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Wildlife sightings & photographs from around the U.K.
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Colne Valley Regional Park
about 17 hours ago
Every day we hear of areas of vulnerable countryside that is supposed to be protected being ruined by illegal activities. If there is sufficient public outcry then things can change. Please, if you see this happening, contact your local MP and councillors and get it stopped.
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Colne Valley Regional Park
about 17 hours ago
A site near Stockers Lake
#Harefield
an example of your local countryside being systematically ruined.
@hillingdoncouncil.bsky.social
is taking enforcement action, if you see anything like it happening near you, contact your local MP and councillors and get this destruction stopped in its tracks.
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Work cancelled so popped into Marston Vale CP on the way home & managed good but brief views of the Hume’s Warbler as it flitted around the vegetation
#bedsbirds
#ukrarebirds
#ukrarity
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
about 17 hours ago
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Alister Clunas
11 days ago
…and so it continues without respite. ☹️ It is time all raptors were left in peace.
@raptorpersuk.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
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Glossy Ibis - Falkland (Fife) 11/11/25
#fifebirds
#scottishbirding
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@fifebirdnews.bsky.social
@fifekinrossswt.bsky.social
@scottishbirding.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
@btoscotland.bsky.social
11 days ago
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Glossy Ibis - Falkland (Fife) 10/11/25
#fifebirds
#scottishbirding
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@fifebirdnews.bsky.social
@fifekinrossswt.bsky.social
@scottishbirding.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
@btoscotland.bsky.social
11 days ago
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Ragged Robin
14 days ago
I've just emailed my MP and asked them to vote to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...
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Help stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill tearing up nature protections
I've just emailed my MP and asked them to vote to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Will you take action too?
https://action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/action/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=bs&ea.tracking.id=rspb_bluesky_share&en_ref=267162831
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Glossy Ibis still feeding on a flooded roadside field in Falkland, Fife at 11.00 this morning 11/11/25
#fifebirds
#scottishbirding
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@fifebirdnews.bsky.social
@fifekinrossswt.bsky.social
@scottishbirding.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
14 days ago
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Glossy Ibis still feeding on flooded field beside the B936 iin Falkland, Fife at 11.00 a.m.
#fifebirds
#scottishbirding
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@fifebirdnews.bsky.social
@fifekinrossswt.bsky.social
@scottishbirding.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
@britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social
14 days ago
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Glossy Ibis feeding on a flooded roadside field in Falkland, Fife at 16.15 this evening 10/11/25
#fifebirds
#scottishbirding
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@fifebirdnews.bsky.social
@scottishbirding.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
15 days ago
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Stonechats at Tewin Fields yesterday, 8/11/25
#hertsbirds
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
@hnhsoc.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
16 days ago
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The Ring-necked Parakeets weren’t too keen on this Buzzard at Tewin Fields yesterday, 8/11/25
#hertsbirds
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
@hnhsoc.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
16 days ago
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A quick stop at East Wemyss on the way to my hotel yielded 2 R-b Mergansers, 1 R-t Diver, a couple of Common Scoters & a few Common Eider
#fifebirds
#birdingscotland
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@fifebirdnews.bsky.social
@scottishbirding.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
16 days ago
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#LestWeForget
#RemberanceSunday
16 days ago
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mrbunnylamakins🇺🇦🥓🌮 🍕🐸
19 days ago
#Science
#Entomology
#Arachnids
#Spiders
Scientists Found a Half-Male, Half-Female Spider in Thailand and It’s Fascinating
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
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Scientists Found a Half-Male, Half-Female Spider in Thailand and It’s Fascinating
Scientists named the half-male, half-female spider after an One Piece anime character who can change sex at will.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-found-a-half-male-half-female-spider-in-thailand-and-its-fascinating/
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Some more Yellow Staghorns & Candlesnuff Fungus found while working in Eling (Berkshire) today 5/11/25
#fungi
@bbowt.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
19 days ago
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Cattle Egret - Tyttenhanger GP (Hertfordshire) 25/10/25
#hertsbirds
#londonbirds
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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Whooper Swans - Tyttenhanger GP (Hertfordshire) 25/10/25
#hertsbirds
#londonbirds
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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An excellent 40 minutes at
#TyttenhangerGP’s
this evening.
