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Quite how shore nets like these are legal is beyond me. Two turnstones were trapped this morning at Rhos Point. I untangled both and they were able to fly off unharmed before being drowned by the rising tide.
December 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Quite how shore nets like these are legal is beyond me. Two turnstones were trapped this morning at Rhos Point. I untangled both and they were able to fly off unharmed before being drowned by the rising tide.
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A massive old oak, wrapped in ivy, down by the shores of Bantry Bay, West Cork.
So many people still believe ivy is a 'parasite', or 'kills trees', but in Europe it's a natural and vital part of forest ecosystems, providing food, shelter, and cover to a great range of wildlife.
So many people still believe ivy is a 'parasite', or 'kills trees', but in Europe it's a natural and vital part of forest ecosystems, providing food, shelter, and cover to a great range of wildlife.
December 29, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A massive old oak, wrapped in ivy, down by the shores of Bantry Bay, West Cork.
So many people still believe ivy is a 'parasite', or 'kills trees', but in Europe it's a natural and vital part of forest ecosystems, providing food, shelter, and cover to a great range of wildlife.
So many people still believe ivy is a 'parasite', or 'kills trees', but in Europe it's a natural and vital part of forest ecosystems, providing food, shelter, and cover to a great range of wildlife.
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From 2004–2011, ~62,000 African Penguin died near Cape Town because of sardine collapse caused by climate change and overfishing. That’s ~95% of the breeding penguins! In 2024, African Penguins were uplisted to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
High adult mortality of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus in South Africa after 2004 was likely caused by starvation
From 2004–2011, following the collapse of sardine Sardinops sagax, a main food for African Penguins Spheniscus demersus, to < 25% of its maximum recorded abundance, survival of penguins breeding at...
www.tandfonline.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
From 2004–2011, ~62,000 African Penguin died near Cape Town because of sardine collapse caused by climate change and overfishing. That’s ~95% of the breeding penguins! In 2024, African Penguins were uplisted to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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This table from the new UK Biodiversity Indicators is particularly stark, bleak, and awful. Almost every major group of UK birds is doing badly in the long- and/or short-term. None are showing sustained recovery, most have been declining for 50 years. Awful. #ukbirding #ornithology
December 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This table from the new UK Biodiversity Indicators is particularly stark, bleak, and awful. Almost every major group of UK birds is doing badly in the long- and/or short-term. None are showing sustained recovery, most have been declining for 50 years. Awful. #ukbirding #ornithology
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Rare Earth will be back on air soon & in preparation for a programme on Darwin, Wallace & evolution, I found this ace example of evolutionary adaptation. The plant C. argenteum makes seeds that look & smell like dung, so dung beetles roll them away, bury them, then lose interest. Free seed planting!
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Rare Earth will be back on air soon & in preparation for a programme on Darwin, Wallace & evolution, I found this ace example of evolutionary adaptation. The plant C. argenteum makes seeds that look & smell like dung, so dung beetles roll them away, bury them, then lose interest. Free seed planting!
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Peregrines are now also common victims of secondary poisoning by rodenticides; they eat pigeons, doves and corvids which access poisoned bait stations which are ubiquitous in urban environments wildlifepoisoningresearchuk.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #UKBirding #Ornithology
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Peregrines are now also common victims of secondary poisoning by rodenticides; they eat pigeons, doves and corvids which access poisoned bait stations which are ubiquitous in urban environments wildlifepoisoningresearchuk.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #UKBirding #Ornithology
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Here’s some shots of the SNOW BUNTING at @nationaltrust.org.uk @waddesdonmanor.bsky.social 2day - was lucky with some lovely autumnal sunshine… Great find Marie, & thanks so much Owain for help with access. Entry to the grounds £14, open 10.00 - 17.00
#bucksbirdnews #birds #birding #wildlife #nature
#bucksbirdnews #birds #birding #wildlife #nature
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Here’s some shots of the SNOW BUNTING at @nationaltrust.org.uk @waddesdonmanor.bsky.social 2day - was lucky with some lovely autumnal sunshine… Great find Marie, & thanks so much Owain for help with access. Entry to the grounds £14, open 10.00 - 17.00
#bucksbirdnews #birds #birding #wildlife #nature
#bucksbirdnews #birds #birding #wildlife #nature
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Trump’s Gaza Triumph
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
October 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Trump’s Gaza Triumph
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
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To keep my carbon footprint down, save money and keep miles off the car, I give my work ID badge to a friend who swipes into the office for me, and I work from home. Dumb office policy.
October 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
To keep my carbon footprint down, save money and keep miles off the car, I give my work ID badge to a friend who swipes into the office for me, and I work from home. Dumb office policy.
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Do you eat fish or seafood? Want to make sure that your choosing #sustainable options? We can help 🐟
We’ve just updated our #GoodFishGuide with the latest research that shows what fish to avoid if you want to protect our ocean
Take a look https://www.mcsuk.org/goodfishguide
We’ve just updated our #GoodFishGuide with the latest research that shows what fish to avoid if you want to protect our ocean
Take a look https://www.mcsuk.org/goodfishguide
October 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Do you eat fish or seafood? Want to make sure that your choosing #sustainable options? We can help 🐟
We’ve just updated our #GoodFishGuide with the latest research that shows what fish to avoid if you want to protect our ocean
Take a look https://www.mcsuk.org/goodfishguide
We’ve just updated our #GoodFishGuide with the latest research that shows what fish to avoid if you want to protect our ocean
Take a look https://www.mcsuk.org/goodfishguide
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Sadly 85% of UK farmed animals are confined in intensive farms, many of which are certified by Red Tractor. (3/3)
October 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Sadly 85% of UK farmed animals are confined in intensive farms, many of which are certified by Red Tractor. (3/3)
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It’s National Egg Day, a reminder that although Kiwis may lay proportionally massive eggs, it’s exactly the volume expected by their body mass. The only birds that lay WAY more egg than expected are the only ones that incubate without body heat—moundbuilders! ecosystemunraveller.com/connectivity...
