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Moving in for #birds #bats #Hoverflies #butterflies. NE England Worried about the climate https://curlewsfeathers.wordpress.com/
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Some easy wins here for anyone to take up. I’m sure most UK birders already practice at least some the low hanging fruit, but just in case … #lowcarbonbirding #birdingWales #birdingScotland #UKbirding πŸͺΆ

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πŸ¦‡ earlier and different times in bay identification 😱

Not alone on Horden beach but the tide was so far out I got to tap in to an earlier self as a marine biologist

Just love this sound

Current project: Norfolk Pseudoscorpion guide. Drawing specimens down microscope for labelled diagrams and putting records on maps. Missing photos/specimens for several species so will be a while before it's finished. Map shows all current records, pre (yellow) & post (red) 2000. Not many.

Looks like it’s a 7 spot on white dead nettle kind of day

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Wow, how is it Friday already? Some from walks and my garden to celebrate #FlowersOnFriday what have you spotted this week? #dandelions #Blossom #Snowdrops #Crocus saw a massive queen bumblebee this week, frosty overnight but in the sunshine enough warmth for them now.

Bat census 2025 at Salpalinja! πŸ¦‡β„οΈ Super cool & sunny weekend monitoring hibernating bats in the bunkers of Salpalinja. We checked more sites than ever β€” and found 424 bats! 78% of the bunkers had bats, with the badass northern bat dominating. Huge thanks to @nathist.bsky.social for organizing this!

Substantial increase in Gannets and Fulmars at Whitburn after the overnight northerly, but other than 2 Gadwall, little out of the ordinary. #NEbirding

For the House Sparrow, in Decline by Paul Farley. #birds 🐦

More bird artwork- little owls, magpies, jay feathers, Pied flycatchers #birds #birdart

[SOUND ON] Need to calm down? Try some birdsong and breathing. πŸͺΆ

Very much where I stand on this. I was proud to be part of the @birdingclimate.bsky.social book. Proud of its Best Bird Book of the Year award. Proud of its initial reach and traction. But it really is time that the big guns in our community took the lead on the climate crisis and stopped hiding.

Could you help with the upcoming BTO @btobirds.bsky.social Heathland Bird Survey in Northumberland. Our effort will concentrate on Nightjar, and the survey period is between 25 May and 15 July. There are many suitable squares, follow this link and choose to suit yourself. app.bto.org/heathland/sq...

Kittee-wa-aaake, Kittee-wa-aaake Kittiwakes upon the Tyne has arrived on Blue Sky & we will be serving a new colony of supporters on this social media platform. Follow us to keep up to date with news and developments. .

@locustella.bsky.social have you noticed Dave has moved over here @pratorum2112.bsky.social

@pratorum2112.bsky.social good to see you over here

Great evidence of what can be found and many are missing The carrier bag theory of birding in practice in whatcanidoshire curlewsfeathers.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/t...

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Exciting news as part of our OneBat Horizon project. Next step will be Motus receivers to try to detect international movements. πŸ¦‡πŸŒ #bats #ecology #onehealth #conservation cyprus-mail.com/2025/02/21/g...

I've walked under these beautiful trees in #Falmouth almost every day for nearly 25 years. Have we learned nothing from the wanton felling of street trees in Sheffield & Plymouth? Do consider signing the petition if you're local. chng.it/DjhXqwLbwP

The first line of this is so telling You can’t look for lesserpeckers where the whole wood has been removed 😱

Hope is the ability to see the light despite being enveloped in darkness

Outside Playhouse Leeds and these are three of the eight kites in the city centre #ukbirding