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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 9h

I put this picture aside and forgot about it, is it possible to tell if this is just a common Whitethroat or a Lesser Whitethroat? Reason I ask is due the the dark grey head or is the just bad light in the photograph? Taken @ Badbury Ring 29/06/2025 @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 9h

Just some pictures of yesterday afternoon walk round Badbury Rings. Birds seen Red Kite, Kestrel, Stonechats, Linnets, Meadow Pipits, Goldfinches and a Great Spotted Woodpecker

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 17h

It's also not "just another" extinction, it's the first from mainland Europe in centuries. CENTURIES.

And there will be others within our lifetime.

That's biodiversity loss.

We'll never hear this sound, ever again xeno-canto.org/398794

XC398794 Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)

Awful wind noise in the original! See sonogram and notes of the recording circumstances on p12 of Gretton A. (1991) The ecology and conservation of the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris). ...

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 18h

Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.

Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 16h

Sparrowhawk killed with banned poison in Aberdeenshire www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...

Sparrowhawk killed with banned poison in Aberdeenshire

Police Scotland have issued the following appeal for information after a Sparrowhawk was poisoned in Aberdeenshire

www.rarebirdalert.co.uk

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 15h

Only 4 Redwing calls and a Tawny Owl from last night's #nocmig in Wimborne Dorset @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 1d

📣You really couldn't make this up!

On the day Scottish Govt announces it is delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing, this happens...

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Breaking news….’out of control muirburn’ on grouse moor in Cairngorms National Park

You couldn’t make this up if you tried… Breaking News….on the day the Scottish Government announced it was delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing af…

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 1d

Wimborne NocMig station set up and running tonight 1st time out this autumn. Wonder what will fly over if anything. Heard Tawny Owl last night, so the always the Owl. #nocmig #dorsetbirds #dorsetbirdclub

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 6d

29 'missing' Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015.

Not so much a National Park - more of a National Disgrace.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #Yorkshire

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29 ‘missing’ Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015

Media attention has been drawn to the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week, following the RSPB’s press release on the suspicious disappearance of a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier named &#821…

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 1d

'Rocket Bird' Thrills Birders in East Yorkshire

The White-throated Needletail – famed for its speed and rarity – has been recorded on the British mainland for the first time since 1991.
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'Rocket Bird' Thrills Birders in East Yorkshire

The White-throated Needletail – famed for its speed and rarity – has been recorded on the British mainland for the first time since 1991

www.rarebirdalert.co.uk

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Rob Little @saltydogbirder.bsky.social · 1d

For those who managed to get to Bempton in time yesterday evening, the Needletail performed brilliantly, passing to and fro along the cliffs, often at very close quarters. It such a shame it has not been seen this morning. Once again, Flamborough Headland delivers a top notch rarity!

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 1d

@dorsetmoths.bsky.social I think this is a Pale Tussock larvae. Found at Badbury Rings. Would this be the correct identification?

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 1d

@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social Red Kite at Badbury Rings

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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 3d

...also on the ringing front: we've received notification of a fantastic recovery of a Firecrest ringed here last October that was controlled a few days ago by a ringer in the Czech Republic - the first movement of a UK-ringed Firecrest to the Czech Republic or indeed to anywhere in central Europe

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, the enthusiasm was wonderful, which came through in the words.

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 3d

A very nice blog

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 3d

Thinking one of Ranunculus species. Perhaps a worn Feathered Ranunculus?

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 3d

Not great in Wimborne Dorset, 1 LYU, 3 Lunar Underwing.

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 3d

Well, the moth trapping did not go as well as hoped. 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Lunar Underwing, and some LBAM @dorsetmoths.bsky.social

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 4d

Moth trap on for tonight, I was in two minds whether to run the light or set the noc-mig recording up .

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 4d

Little Grebe one of six seen on south lake at Longham Lakes @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 4d

Here is a phone scoped capture and cropped it was in the distance. I at first thought it was a female bird but then had doubts

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 4d

@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social A not so good video of the Goldeneye at Longham Lakes this afternoon of the 6th October 2025. I'M wondering whether this is an eclipse male, though I did not see any round white patch forming at the base of the bill.

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Martin Wood @martinwood60.bsky.social · 4d

@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social Goldeneye and Cattle Egret at Longham Lakes @14:46. Hrs #dorsetbirds

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David Bedford @davidbedford1986.bsky.social · 6d

The harrier that came in off the sea at New Brighton, Cheshire today. Managed a few shots (that weren't too bad considering the weather!) before it disappeared quickly inland. #UKBirding

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