I was the first one on site to see the adult Rose-coloured Starling today at Long Nanny (well worth the early start!). Fabulous bird. #birds #ukbirding #rosystarling #rosycolouredstarling #northumberlandbirding #longnanny #northumberland #ukbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Playing with pen and ink on iPad. WIP Sedge Warbler.

Today’s sightings featured 830 Sanderling including a Dutch-ringed bird off the Warren screen, 3 Curlew Sandpipers by the breach, Spotted Flycatcher in Kilnsea Churchyard and Little Gull at Kilnsea Wetlands. #Spurnbirds Sedge Warbler and House Sparrows by Harry Appleyard 📷

Pamela Grace, a contemporary artist and printmaker living and working in Galloway, south western Scotland #WomensArt #Summer

31 May - the final day of 'spring' for waders. The last Grey Plovers & Dunlin are heading for Taymyr (Russia), which is probably where this lovely Culrew Sandpiper is going. Thanks, @kgbirder.bsky.social. Blog about wader migration: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w... #ornithology

A little of something different.. Wild Poppy in a local Field. #flowers #wild #beautiful #poppies #nature #colour #red #forthefallen #amen #love

For anyone who still needs a cuckoo (and blackcap) fix

Sights & sounds of summer with @suzanne11a.bsky.social in north Notts today. Corn Bunting & Quail. Turtle Dove also heard only. We also spotted a puzzling dirt devil, a small tornado, in a barren field. #UKBirding

stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/05/1542... Another visit to Riverside Nature Park in search of an addition to my 2026 Dundee150 list. #naturewriting #birdingScotland

Beaver "grazing" by the River Ericht, Perthshire

In the eighteenth century, landlords in the Scottish Highlands exerted control over what their tenants planted and how they planted it. In reality, these 'reforms' disrupted resilient ecological practices. Cat Scothorne on seeds and the Highland Clearances.

Cuckoo by Crinan Ferry Road, Argyll

Cuckoo at sunset by Moine Mhor, Argyll

A few of a spectacular 3000+ grey plover at Snettisham last week. One of the best waders IMO

Boom! TG04 blocker unblocked 😅 Gull-billed Tern on North Scrape this evening ~ 2011 was the last one in the square, a fly through at Kelling that went to Titchwell. Before that, it was 1979! Thanks @jameslowenwild.bsky.social 🤝 Ace! @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleybirds #norfolkbirding #rarebirdsuk

A blanket of flowering saxifrage mantles the surface of an old oak in the woods. The magic of an Irish rainforest.

📣Dartford Warblers at highest numbers on RSPB reserves with 264 pairs in 2025. RSPB/BTO/NE Heathland Birds Survey estimated the national population at 4,100 territories - up from 3,200 in 2006 📈📈🐦🐦 @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

male White-winged Scoter still with Eider flock @ Kirkcaldy 29/05/26

Cuckoo by Moine Mhor, Argyll

To mark 90 years of SOC and raise funds for our charity, we've launched a new pin badge! The Peregrine was chosen in recognition of SOC’s role in the celebrated Glasgow Peregrine Project. Badges are £2 and available from SOC Headquarters, at Glasgow Peregrine Watches, or contact us to arrange p&p

Massive wren paper, on massive wrens.

'We need more of this, America. More artists, journalists, and political leaders must come out, follow Springsteen’s lead, and say what needs to be said. Too many have remained silent. As Springsteen reminded all of us in D.C. last night, “dissent is patriotic.”' open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

As May turns into June, wader spring ends and wader autumn starts. The last Sanderling and Grey Plover are still heading north but the first failed breeders will soon be heading south. Here's a story about a Curlew leaving the UK in June wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/07/19/a... #ornithology

🦅 WMRG’s latest project is underway 👀 Colour-ringing Kestrels! Spot a white ring with black lettering? Report it and help us understand more about our West Midlands Kestrels. #Birding #Conservation

Cuckoo by Moine Mhor, Argyll

stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/05/1539... A few visitors to Riverside Nature Park... #naturewriting #BirdingScotland

Good morning . Today's #FoxOfTheDay is shared by Wicor Primary School , what a visitor to have !

