Andy Webb
@webbyabz.bsky.social
I am a birder, conservationist, Asian food lover and traveller. I live in Old Portlethen, Aberdeenshire. Although mostly retired, I work as an expedition guide and ornithology lecturer for @Silversea
Cancel my last moan. Gritter just arrived!
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Cancel my last moan. Gritter just arrived!
Does this map look to you like gritters have been redeployed to the many villages and communities have been cut off for several days (north of Dundee) from the Central Belt where snow fall has been sparse. The gritters in Aberdeenshire have cleared the main roads. So what are they doing now?
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Does this map look to you like gritters have been redeployed to the many villages and communities have been cut off for several days (north of Dundee) from the Central Belt where snow fall has been sparse. The gritters in Aberdeenshire have cleared the main roads. So what are they doing now?
St Kilda has gone back to being the world's largest northern gannet colony, overtaking Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth. Avian Influenza (HPAI) had a much greater impact on breeding gannet numbers at Bass Rock than at St Kilda.
The first drone census of the St Kilda gannet colony is now published in Scottish Birds!
We counted 59,205 AOS in 2023 - similar to previous years. The overall impact of #HPAI appears less than at some other colonies, with notable declines in flatter areas 🧮
#ornithology #seabirds #NTSseabirds
We counted 59,205 AOS in 2023 - similar to previous years. The overall impact of #HPAI appears less than at some other colonies, with notable declines in flatter areas 🧮
#ornithology #seabirds #NTSseabirds
(PDF) The first drone census of the Gannet colony on St Kilda, 2023
PDF | An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (hereafter drone) survey of Gannets at St Kilda was carried out in June 2023. The survey was the first census at St... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
St Kilda has gone back to being the world's largest northern gannet colony, overtaking Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth. Avian Influenza (HPAI) had a much greater impact on breeding gannet numbers at Bass Rock than at St Kilda.
A remarkable Eastern Nightingale at Rattray Head yesterday. It's behaviour was most un-nightingale-like, sitting in the open and pumping its tail. A real crowd-pleaser!
October 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A remarkable Eastern Nightingale at Rattray Head yesterday. It's behaviour was most un-nightingale-like, sitting in the open and pumping its tail. A real crowd-pleaser!
This is a shockingly I'll-thought statement that developers can "stop worrying about bats and newts". I am doubtful that the proposed fund will not be raided to pay for conservation needs amid Govt funding cuts www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow expansion saying third runway is 'badly needed' - live updates
The chancellor says the airport is at
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January 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This is a shockingly I'll-thought statement that developers can "stop worrying about bats and newts". I am doubtful that the proposed fund will not be raided to pay for conservation needs amid Govt funding cuts www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Bumped into this today at Loch of Clunie, Perthshire #PerthshireBirders
January 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Bumped into this today at Loch of Clunie, Perthshire #PerthshireBirders
Happy New Year to one and all. Let's #surviveandthrivein25
January 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Happy New Year to one and all. Let's #surviveandthrivein25
Reposted by Andy Webb
That’s the first 25k signatures! Thank you!
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Only three more to get to 100k. The first is the easiest, the last is next easiest, but the two in the middle are a grind.
Help us please by sharing and promoting if you can. Many thanks.
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Only three more to get to 100k. The first is the easiest, the last is next easiest, but the two in the middle are a grind.
Help us please by sharing and promoting if you can. Many thanks.
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
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December 4, 2024 at 1:22 PM
That’s the first 25k signatures! Thank you!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Only three more to get to 100k. The first is the easiest, the last is next easiest, but the two in the middle are a grind.
Help us please by sharing and promoting if you can. Many thanks.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Only three more to get to 100k. The first is the easiest, the last is next easiest, but the two in the middle are a grind.
Help us please by sharing and promoting if you can. Many thanks.