PSA: GOSHAWK CHICKS!!! Watch 'em live here: www.youtube.com/live/rXb9kA7...

It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️ Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink. Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!

Today we head to the heathland at dusk, with the Nightjar. 🌙 With bark-like plumage that melts into leaf litter, Nightjars are masters of camouflage. Adults shelter their chicks beneath them by day, keeping them hidden and still until the night shift begins. #SpringStories

From deep tree holes, Great Spotted Woodpecker chicks beg noisily. Both parents deliver food to the nest, until their red-capped fledglings emerge, clinging to trunks and still calling hungrily. Parents can continue to feed fledglings for around 10 days. #SpringStories

Congratulations ! You have reached the Woodpigeon of encouragement. Great job! Keep going! 📷️ @carlbovisnature.bsky.social

Adorable Ringed Plover chicks hatch ready to run. Both parents protect them, drawing predators away with broken-wing displays while the young vanish into cover. #SpringStories

Eagles poisoned. Hen Harriers shot. Buzzards beaten to death. Birds of prey have been legally protected for over 60 years, but the law is still failing them. Our new report reveals 921 confirmed persecution incidents across the UK between 2015–2024. Read more: brnw.ch/21x2Rir

Arctic Terns nest on the ground in noisy coastal colonies, where chicks grow quickly on a steady supply of fish from their parents. Just weeks later, fledglings take to the skies to begin one of the longest migrations on Earth: travelling from the Arctic to the Antarctic. 🤯 #SpringStories

Me trying to remember how to do my job after the long weekend:

Hot? Our wildlife is feeling it too! 🥵 Here are four ways to help your garden visitors stay cool this summer. 👇

To the open moorland for today's #SpringStories spotlight, where Merlin pairs share the load. 🦅 The male brings prey for the female to feed their ever-hungry chicks, but once fledged, both parents are on the hunt to meet demand.

Sunshine, fresh air, and perhaps a few wildlife surprises... ☀️ What did you spot in nature this weekend? Share your bank holiday snaps and stories below! 📷️ Mike Barker

Overachievers, Robins often raise two broods a season. Once chicks fledge, Dad takes over parenting while Mum gets started on the next clutch. You might spot the youngsters tottering about through flowerbeds - speckled brown, wide-eyed, and hungry! #SpringStories

That Bank Holiday Friday feeling... ☀️ 📽️ Dave Bwarro

It's hot... 🥵☀️ Make sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife so they can keep cool and have enough to drink. They'll thank you!

Today's #SpringStories turns to the cliffs, where Pufflings stay tucked in burrows for weeks, fed sandeels by parents. By the time chicks fledge, adults will have returned to sea. When ready, little Puffins venture out under the safety of night & make for the open water.

Today’s parenting spotlight lands on the Pied Flycatcher. 🌳 Males and females take turns zipping insects to their fledglings hidden high in the trees. The young birds will linger in the treetops for a week or so, before dispersing into the wider woodland. #SpringStories

On World Bee Day, it's important to be able to tell what's a bee and what's a colleague. #WorldBeeDay

Dippers are the UK’s only songbirds that swim underwater, walking along stream beds in search of food. Fledglings bob eagerly at the river's edge. Fluff-ball shadows of their parents, they'll be fed for around 2 weeks before they learn to brave the current. #SpringStories

Can't pick a favourite butterfly? Neither can Sir David Attenborough! One thing we can all agree on is seeing more butterflies = happiness. 🦋✨ #BritainsFavouriteButterfly

Who’s it going to be? 😍🦋 Tell us your favourites!

Today’s #SpringStories spotlight turns to the secretive Dunnock. 🪺 A regular host to Cuckoos, Dunnocks rarely reject even the most mismatched egg. Dedicated parents, they'll feed their own streaky fledglings & giant imposters alike...even as a Cuckoo chick dwarfs them in size!

