2026 18:20 @ Highland Nature Abernethy PUC

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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 · 12/09/2026

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

Saw him at Inverness a few years ago Steve, absolutely superb.

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

Not quite. Birds over briefly around noon today!

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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 · 14/08/2026

And what a more positive sign, than two juvenile Hen Harriers seen hunting there today. It’s not all doom and gloom.

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

I wonder if they’ve had to visit an opticians today?

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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

This is a very Common error even at high confidence. Kingfisher…..Dunnock. app.birdweather.com/soundscapes/...

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Soundscape December 16, 2025 08:34 @ Highland Nature Abernethy PUC

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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

With exceptionally low water level they were unable to use the usual bays and sedge edges. They waited until the Bistort had grown sufficiently thick on the loch and built the nest there, floating out on the water.

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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 · 06/08/2026

Yes I remember maps were online for Dava fire very quickly. I’d have expected CNPA to have made these available by now.

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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 · 31/07/2026

Doesn’t seem to be, I’ve been looking. Maybe CNPA reluctant to publish in light of current fears of drop in visitor numbers, businesses hit etc. peak season? Glenmore campsite alone had 500 cancellations.

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John Poyner @rothiemoon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Think there will still be a large amount of false records entered however. Most importantly, will records that users have added from Merlin be flagged in database downloads? If not then validitation becomes a nightmare !

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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 · 27/07/2026

It’s slowed it but threat remains.

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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

Wind direction lowering the threat to Nethy and large firebreaks constructed overnight in the forest. Fingers crossed.

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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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