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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

An early start meant Tawny Owls for #FirstBirdOfMyDay… they were having quite the “Scrrrreeeech & Tooo-Whooo” off as the first fingers of dawn were creeping up from the East.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I’m on the “Naughty Step” Brigit - I confess I did not realise that the Mighty Wren was on the Amber list. Adore them. 💚 Perky tail feathers, the bobbing, rapid flapping of wings. Is there any bird with a higher ratio of Loudness of Song to Size of Bird?

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Many thanks St Michael & All Angels #Helensburgh - for having me to speak today on #StJohnScotland ( @stjohnscotland.bsky.social ) and to give an update on the incredible work in Gaza, the West Bank, Nablus and Jerusalem of the amazing teams at the #StJohn of Jerusalem #EyeHospital Group 👏♥️.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Great Tits for #FirstBirdOfMyDay but a lot going on thanks to it being a still & calm morning which made it easy for the Merlin @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social to pick up quite a crowd. Pink-foot & Greylag Geese numbers rising quickly.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

… #RedSquirrel sure do love Wellingtonia / Sequoia (I know not a native tree, but so much fun to watch them doing their helter-skelter).

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

And Jim @pickardje.bsky.social , let alone the stress & distress it causes, there is so much time, money and effort spent on #InheritanceTax Planning… … all of which could be put to far, far more constructive activities… …which would generate growth AND taxes!

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

“Show me the incentive and I will show you outcome” Munger. Absolutely right Jim. —- Get rid of Inheritance Tax. The uber-rich rarely get touched by it. It catches people who have an asset that has seen a price rise (though NB London Property prices have hit a proper “Air Pocket” so less tax £££s)

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

…”send apples” 🤣🤣

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

💚 Drone pic (from November - hence the late Autumn colours). Will try and find a more up to date one.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Very lucky to live on a Mixed Farm, with mature trees in our woods, mixed hedges and with a River around us. 🙏

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

💚 Goldfinches - A bird that we take for granted in Britain but with colours so bright that they wouldn’t be out of place in a rain forest.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A very clear and chirpy Robin for #FirstBirdOfMyDay … but quite the choir & orchestra this morning. #Birds

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Lots of geese about for #FirstBirdOfMyDay but the Jackdaws were up & at it

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Busy in today’s October Sun … if rather windy for the navigation systems of the #Bumblebee 💚

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Geese for #FirstBirdOfMyDay … numbers increasing daily as are the size of the skeins (this was the ~5th passing over). Hope you are feeling better.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#Geese for #FirstBirdOfMyDay - adding an Autumnal soundtrack to the #Autumn colours in the Garden.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Very #Autumn feel to the morning; #Dahlias still putting on a show, but the colours of the trees & foliage in the #garden after the lightest of frosts a few days ago are on the change.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Treecreepers for #FirstBirdOfMyDay but a fly-by from somebody I don’t see that often overhead, normally on the River, a Red-Throated Diver.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just passed this last night @nicolawriting.bsky.social … seems very sad that it is in this state.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Notably smaller strike impact area of dispersion of feathers with a sparrowhawk as compared to when the #Peregrine hits a pigeon. Interesting how frenetic the feeding is; there are Ravens & Buzzards about and all those feathers will attract them. #BirdsOfPrey

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There’s not much left after a #Sparrowhawk takes down a pigeon… #LastBirdOfMyDay

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Small skeins of Greylag Geese for #FirstBirdOfMyDay coming in to land while I was picking Blackberries & Raspberries for breakfast.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#Dahlias really going for it and putting on a show which will last until the first #Frost . #FlowerPower #Flowers #WalledGarden

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Felt like #Autumn2026 started this morning; misty, heavy dew, some colour change in the leaves but mostly still very green. 🙏 for a gorgeous start.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Camouflage of #Butterflies & #Moths is brilliant. #PaintedLady in the Pear Tree… … and a #SilverY beside a young (I am guilty of leaving too much fruit on it this year) Apple Tree. #WalledGarden

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Robins & many friends for #FirstBirdOfMyDay … The mighty River Windrush looking clean.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#LastBirdOfMyDay … straight after seeing a Kingfisher above the mighty River Windrush (which, I am pleased to say, looked clear and in good health). As for this …. Errrr.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

…while the Norwegian #Maple just behind it has that one branch that every year, before any other tree in the whole Inner & Outer Parks, decides that it is done with Summer and puts on its Autumn palette. [❤️ the Hydrangea “Vanille Fraise” in the foreground]

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#ThickTrunkThursday - 💚 this #Oak. Seems to have got even greener since the proper rains returned. No sign of #Autumn2026 in the leaves as yet…

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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum @argyllsmuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I passed the awe-inspiring Savernake Big Belly Oak at the weekend (I was South from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿). As with every time I see it, I struggle to get my head around it having been around for a 1000 years. — Very noticeable change of colour to Autumn already there while we are clinging on to “Late Summer”.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Robins for #FirstBirdOfMyDay but Nuthatches belting out alarm calls again so there must be something in the edge of the Oaks Wood. I did see a glimpse of a large #BirdOfPrey yesterday evening; long tail feathers, almost white in the evening sun, much larger than the fleeing pigeons… #Goshawk ? 🤷‍♂️

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Every time I see Butterflies up close I am still (and by no means am I in my first flush of youth 🤣) utterly amazed by their structure, the colours and life cycle. 💚

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#ThickTrunkTuesday x #Oaks x #Owls x #FridayFungi A ladder of bracket fungi going up to an Owl’s nest - a Tawny Owl’s nest and at least 3 owlets came from this one.

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#Beavers been properly busy in a wood that we had been planted a while ago along a wee burn that leads into the River Forth. As you can see they have been busy doing plenty of “thinning” work… …would like them to get stuck into more of the Rhododendrons. Balance? Field drains fall into this burn.🤷‍♂️

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A very chunky Raven for #FirstBirdOfMyDay … having a chat with what turned out to be two other Ravens in the distance who then turned up. Wish I could speak “ #Raven ” .

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Tom Scott @trgscott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Great pic Nicola - I 👀 some fresh grass under the brown post the rain. Have not the Ospreys here for a week or so (i think that they follow the R Forth, in same way as we would drive down a road) - perhaps they headed South before the strong winds turned up here (must make it hard to hunt fish).

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