Simon West
Wildlife sightings & photographs from around the U.K.
- Great Grey Shrike - Fillingham (Lincolnshire) 3/2/26 #lincsbirding #ukbirds #ukbirding #greatgreyshrike @lincsbirding.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- Great Grey Shrike still at Fillingham (Lincolnshire) in hedge beside road (on field side) at 10.15 a.m. #lincsbirding #ukbirds #ukbirding #greatgreyshrike @lincsbirding.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
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- Snow Goose - Insh Marshes RSPB (Highland) 31/1/26 #highlandbirds #birdingscotland #ukbirds #ukbirding #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- Mountain Hare - Lochindorb (Highland) 31/1/26 #ukmammals #mountainhare #scotland @mammalsociety.bsky.social
- Driving back home& passed through Lochindorb & saw 6 Mountain Hares. Stopped by Ruthven Barracks & saw the Snow Goose #highlandbirds #birdingscotland #ukmammals #ukbirding #ukbirds @mammalsociety.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- One of my last days up in Morayshire so popped out after work for a brief seawatch at Lossiemouth before the light went. Managed singles of GND & Fulmar plus a few Kittiwakes. Still plenty of L-t Ducks & Eider on the sea #moraybirds #birdingscotland #ukbirds #ukbirding @scottishbirding.bsky.social
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- Juvenile Glaucous Gull still (3.45 p.m) in field besides Westerfolds Farm, Lossiemouth, with Herring Gulls at approx. NJ196680 #moraybirds #birdingscotland #ukbirds #ukbirding #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- Long-tailed Duck - Burghead Harbour (Moray) 26/1/26 #moraybirds #birdingscotland #ukbirding #ukbirds #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- A colour ringed Pale-bellied Brent Goose at Nairn (Moray & Nairn) 24/1/26. No numbers or letters on either ring, just two plain coloured rings @btobirds.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- Purple Sandpipers - Nairn (Moray & Nairn) 24/1/26 #moraybirds #nairnbirds #birdingscotland #ukbirds #ukbirding #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- Hawfinch - Cowdor (Highland) 24/1/26 #highlandbirds #birdingscotland #ukbirding #ukbirds #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
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- 50 Pale-bellied Brent Geese on beach just west of Nairn Golf Club until 10.45 when flushed by dogs & flew further west along beach #moraybirds #ukbirds #birdingscotland #ukbirding @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- 1 Hawfinch still in Cowdor (Moray & Nairn) churchyard at 9.45 a.m. Also 2 Raven over #moraybirds #birds #birdingscotland #ukbirding #ukbirds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social here’s an ermine Stoat taken back in March 2015 at Lakenheath Fen RSPB
- The ermine Stoat put in another brief appearance while working today just south of the East Beach car park in Lossiemouth #ukmammals #ukwildlife @mammalsociety.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
- Kumelin’s Gull - Loch Oire (Moray) 17/1/26 #moraybirds #birdingscotland #rarebirdsuk #ukbirding #ukbirds #birding @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
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- The Aurora up here, in Lossiemouth (Moray) on Monday 19/1/26, was one of the best natural spectacles you could wish to see. Very lucky to be working up here at the right time #auroraborealis #northernlights #natureslightshow #scotland
- Dornoch 18/1/26 - Black Scoter, King Eider, Surf Scoter, Slavonian Grebe, Greater Scaup, Snow Buntings, R-b Merganser, L-t Duck, Velvet & Common Scoter all seen #highlandbirds #birdingscotland #ukrarebird #ukrarity @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- How it started & how it finished today at Dornoch. Well worth the wait for the mist to clear & rewarded with the full complement of sea ducks present at the beautiful site in the Highlands. #birdingscotland
- Fog Bow at Dornoch 18/1/26 #fogbow #weather #ukweather #winterwatch @metoffice.gov.uk @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
- 3 Snow Buntings on Dornoch Beach #highlandbirds #birdingscotland @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- Green-winged Teal still at Tain. From car park follow footpath past small pool (frozen) & cross the Alexandra Bridge. View bank on left & it was with Eurasian Teal #highlandbirds #birdingscotland #ukrarebird @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- @metoffice.gov.uk effing useless!! 😡🤬
- The forecast and the reality of what it’s actually like. No chance at the moment of seeing anything at Dornoch! #birdingscotland or not as is the case at the moment!
- A short time-lapse of Loch Oire (Moray) 17/1/26 #moraybirds #scottishbirding #lochoire @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- A goods days local birding around the Elgin/Lossiemouth (Moray) area. Kumelin’s Gull, Iceland Gull, Bearded Tit, Rock Pipit, Purple Sandpipers & L-t Ducks amongst the highlights #moraybirds #birdingscotland @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- Also a 2nd-winter Iceland Gull briefly at Loch Oire (Moray) before flying back towards pig farm #scottishbirding #birdingscotland #ukbirds #ukbirding #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- 3rd-winter Kumelin’s Gull at Loch Oire (Moray) on the ice at edge of small patch of open water #scottishbirding #birdingscotland #ukbirds #ukbirding #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
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- The Barn Owl I’ve been seeing hunting around the local area gave up its roost site on my way home tonight. Unbelievably only c50yds from my front door!!! #moraybirds #moraybirding #scottishbirds #birdingscotland #ukbirds #ukbirding #barnowl @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social
- 2nd-winter Iceland Gull again this evening at Loch Oire at dusk along with the lone Whooper Swan & 2 Goosanders #scottishbirding #birdingscotland #ukbirds #ukbirding #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
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- A quick stop after work at Loch Oire (Moray). A 2nd-winter Iceland Gull (very bad digi-binned pics) & a single Whooper Swan #scottishbirding #birdingscotland #ukbirds #ukbirding #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- Barn Owl hunting roadside verges on my way home tonight In Pitgaveny, Moray 12/1/26 #scottishbirding #birdingscotland #ukbirds #ukbirding #birds @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
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- Aurora - Lossiemouth (Moray) 12/1/26 #auroraborealis #northernlights #lossiemouth #scotland @meteologix.com
- First day back up in Scotland with work in Lossiemouth. The highlight was a Stoat that’s coat was 50% in ermine. Quite a striking individual to see as it run through the undergrowth #ukwildlife #ukmammals #mammal #stoat #ermine @mammalsociety.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social
- Waxwings - Inverness (Highland) 11/1/26 (BOC shots) #birdingscotland #highlandbirds #ukbirding #ukbirds @btoscotland.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- 7 Waxwings still on Rangemore Road, Inverness at 13.05 feeding on berries off the floor (none left on the tree) & on T.V. ariels #birdingscotland #highlandbirds #ukbirding #ukbirds @btoscotland.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
- A single Tundra Bean Goose is still with the Canada Goose flock in Cheshunt (Hertfordshire) on the playing fields of St Mary’s School, off Lieutenant Ellis Way, this afternoon #hertsbirds #londonbirds #ukbirding #ukbirds @hertsbirds.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social
