🗣️ ‘People can’t believe how lucky we are to have this as an office’ At our RSPB Abernethy nature reserve some very large diggers are making some very delicate movements to restore peatlands in this incredible landscape. Watch the full video on YouTube 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8sT...

Today we gathered outside SSE's Glasgow office to urge them to stop the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm. Together we delivered a petition signed by 12,500 people opposing this damaging project. @seabirdcentre.bsky.social @n-t-s.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Landscape ecological restoration. It can be done but we need to get a move on. This is Carrifran where the sheep were removed to allow this native woodland to take over.

Some of the most worrying impacts of nature loss weren’t disclosed to the public. This is a must watch and makes clear what’s at stake if we fail to commit to urgent action for nature. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=59DZ...

Many MPs claim to care about nature. Tomorrow afternoon will be the test. On Tuesday 3rd March there will be a debate in Parliament on red lines for nature. We’ll be watching to see who shows up. Empty seats will say a lot. Tell us who you expect to see there tomorrow. 👇

Good to be back at Slimbridge WWT reserve. First time for about 35 years! Cranes, Russian White-fronted Geese and Bewick's Swans 🙂 #Birding

GOOD NEWS for one of the UK’s rarest birds. 😍 🙌 There are new signs of hope for Capercaillie at RSPB Abernethy, thanks to long-term collaboration between the RSPB, landowners, partners and the Scottish Government. Hooray for Capercaillie!

For all you #birders out there (including me) - 'Birdbrain' benefits: new research shows that seasoned birders had denser tissue in parts of the brain tied to working memory, spatial awareness & object recognition. #BirdBrain Link for more information: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Sentencing remarks & statement from Police Scotland after conviction of gamekeeper David Campbell for shotgun murder of ex-colleague Brian Low ⚖️ #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/26/s...

Goshawk shot in Derbyshire - police appeal for information. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/26/g...

Climate advisors warn the Scottish government lacks a credible plan to cut farming emissions. Agriculture is a major driver of climate change, and farmers and crofters need real support and funding to shift to sustainable practices. Read more: www.scotlink.org/scotland-mus... #climateactionscot

⚠️ We've had reports of seabirds washing up. Please report ALL species of dead birds ⬇️ 📍 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/... 📍 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/... 📍 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv... #UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

Seven vultures have been found dead in Bulgaria in an illegal-poisoning incident, dealing a serious blow to efforts to restore populations in the Balkans:

Visitor Experience Officer - last chance to apply! Closing date: Sunday 22 February Based at the Club’s headquarters in Aberlady, the role is central to delivering a welcoming & informative front-of-house experience for visitors & members For vacancy details & to apply, visit tinyurl.com/hkyweftu

Golden Eagle found shot in the Scottish Borders - Police Scotland appeals for information. 'Hamlet' is the sixth victim of eagle persecution in south Scotland in recent years. Details in blog ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #BirdingScotland 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/09/g...

This week's convictions show yet again how property is protected better than the lives of animals!

We're hiring! We're looking for a Visitor Experience Officer to join our team. Based at Waterston House in Aberlady, this role is central to delivering a welcoming and informative front-of-house experience for visitors, members and researchers. Find out more and apply at tinyurl.com/hkyweftu

Household rat poisons found to be ‘unacceptable risk’ to native animals. So why aren’t they banned? 🌎 theconversation.com/household-ra...

Is it possible to be beyond anger, and disgust? What comes after these? More anger, more disgust - at the people who thought about killing her, and the people who then did. Poor beautiful Ataksak.

Big win for Scotland’s nature! The Natural Environment Bill passed by MSPs will bring in legally binding targets to restore wildlife and habitats. Huge thanks to LINK’s members and supporters who helped make this happen! Let’s keep pushing for strong action and funding to restore Scotland’s nature.

Please help to end the senseless harvesting of Gannets. It’s a ‘tradition’ that needs stopping. Please sign the petition which is already over 80,000 and I’m told the highest signed petition ever for a Scottish Parliament petition. #birdingScotland

BREAKING: A Gamekeeper has pleaded guilty in England’s first-ever Hen Harrier persecution case. Covert video and audio gathered lawfully by the RSPB Investigations team has helped expose the deliberate targeting of a Hen Harrier, leading to a landmark guilty plea: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈

Statement from North Yorkshire Police on conviction of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall (conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park) ⚖️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/s...

