Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death on a Yorkshire Dales grouse moor in 2022, has been found dead on a N Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries. 18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England. #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...

Friend in Achiltibuie has had a pair of Red Legged Partridge visit her garden in recent days .. 1 has just succumbed to a bird of prey! Don’t know how common they are in the North West 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Braw 15k walk up 3 Munro’s from Glenshee today .. New summits for Anna& the Bairns , Carn and Tuirc 1019m , Cairn of Claise 1064m & Glas Maol 1068m , low cloud meant no summit views but a Red Kite brightened up the day also at least 200 Fieldfare feeding on the plateau 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

📣You really couldn't make this up! On the day Scottish Govt announces it is delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing, this happens... raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/09/b...

Only managed 3 days panning this week because the weather wasn’t on our side .. rivers in spate but still managed my best bit of gold in many years so celebrated with a Braw dram 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Took the Bairns fishing for their 1st time at Helmsdale harbour the other day .. 1 wee pollock caught & thrown back safely… 👍

Braw wee strole up the Sub 2000 Creag Thoraraidh 404m this am from Helmsdale.. typicaly the weather cleared on our descent 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We're incredibly concerned about the welfare of two satellite-tagged golden eagles, Tarras and Wren, that have recently disappeared in Dumfries and Galloway. Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland. Read more 👉 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce80l4jgd1qo 📷 Chris Gomersall, RSPB Images

There’s gold in them thar hills also found this dragon fly nymph on the Helmsdale river 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Braw Bike & Hike yesterday taking the Bairns up our most Easterly Munro Mount Keen via Glen Mark , nearly 30 years since my 1st visit up this route & about 15 years since I visited from Glen Tanar with The Wife 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Wryneck , Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & wasn’t sure with the last pic but looks good for Middle spotted rather than Syrian Woodpecker but happy to be corrected 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰 #Zriedlovadolina #birdingslovakia

Although you can’t mistake the call Golden orioles are not always the easiest birds to spot #Zriedlovadolina #slovakia 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰

Honey Buzzard Zriedlova Dolina Slovakia 🇸🇰 #Slovensko #birdingslovakia

Green Woodpeckers Zriedlova Dolina Slovakia #birdingslovakia #woodpeckers 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰

Wheatear , Spotted Nutcracker & Fieldfare Vysoké Tatra Slovensko 👍🇸🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #birdingslovakia #Tatra

Finally got time to put up more from visiting the in-laws in Slovakia last month Only my 3rd Slovak KingFisher at Kunov also Common Sand , Kestrel & Black Redstart in the High Tatra Mountains 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰 #slovensko #birdingslovakia #slovakia #birds

Good to see the Marsh Sandpiper at Morrisons Haven Scrape yesterday & and also some familiar faces👍 bird was only viewable distantly from the East during my time there , Kudos to Mervyn for the Find @birdinglothian.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Only my 3rd Slovak Black Stork in 23 years of coming to Slovakia with White Stork the more common bird in my opinion seen yearly , so was pleased with this Zriedlova Dolina fly over 👍🇸🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #birdingslovakia

Need a bit of help with this wader id from Kunov Slovakia last week..I was thinking Green sandpiper but supercilium doesn’t look right & eye ring very prominent? Also doesn’t look right for Common which I think is bird behind? #birdingslovakia

Some waders from Kunov Slovakia last week , what looks good for Wood Sandpipers & also a Little Ringed Plover, also Common Sandpiper which I’ve had here before. Water very low which made for rarer birds coming in #birdingslovakia wood sandpiper a Slovak✅

New Zriedlova Dolina ✅ for me today … Black Stork flyover.. previously only seen a few of these near the Austrian border 👍🇸🇰 #birdingslovakia

Braw 18k walk in the High Tatras yesterday from Strbske Pleso 1346m to Velke Hincovo Pleso 1948m , , Spotted Nutcracker & a Water Pipit also Marmot . The latter a new Slovak Species for me 👍🇸🇰

