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

The world is upside down. The Natural Environment Bill could be a turning point for Scotland’s nature. But Part 2 of the Bill threatens our most important wildlife protections. A Bill meant to help nature should not put it at risk! Email your MSPs 👉 action.rspb.org.uk/page/181323/...

Scotland's swifts are in freefall. They need action now. Yesterday, @scotgov said Swift Bricks don't belong in the Natural Environment Bill. We disagree. There's still time to back Swift Bricks - email your MSPs now: action.rspb.org.uk/page/181323/...

There’s still time to #SaveCoulLinks. A year ago, we gave evidence about the irreparable damage a golf course would do to this incredible place. Its fate is in the hands of Scottish Ministers. Nearly 18,000 of you have asked them to stand up for nature.

A late Sandwich Tern on the rocks at Dalgety Bay Sailing Club at high tide this morning #BirdingFife

3 White-rumped and 1 Pec Sand at Myroe Levels, Co. Londonderry this afternoon #RareBirdsUK

Yesterday the Scottish Government announced a further delay to the implementation of muirburn licencing. That very same day, a muirburn in Aberdeenshire got out of control and started a wildfire. We can’t afford any more delay. 👇 www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

📣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...

Our reaction to a further delay by the Scottish Government on the implementation of muirburn licencing.

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

At last, managed a Monterey Bay pelagic 🙂 It was as superb as I'd hoped for. Great birding - shearwaters, petrels, jaegers/skuas and auklets, while the Humpback Whales were magnificent #birds #birding #California

Nice to catch-up with the Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh yesterday, 28 years since my last Scottish one, at the same site #BirdingLothian #Birds

Stronger protections are still needed to restore Scotland's seas 🌊 Encouraging progress has been made across Scotland’s 20 offshore Marine Protected Areas, which include measures that should benefit vulnerable seabird populations - but gaps remain 👇

Fantastic news! Defra Ministers listened to the science rather than the hysteria & rhetoric of the grouse shooting industry. Ban comes in to force 30 Sept 2025. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/09/m...

Fabulous afternoon at (the Costa del) Tentsmuir yesterday afternoon☀️ #BirdingFife #Birds

🗣 ‘A sticking plaster on a gaping wound’ The Seabird Action Plan was meant to be a moment of hope for Scotland’s magnificent seabirds. But it comes just days after the approval of Berwick Bank windfarm, which is set to kill tens of thousands of seabirds near some of our most iconic colonies.

A long sunny walk in Angus yesterday - good numbers of raptors, in an area notorious for their persecution. Maybe grouse shoot licensing is delivering already...🤞🤞🤞 #BirdingScotland #RaptorResearch

By law, this should lead to local restrictions on releasing Pheasants and Red-legged Partridges for shooting - but who is monitoring this? Pretty hard to do when millions of Pheasants are still under the radar because estates have failed to declare them. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/09/s...

Five Hen Harrier chicks have fledged in Cumbria and Lancashire, despite the unexplained disappearance of four breeding males – incidents the RSPB believes point to illegal killing:

Help @rspbscience.bsky.social study bird disease (trichomonosis) outbreaks If you see a sick or dead bird in your garden, please report it here: gardenwildlifehealth.org @bto-gbw.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social 📷 Ben Andrew

Four adult breeding Hen Harriers 'vanished' from nest sites in Cumbria & Lancashire in May 2025 - silence from police, valiant conservation efforts from RSPB staff & volunteers. RSPB press release & some questions from me 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/24/h...

We are deeply concerned to read today’s Marine Strategy Update which reports that 13 of the 15 indicators of Good Environmental Status across our waters are being missed. What more proof is needed that our governments are failing to protect and restore our seas and that urgent action is vital.

It was great to spend a couple of hours @rspbni.bsky.social Portmore Lough reserve yesterday evening, just watching the Common Terns doing their thing 🙂 #UKbirding #Birds

Fabulous few hours on a blustery Isle of May yesterday, a place that never disappoints 🙂 #BirdingScotland

It is with a heavy heart we announce the death of Frisa, the UK’s oldest wild White-tailed Eagle. This clip shows Frisa on the very first series of Springwatch in 2005, feeding some of the 25 chicks she raised during her lifetime. Catch the full story on tonight's episode. ❤

Our reaction to the Scottish Government's decision not to continue with a new National Park in Galloway.

Do you have an interest in the financial operations and a broad understanding of the financial requirements on charities in Scotland? Become a Treasurer @scottishbirding.bsky.social Further details: tinyurl.com/3xntx229 #eastlothian #hybrid #boardmember #treasurer

Labour promised to restore nature. ❌ Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it. We offered solutions. We’re done waiting. Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species. Without significant change, it must be scrapped.

An all-too-familiar pattern. They're provided safe haven at Geltsdale, but as soon as they cross the boundary to hunt... Again and again and again and again. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #UKBirding raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/05/20/t...

My paper showing a significant decline of a Common Buzzard Buteo buteo population during an outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI)has just been published | www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... | Bird Study | #ornithology

This is horrendous, absolutely tragic 🌎 🦉, #RaptorResearch

Significant decline of a Common Buzzard Buteo buteo population during an outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) | www.tandfonline.com/... | Bird Study | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶

Thread/Yesterday’s Impact Assessment Report lays bare the indefensible logic pushing Government’s #PlanningBill forward: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The April 2025 update to Who Owns Scotland is now published. It adds 100 new landholdings bringing the total to 4000 landholdings covering 75.33% of rural Scotland. The project is financed solely by subscription income. Please subscribe at www.whoownsscotland.org.uk

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...