Barnacle Geese #Lindisfarne #Geese #Winter @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

I accidentally cropped this photo then again accidentally saved it, on the memory card. Doh! Fortunately I use Recuva and managed to recover the original. Both now saved on my external hard drive!! @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #Lindisfarne #LittleEgret

Ha!!! Don't believe the blurb "100% effective in shutting squirrels and larger birds out". The #SquirrelBuster does NOT keep Squirrels out. I believed it - feeder is emptied in 48 hours. Btw he's hanging from the pole, not the other "buster"! @bto-gbw.bsky.social #JacobiJayne

Nae weel so catching up on some reading. I just love Keith’s writing style, beautifully describing his love of nature and its importance in our mental wellbeing. Based on #Edinburgh’s wild nature places (clue’s in the title!). @keithbroomfield.bsky.social

5 Bullfinch and 6 Goldfinch in tree overhanging our garden. I’m counting them for @bto-gbw.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Gorgeous, and a first for me, Spiny Puffball (Lycoperdon echinatum) at Hopetoun House foray with ELFE. Uncommon in Br & Ire. It has a short stipe & spines in groups of three converging at tips. Spines wear off and leave a net-like pattern on skin @britmycolsoc.org.uk @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Oak Passage and Fern, my two favourites at Andy Goldsworthy: 50 Years. @nationalgalleries.bsky.social

Mistle Thrush beginning to move into the city. One of six seen at Morningside Cemetery last Wed. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch @birdinglothian.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

A weekend away from nature, went to The Mitchell Library. Brought up in Glasgow and never went there. 50+ years later here I am!

Imagine your favourite beach crowded with oil rigs and spills 😢 I just signed a petition to stop drilling in the Baltic - let’s keep our seas clean and safe for wildlife, climate, and our future! 🌊💚 action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-10...

I’ve spoken up for Scotland’s nature! The Natural Environment Bill must be strong enough to restore wildlife, protect our future, and unite us in recovery. action.rspb.org.uk/page/177329/...

Out for dinner then a gig.

One of my favourites, Parrot Waxcap, Gliophorus psittacinus, seen at Morningside Cemetery, #Edinburgh yesterday. Sadly I rushed at the photography but I don't really care! #CemeteryWildlifeWatch @edinburghnats.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk

418 Orange Ladybirds (Halyzia sedecimguttata) beginning to gather on three gravestones under Horse Chestnut, in Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh yesterday. @coleopsoc.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social #CemeteryWildlifeWatch #cemeteries #ladybirds

What are these made of @edinburghzoo.bsky.social ? I hope not plastic. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One of my favourites, Striate Earthstar (Geastrum striatum). Seen better days but still one of nature's best. #fungi #nature @scotwildlife.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk

#Beetle artwork. Despite having been attacked by Ash Dieback, the reason for the tree being felled, it was clearly home to many critters. @scotwildlife.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Not seen Yellow Stainer, Agaricus xanthodermus, here before. Looking much like the common Field Mushroom but scratch it and you'll quickly see it ain't! Treat the yellow as a warning☠️ and wash hands after touching #fungi @scotwildlife.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Second attempt, first post disappeared. Sulphur Tuft, Hypholoma fasciculare, lots of it appearing just now. #fungi @scotwildlife.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Burgundydrop Bonnet, Mycena haematopusa, bit past it's best, but still gorgeous. Bawsinch last week #fungi @scotwildlife.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Tiger's Eye, Coltricia perennis, uncommon and localised. Here at Loch an Eilein, #Rothiemurchus, Scots Pine woods #fungi @cairngormsnews.bsky.social

I wondered if this tiny feather might be from Long-tailed Tit, but don't see it on Featherbase under Aegithalos caudatus. Seen yesterday at Bawsinch NR Any ideas? @birdinglothian.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Striated Earthstar, Geastrum striatum, past its best but nice to see. Also tiny Sessile Earthstar, Geastrum fimbriatum, I haven't seen its 'egg' before. #fungi @scotwildlife.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Managed to grab an iPhone pic of the (so-called) Harvest Supermoon between banks of cloud. At 7.25pm, we are too low to see it rising any earlier. Harvest time it may be but I don’t get the super bit! @metoffice.gov.uk

