Peter Stronach

A Herring Gull with a shopping bag, unclear where it had been doing its shopping prior to the sighting…

A hen Ptarmigan doing her thing on Càrn Bhac, Inbhir Eigh. Her mate a few metres away! #Cairngorms

Loving these posts! 😀 How do you store them over winter and do you keep them outside?

Another piece of magic from John Lowrie Irvine and Whalsay now has records of both Eastern and Western Bonelli’s and Eastern and Western Olivaceous Warblers! 🤯

Seems like a long time ago!!! 😀

Sorry!! 😂 I was walking along the verge

It was pretty obvious, a small black moth on an unmarked fencepost. Gets trickier when there is lichen covering!

Yes on a fencepost, only checked c500 to find it! 😂 Never actually tried light trapping them…

The Bearberry specialist, Small Dark Yellow Underwing, on the wing now in Strathspey! #teammoth

Yes I did 👍

I need another app like I need a hole in the head! 😉😂 Just submitted, they don’t have the species listed surprisingly!

In my freezer already!, it’s a second calendar year bird. @stervander.com any interest?.

First time I’ve seen Crested Tit as roadkill! #highlandbirds

YouTube video by FlackoWeasel The talented singer - Blyth's Reed Warbler!

Cartoon visualisation of Blyth’s Reed Warbler song by a very talented and slightly obsessed Estonian naturalist FlackoWeasel!

youtu.be/9fg7eb9kJPA

Thanks Neil, one of the highlights of my nothing year definitely!

Thank you!, very lucky to get these in the garden 😀

Not much competition for moth of the night last night in the garden, a very fresh looking female Kentish Glory! #teammoth

Are the Chocolate-tips early or is that the usual time for them?

and a bonus Green Hairstreak from today!

Went to check the mainland Highland population of Belted Beauty today, wasn't expecting to bump into the other hairy mary, Rannoch Brindled Beauty!!. Found the missing link between the Skye and Mull populations! #teammoth

XC862048 Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) Imitation of Common Buzzard call by Jay sat by feeders

Never managed to get a good recording yet, this one best so far - xeno-canto.org/862048

I’ve been fooled by them so many times, Buzzard is the most regular one that gets me! 😂

Great recording!!, sounds more like Whooper Swan to my ear 👂 Gotta love the Jays!! @seanronayne.bsky.social

It’s a Red Grouse, underwing feathers! 👍

Yes some can have a lot!

Nearly, it’s a Red Grouse!

Well done!!! 👏

Well done!!! 👏👏👏

I think the white-tipped feather is actually a secondary underwing covert, size would fit that better. Bird is smaller than a Capercaillie which doesn’t rule much out! 😂

Nope it’s not Long-tailed Duck 👍, not a duck species