Joanie McNaughton
@joaniemcnaughton.bsky.social
Glasgwegian emigrated east to Auld Reekie (Edinburgh) and stayed. Love all things in nature and natural history, travel, taking photos, coffee and cake.
Great day birding at Ardmore Point with @scottishbirding.bsky.social Clyde branch, thanks to John Simpson for taking us round his patch, lots of info. Rock Pipit (but pale legs?). Ringed but illegible, I didn't see ring till I got home. @btoscotland.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Great day birding at Ardmore Point with @scottishbirding.bsky.social Clyde branch, thanks to John Simpson for taking us round his patch, lots of info. Rock Pipit (but pale legs?). Ringed but illegible, I didn't see ring till I got home. @btoscotland.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social
Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa, on Willow, at Loch Ardinning Nature Reserve @scotwildlife.bsky.social this afternoon. Definitely blushing! @edinburghnats.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa, on Willow, at Loch Ardinning Nature Reserve @scotwildlife.bsky.social this afternoon. Definitely blushing! @edinburghnats.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk
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Another 'missing' Hen Harrier, this time in the Moorfoot Hills, south of Edinburgh - a well known hotbed of illegal raptor persecution over several decades.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/20/s...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier ‘Circe’ disappears in suspicious circumstances in Moorfoot Hills, south Scotland
Press release from Hen Harrier Action (20th November 2025) HEN HARRIER ACTION APPEALS FOR INFORMATION AS ANOTHER RARE HEN HARRIER SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN ILLEGALLY KILLED IN SCOTLAND A satellite tag…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Another 'missing' Hen Harrier, this time in the Moorfoot Hills, south of Edinburgh - a well known hotbed of illegal raptor persecution over several decades.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/20/s...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/20/s...
Mistle Thrush have been in trees/bushes around our garden for a couple of weeks now with first appearance of Redwing this morning. @birdinglothian.bsky.social @bto-gbw.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Mistle Thrush have been in trees/bushes around our garden for a couple of weeks now with first appearance of Redwing this morning. @birdinglothian.bsky.social @bto-gbw.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social
Leafy Brain, Phaeotremella foliacea, on dead Scots Pine, 17/11/2025. The tree came down in spring 2024, at Bawsinch & Duddingston Loch wildlife reserve. @scotwildlife.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk @edinburghnats.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Leafy Brain, Phaeotremella foliacea, on dead Scots Pine, 17/11/2025. The tree came down in spring 2024, at Bawsinch & Duddingston Loch wildlife reserve. @scotwildlife.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk @edinburghnats.bsky.social
Another plant flowering when it didn’t ought to, Primrose in the garden 17/11/2025. Daffodils peaking through too. In November? In Scotland? #Edinburgh @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Another plant flowering when it didn’t ought to, Primrose in the garden 17/11/2025. Daffodils peaking through too. In November? In Scotland? #Edinburgh @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
To brighten a dreich day ... waxcaps, bonnets and brittlestems seen at @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch wildlife reserve yesterday @britishmyology.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
To brighten a dreich day ... waxcaps, bonnets and brittlestems seen at @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch wildlife reserve yesterday @britishmyology.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If this isn't global warming, wat is? Hazel female flower flowering in NOVEMBER for goodness sake. At Bawsinch wildlife reserve yesterday (18/11/2025). Last yr, first seen 19 Dec. @scotwildlife.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If this isn't global warming, wat is? Hazel female flower flowering in NOVEMBER for goodness sake. At Bawsinch wildlife reserve yesterday (18/11/2025). Last yr, first seen 19 Dec. @scotwildlife.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
Dead Wood Pigeon in garden this am, quite cold, no sign of injury like fox, cat or Sp'hawk kill. Any suggestions for disposal? Might it have Avian Flu, but looks healthy (apart from being dead!)? @bto-gbw.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Dead Wood Pigeon in garden this am, quite cold, no sign of injury like fox, cat or Sp'hawk kill. Any suggestions for disposal? Might it have Avian Flu, but looks healthy (apart from being dead!)? @bto-gbw.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
Five Gadwall and circa 11 Teal, Duddingston Loch @scotwildlife.bsky.social this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Five Gadwall and circa 11 Teal, Duddingston Loch @scotwildlife.bsky.social this afternoon. @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
At @twic.bsky.social Autumn Conf y'day Ben Averis led talks off with "Coastal Habitats of South-east and Central Scotland". I was at #Lindisfarne last weekend and we found Black Bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, new to me, growing in The Snook area. Ben mentioned it occurring at Aberlady. ....contd
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At @twic.bsky.social Autumn Conf y'day Ben Averis led talks off with "Coastal Habitats of South-east and Central Scotland". I was at #Lindisfarne last weekend and we found Black Bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, new to me, growing in The Snook area. Ben mentioned it occurring at Aberlady. ....contd
Through-the-window birdwatching, return of the Goldfinch (regular in garden, but not on feeders); Chaffinch (last seen Feb); and Greenfinch (last seen April). Is the Goldfinch moulting (forehead plumage) can anyone say? @bto-gbw.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Through-the-window birdwatching, return of the Goldfinch (regular in garden, but not on feeders); Chaffinch (last seen Feb); and Greenfinch (last seen April). Is the Goldfinch moulting (forehead plumage) can anyone say? @bto-gbw.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social
Some more dune fungi from #Lindisfarne last Sunday, out with NEFSG. First two are Dune Cup, Peziza ammophila and Dune Waxcap, Hygrocybe conicoides. I didn't take ID notes at the time so am unsure what the last two Peziza sp are; and possibly not dune specific. @britmycolsoc.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Some more dune fungi from #Lindisfarne last Sunday, out with NEFSG. First two are Dune Cup, Peziza ammophila and Dune Waxcap, Hygrocybe conicoides. I didn't take ID notes at the time so am unsure what the last two Peziza sp are; and possibly not dune specific. @britmycolsoc.org.uk
Any suggestions as to what this might be? I thought Dune Brittlestem, Psathyrella ammophila, but the gills are too pale for that one. Seen at bottom edge of sand dunes, on north side of #Lindisfarne. Both Marram Grass and Lyme Grass were present. Can you help @jeremybartlett.bsky.social ?
