Tired of Ravens, tired of life. This is WONDERFUL!!!! Dial those speakers up to 11..... 🔊

As the autumn wader passage builds, now is the perfect time to brush up on your ID skills! Try out this video by our expert team looking at Wood and Green Sandpipers. ➡️ bit.ly/WGSandpipers See all our Bird ID Videos here ➡️ http://www.bto.org/a...

Yesterday's name-that-feather was from a Sparrowhawk. Well done to those that got it right! The feather was lying amongst a massive pile of Woodpigeon feathers, presumably lost in a battle which clearly went the Sparrowhawk's way in the end. Photo: Tom Streeter/ BTO

Feather quiz!!! Whose is this then? Found in a garden amongst a pile of another birds' feathers. Answer tomorrow!

This is a superb opportunity! More info below 👇

The second half of August will see the peak period for autumn migration of Tree Pipit. Usually detected when calling in flight, they can occur across a range of habitats on migration #ukbirding

Last chance to apply for our Research Ecologist roles in Bioacoustics and Climate Change. For all jobs and to apply visit www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology #bioacoustics

We're getting another e-newsletter together that should be getting sent out in the next week or so. You'll get all sorts of updates from the BTO in sunny Scotland, plus details of training events this autumn. If you don't already subscribe you can sign up here: www.bto.org/about/where/...

Your latest Cuckoo fix. Go Norman!

More training opportunities folks! These online training course are excellent, and mind that BTO Scotland will be out delivering face-to-face training in the next couple of months. Details here: www.bto.org/about/where/...

New Study! Goosanders were tracked using GPS tags in two Scottish river catchments. 🌊 Results showed birds ranged over significantly longer river stretches in the Forth than birds in the Tweed, with licensed shooting occurring in the latter. All birds showed greater movement during daylight hours. ☀️

What a spectacle!

🧵 There's numerous training opportunities coming up if you want to improve your wader and waterbird ID. First up the @btobirds.bsky.social Training team have a load of online training on Wader ID starting next week. 1/3 www.bto.org/our-work/tra...

There are lots of opportunities to join us at BTO! Discover jobs and apply at www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology

Free autumn waterbird ID events up online! Join us for these sessions to brush up on your skills and find out more about the Wetland Bird Survey (you can filter by 'Region' and find them quickly that way). #BirdingScotland www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

Discover what it's like completing a @bbs-birds.bsky.social survey in an urban area as Mary takes us through her site in Belfast for @theguardian.com Country Diary ➡️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

One Scots name for Swifts is the 'Deil [Devil] bird', as they "scream like they've the Deil at their back"! 😈 How are they doing near you?

....and following our last post here's Madeleine @fabusovam.bsky.social out on Eilean nan Ròn as well. What a place, and what amazing birds!

Fantastic work @rebeccacheape97.bsky.social!!! What a place to visit, and it's wonderful to see the results.

Would you look at that! A young Nightjar- a spectacular find in Aberdeenshire- top work @alanknox.bsky.social and all the other volunteers out there doing incredible fieldwork. Monitoring, catching, and ringing is all done under license.

🚨⛰️Our intrepid team has been out on Scotland’s mountains, carrying out montane surveys that are completed around every 10 years. This time, we also deployed acoustic recording devices, recorded Mountain Hares and collected Ptarmigan feathers for possible genetic analysis!

Say hello to Norman! 👋 He is our only Cuckoo tagged in Scotland this year, in Inversnaid, close to Loch Lomond on 23 May. He’s now crossed the border & is on the Northumberland coast. It will be interesting to see what route he takes from here. Follow his migration ➡️ www.bto.org/cuckoos 🪶

Some of the BTO Scotland team are busy catching various seabirds that breed along the Aberdeenshire coast just now. The birds are fitted with tags which let us know where they feed and the routes they take to and from the colonies.

Our team has been out monitoring seabirds in Aberdeenshire. Earlier in spring, they were looking for previously tagged birds returning & checking how other birds were doing. Stay tuned for updates! #BirdingScotland This work is funded by Orsted/North East & East Ornithology Group. 📷 Sophie Bennett

(1/) Today, we are focusing upon some statistically significant population trends from Scotland. The Chiffchaff, with its simple song, has increased 1,219% across the country since the mid-1990s. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social

We look forward to following the migration of Cuckoo Norman tagged in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs this year! How long until he starts to migrate? #BirdingScotland

Meanwhile, on Fair Isle...