@rupertevershed.bsky.social
had found 9 Whooper Swans & while watching them a single Cattle Egret dropped in. Both species are scarce in Hertfordshire
#hertsbirds
#londonbirds
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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Baird’s Sandpiper - Rutland Water (Leicestershire & Rutland) 11/10/25
#lrosbirds
#ukbirds
#ukrarebird
#ukbirding
#birds
@lrosbirds.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
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about 1 month ago
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Yellow Staghorn & Crested Coral found while working in Eling (Berkshire) today 22/10/25
#fungi
@bbowt.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
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about 1 month ago
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A bit of vismiging this morning with
@rupertevershed.bsky.social
at North Mymms Park with the highlights being 2 groups of Crossbills (11 & 6) & a single Brambling
#birds
#hertsbirds
#londonbirds
#vismig
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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Nic Wilson
about 1 month ago
What are they playing at? Is there anyone apart from the government that thinks this is a bad idea? This sucks - if only politicians had morals and stuck to what they promised...
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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner
about 1 month ago
Nature action: email STEVE REED m:
[email protected]
simply saying MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS. If you want you can email me at
[email protected]
for a template but that is the simple message to convey. PEOPLE POWER WORKS BUT ONLY … if enough people actually act !!
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Rupert Evershed
about 1 month ago
Another good week at Stanborough GPs!
#hertsbirds
www.rupertevershed.com/stanborough-...
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October continues to deliver...
The number of small birds on site has been increasing rapidly over the last few weeks with the arrival of many Meadow Pipits, Linnets and Skylarks. This must all be enticing to birds of prey and...
https://www.rupertevershed.com/stanborough-gravel-pits-recent-sightings/october-continues-to-deliver
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Hen Harrier - Lemsford (Hertfordshire) 12/10/25
#hertsbirds
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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Anyone else on here who can’t upload their
#videos
. Pictures are fine but when trying to add a
#video
it won’t upload it. My screen stays blank!!
#blueskyproblems
#help
@support.bsky.team
@bsky.app
about 1 month ago
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@support.bsky.team
why has the video option gone from the bottom of the upload options? It’s disappeared! I cannot upload a video to my posts currently & only photos can be attached?? Why is this? Any help appreciated
about 1 month ago
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Unlike a certain WTN🤬 the Rutland Water Baird’s Sandpiper was showing very well this afternoon
#lrosbirds
#ukbirds
#ukrarebird
#ukbirding
#birds
@lrosbirds.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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Steve Dudley
about 2 months ago
As a county bird recorder I can honestly say that the best and easiest way for you to make your birding count, is to upload them to either eBird or BirdTrack. Doing so contributes directly to
#ornithology
and bird
#conservation
at both local and national levels.
#birdingScotland
#birdingWales
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The remarkable rise of eBird – the world’s biggest citizen science project
In 2002, an online database was set up allowing birdwatchers to record their species observations. It is now a vast resource, shaping scientific research.
https://theconversation.com/the-remarkable-rise-of-ebird-the-worlds-biggest-citizen-science-project-264049
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Ariel Brunner
about 2 months ago
Tens of millions of essentially factory farmed poultry are dumped into the countryside each year. They boost the population of mesopredators like foxes, reducing ground nesting bird populations. They are an obvious avian flue hazard. They eat declining reptiles. Turn out they're also a health hazard
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Raptor Persecution UK
about 2 months ago
📣You really couldn't make this up! On the day Scottish Govt announces it is delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing, this happens...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/09/b...
