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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 1d
2/2 At each of the 24 pegs, the shotgun cartridges had been collected & I found no evidence of lead-free ammunition being used.
Black Gold were the most popular cartridge - an expensive lead shot cartridge, used for shooting high-flying pheasants.
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 1d
Victorian attitudes towards birds of prey /predators in general remain stubbornly persistent in many parts of the UK.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #BirdingScotland

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Sparrowhawk killed with banned poison in Aberdeenshire – Police Scotland appeals for information
Press release from Police Scotland: APPEAL FOR INFORMATION FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A BIRD OF PREY IN ABERDEENSHIRE Detectives are appealing for information after a bird of prey was poisoned in Aberd…
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leonwr.bsky.social @leonwr.bsky.social · 2d
Some pics of the whoopers that arrived from the east today. Looked nice and settled on fields from coly common hide seaton wetlands. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.
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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 6d
Reminder!
@jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social appreciates reports of colour-ringed Sanderlings:
submit.cr-birding.org/projects/181/
Counts of adult/juvenile Sanderlings in flocks are great too.
Blog about the Greenland Sanderling project:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/t...
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dizzygirl66.bsky.social @dizzygirl66.bsky.social · 2d
A few more from Arne this morning sika stag enjoying a dip after being spooked @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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dizzygirl66.bsky.social @dizzygirl66.bsky.social · 2d
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @paulth2025.bsky.social lovely warm morning arne 2 marsh harriers kestrel buzzard ravens avocets blacktailed godwits 3swallows dartford warbler siskins redshank waterfowl butteries bees dragonflies mippets
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LeedsBirder @leedsbirder.bsky.social · 4d
We’re waiting with great excitement to see the results of last year’s filming at the Leeds Swifts colony by superstar wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin. Look out for Leeds Swifts on “Hamzas Hidden Wild Isles” in the summer episode on 19th October at 6:15pm. t.co/ta3Y69pMXR #swifts #yorkshirebirding
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l07b2y
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dizzygirl66.bsky.social @dizzygirl66.bsky.social · 4d
Thank you
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dizzygirl66.bsky.social @dizzygirl66.bsky.social · 4d
Wow that’s an awesome photo love it
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 4d
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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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 5d
Forster’s Tern briefly from our Autumn Safari cruise this PM in the Wareham Channel, also 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 BN Grebe, 1 WT Eagle, 3 RB Merg’s (first of autumn), 113 Spoonbill, 3-4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Spotshank @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
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Open Seas @open-seas.bsky.social · 7d
“We need Scottish and UK ministers to end overfishing and reform quota allocation so that public fish stocks deliver genuine public benefit and provide genuine security.”

Read the full article on @icesmarine.bsky.social latest mackerel advice here: www.heraldscotland.com/news/nationa...
Mackerel fishing should be cut by 70 to prevent stock collapse, scientists say
Conservationists have called for urgent action to stop the collapse of stocks in the north-east Atlantic.
www.heraldscotland.com
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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 6d
David Foster had the first Redwing of the autumn last night, noc-migged over Oakdale @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 7d
Hi all, we've been liaising with the team up at Holkham regarding their Spoonbill movements and departures this autumn and are keen to know if either NFNF or NHNZ have been seen in the harbour yet? Nicki, we can se 'NF??' in your photo, do you know the full number? @wildontheroad.bsky.social
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Nicki T @wildontheroad.bsky.social · 8d
115 spoonbill again on the lagoon this morning...well spread across the whole area and very actively feeding #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 7d
Natural England confirms ongoing & relentless illegal persecution is reason why Hen Harriers are still rare in England.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology

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Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running
Natural England has finally got around to publishing the data for the 2025 Hen Harrier breeding season, which demonstrate very clear differences between areas managed for conservation and those man…
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dizzygirl66.bsky.social @dizzygirl66.bsky.social · 7d
Have a wonderful day will be thinking of you both x
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dizzygirl66.bsky.social @dizzygirl66.bsky.social · 7d
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social great morning coombe wte peregrine marshie 6curlew sandpiper 1 spoonbill gwe avocets godwits oycs green shank curlew swallows dartford warblers mipets wildfowl ravens
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Anna Aubrey @annaaubrey.bsky.social · 7d
Brands Bay .
Peregrine missed a Pigeon feet from me .
R plover, pintail, Dartford popping up everywhere , big numbers meadow pip and linnet . Kestrel . Plus usual on what wasn’t best tide .
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dizzygirl66.bsky.social @dizzygirl66.bsky.social · 8d
I am at Arne will keep an eye out
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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 8d
Wow!!!
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Dorset Bird Club @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social · 8d
Great news!
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Dave Helliar @dhelliar.bsky.social · 8d
Little Ringed Plover taken at my inland Dorset patch back in the Spring, where they successfully fledged 3 young. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Adult Little Ringed Plover standing on sandy ground.
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 8d
17 months (& waiting) for NatureScot to make decision on General Licence restriction relating to 'shooting & killing' of sleeping Golden Eagle called Merrick raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/30/1...
17 months (& waiting) for NatureScot to make decision on General Licence restriction relating to ‘shooting & killing’ of sleeping Golden Eagle called Merrick
The Scottish Government’s nature advisory agency, NatureScot, has been now been procrastinating for 17 months on whether to impose a sanction on an estate in relation to the ‘shooting and killing’ …
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Paul Harris @paulupwey.bsky.social · 9d
Osprey fishing at Rodden Hive. One unsuccessful dive, now sat on Chesil Beach. Appears unringed. Also Red Kite and Marsh Harrier.
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CáitKate @cait05.bsky.social · 9d
This was a satellite-tagged territorial pair so the sudden disappearance of both of them at the same time is highly suspicious.
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 9d
Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them?

No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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Two Golden Eagles ‘disappear’ in south Scotland – Police appeal for information
Press release from Police Scotland, 29 September 2025: APPEAL FOR MISSING GOLDEN EAGLE Detectives are appealing for information after a satellite-tagged golden eagle disappeared in the hills to the…
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 9d
Two Golden Eagles 'disappear' in south Scotland - Police appeal for information raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
Two Golden Eagles ‘disappear’ in south Scotland – Police appeal for information
Press release from Police Scotland, 29 September 2025: APPEAL FOR MISSING GOLDEN EAGLE Detectives are appealing for information after a satellite-tagged golden eagle disappeared in the hills to the…
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