Susan Jones
LightNews LightNews
banner
welshlassy.bsky.social
Susan Jones
@welshlassy.bsky.social
140 followers 130 following 180 posts
Bird Ringer, Border Collie lover, Conservation Educator. Views my own.
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Susan Jones
weekates88.bsky.social
📣 #Manchester!
Join @mcsuk.bsky.social for a FREE community screening of #Ocean with David Attenborough 🌊
📍 The Whitworth, M15 6ER
📆 3 December 2025
🕔 From 17:00

All ages welcome - book your ticket below and email [email protected] with any access needs 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ocean-with...
Ocean with David Attenborough: free community screening and Q&A
Join us for a free screening of Ocean with David Attenborough and panel Q&A hosted by the Marine Conservation Society
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Reposted by Susan Jones
kanebrides.bsky.social
We're now starting to get reports of dead Whooper Swans with rings. If you find a dead bird & feel comfortable doing so - check for rings using the below @btobirds.bsky.social advice 👇🏻 Collecting information on ringed birds helps better understand the impact on different age groups.
Ring on a dead Whooper Swan. Photo by David Tough Ring on a dead Whooper Swan. Photo by David Tough Advice from BTO on checking a dead bird for rings
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
From one of the largest, to the smallest birds we ringed today! Nice to ring with other people, learning new and sharing skills. All birds ringed under @btobirds.bsky.social licence, with @hughhanmer.bsky.social #BirdRinging
Song Thrush being held safely having been ringed. Song Thrush is a brown bird with a large black eye and dark beak. The throat is tinged with pale orange and the breast is white with brown arrowhead shapes feathers. The legs and feet are pink, and a small silver coloured ring is visible on one of the legs. It is held in the left hand, with the head between the middle and index fingers. The remaining fingers form a cage around the body to prevent flapping. A tiny Goldcrest ready for release after being ringed. The Goldcrest is a small browny green coloured bird, with a bright yellow crest at the top of the head, bordered by black. It has a black eye and beak. The expression is slightly sad looking (this is natural). It is held securely by the legs. In the background, there are various bits of ringing equipment, including pliers for attaching rings (with red and pink handles), rulers for measuring wing length and digital scales and pots of various sizes for weighing. A group of ringers sit around a table outdoors, with a Border Collie lying on the ground.
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reposted by Susan Jones
countrysidejobs.bsky.social
If you’re thinking of a job in the outdoors, in science, wanting to make a difference then this one could be for you. For #GreenCareersWeek discover more about the amazing work experience placements offered by @btobirds.bsky.social c-js.uk/49ebCtk
Two young men holding clipboards, standing in front of a lake. Text reads: Work experience for GCSE & A-Level students with BTO
November 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Reposted by Susan Jones
btobirds.bsky.social
Worrying reports of bird flu (avian influenza) are coming in, including an outbreak in Whooper Swans in the Fens. Other waterbirds are also being affected, and cases are rising.

📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides

#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
Whooper Swan sick with bird flu in a field, photograph by Kane Brides
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Reposted by Susan Jones
btobirds.bsky.social
Join BTO Youth and the Essex Birdwatching Society for a brilliant and FREE bird ringing demonstration at Wat Tyler Country Park on 15 November.

www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

#ornithology #ukbirds

📷Robin by Alice Marlow / BTO (bird handled under licence)
A Robin held in the ringers' grip, by Alice Marlow / BTO.
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Reposted by Susan Jones
nbntrust.bsky.social
🚨 Only 30 places left for #NBNconf25 !
With 2 weeks to go, we’re nearly full — book now to join us in Bristol! 🐝🌿
🎤 Programme & speakers: bit.ly/NBNconf25

#Biodiversity #Data #Networking
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
One exhausted girly! Only our second #Obedience show, and another place! We then had an overdue catch up with a friend, so she spent the afternoon being sociable. #CleverCollies
Hilariously, the show was down as Diss Obedience Show 🤣
November 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
One of my favourite garden birds! If you have them visiting your garden, please sign up to @bto-gbw.bsky.social to help monitor their population in your area.
bto-gbw.bsky.social BTO Garden BirdWatch @bto-gbw.bsky.social · 22d
🐦 With their red faces and tinkling calls, Goldfinches bring a splash of colour to our gardens. Once scarce, they’re now seen in around 60% of Garden BirdWatch gardens. Their increase is likely linked to changes in supplementary feeding as well other ecological factors.

