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Paul Dolman
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Collaborative interdisciplinary biodiversity conservation. Professor of Conservation Ecology at University of East Anglia. Father, survivor of grief, optimist. Pronouns: he/him
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Yep - big declines in anything that eats insects and migrates across pesticide-drenched western Europe. And unfortunately, the pesticide-drenched area is growing . . . 😢😨

Buy organic food.
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Voters want both: homes built and wildlife protected.

MPs should listen to the public, not a false "nature vs growth" narrative.

If nature loses at this stage, it will be because they chose not to protect it.

Tell your MP to back nature: action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 📢
Help stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill tearing up nature protections
I've just emailed my MP and asked them to vote to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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By reintroducing keystone species, such as beavers, and allowing rivers to flow more naturally, we can help secure a future for brown trout – and countless other species that depend on healthy waterways.

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November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Really fascinating thanks for sharing this
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Importance of landscape configuration on nest predation explored here in @wadertales.bsky.social blogs by Graham Appleton bsky.app/profile/wade...
Trees do not make good neighbours, if you're a breeding wader.
Three relevant blogs from 10 years of Wader Tales.
1️⃣ North of Scotland
wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/06/19/t...
2️⃣ Estonia
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/03/16/k...
3️⃣ Iceland
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/06/18/i...
#ConservationScience🌍
November 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Importance of landscape configuration on nest predation explored here in @wadertales.bsky.social blogs by Graham Appleton bsky.app/profile/wade...
Trees do not make good neighbours, if you're a breeding wader.
Three relevant blogs from 10 years of Wader Tales.
1️⃣ North of Scotland
wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/06/19/t...
2️⃣ Estonia
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/03/16/k...
3️⃣ Iceland
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/06/18/i...
#ConservationScience🌍
November 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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But beware generalising from a single study site. In a meta-analysis of wader nest camera studies in UK (Yellow in graph, 356 predation events) badger were the predominant predator of clutches. Same true for passerines. #ornithology
October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The study looks robust but they don’t report how many events had nest predator identity ‘unknown’ (could still be badger also) and say that badger were uncommon at the site in the first few years of the study. That badger were more likely to take clutches in cold conditions is interesting.
November 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The nest camera, nest predation paper in @bou.org.uk Ibis journal is here, (unfortunately not oa)
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Meta‐analysis of predator identity in nest‐camera studies in the British Islands
Nest predation is the primary cause of nest failure across many bird species. Interventions to support declining or threatened species frequently involve measures to reduce nest predation, through le....
doi.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Li k to study is here bsky.app/profile/btob...
1/ New study! Camera footage showing nest predation on natural nests was collated and analysed from across the UK to increase understanding of nest predation events. Discover the findings ⬇️ and read the study ➡️ http://www.bto.org/n... #Ornithology
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
But beware generalising from a single study site. In a meta-analysis of wader nest camera studies in UK (Yellow in graph, 356 predation events) badger were the predominant predator of clutches. Same true for passerines. #ornithology
October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM