Really cool paper from Niall Burton @bto.bsky.social in @bou.org.uk Ibis Validating acoustic monitoring for male annual survival, but colour-ringing and resighting gave higher detectability over the breeding season. #ornithology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Individual acoustic monitoring and colour‐ringing yield comparable estimates of male annual survival in a migratory songbird, but differ in breeding season detectability

Monitoring demography is key to understanding how species respond to environmental change; however, in estimating demographic rates it is important to consider any potential biases, for example throu....

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Really cool paper from Niall Burton @bto.bsky.social in @bou.org.uk Ibis Validating acoustic monitoring for male annual survival, but colour-ringing and resighting gave higher detectability over the breeding season. #ornithology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Individual acoustic monitoring and colour‐ringing yield comparable estimates of male annual survival in a migratory songbird, but differ in breeding season detectability

Monitoring demography is key to understanding how species respond to environmental change; however, in estimating demographic rates it is important to consider any potential biases, for example throu....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Naturally colonised Night Heron, Little Egret, Great Egret and Crane alongside resident Grey Heron are not enough, apparently, and cultural connections mean we should introduce another generalist predator into the last fragile refuges for Amphibians & reptiles. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘They’re part of folklore’: storks return to Derbyshire after 600-year absence

Conservationists are thrilled at the arrival of three juvenile birds at Willington Wetlands, hoping more will follow

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Another installment of the 'native woodlands don't burn' debunking. Birch and oak are made of wood, and if they're dry enough (like in a drought) then they'll burn. And if they're on peat, they'll burn all the more. Just to reiterate, this is a fen. A famously wet habitat. On fire.

John Elworthy@johnelworthy.bsky.social · last wk.

Firefighters remained at Holme Fen overnight after a major wildfire was brought under control. Councillor Simon Bywater has praised emergency crews and urged people to stay vigilant during the continuing dry weather. 📷 Terry Harris/CambsNews #cambridgeshire www.cambsnews.co.uk/major-holme-...

Naturally colonised Night Heron, Little Egret, Great Egret and Crane alongside resident Grey Heron are not enough, apparently, and cultural connections mean we should introduce another generalist predator into the last fragile refuges for Amphibians & reptiles. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘They’re part of folklore’: storks return to Derbyshire after 600-year absence

Conservationists are thrilled at the arrival of three juvenile birds at Willington Wetlands, hoping more will follow

theguardian.com

I cannot bring myself to treat Small Scabious and lavender as weeds, no matter if they make the steps hazardous

Terrible this illegal persecution continues, but encouraging that the conservation release org. is chaired by a farmer, and the eagle was saved by gamekeepers.

Mr and Mrs Trellis@thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · last mo.

Golden Eagle released in Borders conservation project shot with 17 pellets... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nest protection an emergency room conservation intervention that is unlikely to be scalable to reverse declines, but may prevent local extinction and thus warranted. Ultimately we need to stop giving generalists like Great-spotted Woodpeckers a leg up by feeding them #Ornithology

Wild Horizons@wildhorizons.bsky.social · last mo.

The last Willow Tit nest of the season now fledged, successfully protected from Great Spotted Woodpecker predation. No GSW predation in protected nests this year, in stark contrast to 100% predation rate by GSW in unprotected nests. Very promising results.

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Landscape-scale predator control,with sympathetic habitat management, sustain #Curlew #Ornithology

Richard K Broughton@richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New in #BirdStudy Upper Teesdale has 1764 Curlew pairs fledging 1 chick/pair. High and stable Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata numbers on low-intensity farmland and moorland managed for Red Grouse Lagopus scotica recreational shooting in northern England doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology #waders

A conservation-public win/win. But those kits are going to need places to disperse to - is Greater London ready for a regional network of #Beaver wetlands ?

Andy Paton@andypaton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How eight beavers solved a decades-old Tube flooding problem www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

A conservation-public win/win. But those kits are going to need places to disperse to - is Greater London ready for a regional network of #Beaver wetlands ?

Andy Paton@andypaton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How eight beavers solved a decades-old Tube flooding problem www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Landscape-scale predator control,with sympathetic habitat management, sustain #Curlew #Ornithology

Richard K Broughton@richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New in #BirdStudy Upper Teesdale has 1764 Curlew pairs fledging 1 chick/pair. High and stable Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata numbers on low-intensity farmland and moorland managed for Red Grouse Lagopus scotica recreational shooting in northern England doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology #waders

Not Devastated. Resolute! Although, now facing Terrorism charges for peaceful, non-violent placard expressing solidarity with the rights of activists to take direct action. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Arrested protesters devastated after appeal court rules ban on Palestine Action is lawful

Proscription of direct action group has led to more than 700 people being charged under Terrorism Act

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BREAKING: Court of Appeal rules that Government’s proscription of Palestine Action lawful. Meaning police likely to continue arresting pensioners holding cardboard placards & Huda is expected to appeal. The fight for our rights continues - join: defendourjuries.net/savinglives/

BREAKING: Police beginning to arrest people holding signs saying: "Saving lives is not terrorism. I support Palestine Action." outside court after Lady Justice Carr, read the judgement of the court ruling the Government’s proscription of Palestine Action to be lawful.