Out for a wee strole in Zriedlova Dolina & a Honey Buzzard soars overhead calling … 👍🇸🇰#birdingslovakia

Wee strole through the woods near in-laws house zriedlova Dolina today last photo looks good for Syrian woodpecker 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰

Alpine Longhorn taken on Camera phone so not the clearest photo but apparently quite scarce & protected & a 1st for me👍🇸🇰 #slovakia

Beautiful Demoiselle & hopefully not mistaken 🤔👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰

Back in Slovakia visiting the in-laws & a wee strole down Zriedlova Dolina from the house , with good numbers of Red Backed Shrike & a couple of pairs of Reed Warblers being a bit more elusive 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰

Camp for the wknd near Lairg & a walk up the Corbett Ben Hee 873m today.. Clegs were brutal & very quiet bird wise with only Meadow pipit, 2 Ravens near Summit & a Dipper in burn on descent seen 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Western Sandpiper from Maidens Ayrshire 7/6/25 . I don’t think I’ll win any Photo of the year competitions but still a Braw wee bird to see 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Walk from East Linton to Haddington this am along the Tyne Path with the Bairns & the Dug .. Swans seem to be doing well Grey Heron & a Sedge Warbler photos 👍 @scottishbirding.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social

An old photo of Barns Ness Campsite, not my photo but looks like it was taken in the 70s 👍

Nice couple of Munro’s Today in A Chailleach & Carn Sgulain in the Monadhliath hills today , new Summits for Anna & the Bairns as I had been up them about 25 years ago 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Boc of the Western Sandpiper at Maidens today , typical Scottish summer Weather with sideways rain & bird hunkered down made for distant views but well worth the drive through to Ayrshire for a lifer 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #scottishbirding

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With taking the Bairns up Ben Macdui a few weeks ago I thought I’d share some photos of a previous walk up Ben Macdui in 2014 looking for a Snowy Owl that wasn’t seen.. ach well still a Braw walk 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A wee swallie 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍺🥃

Nice to see the Avocets on the old scrapes Musselburgh this am 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 lifers for the Bairns @birdinglothian.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Just seen a Water Vole on the Tyne Haddington whilst out for a Cycle 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Good to see Snow Bunting & the 1st Dotterel I’ve seen on the hills for a good few years made yesterday’s walk over Ben Macdui & Cairngorm extra special @scottishbirding.bsky.social 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

More from yesterdays walk over Ben Macdui & Cairngorm 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Braw Walk yesterday taking the Bairns over Ben Macdui & Cairngorm, 10 years since my last walk up Ben Macdui so a new Summit for the Bairns 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Red Kites found shot at one end of the country (Aberdeenshire), Red Kites found poisoned at the other end (Dumfries & Galloway). Welcome to Scotland. And yes, it's just as bad in England, Wales & N Ireland. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #UKBirding raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/05/03/p...

40k Cycle round East Lothian this am , Grey Partridge added to year list ..Haddington , Bolton ,Gifford , Yester Path to Garvald past the Danskine & Donnolly Reservoirs round Traprain to Hales Castle & up the Tyne ..Braw

Braw weekend Camping over in Fife , walked up West Lomond yesterday & a wee walk to the Bunnet Stane this morn 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Braw walk up the Corbett Beinn a Chualliach 892m last up here 28years ago new summit for Anna & the Bairns, 1st wheatears of the year & what I think was an early female Cuckoo but only glimpsed 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Braw taking the Bairns on their 1st Canadian canoe on loch Rannoch .. brilliant weather & the auld Canoe will be used again soon 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

2 ringed Herring Gulls from Oslo Norway last week , any help on info much appreciated black with with white IPM34 & JA6A7 @scottbirder01.bsky.social

Braw city break to Oslo🇳🇴 for my wife’s birthday .. not much time for birding but did manage a wee while in the park near our Hotel with Hooded Crow ,Nuthatch ,Fieldfare , Great Spotted Woodpecker , Greenfinch amongst other park birds seen 👍

1st day in Oslo ..1st bird seen Magpie 🤪