The BBS Team is currently busy verifying 2025 data. For the next couple of weeks, we are going to share some species info from 2024. This week, we share the 10 most numerous species recorded on BBS squares across the UK in 2024! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social

The latest report from the RBBP, Rare Breeding Birds in the UK in 2023, is out now in British Birds. It reports on the 104 species and races of rare breeding birds recording breeding, or showing signs of breeding, in 2023. Read the summary at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... #ornithology #ukbirds 🧵[1/15]

Quite a few of the seabirds covered by the SMP share similar features! We previously covered Shags and Cormorants, and today we're looking at distinguishing Mediterranean Gulls from Black-headed Gulls #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

❤️‍🩹 Today is #OneHealthDay – a chance to recognise the vital connections between the health of people, animals & our shared environment. 🌍 At JNCC, we work to understand & protect these links – because a healthy natural world underpins #HumanHealth & wellbeing. 🧵 @who.int

We're thrilled to share this film featuring some of the dedicated volunteers who monitor butterflies for the UKBMS A huge thank you to them, and everyone who's supported the scheme over the last 50 years. #UKBMS50 youtu.be/OrF5AgseX1U?...

2025 has been a record year for BBS coverage! 4,054 visits to BBS squares have been made this year. This beats the 2018 record of 4,048. Thanks so much to all of the BBS volunteers across the UK who have contributed to this! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social

Earlier this month, UK specialists from JNCC & @cefasgovuk.bsky.social joined the National Pollution Response Exercise in Chennai, collaborating with Ambipar as Hazardous and Noxious Substances experts We delivered seminars on Environmental Impact Assessments & Post Spill Monitoring

🔮 How can monitoring data help predict the future of our environment? Watch our #UKTEPoP Autumn Festival session with experts from JNCC, @ukceh.bsky.social and @btobirds.bsky.social on the power of prediction. 📺 youtu.be/KXY2-hdZ49M?... #Conservation #Data #Prediction #TogetherForNature

🌿Tackling environmental crises affecting Scotland and beyond🌿 Today JNCC have been meeting with the public and leading ground-breaking discussions on tackling environmental crises.

🌿Tackling environmental crises through practical solutions🌿 JNCC are at the @royalsoced.bsky.social today, helping to deliver groundbreaking discussions on tackling environmental crises. #TogetherForNature

🌿 JNCC at @unep.org #CartagenaConvention COP 18 and #SPAWProtocol COP13 🌿 Last week, we presented our project: “Blue Growth through Green Restoration: Capacity Building on Seagrass Ecosystems under the Cartagena Convention” A thread 🧵

📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking an HR Policy Specialist bit.ly/JNCCjob202549 to help deliver our new People Strategy & lead on development & modernisation of our HR policies. Closing date: Sunday 9 November 2025 #HR #HumanResources

📣 Read the latest UKCEH Biological Records Centre newsletter for updates on national recording schemes, wildlife recording practices, new tech & more! 🔗 Get the new edition, past issues or subscribe here: buff.ly/aJJ9LaY #wildlife #BiologicalRecording @jncc.bsky.social

Groundbreaking discussions on environmental crises are happening in Edinburgh – and you can join online! 📅 24 Oct | 14:00–15:30 BST 👉 Register: jncc.gov.uk/news/scotlan... #JustDontWaste #ClimateAction 🧵 @royalsoced.bsky.social, @naturescot.bsky.social, @jncc-ceo.bsky.social

🚨 Latest edition of our e-newsletter out now! bit.ly/46SzvFw In this issue: 💚 New partnership for #climate & #nature 🦋🌱Celebrating butterflies & plant monitoring 🪸Flood protection in the Caribbean Sign-up to hear about our work👉 bit.ly/JNCC-NN-SignUp

Our #NPMS10 online celebration event is this Saturday! Good news - you can still book & join for all or part of the programme ow.ly/xqqf50X4fEE talks from @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social as well as volunteers & stakeholders.

🌍 On International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, new research highlights how nature protects us from extreme weather. 🌊 In the Cayman Islands, coral reefs and mangroves provide £60 million annually in flood protection - equivalent to 30% of the islands’ hotel and restaurant sector value. 🧵

Species Focus 3: The Gannet - A striking species both by looks and aerial/aquatic ability, as elegant glides quickly become dramatic plunge-dives! Keep your eyes peeled for more on them in the week! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme @ukbms.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference at the weekend! @jncc.bsky.social

We’re kicking off the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme @ukbms.bsky.social 50th anniversary in style! 🦋 Firstly a video from our volunteers about why they take part. A huge thank you to all involved - we couldn’t do it without you! @savebutterflies.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

💚 “Nature is one of our best tools to fight climate breakdown.” – Dr Gemma Harper, @jncc-ceo.bsky.social Yesterday marked a historic moment for UK climate & nature policy 🧵 🔗 jncc.gov.uk/news/jncc-an... @marycreagh.bsky.social, @hdavidcooper.bsky.social, @katiewhitemp.bsky.social.

