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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 5d

…and a better sunset than any we’ve had recently!

Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 5d

Some interesting skies up at Bowland Knotts today…
#Nature

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 6d

Sad news. Manx Birdlife reports that the number of choughs breeding on the IOM 🇮🇲 has fallen by 24% since the 2014/15 census.

manxbirdlife.im/manx-birdlif...

For me, no trip back to the Island is ever complete without a trip to Langness or Scarlett to see these stunning birds.

@rspb.bsky.social

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 7d

Brilliant photo (again!) Peter. That young Osprey seems to be revelling in all the attention it’s getting.

Peter Christian @manxmannin.bsky.social · 8d

Juvenile Osprey on windy day! Sept 2025, St John's, Isle of Man 🇮🇲

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 10d

It has to be time to license grouse moors - and for national parks to do more to put their house in order. The situation in the #YorkshireDales is shameful.

Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 10d

Natural England confirms ongoing & relentless illegal persecution is reason why Hen Harriers are still rare in England.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/02/h...

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running

Natural England has finally got around to publishing the data for the 2025 Hen Harrier breeding season, which demonstrate very clear differences between areas managed for conservation and those man…

raptorpersecutionuk.org

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 10d

Two very different books: one fiction, one non-fiction; one firmly rooted in a single, closely defined location, the other celebrating different cultures across the globe.

And yet the common themes and shared passions are striking. I can’t recommend them highly enough. 📚

#Helm #IsARiverAlive

Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 10d

29 in 10 years! I love living here in the #YorkshireDales but this makes me feel angry & ashamed.

www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

This is happening on your watch,
@yorkshiredales.org.uk Will you now demand compulsory licensing of grouse moors?

#HenHarriers @raptorpersuk.bsky.social

Rare Hen Harrier likely to have been shot in national park

One-year-old bird is the 29th to disappear in the Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015.

www.rspb.org.uk

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 18d

‘… the new data show an accelerating pattern of decline in our bird populations, whether on our farmland, wetlands, uplands or seas…’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 18d

Amazing to see two dolphins hunting so close to the shore on Ramsey’s North Prom this morning!
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#Nature #IsleOfMan 🇮🇲 🐬

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 20d

So much going on in Ramsey Harbour this weekend!
#Birds #Nature #IsleOfMan 🇮🇲
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 20d

Gotcha!
#Birds #Nature 🇮🇲
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 22d

Good to see the Eiders back in Ramsey harbour. Always a treat!
#IsleOfMan 🇮🇲
@rspb.bsky.social
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 23d

Stepping out and looking good!
#IsleOfMan 🇮🇲
@rspb.bsky.social

Redshank wading at the water’s edge in Ramsey Harbour

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 23d

Lots of Ringed Plovers foraging among the pebbles on the incoming tide at Ramsey - and one interloper. A visiting winter plumage Sanderling, I think.
#IsleOfMan 🇮🇲
@rspb.bsky.social

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Sep 11

Richly deserved - a must read for anyone who cares for our environment and wants to be better informed about how we got to our current perilous position.
#Wainwright #Conservation

The Wainwright Prizes @wainwrightprize.bsky.social · Sep 10

The WINNER of the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing...

The Lie of the Land, @guyshrubsole.bsky.social (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social)

#WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Sep 6

Quite a few of these out on the moor this afternoon. Fox Moth caterpillars, perhaps?
#YorkshireDales
@mothiduk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Sep 5

A lot of good news here - but sadly, the persecution continues…
@rspb.bsky.social
#HenHarriers

www.rspb.org.uk/england/engl...

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Sep 3

Might need my wetsuit to retrieve this pot of gold!
#YorkshireDales

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ruby-tailed wasp (Chrysis Ruddii) on our porch windowsill. Beautiful insect. A first for our #YorkshireDales garden, I think. Are there any experts out there who can offer a more detailed ID?
#NatureUK #Insects

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Aug 18

More #Manx 🇮🇲 choughs…
@rspb.bsky.social

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Aug 17

Wall Brown, Marine Drive.
#IsleOfMan 🇮🇲
@savebutterflies.bsky.social

Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Aug 17

Another highlight from a weekend walk around Langness. (Taken from a distance & cropped - it’s so important not to disturb these beautiful creatures when they’re resting on the shore).
#IsleOfMan 🇮🇲
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social

Juvenile seal resting on seaweed covered rocks.

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Aug 16

Ramsey Harbour this evening - and the swing bridge is working again!
#IsleOfMan 🇮🇲

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Aug 16

Such a treat to see so many fledglings on yesterday’s Langness walk.
#IsleOfMan #birds
@rspb.bsky.social

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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · Aug 16

Such a handsome bird!
#IsleOfMan 🇮🇲 #birds
@rspb.bsky.social

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