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Birder, poet, author: Razor In The Wind. Near Spurn. World traveller.
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Phew! That was CLOSE!! #SIXNATIONS

Here's a response to warmth. #naturewriting #birds

Lynx are offering up to 60% off some of their titles. Seabirds, The European Breeding Atlas and Dominic Mitchell's checklist to name but a few. #birds

It took one, just one, mild day...

Your daily Avian Hybrids story! Crisscrossing Europe: The genetics of crossbills in the western Palearctic https://buff.ly/3jxV7yy #ornithology

Whoa, so interesting!! 🧪 #birds

My neighbour is having a hedge planted. I went out to help the Conservation Voluteers today. It's coming along nicely.

Welwick Marsh, sunrise. Merlin on a Sperm Whale, Peregrine over a Barn Owl. Hen Harrier & Marsh Harriers. Great Egret. Grey & Golden Plovers, Lapwings & Curlew, Bar- & Black-t- Godwits, 1 Greenshank, Dunlin. Brent Geese, Yellowhammer, Skylarks etc @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social

Best bird story on Earth 🥰🪶 www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...

Woah!!! Man & kayak swallowed by whale!!!

'Fish Sticks' by Tracey Tawhiao, Māori artist who is part of the Māori art revival movement in New Zealand #WomensArt

If you want to work on a world-class conservation project at @harbourbirds.bsky.social & you like Ospreys, White-tailed Eagles, other birds(!) & people, these are fantastic opportunities. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeConservation #Ornithology raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/02/12/t...

A post about winter thrushes in Beijing, including intergrades between Dusky, Naumann’s, Red-throated and Black-throated. See: wildbeijing.org/2025/02/10/w... #birds #china #wildlife

Coquet Island Seabird Assistant Warden - RSPB - www.environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/104632-... #ukbirding #ornithology. I spent two summers on Coquet in the early 90s. It's a wonderful place.

Project Officer, Species on the Edge - Argyll and Inner Hebrides - RSPB - www.environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/104625-... #ukbirding #ornithology

It might be dull, raining & cold, but...

Feisty little dudes. I'm almost used to calling them Curruca instead of Sylvia now. Scratchy songs, angry fire eyes, good colour schemes, but lose a point for being a bit too skulking = 8/10 #birdart #birds

We're recruiting for a Little Tern Head Warden 📍 Kilnsea, East Yorkshire 🗓 1st May - 31st August 2025 💷 National Living Wage 🛌 Cheap accommodation 📅 Apply by: 24th Feb 2025 Read on for more info: https://buff.ly/3DYHLHT

Jack Snipe in the hand. A nice reward for volunteering @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social