Yesterday on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire we were lucky enough to ring this stunning male Cuckoo. Still amazes me that these birds travel all the way from Africa to spend just a short time here in the UK. Absolutely incredible species 🐦✨

🌙 The Nightjars are back on Cannock Chase and their haunting, almost alien calls are pure magic. Last night we ringed a new bird and recaptured another first ringed in 2025 — returning to the very same site after migrating back from Africa. Incredible birds. 🌍🕊️ #Nightjar #CannockChase

Comment nourrir les oiseaux de jardin sans propager les maladies ? theconversation.com/comment-nour... @rspbscience.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social 🐦

stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/05/1541... A nice mix of birds and insects at Broughty Ferry/Balmossie. #birdingscotland #naturewriting

Thinking of the people of Ukraine: this hideous Russian aggression must not go unmarked www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Another photo of the stunning European Bee-eater from a few weeks ago. Here you can see it is totally focused on its next meal. They are like giant colourful flycatchers in their behaviour. #birds #birdsseenin2026 #birdoftheday #birdphotography #birding

Georgia O'Keeffe, Sunflower New Mexico, 1935 #WomensArt In folklore the sunflower is considered a flower of loyalty because each day it turns its head to loyally follow the sun, from east to west 🌞

A day off the isle for Papay's away match against Holm. Back in the pub... "Dave, we've had this weird bird around the green..." gives description "Aaagh, that sounds like a Bee Eater, when did you last see it?" "About 20 minutes ago" "I'll be back!" 15 minutes later... #BirdingOrkney

Wrote about bringing back Dartmoor’s rainforests for today’s Western Morning News To read the full piece & join Dartmoor Nature Alliance’s rainforests campaign, see here: www.dartmoornature.org.uk/post/lostrai...

(C) BoPH. youtu.be/s-j_FrNlxio

Arctic-bound waders, cross-country Long-tailed Skuas and Fair Isle Bluethroats - find out about that and more in our latest migration blog #ukbirding www.bto.org/our-work/new... Bluethroat, by Edmund Fellowes / BTO

On International Day of Biodiversity, a reminder of how little we know of the world we are fast trashing. "The #biodiversity, biogeography, functional ecology, and global carbon-cycle roles of these deep hard-substrate faunas remain open questions." phys.org/news/2026-05...

Earlier this year, the #LynxtoScotland partnership engaged with 1,640 people at 42 information sessions across Highland and Moray. We’re currently analysing over 1,000 questionnaires, carrying out 1:1 conversations and have a Community Feedback phase planned for later this year. 🐆

stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/05/1537... Could @lainy.bsky.social and I beat last year's total (of 77 species) on our 2026 Big Dundee Half Day? #naturewriting #BirdingScotland

Golden Plovers are everywhere on Tiree's rich grasslands just now - over 6,000 here today. Also the Grey-bellied Brant & Todd's Canada Goose both still at Cornaigmore & 8 Little Terns new at Gott Bay #BirdingScotland @patchbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Some 126 Black-tailed Godwits scattered around Tiree on the WeBS counts today, plus 3 Corncrakes (1st on 18th), 6 White Wagtails (1st on 18th), 4 Whimbrel (1st on 18th), a Cuckoo & 80 Pinkfeet north at Scarinish #BirdingScotland #PWC2026 @birdguides.bsky.social

Mixed passage flocks of Dunlin and Ringed Plover are all over Tiree's machairs and beaches just now - well over 1,000 of each species this morning around the eastern half of the island alone #BirdingScotland

Neither Environemnt nor Land Reform feature in the titles of any of the new Scottish Government Ministers and Junior Ministers. One or more will be responsible for them of course but neither are important enough to merit inclusion in any of the titles. www.gov.scot/about/who-ru...

Rustic present for its fifth day but otherwise rather disappointing, given the change in winds. Female Blackcaps on Sunday and Monday plus single Willow and Sedge Warblers today, the only other obvious new migrants seen this week #BirdingOrkney Osprey south on Monday, only my fourth here #PWC2026

stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.com/2026/05/1536... In search of Grasshopper Warbler once again, before a visit to the Law. #naturewriting #BirdingScotland

Stunning display of Southern marsh orchids this evening in South Devon