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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 3h

Now that's a meal and a half!
Blue Rock Thrush with lunch (and dinner).
@iand777.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 20h

I have a beautiful Redstart here at the moment, on a migratory stopover @drrjwarren.bsky.social
I was hoping it might tempt you into a drawing...
#ukbirds 🦉

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 2d

A typical silhouette view of a Blue Rock Thrush.
But you also need to see them in their full glory!
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 3d

May 2015. David Cameron was Prime Minister, UK an EU member, Barack Obama was US President, and this male Marsh Tit hatched in Monks Wood. Colour-ringed 28 August 2015. Photo 2 April 2016. Observed every year since. @martamaziarz.bsky.social & I saw him again today, 10 yrs 5 mo old, still surviving.

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 5d

Back in #Devon & making Sloe Gin. When I first made it in the 90s I'd wait til the first frost. Now I have to pop them in the freezer which is a bit ironic really.
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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 7d

This is very disappointing news www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Dave and his team do wonders for wild Otters that would otherwise die a slow lonely death.

Devon otter rehab centre in race to rebuild on new site

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 7d

Enfadado is the local word methinkgs!

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Mark Simmonds @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social · 7d

This Barn Swallow did not look impressed that I was taking its photo whilst it was having a preen on its long journey south!! Such beautiful birds. Safe onward journey. #birds #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #migration #swallow #canonphotography

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 7d

Same in Devon and in Extremadura in the Pyrenean Oaks. There is a theory that some trees (especially Beech) somehow coordinate seed production to overwhelm small mammals etc that feed on the seed, usually followed by a very low production year which leads to die off of the small mammal population.

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 7d

What a strange anomaly in the statistics, I wonder what could be the reason...

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 7d

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/02/h...

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…

raptorpersecutionuk.org

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 7d

Looks very impressive Gerard.

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 7d

...2/2 Over a series of three videos the fox decided to stop the filming, this is the last video. You can hear the exertion in its breath. Apparently I should have sought its permission before filming.
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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 7d

Back to the camera trap... Following the Genet & the Beech Marten a Red Fox turned up, all three within a few hours of nightfall on the first night of a 4 night stint, I was hopeful of lots more. But unfortunately this fox had other ideas.. 1/2
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Gerard Gorman - Picidae @woodpeckers-gerard.bsky.social · 7d

Some sample pages from my forthcoming book THE PIED WOODPECKERS. Due February 2026. What do you think?

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Brigit, it's wide ranging and a mix of authors with different experiences, hope you like it!

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 8d

Enjoyed this interview with Tommy, time flies! Have a listen and better still buy the book!

Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 8d

This week in the replay series, an episode that we mentioned in last week's episode: my interview with @ianparsons.bsky.social about his book 'Great Misconceptions: Rewilding Myths and Misunderstandings'. 🌍🦤

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open.spotify.com/episode/7fKZ...

Podcast title card for Tommy's Outdoors Conservation and Science featuring a man with a headset smiling at the camera in a home setting. The episode title reads 'Rewilding Myths and Misconceptions' with a 'Replay' banner in the corner.

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 9d

"Except, he is only benefitting his own perception of what nature should be, rather than what it really is" - a review by @ianparsons.bsky.social that is well worth a read.

www.britishwildlife.com/renaturing/

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 9d

Great review, Ian!

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 9d

Read my review of Renaturing by James Canton, a book that provoked a few thoughts.
@iand777.bsky.social @rewildscotland.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @landethics.bsky.social - you even get a mention Steve
#Rewilding

British Wildlife @britishwildlife.bsky.social · 9d

Within September’s newsletter you’ll find @ianparsons.bsky.social‘s review of Renaturing, written by James Canton and published by @canongate.co.uk. Read the review here: www.britishwildlife.com/renaturing/

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 12d

There was an old Drove Road behind the cottage where we stayed.
Look at the magnificent solitary male Boar who appeared in the pre-dawn light last night. You can make out his tusks.
So many Muntjac in the Forest...
@fionamathews.bsky.social @ianparsons.bsky.social
#wildboar #ForestofDean #mammals

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 13d

Yeah also called Stone Marten, much more terrestrial than their cousins. Can't think of a Beech tree within a 100kms of where I filmed that - not a tree adapted to Extremadura's climate! Beautiful creatures, we've had one seen in the village square on the rooftops, would love to see it.

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 13d

So, after the Genet a more familiar mammal appeared, a very beautiful Beech Marten! You've got to love a #Mustelid
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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 14d

Not sure I'll be able to spot it amongst the multi million others... Spain is certainly a favoured wintering destination as this ringing recovery map from anillamiento SEO shows.

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 14d

Lots of Glossy Ibis in Extremadura at the moment, this one posing nicely with a Cattle Egret.

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