Around 50,000 ships are currently travelling the globe, and maritime traffic is expected to triple by 2050! Protecting cetaceans means understanding risks and pushing for smarter routes, better technology and greater awareness at sea!

Hopefully in the post Trump world, one thing that historical museums will include in the displays will be the dangers of the suppressing views on the whim of a leader who doesn't like accuracy, history, objectivity etc whether that is Trump, Hitler's Germany, Communist leaders etc

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🚨 "Time is up: this government can no longer continue to take one step forward, two steps back in protecting UK seas. Our ocean needs more, sooner. " @hugotagholm.bsky.social @wclnews.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Last post for 2025 birding & mothing @lytchettbirder.bsky.social twoowlsbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/dece...

Enjoyed the read on this very miserable morning. Wonderful photos.

Quite prepared to believe it wasn't on Birder's radars before the Yorkshire Pacific Diver was found, with much better optics/cameras/field guides helping now Maybe earlier records will be found by trawling through old photos (if good images exist) & museum specimens @alexanderlees.bsky.social

Perhaps not as surprising as I used to think having only visited Texas & California There are plenty of Pacific Diver East coast of Canada/US records on eBird Would be interesting to hear if the population has expanded in North America in recent decades @alexanderlees.bsky.social

Post 5 of my recent return trip to Argentina & Antarctic As we got closer to Martillo (Penguin) Island in the Beagle Channel, I saw my first Commerson's Dolphins (an unexpected bonus) & not surprising a few Magellanic Penguins in the water birdingpooleharbourandbeyond.blogspot.com/2026/01/30-n...

Post 5 of my recent return trip to Argentina & Antarctic - Seabirds in the Beagle Channel Black-browed Albert, a gorgeous Antarctic Fulmar, Southern Giant Petrel and South American Tern birdingpooleharbourandbeyond.blogspot.com/2026/01/30-n...

Humpback whales are large baleen whales! They have a flat rostrum with rounded tubercles, dark colouring with a lighter underside, and very long pectoral fins, that can reach up to 5 metres! Plus, each whale has unique markings on the underside of its tail flukes!

Damp & dull, Studland #DorsetBirds Jerry's Point, 2 GND, 3 BNG, 3 Goldeneye, Razorbill, Raven, Curlew, Oycs. 30+ RBM, lots GCG. Bramble Bush Bay, 50+ Brent, 2 Redshank, Lt Egret. 🪶 Shell Bay, 200+ Brent, c20 Sanderling. Lots Shag. @harbourbirds.bsky.social Brands Bay, WTEagle, many Pintail, Wigeon.

Adult Little Gull seen this PM at Kimmeridge per James Leaver @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds

Ridge farm - White-fronted geese still there on and off. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

3 records from Helgoland, latest in 2016 makes Montifringilla nivalis observation.org/observation/... overdue a place back on the British List - as predicted here www.researchgate.net/profile/Alex... #UKBirding

Tried Shell Bay as they have relocated there before. No joy, but a 1st Win Little Gull flying out of PooleH was a nice bonus Isle of Purbeck Year Tick Little Gulls can be frustrating as they love Swineham just outside of the IoP @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds

No sign late on of the RN Grebe from Jerry's Pt & Houseboats at Studland in adverse conditions late PM and Diver-losing choppy water @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds

Red-necked Grebe just been found off Jerry’s Point, Studland @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Male Green-winged Teal in Wytch Channel this AM during WeBS count @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

BTD in around usual time circa 07.50.

