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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 6d

Tens of millions of essentially factory farmed poultry are dumped into the countryside each year. They boost the population of mesopredators like foxes, reducing ground nesting bird populations. They are an obvious avian flue hazard. They eat declining reptiles. Turn out they're also a health hazard

British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 18d

Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 5d

Baird’s sandpiper (juv), Rutland Water, 9/10/2025 #birds #birding

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Martin Collinson @docmartin2mc.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to our fundraiser. Recent greatest hits from samples sent in by ringers and birders for ID include an Atlas Flycatcher in Spain, and a Ménétries's Warbler in Poland!

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Genetic Identification of Birds - The Aberdeen Wildlife DNA Lab

Help Martin Collinson raise money to support University of Aberdeen Development Trust SCIO

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 11d

29 ‘missing’ Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015...

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/04/2...

29 ‘missing’ Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015

Media attention has been drawn to the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week, following the RSPB’s press release on the suspicious disappearance of a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier named &#821…

raptorpersecutionuk.org

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 11d

OTD 25 yrs ago a bit of a beauty - West Palearctic's 1st ever Blue-winged warbler on Cape Clear Island. I made it before dark! I wonder what Storm Amy will bring this weekend?
#Twitching #Birds

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 11d

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 11d

Nice write up. Never seen one despite a few rockpooling attempts. Wish now I had done more locally when studying Marine zoology at Bangor! Not too many here in Cambs but might have to try your IoW spot next yr, Graeme. 🤞🏻

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 11d

Didn’t know about that parula. Could do with some S coast mega yankage right now tbh.

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 12d

‘It proves this can be done’: Berlin the blueprint to bring goshawks to UK cities

Conservationist plans release of 15 each of the apex predators sourced as chicks into Chester and London

www.theguardian.com

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 13d

No doubt that was around 7th Sept, part of a huge movement of this species over the N Sea. An unprecedented arrival in daylight was noted especially along the East Anglian coast.

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 13d

Natural England confirms ongoing & relentless illegal persecution is reason why Hen Harriers are still rare in England.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/02/h...

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running

Natural England has finally got around to publishing the data for the 2025 Hen Harrier breeding season, which demonstrate very clear differences between areas managed for conservation and those man…

raptorpersecutionuk.org

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 14d

One of many suggestions but I’ve never heard of one looking like that. Jury’s still out I think!

J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 14d

Assuming not a hoax, here’s a small unidentified #shark caught by an angler on a S coast beach in U.K that doesn’t match any local/regional species. They’re seeking an id - any ideas? @seatrustwales.bsky.social @iucnshark.bsky.social #Elasmobranchs

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 17d

I think you’ll need to experiment & report back but I reckon you’ll have to do a line of shrimp a good few hundred miles long 😂

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 17d

I don’t know what the collective noun is for this species but based on this pic I’d suggest an ‘invisibility’!

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 17d

Not a new story but cocaine & ketamine traces found in every single sample. Our crustaceans are all off their nut!
Pretty sobering really.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

Scientists find cocaine in shrimps in Suffolk rivers

Researchers collected samples from rivers in Suffolk and found the drug when testing for chemicals.

www.bbc.co.uk

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 17d

Gosh, that’s a pale-headed one. Actually has a super.

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 18d

Little Bittern sound recorded over Weymouth last night at 1:06am - that ones blown my mind a bit! macaulaylibrary.org/asset/642530...

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 18d

When 99% are routinely culled by grouse moor operators it’s hardly a surprise! #BanDrivenGrouseShooting

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 19d

I'd say that's putting it nicely. You can't polish a turd!

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 19d

Everyone loves a #kingfisher. When I went for a walk at a new site yesterday there was a vocal brood of 6 young! Being fed by at least one parent @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #birds

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 22d

Latest government stats show a continued decline in many bird species across the UK 🪶🧪

www.gov.uk/government/s...

These data are made possible by the dedication of expert volunteers, allowing us to track common bird populations for >50 years

Wild bird populations in the UK and England, 1970 to 2024

www.gov.uk

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 22d

Cracking shot mate

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 23d

The inaugural Global Mammal Big Day is set to take place on 5 October 2025:

First Global Mammal Big Day to take place

The inaugural Global Mammal Big Day is set to take place on 5 October 2025. Using citizen science, the event's aim is to collectively record as many mammal species worldwide as possible.

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 26d

Local pet shop had one when I was a kid. They found it dead on the floor one morning as the tank lid had a large gap.
Unethical & should be banned.