Colin McP
@colinmcp.bsky.social
Interested in wildlife, photography, cycling and hillwalking.
Female Bullfinch - you can just see the crumbs falling from its beak. @rspbscotland.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Female Bullfinch - you can just see the crumbs falling from its beak. @rspbscotland.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social
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Sheep Eat Oystercatchers, Curlew & Lapwings!
Extraordinary new case study out in BTO's magazine showing that out of 20 predated nests observed by nest cameras, **30% of predation took place by sheep eating the eggs!**
And we still see sheep as benign...
www.bto.org/sites/defaul... (pages 4-5)
Extraordinary new case study out in BTO's magazine showing that out of 20 predated nests observed by nest cameras, **30% of predation took place by sheep eating the eggs!**
And we still see sheep as benign...
www.bto.org/sites/defaul... (pages 4-5)
January 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Sheep Eat Oystercatchers, Curlew & Lapwings!
Extraordinary new case study out in BTO's magazine showing that out of 20 predated nests observed by nest cameras, **30% of predation took place by sheep eating the eggs!**
And we still see sheep as benign...
www.bto.org/sites/defaul... (pages 4-5)
Extraordinary new case study out in BTO's magazine showing that out of 20 predated nests observed by nest cameras, **30% of predation took place by sheep eating the eggs!**
And we still see sheep as benign...
www.bto.org/sites/defaul... (pages 4-5)
Love this cheese from Tain!
December 23, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Love this cheese from Tain!
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Insh Marshes in @cairngormsconnect.bsky.social is full to the brim with meltwater. It's a timely reminder of how important functioning floodplains are.
Imagine if that water wasn't allowed to seep out into the flatlands surrounding the river, it would be devastating for downstream communities.
Imagine if that water wasn't allowed to seep out into the flatlands surrounding the river, it would be devastating for downstream communities.
December 18, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Insh Marshes in @cairngormsconnect.bsky.social is full to the brim with meltwater. It's a timely reminder of how important functioning floodplains are.
Imagine if that water wasn't allowed to seep out into the flatlands surrounding the river, it would be devastating for downstream communities.
Imagine if that water wasn't allowed to seep out into the flatlands surrounding the river, it would be devastating for downstream communities.
Yes, the do live in a his forest! #capercaillie @rspbscotland.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Yes, the do live in a his forest! #capercaillie @rspbscotland.bsky.social
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Rewilding - When you reduce grazing pressure granny pines can finally surround themselves with their grandchildren! 2011 - 2021📷 Mar Lodge NTS
December 3, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Rewilding - When you reduce grazing pressure granny pines can finally surround themselves with their grandchildren! 2011 - 2021📷 Mar Lodge NTS
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This is really encouraging news, especially in this particular region - dominated by grouse moors & a well-deserved reputation as a raptor persecution hotspot.
#raptorresearch #birdingScotland #wildlifecrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/02/g...
#raptorresearch #birdingScotland #wildlifecrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/02/g...
Glen Turret Estate under new management – ecological restoration is in, grouse shooting is out
Some good news to start the week! At the recent REVIVE conference in Perthshire I met a couple of people from a relatively new Scottish-based charity called the KITH Trust, who, along with the Univ…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 2, 2024 at 1:11 PM
This is really encouraging news, especially in this particular region - dominated by grouse moors & a well-deserved reputation as a raptor persecution hotspot.
#raptorresearch #birdingScotland #wildlifecrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/02/g...
#raptorresearch #birdingScotland #wildlifecrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/02/g...
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Golden eagle dies in rare collision with wind turbine in south Scotland.
A tragedy, but needs to be seen in perspective.
Here's what we know about wind farm avoidance tactics by golden eagles in Scotland, based on sat tag data. #raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/25/g...
A tragedy, but needs to be seen in perspective.
Here's what we know about wind farm avoidance tactics by golden eagles in Scotland, based on sat tag data. #raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/25/g...
Golden eagle dies in rare collision with wind turbine in south Scotland
The South Scotland Golden Eagle Project (SSGEP) has today announced the death of a young golden eagle after it collided with a wind turbine in Galloway in August this year. The bird was a three-yea…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Golden eagle dies in rare collision with wind turbine in south Scotland.
A tragedy, but needs to be seen in perspective.
Here's what we know about wind farm avoidance tactics by golden eagles in Scotland, based on sat tag data. #raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/25/g...
A tragedy, but needs to be seen in perspective.
Here's what we know about wind farm avoidance tactics by golden eagles in Scotland, based on sat tag data. #raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/25/g...
Fieldfares around in large numbers, taking advantage of the mast year ingrown berries. #migrants #fieldfare
November 15, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Fieldfares around in large numbers, taking advantage of the mast year ingrown berries. #migrants #fieldfare
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Shocking, but sadly not surprising.
November 14, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Shocking, but sadly not surprising.
Just opens this account - hope all my non-robotic followers come across and follow me here too - busy doing the same to the folks I follow too!
November 14, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Just opens this account - hope all my non-robotic followers come across and follow me here too - busy doing the same to the folks I follow too!