Very firm statement on releases of captive-bred Turtle Doves, from Operation Turtle Dove inc @rspb.bsky.social & @naturalengland.bsky.social: *Doesn't meet IUCN guidelines *Risk of disease/genetic pollution *Irresponsible aims operationturtledove.org/captive-rele... 1/2 #ornithology #ukbirding

Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9.

Will be @ @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social for Migfest this weekend and would like to giveaway my old scope and tripod. If there's any young birders looking for a used but well loved scope that's seen plenty of rare birds please either point them in my direction or come find me over the weekend! #ukbirding

woah this is genuinely, utterly WILD Ant queens of one species produce males of another species, so she can then mate with them and produce hybrid workers! This is so gloriously weird I can't quite compute it 🤯🧪🐜 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The biggest lake in the UK is being steadily poisoned The rescue plan demanded by residents & fishermen, whose lives are being blighted, is being blocked by a powerful farming lobby www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Reform-led council refuses to engage with a prominent local newspaper after they had the temerity to expose a slight internal disagreement. A burning passion for protecting ‘free speech’ seems to go out the window when it makes you look bad…

I’m so excited that my first paper is out! 💪🏼💥 #ornithology

I had fun rambling on about aquatic insects and their benefit for insectivorous birds at #EOU2025 yesterday. Going home with lots of cool bird research in my brain & joy from catching up with friendly faces 😁 (even if it does temporarily drain the life from my introverted soul) 🫠

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Hopefully, hand-rearing Willow Tits will never be needed. It's high-risk, very last resort, and only works if enough viable, low-predation, low-competition, connected habitat is available to release them into. There's 5-10k Willow Tit pairs left. Securing viability of their habitat is the priority.

This blog was something I wrote last year in a different context about how birding helps with the cycle of grief. I'm reposting it on this blog in the hopes that being honest about mental health helps in some way. #ukbirding #birds #mentalhealth

I'm planning on continuing to talk about Thomas Partey, Arsenal and rape culture as long as it is a problem within football open.substack.com/pub/feverpit...

Bob Vylan’s IDF Chant Ignites Uproar, While Actual Atrocities Get a Pass The PNG Courier's UK correspondent with the latest from Glastonbury mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-png-co...

This is phenomenal. Sea surface temperatures are >5C above average to the west of the UK and around Iceland. It's the strongest area of anomalous warmth on the planet at the moment. It's the warmest in recorded history for northwest Europe.

Life update klaxon: I’ve joined the Natural Sciences department at Manchester Met as a PhD researcher! Our team will be investigating the role of interspecific competition and community composition in the decline of the willow tit, focusing our efforts on post-industrial sites in the north west.

Garden warbler singing for a prolonged period at Boylin’s this morning before work. #ukbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Walk up the little don valley on Friday returned my first cuckoo of the year. Ring ouzel, redstart, and siskin the other highlights. #ukbirding

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to work on an ambitious #telemetry project aiming to understand #wildlife movement in human-modified landscapes: buff.ly/g2eQjP7

🧵1/7 What do massive insect crashes mean for insectivorous birds? And can aquatic habitats help? Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example. #ornithology

Daily reminder that a vote for Farage is a vote for Trump, Putin & Musk bsky.app/profile/poli...

Had a brilliant time out on the bike this morning, taking in the first signs of spring through the Dearne valley to RSPB Bolton ings, and back, via the trans pennine trail. First singing chiffchaff of the year and excellent views of Cetti’s the highlights. #ukbirding #lowcarbonbirding

✨ We have EIGHT amazing summer internships with our National Capability for Global Challenges scheme! Work with UKCEH scientists on topics like ozone pollution, modelling, satellite imagery, soil health & more. 🔗 Apply by 2 April: www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/... 🧪🧵 1/ Please share widely!

I address here two further arguments made by Stephen Moss regarding the funding generated by Birdfair for conservation projects & the importance of the event as a meeting place for the conservation movement & the birding world. #GlobalBirdfair #lowcarbonbirding lowcarbonbirding.net/2025/02/13/f...

Red-necked grebe at Sutton-on-sea after fieldwork today. #ukbirding

We're also hiring 2 seasonal assistant wardens for the Little Tern project! 📍 Kilnsea, East Yorkshire 🗓 1st May - 31st August 2025 💷 National Living Wage 🛌 Cheap accommodation 📅 Apply by: 24th Feb 2025 Read on for more info: https://buff.ly/3DZZHlt

🚨Bedroom/office mega alert🚨 #ukbirding

Quick thread on some new papers on the science of impacts of bird feeding since the publication of our papers here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... and here britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti... #Ornithoogy #UKBirding🧵 1/

We need to go much farther however, and make sure that if we are to provision wildlife it is evidence-driven; at the moment negative consequences for biodiversity are swamping positive ones 2/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The sooner we stop thinking of nature reserves and other protected areas as the way to save biodiversity, the better Nature recovery needs to be at the forefront of how we use all our spaces Not just those few bits we agree to designate for other species www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We are hiring a Field Assistant for 2025. 🌊Are you starting your career as a seabird biologist? 🏀Excited at the prospect of remote work on UK islands? 🌧️❄️Happy to work outside in unusual 'summer' weather conditions? For more info on applying: drive.google.com/file/d/1byRm...

Just a reminder that Manchester United’s club crest is a massive image of the devil

Very useful survey of British public opinion on hunting/shooting from @yougov.bsky.social. A thread on what conservationists can take from it. 1. It covers domestic & overseas hunting. But headlines are strong opposition to recreational hunting/shooting. yougov.co.uk/society/arti... #conservation