@grahamuney.bsky.social
A professional mountaineer. Also noodles with guitars, walks dogs, drinks red wine, real ale and single malt whisky, and sees wildlife. Writes to keep the wolf from the door. Owner of www.grahamuneymountaineering.co.uk. Lives in the Lake District
Lots more learning for our Mountain Leader candidates today as they prepare for their upcoming assessments. Absolutely gorgeous in the sun too, with great views throughout the day of The Dodds, Blencathra, Skiddaw and Helvellyn.
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Mistle Thrush by Edmund Fellowes/BTO.
(2/) This feisty and sometimes aggressive species declined by 38% across the UK between 1995 and 2023. Find out some of the possible reasons behind this decline on our BirdFacts page about this species: www.bto.org/learn/ab... #Ornithology #CitizenScience
A singing Mistle Thrush by Edmund Fellowes/BTO.
(1/) The wild song of Mistle Thrush can be heard in many parts of the UK at the moment. This hardy species even has a habit of delivering it during periods of poor weather. Listen to it here: youtu.be/QLT913D3qHw... @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science
04.02.2026 08:00 — 👍 25 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
A water vole perched on a mossy patch surrounded by calm waters and lush green vegetation.
Meet the water vole. 💚
Polluted rivers damage the riverbanks they rely on. Fertilisers and animal waste from farming wash into waterways, reducing the clean water and vegetation wildlife needs. 🌿
Join us in calling for stronger nature-friendly farming support: https://bit.ly/our-nature-bluesky
A stonker of a Munro day today with Sharon Kennedy. Beinn Sgritheall from Arnisdale. A brilliant mountain and a fabulous walk. We had a great day out, made challenging only by the brutal easterly winds.
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A stunning Munro day today above Loch Quoich, and a new one for both of us. Gairich turned out to be a fabulous hill, and it was great to be looking at lots of more familiar mountains all around, all in their winter glory.
#scottishhighlands #munros #scotland #walkingthemunros
Turns out windspeed and direction were both different to the suggested forecast today on Ben Starav. We were struggling to stand upright at just 250m, and decided at 300m that it would just have to wait for another day. Still, it was a very lovely walk nevertheless.
#gooddecisions #munros #scotland
Parked up for the night at Glencoe Mountain Resort and happy to pay the £5 asked because, a) it's not a given that you can just expect to park on someone's property, b) it's only £5, and c) you'd have to be a real knob not to pay it.
Thanks Glencoe Mountain Resort for allowing overnight parking!
Careful planning and careful route choice given the avalanche conditions saw me, Sharon, Adrian and Matt heading up Ben Lui from Tyndrum on Wednesday. A great day in very varied snow conditions, and not far off a whiteout higher on the hill. Superb!
#scotland #munros #winter
Feels like a long time since I last visited the tiny island of Easdale, and Sharon had never been, so it was lovely to spend a couple of windswept hours there this morning.
#scotland #islandhopping
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon just now.
#homewardbound
Fun in the sun today. Snowshoeing above Morgins.
11.01.2026 20:25 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Morning from Morgins.
11.01.2026 07:19 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Gorgeous along the river today at Morgins
09.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Low level snowy walk today from Morgins
09.01.2026 17:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Morning all from snowy Switzerland. Valley walk and cafe day I reckon.
#switzerland #france #portesdusoleil #alpinewinter
As predicted, with the new snow...
#alpinewinter #suisse #switzerland
Above the village of Chatel.
08.01.2026 12:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A singing Song Thrush
(1/) Although it is pretty chilly across much of the UK at the moment, many of our resident bird species are already singing! Listen out for the loud, repeated phrases of Song Thrush, especially on sunny days. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology
07.01.2026 08:48 — 👍 40 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0
Bec du Corbeau and Pointe de Bellevue from Pointe Savolaire a couple of days ago.
08.01.2026 08:02 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Mont de Grange. What a nice looking mountain.
08.01.2026 07:55 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
a Bhutanese photographic pheasant phoursome completed this morning with a whole load of Khalij Pheasants feeding (on grit?) at the roadside above Punakha.
not at all bad for a "pheasants aren't easy outside of the spring" winter recce
suffice to say, we will be back
#VisitBhutan with us in 2027
Don't miss out on upcoming FREE BTO Youth events for young people including at RSPB Rainham Marshes, Thurrock. Book a space at www.bto.org/youth-events #EssexBirding
06.01.2026 16:20 — 👍 15 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
The snow has finally arrived in Morgins.
#alpinewinter #suisse #switzerland #snowday
Morning all. Here's a vole in the snow from our walk into France yesterday.
08.01.2026 07:46 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Les Diablerets, the Grand Muveran and the Dents du Midi from Le Foilleuse today.
#suisse #switzerland #suisseromande #portdesoleil #morgins #alpine #alpinewinter #snowshoeing
Our first foray on snowshoes today (thanks to Lucy and Wally Wallace for the loan!).
Up around La Foilleuse to Pointe de Savolaire, across to Champarin then down the hill to Morgins.
#suisse #switzerland #suisseromande #portdesoleil #morgins #alpine #alpinewinter #snowshoeing
A fabulous wintry walk in the Alpine sunshine today. Bec de Corbeau from Morgins via the Cheval Blanc. Stunning views of the Dents du Midi and the Grand Muveran. What a brilliant day with Sharon Kennedy.
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#suisse #switzerland #suisseromande #portdesoleil #morgins
A little video from our frosty walk up the Vallon de They this morning. Brrr!
#suisse #switzerland #winter #alps
A nice morning stroll up the Vallon de They alongside the Vieze de Morgins in the crunchy snow with Sharon. A lovely walk through the woods visiting the Eau Rouge along the way. Glad of the micro-crampons today.
#morgins #switzerland #suisse #suisseromande #portdesoleil