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Any suggestions as to what this might be? I thought Dune Brittlestem, Psathyrella ammophila, but the gills are too pale for that one. Seen at bottom edge of sand dunes, on north side of #Lindisfarne. Both Marram Grass and Lyme Grass were present. Can you help @jeremybartlett.bsky.social ?
Pale-bellied Brent Geese, Branta bernicla hrota, these ones come from Svalbard to winter at #Lindisfarne. A few hundred Wigeon too. @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Pale-bellied Brent Geese, Branta bernicla hrota, these ones come from Svalbard to winter at #Lindisfarne. A few hundred Wigeon too. @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I accidentally cropped this photo then again accidentally saved it, on the memory card. Doh! Fortunately I use Recuva and managed to recover the original. Both now saved on my external hard drive!! @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #Lindisfarne #LittleEgret
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I accidentally cropped this photo then again accidentally saved it, on the memory card. Doh! Fortunately I use Recuva and managed to recover the original. Both now saved on my external hard drive!! @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #Lindisfarne #LittleEgret
Ha!!! Don't believe the blurb "100% effective in shutting squirrels and larger birds out". The #SquirrelBuster does NOT keep Squirrels out. I believed it - feeder is emptied in 48 hours. Btw he's hanging from the pole, not the other "buster"! @bto-gbw.bsky.social #JacobiJayne
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Ha!!! Don't believe the blurb "100% effective in shutting squirrels and larger birds out". The #SquirrelBuster does NOT keep Squirrels out. I believed it - feeder is emptied in 48 hours. Btw he's hanging from the pole, not the other "buster"! @bto-gbw.bsky.social #JacobiJayne
Nae weel so catching up on some reading. I just love Keith’s writing style, beautifully describing his love of nature and its importance in our mental wellbeing. Based on #Edinburgh’s wild nature places (clue’s in the title!). @keithbroomfield.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Nae weel so catching up on some reading. I just love Keith’s writing style, beautifully describing his love of nature and its importance in our mental wellbeing. Based on #Edinburgh’s wild nature places (clue’s in the title!). @keithbroomfield.bsky.social
5 Bullfinch and 6 Goldfinch in tree overhanging our garden. I’m counting them for @bto-gbw.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
5 Bullfinch and 6 Goldfinch in tree overhanging our garden. I’m counting them for @bto-gbw.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social
Gorgeous, and a first for me, Spiny Puffball (Lycoperdon echinatum) at Hopetoun House foray with ELFE. Uncommon in Br & Ire. It has a short stipe & spines in groups of three converging at tips. Spines wear off and leave a net-like pattern on skin @britmycolsoc.org.uk @edinburghnats.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Gorgeous, and a first for me, Spiny Puffball (Lycoperdon echinatum) at Hopetoun House foray with ELFE. Uncommon in Br & Ire. It has a short stipe & spines in groups of three converging at tips. Spines wear off and leave a net-like pattern on skin @britmycolsoc.org.uk @edinburghnats.bsky.social
Oak Passage and Fern, my two favourites at Andy Goldsworthy: 50 Years. @nationalgalleries.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Oak Passage and Fern, my two favourites at Andy Goldsworthy: 50 Years. @nationalgalleries.bsky.social
Mistle Thrush beginning to move into the city. One of six seen at Morningside Cemetery last Wed. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch @birdinglothian.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Mistle Thrush beginning to move into the city. One of six seen at Morningside Cemetery last Wed. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch @birdinglothian.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social
A weekend away from nature, went to The Mitchell Library. Brought up in Glasgow and never went there. 50+ years later here I am!
October 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A weekend away from nature, went to The Mitchell Library. Brought up in Glasgow and never went there. 50+ years later here I am!