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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · 4d

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 4d

Our Dilys Breese Medal winner is Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social! Julian is editor of the Welsh Bird Report, Co-editor of The Birds of Wales and a dedicated birder. Taking part in many BTO surveys he uses his writing skills to regularly share BTO work, including in his BirdNotes column. 📝

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Mike Pollard @mikepnature.bsky.social · 15d

Rewarding seawatch at Point of Ayr this morning, with a single Leach’s Petrel and 3 Arctic Skuas including these two very dark chocolate brown juveniles. Beautiful markings. Glad I had my camera at the ready when they flew along the beach. #birdingwales @birdsinwales.bsky.social

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · 15d

The next @birdguides.bsky.social photo of the week…

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Dan Gornall @dan-gornall.bsky.social · 15d

Fantastic day on the Wirral watching wind blown Leach's Petrels leaving the river Mersey. The last couple of birds passed within metres over the beach on the ebbing tide!

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · 15d

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 15d

#StormAmy delivered today with a decent tally of wind-blown #seabirds on the Mersey. 35+ #LeachsPetrel the undoubted highlight. Here's two having a little feed together whilst battling out of the river mouth just beyond the #NewBrighton breakwaters. #seabirds #superseabirdsunday

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · 28d

This is fantastic. Well worth a watch.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Between Moon Tides: hacking nature to save the saltmarsh sparrow

Sea levels are rising in New England at some of the fastest rates in the world. On a quiet ribbon of saltmarsh in Rhode Island, septuagenarian Deirdre isn't prepared to accept the loss of her beloved ...

www.theguardian.com

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · Sep 16

💚 #Waders #Shorebirds

Pete Kinsella @petekinsella.bsky.social · Sep 16

The 1stw Grey Phalarope at Crosby Marine Park, Merseyside was typically confiding today, here's @gtalstonwader.bsky.social getting checked out by the waif @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding #autumnbirding #waders

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · Sep 5

It’s hilarious. Every birder should watch it. Commendable they’ve decided to post it ad free too.

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just watched it. Fantastic stuff.

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Stuart’s birding @stuartsbirding.bsky.social · Aug 25

The juv Monties showed really nicely in great light this morning at #Marshside #UKbirding - what a cracker

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · Aug 20

The long-awaited first proven nesting of Great White Egrets in #Wales, with young fledging from nests on an #Anglesey wetland. Read all about it in this week's @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes.

📷 @rspbcymru.bsky.social and Bob Garrett. #BirdingWales

www.birdnotes.wales/blog/first-f...

First for Wales: Great Whites breed on Anglesey

Exciting news from Cors Ddyga, the wetland restored in the Cefni Valley over the last quarter century, where RSPB Cymru has announced that four Great White Egrets have fledged from two nests this...

www.birdnotes.wales

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · Aug 8

#BirdingWales

Mike Pollard @mikepnature.bsky.social · Aug 8

2024 NE Wales Bird Report now available to download from @cofnod.org.uk Big thank you to all contributors. Majority of records via @birdtrack.bsky.social.
@birdsinwales.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · Aug 1

Good news from Wim Van den Bossche:
"decree published, no Curlew and Black-tailed Godwit hunting allowed in #france till (at least) 1 july 2026 🙏"
legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORF...
#ornithology
Hunting bans can make a difference - see what happened in GB:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/04/21/c...

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · Jul 29

Wonderful news this evening! A pair of Montagu's Harrier has bred at a secret location in England this summer, the RSPB has announced:

Montagu's Harrier pair successfully breeds in England

A pair of Montagu's Harrier, Britain’s rarest breeding bird, have successfully raised four chicks at a secret site in England, the first UK nesting success since 2019. Monitored by the RSPB and a farmer, the rare birds' return offers hope for the species' future in Britain.

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · Jul 15

First 'autumn' Little Stints and Curlew Sandpipers are being reported in UK.
Will the first (Siberian) Pectoral Sandpipers be far behind?
Blog about autumn migration:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w...
Graphs from 2023 - @birdtrack.bsky.social
#ornithology

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · Jul 9

Have you heard Swift screaming parties? ✋😀Our historical @birdtrack.bsky.social data shows in July we reach peak Swift records! Come August, birds will begin their migration to their non-breeding grounds in Africa. 🌍

📷 Swift by Graham Catley/BTO

A Swift flies through the blue sky showing its sooty brown plumage and pale chin. Image by Graham Catley/BTO.

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RSPB Cymru @rspbcymru.bsky.social · Jul 11

Good news Friday! 🌞 Even with a super dry spring at RSPB Ynys-hir we kept water levels high in two swampy spots, and guess what? FOUR singing male Spotted Crakes showed up! 🎶 That’s a reserve record AND the first ones we’ve heard in years.

📸 : Andy Hay

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Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · Jul 10

GOOD NEWS: Lead shot will be banned! RESULT!

After years of campaigning, the use of toxic lead ammunition by the shooting industry will be banned. This is excellent news for people's health and for wildlife.

Read the Defra press release here: wildjustice.org.uk/general/toxi...

Quote from Chris Packham: “In pipes, paint and petrol, we said goodbye to lead poisoning in humans years ago. But down to the cruel belligerence of the shooting industry, which ironically and pathetically postures as pro-conservation, 100 thousand wild birds a year have been dying through the accidental ingestion of lead shot. I don’t call that conservation, I call it a colossal, wilful waste of wildlife. Top work from Steve Reed and Emma Hardy - thank you.”

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · Jun 11

Reading this now. It’s a great book. Somehow slipped under my book-radar when it was first published. Recommended reading for all wader-philes

Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · Jun 11

Interested in waders/shorebirds?
If you've not read Flight Lines by Andrew Darby you've missed out.
Here's the WaderTales review, as part of a broader article about Grey Plovers:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/06/11/p... 🎂5️⃣
#ornithology

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · Jun 1

New digital publication available for free on our website! A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (2nd Edition): covering all British macro-moths, micro-moths and butterflies, this is an indispensable reference for any serious lepidopterist. www.benhs.org.uk/publications...

A CHECKLIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF THE BRITISH ISLES (2nd Edition) - British Entomological & Natural History Society

www.benhs.org.uk

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Tony Conway @merseybirder.bsky.social · May 20

The Roseate Tern continues it's stay at Seaforth NR and showing well, we can only hope it brings a mate back and join the Common Terns on the island, ringed on Couquet Island in 2021 as a chick so it's 4yrs old and ready to breed. #Lancsbirding #UKBirding #Terns

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · May 18

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · May 18

Those Rosy shots are ace, Jon.

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · May 18

#Lancsbirding

petesutton1910.bsky.social @petesutton1910.bsky.social · May 18

🪶Back at Seaforth NR this morning to see a newly arrived Roseate Tern. Photo 4 shows Roseate together with Common Tern for contrast. With @merseybirder.bsky.social @gnature.bsky.social & @lancsbirder7.bsky.social

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Graham Jones @gnature.bsky.social · May 18

Cracking shots, Pete. I do love a Rosy.

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