If you have any predilection at all for blues rock, do yourself a favour and have a listen to The Temperance Movement. New album out today, and it's magnificent. Singer Phil Campbell has a voice in a million. Raw, emotional, and beautifully melodic. And phenomenal live.

Bursary opportunity! The aims of the Eric Hosking Trust are to sponsor natural history and ornithological research through the media of writing, photography, painting or illustration. erichoskingtrust.com/apply/ Deadline 30 September - please apply!

They're (finally!) back in stock! The versatile, robust and dependable Cley Spy Mulepack is now available to order via our website. cleyspy.co.uk/product-cate... They're also in stock in our Glandford shop today and will be available from our NWT Cley shop tomorrow.

Details of my exhibition at Cley Visitor Centre as part of their centenary celebrations 24 Aug - 6 Sept

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Reposting as seawatching season is here again:

Jared Wilson@wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 10mo ago

For ID purposes videos can be great for familiarising yourself with seabird flight actions, structure, etc. but it’s a pain tracking down useful clips. I’ve collated video links for various N Atlantic species here #seabirds #seawatching #birding #birdID chatterstanes.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/s...

Final week to apply for our FREE Young Leaders Course➡️ www.bto.org/young-le... This residential course is for young people aged 18–25 who want to make a difference for the natural world & for people. 🌳🐦 📆 Monday 27 to Friday 31 July 2026. 📍 Cameron’s Cottage, Hampshire. 📝 Deadline: 22 June

It’s the time of year to be out finding, recording and enjoying rare breeding birds, but it’s vital to put their welfare first. Here’s some advice from @markaeaton.bsky.social, and there’s a blog here tinyurl.com/RBBPsafe [1/2] youtu.be/5xXc9Dl7vwk?...

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Listening to Tokyo Tapes by Scorpions and remembering Francis Buchholz who's sadly passed today. An underrated bass player and an integral part of the band's golden era.

We're looking for a couple of full-time field surveyors. If you know your birds, don't mind a bit of physical graft, and are based in Scotland (or want to be), then fire in an application. #Jobs #Scotland #Ecology #Birds www.countryside-jobs.com/job/feb26/bi...

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Carroll Ecology: 2x Bird Surveyors advertised with CJS

Salary £28,000-£34,000 depending on experience Due to an impending retirement and continuing demand for our services, we require two, full-time, ecologists for ongoing projects throughout Scotland. Ap...

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📢 We're looking for a PhD student to focus on habitat use of wintering Curlew in and around coastal SPAs. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD The student will be based at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and BTO, starting in October 2026 for four years. 📆 Deadline to apply: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology

Home from a cracking day run to Dornoch with @l8bda.bsky.social. Both of us finally getting Black Scoter on our lists. King Eider, Surf Scoter, Snow Bunting, Twite and Crested Tit made for a decent supporting cast. #Birds #ScottishBirds #RareBirds #4ScoterDay #FrozenBeach

Back to work this week, so fewer chances to walk or watch from the house. Current #FootIt total is 60 species. Pretty happy with that, six days in. Highlights have been White-tailed Eagle and Kingfisher. My seen within 25k of the house is at a respectable 88. With Common Scoter and WF Goose best.

Happy New Notebook Day! That's the 2026 lists up and running. Took a ten mile walk from home to Kinbuck and back, and racked up 52 species. Major highlight was a juvenile White-tailed Eagle. #YearList #Footit #25k #Birding

For ID purposes videos can be great for familiarising yourself with seabird flight actions, structure, etc. but it’s a pain tracking down useful clips. I’ve collated video links for various N Atlantic species here #seabirds #seawatching #birding #birdID chatterstanes.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/s...

Seabird Video Footage as a Learning Resource for Seawatchers

During the last few years significant progress has been made in improving our understanding of identification criteria and distribution of previously problematic seabird species. This progress has …

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Head to our little shop at NWT Cley Marshes between now and 6th January, to view the fantastic exhibition by incredibly talented local artist Steve Cale! #birding #art

A stunning morning here in Dunblane. Out for a short walk and some birding. Nothing noteworthy seen but who cares! #Birding #Scotland #Winter

I've uploaded a report to Cloudbirders from the recent birding trip @l8bda.bsky.social and I took to Spain. #Birding #Spain #Andalucia #Extremadura www.cloudbirders.com/be4/download...

I'll be honest I wasn't sure this Aerosmith/Yungblud EP would be up to much. I'm happy to be proved wrong! So good to hear Tyler back and bang in form. Great tunes and superb modern production. #RockRoyalty #ToxicTwins

Finding the best #BlackFriday deals can be overwhelming. Skip the endless searches and visit www.cleyspy.co.uk for unbeatable UK prices. If you find a better deal elsewhere, let us know and we'll match it, hassle-free! 😎🦅🔭 #blackfriday

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Details of my annual exhibition www.jamesmccallum.co.uk

I've got one of these, and they are absolutely fantastic! A complete game changer in terms of carting your scope and tripod around. Highly recommended. #BirdingGear 👍

CleySpy@cleyspy.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Carry your kit comfortably with the original Cley Spy Mulepack, designed to hold a scope and tripod, leaving your hands free for binoculars. Now just £59 in store and online with free shipping: www.cleyspy.co.uk/product/cley... #BirdingGear

Day two and we almost nailed it. Missed on the Bald Ibis but I added six lifers - Little Swift, White-headed Duck, Marbled Duck, Red-knobbed Coot, Black-headed Weaver, and Med Short-toed Lark. Fantastic day! #Birding #Spain #Andalucia

First day in Spain yesterday was top notch! Lifers were House Bunting, Bonelli's Eagle and Black-winged Kite. Superb scenery and huge numbers of birds. #Birding

That's my wee brother, and I'm super proud! 😎

BirdGuides@birdguides.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Rarity finders: Eastern Nightingale in Aberdeenshire A major prize was hiding among a fall of common migrants at Rattray Head for Andy Carroll, who discovered a fascinating nightingale from the east:

Well, I'm going to see Rush, in Arizona, next December! My oldest pal lives in Tucson and scored us tickets. We'll be combining it with birding, and maybe a drink or two. To say I'm excited, is an understatement! 😎🤘

Had a very nice week off work with my wife. Spent some time in North Berwick and then Anstruther. Weather was oddly quiet but very pleasant. Avian highlights included a day count record of 31 Pomarine Skuas at Fife Ness, a Grey Phal, two Balearic Shears, a White-billed Diver and a Glossy Ibis. Braw!

New album, Portals, by The Vintage Caravan, is an absolute cracker! Having no luck connecting with them live but, hopefully, sometime that will change. 😎🤘