Conservation Positivity

Manx Peat Partnership@manxpeat.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The #peat at this site was historically cut for fuel, leaving bare eroding 'peat pans'. We used a digger for reprofiling then got to work by hand, with lots of help from volunteers 🙏 It will be several years before we really start to see the impact of the work, but initial signs are promising 😊

This is such well-deserved recognition for Mary's tireless work, bringing people together to help curlews and to connect with the natural world.

Curlew Action@curlewaction.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A very exciting blog topic today! Read about our director, Mary Colwell, who has been awarded an MBE! Royal Recognition, by Graham Appleton, available to read now: www.curlewaction.org/royal-recogn...

Conservation Positivity

Manx Peat Partnership@manxpeat.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The #peat at this site was historically cut for fuel, leaving bare eroding 'peat pans'. We used a digger for reprofiling then got to work by hand, with lots of help from volunteers 🙏 It will be several years before we really start to see the impact of the work, but initial signs are promising 😊

Reform Candidate Sh*ts Himself On National TV Rob Kenyon’s Question Time appearance was an absolute abortion but despite that and his sexism, he could still win Makerfield regardless. I explain how and why, while absolutely ripping the piss out of him youtu.be/WAw3V2XZqqk

Reform Candidate Sh*t Himself On National Television

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Appeal Court throws out Moorland Association's legal challenge against new burning regulations. Good news ⚖️👏 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/06/05/a...

Appeal Court throws out Moorland Association’s legal challenge against new burning regulations

Good news! The Appeal Court has thrown out the Moorland Association’s legal challenge against the new burning regulations, which restrict burning on deep peat. Royal Courts of Justice, London…

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Far-right AI war firm Palantir has won yet another UK contract. This time the genocide-linked company’s software will manage guns, explosives, and even poisons held by the British state. The news comes as the UK’s tech committee urged the government to pull the plug on Palantir’s takeover

Palantir wins contract to manage UK's guns, explosives, and poisons

Palantir is becoming increasingly embedded in the UK via the military, the police, and the NHS - but they're evidently fascists

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This is worrying. I can only hope that a rough few years may focus attention

Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The new ENSO Euro Plumes were released this morning. Hard to believe, but they are even stronger! Some members are even above 4°C! Remarkable. To be helpful I added color bars to distinguish between strong vs historic events. Almost all members are historical! Now here’s the relative… 1/2

FFS

Dave Goulson@davegoulson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Government grants "emergency authorisation" for use of the neonic insecticide acetamiprid on sugar beet. Deja vu. Product label below.

📢📢 1/3 New Research Alert! Our latest paper in the Journal of Quaternary Science. Did Middle Paleolithic humans choose their prey, or were they just facing the same ecological pressures as other large predators? Open access in the Journal of Quaternary Science: doi.org/10.1002/jqs....

Illegal persecution of White-tailed Eagles at this intensity in grouse moors will at least greatly slow, and could jeopardise establishing a wild population in England. Which seems the keepers’ aim. Licensing with landowner culpability is overdue. #ornithology #WTE

Raptor Persecution UK@raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

More news on the satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle that 'disappeared' on a grouse shooting estate in the North York Moors National Park. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/06/03/m...

An amazing find in Perthshire- an adult Robin repeatedly feeding a recently-fledged Dipper! Interspecific feeding is recorded from time-to-time, but it's rare and a phenomenal thing to witness first-hand. Huge thanks to James Clements for reporting it. #BirdingScotland

Please take a look and consider supporting. We need another one staring being an MP is their sole job for their time in parliament. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Make it a criminal offence for MPs to deliberately mislead the public

We call on the UK Government to introduce legislation—similar to the Senedd Cymru Wales (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill—to create a criminal offence for all election candidates who knowingl...

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Yes. Fascism never completely disappears, and every generation needs to defeat it anew. When we drop our guard, it rises again.

Cassandra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌐@troybairn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The capture of Berlin in 1945 was just a temporary setback for fascism. We are going to have to crush them again and again and again. We must make our societies fascism-resistant by having a zero toleration policy. England is travelling in the opposite direction.

2 entry-level fully-paid trainee conservation posts, 24,960 pa, essential criteria include passion for wildlife conservation & desire to work in conservation sector no degree required. London.

Froglife@froglife.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're hiring! Two Trainee roles are available on our London Blue Chain Project. Gain hands-on experience in conservation, education & community engagement across South London. Apply by 25th June, 5pm: https://ow.ly/My9m50Z7vNv #GreenJobs #LondonJobs #ApplyNow #JobAlert