@rspb.bsky.social #DeeEstuary appeal now live on Just Giving to help fundraise for a thermal-imaging drone. www.justgiving.com/campaign/bur...

Superbly confiding Hoopoe today at the Equestrian Centre near Gronant. Hot on the heels of yesterday's Wryneck at Burton Marsh Farm, and Wood Warbler at #RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands. Here's hoping the Dee Estuary purple patch continues... #BirdingWales

A truly wonderful film, couldn't agree with @kitenet.bsky.social more

Mine arrived from the publisher last week. They are truly wonderful 😍 #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major, at Connah's Quay, Flintshire, yesterday (21.03.26). My first of the spring. #BeeFlyWatch

Record shots of Common Crane at RSPB Burton Mere this morning.

Landing on your doorsteps - The British Birds journal’s March 2026 issue Highlights: • Eurasian Curlew conservation • North American landbirds on boats • Britain’s first ever Canada Warbler britishbirds.co.uk/journal/volu...

Raptor Persecution UK blog reaches 16th birthday and passes 13 million views. Thanks to everyone who follows the blog & supports its aims 🙏 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/03/r...

Our new guide to #FliesofBritainandIreland HAS JUST ARRIVED AT OUR OFFICE – We're now starting to mail out copies to all those who pre-ordered the book @rdimond.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @gailashton.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/2GOV... Wild Bird Acoustics Season 3; Ep 6 Microphones in the Moss The wonderful sounds of pristine Swedish woodlands are featured in this episode. A feature length sound magazine, packed with audio from Spring 2025. Enjoy and share with friends!

Part of the flock of 507 Russian White-fronts off Bradshaw Lane, Pilling this afternoon found by Bob Danson, over ten times the previous Fylde record count before this weekend #LancsBirding

Lovely views of drake White-winged Scoter at Buckhaven carpark in choppy seas along with the cracking white headed Velvet. #RareBirdsUK Fife

open.spotify.com/episode/37Vo... Wild Bird Acoustics drops a new episode this morning. Listen to the wonderful sounds of Northern Sweden in July, a long form sound magazine of high quality field recordings. A nice compliment to a relaxing Sunday afternoon….

It's arrived! Pan-species Listing: How to Become a Super-Naturalist published by @pelagicpublishing. My first book. I am so pleased with it. It looks amazing, all those photos of incredible British species really make this a very colourful book and a celebration of how fantastic our wildlife is.

Come on birders… #ukbirding

Maps like this one - for the Dee Estuary - illustrate that Black-tailed Godwits rely on a network of sites during the course of a year. More in this blog from 9 Jan 2025: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/h... #ornithology @amigodeaves.bsky.social @joseaalves.bsky.social @numenini.bsky.social

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BUFFLEHEAD, Foryd Bay, Gwynedd, Wales - 21.12.25 - Sketches done on site and watercolour added on return home. #birdart #birds #ukbirding on @DalerRowney Langton Cold Pressed Block

With colder temperatures and easterly winds we are starting to see some arrivals of White-fronted Geese and Tundra Bean Geese, as well as the smart Smew. Numbers of Smew wintering in the UK fell by 84% between 1996/97 and 2022/23 #ukbirding Smew, by Graham Catley / BTO

Our latest paper in Wildfowl presents the most comprehensive assessment yet of micro-particle ingestion in wild geese. From 809 faecal samples across five species, 46.5% contained synthetic micro-particles, detected at every sampling location. Open access paper - tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... ⬇️

In just three weeks, David Padmore will be taking on the mammoth challenge of running 268 miles across the Pennines in the Spine Race! The best part, he is doing it to raise money for Curlew Action! Find out more about David's journey and donate today: www.curlewaction.org/david-padmor...

This is really great news. #Hoylake beach is a remarkable place and these dynamic green beach habitats are so so rare around our constrained and over-managed coastline. A big win for #nature. Well done @joshual951.bsky.social and all involved 💚

Have you checked out our 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland yet? Free to download in 3 digital formats!

The new update to the BirdTrack app introduces several features aimed at helping us collect accurate bird data and alert you to those slip of the finger data entry errors #ukbirding

Exciting to catch up with the drake Bufflehead that graced Point of Ayr #RSPB over high tide today. No sign of rings & behaving like a wild bird. @rspbcymru.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social #birdingWales @birdsinwales.bsky.social @rspbburtonmere.bsky.social @penrhynbirder.bsky.social

It's been a long wait but an advance copy of 'Grasshoppers' has finally arrived. It's been worth the wait with excellent printing

30th November marks Remembrance Day for Lost Species and we are remembering the Slender-billed Curlew. We want to keep the name of the Slender-billed Curlew alive and hold it in our hearts as we learn from the loss. This cannot happen again on our watch. 💔 📷 Chris Gomersall

🐚 Celebrating Nora McMillan: An Inspirational Conchologist Featured on BBC’s Antiques Road Trip ✨ Our own Leanna Dixon joined presenters Phil Serrell & Tahmina Ghaffar at Dibbinsdale Nature Reserve & World Museum to share Nora's story 📺 Watch here (starts at 9:50) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Yesterday morning, after an overnight low of -1.7C, a female Palpita vitrealis on our garden olive tree, spotted by my daughter. Not something I was expecting to see after the recent frosts! Perhaps they can survive the winter now, even in Wales? @migrantmothuk.bsky.social #TeamMoth #CardiffMoths

Our report for 2023 is out now in @britishbirds.bsky.social. There's a summary at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... but if you prefer to watch rather than read then here's RBBP secretary @markaeaton.bsky.social with a few key points and some lovely photos! #ornithology #ukbirds youtu.be/arj1m7NfKmY

Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Yesterday, @britentsoc.bsky.social published the 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Completely updated and free to download in 3 digital formats: PDF, spreadsheet, and an Android App! Further details at www.benhs.org.uk/publications... #TeamMoth

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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

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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This is fantastic. Well worth a watch. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...