Two #SlimeMoulds at Loch Pityoulish on 20/09/2025. Flowers of Tan aka Scrambled Egg Slime Mould (Fuligo septica) on Scots Pine stump and False Puffball (Reticularia lycoperdon) on dead Birch @cairngormsnews.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Golden Scalycap, Pholiota aurivella, on dead Alder. Nethy Bridge, 24/09/2025 #Fungi #UKFungusDay @edinburghnats.bsky.social

The Common Burying Beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides, buried under Scaly Tooth Fungus (Sarcodon imbricatus) at Dell Wood, Nethy Bridge 24/09/2025 #Silphidae #CarrionBeetle #Fungi @ashwhiffin.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Back in June, we hosted a team from #GardenersWorld to share how we’ve been improving the grounds of the National Museums Collection Centre for biodiversity. 🎬 🐞🪰🌿🌼 Catch it here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #NMCCbiodiversity

4.00pm this afternoon, Amy building up to 60mph gusts just now. #Edinburgh.

I find this statement @savebutterflies.bsky.social difficult to understand. As far as I'm aware 2025 has been the best for #butterflies for some years: "Despite great weather this summer, the number of butterflies recoded in the Big Butterfly Count only reached average levels." #ukwildlife

Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them? No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...

Culbin Forest 24/09/2025, is this Serrated Wintergreen (Orthilia secunda), gone over? Can this be confirmed? @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Devil's Tooth, Hydnellum peckii, no blood red droplets (guttules) as too old; counted four of these. Dell Wood, Nethy Bridge 23/09/2025. #fungi @cairngormsnews.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Scaly Tooth, Sarcodon squamosus, counted 30 of these. Dell Wood, Nethy Bridge 23/09/2025 #fungi @cairngormsnews.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Puts me in mind of a river delta. Plasmodium, the feeding stage, of a slime mould. Moving from left to right absorbing food as it goes. Loch an Eilein, 22/09/2025 #SlimeMould

Tubifera ferruginosa, Raspberry slime mould. My common name for it is Fish Egg Slime Mould! On Scots Pine, Loch an Eilein 22/09/2025 #SlimeMould

Royal Mail said the last time they would not close it down. I've signed the petition. Again.

Any idea what this tiny caterpillar might be? Was hanging from washing line in Edinburgh garden, nearest plants are Ivy and Sweet Pea. Can't see legs to tell if it's moth or sawfly, thinking not latter. Will rewild if/when I know what to put it on! @mothiduk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

A comfy spot . Thank you to Ntalie T ( @battybirder.bsky.social ) for sharing today's #FoxOfTheDay

A week of #fungi foraying based in Nethy Bridge, same time same place same group (mostly) as last year. I stopped at Ralia Cafe on my way north. Sunset from my room (slightly dirty windows!).

Swans relocated from their dried out #WesternHarbourPonds home to #BlackfordPond, where no Swans have nested in past year. Residents had been placing buckets of water for them to wash off mud, drink, also feeding them (no bread). #ScottishSPCA and @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social relocated them.

Garden visitor #FoxOfTheDay @bto-gbw.bsky.social

Spider in da house. Unsure of ID so used GoogleLens and Obsidentify. GL: Mouse Spider, Scotophaeus blackwalli. Obsid: Phalangium opilio. How can Obsidentify be so way off mark, even I know it's not a Harvestman! @britishspiders.bsky.social @enhsplard.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

From St Baldred’s Cradle #EastLothian on a glorious day with @edinburghnats.bsky.social

My latest book – Wild Edinburgh - has now been published. This is a book for those who love Scotland’s capital city and are keen to delve deeper into its natural riches. Available in bookshops and from online sellers

Just when I don't have my camera, a garden tick, a Chiffchaff visible in the garden. Only ever recorded it as 'present' from its song, never actually seen. This photo taken at Bawsinch NR, Apr 2021. @bto-gbw.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Trying out my new UV torch in the back garden. After a bit of rain, 100s of slugs were out, feasting on the leftover ground birdfood. Second photo lightened to show how many at one birdfood spot. Torch on them only a second so minimum disturbance. @twic.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

After the old scrapes I continued east to Morrison's Haven. Surprised to see at least 20 Razorbill close inshore. #BirdingScotland @birdinglothian.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

A light aircraft flew overhead. This Little Egret craned its neck to get a good look at it! @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdingScotland @edinburghnats.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Ruffled Ruff at old scrapes, Levenhall @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdingScotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social