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Breaking news….’out of control muirburn’ on grouse moor in Cairngorms National Park
You couldn’t make this up if you tried… Breaking News….on the day the Scottish Government announced it was delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing af…
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/09/breaking-news-out-of-control-muirburn-on-grouse-moor-in-cairngorms-national-park/
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BirdGuides
about 2 months ago
Rice's Whale, the world's newest recognised whale species, is already on the brink of extinction:
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Rice's Whale population in peril only years after species discovered
Rice's Whale, described in 2021, is already Critically Endangered, with only 50 individuals surviving in the Gulf of Mexico. Threatened by oil exploration, ship strikes, noise and pollution, its limited range makes it highly vulnerable. Conservationists are calling for urgent protective measures, warning that without immediate action, this newly recognised species could disappear within decades.
https://bit.ly/4nOnNSs
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Black Redstart still present this morning at work in Eling (Berkshire)
#berksbirds
#ukbirds#ukbirding
about 2 months ago
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While at work today (7/10/25) in Eling (Berkshire) came across this Black Redstart flitting around the various buildings
#berksbirds
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@berksbirdclub.bsky.social
@bbowt.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Chillingham Wild Cattle - Chillingham Park (Northumberland) 30/7/25
#chillingham
#wildcattle
about 2 months ago
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Pectoral Sandpiper - Stanborough GP (Hertfordshire) 2/10/25
#hertsbirds
#londonbirds
#ukbirds
#ukrarebird
#ukrarity
#ukbirding
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Matthias Huss
about 2 months ago
Like pulling the plug of a bathtub: an incredible mass of
#glacier
ice disappearing at Griesgletscher (🇨🇭/🇮🇹) in one century. It felt emotional to visit the exact same spot @swisstopo cartographers chose in 1919. The view was so different. Simply unbelievable!!
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
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UK Wild Otter Trust 🦦
about 2 months ago
This morning, our Founder and CEO Dave Webb is sharing some difficult news. “On September 18th, we were given four months’ notice to leave our home and six months' notice to dismantle and move all otter centre materials, animals, and associated equipment.
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Save Our Charity: Statement from CEO Dave Webb - UK Wild Otter Trust
“I’m sharing difficult news on behalf of the UK Wild Otter Trust – news that has left me and our volunteers devastated. As some supporters know, my wife and I […]
https://ukwildottertrust.org/2025/10/02/save-our-charity-statement-from-ceo-dave-webb/
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Pectoral Sandpiper - Stanborough GP (Hertfordshire) 2/10/25
#hertsbirds
#londonbirds
#ukbirds
#ukrarebird
#ukrarity
#ukbirding
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
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about 2 months ago
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Clifford Smout
about 2 months ago
My first Herts Pec Sand today at Stanborough GP.
#hertsbirds
#ukbirding
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Finished work earlier than expected so popped into
#BemptonCliffsRSPB
. Not much about bird wise but nice to see a
#Weasel
run down one of the paths
#ukmammal
#ukwildlife
@mammalsociety.bsky.social
@rspbengland.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Red-necked Phalarope - Nosterfield LNR (North Yorkshire) 28/9/25
#NorthYorksBirds
#ukbirds
#YorkshireBirding
#ukbirding
@nybirdnews.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
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about 2 months ago
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Red-necked Phalarope still at Nosterfield LNR (North Yorkshire) from viewing screen at 15.45
#NorthYorksBirds
#ukbirds
#YorkshireBirding
#ukbirding
@nybirdnews.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Red-Throated Divers - Wilstone Reservoir (Hertfordshire) 27/9/25
#hertsbirds
#ukbirding
#ukbirds
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
@britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Red-Throated Divers - Wilstone Reservoir (Hertfordshire) 27/9/25
#hertsbirds
#ukbirding
#ukbirds
@hertsbirds.bsky.social
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
@britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
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about 2 months ago
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Both Red-throated Divers still present on Wilstone Reservoir this morning
#hertsbirds
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Driving out of Hull this morning heading to work & several large skeins of P-f Geese going overhead
#YorkshireBirding
#NEBirding
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
2 months ago
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A bit of a diversion 🫣 on the way to my hotel this afternoon saw me end up at Trow Quarry for the Pechora Pipit. Fortunately it was still about on my arrival!
#ukrarebirds
#ukrarity
#nebirding
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
2 months ago
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Dotterel - Burbage Moor (South Yorkshire) 15/9/25
#ukbirds
#ukbirding
#yorkshirebirding
#birds
#dotterel
@s-yorksbirding.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
@btoengland.bsky.social
@peakdistrict.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
2 months ago
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