Daniel Jenkins-Jones
@apushapus.bsky.social
#Birds, #Nature, #Conservation #NestRecording, #Cardiff. #Adar, #Natur, #Cadwraeth, #CofnodiNythod, #Caerdydd.
It was ‘birdy’ in my Cardiff garden this week. Jay and Song Thrush are rare visitors. Berries brought in Redwing, Starling and my 1st Blackcaps of the winter. All counted for BTO Garden BirdWatch. Definitely a survey to take part in: www.bto.org/get-involved... #BirdingWales @bto-gbw.bsky.social
An excellent report. So many reputations to be made for journalists willing to investigate things like this www.channel4.com/news/the-dar...
The dark side of Britain’s gamebird shooting industry
The government is now calling for evidence about the impact of the gamebird shooting industry on biodiversity and biosecurity.
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Another genius political argument from the Countryside Alliance. "In order to license something you must ban it" Which is why fishing, driving, watching TV, selling alcohol, renting out HMOs, are all things that are illegal and never happen in the UK. 🤡 We need to regulate gamebird release!
A budget that exposed for all to see the obvious gap between Labour's words and Labour's actions. They will regret this...
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 2w agoThis budget was a betrayal of our future; the Labour government chose protecting corporate profits over people and planet.
👇 Read Zero Hour’s statement on today’s Budget. More to come tomorrow!
What a day! Thanks to all the fab speakers, exhibitors & delegates who came along to our joint BTO and Glamorgan Bird Club Conference yesterday! Am ddiwrnod! Diolch i'r holl siaradwyr, arddangoswyr a'r gynulleidfa wych ddaeth i'n cynhadledd BTO a Chlwb Adar Morgannwg ddoe! 📹 @angnatur.bsky.social
‘This isn’t greenwashing’: thousands of butterflies surprise experts on restored West Sussex farmland Rare small blues and dingy skippers among species found on former wheatfields two years after start of transformation under commercial nature project www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This isn’t greenwashing’: thousands of butterflies surprise experts on restored West Sussex farmland
Rare small blues and dingy skippers among species found on former wheatfields two years after start of transformation under commercial nature project
theguardian.com
Welsh speakers feel more connected to nature than non-Welsh speakers, according to research examining the relationship between language and the environment wp.me/p8Mk4U-1vBG
One final sprint to save a landscape - £28m secured, £2m to go! Donation matching until the end of the month - the Wildlife Trusts are so close to buying the largest chunk of the UK offered for sale in 30 yrs. Landscape-scale protection, to hold a 40-mile wide nature corridor together for wildlife.
Donate to Secure The Rothbury Estate | The Wildlife Trusts
Stretching over 3,800 hectares, the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland is abundant with opportunity. It’s the largest continuous area of land to appear on the market in 50 years. Its sale creates a uni...
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Natural England can't bring itself to say "persecution" or "illegal killing" is still constraining Hen Harrier population recovery. Instead it calls it, "conflicting land management priorities". Nope, it's crime, committed by criminals, on grouse moors. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/10/15/n...
Natural England publishes 2026 Hen Harrier breeding attempts – only 9 (of 45) were on grouse moors
Natural England has finally published data for the 2026 Hen Harrier breeding season, showing yet again that Hen Harriers are not tolerated on most English grouse moors. Of 45 recorded breeding atte…
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Jewish MP Gerald Kaufmann in Parliament in 2009. "My Grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her town, a German soldier shot her dead." "My Grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israel to murder Palestinian Grandmothers in Gaza."
Fancy a winter walk along the East Glamorgan coast counting waders and waterbirds and helping @btobirds.bsky.social to build a more complete picture of their numbers? Of course you do! For more info about how to take part in this important survey 👉 www.bto.org/webs-news 📷 Sarah Kelman (BTO Images)
Hoffech chi fynd am dro'r gaeaf hwn ar hyd arfordir Dwyrain Morgannwg i gyfrif adar dŵr i helpu @btobirds.bsky.social ds.bsky.social lunio darlun cyflawn o'u niferoedd? Wrth gwrs eich bod chi! Am ragor o wybodaeth am yr arolwg pwysig hwn 👉 www.bto.org/webs-news 📷 Sarah Kelman (BTO Images)
Lambeth Council has become the first London borough to take our Butterfly-Friendly Council pledge 🦋 The pledge recognises the urgent Butterfly Emergency facing butterflies and moths, and sets out Lambeth's commitment to ensuring public spaces like parks and streets are more butterfly-friendly.
