Adult Woodchat Shrike at Whitesands Quarry this afternoon. By the settling ponds on the other side of the road from the Viewpoint. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

Lesser Yellowlegs at Newton Marsh, Lancashire this afternoon, my 5th Fylde one, great find by Lee Harris & Andy Myerscough #LancsBirding

Really didn't anticipate a Ross's Gull on a lake today, 30 minutes from home on a warm and sunny day in Essex! Great to see all the Essex birders turning out for this county first and thanks to @ETilburyBirder for the excellent find.

Ross’s Gull at Golden Gates, Thurrock Thameside this morning. Good to see a lot of Essex birders I’ve not seen in a while too. #EssexBirding

Is everyone else as bone-deep tired of politics in this country at the moment? You are? Funny that. Nigel Farage and all the other right-wing crotchgoblins would quite like you that way. A Sunday long-read.

An excellent read. Confused, disappointed, exhausted people will eventually become detached, almost apathetic So exactly what RW billionaires, who control the world ordered. Are millions of *ordinary* people, forced into struggling to survive, too numb to resist? And why Trump is President of USA?

As it's clearly Tumble Dryer Day, here's a live 'Rush' performance featuring two tumble dryers. youtu.be/YSToKcbWz1k?...

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There have been males about for a week or so but yesterday's was my first female Orange Tip in the garden, also a Painted Lady in the evening - the earliest I've ever seen here @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Consultation ends 17 May 2026 consult.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-cri... #birdingWales #birdingScotland

Has anyone got our Med Gulls? North Kent has seen a major decline in breeding Med Gulls last two years. From 850 pairs in 2024, to about 150 last year and now none (so far) this year? Any other sites missing birds?, or with greatly increased numbers? @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social

Gen Z birdwatching numbers rise tenfold since 2018 New research shows nearly three-quarters of a million young people in Great Britain now regularly watch birds Full story here 👉 www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...

Sign with one click to support an improved trade deal with the EU. Whatever you think of Starmer, telling him it's what the country wants can only help. 38d.gs/9sc0

The *Birds of Budle Bay* is now with the digital printer! Purchase and collection details coming soon. Please repost 🐦 @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesmouthbirdclub.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdsofBudle #NEbirding

Call for evidence launches on pet flea and tick treatments in UK waterways. New drive could help reduce environmental impact.... www.gov.uk/government/n...

Man found not guilty of criminal damage relating to dumping of 50 dead Hares at Broughton Community Shop but guilty of possession of dead Kestrel & Barn Owl. James Kempster has 13 prior convictions. Sentencing in June ⚖️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/04/25/m...

The dead Tengmalm's Owl at Lea Gardens Tresta, Shetland poses an interesting question. It's the same garden that hosted a Tengmalm's Owl in 2019 and again in 2020. Was it a returning bird or 2 or 3 different vagrants finding optimal habitat? Either answer is astonishing. #UKBirding

In his memory, please join me in observing one minute of thigh-slapping laughter. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This past winter cold weather on the continent brought White-fronted Geese to Britain in numbers we rarely see now. Paper explores an increase of White-fronted Geese at Hortobágy National Park, eastern Hungary.

This guy Bembridge is deputy editor of Country Squire Magazine, which had to pay Chris Packham £90k plus costs for libel/defamation for untrue attacks/harassment. Worth joining the dots to see how the hard right is active in all spheres: urban, rural, health, countryside, wildlife. Sociopaths.

I found this notebook at Whittle Dene on 22nd April. It has field notes from a trip to Africa. If anybody knows any local birders who've recently been to Africa and may have lost it, please let them know I have it & to get in touch. Feel free to share on local WhatsApp & Facebook groups. #NEBirding

Stejneger's at East Wemyss and 1-2 White-wingeds at Methil yesterday afternoon on my diver/duck jaunt were brilliant, but I failed to get Surfie for the set 😔, and it sounds like staying for the evening session would have been sensible 😂 #scoterheaven

White-winged and Black Scoters at Innerleven this evening, thanks to @sbomad.bsky.social for picking up the latter despite carrying an injury and it being bl**dy freezing! 😃 🙌 #BirdingScotland

