Wild About the Borders
@wildborders.bsky.social
Showcasing the amazing wildlife we have right here in the Scottish Borders and promoting the brilliant conservation groups that help protect it.
Seriously! This little guy is determined to destroy the camera! @pinetencolin.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Seriously! This little guy is determined to destroy the camera! @pinetencolin.bsky.social
Please don’t destroy my camera…… @pinetencolin.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Please don’t destroy my camera…… @pinetencolin.bsky.social
Trying a similar set up. Put it together quickly yesterday to see if the marten would visit. It did so now need to set it up properly. Any suggestions?
October 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Trying a similar set up. Put it together quickly yesterday to see if the marten would visit. It did so now need to set it up properly. Any suggestions?
It’s taken a while but the red squirrels have found the feeder. They’ve been back and forth all afternoon, emptying the feeder as they go. Now the hazelnuts are gone, so are they! @scotwildlife.bsky.social #squirrels #woodlandwildlife
October 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It’s taken a while but the red squirrels have found the feeder. They’ve been back and forth all afternoon, emptying the feeder as they go. Now the hazelnuts are gone, so are they! @scotwildlife.bsky.social #squirrels #woodlandwildlife
Can anyone help me find out what this is? It was blown out of a tree during Storm Amy. About the size of a small football and made from grass, moss and small sticks. No feathers in it. I think it might be a squirrel drey….? #nests #ukwildlife
October 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Can anyone help me find out what this is? It was blown out of a tree during Storm Amy. About the size of a small football and made from grass, moss and small sticks. No feathers in it. I think it might be a squirrel drey….? #nests #ukwildlife
Found this stunning Phaeolepiota aurea (golden bootleg) fungus at work this morning. Not one I’ve come across before - seems it might not be that well recorded in the region. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk #fungi #mycology #fascinatingfungi
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Found this stunning Phaeolepiota aurea (golden bootleg) fungus at work this morning. Not one I’ve come across before - seems it might not be that well recorded in the region. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk #fungi #mycology #fascinatingfungi
Looks like we have a second marten visiting now. Brilliant. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Looks like we have a second marten visiting now. Brilliant. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
Can anyone help me with ID for these fungi on this #ukfungusday? All found in Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @jeremybartlett.bsky.social @davidst999.bsky.social @joaniemcnaughton.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk
October 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Can anyone help me with ID for these fungi on this #ukfungusday? All found in Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @jeremybartlett.bsky.social @davidst999.bsky.social @joaniemcnaughton.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk
Decided to try an experiment. One of our pine martens (Big Norm) likes eggs and will immediately carry them away. Tonight I thought I’d try hanging one from a branch. Took a bit of work but it was fun watching him trying to remove the egg! @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Decided to try an experiment. One of our pine martens (Big Norm) likes eggs and will immediately carry them away. Tonight I thought I’d try hanging one from a branch. Took a bit of work but it was fun watching him trying to remove the egg! @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
Love how gently this marten removes the egg from the feeder. @pinetencolin.bsky.social @whitmuir1.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Love how gently this marten removes the egg from the feeder. @pinetencolin.bsky.social @whitmuir1.bsky.social
Could this be rosy bonnet (Mycena rosea)? Found on grassland next to Beech trees in the Scottish Borders. #fungi @davidst999.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Could this be rosy bonnet (Mycena rosea)? Found on grassland next to Beech trees in the Scottish Borders. #fungi @davidst999.bsky.social
Really enjoying this new woodland. This marten is around at the same time every day - mid/late afternoon, just after dark and then again just before dawn. Love it 🥰 @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social #pinemartens #woodlandwildlife #mustelids
September 23, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Really enjoying this new woodland. This marten is around at the same time every day - mid/late afternoon, just after dark and then again just before dawn. Love it 🥰 @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social #pinemartens #woodlandwildlife #mustelids
Just started monitoring a new pine marten site. This one is a large conifer plantation (my others are in deciduous woodlands). Amazing how quickly this one found the feeder - although it still needs to figure out how to use it! Cranberries seem to be a winner though… @pinetencolin.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Just started monitoring a new pine marten site. This one is a large conifer plantation (my others are in deciduous woodlands). Amazing how quickly this one found the feeder - although it still needs to figure out how to use it! Cranberries seem to be a winner though… @pinetencolin.bsky.social
Wondering if these are young martens. Normally they don’t pay attention to the cameras… @pinetencolin.bsky.social #pinemartens #ukmammals #woodlandwildlife
September 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Wondering if these are young martens. Normally they don’t pay attention to the cameras… @pinetencolin.bsky.social #pinemartens #ukmammals #woodlandwildlife
Pine marten tucking in to what I think could be a grey squirrel. Can’t quite tell but a shot of it disappearing earlier showed what looked like a squirrel in its mouth. Love the ZEISS cameras for that instant notification but they do miss quite a bit of the action… @pinetencolin.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pine marten tucking in to what I think could be a grey squirrel. Can’t quite tell but a shot of it disappearing earlier showed what looked like a squirrel in its mouth. Love the ZEISS cameras for that instant notification but they do miss quite a bit of the action… @pinetencolin.bsky.social
A case of the wrong place at the wrong time for this wee mouse. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
A case of the wrong place at the wrong time for this wee mouse. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
Some more pine marten action. Nice to see them so playful. @pinetencolin.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Some more pine marten action. Nice to see them so playful. @pinetencolin.bsky.social
The hard work and patience is worth it when you get footage like this. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The hard work and patience is worth it when you get footage like this. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
Helping pine marten gurus Johnny Birks and John Martin with their pine marten surveys in Dumfries and Galloway. So lucky to be able to learn from them. #pinemartens #ukmammals @mammalsociety.bsky.social @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Helping pine marten gurus Johnny Birks and John Martin with their pine marten surveys in Dumfries and Galloway. So lucky to be able to learn from them. #pinemartens #ukmammals @mammalsociety.bsky.social @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
Thank you very much little PM - that’s the perfect position! @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Thank you very much little PM - that’s the perfect position! @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social
Nice to have one of the pine martens stop for a while at the log. @pinetencolin.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Nice to have one of the pine martens stop for a while at the log. @pinetencolin.bsky.social
Had this beautiful Drinker moth in the traps last night. Only the 3rd record for Selkirkshire apparently! @whitmuir1.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Had this beautiful Drinker moth in the traps last night. Only the 3rd record for Selkirkshire apparently! @whitmuir1.bsky.social
If you look closely you can see that this fox is carrying a deer! I’m assuming it’s a fawn but even so I’ve not seen them carrying anything this big before. It’s not the only one either as another video shows it carrying another one. The cubs are being fed well! #foxes #ukwildlife #ukmammals
July 4, 2025 at 6:28 AM
If you look closely you can see that this fox is carrying a deer! I’m assuming it’s a fawn but even so I’ve not seen them carrying anything this big before. It’s not the only one either as another video shows it carrying another one. The cubs are being fed well! #foxes #ukwildlife #ukmammals
Looks like the pine marten dry spell is over - THREE on camera this afternoon! I’m assuming a female and kits but I really have no idea. @pinetencolin.bsky.social @whitmuir1.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Looks like the pine marten dry spell is over - THREE on camera this afternoon! I’m assuming a female and kits but I really have no idea. @pinetencolin.bsky.social @whitmuir1.bsky.social