Shot Buzzard found in Bransdale area of North York Moors National Park, a well known hotspot for gamebird shooting and raptor persecution. Police appeal for information. Details ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/05/19/s...

New research from University of Leeds & the RSPB shows that burning on grouse moors is exposing millions of people to unsafe air pollution levels. Yet another reason to ban this 'sport'. Press release & link to the paper ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/05/20/n...

A nice pair of Stonechat performed well at the edge of the Stainburn/Haverah Park patch, along Watson's Lane. #patchbirding #UKbirding #YorkshireBirding

@nybirdnews.bsky.social #YorkshireBirding #ukbirding Watsons Lane today near Harrogate - shame I had my shutter speed on 1/800 rather than 1/2000

"Republicans are passing all of these gerrymandered maps that, A, are not approved by voters, and B, are then upheld in court. And Democrats introduce a map that is approved by voters and then is struck down in court. So it’s a total double standard." — Ari Berman of Mother Jones. trib.al/lJ5XkL0

@nybirdnews.bsky.social #YorkshireBirding #ukbirding Watsons Lane today near Harrogate - shame I had my shutter speed on 1/800 rather than 1/2000

Pectoral sandpiper @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social this morning, distant on the main lake @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

A nice pair of Stonechat performed well at the edge of the Stainburn/Haverah Park patch, along Watson's Lane. #patchbirding #UKbirding #YorkshireBirding

A nice pair of Stonechat performed well at the edge of the Stainburn/Haverah Park patch along Watson's Lane. Canon R5 MK2 200-800 zoom.

‘The greatest ambassador for life on Earth’: Tributes paid to David Attenborough on his 100th birthday

My sources confirm to me that journalists make up stories about the always imminent demise of Keir Starmer because he was DPP when Leveson was in full swing and Lewis Goodall has confirmed that the press always hate labour anyway for reasons. (At least I named one source, eh?)

Some good weekend birding on Hayling, more details here - haylingbirding.wordpress.com 📸 - willow warbler, wood warbler, whinchat, wheatear

Blimey, the Kirkcaldy Mandarin Duck has been confirmed as having been ringed in Poland in 2018 and was present in Warsaw up to March 2026 #birdingFife

Wood Sandpiper and Jack Snipe on north lake mud @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social this morning @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

If you have the good fortune of not spending time on Elon Musk’s X, it is hard to grasp just how blatant the anti-Muslim hate coming from GOP lawmakers—and tolerated by their leaders—has become.

President Donald Trump took to social media Friday to insist that the United States could "easily" achieve its objectives in its war against Iran, "take the oil" and "make a fortune," but only if afforded "a little more time.

President Trump’s White House ballroom plans call for a “massive” underground complex beneath what was once the East Wing. Here’s what to know.

Bondi and Kristi Noem the only two cabinet members to be removed despite string of scandals involving male officials

This man had a conviction for public indecency after being caught masturbating in his car in view of vulnerable adults & children. Not sure why the police considered him suitable to be entrusted with shotgun/firearms certificates!

❗️Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov rejected France's bid for a European seat at Ukraine peace talks in February, with a senior European diplomat quoting his response as "Sorry, actually, no we don't, fuck you," the Financial Times reported. #Russia

New More in Common poll finds that 55% of British voters want Keir Starmer to prioritise "standing up to Trump", compared to just 27% who say he should prioritise working with him. 74% say they want British forces to have either no involvement in the Iran war or to just offer defensive cooperation.

Six, wild, twite returned to a breeding site in the Pennines on Friday (📸: M Rowell)

There appear to be some birding applications for the Allister Heath headline generator. #UKBirding

Rather modest record shots of Red flanked Bluetail near Gressenhall, this morning. A 'lifer' for me. A popular bird, and my thanks to the knowledgeable local birders helping to spot this mobile bird to visitors. #Norfolkbirding

@bsky.app Adult and 1 cy Red Kite at @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social today

No UK eBird records of Rough-legged Buzzard from 2026 yet (below); this species will likely be rarer nationally than Black-winged Kite in future. Both very visible signs of climate (and land-use) driven range shifts #UKBirding #Ornithology

There was a modest roost of c. 150 Dunlin and 100 ringed plovers at high tide on Gunner Point, Hayling Island. Down from the c. 1000 birds a couple of weeks ago. #ukbirding

In this recent paper in Journal of Ornithology, I used citizen-science data (Macaulay library) to resolves disputed subspecies limits in the lesser spotted woodpecker across the Balkans and Minor Asia. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

Thank you for sending us the information about your paper. Well done, all very interesting

An increase in eastbound wildfowl passage offshore was todays highlight, including over 400 Brent Geese: www.dungenessbirdobs.org.uk

The UK has joined the PURL initiative to purchase US weapons for Ukraine. Defense Secretary John Healey told Politico that London will fund £150 million in US arms for Kyiv. About three quarters of NATO’s 32 members have joined the program, along with Australia and New Zealand. #Ukraine

The calmness of fog

Tundra bean goose at @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social late afternoon @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEBirding

It's past time for Ukraine to get NATO membership, #NATO soldiers in Ukraine & full weaponry support. Great news source on the Russian imperial war against Ukraine from Jake Broe. I Follow back #NAFO. #SupportUkraine #SupportDemocracy #SlavaUkraini www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8o3...

A CIA assessment concluded that Ukraine did not try to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin at his country residence as alleged by the Kremlin. www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...

Ukraine has warned that Russia is preparing a large-scale provocation

Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

Absolutely monster! Huge juv White-tailed Eagle on the river bank near Ellerton this afternoon from Thorganby. Looks to be unringed and untagged. Cheers @ldvbirder.bsky.social, @ollie333.bsky.social and @timsbirding.bsky.social for news Merry Christmas! @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

Birdtrack sent me notifications about birds I'd reported this year, asking me to provide detailed descriptions of birds like Great White Egret and Little Ringed Plover. The former is a regular visitor to Lochwinnoch and the latter has bred successfully there for several years now. #BirdingScotland

Press release from Police Scotland 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/18/m...

😡In a final vote, the European Parliament stripped away remaining environmental safeguards in EU farm policy. Two rushed “simplifications” gutted years of progress, giving Big Agri what it wanted: public money to pollute, no strings attached. Here’s what we lost ⬇️

“Should be some White-fronts around” were my words to Mrs B. as we walked the Outstrays yesterday, so nice to see 4 in the Triangle at Spurn this morning while the sun was still out #spurnbirds

Elmo has no clue

Kestrel and Fieldfare at Nosterfield nature reserve on the 3rd. #UKBirding

I don't know. They arrived from south heading north, then when they saw the sea turned and headed east along the north coast of Sutherland. They don't breed here. Only other signs of migration in species I have seen in Highland was a March flock of 2.5k in Brora, too many to be local breeders

CEO of BirdWatch Ireland says Buzzards aren’t to blame for decline in wild bird species – ‘It’s entirely the fault of humans': www.independent.ie/regionals/we...

One of the highlights this autumn in Highland was finding this flock of migrating Woodpigeons at Durness!. Picked up initially flying north then east when they hit the north coast. The first actively migrating Woodpigeons I've seen in Highland! #highlandbirds

Birdwatchers who are under 40 will not appreciate just how many breeding waders there were in Scottish farmland back in 1990. If your benchmark is 2015, look at what happened in the previous 25 years: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/11/30/2... 🎂8️⃣ And things have not improved since: #ornithology

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Wow! Fantastic Daniel.