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Friend in Achiltibuie has had a pair of Red Legged Partridge visit her garden in recent days .. 1 has just succumbed to a bird of prey! Don’t know how common they are in the North West 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Good Haul on yer hols.. & I didn’t mean to sound corny 🤪

Nice one Scott 👍

Braw 15k walk up 3 Munro’s from Glenshee today .. New summits for Anna& the Bairns , Carn and Tuirc 1019m , Cairn of Claise 1064m & Glas Maol 1068m , low cloud meant no summit views but a Red Kite brightened up the day also at least 200 Fieldfare feeding on the plateau 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Beautiful Nuthatch certainly is a beautiful bird , amazing colour

Good you got your most wanted 👍

Braw..

Did ye go up that zigzagging road in the last photo Alan ?

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Only managed 3 days panning this week because the weather wasn’t on our side .. rivers in spate but still managed my best bit of gold in many years so celebrated with a Braw dram 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Took the Bairns fishing for their 1st time at Helmsdale harbour the other day .. 1 wee pollock caught & thrown back safely… 👍

Braw wee strole up the Sub 2000 Creag Thoraraidh 404m this am from Helmsdale.. typicaly the weather cleared on our descent 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We're incredibly concerned about the welfare of two satellite-tagged golden eagles, Tarras and Wren, that have recently disappeared in Dumfries and Galloway.

Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland.

Read more 👉 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce80l4jgd1qo

📷 Chris Gomersall, RSPB Images

There’s gold in them thar hills also found this dragon fly nymph on the Helmsdale river 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thousands at Aberlady also 👍

Braw Bike & Hike yesterday taking the Bairns up our most Easterly Munro Mount Keen via Glen Mark , nearly 30 years since my 1st visit up this route & about 15 years since I visited from Glen Tanar with The Wife 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

That deserves a pot Noodle 🤔

Wryneck , Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & wasn’t sure with the last pic but looks good for Middle spotted rather than Syrian Woodpecker but happy to be corrected 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰 #Zriedlovadolina #birdingslovakia

Although you can’t mistake the call Golden orioles are not always the easiest birds to spot #Zriedlovadolina #slovakia 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰

Honey Buzzard Zriedlova Dolina Slovakia 🇸🇰 #Slovensko #birdingslovakia

Green Woodpeckers Zriedlova Dolina Slovakia #birdingslovakia #woodpeckers 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰

Wheatear , Spotted Nutcracker & Fieldfare Vysoké Tatra Slovensko 👍🇸🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #birdingslovakia #Tatra

Finally got time to put up more from visiting the in-laws in Slovakia last month Only my 3rd Slovak KingFisher at Kunov also Common Sand , Kestrel & Black Redstart in the High Tatra Mountains 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰 #slovensko #birdingslovakia #slovakia #birds

Good to see the Marsh Sandpiper at Morrisons Haven Scrape yesterday & and also some familiar faces👍 bird was only viewable distantly from the East during my time there , Kudos to Mervyn for the Find @birdinglothian.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Braw find George 👍

Only my 3rd Slovak Black Stork in 23 years of coming to Slovakia with White Stork the more common bird in my opinion seen yearly , so was pleased with this Zriedlova Dolina fly over 👍🇸🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #birdingslovakia

Yep your prob right with Juv Common but looked dark 🤷‍♂️

Never seen it fly or call

In saying that barring looked like green… I’m bamboozled lol

Yep probably juvenile Common but looked Dark🤷