We're delighted to be celebrating 90 years of the SOC with a talk, Q+A & book signing from wildlife cameraman, author & TV presenter, Hamza Yassin. Don’t miss this inspiring celebration! Book your place to be part of this milestone event in our history. Tickets: £10 - £20. See tinyurl.com/3ab3ujw2

A very welcome visitor to my garden today🙂 #BirdingScotland #Birds

Exceptional work by the RSPB Investigations team in exposing yet another criminal employed on a gamebird shooting estate. But the pathetic penalty "imposed" by the court will do nothing to deter future crimes. The whole gamebird industry needs robust (and long-overdue) regulation across the UK

Incredible scenes at Musselburgh today, when no woolly hat was required despite it still being January! Lots of Great Crested Grebes (80+) but few seaduck, auks or other grebes, and not many waders. But dry & sunny, and good to be out 🙂 #BirdingScotland #BirdingLothian

SOC Highland Branch are giving 15 Highland-based young birdwatchers the opportunity to attend the SOC/ @btoscotland.bsky.social Spring Conference on Sat 14 March '26 for just £10! Places are limited & will be allocated through an application process. Application criteria applies tinyurl.com/4cwscusk

House Sparrow wins again for my #BigGardenBirdwatch 🏆 @rspb.bsky.social Grateful to have so many appear in my garden, but the couple of Tree Sparrows that used to come with them haven't been around for a couple of years

"Everybody - wake up! It's the #BigGardenBirdwatch!" Will you be taking part today? 👀🌳

🚨WOW! Now closing on 88,000 signatures! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed. Let’s keep going! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Excellent work by Border Force & colleagues on Operation Thunder 2025 - who knew spider-trafficking was becoming a big thing? www.gov.uk/government/n...

The RSPB reports six of its satellite-tagged Hen Harriers 'disappeared' on or close to grouse moors in England in 2025, and another one was illegally poisoned. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/20/r...

I’m sorry, but there is absolutely no excuse for travelling to a remote Scottish island to bash baby gannets to death and call it “tradition” or a “local delicacy”. Especially when there’s a Tesco superstore on the very island where these birds are eaten. END THE GUGA HUNT.

Potentially award-winning picture 😂 of the Ross's Goose, with Pink-footed Geese, just west of Kinross this afternoon. Nice bird though, and plaudits to whoever found it 👏 #BirdingScotland

Gulls are in serious trouble in Scotland. These remarkable birds are facing significant pressures. A recent report revealed licensed control could have contributed to declines ➡️ rspb.org.uk/scotland/news/licensed-gull-control-in-scotland We must balance the needs of protected species and people.

Gamekeeper Thomas Munday convicted after brutally clubbing a trapped Buzzard to death on a Pheasant shoot at Hovingham, North Yorkshire. Press release and video in blog ⬇️ ‼️WARNING - the video content is highly disturbing. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/12/g...

Gamekeeper Thomas Munday convicted after brutally clubbing trapped Buzzard to death on a Pheasant shoot at Hovingham, North Yorkshire – Raptor Persecution UK raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/12/g...

An appalling incident and a pathetic penalty www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... #UKBirding

A pathetic penalty for this criminal. Plaudits to the RSPB for exposing yet another gamekeeper breaking the law www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeEs... #birds #gamekeeping #nature

An astonishing 10 Blackbirds on the small patch of grass in my garden today, presumably a result of the recent hard weather. But, shows how valuable even this can be for nature, instead of the pathetic plastic "outdoor rooms" some people seem to prefer

Peregrine found with gunshot injuries - police appeal for information. Details in blog 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/11/p...

Monochrome moments at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld this morning #BirdingScotland #Birds

Glad we made this decision today I know colleagues, the government and other organisations think they will be ceding ground and an important public discussion space if they leave X It has been twisted too far into an unsafe, malign and destructive tool to morally use, & thereby endorse, anymore

NEW PUB: 369 forest-dependent raptor species, on average, have lost 10% of their forest habitat since 2001 and only 52% of forest remains within their ranges. Many species have <25% forest cover left. @theperegrinefund.bsky.social @globalchangebio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

3 Great White Egrets and at least 6 Little Egrets at a chilly Loch Leven, Kinross-shire today. Unthinkable in January just a few years ago, the northerly spread of these 2 species has been incredible. A Kingfisher on the River Leven was more traditional winter fare... #BirdingScotland

A good year's #birding, with California Condor off the bucket list, and also achieving a long-held ambition of doing a Monterey Bay pelagic. And some decent bird closer to home. All the best for 2026 #BirdingScotland

FOURTH White-tailed Eagle disappears - RSPB offers reward for information leading to a conviction for this one or any of the other three. New blog ⬇️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/19/f...

🎉The good news just keeps coming! Late last night, MSPs voted in favour of using the Natural Environment Bill to close an unintended loophole in legislation to licence grouse moor shooting. This is a major step forward in protecting Scotland’s wildlife. Full quote in image 👇 📷: Andy Hay

The first specific, National Park-wide survey of peregrine falcons in 20 years has revealed a continuing downward trend in numbers. Read more here ➡️ https://bit.ly/44jcee0 📷 Fergus Gill