Field #Mouse doing what mice do. @nesmammals.bsky.social

Let me count the ways to record thee…Find out how long term recording takes a mammal site list from three to 26 in our latest blog. nesmamnet.org/2026/02/20/t... @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Why are rural Hedgehogs in such decline and what can be done about it? Join our webinar, on Wednesday 25 February, when Morag Boyd of People's Trust for Endangered Species will be telling us about the 𝘙𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵. Booking: www.eventbrite.com/e/rural-hedg... 📷 Silviu Petrovan

Folks sometimes struggle to tell Bank Voles and Field Voles apart. Both are abundant and overlap substantially in habitat use. But no mistaking on this great clear footage, with bonus Wood Mouse too. #smallmammal

It's World Wetlands Day, so what more excuse do we need to post one of our favourite videos, a Water Shrew in Aberdeenshire, feeding in a #SmallMammal #CameraTrap box? #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #mammal

The temperature may be low and the days short, but there's still plenty of mammaly activity going on. Check out our latest blog, to read about what some of them are up to at this time of year: nesmamnet.org/2026/01/27/m...

Last chance to sign up for Wednesday evening's webinar...

Have you submitted mammal records for 2025 yet? There's a range of ways to do so and a section on our website all about this: nesmamnet.org/recording-ma...

What is the status of the Polecat in Scotland? Find out when Katherine McBride, of @vincentwt.bsky.social, joins us for our next webinar, on Wednesday 28 January, to discuss the National Polecat Survey. Booking: www.eventbrite.com/e/national-p...

A bit soggy, but the squirrels are back now the snow is going. @scotsquirrels.bsky.social @nesmammals.bsky.social

Great write up about research into using drones and AI to monitor the Ythan estuary's Grey Seals: share.google/zqtelHoD6GiG... @srucnews.bsky.social 🦭🦭🦭

Turned colder last night - though only just on freezing & calm with a bit of snow. Wow! Let's party! 110 Soprano Pipistrelle clips, 38 Commons and 1 Nathusius' on night of 1-2 Jan in Aberdeen. Happy New Year everyone! @nesmammals.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social

Most of us just target bat recording during the warmer months - but year-round monitoring at this Aberdeen site shows year-round activity.

Head over to our website for the lastest installment in Annie Lamb's month-to-month account of what our mammals are up to. nesmamnet.org/2025/12/31/m...

Brilliant results from an hour's search by our friends in Staffordshire. Still time to get out looking for nests in NE Scotland (though might also need a shovel to dig away the snow if trying in the next few days).

Have you seen a Polecat? Then send the record to the National Polecat Survey run by @vincentwt.bsky.social. And we're delighted that VWT's Carnivore Conservation Office and survey coordinator, Katherine McBride, will be our next webinar speaker, on 28 January. Watch this space for details.

Some Christmas TV viewing, featuring long-term research by University of Aberdeen on the Moray Firth Bottlenose Dolphins: www.facebook.com/share/1DEw9Y... (link opens as a Facebook post). 🐬🐬🐬

First year of Wildcat reintroduction project hailed a success NatureScot-backed research confirms that breeding and release has delivered high survival and early breeding success for Scotland’s Wildcats www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/F...

Still getting Nathusius' Pipistrelle #bats in the garden - the latest ever here in NE Scotland. Several last night. @nesmammals.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social

One week remaining. Applications need to include two references, so don't leave it too late to apply for this @srucnews.bsky.social CASE partnership with @ptes-org.bsky.social. Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Fantastic that the Red Squirrels are doing so well around Aberdeen.

It was a bumper autumn for Nathusius' Pipistrelle in NE Scotland (and beyond). Read @batconservation.bsky.social's post to learn about some even found out in the North Sea.

This fascinating short article is highly recommended for anyone interested in marine mammals, zooarchaeology, history, folklore, Orkney and the links between humans, seals and the sea. @mammalsociety.bsky.social @coastalpaleo.bsky.social @nesmammals.bsky.social @marinemammalogy.bsky.social

Read the latest story on our website, as Mike Raby recounts our wonderful training day, recently, learning about mammal tracks and signs. nesmamnet.org/2025/11/26/t...

Hedgehog PhD opportunity, based at @srucnews.bsky.social Aberdeen campus.

