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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 20d

Some video clips of the roosting Knots at RSPB Snettisham last week. I had to set my alarm for 4:30 am for this 😂 @rspb.bsky.social

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RSPB Snettisham High Tide Knot Roost October 2025

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 24d

Today IUCN has officially declared the Slender-billed Curlew extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.

Read more here ⬇️
www.unep-aewa.org/fr/node/6632

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 24d

Knot in the pits / roost at RSPB Snettisham with yellow / orange flag number 159 and yellow leg ring seen 08/10/2025 7am during a high tide event @washwader.bsky.social

Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Aug 25

Hot air balloon lands in a narrow street in Bedford “without incident”. A pretty incredible feat with some help from folks on the ground 👏🏼👏🏼 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Balloon pilot praised for landing safely in Bedford street

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Aug 8

Time-lapse video of Common Dolphins from photos taken with Pro Capture Mode using the OM System OM-1 camera on a cruise on the Hjalmar Bjørge with Hebridean Adventures between Lochmaddy and the Shiant Isles

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Common Dolphins Time Lapse 9th July 2025 4k

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · Jul 29

Be Kind to Wasps! A plea for tolerance of these fascinating and useful creatures.
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Be Kind to Wasps

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Jul 25

Some Common Dolphins and a Minke Whale in our recent trip with Hebridean Adventures on the Hjalmar Bjørge passing the island of Rum

A Minke Whale breaching with a distant Yacht and the island of Mull in the background

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Jul 2

A couple of Pine Martens where we are staying in Morvern Scotland

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Jun 25

A couple of Puffin photos from a recent trip to Alderney taken 21.05.2025. We enjoyed a trip out on the survey vessel Sula of Braye with @alderneywt.bsky.social

Puffin taking off from the water near the island of Burhou reached from Alderney - photo taken from a small survey vessel.

Puffin on the water near the island of Burhou reached from Alderney - photo taken from a small survey vessel.

Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Jun 16

Two big containers of blue stuff...I had a bit of a mix up putting some screen wash fluid in my car screen wash reservoir. Screen washing is going to be a bit bubbly 😂

Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · May 31

The Google Gemini AI on my phone has problems 😂

Screenshot of a dialogue with Google Gemini AI to see if it can tell me the day of the week which it consistently gets wrong for some reason

Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · May 29

It looks like the Wrens have at least three chicks in the nest box #wrens #birds #nestlings

Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · May 28

Wrens feeding nestlings in our garden today @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

Bird nest box with two Wren chicks waiting to be fed by an approaching adult bird

Adult Wren feeding a chick in a nest box

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · May 20

We had a sighting of a Golden Oriole from the bird hide at Mannez Pond on Alderney today. It looked great through binoculars but it hid behind some twigs when I took this photo! @alderneywt.bsky.social

Golden Oriole record shot. Yellow and black bird with red beak behind twigs.

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · May 18

We saw what looks like a Marsh Harrier with some leg rings on our walk around the Gannet Trail on Alderney today @alderneywt.bsky.social

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Apr 28

Some good views of Sedge Warblers today at RSPB Fowlmere Cambridgeshire UK. Taken at 700mm with the OM System OM-1 Mk ii camera, 150-400mm f4.5 1.25x TC lens and MC-14 teleconverter #birds #rspb #birdwatching #nature #omsystem @rspb.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

A Sedge Warbler perched at eye level in a leafy branch sticking up from a bush in the reeds

A Sedge Warbler singing in the head of a reed after climbing to the top

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Apr 16

Nobody can hear you scream?

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · Apr 16

Nice coverage of the pet flea treatments in bird's nests issue by @channel4news.bsky.social www.channel4.com/news/scienti...

Scientists warn chemicals in pet flea treatments are killing wildlife

The government says it's time to look again at the sale of pet flea treatments after scientists warned the chemicals in them kill wildlife including songbirds.

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Apr 16

Front incisor dental crown loose and rattling. “We don’t usually deal with these until they fall off” said the receptionist at the dentist. It seems to be retained by a post, I can’t face trying to pull it off myself - hoping the dentist will have solutions/ ideas 😂

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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · Apr 15

Tree Felling Debacle in Enfield by Toby Carvery

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Apr 15

Wrens are busy in the garden #birds

A Wren emerging from a nest box to where it is bringing nest material

A Wren perched with a nest box in the background

Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Apr 10

We saw a pair of Marsh Tits at Potton Wood this week on our butterfly transects walk. Smart looking birds, we stopped and watched them for a while #birds #MarshTit

Marsh Tit perched in a tree making a brief pause while feeding

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Apr 1

From Dr Avril Poisson at RSPB HQ 😂

RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · Apr 1

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.

The results tell us a lot!

Extracts below... 🧵

The front cover of a scientific journal titled Ornithologist, dated 1 April 2025. The main headline reads: “BIRDS: DECODED - Groundbreaking New Science.” Below that, a subheading says: “What are the UK’s birds really saying? Pioneering new research provides the answers.”

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Mar 30

Partial Eclipse of the Sun 29.03.2025 time-lapse video recorded at RSPB Fowlmere Cambridgeshire UK while I was volunteering on visitor reception youtu.be/ryQ5F0uV07Q

Partial Solar Eclipse 29.03.2025

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · Feb 24

Pleiades Messier 45 taken 2nd January 2025 from Bedfordshire UK. OM System OM-1 camera with 40-150mm f2.8 lens, exposure 1.3 seconds f2.8 ISO 6400 at 150mm. Hand Held High Resolution mode shot using a tripod.

Photo showing the open cluster of the Pleiades Messier 45 showing some nebulosity around the brightest stars