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Especially partial to raptors. Derbys/Staffs border.
Interesting bit of bird behaviour here.
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BirdLife Europe & Central Asia
17 days ago
All the way from Brussels, we stand united with everyone defending Albania’s nature and democracy. Albania is not for sale! Sign the petition now:
www.change.org/p/protect-vj...
#HandsOffVjosaNarta
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Snakefly on Syros. Must have spent about 3 years of my life in Greece, but never seen a Snakefly before. This one on Syros island on 15th May.
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Daz@Blacktoft
about 2 months ago
The chilly start to the morning didn't stop the lingering ringtail hen harrier putting on a fantastic display again seen from marshland hide to singleton. Bittern, little ringed plover, green shank and avocet also seen today with the waders showing well on ousefleet lagoon.
#eastcoastwetlands
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Never had Lesser Whitethroat in the garden before today. Middleton by Youlgreave.
@derbyshirebirds.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Been waiting a few years for this but finally got a decent sighting of Little Bittern on a trip to ria Formosa in Portugal.
2 months ago
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Richard K Broughton
3 months ago
I didn't used to expect ticks until May but had huge numbers on me in Cambs woodland this weekend. It's been -2C at night and only 13C by day. This hazard for early spring fieldwork is pretty new, not something I worried about in March. Affects fieldwork approach and precautions needed.
#BeTickAware
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Alexander Lees
6 months ago
Amazing incursion of Russian White-fronted Geese - today's records from
@birdguides.bsky.social
#UKBirding
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Batumi Raptor Count
6 months ago
Recommended read: our 2025 Autumn Report is out! As part of our tradition and commitment, we’ve compiled a comprehensive overview of the season’s highlights and phenological peculiarities — complemented by many beautiful photos of both birds and people! 👉
batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-report-2025
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Raptor Persecution UK
7 months ago
Another 'missing' Hen Harrier, this time in the Moorfoot Hills, south of Edinburgh - a well known hotbed of illegal raptor persecution over several decades.
#RaptorResearch
#WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/20/s...
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Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier ‘Circe’ disappears in suspicious circumstances in Moorfoot Hills, south Scotland
Press release from Hen Harrier Action (20th November 2025) HEN HARRIER ACTION APPEALS FOR INFORMATION AS ANOTHER RARE HEN HARRIER SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN ILLEGALLY KILLED IN SCOTLAND A satellite tag…
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/20/satellite-tagged-hen-harrier-circe-disappears-in-suspicious-circumstances-in-moorfoot-hills-south-scotland/
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Richard K Broughton
8 months ago
#OpenAccess
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Low juv survival in Twites may drive decline in one English remnant breeding population, but wider decline more likely driven by factors affecting all age groups. Age-specific survival in an English Twite Linaria flavirostris population
doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
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Sheffield Bird Study Group
11 months ago
If you are craving some more live Falcon nest action now the Sheffield Peregrines have fledged then check out this Hobby Cam from Dorset. Thought to be the only live Subbuteo nest cam in Europe this year
#ukbirding
camstreamer.com/redirect/j4D...
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Southern UK Hobby nest camera
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://camstreamer.com/redirect/j4D297iqFg4wwbCJJzFkh1bdiBZgR44BQXrT3toh
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Richard K Broughton
11 months ago
If only Bluesky was full of left-leaning liberals talking about this threat every day, instead of relentlessly attacking the only party in a realistic position to stop them at the next election.
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Check out the brood patch on this female Wheatear in Derbyshire today. It must have been a big clutch.
about 1 year ago
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Jon Lowes
about 1 year ago
Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima), Elton Common, Derbyshire, UK, 28/05/2025
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
Pleased to see this declining species is hanging on as a breeding bird in the White Peak
#ukbirding
#birding
#birds
@derbyshirebirds
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I'm surprised Red Kite still hasn't nested nearby yet because the village has plenty of cats, dogs, and small children.😊 Red Kite over Middleton by Youlgrave yesterday.
@derbyshirebirds.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
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Spanish birds, but a bit surprising all the same.
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about 1 year ago
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Joanna Bagniewska
about 1 year ago
Unexpected species that hate birds: 🐀Mice kill albatrosses
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🦀Coconut crabs hunt boobies
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
🐢Giant tortoises eat terns
www.cell.com/current-biol...
🐟 Catfish kill pigeons
www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth...
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First evidence of mouse predation killing adult great albatrosses - Biological Invasions
Invasive rodents threaten native species in numerous ecosystems, especially oceanic islands. The House Mouse Mus musculus is the only introduced mammal species on sub-Antarctic Gough and Marion Island...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-023-03177-2
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about 1 year ago
6 Brook Lamprey at Willington Wetlands car park in stream this early afternoon. A lifer and I gather quite rare in Derbyshire.
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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel
over 1 year ago
Another rare breeding bird species to look for in the early spring is the Long-eared Owl - here’s RBBP member Ian Francis with some advice on where, what and how to find them
youtu.be/Wopsx7WxpVQ?...
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Recording Long-eared Owls
YouTube video by Rare Breeding Birds Panel
https://youtu.be/Wopsx7WxpVQ?si=-RbyVT3dB_zpv5pK
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Awsome...again.
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over 1 year ago
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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel
over 1 year ago
If and when we get some clear, sunny days, February and March provide the best opportunity to record breeding Goshawks as they display over territories - here’s some encouragement from RBBP Secretary
@markaeaton.bsky.social
#ukbirding
#ornithology
youtu.be/hVgl6jYOX6A?...
