Some of these “Seagulls” are rather nice, Juvenile Caspian gull.
Black Stork at Flamborough on an appropriate looking roof.
TODAY we’re at the Royal Courts of Justice for the final stage of our judicial review, launched with the Badger Trust in 2024. We believe Natural England acted unlawfully when it granted 26 supplementary Badger cull licences. Watch this space for an update!
Wow! 200,000km² of ocean declared entirely off-limits to fishing in some of the most biodiverse waters on earth 🌏 That's a win 🙌 #oceanoptimism oceanographicmagazine.com/news/papua-n...
Papua New Guinea announces largest MPA in its history - Oceanographic
Papua New Guinea has announced the Western Manus Marine Protected Area - a no-take zone covering 200,000 km² of the Pacific Ocean.
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The amount of corruption in this administration is astounding.
No it’s not mimicking a Skylark though it was singing.
Classic Shetland Red Spotted Bluethroat. Nice first day bird.
There's still time to book for 'Talking Raptor Persecution with Dr Ruth Tingay' - next Wednesday 20 May at 5.30pm. #FreeEvent Time to learn how we can all play a part in ending the criminal killing of #BirdsofPrey 🫶 Book via: friendsofthedales.org.uk/events #RaptorPersecution
Finally White Wagtail in the garden. Looks like the bird on the golf course earlier.
This is why I haven't been on social media much! I've been horrified by what we found about Natural England pausing designation to SSSIs - and the consequent loss of nationally important sites for nature to development: wildjustice.org.uk/unprotected-...
Unprotected Nature: Natural England failing to designate most important sites for nature. – Wild Justice
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Malcolm Tait@malcolmtait.bsky.social · 4mo agoNatural England failing to protect valuable sites. Our report for @wildjustice.bsky.social shows that nearly 2/3 of sites waiting to be designated as SSSIs were under threat from development. One site in Thurrock will be directly destroyed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Almost every feather sample tested from five common species of UK garden birds contained either permethrin, imidacloprid or fipronil – all insecticides that are banned for agricultural use but still common in pet tick and flea treatments."
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo agoExperts call for restrictions on pet flea treatments that harm UK songbirds
If you needed any other reason to support a ban on Pheasant breeding, release and shooting here's another @lymediseaseuk.bsky.social
Eoghan Daltun 🌍@irishrainforest.bsky.social · 4mo agoStudy finds pheasant link to Lyme disease germ in ticks share.google/M6kQAcKWmCis...
Great news for Woodcock! After our campaigning, the shooting season for Woodcock is proposed to be shortened! On Monday we heard the news that the government are proposing changes to Schedule 2.1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, affecting 9 species of birds... 1/3
Great few days birding on Texel lots of birds to see including this flock of 90+ Shore Lark digiscoped.
Spectacled eider, Texel, 🇳🇱. Having a good preen on the rocks and showing off those eye markings SO well. Kilometre out to Wadden Sea early this morning, before eventually coming to shore at Wagejot for a good 30 minutes. If only Redcar’s king eider had ever done the same … @teesbirds.bsky.social
Terrible day yesterday brightened up by this goose.
Andrew Wappat@andrewwappat.bsky.social · 9mo agoRed-breasted goose, Texel, Netherlands. In amongst 70+ dark-bellied brent geese in failing light. Torrential rain, bitterly cold, no spectacled eider today with @stuartbb.bsky.social @andymalley53.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social 🇳🇱 ✅ #44 @birdguides.bsky.social #birds #birdingnetherlands
Saw it on the sea and it swan to the shore near us. Spectacled Eider, Texel.
These birdies are not always on the tee. Snow Bunting feeding on the footpath.