Up in the canopy, a Tawny owlet keeps watch. 😍 Owlets leave the nest before they can fly, clambering along branches on fluff and claws. Both parents feed them by night, guided by hungry calls. #SpringStories

Wha...what do you mean it's Monday already? #MondayMotivation

What happens when you travel all the way back home from Africa to find your sweetheart with another bird?! 💔 That’s what happened to poor old Mart this week who returned home only to find his beloved Martha had found a new partner! Keep up with all the drama here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaB...

Today was a missed opportunity for nature. The UK Government has to do more.

Voices of hope and healing...threaded through a woodland floor. This Mental Health Awareness Week, pause in nature with us.

Strike a power pose, it's Monday. #MondayMotivation

It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! Bird migration is one of nature’s greatest wonders... Epic journeys across oceans, deserts and continents, guided by instinct and the pull of the seasons. Meet three extraordinary travellers spending summer in the UK… 👇

Sir David Attenborough… on your 100th birthday, we thank you. For a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with such grace and wonder. Generations have fallen in love with nature because of you. Happy birthday, Sir. 🎉

The Book of Birds is, quite simply, wondrous. Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris reimagine the humble field guide through breathtaking artwork and lyrical storytelling, drawing readers into the lives of 49 threatened species. Discover it here: uk.bookshop.org/a/16968/9780...

It's #NoMowMay! Who's giving the mower a rest this year?🌼

Now May is here, it’s time to pause the seed and peanut feeders and switch to safer summer feeding with small amounts of mealworms or suet. Remember, feeders can spread disease, so keeping them clean matters. Click the link below for our full guidance on keeping garden birds healthy year round 👇

Me realising I didn't need to set an alarm this morning… #BankHolidayMonday 📷 Peter Christian

Morning all. #DawnChorusClub

In the style of Top of the Pops - Coming in at 6 - 𝙋𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙤𝙣, '𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘔𝘦' Rising two places from last week - 𝙒𝙧𝙚𝙣, with '𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺' But number 1 (for the sixth week running) 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙙, with '𝘈𝘪𝘯'𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘔𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺'

Song thrush, wren, blackbird, bluetit and wood pigeon ♥️ in a Somerset garden at 5.45 #DawnChorus #Birdsong #joy

Raining in Suffolk but still plenty of song from the woodland outside my front door. This short snippet at 5:05

Wide awake in North Oxfordshire @rspb.bsky.social 🐦🐦🐦 #dawnchorusclub

It’s here...The light is rising. The birds are too. Wherever you are... take a moment. You’re part of the dawn chorus. Record it. Share it. What do you hear? Let’s fill this thread with birdsong. #DawnChorusClub

Final reminder to set that alarm and get an early night 🌅 #DawnChorusClub

Tomorrow is International Dawn Chorus Day! Whether you crack the window open, or step out under the trees, take a moment to pause & listen. We’d love you to share your recordings, photos or dawn chorus moments with us. #DawnChorusClub: It's time. Set your alarms... Who'll be up with the birds? 💚

🦉Birdwatching is now the second fastest growing hobby for Gen Z! Among millennials it has risen by 216% alongside a 66% increase in gen X birders. Welcome to a world of wonder! www.theguardian.com/environment/... #nature #birds

The big day is nearly here. Are you joining the #DawnChorusClub?

Tonight, look for May's full moon: the Milk Moon. 🌕🐄 An Anglo-Saxon name, it nods to a time when cows were milked three times daily thanks to lush spring pastures. Its other names, Flower Moon, & Budding Moon, also celebrate spring's abundance. Moonrise: 21:09*

Some lovely, albeit, cautious news for you all. And a nice reminder that we're asking everyone to join the #DawnChorusClub this Sunday, wherever you can. You might not hear a Nightingale, but Blackbirds, Robins, and Wrens are just as magical.

Your Thursday #DawnChorusClub challenge: Tell 5 group chats about the Dawn Chorus. Spread the word. 👀

Happy 200th birthday to @zslofficial.bsky.social 💚 🎉 For two centuries, you’ve connected people with wildlife and driven vital conservation science. We’re proud to work together - including on Garden Wildlife Health, protecting the species on our doorsteps. Here’s to continuing all the good work!