3 White-billed Divers off Portknockie-Cullen, Moray this a.m. (not including yesterday's 'tight' ad. pair), also 1 close in to Sandend and a further 6 off Redhythe Point, Portsoy. Also 3 Great Northerns, 20 Long-tailed Ducks etc. #BirdingScotland @blackdogbirder.bsky.social

4 White-billed Divers off Portknockie, Moray yesterday evening - 3 to the E of Bow Fiddle Rock (and closer to Cullen), and 1 to the W of BFR. Also 4 Great Northerns, Black Guillemots, Long-tailed Ducks etc #ScottishBirding

David Attenborough takes on PHEASANTS! “Native to Asia, but now released into our countryside on an industrial scale, over 30 million every year… eating vast numbers of insects, reptiles and amphibians every day.” Time for the Government to regulate this out-of-control industry #SecretGarden

but this one seems to tail off a bit like a willow warbler xeno-canto.org/1100999

Redcar's name refers to reed carr, hrēod kjarr, the expansive fen which lay between the Tees estuary and the coast. Coatham Marsh is the last remnant of this wetland and while historical accounts are a little shaky, may have been the scene of one of the final revolts against Norman rule. 🧵

A widespread arrival of Taiga Bean Geese to Britain and Ireland during winter 2025-26 stood out as both remarkable and difficult to explain. Josh Jones investigates this memorable influx:

20 years since rubbish views of the only Ross's Gull I've seen, it was nice to finally get another one, and a bonus in Norfolk. Eventually showed well! #NorfolkBirding #rarebirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

I was fortunate enough to be in Norfolk, when news broke of a 2cy Ross’s Gull at Titchwell. It was relocated in a ploughed field nearby, but for the lucky few, it did a brief flyby. I quickly snapped some shots, but looking into the sun unfortunately, so not the best. #UKbirding #Rarebird

Excited to share our new paper in @britishbirds.bsky.social! We present the first confirmed evidence of farmland ground-nesting bird nests on a solar park in the UK. We also conducted focal watches to understand how Corn Buntings were using Westmill Solar Park during the breeding season. 1/4

Total of at least 12 White-billed Divers at Portsoy today, including 9 in a single scan off Redhythe Point. Viewing conditions good, but not perfect, so there's sure to be more out there. Great to see Sand Martins fresh back at the colony. #PWC2026 #BirdingScotland

A stop-the-car moment to photograph this greeting to Nigel Farage on his rather unspectacular visit to Shetland today. Apologies to any frogs offended. 🐸

If you can view these as 'Motion Picture' you might be able to work out what this is! 😄 If not, it's the Marsh Sandpiper at Boldon Flats this evening, a flippin' great find by Barry Stidolph! 👌 👍. It was a little dark for pics 😏 #NEbirding

Hybrid drake Shoveler X Blue-winged Teal I guess. Back Saltholme from Petroplus 7.15am @teesbirds.bsky.social

Did you know nearly 1,500 native species are threatened with extinction in Britain?

2cy BONAPARTE'S GULL, Myerscough Quarries, Lancashire. 📷 photos by Tom Parkinson.

I’m not sure in current times April 1st works anymore.

Remarkable! Today we can reveal we made a 'world-first' discovery yesterday as we have found Puffins nesting in trees (they normally nest underground!) The blog has the full on this remarkable story: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

Astonishing response by National Trust here, and legal owners 'Wild Zoological Park', to just shrug and let a large non-native predator carry on living in the wild, eating native wildlife, after giving up trying to catch it. Dubious legality, ethics, very irresponsible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Privatisation is on average 40% more expensive than the Government doing it. So if you cancel $140bn of Privatisation spending you can replace it with $100bn of Government provided services. Cancel Privatisation.

Translation: "I started something I can't finish and broke something I can't fix so I'm going to walk away and pretend it's your fault"

WTF? www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Over 4 years trawlers using nets, incl those scouring the seabed, caught over 1.3m tonnes of fish in England's marine protected areas MPAs are there (say govt) “to protect rare threatened & important marine ecosystems … from damage caused by human activities” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Banning dogs off leads in Beadnell Bay. I see this as an opportunity to offer wildlife a voice and better protection. The last couple of years I've been bitten and also had to pull out of control dogs off a seal pup. Then there's disturbance to birds. I will be emailing my opinion. #NEbirding

Sequence of a Female Leucistic Hen Harrier successfully hunting on The Isle of Man, 2026 🇮🇲