by @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social
A Bluesky feed for birding and ornithology in Scotland Use #birdingScotland in posts, or let me know local #tags like #birdingFife and accounts like @hebridesbirds.bsky.social and they will be captured in the feed automatically
Andrew Harrop Two tricky taxa from recent days in south Mainland. Stonechats should be resolvable, but Redpolls are an order of magnitude more complex. Simple summary: rutlandbutterflies.wordpress.com/2021/01/13/r... This one is a migrant ‘Mealy’ in old money. #BirdingScotland
Bruce Taylor Barnacle Geese heading south past Barra today driven on by a strong tailwind. The same conditions also produced a small arrival of Icelandic Redwings around the island. Hopefully more birds will surface tomorrow when the wind drops. #BirdingScotland
Andrew Whitehouse A Merlin, perhaps the same bird as yesterday, ploughing the wave troughs off Girdle Ness this afternoon. #Birds #BirdingScotland #PatchBirding #UKWildlife #Falcons #Raptors
Barrie @ The Saltings Despite 50mph gusts, today’s NW gale delivered few seabirds at Ardnamurchan Point this AM, perhaps only 10% of the numbers seen in the strong SW winds earlier in the week. Reduced numbers of Gannets, Kittiwakes & auks passed south. No skuas, petrels or shearwaters. #ukbirding #BirdingScotland
Fair Isle Bird Observatory A mass arrival of Redwing yesterday made for spectacular viewing. Other highlights have included Arctic Warbler, Rustic Bunting, and a large aggregation of Minke Whale and White-beaked Dolphin. Read more at www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest_sight... 📸 T Wright
RSPB Scotland It’s World Migratory Bird Day! 🐦️ 🌍️ From Redwings and Fieldfares in our cities to the ducks, geese and wading birds gathering on our coasts and wetlands, Scotland is welcoming some incredible seasonal visitors. And these arrivals are part of a bigger story 👇️
Sam Shutt Couldn't find the needle in a haystack that was the Aberlady Lapland Bunting today. Did have my first Whooper Swan (10) and Golden Plover (500+) of the autumn. As well as 2 Greenshank and a Pale-bellied Brent Goose. @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian #birdingscotland
Andrew Russell 08/10/26 An uneventful day, saved by the Quendale Black-faced Bunting (stunning photo below). 09/10/26 Scanning through a huge fall of Redwing led to us scoping fields and finding a juvenile American Golden Plover at Fleck. A Quail on the deck! Bonus A.Wigeon and Arctic Warbler. #BirdingScotland
Andrew Whitehouse A few Redwings were diving into the hawthorns and rowans at Girdle Ness today, although the highlight was a Merlin, perhaps following them, that flew in off the sea. #Birds #BirdingScotland #UKWildlife
Andrew Russell The 1st of October 2026 will be a memorable day for many birders who spend their autumns in Shetland. Siberian Blue Robin!!! Right place, right time, played a part in identifying the Quendale Two-barred Warbler when it was still being very elusive. #BirdingScotland
The Scottish Ornithologists' Club OPTICS DAY! Saturday 17 October | 10:30am - 3pm | Free event Save the date for our next optics day at Waterston House, Aberlady. As well as the usual wide range of binoculars, telescopes and tripods, there will also be thermal imagers to try out: www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/... #BirdingGear
Steve Duffield Oh you beauty! Another day tour and another cracking American wader. This time a very smart juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper at LA2, West Gerinish, South Uist. #BirdingScotland #BirdingOuterHebrides #RareBirdAlert
RSPB Scotland Celebrate Scotland’s nature heroes! The Nature of Scotland Awards are a chance to recognise the people, projects and organisations making a difference for nature, hear inspiring stories and connect with Scotland’s conservation community. 🎟️ Get your ticket: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Orknithology "Good Still Bunting" ♀️ Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) in my garden at Grimbister, #Orkney, on Wednesday. For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #GardenBirds #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Bunting 🪶