This was a blast—J. A. Baker, peregrines and bird chat in the heat @globalbirdfair.bsky.social 2026 with @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social’s @yolobirder.bsky.social and @willrose.bsky.social #naturewriting #GlobalBirdFair
Golden Grenades Collective@goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · yesterdayOur JA Baker/Peregrine special podcast episode live at Birdfair with the brilliant @drmjwarren.bsky.social is out now! goldengrenades.com/podcast/epis...
“Onwards we ride, toad! Onwards… INTO HELL!!!”
Dave Appleton@applewildlife.bsky.social · 5d ago"Psst, hey Toady, I don't suppose you could give me a ride, could you?" "Sure Mr Newt, hop on..." OK, I didn't actually hear this conversation, but I did see a Smooth Newt walk over the top of a Common Toad in my shed this morning, while I was going through my moth trap. #Toad #Newt
New episode! Sponsored by Perry-Grin toothpaste! Listen as Michael plays ‘Baker or Faker’ - can he spot the genuine Baker quotes and which ones are made up by me 😜
Golden Grenades Collective@goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · yesterdayOur JA Baker/Peregrine special podcast episode live at Birdfair with the brilliant @drmjwarren.bsky.social is out now! goldengrenades.com/podcast/epis...
Congratulations to Michael - The Cuckoo’s Lea is a wonderful book!
Michael J. Warren@drmjwarren.bsky.social · 3w agoDelighted to be on this year’s @wainwrightprize.bsky.social longlist for #thecuckooslea: wainwrightprize.com/longlist-2026/ Congrats to all the nominees, incl. @nicolawriting.bsky.social @lucylapwing.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social @amandatuke.bsky.social #naturewriting
The Lek It Be/Peregrine stand at Birdfair is selling our clobber! Loveable Rogue charity tees & our Fastest on the Planet Peregrine shirts too! Nab one quick as only a few left!
To all @globalbirdfair.bsky.social see you there! Loving this animation from @willrose.bsky.social … can I get it on a t-shirt? #naturewriting
Golden Grenades Collective@goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · 4w agoWe are at Birdfair on Saturday doing a live podcast with our pal @drmjwarren.bsky.social talking all things Peregrine and JA Baker! Come and heckle!
“Onwards we ride, hawk! Onwards… INTO HELL!!!”
Kort Duce@kortduce.bsky.social · 2mo agoA territorial red-winged blackbird looks more over the shoulders of a red-tailed hawk it is riding high above a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Stripes #UnexpectedNeighbours #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #BIF #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Lovely stuff as ever Michael and an honourable mention for peregrine stan JA Baker 👊👊
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Michael J. Warren@drmjwarren.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy latest @theguardian.com Country Diary, on the incredible display of waders that came to my Blackwater Estuary patch this May. They just kept coming! www.theguardian.com/environment/... #naturewriting
Calling all Jarheads and Loveable Rogues! 10% off our clobber shop using the code EARTH10 until midnight on Thursday. golden-grenades-collective.teemill.com/collection/n...
Thanks to everyone who has listened to the latest podcast episode with Carolyn Robertson with a special focus on Capercaillie! Loveable Rogue T-shirts with profits to the Lek it Be campaign available now: golden-grenades-collective.teemill.com/collection/n...
Nice Song Thrush in the new Ed O’Brien song open.spotify.com/track/2L2hSD...
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Last day of FREE POSTAGE today! Loveable Rogue capercaillie T-shirts with all profits to the #lekitbe campaign.
Golden Grenades Collective@goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · 4mo agoCalling all Loveable Rogues! Help us spread the word that rogue birds need love too with our new rogue caper shirt. All profits donated to the #lekitbe campaign. FREE POSTAGE THIS WEEKEND! 4/4 golden-grenades-collective.teemill.com/collection/n...
OPERATION EASTER: 29 years of protecting the UK's rarest birds. Press release from National Wildlife Crime Unit ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/04/05/o...
OPERATION EASTER: 29 years of protecting the UK’s rarest birds
Press release from the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) Operation EASTER, the UK’s long‑running national effort to protect nesting birds from illegal egg collectors, returns for its 29th year as…
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Two styles: 1. Standard fit with front print only golden-grenades-collective.teemill.com/product/love... 2. Heavyweight, oversized fit with front and back print golden-grenades-collective.teemill.com/product/love... All profits to #lekitbe to protect capers 👍
Loveable Rogues Oversized T-Shirt with Backprint
Calling all Loveable Rogues! Golden Grenades have teamed up with the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project to raise awareness of their Lek It Be campaign to...
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Calling all Loveable Rogues! Help us spread the word that rogue birds need love too with our new rogue caper shirt. All profits donated to the #lekitbe campaign. FREE POSTAGE THIS WEEKEND! 4/4 golden-grenades-collective.teemill.com/collection/n...
Listen to project leader Carolyn Robertson on the GG podcast talk about these magnificent birds and what we can do to help them: #lekitbe 2/4
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Golden Grenades Collective@goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · 4mo agoBrand new episode of the podcast released today! Carolyn Robertson of the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project talks about this iconic bird and what is being done to prevent a second UK extinction #lekitbe
So-called ‘rogue’ birds have sometimes been considered ‘fair game’ for those of us wanting to get a glimpse of this iconic species. But they need to be left in peace too as they are an important part of the active lek and are potential breeders. 3/4 Blog here:
Lek It Be and The Loveable Rogues
Sliding carefully out of bed, I tried not to wake the family or step on the slumbering dog as I got dressed, grabbed the gear I’d laid out by the door and quietly left our lodge. Stepping out into the...
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We have teamed up with the Lek It Be campaign to encourage us all to leave Capercaillie in peace (including so-called 'rogue' birds) during this breeding season. #lekitbe 1/4
Almost 10 years since I got away with this… goldengrenades.com/birding-and-...
Birding and Blagging
Back in May 2017 I somehow blagged my way into Birdwatching magazine as the guest on their Back Chat page. I still don’t know how I got away with it, even if they did edit down some of my gull…
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I’ve also written a blog about my own ‘experiences’ of this most iconic of birds, including an encounter with a rather special individual. #lekitbe
Lek It Be and The Loveable Rogues
Sliding carefully out of bed, I tried not to wake the family or step on the slumbering dog as I got dressed, grabbed the gear I’d laid out by the door and quietly left our lodge. Stepping out into the...
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Brand new episode of the podcast released today! Carolyn Robertson of the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project talks about this iconic bird and what is being done to prevent a second UK extinction #lekitbe
Episode 42: Carolyn Robertson
Joining Kit is very special guest, Carolyn Robertson, Nature Manager at the Cairngorms National Park Authority, helping to look after some of our most cherished habitats and species. She is also the…
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Some exciting news this week - a new podcast episode is imminent and a team up on a project about a particular bird species! Any ideas which one?!?
Made a little intro to the @btobirds.bsky.social Birds in Greenspaces project that starts in April . It’s a fantastic opportunity to get out there and record all the birds we see in those pockets of green in between the urban areas a lot of us live in. Sign up here #birds www.bto.org/get-involved...