33 Diwrnod i fynd | 33 Days to go Cynhadledd Cymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru Welsh Ornithological Society Annual Conference 2026 📅 31 October 2026 📍 Aberystwyth University ⏰ 10am–5pm 🎯 Theme: ‘Bound for Wales’ | ‘Ar y ffordd i Gymru’ 🎟️ Book your place now - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welsh-orni...
Croeso i Gynghrair Ailwylltio Cymru 🌱 Rydym yn meithrin y grym a’r momentwm sydd eu hangen i gyflawni ailwylltio yng Nghymru, gan Gymru, ar ran Cymru. Tanysgrifiwch i’n cylchlythyr i ymuno â’r mudiad — dolen yn ein bio. #Gwyllt #CynghrairailwylltioCymru #Cymru
Welcome to the Welsh Rewilding Alliance 🌱 We’re building the power and momentum needed to deliver rewilding in Wales, by Wales, for Wales. Sign up to our newsletter to join the movement — link in our bio. #Rewilding #WelshRewildingAlliance #Cymru
I published this article for the Welsh magazine 'Barn' today. It's the only story I've seen about the morally dubious sponsorship of the @eisteddfod.cymru Science Village by Valero, one of the world's largest oil refining companies. barn.cymru/en_gb/yr-eis...
Yr Eisteddfod a’r diwydiant olew – Barn
Braf oedd darllen datganiad yr Eisteddfod, yn fuan wedi prifwyl y Garreg Las, eu bod yn ‘bwriadu cyflwyno…
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The response to our joint local bird conference with @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social has been amazing and the event is now SOLD OUT! We’re sorry if you missed out. You can add your name to the waiting list for returned tickets by contacting the GBC Secretary via glamorganbirds.org.uk/contacts-at-...
Mae'r ymateb i'n cynhadledd adar leol â @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social wedi bod yn anhygoel ac mae pob un o'r tocynnau wedi'u gwerthu! Gallwch ychwanegu eich enw at y rhestr aros ar gyfer tocynnau sydd wedi'u dychwelyd drwy gysylltu ag Ysgrifennydd GBC yma glamorganbirds.org.uk/contacts-at-...
2026 DF Dipterists Day will be at National Museum Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP Sat Nov 14th hosted by Dr Thom Dallimore, Senior Curator in Entomology. The Museum Diptera collections will be available to view Fri 13th, with the Dipterists Supper that eve. dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...
Two thirds of the places for our joint local bird conference with @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social in Cardiff on 24 Oct have *already* been taken. Book now to make sure you don't miss out! More info and online booking 👉 shorturl.at/cwaJJ Discounts for Glamorgan Bird Club members and young birders.
Mae dwy ran o dair o'r lleoedd ar gyfer ein cynhadledd adar leol ar y cyd â @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social yng Nghaerdydd ar 24 Hyd eisoes wedi mynd. Archebwch eich lle nawr! Mwy o wybodaeth a bwcio ar-lein 👉 shorturl.at/cwaJJ Gostyngiadau ar gael i aelodau Clwb Adara Morgannwg ac adarwyr ifanc.
📣 A third of the tickets have already been sold for our joint local bird conference with @eastglambto.bsky.social in Cardiff on 24 Oct. Book your place now to make sure you don't miss out! More info and online booking 👉 shorturl.at/cwaJJ Discounts for Glamorgan Bird Club members and young birders
📣 Big news: we're teaming up with @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social to host a bird conference in Cardiff on 24 Oct. More info + book your place here 👉 shorturl.at/Spgew Join us for talks on local birding projects, to visit exhibitors' stands and meet fellow birders. Space is limited, so sign-up soon!
Glamorgan Bird Club and BTO Conference | BTO
We're excited to announce that, for the first time in many years, Glamorgan Bird Club (GBC) and the BTO will be co-hosting a local bird conference.
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📣 Mae @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social a'r BTO yn cynnal cynhadledd adar yng Nghaerdydd ar 24 Hyd. Mwy o wybodaeth/archebu lle 👉 shorturl.at/Spgew Ymunwch â ni am sgyrsiau ar brosiectau adar lleol, i ymweld â stondinau arddangoswyr a chwrdd â chyd-adarwyr. Mae lle yn brin, felly cofrestrwch yn fuan!
Glamorgan Bird Club and BTO Conference | BTO
We're excited to announce that, for the first time in many years, Glamorgan Bird Club (GBC) and the BTO will be co-hosting a local bird conference.
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I've signed the petition calling on the Government to make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority. Join me and help protect the places we love. campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk/page/196457/...
I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires.
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