⚠️ Yesterday, the European Commission released its long-awaited proposal for the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). With one of the the biggest funds of the EU budget at stake, this policy will shape farming and rural life for years to come.

Up early for @btobirds.bsky.social #BirdRinging this morning. Wish did a fab job supervising @avutarta.bsky.social extracting one of two Reed Buntings caught and colour ringed. All birds caught and ringed under licence, and properly supervised by @hughhanmer.bsky.social

⚠️ A reminder to please report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. In England, Wales & Scotland, contact Defra, in Northern Ireland contact @daera-ni.gov.uk & in Republic of Ireland gov.ie. Please ALSO report them to @birdtrack.bsky.social. Thank you. #UKBirding

Happy new year

The relationship between eagle flight characteristics and rotor-swept zone entry varies per wind turbine: bou.org.uk/blog-afm-... Read all about it on #theBOUblog by Dr Ashleigh Marshall, or check out the original #IBISjournal paper: doi.org/10.1111/ibi....#theBOUblog#IBISjournal #ornithology

If you see this, post your bird art 🪶🎨 An illustrated explanation of my username ‘Avutarta’, a mash up of avutarda (Great Bustard) + tarta (cake) 🙂

Siempre me entraba la duda de si ‘ganga’ tenía que ver con el ave esteparia y resulta que sí! Aunque no de la forma que yo esperaba 👀

Might as well start actually using this... Anyway, caught my first Brambling of the year this morning - winter must finally be coming! Ringed under @btobirds.bsky.social licence. #Ornithology #birdringing