I just got ID'd buying tipex. Happy 33rd Birthday to me 🥳

If not supposed to eat raw elder berries, why so delicious???

Bats! Being able to hear them with my own ears (sans detector) is such a privilege and something I frequently forget about when around traffic and other urban noise 🦇

A few #recordshot photos of very fluffy fulmar chicks on @skokholmisland.bsky.social 🥰

I absolutely cannot wait to read this book!!

You know what time it is!! @skokholmisland.bsky.social!!

New episode! I share my experience of this year's @globalbirdfair.bsky.social The inspiring talks, interactive events, & vibrant community atmosphere made it truly unforgettable! @charliebingham.bsky.social @naturnaomi.bsky.social & others join me! Take a listen! casualbirder.com/episode142 🪶

I wonder why this hedgehog is behind bars... 🤭

I had such an awesome time at @globalbirdfair.bsky.social this year 🌟 This time I took part in a podcast, a panel discussion, and chose some tunes for folks to enjoy during the evenings. It was so awesome to catch up with friends and to make some new ones! 💖

Love a toad 🐸

Big moff!!

The annual storm-petrels in Portugal project (established in 1990) is underway with 35 ringed so far, plus a UK ringed bird #2787269. Data are submitted to the Portuguese ringing scheme, CEMPA. #ItsNeverTooLateToStartALongTermDataset

The Lidl free fruity spins promotion has ended and I'm genuinely sad about it 😔🍌

There are so many money spiders perpetually in my clothes and hair, I'm gonna start charging them rent

We commissioned an expert legal opinion that concludes the Government's assertion that the Planning & Infrastructure Bill 'would not reduce the level of environmental protection provided by existing law' is "obviously wrong as a matter of law". #PlanningBill wildjustice.org.uk/general/plan...

maybe the best method I’ve found for waking up early is to turn off my alarm the night before and clearly state, “I can’t wait to sleep in tomorrow.”

I wonder if the farmers who go on about what a "threat" birds of prey are to their lambs are the same farmers who slice all their lambs' tails off on a random Wednesday afternoon... 🤔

The sun be sunnin' a lil too much today already 🥵

Curlews #WorldCurlewDay

Not me literally sobbing when @joehendry.bsky.social answered Randy's open challenge at #WrestleMania 😭

Four days in Norfolk and I end it by seeing not one, but TWO bittern 😭

The @rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch results are in, and it's worrying to see declines noted including in Starlings. @bbs-birds.bsky.social shows a 54% reduction in the UK population from 1995 to 2022. Help monitor bird populations near you by taking part in our vital surveys ➡️ www.bto.org

Whenever people see me out pond dipping they always assume either 1) I'm working and leading the activity, or 2) that I'm studying. Neither!!! I'm having FUN! Y'all should try it sometime.

Okay, so I'm not a massive fan of certain aspects of the show, but I cried solidly for the last 10 minutes of #LoveOnTheSpectrum S3 finale 😭

Caught up with the @norwichcathedral.bsky.social peregrines today 🥰 (if you zoom in, he's there, I promise)

Society: "Oh, what beautiful daffodils. I just love them. That beautiful yellow colour. It's my favourite. The brightness just makes me feel so happy & grounded. A reminder that it's spring." Also Society: "EW GROSS DANDELIONS. I HATE THOSE F*****S. POUR LIQUID CYANIDE ON THEM NOW!!! Me: 🥲

As a near-compulsive pan species lister, it's so freeing (and a bit weird) to go somewhere outdoors and not write anything down! Is this... relaxing? 🤔😅

Biodiversity decline includes the degradation of behavioral and cultural diversity of animals.🧪🌿🦉 #wildlife In the last issue of Science: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....

How many people contribute records to county and local bird reports in Wales? How much data do those county recorders manage and through which channels? How wide is the coverage? More detail in Alt Text. Number-wrangling while I'm writing the @birdsinwales.bsky.social 2024 report. #BirdingWales

Monkey time in Bute Park! I ripped my jeans 😬

Um, since when did the @rspb.bsky.social website get so shit?? No info about what birds I'm likely to see at Arne. Just bumf about toilets, the cafe and how to book a holiday cottage. You used to be able to view birds by season and download a trail guide. Abysmal.

First swallow of the year! 😍

Managed to find (and identify!) this lovely goldeneye lichen on Stoborough heath 🥰 @britishlichensociety.org.uk

Woodlark!! My third lifer in 8 days - I can't quite believe it! And a Dartford warbler showing well. South England, you're not too bad.

I'm excited to be spending my book birthday with The Holt Bookshop in Norfolk where I will be in conversation with the wonderful Nick Acheson. Please come along to hear about the magical joy of nature ❤️✨️ Contact The Holt Bookshop directly for tickets and more information 😀

One of my biggest pet peeves is housing developments naming themselves after wildlife. Even moreso if it's incorrect. Just passed by "Pine Martin Grange" in Dorset 🤦‍♂️

Calling Welsh-speaking botanists! Two BSBI publications are now available in Welsh, thanks to funding from the #NatureNetworks Programme, delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government: So You Want to Know Your Plants BSBI Code of Conduct Download them here bsbi.org/cymru

FIRECREST!!! "That's a funny sounding goldcrest" 🤦‍♂️

I keep a bird list of species that turn up in my dreams. Last night, swift (again) and Ferruginous duck 🤨

For me, BirdFair is for friends. We are wayyy beyond the need for gobal bird tourism to fund such a brilliant event.

Another lifer today, this time of the floral variety - JUNIPER!

CORN BUNTING!! Two lifers in two days. Excuse me whilst I have a little happy-cry 🥹

GREY PARTRIDGE!!! A lifer makes a brilliant start to my 3 days of work on Martin Down 🥰

(1/) It’s now three weeks until the 2025 Breeding Bird Survey and Waterway Breeding Bird Survey season starts on 1 April! Today's main message is that habitat recording isn’t as complicated as it may initially sound! The top habitat level (Level 1) is the most important.

Found a four-legged friend at Llanishen Reservoir 🐸

Y'know what can fuck right off? Herpes. Did you know that SUNLIGHT triggers cold sores??? Me neither. I was just trying to enjoy the warmth 😭😭

Noot noot!! Thank you, Amy, for bringing your big torch!

First chiffchaff of the year heard today 🥹

Guess which idiot decided it would be a good idea to walk 2km *cross country* to get to a conference dressed in their best jeans and boots?

🎙Journey Back to Namibia: When The Rain Stops🇳🇦 Our 2nd episode of our mini series is out today & this time, we focus on draughts, the human element to the #climatecrisis & the word/feeling of hope. 👥Guest appearance: Monaliza Siebes, farmer from # Gaingu Conservancy ▶️ Linktr.ee/intothewildpod