Wind turbine strikes are 2nd biggest mortality factor (21% of 53 birds where cause of death is known) after poisoning for WTEs in Ireland 🌎 On a windswept Norwegian island, one turbine blade was painted black, and the white tailed eagles stopped dying under the rotors share.google/9VX6cyF3z6vy...

@britishbirder.bsky.social I seem to recall you were interested in one of these a few years back... www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/9...

Long-tailed Shrike @ Crail Park at Barnsmuir Farm fruit shack W of Crail. Walk E along track to Old Barns sign, then N following tarmac road to farm house past the first farm buildings you come to. Don’t park on roadside, farm tracks or field entrances. Don’t enter fields 06/07/26

Long-t Shrike- Park at Barnsmuir Farm fruit shack W of Crail. Walk E along track to Oldbarns sign, then N following tarmac road to farm house past the first farm buildings you come to. Don’t park on roadside, farm tracks or field entrances. @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Who said moths are dull and eat clothes? Royal Mail stamps issue, release date 9th July

East Dorset Reserves Warden also with @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Permanent, full time. Location: DWT Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill Lane, Off Old Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Poole, Dorset , BH21 3RX c-js.uk/4vJRPe0

Join us this spring, summer, and early autumn to explore the Scottish Highlands in search of some of the most prized species of Odonata in the UK. Expect superb wildlife, stunning views, and homemade cakes! Email us [email protected] for availability. @dragonflydamselfly.bsky.social

THE FERRET: Scotland's first spaceport on Shetland plans to use the sea as a 'dustbin' to dump tonnes of debris from rockets, prompting claims it could endanger tourism and fishing

Dear AI, is this mushroom edible? 🤣😱💀 www.linkedin.com/posts/dsmgb_...

I'll be in Spain again this autumn & as always, would be happy to host birding friends & help them explore the area. PM me if interested. In the meantime, here's a post on my blog about a neglected (winter) birding site near Jerez 🪶 birdingcadizprovince.weebly.com/cadiz-birdin...

Just a quirk of photography? Manx Shearwaters off Pendeen Watch in early June.

Populations have decreased by 50% at Seaton Carew near Hartlepool. In May, Tees Valley Wildlife Trust volunteer wardens recorded 427 cases where dogs were inside the beach exclusion zone. In June, there were 93 cases on one day alone.

Moth of the morning has to be The Latin a first for the garden only ever caught them in France. Clancy's Rustic was a second record the first in 2013. @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Looking for bird and/or mammal watching holidays for 2027/28? Maybe sign up to our ENewsletter that’s just been sent out? It shows tours which are guaranteed or close to running. Small groups, a commitment to conservation and we have fun too!😊 shorturl.at/vInUU #Birds #Mammals #Birding

Have you seen that we are running our annual moth event again this July?! Last year's event, over two hundred species of moth were seen! Why not come along? We already have people booked on for both the evening and morning sessions of this year's event!

⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️ A massive data centre, BIGGER than the village they want to build it next to, has been proposed in Fife. If you're in the area PLEASE file an objection to it, the damage it will do is unbearable to think about. aprs.scot/auchtertool-... 👇 More resources below👇

Inaugural Coastal Vibes birding trip in Weymouth Bay. Birds quiet, but a pod of 6+ Bottlenose Dolphin kept everyone on board enthralled. Leaping out of the water in front of the boat, just sensational. Otherwise, Hobby feeding at sea, no doubt on migrating insects, and sum-plum GNDiver the best.

A selection of photos from last night in the Leipzig Stadium on a truly amazing evening. Never thought I'd see Palace play in Europe let alone win a trophy 😳 My son & I have certainly made the most of this once in a lifetime experience. Well, until next season that is... 😉 #cpfc

Atmosphere building in Leipzig 🦅🍻 #cpfc

Some shots taken last week of drake White-winged Scoter in Kirkcaldy (Fife). At least 2 have been present, along with singles of Black and Surf Scoter. This bird has attached itself to the local Eiders, offering some incredible views at times.

Went out west today as my son was keen to see Chequered Skipper and thankfully Glasdrum didn't disappoint, in spite of overcast conditions. We managed to see at least 4 plus up to 10 Anania funebris (White-spotted Sable) but the latter weren't as cooperative in front of the camera unfortunately.

Absolutely stoked to get a new macro moth for me in my Cupar (Fife) garden and it's one I've been trying to catch up with for a while: Broom-tip. First time I've had the trap out this year too given the cold nights. The other highlight was a funky Broad-barred White #teammoth

The headline findings are striking: 🔥 Moorland burning produces 0.7–1.6 kT of PM2.5 per year — equivalent to ~30% of PM2.5 from all road transport in the UK 👥 On active burning days, more than 2.32 million people on average were exposed to at least a 5% increase in PM2.5 concentrations

Interesting possible Eastern Common Tern at Lodmoor yesterday before it flew off

We are running our now annual #moth event again this summer! Join us for the night of 3rd July and the morning after, to see a host of local specialities. Stay at the Observatory for £20 per night (£15 for friends) or just come down for the event which is £5 a person (U16s free). See you there!

