Josh’s Wildlife
Young naturalist from Inverness, Scotland. Main interests: Birds, Moths, Orchids, photography & journaling.
- The first signs of spring are starting to appear. #Spring #SpringWatch #SignsofSpring #Snowdrops #SpringFlowers #Nature
- Snowdrops lit by the low winter sun, like tiny lamp posts in the grass. Spring is on its way! #Spring #SpringWatch #Winterwatch #Scotland #Nature #wildflowerhour
- Completed the #BigGardenBirdWatch 82 birds of 10 species. Not bad! Had a large flock of about 50 finches coming and going, they were hard to keep track of! @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #RSPB
- Reposted by Josh’s WildlifeThe heady days of mid-winter when the Highland recording area soars above them all!, reckon we might just hold out against Fife till February… #highlandbirds
- It was a very snowy scene at Dornoch at the start of the month. The beach was completely covered in snow. The only visible sand was where the sea met the snow! #Highlands #Scotland #Winter #Beach
- #Aurora photos 19/01/26 from our #Inverness Garden. By 9pm pretty much the entire sky had turned green. These photos are facing north, south, east & west. #northernlights #auroresboreales
- #Aurora photos 19/01/26 from our #Inverness Garden. At 8:30pm looking North we could see green in the lower sky and amazing bright red, even by the naked eye. #northernlights #auroresboreales
- Looking forward to this
- 11/01/26 #BirdsSeenIn2026 Two Woodlarks at Lossiemouth, the first record for Moray, were an unexpected LIFER on Sunday. Also great views there of Barwit & Sanderling. Bonus of hawfinch at Cawdor & Whooper Swan at Loch Flemington. #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds
- 10/01/26 More views of the White-fronted goose on Saturday at Alturlie with a flock of Greylag Geese. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds #HighlandBirds
- 10/01/26 Merkinch Nature Reserve Great views of Tufted ducks, Greenshank & Kingfisher. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds #HighlandBirds
- 10/01/26 The waxwings were still enjoying the berries in Inverness on Saturday. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds #HighlandBirds
- 10/01/26 Spent the morning on the Black Isle as part of the SOC Bird Race. Nice to see lots of winter thrushes; Brent geese at Rosemarkie; eider, razorbill, black guillemot & Red-throated diver at Chanonry & jays at Allangrange #BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds
- 09/01/26 Great to have a group of waxwings locally this last few days. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds #Waxwings
- 08/01/26 Great to get my first LIFER of the year on my patch at Alturlie last week. White-fronted goose (My 225th UK Bird) #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birds
- Latest SOC Highland Blog Evanton - 20 December 2025 - Highland Birds www.highlandbirds.scot/1/post/2026/...
- Updated Garden Bird Visual (Year 5) with 2025 stats for my central Inverness urban garden. 4 new species added: magpie, pied wagtail, great-spotted woodpecker & blackcap. Other species have followed previous years visiting patterns. (NB July 4 yrs data) #BirdingScotland #Birds #CitizenScience
- 18 species on a very snowy Dornoch beach this afternoon including common, velvet & surf scoter, long-tailed duck, scaup, tufted duck, Slavonian grebe & snow bunting. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds
- Enjoyed a morning walk in the local park in the snow & added redwing, red kite, sparrowhawk & woodcock (flushed by the roe deer) to the #BirdsSeenIn2026 year list. #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds
- Weather warnings & snow has got in the way of new year birding, but managed 56 species so far. Highlights being kingfisher & Greenshank #BirdsSeenIn2026 #UKBirding #BirdingScotland #Birds
- Reposted by Josh’s WildlifeFrom: Josh’s Wildlife (@joshswildlife.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/josh... Weary, but also comfy.
- Really lucky to have a large population of starlings in my area. Enjoy watching them going in to roost in the evenings. Have ringed over 130 in the garden over the last couple of months. #BirdingScotland #Birds #UKBirding #Starling #birdringing
- Mandarin ducks nest in tree cavities, not on the ground. Ducklings leap from the nest shortly after hatching. #UKBirding #Birds #12DaysWild
- Male Mandarin ducks develop their striking colors during breeding season. The bright plumage helps attract mates and fades after molting. Unlike most ducks, male Mandarin ducks have ornate “sail” feathers on their back, used for display rather than flight. #UKBirding #Birds
- People always focus on the male mandarin duck because he’s so colorful, and the female gets overlooked. She has more muted colors for camouflage, which helps her stay safe while nesting & raising ducklings. She’s just as elegant , even if she’s not as flashy! #UKBirding #Birds #12DaysWild
- Happy New Year from the Highlands! #HappyNewYear2026
- 20 Lifers in 2025 11. Ross’s Goose 12. King Eider 13. Caspian Gull 14. Glossy Ibis 15. Pectoral Sandpiper 16. Balearic Shearwater 17. Curlew Sandpiper 18. Spotted Redshank 19. Egyptian Goose 20. Tundra Bean Goose #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds #UKBirding #BirdingScotland
- 20 Lifers in 2025 1. Hobby 2. White-winged Scoter 3. Leach’s Petrel 4. Nightjar 5. Little Tern 6. Yellow-browed Warbler 7. Grasshopper Warbler 8. Quail 9. Lesser Scaup 10. Ptarmigan #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #My2025YearlyRecap
- Started keeping a year list in 2021 with 135 species I’ve gradually increased my year list just falling short of 200 last year at 197 But this year I have reached that magic 200, with 208 species 🎉 #UKBirding #BirdingScotland #Birds Some of my best birding moments this year
- Day 6 #12DaysWild Don’t get long tailed tits in the garden too often. Must be looking for food in this cold weather. #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds
- Day 5 #12DaysWild Didn’t expect to go on a wild goose chase for a Ross’s goose this morning. Happy to spot it with a few others from a very cold roadside in Muir of Ord. Year tick 208 ✅ @rarebirder.bsky.social #BirdsSeenin2025 @birdtrack.bsky.social #UKBirding #Birds #BirdingScotland
- Day 4 #12DaysWild Added Willow Tit to my year list #BirdsSeenIn2025 at Sale Waterpark. Saw two individuals and both were colour ringed so there must be a project that has started up there. #UKBirding #Birds #BirdRinging @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
- Day 3 #12DaysWild @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social Always enjoy visiting Etherow Country Park at this time of year to photograph the mandarin ducks. #UKBirding #Birds
- Day 2 #12DaysWild Watching the grey squirrels hanging out in my Nanna’s garden today. @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #squirrel
- Enjoyed a wander round the woods for the first day of #12DaysWild today. @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #Birds
- Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you all have a great day! #MerryChristmas2025 #UKBirding #BirdingScotland #Birds #Christmas
- A great outing with @scottishbirding.bsky.social Highland Branch on Saturday morning. We recorded 61 species at Evanton in the December sunshine. #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds
- LIFER 225: 1st Winter Male King Eider Seen on Friday 19/12/25 at Dornoch. Also a large flock of common scoter with velvet & surf scoter amongst them, scaup & purple sandpiper. #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds @rarebirder.bsky.social #BirdsSeenin2025
- It’s #NationalRobinDay !
- Latest pencil drawing. Wanted to draw something I hadn’t tried before so went with a Shoebill. #Artwork #Art #Pencildrawing #Birds
