Does any UK #mammal watcher confidently recognise this low frequency call, from the middle of a grass tussock in Scotland? (Not in the recent Middleton/Newson/Pearce book.) Presumably a #mouse, #vole or #shrew. North East Scotland Mammal Network Mammal Society

Impressive new MOTUS hit of a Song Thrush tagged on 17th Sep in Denmark, departed on 9th Oct, passed through four stations in Germany, arrived on Netherlands coast on 15th Oct, departed on 17th, passed through the Belgian Coast at approx 18:45 reaching SBBOT at 20:15 on 2nd Nov!

Excellent news about #Nightjars from Ireland. Fits well with the developing picture in Scotland too. birdguides.com/news/survey-sh… The SOC BTO Scotland

There are still occasional #bats out and about in this freezing weather with snow on the ground. Natterer's Bats are rare in the garden, but there was one last night - probably the latest ever in the NE. North East Scotland Mammal Network Mammal Society Bat Conservation Trust

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A Twite feeding on the coastal plants found on Forvie National Nature Reserve, Aberdeenshire. #naturelovers #NatureLover #NatureGoneWild #TwitterNatureCommunity #TwitterNaturePhotography

Not all the Nathusius' Pipistrele #Bats are tucked up in bed yet. This one here last night in #Aberdeen, though it was a very mild night. North East Scotland Mammal Network Mammal Society Bat Conservation Trust

NE Scotland #mammal, #reptile & #amphibian, #moth & #dragonfly annual reports to 2022 now available online the-soc.org.uk/pages/local-re… North East Scotland Mammal Network Bat Conservation Trust Amphibian and Reptile Conservation BDS Scotland 📷M Sullivan

TONIGHT Mon 9 Dec > #RareBirds? Pioneers or vagrants? Do they matter? YES! But who keeps the record straight? Talk tonight about the important work of BBRC by Paul French for The SOC MR613 Macrobert Building (corner of King St & St Machar Drive) free parking, 7:30 pm

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Nightjars! I'll be giving a talk to the SOC/RSPB onTuesday this week (14 Jan) on Nightjars in NE Scotland. They're not as rare as we thought! All welcome. The SOC BTO Scotland

Well, why not? Cute. Filmed on phone at 30cm thru open window. All credit to the magnificent Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels team. Reds not seen here in Aberdeen 'burbs till a couple of years ago, and no Greys for a long time now. Brilliant work. Thank you. North East Scotland Mammal Network Mammal Society

Mon 3 Feb. Fair Isle is Britain’s premier bird observatory & migration study site with new buildings opening this yr. Talk for The SOC by Douglas Barr, Chair of Fair Isle Bird Observatory 7:30 pm, MacRobert Bldg, King St, Abdn All welcome! Annual raffle - prizes welcome too

I'll be giving a talk on the last 11 years of #Nightjars in NE Scotland to the The SOC Tayside branch this Thursday 6 Feb at 7:30 at Glaiste Hall, St Andrews Parish Church, King Street, Dundee DD1 2JB "Out of the dark: breeding Nightjars in NE Scotland" BTO Scotland

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Now Published, the 2023 North-East Scotland Bird Report + Covering the Ornithological Year 2023 + Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles, Butterflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies in North-East Scotland, 2022. For details on how to obtain your copy see tinyurl.com/yuryauta

Red kite found shot dead in Strathdon area of Cairngorms National Park - Police Scotland appeals for information. What a surprise, said no-one ever. Raptor persecution still happening in a well-known hotspot, Jim Fairlie MSP SNP raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/02/28/red…

Nick Littlewood will be talking to the NE The SOC branch tonight about two decades of birding and other surprising wildlife at Blackbog. Not just scoters! 7:30 Room MR613, MacRobert Building King Street/St Machar Drive AB24 3FX All welcome

TONIGHT! NE Scotland SOC online talk from BTO 's Neil Calbrade on monitoring the UK's important pops of migratory geese & swans. All welcome. 7:30pm tinyurl.com/geeswan