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Some advice on looking for displaying Goshawks
YouTube video by Rare Breeding Birds Panel
https://youtu.be/hVgl6jYOX6A?si=5xCRqEo-M4ErD80D
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richard mortimer
over 1 year ago
It's Exhibition Time again, and who wouldn't want to go to Cleethorpes in March? The wonderful Tim Whitley and his equally talented Mum have an exhibition of photos and paintings throughout March. Please do go if you can. He has also included a few photos by his mates. Reposts appreciated
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Tony Fallon
over 1 year ago
Peregrine Falcon with Prey. This is the male of a wild urban pair. He has to wait for the bigger female (to eat first and maybe get beyond her take off weight) but he's taking no chances hoping to get somewhere where she won't take it back off him.
#birds
#birdbehaviour
#hunting
#prey
#nature
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Peter Stefanovic
over 1 year ago
‘X-odus: Labour MPs and public bodies should now swap X for other platforms’
labourlist.org/2024/08/labo...
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‘X-odus: Labour MPs and public bodies should now swap X for other platforms’ – LabourList
Anyone who has tried to use X (formerly Twitter) since it was taken over by Elon Musk will know that it has become a platform…
https://labourlist.org/2024/08/labour-x-twitter-elon-musk-social-media-free-speech-tech-policy/
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Batumi Raptor Count
over 1 year ago
Recommended read: The 2024 Autumn report is published! You can now read our extensive report of the past count season, packed with beautiful photos! Of course, don't forget to scroll down for the behind-the-scenes gallery! ➡️
www.batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-repor...
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@barthoekstra.bsky.social
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Flamborough Bird Observatory
over 1 year ago
We have published an interactive Google map on our website with all the local hotspots listed, follow the link below ⬇️
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/the-recordin...
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Flamborough Headland Map and Recording Area - Flamborough Bird Observatory
Flamborough Head is a promontory, 8 miles (13 km) long on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington Bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, with sheer white cliffs. The ...
https://flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/the-recording-area/
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Sam Goddard
over 1 year ago
The annual Norfolk trip threw up some cracking birds, including this Jack Snipe which dropped out the mist and landed out from Island Hide at RSPB Titchwell. Around 130 species seen by the group overall.
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Tony Fallon
over 1 year ago
Red Kites play fighting. I often watch the red kites that hunt in this valley. I like how I can climb the hill sides, tuck myself quietly away, and get great views from right above them.
#birds
#birdphotography
#redkite
#wildlife
#birdbehaviour
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LeedsBirder
over 1 year ago
Gamekeepers shoot beautiful owls like this Shortie on a routine basis. That’s how Grouse Shooting operates. It’s the definition of unsustainable. Let’s move our uplands into the 21st century and ban it. Please sign here
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#ukbirding
#ornithology
#yorkshirebirding
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Highly recommended.
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over 1 year ago
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over 1 year ago
The full Derbyshire Macro Moth Report for 2019-2023 can be viewed here
www.derbyshiremoths.org/the-vc57-der...
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The VC57 Derbyshire Macro Moth Report 2019-2023 - www.derbyshiremoths.org
https://www.derbyshiremoths.org/the-vc57-derbyshire-macro-moth-report-2019-2023/
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over 1 year ago
It was a bitterly cold morning at Carsington. A Barn Owl still on the wing at 0800hrs indicates difficulty catching prey in the snow-covered fields. Also, 3 skeins of Pink-feet flew WSW (250 birds), Kingfisher, and 22 Wigeon at Millfields.
##ukbirding
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Ullapool Shark Ambassador
over 1 year ago
Been struggling a bit just recently with all the negative things that are happening in the world & the lack of urgency & action being taken to deal with the
#Climate
Crisis. So it was good to be reminded by Mum and Dad this week about the positive impacts we can have locally 1/3
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I saw this on Twitter a while ago, but it's better here.😊
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over 1 year ago
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Hopefully, The Guardian will be moving to BlueSky as well.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
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Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts
Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/the-guardian-no-longer-post-on-x-twitter-elon-musk
over 1 year ago
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Cory's Shearwater, Great Shearwater, and a Great Skua taken from the Scillonian ferry last week (12th Oct). Fabulous to see especially when reasonably close like this. For me, the best part of the trip.
over 1 year ago
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
over 1 year ago
We need your help to monitor raptors in Wales! 📢 A brand-new BTO citizen science project launches today, which asks volunteers to choose a survey patch and one or more of the key target species to record. 🦅 Sign up to take part ➡️
bit.ly/CudyllCymru
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White Storks migrating in their thousands over Tarifa in Spain last week as they headed for Africa.
over 1 year ago
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Been in Tarifa for a few days for the migration of mainly eagles and storks going to Africa, but the white specks in the trees are Cattle Egrets roosting above the busiest road in town. Crazy.
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almost 2 years ago
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Kingfisher at Ogston Reservoir today. So amazingly colourful that when you see one you wonder how and why they could have evolved to be like that
#DerbyshireBirding
almost 2 years ago
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It's that time of year, there was an Osprey at Ogston again yesterday. It caught a couple of Perch , the first just after 5pm and the second a bit before 6pm. Pic from a friend who doesn't use social media.
almost 2 years ago
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This is absolutely brilliant. If you're a raptor fan, click on the link, don't miss this.
#raptor
#birdmigration
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almost 2 years ago
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Fab Gos pic, Dan.😯
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almost 2 years ago
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Just another Twitter refugee. Let's see how this goes.
almost 2 years ago
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