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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 29m

Ring-necked Duck at Loch of Ayre just now.
#birdingscotland #orkneybirds #orkneybirding

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 7d

Is anyone monitoring the @wildlifeacoustics.com bsky account?

Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 15d

Hi @wildlifeacoustics.com. It seems as if there is a small puncture in the membrane. @wildcare.eu say they can't supply a replacement. Any suggestions as to where I can get one (at a reasonable price!)? Spare parts seem to be difficult to get and very costly if available.
#bioacoustics

Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. @wildlifeacoustics.com · Aug 20

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The good news is, it looks like the hydrophobic membrane beneath the windscreen survived the Red Deer bite so no water will damage the microphone!

Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 15d

Hi @wildlifeacoustics.com. It seems as if there is a small puncture in the membrane. @wildcare.eu say they can't supply a replacement. Any suggestions as to where I can get one (at a reasonable price!)? Spare parts seem to be difficult to get and very costly if available.
#bioacoustics

Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. @wildlifeacoustics.com · Aug 20

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The good news is, it looks like the hydrophobic membrane beneath the windscreen survived the Red Deer bite so no water will damage the microphone!

Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 17d

Interesting paper. Hadn't really thought about these in the fossil record either, but seems obvious. Snipe probings at Inchgarth in Aberdeen earlier this month.
@inchgarthbirding.bsky.social #birdingscotland @scottishbirding.bsky.social

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 17d

Fairly quiet offshore at Girdle Ness this evening. A few Manx Shearwaters and some Little Gulls but best was a Grey Phalarope heading north.
@scottishbirding.bsky.social #birdingscotland

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 22d

Plenty of Daubenton's #Bats action at Cults reservoir this evening. Also *lots* of Common, Soprano and Nathusius' Pipistrelles. #thermalcamera
[best on a large screen!]

@nesmammals.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social

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The Scottish Ornithologists' Club @scottishbirding.bsky.social · 22d

SOC Members' Talk - Wednesday 17th September at 7:30pm

All of our members should have received details of the upcoming online talk this Wednesday evening, where we will be joined by Alasdair Reid and John Simpson who will take us through their local branch projects on Marsh Tits and Peregrines.

One of the birds from the Glasgow Peregrine Project © lauriecampbell.com

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 26d

Gosh. That Nathusius' Pipistrelle #bat spike just got a heck of a lot spikier! Not seen anything like this in several years of recording.

@nesmammals.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 28d

Bit of a surprise jump in the number of Nathusius' Pipistrelle #bat recordings in the garden in the last few days!

@nesmammals.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 29d

Congratulations, NAL FRES!
Well-kent moth- and ladybird botherer ...

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Sep 7

Nice! Common Scoter in the #nocmig inland in Aberdeenshire, 3 September 2206 hrs.

@scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdingscotland #bioacoustics

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Sep 7

Near 20yr ago I found the only known egg of Jerdon's Courser in @uoacollections.bsky.social. It looked like the species was prob extinct. Fantastic rediscovery at new location on 24 Aug.
harryfication.wordpress.com/2025/09/04
@birdguides.bsky.social #worldbirding
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Sep 7

Extraordinary good news! First reports of Jerdon's Courser in 16 yrs, & in new area too. Hope rekindled! Well done to the team.

#extinctbirds @birdguides.bsky.social #jerdon'scourser #worldbirding #indiabirding #birdconservation

birdcount.in/jerdons-cour...
harryfication.wordpress.com/2025/09/04

In search of the Jerdon’s Courser — why we must listen, look and map beyond Lankamallai - Bird Count India

Elusive for decades, Jerdon’s Courser clings to survival in a sliver of the Eastern Ghats. Beyond its last known refuge, vast tracts of potential habitat remain unexplored — and at risk. Could the nex...

birdcount.in

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sweoo #Chiffchaff calling in the garden in Aberdeen this morning.
@docmartin2mc.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #scottishbirding #bioacoustics

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Aug 25

The first 3 #Motus stations from @scottishbirding.bsky.social have been put up in Scotland on the Fife coast. Tagging Rock Pipits will start this yr to look at differences between petrosus & wintering littoralis. In meantime, listening for passing traffic!
@btoscotland.bsky.social #scottishbirding

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Aug 23

Nice story about the origins of the #Aberdeen #Zoology #Museum Giant Spider #Crab.

@uoacollections.bsky.social

natsca.blog/2025/08/07/m...

Moving a ‘Monster’ – the Ups and Downs of Exhibiting a Japanese Spider Crab

Written by Hannah Clarke – Assistant Curator (Collections Access), University of Aberdeen. In May this year, I was given the slightly terrifying task of overseeing the removal and transportation of…

natsca.blog

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Aug 22

Gosh! Ring Ouzel in the #nocmig inland on 17 August.
@scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social #birdingscotland

Pic: Rafael Merchante/eBird S64983301

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Will Smith @willjsmith.bsky.social · Aug 21

Reed Warbler range expansion paper just out, led by the amazing Nora Bergman 🧬🪶 with @informedbirds.bsky.social @katjaronka.bsky.social @fishcongen.bsky.social @rytikerttunen.bsky.social @frodefossoy.bsky.social and others

doi.org/10.1111/mec.70077

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North East Scotland Mammal Network @nesmammals.bsky.social · Aug 19

Lots of events, both online and in the field, coming up over the next few months. Take a look!

#Mammals #MammalID #BiologicalRecording #Conservation

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Aug 18

More passing at Cults on Saturday and again this morning. Smaller groups, though.

Martin Collinson @docmartin2mc.bsky.social · Aug 17

Such a treat when 2 skeins of Canada Geese, 135 birds total, flew along the coast going north. Not common at all here. Birders with normal local patches might not relate 😄

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Ross McNally @rossmcnally.bsky.social · Aug 17

Just a reminder to anyone who may need to hear it, that the world doesn't revolve around you and your stupid looking dog, and the latter is no reason to blitz, sterilise or bubblewrap the local wildlife habitat to within an inch of its life. It's your problem.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

East Barnet dog owner's anger as grass seeds lead to £300 vet bill

Richard Freedman wants his council to make sure weeds on pavements are cleared.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Aug 14

Ahh. @wildlifeacoustics.com SM4 foam windshield eaten by a Red Deer when checked yesterday. Not helpful.
#bioacoustics @nesmammals.bsky.social

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Martin Stervander 🏳️‍🌈🇸🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏛️🦉🦤🪶 @stervander.com · Aug 12

Join us as Assistant #Curator of Vertebrates @ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿NMS! Large collections of #birds & #mammals + very active specimen prep = cool place! The ad doesn't say, but I say there's a good chance of prolongation beyond 1y. Hurry up and apply/spread the word: careers.nms.ac.uk/job/748553!

🪶🧪 #museumjobs #job

Yours truly and our mounted Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) specimen

The bird collection store, busy with visiting researchers, mounts, and in the background our volunteers who capture data from the specimen labels. It's not always this packed, but we do have a fair number of volunteers and visitors.

Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) in trays in the cabinets. The collections spaces are pretty new, fresh, and functional, which is not always the case for museum collections...

A tray of African raptor eggs to illustrate the breadth of the bird collection, which holds som 70K skin specimens, 60K egg clutches, and 10K skeletons.

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Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Aug 12

I hope someone filmed it all!

Alan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · Aug 10

Tell us about the medals?

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