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Golden Eagles go missing in Southern Scotland | British Birds

Conservationists and police are appealing for information after a satellite-tagged Golden Eagle vanished in southern Scotland. The bird, a male named Tarras, was part of the South of Scotland Golden E...

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 5d

An absolute classic Throwback Thursday!

Cedar Waxwing in Shetland: new to the Western Palearctic

McKay, C. R
December 2000

How many of our followers managed to connect with this bird?

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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel @ukrbbp.bsky.social · 18d

Our most recent report, Rare Breeding Birds in the UK in 2022, is now available open access on our website at tinyurl.com/2xf23keu
All reports dating back to 1973 can be found at rbbp.org.uk/annual-repor....
Our next report, for 2023, will be published in @britishbirds.bsky.social in November

The cover of British Birds, November 2024, with a Glossy Ibis illustration

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Chris Greenwood @1chrisgreenwood.bsky.social · 12d

An interesting, informative and digestible issue of @britishbirds.bsky.social journal this month 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 11d

Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 28d

After many months of working on strategy and operational plans, we’ve started to roll out a number of changes, such as greater involvement from our assistant editorial staff in the production of the journal.

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A time of change at British Birds | British Birds

After many months of working on strategy and operational plans, we’ve started to roll out a number of changes, such as greater involvement from our assistant editorial staff in the production of the j...

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Sep 3

Attempted breeding between an ‘American Black Tern’ and an Arctic Tern in Northumberland

Katie Baird, James Porteus, Gary Woodburn and Chris Redfern

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Aug 29

Report on scarce migrant birds in Britain in 2023 – Part 2: passerines. The report presents data on scarce passerine migrants recorded in Britain during 2023.

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Aug 19

A life-sized bronze statue has been unveiled on the island of Papa Westray, Orkney, in memory of the last known Great Auk Pinguinus impennis killed there in 1813. The statue is an exact replica of the preserved remains of the bird, which are held by the Natural History Museum.

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Jul 24

Underwing pattern provides a critical field character for separating male European Stonechats Saxicola rubicola from Siberian Stonechats S. maurus and Amur Stonechats S. stejnegeri, two taxa collectively known as ‘Eastern Stonechats’.
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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Jul 20

The FAO’s European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) published its draft European Cormorant Management Plan, calling for a coordinated and systematic cull of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo across Europe.
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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Jul 15

Report from BirdLife International and EuroNatur on Illegal Killing of Birds in the Mediterranean and Europe, has revealed that the majority of countries bordering the Mediterranean are failing to deliver to 1/2 illegal bird activities

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Jul 14

JULY ISSUE UPDATE: The July issue has now been printed and is on its way to subscribers. The delay in printing and delivery was caused by the printers that we used going into administration at the end of June. You can read more here:

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Print delays | British Birds

At the end of June 2025, Swallowtail Print – the printers that prints British Birds – went into administration. This, of course, had immediate and direct implications for British Birds; namely, in the...

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Jul 6

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend in January, recorded the lowest number of Common Starlings Sturnus vulgaris since the survey began in 1979.

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Jul 3

To be eligible for the award you need to be 16 or under on Saturday 13 September 2025. Entries must be submitted by midnight Sunday 20 July 2025. Previous winners are not eligible to enter for a second time in the same age category.

Apply now via: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/migfest

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Jun 29

a passenger on board the cruise ship Bolette, which departed Malaga, on 22nd en route to Sicily, arriving on 25th. the morning of 23rd September, while off the coast of Algeria, I observed a European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus following the vessel. britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Apr 13

Happy Easter to our subscribers 🐣

We're exploring the different types of bird eggs and nesting behaviours over on the BB blog.

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Interesting Bird Eggs & Nests | British Birds

As spring arrives in the UK, one of nature's most heart-warming spectacles begins: British birds nesting. From robins to blackbirds, swallows to wrens, birds across the country are busy building their...

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Apr 11

The April edition of the British Birds Journal will be making its way to you shortly. Inside this month's issue:
- Historical and current status of the Eurasian Dotterel in Cumbria
- Wintering Jack Snipe
- Lowland bogs in North-east Scotland

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · Mar 11

Fantastic to see this very positive review of my Poyser book (The Marsh Tit & The Willow Tit) in @britishbirds.bsky.social this month, by David Norman.
The book's currently discounted on the publisher website: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marsh-tit...
#ornithology #ukbirding #naturewriting #birdbook

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Dungeness Bird Observatory @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social · Mar 15

Visited Dungeness? Want to know more about the past of this wonderful and unique place? Then why not purchase the 'Memories of Dungeness' book to learn more about the fascinating history.

A wonderful review written by Sarah Harris in the recent @britishbirds.bsky.social.

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Mar 25

BBRC review of records of female and first-year Black-headed Buntings in Britain; It sets out the rationale and context for the review, describes the review process itself and summarises its conclusions.

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📸 Robbie Brookes
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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Mar 18

Common Ringed Plovers are known to decorate their nest scrapes with fragments of shell and small flat stones, however some individuals have been noted to use other materials to decorate their nests.

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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · Mar 6

Harrowing paper in the latest @britishbirds.bsky.social on marine heatwave impacts on European Storm-petrels #Ornithology 🪶🌍 britishbirds.co.uk/volume-118/i...

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Mar 10

📣 MARCH ISSUE is making its way to our subscribers this week.

Dive right in to:
• The origins of wintering Snow Buntings
• Delayed pigmentation in Jackdaws
• European Storm-petrels in The Gambia

Wait for your copy to arrive or purchase a Digital Subscription to view on your devices and read online

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Feb 19

Explore previous records of species by visiting the BBRC Past Records database.

Discover UK rarities now at www.britishbirds.co.uk/rarities-committee/records/previous-records

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