Some Ornithological Chat

By: Mark Lewis
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  • A podcast brought to you by the Scottish Ornithologists' Club, blending conversations on topical issues and lighter chats about birds and birding, mostly in Scotland.

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  • Some Ornithological Chat with Mike Thornton and Andrew Matthews

    Some Ornithological Chat with Mike Thornton and Andrew Matthews
    Mar 31 2023

    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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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Some Ornithological chat with Amy Challis and Andrew Stevenson

    Some Ornithological chat with Amy Challis and Andrew Stevenson
    Feb 27 2023
    Some Ornithological Chat with Amy Challis and Andrew StevensonMark talks to Amy Challis and Andrew Stevenson about the Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme, which has been keeping tabs on Scotland’s Raptors for the last 20 years. To celebrate their 20th Birthday, SRMS released their first population trends for Scotland’s raptors via both a report and a brilliant interactive web tool. Also, Amy tells us how she feels about Birds of Paradise and Andrew tells us about his Hebridean birding dream (a Willet) and his Hebridean birding reality (a Snowy Owl/white bucket).SRMS - https://raptormonitoring.org/srms-onlineTrends report - https://raptormonitoring.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SRMS-Trends-2009-2018-Trends-Summary.pdfSearch trends interactively - https://raptormonitoring.org/trends/explore-trends-interactivelySOCDIGITAL MEMBERSHIP - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/support-us/join-usSOC website - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/Branches – what’s going on near you? https://www.the-soc.org.uk/local-branchesWhat’s coming up at Waterston house? https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/art-galleryOnline Scottish Bird Report - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/online-scottish-bird-reportWhere to watch birds in Scotland app - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/appScottish Birds - https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/scottish-birds-soc-s-journalIntro – displaying Teals, male chimes and whistles and female rather high pitched quacks. Outro – Robin. CreditsMany thanks to Xeno Canto for allowing access to the library of recordings, and in particular, the following recorders whose hawk and owl calls were used.Lars Edinius – Sparrowhawk - https://xeno-canto.org/741418Lars Edinius – Northern Goshawk - https://xeno-canto.org/665202Jarek Matusiak – Northern Goshawk - https://xeno-canto.org/591228Irish Wildlife Sounds – Sparrowhawk - https://xeno-canto.org/740850Andrej Binz – Tawny Owl - https://xeno-canto.org/782767Clive Davies – Long-eared Owl - https://xeno-canto.org/713370Xeno-canto - https://xeno-canto.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    41 mins
  • Some Ornithological Chat with Ryan Irvine

    Some Ornithological Chat with Ryan Irvine
    Jan 31 2023

    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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    58 mins

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