And the answer to the question below is [drum roll] . . . A Black-headed Gull ringed in Rautalampi, Finland in April . . . 1996! #BirdRinging #BirdingWales

www.birdguides.com/news/stunnin... @joelashton.bsky.social 👌

Catching up on this piece by @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social challenging @plaidcymru.bsky.social on their environmental 'blind spot'. If Plaid want to retain their #caerphilly coalition for 2026, they will need to explain how they will restore Wales' wildlife nation.cymru/opinion/the-...

www.birdguides.com/news/mixed-s... It's the birders I feel sorry for

When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your name: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/hedgehogs

@libdemdaisy.bsky.social good question at PMQs today but why are you and your colleagues still on X?

Hey @bbcstever.bsky.social any chance of your lot at the BBC covering this ? Or is it impossible now it’s run by the GB News chaps

I'm long-term loyal to @birdtrack.bsky.social and think it's brilliant, but this is an interesting, encouraging read, highlighting how many young people are contributing to large, enlightening datasets and generally engaging with wild birds. At a UK level that's probably true for BirdTrack.

Senedd Swift debate currently taking place Joel James spouting absolute knowsense about the mess that swifts creat. Clueless! emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

"It’s like a local grocery store trying to compete against Walmart,” It's a shame this isn't more widely understood.. 🐝 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The #BigButterflyCount results are in and it's official... 2025 was an average year for butterflies. See the full results and what can be done to help butterflies and moths 👇 https://butterfly-conservation.org/big-butterfly-count-results-2025

@mrhenrymorris.substack.com Hi Henry, have you seen this fab film yet? youtu.be/uInFdcL876I?...

Fantastic and uplifting film. Well done to all involved and to the perseverance of the conservationists who really make a difference. Fingers crossed we'll have these fantastic birds back here in South Wales soon if @natreswales.bsky.social grant a licence. Unfortunately, a painfully slow process!

We need your help again. Coul Links is an extraordinary coastal dune habitat, home to rare and remarkable wildlife. But it is now threatened for a second time by plans for an 18-hole golf course that would cause irreparable damage. Your voice could help save it. 👇

Quiet bird wise at Cosmeston with 8 stock doves and pairs of stonechat and sparrowhawks the best. Nice to see good numbers of common blue and a couple of clouded yellow enjoying the fleabane.

👏 We're less than 200 signatures from reaching our target of 1,500 for our Environment Bill e-action! 💚 This new legislation could transform the state of nature in Wales - but only if parts of the Bill are stronger and clearer. ✏️ Sign & share! 👉 action.rspb.org.uk/page/172649/...

The most genius thing I have seen in a long while www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

And return it did.

Can someone help id this carder bee?

Proud to help contribute to this study. Great work all but in particular @apushapus.bsky.social for writing the paper 👏

Starmer is resisting adding a £35 swift-brick onto the cost of building a house as it will have an effect on the billions of pounds of yacht-money that property developers make. They would have to wait several extra minutes longer before they could buy a new one if this became law

Cheap response from Starmer to a fully justified question from Plaid's Liz Saville-Roberts

Its a great start to our Pied Flycatcher monitoring in the Amman Valley this year. We have around 30 nest after the second week of checks and hopefully there is time for a few more. The monitoring this year has been made possible by all the landowners who we work with and some brilliant volunteers.

Cracking birding up the hills today..Dotterel at Cwm Cadlan and ring ouzel at Cerrig-glesiad. Bit hot though! Standard comedy photos...

Thank you for all the comments regarding our animation. Its sometimes hard to get across how much wildlife needs our help, and how little is being done by government. Please keep sharing and reposting the animation, and if you can donate, please do. Thank you. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-the-w...

Beautiful morning and it felt a real privilege to do my first BTO BBS visit of the year. Birding highlights were pintail, curlew and skylark #birdingwales

Finally caught up with a wheatear this spring with one on the barrage this evening. Spot the birdie! Also my first singing reed and willow warblers earlier in the day. #birdingwales

Don't forget to record your HM sightings on our HM Mapper app available via Coreo (not Google Play Store etc..) 😊 housemartinconservation.com/house-martin...

Am I the 94th person to ask why @privateeyenews.bsky.social will not be publishing any more of @wildjustice.bsky.social 's excellent and important advertisements? (Asking for a friend who is wondering whether to renew their subscription.)

One of our satellite-tagged Cuckoos has hitched a ride on a cruise ship and is now in the UK, the earliest one of our superstar Cuckoos has ever reached us! 😮🛥️🧵

Good advice for pet owners here. I love the extra bits you get though... brimstone... pheasant..god darn it..

BBC4 at 9pm today - worth an hour of anyone’s time. #ukbirding

Well I've learnt something new today. Pollen horn on chiffies...

Butterfly! First of the year for me #spring

Nice to see a rock pipit display flying on Cardiff barrage this morning. #spring

Plans are in place to add President Trump to Mt. Rushmore. World-renowned Welsh sculptor Dai Carvin is in the frame after submitting his design.

@andyverity.bsky.social Looking forward to you making the switch Andy. Really enjoyed the latest File on 4 Investigates. Keep shining that light!

This obsession with growth Just don't look up

bsky.app/profile/will... @sharonthompson0.bsky.social Hi Sharon, hope all good with you. Just thought I'd share in case this might be of any interest.

A conversation on here earlier reminded me of a thing that I’ve always loved and occasionally bang on about. It’s the care taken by Mackenzie Crook to specify which bird species we can hear in the background for many scenes in Detectorists.

Managed 52 bird species on my local walk today including the skulkiest of Dartford Warblers

It's probably not too difficult to guess which of the 5 pictured birds I spotted this lunchtime at Parc Tredelerch. In addition, a couple of male pochard were good to see as not that common here. Teal and common sand on the river.

At the third attempt, finally caught up with the black-throated diver at Barry dock #BirdingWales

The other swans aren't gonna believe this

Built myself a hedgehog highway. They should be able to squeeze through there..