Single Nathusius' and Soprano Pipistrelle #bats out in the snow here in Aberdeen last night. Brave. @nesmammals.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social

Coming up Wednesday evening. Don't forget to book 👇

Join us for our webinar on Wednesday 19 November, when Paul Reynolds of New Arc Wildlife Rescue will tell us all about the work that they do to rehabilitate local wildlife. Book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/new-arc-wi... #mammal

Nathusius' Pipistrelle becomes #mammal species 2️⃣6️⃣ for Red Moss of Netherly, NE Scotland. Recorded on @openacousticdevices.info #Audiomoth during September's influx. Just a handful of detections, but this quasi-constant frequency burst looks convincing. @scotwildlife.bsky.social #bioacoustics

After more or less abandoning us over the last few weeks, the #squirrels are back at the feeders again! @nesmammals.bsky.social @scotsquirrels.bsky.social

That's quite some run of nightly bat activity. These colder days and nights are gonna bring slim pickings for bat fans. 🦇🦇🦇

Well the weather has defeated us again and we are postponing the Harvest Mouse search planned for tomorrow at Blackdog. The sodden conditions would make for a very challenging survey. We hope to rearrange in coming weeks - watch this space.

Five species from a #smallmammal #cameratrap at Portsoy, Aberdeenshire - a mouse, two voles and two shrew species - including Water Shrew 😀 #mammal #trailcamera @nesmammals.bsky.social

Last October, a Harvest Mouse nest was found at Blackdog. We will return next week in hope of finding more. The survey is on Saturday 25 October 10am-midday (weather permitting). Booking not required, but keep an eye out for further details nearer the date. 📷 Carol Richardson.

We're delighted to kick off our winter online webinar series this month with Lindsey Taylor of Skerry Detection Dogs, highlighting the growing role of detection dogs in mammal monitoring. The talk takes place on Wednesday 29 October 7.30 pm. See: www.eventbrite.com/e/conservati...

Happy #NationalBadgerDay from one of our resident clan. Don't forget to send all your local records to NESBReC (North East Scotland Biological Records Centre) or submit to the @mammalsociety.bsky.social's Mammal Mapper App. #mammal #recording

Read the latest blog post from our friends at Aberdeen Marine Mammal Project: www.aberdeenmarinemammals.org/news

For 101 years, ecologists have sought to explain the 3-4 years multi-annual cycles of voles and lemmings. In our paper, doi.org/10.1073/pnas..., we find that Density-dependent recruitment, but not survival drives cyclic dynamics in a field vole population, overturning accepted wisdom.

Check out the latest blog post on our website: share.google/YkpoaulldGQR... - the first on a planned series about what our #mammals are up to through the year.

Red Squirrels are getting commoner in Aberdeen city but this one at St Fittick's Park today was my first patch record. It seemed to be enjoying the cones. #Mammals #Squirrels #UKWildlife @nesmammals.bsky.social

Plenty of Daubenton's #Bats action at Cults reservoir this evening. Also *lots* of Common, Soprano and Nathusius' Pipistrelles. #thermalcamera [best on a large screen!] @nesmammals.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social

There seems to have been a substantial influx of Nathusius' Pipistrelles in recent days. This is a migrant species (though some also breed here) and these may have come from north-eastern Europe.

Bit of a surprise jump in the number of Nathusius' Pipistrelle #bat recordings in the garden in the last few days! @nesmammals.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social

Abstract submission for the next Mammal Society annual conference, which will be in Inverness in March, is now open. Great opportunity to highlight some of the excellent #MammalResearch taking place across North East Scotland. Get your abstracts in by 30th November mammal.org.uk/annual-confe...

Happy National Pine Marten Day! If you’re wondering what Pine Marten get up to in September, look out for a new blog coming out later this month - the first in a series of blogs highlighting what local mammals are up to throughout each calendar month. #mammal

Scottish Wild Boar numbers are on the up. There don't seem to be current populations in North-East Scotland, but potential for re-establishment going forward.

We had a great talk a few months back by @jackantbam.bsky.social about his research on diversionary feeding to reduce Pine Marten predation on Capercaillie. Brilliant to see this associated paper now published.

Lots of events, both online and in the field, coming up over the next few months. Take a look! #Mammals #MammalID #BiologicalRecording #Conservation

Wildlife monitoring would be so much easier if it wasn't for the, errr, wildlife.