Meet the Endangered Indian Skimmer as it skims over shallow water, scooping its prey! 🐟 From India to Bangladesh, it travels along the Central Asian Flyway, but river degradation is impacting its survival.📉 Find out more about its conservation here👉 datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...

Finally got my hands on the @aba.org January Birding Magazine!! I'm so grateful to have been part of this issue! Don't forget to read my article on the Horned Larks!! Join ABA today!!! Happy Birding!! #birding #birds #birdsofinstagram #nepal #nepali

🚨We're seeking information on Globally Threatened Birds!🚨 We collate up-to-date information used to evaluate the classification of each bird species on the IUCN Red List.🦜 Our team have opened discussions for 90 species until 25 January.🗺️ Contribute here👉 forums.birdlife.org/red-list-cha...

Nagdaha. One of the few remaining stopover sites for migratory waterbirds of the #CentralAsianFlyway in the Kathmandu Valley.

It's #WorldHabitatDay ! 🌎 From pole to pole, over forests, wetlands, mountains and seas, and across the migration paths of the world, birds know no borders. And neither do we. 🦜🗺️ Connecting countries, continents and cultures, we pull together to conserve and restore species and habitats.🙌

I care about birds — and I’m proud to work with BirdLife to protect them. Now I’m inviting you to be part of it — and have a little fun, too. I’ve hidden secrets in a vault! With a donation, you’ll unlock them — and learn about a migratory bird. 🔓 Explore it here: www.birdlife.org/getcounting/

What a beauty! Painted Grasshopper (Poekilocerus pictus) nymph from the Deukhuri Valley, Nepal.

Jagadishpur Bird Sanctuary, an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area in the #CentralAsianFlyway #SupportFlyways

Bird Conservation Nepal is leading a new BirdLife supported Flyways Emergency Site Casework Project in Deukhuri Valley, Nepal. #CentralAsianFlyway #supportflyways www.facebook.com/share/p/1MtU...

NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%. #NASADidThat

📢 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧! 🎉 After decades of campaigning by our partner @rspb.bsky.social, the @wwtworldwide.bsky.social and more, restrictions on toxic lead are finally on the way. Thank you to everyone who made this happen!

Nepal’s Supreme Court recently discontinued its interim order that had earlier halted the construction of a cable car project. Indigenous Limbu community members say in addition to undermining their rights, the project is based on a flawed environmental impact review.

Velvet Scoters are making a comeback in Georgia! 🦆 
Thanks to CLP-funded projects, Nika Paposhvili and his team have boosted nesting pairs at Lake Tabatskuri nearly eightfold since 2017. 🪺 A powerful win for community-led conservation. 🤝 
🔗 www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/media-centre...

A Handsome Fungus Beetle (Genus Eumorphus) sunning on a maize leaf in my garden this morning.

“This marks one of the largest vulture poisoning events in Southern Africa.” In South Africa’s Kruger National Park, a mass poisoning attack this week has left 123 threatened vultures dead and another 83 recovering with the aid of a veterinary team.

Spotted a scorpion fly during today's #worldmigratorybirdday birdwatching trip.

Tomorrow is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!🌏🐦 The Americas flyway is the most species-rich land flyway, hosting 622 migratory bird species. The Near Threatened Red Knot completes one of the longest migrations of any bird – up to 15,000 km in one direction! Join in tomorrow👉 www.birdlife.org/getcounting/

A beetle from the mountains.

Love the long antenna.

What a difference a little bit of rain has made in improving the air quality in Kathmandu Valley.

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! 😮🛥️🧵

Forest restoration is booming but biodiversity isn’t

🚨 BREAKING: Turtle-dove hunting season reopens! The EU Commission just gave the green light for EU countries to resume the hunt for European Turtle-doves, ending a 3-year pause. This is reckless, short-sighted and will take this bird back to the brink. More info: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/04...

Another public space in Kathmandu, this one close to my home, is being fenced off. The reason given: "people are sitting on the grass". Some people have a very different understanding of what public spaces are for. Unfortunately, they are the ones making the decisions.

The urinal had very specific instructions.

Common Wood Pigeon, #lifer #birdwatching

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) LC A migratory shorebird that uses the #centralasianflyway was observed yesterday during the W3 winter bird survey at Bagmati (Chobhar) and Taudaha, Kathmandu.

Completed the first #centralasianflyway W3 survey in Bagmati/Taudaha. We monitor winter waterbird numbers for the winter months. We hope to roll it out across the southern part of the flyway starting next year.

There are no lions in Nepal, either in captivity or the wild... but CITES data suggests that 27 were imported into the country over a period of two years (2016-2017). naturekhabar.com/ne/archives/...

It's #WorldWetlandsDay! Wetlands are full of life and help prevent floods and droughts. www.worldwetlandsday.org #RamsarConvention #protect #restore #enjoy

Harvest. Home garden.

The #tattoos inked by #Tharu women from Nepal's southern plains have many interesting stories to tell. I interviewed scores of women to pen this piece. nepalitimes.com/here-now/ink...

Nepal's Supreme Court to the rescue. news.mongabay.com/2025/01/nepa...

The kitten helped keep the pup warm.

Droplet

Sunset sunset

Supported Bird Conservation Nepal to complete phase I of the W3 pilot survey in the #CentralAsianFlyway at Taudaha Lake and adjoining Bagmati River. Thank you to all the volunteers who joined at such short notice. 61 species! Endangered Steppe Eagles and a Wallcreeper were the highlights.

Finally got a decent picture of the Asian Wooly-necked Stork. Manohara wetlands, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

Zitting cisticola from the Manohara Wetlands, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. December 2024.

The White-throated Kingfisher and its vibrant colors. Manohara, Bhaktapur, Nepal. December 2024.

The Great Crested Grebe, a winter visitor to Kathmandu has been attracting birders and bird photographers at Taudaha Lake, one of the few remaining wetlands for migratory waterfowl in the valley. #centralasianflyway

Human rights and conservation go hand in hand. 🌿 A rights-based approach ensures local and Indigenous communities are at the centre of decision-making and directly benefit from conservation efforts. 🤝 Learn more about why this is crucial for lasting change here: www.birdlife.org/news/2024/12...

The Steppe Eagle is an Endangered charismatic raptor that embodies the Central Asian #Flyway #CAF They migrate seasonally from their breeding grounds in central Asia to their wintering areas South Asia and East Africa. Picture taken in Deukhuri Valley, Nepal in December 2021.

The Pacific Golden Plover mostly winters in coastal areas of South and South-East Asia and breeds in Siberia and Alaska. Some of them pass through Nepal during their migration using the Central Asian #Flyway #CAF The picture was take in Manohara, Kathmandu in September 2023.

The Bombadier #beetle Pheropsophus sp., likely P. javanicus

A spotless red Coccinelid #beetle

A Coccinelid #beetle from my garden. Oenopia kirbyi

The birding group saw a Himalayan Buzzard enjoying the warm 🌞 on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley.

🚨 BREAKING: the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention lowers the protection status of wolves! This decision, driven by the EU, is a dangerous misstep lacking any scientific basis. Read more 👉https://www.birdlife.org/news/2024/12/03/nature-under-attack-bern-convention-weakens-wolf-protection/