This juvenile Mediterranean Gull was a bit too quick for the camera to focus on as it flew through Greyhope Bay earlier today, but was my first of the year at Girdle Ness. #Birds #BirdingScotland #PatchBirding #UKWildlife

Odonata continue to reappear in the St Fittick's Park wetlands, with several Emerald Damselflies active this morning, as well as a few Common Darters. A Six-spot Burnet Moth was also on the wing. #Odonata @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #TeamMoth

Lots of seals at Girdle Ness these days, with a band of Grey Seals hauled out to call their siren song. My first Sooty Shearwater of the year flew north, hinting at the onset of autumn. Ringed Plovers are gathering on the pebbled beaches. #Birds #BirdingScotland #UKWildlife #PatchBirding

On the cool slopes of Mount Kinabalu, I had a remarkable close encounter with one of the shyest endemic birds of the Borneo Highlands: Everett's Thrush. This one ran out in front of me and spent ten minutes rummaging through the leaf litter. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Another strange and enigmatic Bornean endemic bird is Bornean Ground Cuckoo. It didn't take Ground Cuckoo master Romzie long to enable these wonderful views in the riverside forest at Kinabatangan. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Have been in Sabah, Borneo this month. Loads of great birds but this morning I finally saw 'the big one': Bornean Bristlehead. Prolonged views of a pair of these extraordinary creatures at Maliau Basin, although not the best light for photos. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Southern Alberta is a region where the eastern and western species of North America often live alongside one another. This was rather obviously the case along this fence line in the prairies, where Eastern and Western Kingbirds were in close association. #Birds #Alberta

Some engaging songbirds from around Calgary recently: Cedar Waxwing, Grey Catbird, Pacific Wren and Savannah Sparrow. #Birds #Alberta

The red eye of this Western Grebe really glows. Brooks, Alberta, 20th June. #Birds #Alberta

I was charmed in the prairie lakes of Alberta by the kaleidoscope hues and delicate manners of Wilson's Phalaropes, their lobed feet tripping through the algae covered shallows. These females at Frank Lake are more brightly coloured than the males. #Birds #Alberta

An American Avocet finding things in the brine and personifying elegance at Frank Lake, Alberta recently. #Birds #Alberta

A Coyote relaxing next to the Bow River in Calgary a couple of weeks ago. #Mammals #Alberta

Bianca Bellafiore is making history as the University's first PhD graduate in Museum Studies www.abdn.ac.uk/news/...

An Upland Sandpiper pivots on a fence post in the Alberta prairies last weekend. Such oddly proportioned birds but it seems to work for them. #Birds #Alberta

A Wilson's Snipe finding affordances in a fence post near Calgary last weekend. Such dark looking birds compared to Common Snipes. #Birds #Alberta

NEW: Fears of a 'constitutional crisis' have been raised after @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social's Court approved a controversial restructuring plan over objections from Senate and General Council... A one-off secondment piece from me! @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2623507...

Warning ancient university faces 'constitutional crisis' over restructuring plan

The set of restructuring proposals was signed off last week, sparking concern from lecturers and union leaders.

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I was in Calgary a week or so back for work and managed a few new birds, including Boreal Chickadee and Nelson's Sparrow. A lovely area. #Birds #Alberta

It was pleasing to see some damselflies in St Fittick's Park today with both Blue-tailed and Azure present. I've not seen either species here for several years, with the wetlands getting overgrown and polluted. Hopefully, more Odonata will appear there. #InsectWeek @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Great to see this article by my former PhD student Théo Robert-Rimsky is now published. Théo approaches human-bird relations in a unique way.

Christos Lynteris@visualplague.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A very interesting article by Théophile Robert-Rimsky on human-bird relations: "Avian everyday activism: Invasion, presence, occupation" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Some excitement at St Fittick's Park this morning. Cuckoos are rare migrants here, normally juveniles in late summer, so an adult in June was unprecedented. Perhaps it was interested in this Reed Warbler, which was my first here for seven years. #BirdingScotland #PatchBirding #UKWildlife #Birds

Very pleasing to see this unseasonal drake Scaup around the harbour mouth at Girdle Ness today. Probably the closest views I've ever had of one here. #Birds #BirdingScotland #UKWildlife #PatchBirding

Up to 111 academic jobs to be cut, despite the current forecast of a £4 million surplus for this financial year. The same restructuring process will create new Executive Dean roles on 6-figure salaries. Just yesterday SMT announced the hiring of a new Vice Principal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More than 100 jobs at risk in Aberdeen University cuts

The institution said it was facing a "stark" financial challenge after confirming 111 jobs could be lost to make savings.

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A £4m SURPLUS (strangely omitted from the article) is a 'stark financial challenge'. Up is down. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More than 100 jobs at risk in Aberdeen University cuts

The institution said it was facing a "stark" financial challenge after confirming 111 jobs could be lost to make savings.

bbc.co.uk

Whinchat is a scarce enough 'common migrant' at Girdle Ness these days that I'm always relieved to see one. I had that feeling with this bird that turned up in St Fittick's Park this evening. It's the only notable migrant I've seen here all month. #Birds #BirdingScotland #PatchBirding #UKWildlife

I'll be at the ASA PeopleFest in Edinburgh this weekend. If you fancy getting outdoors, Jo Vergunst and I will be doing some sound related stuff around Holyrood Park (assuming it's not still on fire) on Saturday morning. #Anthropology #Edinburgh theasa.org/conferences/...

Sounds like Edinburgh

A listening walk through the city and Holyrood Park

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Lots of seabirds were brought close inshore to Aberdeen Bay by the southeasterlies today. The numerous Sandwich and Common Terns attracted at least four Arctic Skuas, which flew sorties around the harbour mouth for agile food grabs. #Birds #BirdingScotland #UKWildlife

This group of six Sanderlings paused their migration to the Arctic for a quick bath in a rock pool at Greyhope Bay, Aberdeen today. #Birds #BirdingScotland #UKWildlife

Black Guillemots are regular in Aberdeen's south harbour in spring these days. This one yesterday was a bit closer to the shore than usual. #Birds #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #SuperSeabirdSunday

A fantastic research project in Torry and Yell, which I'm involved with.

University of Aberdeen@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The University of Aberdeen has been awarded funding through the Coast-R Small Grants Fund for a new research project examining how coastal communities are navigating environmental and energy transitions along the North Sea. http://abdn.io/2b3

A quick plug for some sound workshops I'm involved with at Greyhope Bay and St Fittick's Park this week, together with the excellent Rebecca Macklin and Roxane Permar. The first workshop is tomorrow morning: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greyhope-m...

Greyhope Morning: Exploring Local Heritage through Sound

Explore the Heritage of Greyhope Bay and the surrounding area through sound during this listening and art-making workshop

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