Simon Eaves

Birder living in Strathspey.

[Simon Eaves @BirdingSi]

@craig_round Merry Christmas.

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Moving over to @birdingsi.bsky.social

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@AdrianPlumb1 Incredible.

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@JamesKonefal Merry Christmas, keep those pearls of wisdom coming.

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@JamesKonefal Every year! It drives me nuts.

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@SpeyWildlife It was a fantastic day to be out on Holy Island.

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@craig_round @WestMidBirdClub Knew you’d get one! I saw my first one in Speyside yesterday!

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@JamesKonefal I like turtles

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@JamesKonefal Clearly because it’s better up north.

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@JamesKonefal That I can’t explain, other than a driver IQ deficiency

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@JamesKonefal That’s a long time to go without showering.

[Iain Cameron @theiaincameron]

Another memorable Cairngorms' avian treat was seeing this ultra-rare snowy owl (Hedwig from Harry Potter) on the Ben Macdui/Cairn Gorm plateau. This very occasional visitor to the British mainland had taken up residence at the exact same place that others of its kind had done periodically for the last 100+ years.

That different birds have made their way to this patch of ground, no more than 5 square miles, is in itself remarkable, given that they come from the high Arctic. What makes this area so special? And how is it communicated through generations of birds?
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[Simon Eaves @BirdingSi]

@rothiemoon Blimey, I’ve seen a couple, this just made me to put them into BirdTrack. Spring is feeling generally slow at the moment, are other species down too?

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@KonefalPaula @JamesKonefal Lions.

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@James__Shooter Couldn’t agree more Swifts are the best. 2nd May is the earliest local record for Swift I think, that’s the one to beat.

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@pelagicbirder @SkyeBirdsBob Good to see you both too. Look forward to meeting again at the next rarity.

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@craig_round @WestMidsBirding @WorcsBirding @Worcs_bird @WestMidBirdClub Happy new year Craig, hope 2024 brings you plenty more patch highlights.

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@JamesKonefal Counting by pints 🍻 🍻

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Northern lights are good just now if your under clear skies in Scotland