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Richard D. Gregory
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Professor, Ecologist, Conservationist, Ornithologist, RSPB Centre for Conservation Science & Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research, University College London - #biodiversity #conservation #ornithology #stateofnature – birder - views my own .. more

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Richard D. Gregory @richgreg3.bsky.social · Dec 15
***New** Latest wild bird trends in Europe: Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) indicators 1980–2024. Data = 168 bird species, 30 countries⬇️ @rspb.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @ebcc.info 🐦@rspbscience.bsky.social pecbms.info/european-wil...
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Revista Quercus @revistaquercus.bsky.social · 1d
🔴 El quebrantahuesos "Centenario", liberado en 2017 en #PicosDeEuropa, ha muerto envenenado, informó hoy la
Fundación para la Conservación del Quebrantahuesos (FCQ).
👉 lifeprobv.quebrantahuesos.org/la-fundacion...
📸 Cadáver de "Centenario", con el emisor que portaba visible (foto: FCQ).

Reposted by Richard D. Gregory, Michelle Everson, Juan Rocha

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt The global attack on nature is threatening the UK’s national security, government intelligence chiefs have warned, as the increasingly likely collapse of vitally important natural systems would bring mass migration, food shortages and price rises, and global disorder. Food supplies are particularly at risk, as “without significant increases”, the UK would be unable to compete with other nations for scarce resources, a report to ministers warns. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Bloomsbury Wildlife @chiffchat.bsky.social · 3d
Ready for Big Garden Birdwatch on Friday?

📙 RSPB Everyday Guide to British Birds is a friendly, photo‑packed intro to 80 common UK species, with fun facts and tips to attract birds to your garden.

Get 25% off RSPB books with code BGB26 on the Bloomsbury website until 31 Jan!

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 3d
The Big Garden Birdwatch is taking place THIS WEEKEND! Who's in?

Sign up here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
RSPB
www.rspb.org.uk

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 5d
This new #RSOS study demonstrates a modelling framework that allows for the separation of the observation error from the underlying biological process of population change that is constrained to be biologically realistic for an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

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Global Flyway Network @globalflyway.bsky.social · 5d
It is so sad that we lost a major player in our field, actively interested involved until his last days, Gerard Boere.
Many thanks, Gerard, for so many years of great support to migratory waterbirds around the world and to people who care. RIP.
eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
In Memoriam: Gerard C. Boere (1942–2026) | AEWA
The AEWA Secretariat is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Gerard C. Boere, Honorary Patron and Founder of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA). Gerard ...
eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com

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UKBMS @ukbms.bsky.social · 6d
Thinking of monitoring butterflies in your local area or setting up a monitoring project?

We have new guidance to help navigate the various monitoring methods and choose the best option for your project.

buff.ly/fvThSQq

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 8d
Join our Marine Team on an expedition to track the Leach's Petrel 🪶

These birds can travel over 2000km during a single foraging trip, but are only the size of a starling!

Watch the full film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrXB...

All birds were caught and handled under licence by RSPB staff
Travel to a remote Scottish island to see how tagging seabirds can help protect them
YouTube video by RSPB
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Richard D. Gregory @richgreg3.bsky.social · 9d
Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says

Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says
Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says
www.theguardian.com

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 9d
It’s not adding up.

Nature in England is in freefall, yet today’s Office for Environmental Protection report warns the Government is at serious risk of missing its legally binding targets to restore it.

That must be a wake-up call. ‼️

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A Robin perched on a bare woodland branch, its orange-red face and chest bright against winter light as it calls with its beak wide open. Behind it, tangled branches and pale sunlight create a forest backdrop, evoking the fragile, everyday wildlife that depends on healthy, protected habitats to survive.

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 10d
Who is the most trusted source of information on climate change?

Great news - for your family and friends, it's pretty much YOU!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Tobias Kuemmerle @tkuemmerle.bsky.social · 11d
Increasing habitat suitability for the critically endangered Sociable Lapwing over the past 30 years - across its range!

Paper by Tejas Bhagwat out in the Journal of Ornithology: doi.org/10.1007/s103...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social @consbiogoe.bsky.social
#Conservation #MigratoryBirds
Sociable Plover at Little Rann of Kutch, India Photographed by Subramanya CK, 2010

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RSPB Action @rspbaction.bsky.social · 15d
Farmers are flocking to Oxford for two farming conferences, and we’re joining them!

As we step into the new year, we’re sowing the seeds for a future where nature and farming go hand in hand.

Keep an eye out here for live updates.
#OFC26 #ORFC26

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 15d
Six roles with @rspbcymru.bsky.social to survey breeding waders in #Wales in March/April, with a particular focus on #Curlews. Closing date is 25 January.

#ConservationJobs

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Breeding Wader Surveyor (Fixed Term) | RSPB
We are looking for fieldworkers to undertake a survey of breeding wader species at sites across Wales (primarily in North Wales, Powys and Gwent). The role will be mobile, visiting a wide range of upl...
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 16d
A new report from Natural Resources Wales has found that almost 3,000 species are at risk of disappearing from Wales. Steve Ormerod said the climate emergency and agricultural intensification were key pressures in the crisis.

Read more from Steven Morris in The Guardian : https://ow.ly/xjF550XJyuv

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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 17d
The Convention on Biological Diversity has opened its official Reporting Tool to actors beyond national governments, allowing communities, cities, organisations & businesses to submit information on their #biodiversity actions www.cbd.int/article/2025...
Whole-of-society contributions will receive visibility they deserve
The CBD Secretariat has recently activated a new feature in the Convention’s Online Reporting Tool (ORT) allowing actors other than national governments to submit their commitments to the global endea...
www.cbd.int

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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · 21d
Heddiw, mae Cymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru yn mabwysiadu’r tacsonomeg adar fyd-eang unedig, Avilist, gan amlinellu Rhestr Adar Cymru â’r safon rhyngwladol.

Rhestr Adar Cymru 2026 tair iaith ar gael i’w lawrlwytho:
🔗 birdsin.wales/the-welsh-bi...

📸 Credyd: @mikepnature.bsky.social

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Richard D. Gregory @richgreg3.bsky.social · Dec 22
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jappliedecology.bsky.social Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · Dec 22
🌳 Woodland proximity limits benefits of conservation land management for farmland breeding waders - Where grassland breeding wader assemblages may be put at risk by tree planting, buffer zones >500 m should be implemented to mitigate the negative effect on wader species👇

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · Dec 22
🌳 Woodland proximity limits benefits of conservation land management for farmland breeding waders - Where grassland breeding wader assemblages may be put at risk by tree planting, buffer zones >500 m should be implemented to mitigate the negative effect on wader species👇

buff.ly/ETYsi3y

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Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · Dec 22
Here is a link around the paywall for my latest commentary
in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...

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Richard D. Gregory @richgreg3.bsky.social · Dec 16
**New** Latest bird species trends & multispecies indicators in EU & Europe - Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) data 1980–2024- Shows an overall decline in common birds breeding in Europe, most pronounced among farmland birds🐦
pecbms.info/trends-and-i...
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Richard D. Gregory @richgreg3.bsky.social · Dec 16
**New** pdf: The State of Europe’s Wild Birds 2025.
Latest update on trends in common & widespread birds in Europe from the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) ⬇️ @rspb.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @ebcc.info @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social 🐦

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · Dec 15
The Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme has published 2025 update on indices and trends! Unfortunately, it still shows an overall decline in common birds breeding in Europe, with the most pronounced decline among farmland species. Read more about the new update: pecbms.info/what-is-new-...