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Cambs-based Birder & freelance ecologist writer/ author natural history & UK vagrancy https://sites.google.com/view/jameshanlonnaturalistecologist/books-media www.jhanlonecology.co.uk
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Some more images of the Grafham Spotted sandpiper this morning. Another excellent find by Richard Patient.

Spotted sandpiper at Grafham this morning. Showing well! #birds #twitching @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

A great start to the day with Garden warbler finally added to my garden list (no. 126-ish) followed by a trip to Ouse Fen RSPB for the Great reed warbler which showed well! Plenty of other stuff to see & hear including my 1st Cuckoo of the year #birds @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

One on a grouse moor in North York Moors National Park, one near a grouse moor in Lammermuirs, two at 'confidential sites' in Scotland. All since January. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BanDGS raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/04/28/f...

Superb list of actions to fight back. The time is now. Seek like minded. ⤵️

When you release up to 50 million non-native pheasants into the countryside every year, there are bound to be environmental consequences. Here's consequence #105 (random number, I haven't actually counted the consequences because I'd lose the will to live). raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/04/27/t...

Interesting Common tern the other day on the scrape at @rspbminsmere.bsky.social Rather dark grey with a red-based black bill could suggest an eastern origin though might also be within variation of our own birds? Not seen in flight, sadly. #Birds #Birding

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot

EXCLUSIVE - It's a very special edition of @chrisgpackham.bsky.social 's favourite show... *** VISCOUNT IN FOCUS *** to celebrate @wildjustice.bsky.social's petition to ban driven grouse shooting reaching 100,000 signatures! youtu.be/CUuDkRP9s-4?...

100,000 signatures! THANK YOU! 100,000 of you have signed our petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting. This should result a debate on a ban in parliament! Don't stop here - every name counts. Please sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Fewer than 500 more signatures needed to reach 100,000 & trigger a Westminster parliament debate on the future of driven grouse shooting. Plz sign and share - we might get there today! @ruthtingay.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Arctic tern sat with 2 Common this evening on Ferry Mere, Fen Drayton Lakes. Also picked out a 2nd CY Caspian gull. Subtle species at range but a good tern comparison. 5+ Garden warbler singing too. #Birds @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @jonheath.bsky.social

F Ring-necked duck today at Godmanchester #birding @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

📣If you're heading to our nature reserves this bank holiday weekend this is your reminder you must keep your dog on a lead at all times on our sites. ⚠️We have received multiple reports of dogs off leads chasing livestock at Pegsdon Hills & huge amounts of dog poo left at Lattersey reserve.

What a pic!

1. Yesterday I wrote a thread about the dire warnings from food professionals on the state of supply chains. Comfortable folk might find it impossible to imagine an end to the current abundance. But we'd better start imagining it fast. THIS thread is about solutions - false ones and sound ones.

THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO SEE THIS! LEAKED - GAMEKEEPER TRAINING VIDEO Explaining the wholescale extermination of wildlife - aka vermin - on driven grouse moors. You can sign the petition to ban DGS here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Input on this Stonechat welcome. SW Hants just now. Not seen one so pale in spring before, especially below. Haven't been able to get anything on rump or axillaries, and now it's vanished to an inaccessible bit of the golf course #ukbirding

Grey wagtail today rockin' an urban backdrop. #Birding

It wasn't the only owl on show. I'm getting one of these for next year's Xmas tree - more interesting than the traditional star or fairy/ angel!

Bit late to the party but hey, better late than never. 'Dark-breasted' barn owl showed well in Lincs today after a long wait (& 5 mins before I planned to leave!) #twitching

85,000 signatures for our ban driven grouse shooting petition – thank you 🙏 Only 15K more to go to trigger a Parliamentary debate. Please keep signing and sharing govpetition.uk/p/700036 ✍️

Sky skater! Forgot pond skaters can fly… this one landed on my windscreen yesterday about a km from the nearest water. Got confused for 5 mins and blasted off again into the blue! #SpringWildlife

Reports of a second buzzard killed in same area but RSPCA couldn't find a body. Any info pls contact RSPCA 0300 123 8018 quoting incident number 01467643. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/04/01/b...

Chiffchaff making radio contact with border security a few miles off the Dorset coast recently. It was very happy to join the crew and have a well earned rest.

Looking at The Sun today could cause you permanent damage. There’s also a partial solar eclipse going on and looking at that sun too may harm you!

30 Gt white egrets present in a 4 mile stretch of the Ouse Washes around Pymoor [email protected] @laziobirder.bsky.social

They're hanging up the hi-vis , but they've achieved their mission: no new oil and gas licenses is UK Govt policy . So , top work Just Stop Oil– some may disagree with the method but they can't fault your motive . The fight for a liveable planet continues .