Really hope this debate starts the beginning of the end for driven grouse shooting.

Finally saw my bogey bird yesterday after years of hearing but never seeing one. Walking the slopes of the Blorenge, I watched a GS woody in flight, then suddenly in the distance there it was - Cuckoo! And not just fleeting but good views for several mins @gos-birds.bsky.social #birds #birdingWales

Lovely morning and company with @gos-birds.bsky.social at Goytre woods and canal. Year ticks for Stock Dove (heard), Spotted Fly & Tree Creeper + the usual woodland mix. #birds #birdingWales

A fab day yesterday on the Blorenge and around the Nant Llanelen with @hoppy1951.bsky.social; Wheatear, Willow warbler, Tree Pip, Redstart, Pied Fly. Then 3 of the 4 Dotterel at Cwm Cadlan, Penderyn today. Thank you @rhoswilliams.bsky.social and others for location #birds #birdingWales

100,000 signatures and counting! Please support @wildjustice.bsky.social by adding yours… petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Almost 100,000 signatures! Petition deadline 22nd May. Please consider signing and sharing. Thanks.

Excellent news ! Well done #waitrose for delivering on your promise and sticking by the #BetterChickenCommitment – frankenchickens off the shelves by August !

Hello fellow birders. Would anyone fancy conducting this year’s @bbs-birds.bsky.social in my square in Llancillo (10 mins drive from Abergavenny). It’s a lovely two transects with farmland, woodland and river. I’m unable to due to illness. Happy to chat more if you’re interested #birdingWales

85,000 signatures for our ban driven grouse shooting petition – thank you 🙏 Only 15K more to go to trigger a Parliamentary debate. Please keep signing and sharing govpetition.uk/p/700036 ✍️

What a lovely day at @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social with @hoppy1951.bsky.social 30+ new species for the year inc: Whoopers (2), Little Stint (2), Cattle Egret (6), Golden eye (1) and a flock of White-fronts dropped in just before we left. #birding #birds

Nice to receive this summary of my GBW stats for 2024. On with 2025! @bto-gbw.bsky.social #GardenBirds

Big Garden Birdwatch complete. Average garden numbers this morning but good to see this part of the uk comparing favourably with the national average. @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch #birdingwales

Driven grouse shooting - what it is and why it should be banned - a Wild Justice blog wildjustice.org.uk/general/driv... Please read the blog and sign the petition - many thanks!

A lovely (if very cold!) afternoon with @hoppy1951.bsky.social along the estuary south of Aust. A single brief Shortie sighting (which I missed!) but a dozen or so other ticks for the new year.

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A recently published study has shown how solar farms planted with native grasses and wildflowers have caused insect populations to flourish:

Beautiful morning on the Blaenavon moors. No Short-eared Owl but pairs of Stonechat and Bullfinch were a delight. #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #birds

Please support if you can. Diolch

Busy lunch service in a snowy back garden-birding hour.

Another podcast added to the library…

Another great piece of work from Wild Justice. Thank you for everything you do. Oh and welcome to the good place!

Love this!