Today in pictures #autumn#stormhour

Pictures from today #scotland

Ring-necked parakeet flew over my head with purpose, in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Seen one in exact same area last year too. Makes me wonder how far north they have spread. #parakeet

Can't believe the lumping of hooded crow. There is a Fife poem called the boy in the train that goes: "there's a hoodie craw on yon turnip raw". What are we meant to say now? "There's a carrion craw" doesn't have the same ring to it. #scottishbirding

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Bbirdguides.bsky.socialOct 18, 2024 8:53am

Get ready to remove Green-winged Teal, Hooded Crow and Arctic Redpoll from your lists! The British list is set for a major shake-up, as ornithologists work to create a unified taxonomy of the world's bird species. Full story: bit.ly/4h24VMN

British list set for major taxonomic shake-up

Ornithologists at the International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) are working to merge the three most widely used global avian checklists into a unified list of the world's bird species. The Working Gro...

So tomorrow, Im off out on a night time walk to embrace the long nights and get step count up. If it's warm enough, I'm taking the bat detector. 🤞🌝🦇

Haunting image that 👌👍

Really can't wait to see one again

Was going to say first tweet. What's the equivalent here?