#Birds #UKBirding
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Reposted by Susan Jones
btobirds.bsky.social
Have you booked your place yet? Grab your ticket to our 2026 Annual Conference & join us for a full day of inspiring talks on a range of topics, from Nightjars and Curlews, to Blackbirds and seabirds. We'd love to see you there! 😀 #Ornithology

Find out more and book ➡️
www.bto.org/our-work...
Wording reads: 2026 Annual Conference. Saturday 28 February, Northampton. Image of a Nightjar (by Getty Images via Canva.com), a Black-headed Gull (by Sarah Kelman / BTO) and a Blackbird (by Sarah Kelman / BTO) feature.
October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reposted by Susan Jones
curlewaction.bsky.social
We are looking for new footage & photographs of Curlews to use to help us create engaging and beautiful information to share far and wide!

If you have some bits you wouldn't mind us using with credit, please get in touch and we will add your photos to our Curlew database!
October 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
So well deserved! Both these individuals have played a part in where I am today - Heather via her amazing work on the Welsh Ringing Course (which I attended many moons ago!) and Geoff for entrusting me to monitor his Pied Flycatcher boxes until I relocated to East Anglia.
birdsinwales.bsky.social Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · 25d
📣🏅2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners - Heather Coats and Geoff Gibbs

Ennillwyr Gwobr Cyfraniad Oes 2025 - Heather Coats a Geoff Gibbs 🙌

Llongyfarchiadau a diolch ❤️
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Heathwr Coats Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Geoff Gibbs
October 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
Diolch i @birdsinwales.bsky.social for letting me return to my Welsh roots and speak about @bto-gbw.bsky.social today. Great to catch up with folks and learn more about #WelshBird recording and how everyone can contribute!
October 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
Traffic jams meant I missed the #Starlings this evening in #Aberystwyth. Chattering away while I waited for my chips though! Looking forward to catching up with folks at the @birdsinwales.bsky.social conference tomorrow!
October 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
Lovely to finally make an effort to ring the local House Sparrow population in our garden. 19 of the 30+ flock now have some bling! Whether we ever catch them again remains to be seen! 😜 All ringing under licence and supervised by @hughhanmer.bsky.social #SuffolkBirds
October 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
Congrats to all the winners at the @btobirds.bsky.social Marsh Awards this evening! #Birds
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
Baby #Hedgehog found out in the open at lunchtime today. Taken to local rescue as far too small to be out and about, and a dead sibling also found 😥. Then, girls just found another bigger one! Max count 1 for @bto-gbw.bsky.social this week, but that's 4 (as we had a big one a few days ago too!)
Sable and white collie standing in the garden staring at a tiny Hedgehog. A curled up Hedgehog on silver scales, being held in position by two white and green gardening gloves.
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Reposted by Susan Jones
bbs-birds.bsky.social
(1/) Hi, I’m David, and I help to run the BBS social media channels. This #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek, I am sharing something about myself, rather than the usual BBS posts, in order to raise awareness of my mild learning difficulties.
David White saying that he is Dyslexic and Dyspraxic.
October 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Reposted by Susan Jones
fidhw.bsky.social
Birds in stained glass, freestanding #art or wall sculptures, rarely window panels. My birds are celebrations, explanations, rants and sometimes tears; but like the birds that inspire them, they are all beautiful dancers-with-light…
October 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
The calm after the storm last night! No #Hedgehogs before bed, but a woof at 4.30am this morning led to one being found (must have tripped the light!) I think that brings us up to 3 recently... Big Bertha, baby and a smaller adult. #GardenWildlife @bto-gbw.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Reposted by Susan Jones
fidhw.bsky.social
Latest kinetic sculpture “We Were Angels” available to buy or exhibit - I love it in my home, but it seems selfish not to offer others the chance to enjoy the light glowing from these birds…
September 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
welshlassy.bsky.social
Looking forward to this next year!
btobirds.bsky.social BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · Sep 18
Take a look at the programme for our 2026 Annual Conference in Northampton! ➡️ www.bto.org/BTOConfe...

From enigmatic Nightjars & disappearing Blackbirds to adventures with seabirds, the programme is packed with inspiring talks from BTO staff & special guests. 🐦 Book your place! #Ornithology
A dark pink speech bubble with the wording 'Yay!' is over an image of a Kittiwake with its bill wide open. White wording to the left on a green background reads: Our annual conference programme is here! Find out more >
September 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Reposted by Susan Jones
stubearhop.bsky.social
Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
September 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Reposted by Susan Jones
batconservation.bsky.social
🦇 Make the most of today's warm evening and take part in our Sunset Survey.

It's the perfect bat survey for beginners and you can do it from your garden, window or local park! More info: buff.ly/Unc13WI
September 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Reposted by Susan Jones
nation.cymru
Three young birdwatchers have raised and donated £1,112 to a charity close to their hearts, after completing a five-day Welsh cycling tour
Young birders complete 200 mile charity cycle across Wales
Three young birdwatchers have raised and donated £1,112 to a charity close to their hearts, after completing a five-day Welsh cycling tour. After meeting on a Youth Camp in Pembrokeshire in 2024, orga...
nation.cymru
September 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM