⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for bird flu via the forms below ⬇️ 📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep... 📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/.../daera-de.... 📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report

New paper shows mortality of migratory shorebirds along China’s coast from hunting, fishery bycatch and, at aquaculture sites, bird deterrence measures accounts for 1-10% of total flyway populations for 11 species & is unsustainable for several of these. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Recently, IUCN declared the Slender Billed Curlew as extinct. The first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe, North Africa and West Asia. 🏡🧪 Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍 📷Chris Gomersall

Worrying reports of bird flu (avian influenza) are coming in, including an outbreak in Whooper Swans in the Fens. Other waterbirds are also being affected, and cases are rising. 📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides #UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

Another species returning to breed in 2023 was Temminck's Stint; a pair laid a clutch of four eggs in Highland, although the nest was later flooded out. This tiny wader bred regularly in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, but this was the first confirmed breeding since 1997 #ornithology #BirdingScotland

#Whimbrels SOGA and ABU have migrated back to the #Bijagós nonbreeding area in Guinea-Bissau after their breeding season in Iceland. You can track it all yourself by playing at www.globalflywaynetwork.org/tracks/speci... Check it out! @roelandbom.bsky.social @joseaalves.bsky.social

A very, very sad story! #Shorebirds stand at the forefront of #global changes, dealing with #habitat loss in their coastal non-breeding areas and warming temperatures in their higher latitude breeding grounds. @globalflyway.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @ramsar.org

Discussing the importance of World Heritage status and habitat management for protecting birds such as spoon-billed sandpiper, Nordmann's greenshank and black-faced spoonbill. youtu.be/48XC2_V0f-4?...

Among the most moving encounters I had with wild things during swims from Atana Khasab Hotel on Oman's Musandam Peninsula, was with this majestic Purple Heron. As I got closer, realised it had a brutally broken leg, foot hanging by a 🧵. Seemed to have adapted to its injury. #BirdsSeenIn2025. 🧵1/6

Illegal killing of birds (IKB) is still one of the major threats to migratory birds, putting pressure on vulnerable species and undermining conservation progress. 🐦 CMS MIKT Task Force is carrying out a regional survey to gather insights to help reduce IKB. 📋 Learn more: www.cms.int/taskforce/mikt

A study comparing media coverage and internet searches related to recent climate & biodiversity COPs reveals that the biodiversity COP received far less attention.⏳ Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together. More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w

Most likely the result of exposure to Second Generation Anti-coagulant Rodenticide (SGARs), which are known to be causing widespread harm to UK raptors & mammals ☠️ #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/05/p...

(1/) The distinctive Curlew, with its evocative, bubbling calls declined by 51% between 1995 and 2023 across the UK. This decline was particularly significant in Wales, where it declined by 76%. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

Artificial lighting along the Pembrokeshire coast disorients young Manx Shearwaters, leading them to crash inland and become stranded. Manx Shearwater Rescue Pembrokeshire, a local volunteer group, helps collect and safely return these vulnerable seabirds to the sea. bit.ly/4oqW8qQ

RSPB Scotland Director 'cautiously hopeful' that proposed amendment will provide a meaningful deterrent to stop the illegal killing of birds of prey on Scotland's grouse moors. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/04/s...

Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌ We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration. The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.

To fill some gaps in #BirdsSeenIn2025, a highlight of an early morning respite from the IUCN World Conservation Congress last month in Abu Dhabi, was a Terek Sandpiper, among more familiar waders, Redshank & Dunlin, & a few Little Terns at Al Hidayriyyat Heritage Trail. #Birding #Birdwatching #️⃣1/5

Human changes to landscape composition, food sources but also landscape configuration (small patches, proximity to plantations, narrow strips) together inflate the abundance + impacts of meso-predators. For some threatened bird species, predator management may be important to recovery.

Human land usage has created a predator friendly landscape, narrow linear grassland margins, narrow linear hedges, have replaced grassland and shrubland in larger patches, the cost of foraging by a predator is reduced. zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.....

But beware generalising from a single study site. In a meta-analysis of wader nest camera studies in UK (Yellow in graph, 356 predation events) badger were the predominant predator of clutches. Same true for passerines. #ornithology

Delighted my YouTube channel has >1/4 million views and >5k subscribers. Keen to find new audiences especially students and practitioners. Also keen for new subjects either in UK or online interviewing someone in the field. Ideas welcome! youtube.com/@bill_suther...

Habitat selection and lek use strategy of breeding male Great Snipes Gallinago media - PhD thesis by Michał Korniluk www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19749/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology #OpenAccess

Europe's Insect-Eating Birds Reveal a Hidden Crisis in the Food Chain www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/E...

Join our webinar for the launch of the African-Eurasian Flyway Initiative! ✨ The African-Eurasian Flyway is one of the world’s great migratory routes, used by over 2 billion birds, connecting ecosystems and people across Africa, Europe and Asia. 🌍 Learn more here www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...

WaderTales blog about wader roosts and the energy that's lost when birds are disturbed. wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/10/30/a... Published on this day in 2016 🎂9️⃣ Over 3000 reads #ornithology

Restoring wild rivers and wild trout youtube.com/watch?v=NH1W...

By monitoring 1896 Wood Warbler nests across Europe over 10 years, scientists found reproductive success varied by area BUT the populations with highest reproductive success were not necessarily doing better, suggesting other reasons for their decline doi.org/10.1111/jav....

What to expect at #AEWAMOP9? The 9th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) will address a range of conservation priorities for migratory waterbirds and their habitats in Africa and Eurasia. Learn more: www.unep-aewa.org/en/news/aewa...

#seaslugday!

💪𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 🌊 Lemnos Island, Greece, is a stunning landscape shaped by volcanic forces, where coastal and marine ecosystems, wetlands, grasslands, ancient forests, and farmlands converge.

@rspbscience.bsky.social 🐦

New PhD opportunity: Balancing the trade-offs between conservation and restoration in woodland creation and wader protection Details here: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... @chrissuthy.bsky.social @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social 📷Ben Andrew

Astonishing!

In this week's @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes: - Greenland White-fronts arrive, but for how much longer? - recent sightings across #NorthWales - four awards and prizes at @birdsinwales.bsky.social annual meeting come north. 📷 @markaeaton.bsky.social www.birdnotes.wales/blog/as-wint...

Video considering the ecology and challenges of seasonal migration, such as by Mongolian gazelles, and the similar practicalities of herders undergoing large-scale migrations with horses or other stock - learning from the expert Davaakhuu Danzannyam youtu.be/H2QqscK3ErY?...

NEW PAPER: LiDAR-based habitat mapping shows that nightingales prefer dense mid-level vegetation and tall canopies. The study showcases how remote sensing can inform habitat restoration and biodiversity conservation. ➡️ vist.ly/4bjs6 #ornithology #birds @vogelwarte.bsky.social 🪶

The 2025 Curlew Forum is happening this week on 29 October. If you are keen to be involved in the discussions then you can join the event online from 10am! Email [email protected] and we will send you the link to join! Please share with anyone who may be interested in joining us.

Can I share this curious bit of Faroese art factoid. The first Faroese artist Díðrikur á Skarvanesi died in obscurity, but his illustration of Faroese breeding birds (approx 1830s) is truly unique and (mayb biased) but I think this great skua is particularly beautiful 🌍🧪 #ornithology #teamskua #art

Delighted to have my 1st swim in catchment of that iconic Wessex chalk stream, the River Test, & only my 2nd with European Grayling (1st was in the Itchen). Also plenty Brown Trout, 9-24 inches long but no parr, & oodles of Minnows. #MySwim #Rivers #Nature #Wildlife #TeamFish #Fish #Fishsky 🧵 1/7

The latest report on Atlantic salmon in England and Wales has arrived, and it's a grim read for anyone who is concerned about the future of this fish. Our Director, Shaun Leonard, explores the implications of the 2024 data for both sea trout and salmon: www.wildtrout.org/wttblog/salm...

Woodcock shooting season opens on 1 Sep in Scotland and 1 Oct in rest of UK BUT delaying shooting until after continental migrants arrives takes the pressure off local breeders. Species is red-listed. More here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/c... Graph: @birdtrack.bsky.social #ornithology

It’s almost crunch time. Next week Peers will vote for or against swift bricks. To help swifts, please email [email protected] & [email protected] who are crucial to the decision. Ask them to SAVE OUR SWIFTS ‼️put SWIFT BRICKS in the subject line 🙏

Interested in bird ecology and rice landscapes? We’re inviting expressions of interest from candidates keen to develop a PhD project within the scope of the BirdRice project. Check for the complete details below, and get in touch until the 21st of November! 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/1Koy8...

Understanding the causes of low egg-stage survival will be key to reversing the long-term declines that have led to Spotted Flycatcher’s inclusion on the UK red list for birds This work was funded in partnership with @naturalengland.bsky.social by Action for Birds in England (5/5) 📷Andy Hay

Spotted Flycatchers declined by 88% between 1970-2018, could low reproductive productivity be the cause? Read on for a summary of new RSPB research Full paper: doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... (1/5)

The world's deadliest wind farm for birds must be stopped.‼️ We need clean energy, but not like this. Add your voice: seabird.org/cancel-berwi...

Berwick Bank could kill more birds than any other windfarm on Earth, devastating colonies of Gannets, Puffins and Kittiwakes off Scotland’s coast. 🚨 We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JE...

Is it possible to save coral reefs before it's too late? Coral reefs are vital, but are threatened by unsustainable fishing, pollution, climate change & ocean acidification. They're the most endangered ecosystem and are at risk of disappearing globally. — IPBES #NexusAssessment Let's protect them!

New hope for the Antipodean Albatross. 💫 @globalbirdfair.bsky.social has donated a record-breaking US $140,000 to support our Safeguarding Ocean Species project! A huge thank you to the entire Global Birdfair community for their generous support. 🙏💙 Read more: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...