Some Ornithological Chat with Mike Thornton and Andrew Matthews

Mark talks to Mike and Andrew about the Lothian Mentoring scheme, which gave less experienced birders based at Edinburgh universities opportunities to spend time in the field with, and learn from more experienced birders. We talk about why learning is so important to both individuals and SOC branches/bird clubs. Andrew fails to get the power of flight into Room 101, and Mike reminisces on good times on the Farne islands, and slightly less good times in Abernethy Forest.

SOC

DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/support-us/join-us

SOC website - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/

Branches – what’s going on near you? https://www.the-soc.org.uk/local-branches

What’s coming up at Waterston house? https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/art-gallery

Online Scottish Bird Report - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/online-scottish-bird-report

Where to watch birds in Scotland app - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/app

Scottish Birds - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/scottish-birds-soc-s-journal

Intro – Coal tit in song. Outro – Song thrush, also in song. And what a song…

Credits

All recordings used were made by Mark Lewis

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Some Ornithological Chat with Ryan Irvine

Mark talks to Ryan Irvine about patch birding, and getting involved with Patchwork Challenge – a friendly competition that aims to inspire birders to bird (and record) more locally. Ryan decides he’d like to be reincarnated as a Sooty Shearwater, and fly past Girdle Ness while someone other than Mark finds Scotland’s first Eastern Crowned Warbler there. Charming!

All your Patchwork Challenge info here: https://twitter.com/PatchBirding/status/1593975691028176896?s=20&t=mIx3jSgpeyAIs52_Ss8p-w

SOC

DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/support-us/join-us

SOC website - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/

Branches – what’s going on near you? https://www.the-soc.org.uk/local-branches

What’s coming up at Waterston house? https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/art-gallery

Online Scottish Bird Report - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/online-scottish-bird-report

Where to watch birds in Scotland app - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/app

Scottish Birds - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/scottish-birds-soc-s-journal

Intro – Nuthatch – a relatively recent colonist to Scotland. Outro – Marsh Tit – the latest breeding species we have lost?

Credits

Many thanks to Xeno Canto for allowing access to the library of recordings, and in particular, the following recorders whose Dipper and Mistle Thrush songs, and thrush calls were used.

Irish Wildlife Sounds – Fieldfare - https://xeno-canto.org/774386

Christophe Mercier – Ring Ouzel - https://xeno-canto.org/759159

Lars Edinius – Dipper - https://xeno-canto.org/687370

Romauld Mikusek – Mistle Thrush - https://xeno-canto.org/761994

Xeno-canto - https://xeno-canto.org/

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