Seen the programme for our #NPMS10 anniversary online event? Join for all or part of the day. Talks by @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @chilternsnl.bsky.social plus talks from our amazing volunteers! ow.ly/xqqf50X4fEE

🌍 JNCC’s Chair @hdavidcooper.bsky.social & Rachel Wade joined a powerful lecture by Ruth Davis OBE, UK Special Rep for Nature, at Trinity College, Oxford. With #COP30 on the horizon, Ruth spotlighted the UK’s global nature priorities & the path to nature recovery #KMGBF 🌿 #TogetherForNature

🌊Through the Ocean Country Partnership Programme, we're helping develop Belize’s National Fisheries Research & Monitoring Strategy With the Government of Belize, we facilitated a highly collaborative process - bringing together representatives from over 10 organisations

🌊🤝 Recently, the UK's Ocean Country Partnership Programme & JEA hosted a workshop in the Maldives, bringing together community organisations to discuss Gender Equality, Disability & Social Inclusion #GEDSI, as well as Sexual Abuse, Harassment & Harm #SEAH #BluePlanetFund @cefasgovuk.bsky.social

(1/) This week, we focus on the widespread but secretive Moorhen. This member of the rail family declined by 25% across the UK 1995–2023. It has especially declined in northern and western parts of the UK. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience

🌊The Ocean Country Partnership Programme had a productive week in Maldives, working with partners at Ministry of Environment & Environmental Regulatory Authority, engaging stakeholders to progress work on #MarineProtectedArea management effectiveness. #BluePlanetFund #30x30 @cefasgovuk.bsky.social

1/ Despite a reasonable difference in size, Cormorants and Shags can be quite difficult to differentiate unless side by side! In this thread ⬇️, we take a look at some of the key differences between adults and juveniles... #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

📣 Final call for feedback on GB Red Listing! Do you use GB Red List data from our website? We want to hear from you! Your insights will help us improve how we present and share this vital information. 📝 Take our quick survey today: 👉 jncc.gov.uk/our-work/red... ⏳ Closes this Friday, 10 October

🎉The #WIOMSASymposium wraps up today in Mombasa, Kenya. This week protected area practitioners from across the West Indian Ocean region came together to share knowledge and strengthen #MarineConservation 🌊 🧵 #BluePlanetFund @cefasgovuk.bsky.social

🌊 Marine spills pose serious threats to biodiversity, coastal economies & communities. Visiting an active pollution site in Sri Lanka during the #SACEP meeting, we saw locals clearing thousands of nurdles (plastic pellets) highlighting the need for preparedness & regional coordination 🧵

Experts from #SouthAsia are gathering in Sri Lanka for a high-level meeting on oil & chemical #SpillResponse, hosted by SACEP & the Ocean Country Partnership Programme 🌍🧵 #BluePlanetFund @cefasgovuk.bsky.social

Herring Gull plumage varies vastly between hatching and becoming adults! Initially, they are leggy balls of black-speckled down, soon to embark on a shifting plumage journey! Discover their plumage changes in this thread ⬇️ #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Yes, that's right! You have until October 31st to submit your breeding seabird data to the SMP so that it can be utilised in understanding how species have faired this year! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

🌊The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) team wrapped up a productive week in Ghana with a National Workshop in Accra, bringing together stakeholders to validate the draft #MarineProtectedArea Implementation Roadmap 🧵 #BluePlanetFund @cefasgovuk.bsky.social

Celebrating 50 years of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme! 🎉 Join us for a day of butterfly talks, workshops and a celebration of volunteer citizen science. Book your free place 👉 buff.ly/tsGqc4S 📸: Iain H Leach #UKBMS50

🌊New advice on the revised Effective Deterrence Ranges (EDRs) for noise management in Harbour Porpoise Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) published bit.ly/4nzwCia

Business leaders unite on nature's economic risks Read our latest blog from Steve Wilkinson, JNCC's Director of Ecosystems Evidence and Advice👉https://bit.ly/4ng8eCK

🌊 The #OceanCountryPartnershipProgramme (OCPP) team has been in Ghana supporting the development of a national Roadmap for Marine Protected Area (MPA) implementation ahead of the proposed gazettement of Ghana’s first MPA 🧵 @cefasgovuk.bsky.social

Part two of our Guillemot focus! Some of their features can be challenging to see when they’re densely packed on ledges of sea cliffs, so here’s a closer look at some adaptations, biometrics, and plumage quirks! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

📣 Yesterday, business, NGOs, academia & government came together to discuss a highly anticipated report on business and biodiversity This was the first in an ambitious programme of events, leading up to a global biodiversity summit to be held in the UK next year #IPBES12 🧵

Species Focus: The Guillemot - Noisy yet agile, they are a staple of many cliff faces around the UK and Ireland during the breeding season! More to come in the week on these splendid seabirds... #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

🥈We're pleased that we have been awarded a Silver Standard in the Talent Inclusion & Diversity Evaluation (TIDE) from @enei.bsky.social bit.ly/47FowjC This evaluated our DEI approach and practices across eight categories and we look forward to progressing our TIDE standard to gold 💪🥇

🚢 The #ProcBe work has continued around the Small Isles, Scotland with our team working on CalMac ferries between Rum, Canna, Muck and Eigg, collecting flight height data on Manx shearwaters 🧵 #Ornithology #OffshoreWind

(1/) Gadwall is another duck species that has been introduced to the UK. This mainly occurred during the 1850s. It has increased markedly across the UK recently, by 217% between 1995–2023. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience

Varied plumages makes identifying gulls tricky! This graphic identifies key features to look for on some of our common species. More tips on small gull identification can be found in the latest SMP news: www.bto.org/smp-news #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

📣 The UK Government announced in June that the UK will host the 12th IPBES Plenary (#IPBES12) in Manchester from 3-8 February 2026.

Air pollution doesn’t just harm our 🫁 lungs - it harms our landscapes. Sensitive habitats and species like lichens and wildflowers are disappearing. Let’s #InvestInCleanAir for nature’s sake 🧵 #CleanAirDay #BlueSkies

Bird conservation is only going to work if these species have healthy habitats to live in. Can citizen scientists help gather vital information on habitat condition? This new study investigates➡️ www.bto.org/citizen-science-habitat-monitoring #Ornithology #citsci @ukceh.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social