Greg Smith
@wildsmithscoll.bsky.social
Nature guide based on Essex coast - working mostly in Scotland especially the Isle of Coll. Long career in conservation policy and practice. Love wildlife, hate Twitter…
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Oban - Coll ferry today:
3 storm petrels
2 white tailed eagles
3 Manx shearwaters
1 great northern diver
12 barnacle geese
4 eiders
Plenty of auks, gannets and kittiwakes as well
#BirdingScotland
3 storm petrels
2 white tailed eagles
3 Manx shearwaters
1 great northern diver
12 barnacle geese
4 eiders
Plenty of auks, gannets and kittiwakes as well
#BirdingScotland
October 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Oban - Coll ferry today:
3 storm petrels
2 white tailed eagles
3 Manx shearwaters
1 great northern diver
12 barnacle geese
4 eiders
Plenty of auks, gannets and kittiwakes as well
#BirdingScotland
3 storm petrels
2 white tailed eagles
3 Manx shearwaters
1 great northern diver
12 barnacle geese
4 eiders
Plenty of auks, gannets and kittiwakes as well
#BirdingScotland
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Precious moment in the fleeting Wivenhoe sun this morning of a pair of German Wasps snatching an intimate moment... Really brought home the size difference. This is peak wasp mating time, with the male destined to die soon; the newly mated queens being the only ones to overwinter #criticalmoment
October 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Precious moment in the fleeting Wivenhoe sun this morning of a pair of German Wasps snatching an intimate moment... Really brought home the size difference. This is peak wasp mating time, with the male destined to die soon; the newly mated queens being the only ones to overwinter #criticalmoment
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A tired looking Pale-bellied Brent goose on Torastan, #isleofcoll this evening. Lots of turnstones and ringed plovers and one curlew also.
#BirdingScotland
#BirdingScotland
October 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A tired looking Pale-bellied Brent goose on Torastan, #isleofcoll this evening. Lots of turnstones and ringed plovers and one curlew also.
#BirdingScotland
#BirdingScotland
After a fortnight on the wonderful and wild #isleofmull for @naturetrek.bsky.social what should I find in urban Glasgow but two fine Broad-leaved Helleborines on a patch of roadside wasteland - not such a waste after all!
June 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
After a fortnight on the wonderful and wild #isleofmull for @naturetrek.bsky.social what should I find in urban Glasgow but two fine Broad-leaved Helleborines on a patch of roadside wasteland - not such a waste after all!
A fabulous day for orchids with @naturetrek.bsky.social on the #isleofmull. Seven species at one sight including these gorgeous Northern Marshes and Greater Butterflies. Even an Orchid Beetle came to join the fun. Can you guess what’s going on in the last photo?
June 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A fabulous day for orchids with @naturetrek.bsky.social on the #isleofmull. Seven species at one sight including these gorgeous Northern Marshes and Greater Butterflies. Even an Orchid Beetle came to join the fun. Can you guess what’s going on in the last photo?
Heading up to Glasgow for the start of a fortnight guiding for @naturetrek.bsky.social on the lovely #IsleofMull. A recent recce revealed lots of cracking locations and great wildlife: Sword-leaved Helleborine and Marsh Fragrant Orchid anyone? A few snaps to follow over the next two weeks…
June 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Heading up to Glasgow for the start of a fortnight guiding for @naturetrek.bsky.social on the lovely #IsleofMull. A recent recce revealed lots of cracking locations and great wildlife: Sword-leaved Helleborine and Marsh Fragrant Orchid anyone? A few snaps to follow over the next two weeks…
Fabulous walk today with a lovely family on #isleofcoll. Delights at every turn: dandelion and burdock provided a pleasing juxtaposition; clambering Mossy Saxifrage played host to a fat Drinker moth caterpillar; and the local celebrity/rarity the Short-necked Oil Beetle even put in a turn.
April 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Fabulous walk today with a lovely family on #isleofcoll. Delights at every turn: dandelion and burdock provided a pleasing juxtaposition; clambering Mossy Saxifrage played host to a fat Drinker moth caterpillar; and the local celebrity/rarity the Short-necked Oil Beetle even put in a turn.