N.Haven this morning hoping fir something exotic to be blown in unfortunately not today. 76 Shag, 1 BTD, 1 GCG and 3 RBM. 2 Purple Sandpiper on the small groyne first out from the Hotel. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social

My 1st opportunity to get out locally this yr & my inaugural visit to St Aldhelm's Head, with 160 Skylark & 120 Linnet the highlights, followed by a wild goose chase around Purbeck (somehow managing to dip both WFG & Bean) & a final dip of YBW @ a feline-filled Hatch Pond @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

22 White-fronts currently on Arne Moors pit with Canadas. viewed distantly from Slepe Heath @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds

Walked South Haven beach late AM to nudist track - overrun with dogs & people No Snow Bunt Jack Snipe 1 - my 3rd Studland record (3 in Brands Bay in day with sea ice & 1 at Littlesea) GN Diver 4 Shell Bay mid AM RT Diver 5 South @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds

Graham Armstrong saw the BT Diver fly into Poole Harbour again this AM from the Harbour mouth @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds

A cold still day but good to be out early at Holmebridge Tundra Bean G 16 up river at 07:50 Greylag G 1 up river Cattle Egret only 2 upriver Little Egret only 5 upriver Sea-eagle 1 chasing an Egyptian G upriver of Holmebridge @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds

Popped into Waddock Cross cress beds and 10 Glossy Ibis, Green Sandpipers.

Vocal Snow Bunting over Shell Bay, Studland at 08:05 this AM info via Kate Fox and @edjbetteridge.bsky.social . @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

N.Haven this morning with @dfozzie.bsky.social 109 Shag, 6 GND, 7 RBM and a Slav Grebe into the harbour. 2 Rock Pipit best of rest. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social

A new trade deal with South America called the EU-Mercosur deal would bring more food grown with banned pesticides into Europe, threatening our health and the livelihood of European farmers. Act NOW to protect Europe’s food standards #StopMercosur action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-02...

White fronts still in field near Ridge @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social had a Red Kite at Slepe on way in this morning .

Living alongside beavers In 2021, farmer and land manager Tom Bowser led a pioneering effort at Argaty Red Kites in central Scotland, becoming the first private landowner to release beavers onto his family’s land under licence.

“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.” IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. — @davidobura.bsky.social , @ipbes.net Chair

Holmebridge 07:30 to 09:00 this AM Cattle Egret 7 W Little Egret 9 W M Swan 46 W WFGoose 32+ W Greylag G 13 W (not 113 as posted earlier) Grey Goose sp 3 W late onto these, Not Greylag & maybe not WFG Egypt G 1 W Tawny Owl heard @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social #DorsetBirds

Putting this in context: About 75% of Europe's Whimbrel breed in Iceland. Over 50% of Europe's Dunlin. About 50% of Europe's Golden Plover. About 20% of Europe's Redshank. SCARY! #ornithology

Siberian Chiffchaff at the PCW Drain this AM opposite KFC, also c15 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Firecrest and 1 Kingfisher @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Drax has been burning trees for years & it's the UK's single largest carbon emitter So, the idea of powering an AI data centre is only going to increase the carbon emissions, as Drax will argue it needs to keep burning trees to keep the computers running Pls write to your MP to object

An interesting article

gorgeous photos mate @mjlbirder.bsky.social

Katina, the orca held at SeaWorld Orlando, has passed away at 50, the 46th orca to die at a SeaWorld facility 👉 tr.ee/RK0bzA

Are there any understanding why there was a crash of the QoS Fritillarys in 2024? @chrisvanswaay.bsky.social

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Interesting to see how much movement the Brent Geese make within Poole Harbour, given there appears on initial inspection to be several sub-populations of Brents within the Harbour #DorsetBirds

9 Glossy Ibis at Waddocks Cross CB. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Purple sandpiper still on groyne with curve east of hotel this morning @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

The Black-throated Diver flew into Poole Harbour, through Studland-Sandbanks airspace at 07:42 per RBA @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds

New study using @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social data shows that 125w & 80w bulbs attract more moths than any actinics, and that Robinson and Skinner traps retain more moths that Heath traps #teammoth doi.org/10.1111/icad...

Post 4 of my recent return trip to Argentina & Antarctic - Island Hopping in the Beagle Channel The birds even come to join you on the boat - Snowy Sheathbill & Blackish Cinclodes - Easy birding by the islands just outside of Ushuaia birdingpooleharbourandbeyond.blogspot.com/2026/01/30-n...