🚨 Scientists have combed through 9,000 fisheries reports to lift a lid on just how horrific bottom trawling for our seas. It will shock you. ~3,000 different marine species have been documented in bottom trawl catches, however the true number may be double this 👇 theconversation.com/bottom-trawl...

Getting behind with photos as is the case at this time of year. Safe to say this White-winged Scoter showed well yesterday at Kirkcaldy. Still thinks its an Eider despite the grief it gets from them @rarebirder.bsky.social #birdsseenin2026 @fifebirdnews.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Join our demo to stand up for Scotland’s nature! With 1/9 species at risk of extinction, Scotland’s nature needs our help to recover. Join us on June 4 from 12:30pm–2pm at the Scottish Parliament to call for urgent government action to restore Scotland's nature! Sign up here: rb.gy/lwsa09

Your daily Avian Hybrids story! The reticulated evolution of the Bean Goose complex avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2023/01/25/t... #ornithology

@applewildlife.bsky.social #birdhybrid there's more photos on Steve's account from yesterday.

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Scottish Raptor Monitoring Coordinator Closing date for applications - 17 May 2026. Job description & details ⬇️ #RaptorResearch 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/05/06/j...

Today marks the 25th anniversary for one of my most memorable encounters at Dungeness: a Black-browed Albatross which lingered offshore long enough for me to arise from my slumber in the 4-dorm @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social & get to the hide in time thanks to Gary Taylor 🙏 @mcbuckland.bsky.social

...plus Marbled Duck on Dungeness ARC pit in 1993! That Mayday weekend was my best ever: found Western Subalp in Dengemarsh Gully on the 30th but missed a flyover Cattle Egret the next day. However, then found the Black-throated Thrush in the Gully on the 2nd which was the first UK spring record.

I was looking at a Lemon-rumped Warbler when I saw a moving orange, red, white image moving through the grass behind. "TRAGOPAN". Then it walked slowly across the track 😲. Temminks 📷 by @birdingvet.bsky.social Then 1 hour later Blyths Tragopan, great work by Rofeeq Islam. 2 Tragopan morning 😁😁😁

This beautiful bird is a stock dove - an amber listed species of conservation concern in the UK. The Government is currently consulting on shooting seasons for wild birds. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation is lobbying to add stock dove and many other species to the quarry list.

Please respond to the Government consultation here to ensure this does not happen. consult.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-cri...

In Krakow for the latest leg of the magical Palace European tour. Certainly seeing some lovely places which I'd otherwise never have visited 🦅 #cpfc

Ecstatic to find a pair of Wood Sandpiper and watch them display over my head this morning!! Following Grasshopper Warbler, Snipe drumming and a possible Little Gull too!

Sensational news broke on the 27th Apr (13:22pm) of a dark ph Booted Eagle at Porthgwarra. Perry Smale was in the right place when this gorgeous raptor drifted past him at Roskestal Farm. He observed it for three minutes as it headed for St. Levan church. Pics courtesy of P.Smale. #cornwallbirding

White-tailed Eagles are an annual feature these days on #StKilda, but today's Golden Eagle joining the three White-taileds was remarkable! There had previously been single records in only 5 years between 1955 and 1976. @hebridesbirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

The unpredictability of UK birding is so much part of the fun. Who would have predicted a Ross’s Gull in mid April walking around behind a tractor in a potato field in North Norfolk? Great find by Trev Girling who got the news out immediately and superb relocate by Matt Lonsdale. #NorfolkBirding

In Tuscany for a few days with my son and we're both really enjoying the early spring butterflies. Main target was Italian Festoon which we found at a couple of random sites as well as several Sooty Copper and plenty of Glanville Fritillary. Also seen were Southern and Scarce Swallowtail 😃

Names matter: the word ‘citizen’ carries legal, political, and cultural meanings that are not neutral, say @britishecologicalsociety.org. Instead, consider using the term ‘community science’.

@swannerysteve.bsky.social drake Blue-winged Teal with pair of Shoveler, look familiar 🤔

Lots of Hares strewn across fields at Ancaster, massacred by farmer. More killed this way than Hare coursing.

I've just entered into a collaboration with these guys: coastalvibescruises.com They want to kick off some birding cruises around Weymouth Bay and along to the Purbecks this summer. Local Birders might fancy a trip out, £25 per head. I think we can all remember that Red-footed Booby! Timetable soon.

The bottom trawling ban off Sussex is working! 🌊 5 years on, kelp is recovering, mussel beds stretch over 1km, and black sea bream are returning 🐟🌿🦪 Proof that when we remove destructive fishing, the ocean can bounce back 💙 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86y8z9wdnwo

Mono-culture farming devastates the rest of nature. Farmlands continue to lose much of their wildlife, bees, birds, & insects. So we don't mourn the Quagga, Eastern Elk or drained wetland. We never knew them. We each inherit a slightly emptier world & call it normal, a shifting baseline syndrome.