To all BTO volunteers, thank you for everything you do for birds and people. 💚🐦 Here's just some of the incredible volunteer contributions to our surveys in 2024. ⬇️ #VolunteersWeek

1/Our theme for Scottish trends from this year’s @bbs-birds.bsky.social report is upland birds. Overall, the Scottish Upland Bird Indicator has shown that this assemblage of species has declined by 20% between 1994 & 2003. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

Our Young Bird Observatory Visitors programme applications are open! 🐦 Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/ybov #Ornithology The closing date for our next review of applications is fast approaching! Apply by 23:59 on Sunday 15th June to be considered in our next round. 📷 Wood Warbler

1/ Concerns for long-term bird populations are revealed in the latest Waterbirds in the UK report out now. Discover more ⬇️ and read the report ➡️ www.bto.org/webs-annual-report #Ornithology #citsci @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social

What a find!!! As Alan says- time to get out there and listen! Follow the link below through to find out how you can take part.

(1/) The charismatic Cuckoo, with its distinctive and human-like call, has declined by 71% across England since 1994. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

We are delighted to be sharing our new video with you today, which captures the work we are doing collectively at BTO to become more inclusive. 😀🐦 Find out more about this work at www.bto.org/inclusivity

It’s great to see Cuckoo on the increase in Scotland, with populations increasing by 67% since 1994, but species like Wheatear and Curlew aren’t faring so well. Discover more from the @bbs-birds.bsky.social 2024 report out now ➡️ www.bto.org/bbs-results #BirdingScotland

Join @btobirds.bsky.social CEO Juliet Vickery on the BBS Upland Rovers scheme in Scotland. Do you like the idea of an adventure exploring a more remote part of the UK while collecting priceless data on birdlife? If so, BBS Upland Rovers could be for you ➡️ www.bto.org/upland-rovers #BirdingScotland

Last year, @btobirds.bsky.social CEO Juliet Vickery ventured to Scotland to survey a BBS Upland Rovers site. The sun was shining for her recce visit, stay tuned for the survey video! Do you love exploring and recording birds? Join BBS Upland Rovers ➡️ www.bto.org/upland-rovers #BirdingScotland

Our team of expert writers (?) are hard at work on the next BTO Scotland e-newsletter 📝. You don't want to miss it- sign up here: www.bto.org/about-bto/na...

Okay folks- who has seen a Swift in Scotland? There are a few already here, and the weather in the next few days is bound to help them. Add your sightings to @birdtrack.bsky.social and share the joy! #BirdingScotland

Ooft. Busy times here with #BreedingBirdSurvey, bird ringing, nest finding and recording, training, talks, events, and adding the flood of avian migrants into #BirdTrack. Sometimes we wish spring would slow down so we could keep up!!! Have a great weekend! #BirdingScotland

😎 We had a topper of a weekend delivering training events in Tyndrum and at RSPB Lochwinnoch this weekend. More events coming soon- join us!!! www.bto.org/about-bto/na...

Wow- if looks could kill!

We're looking forward to our first two face-to-face training events of the spring this weekend! Heading to Tyndrum tomorrow and Lochwinnoch on Sunday. 😎 The focus will be on @bbs-birds.bsky.social but we'll cover general ID and enjoy the birds we find as we go along.

It's that time of year again! Glorious weather for those of you getting out for early BBS visits. Happy birding all you wonderful volunteers. #BirdingScotland

Good grief- it's just one ornithological revelation after another today eh? News from @rspb.bsky.social on vocalisations. Maybe we need to re-think some of this week's refresher training on songs and calls.....

One of our satellite-tagged Cuckoos has hitched a ride on a cruise ship and is now in the UK, the earliest one of our superstar Cuckoos has ever reached us! 😮🛥️🧵

Join our FREE training sessions this April on the Breeding Bird Survey. 🐦 Book a place ➡️ www.bto.org/events We'll introduce the survey and practise methods used in a supportive environment with our expert team. #BirdingScotland @bbs-birds.bsky.social

Thanks for this Josh! We had a great time on the Youth Walk the day after the conference. Always inspiring to spend time with keen and knowledgeable young folk! #scottishbirding @btobirds.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Well that's a wrap on the Scottish Birdwatchers' Conference with @scottishbirding.bsky.social. Thanks to everyone who made it such a brilliant weekend! Great talks on Saturday and fab birding excursions on Sunday- early Wheatear were found, Golden Eagles showed, and the Youth Walk was a riot!

Calling young bird enthusiasts! 🦅 Join us for Bird Camp in Scotland this year, which is totally free of charge! 😀 Find out more and apply ➡️ bit.ly/BTOBirdCamps We’re working in partnership with @scottishbirding.bsky.social to bring you a fun, nature filled Bird Camp in East Lothian. 🐦