A new report from wildlife charity Buglife reveals that pesticides from common flea and tick treatments are now widespread in rivers across Britain and may be contributing to major declines in freshwater invertebrates bit.ly/4b1Pu50
Does not bring much credit to the journal or their refereeing of the original paper.
It will be useful to see how widespread they are on the hills there and how numerous.
Good to see this review. Domestic pets are sadly an increasing problem for wildlife including off-lead dogs in the countryside. No mention here of pollution of waterbodies by the indiscriminate use of neonicotinoid flea treatments washing off outdoors. This is seriously underestimated. Highly toxic.
Thanks Mark. Yes- I’m signed up.
Hi Mark - are these recorded (& where)? Missed last night. Heard it was very good.
We had a Larch Ladybird here in the house this morning.
You need to get a poo sample… 💩🙄
Field #Mouse doing what mice do.
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Or, rather, not distinguishing the subspecies!
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Hi Dylan - did you take it to the museum?
Excellent advice here. It is much harder to get a good audio recording than a good photograph, although Alan makes it seem easy.
#bioacoustics #ornithology
Good grief! Awful!
As if anyone in #Aberdeen needed confirmation that it's been wet recently. Grim if you wanted to go birding, and no sign of it letting up.
#climatechange #birdingscotland
*Brilliant* talk on Monday by @leahgray.bsky.social If you weren't there, you missed a masterpiece.
Field #Mouse and Bank #Voles in the garden in Aberdeen today. First voles seen here for many years. Dull day, and photographed through the window ...
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Orkney waders! Leah Gray talking about her work to help understand & conserve waders on the islands.
Tonight @ 7:30 in University Library (top floor), Bedford Road
All welcome.
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And I should add that #farmers and any other landowners who try to prevent this happening should also be liable for consequential problems. They have no grounds to moan when #Beavers disagree with their actions.
A useful reminder to #PropertyDevelopers that this is what #floodplains are actually for. River Dee at #Cults this afternoon. You should be held liable in perpetuity for consequential problems.
New #ladybird for me, from the garden this evening - 10-spot, black variety. Cute little beast.
#buglife
Snow's gone - time to get out! Six short talks tonight about local bird ringing by Grampian Ringing Group, for anyone interested.
7:30pm, Monday 12 Jan, top floor University Library, Bedford Road
All welcome
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A bit soggy, but the squirrels are back now the snow is going.
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News from @scottishbirding.bsky.social / Tay Ringing Group Motus project! First Rock Pipits tagged & 1st foreign bird picked up by the Fife receivers! Great news. Looking forward to further results.
@btoscotland.bsky.social #birdingscotland
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Emerging from the heavy snow today. Great to see a bit of colour.
#ChristmasCheer #rhododendron
Yes, maybe. Or perhaps changing roost site. Few of these nights are completely foodless.
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!
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2025 #bat closing scores in Aberdeen:
Soprano Pip 16 Dec nights, last on 30th
Common Pip 11 nights, last 31st
Nathusius' Pip 8 nights, last 23rd (only a couple of prev Dec recs in NE Scotland)
Last Daubenton's: 18 Oct; Brown Long-eared: 31 Oct
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Christmas can be an expensive time of year, so how about something for free?
The @scottishbirding.bsky.social and Scottish Birds Records Committee are hosting a FREE online conference over the evenings of February 24th to the 26th. Three talks per night and some real belters among them.
How do we tackle the substantial and growing threat to sensitive habitats from Sitka Spruce? Useful commentary on key issues...
Winter plumage Golden Plover in flight with a breaking wave in the background © John Agnew
Research and Survey Grant applications
The Endowment Fund supports amateur research projects which further the knowledge of the birds of Scotland.
The deadline to submit your application is 31st January.
For more details and to apply, please visit: www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/resear...
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