October 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
It’s National Egg Day, a reminder that although Kiwis may lay proportionally massive eggs, it’s exactly the volume expected by their body mass. The only birds that lay WAY more egg than expected are the only ones that incubate without body heat—moundbuilders! ecosystemunraveller.com/connectivity...
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New report alleges British links to human rights and environmental crises in West Papua, Indonesia.
The alleged British links to mass deforestation and displacement in a conflict few have even heard of
New report alleges British links to human rights and environmental crises in West Papua, Indonesia.
tcnv.link
October 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
New report alleges British links to human rights and environmental crises in West Papua, Indonesia.
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WHOOPER SWAN at Watermead now…
#bucksbirdnews #bucksbirdalert @chilternsnature.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social #birdwatching #birding #birds #nature #wildlife
#bucksbirdnews #bucksbirdalert @chilternsnature.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social #birdwatching #birding #birds #nature #wildlife
October 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
WHOOPER SWAN at Watermead now…
#bucksbirdnews #bucksbirdalert @chilternsnature.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social #birdwatching #birding #birds #nature #wildlife
#bucksbirdnews #bucksbirdalert @chilternsnature.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social #birdwatching #birding #birds #nature #wildlife
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We've got some fantastic nature news to brighten your day 🎉
Wicken Fen has become the first UK nature reserve to record an incredible 10,000 species. A moth that imitates a wasp was the 10,000th species to be recorded. This work is possible thanks to a major grant from The Nature Recovery Project.
Wicken Fen has become the first UK nature reserve to record an incredible 10,000 species. A moth that imitates a wasp was the 10,000th species to be recorded. This work is possible thanks to a major grant from The Nature Recovery Project.
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
We've got some fantastic nature news to brighten your day 🎉
Wicken Fen has become the first UK nature reserve to record an incredible 10,000 species. A moth that imitates a wasp was the 10,000th species to be recorded. This work is possible thanks to a major grant from The Nature Recovery Project.
Wicken Fen has become the first UK nature reserve to record an incredible 10,000 species. A moth that imitates a wasp was the 10,000th species to be recorded. This work is possible thanks to a major grant from The Nature Recovery Project.
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A great thread dismantling the latest 'conservation populism' to be floated in Britain. With funding available for species recovery, this is business for some. We'll see more of this pitching for commercial projects that scientists & species experts think is useless. #ornithology #ukbirding
More ill thought out 'conservation' translocations 🌍
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵
‘It proves this can be done’: Berlin the blueprint to bring goshawks to UK cities
Conservationist plans release of 15 each of the apex predators sourced as chicks into Chester and London
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A great thread dismantling the latest 'conservation populism' to be floated in Britain. With funding available for species recovery, this is business for some. We'll see more of this pitching for commercial projects that scientists & species experts think is useless. #ornithology #ukbirding
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super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
www.popsci.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
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I started taking a picture a day when I turned 30 in 2015. 3654 pictures later I loaded them all up and made a time lapse video. Nearly 2 and a half minutes of me getting fat bald and depressed. Never deleted something quicker. What a waste of time and effort.
October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I started taking a picture a day when I turned 30 in 2015. 3654 pictures later I loaded them all up and made a time lapse video. Nearly 2 and a half minutes of me getting fat bald and depressed. Never deleted something quicker. What a waste of time and effort.
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Another recent paper in #BirdStudy showed autumn densities of Pheasant & Red-Legged Partridge in southern England can be an astonishing 2,500 birds per km2 on land near releases. After winter, there were still up to 700 birds/km2. That's huge numbers.
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
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.
Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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September 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Another recent paper in #BirdStudy showed autumn densities of Pheasant & Red-Legged Partridge in southern England can be an astonishing 2,500 birds per km2 on land near releases. After winter, there were still up to 700 birds/km2. That's huge numbers.
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
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Defra says a blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice is disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules
Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Defra says a blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice is disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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woah this is genuinely, utterly WILD
Ant queens of one species produce males of another species, so she can then mate with them and produce hybrid workers!
This is so gloriously weird I can't quite compute it 🤯🧪🐜
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ant queens of one species produce males of another species, so she can then mate with them and produce hybrid workers!
This is so gloriously weird I can't quite compute it 🤯🧪🐜
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother
Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.
www.nature.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
woah this is genuinely, utterly WILD
Ant queens of one species produce males of another species, so she can then mate with them and produce hybrid workers!
This is so gloriously weird I can't quite compute it 🤯🧪🐜
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ant queens of one species produce males of another species, so she can then mate with them and produce hybrid workers!
This is so gloriously weird I can't quite compute it 🤯🧪🐜
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The world lost 6.7 million hectares of primary forest in 2024 - an 80% increase from the year before.
Fires burned 5 times more tropical forest in 2024 than in 2023, and are almost entirely human-caused
Fires burned 5 times more tropical forest in 2024 than in 2023, and are almost entirely human-caused
September 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The world lost 6.7 million hectares of primary forest in 2024 - an 80% increase from the year before.
Fires burned 5 times more tropical forest in 2024 than in 2023, and are almost entirely human-caused
Fires burned 5 times more tropical forest in 2024 than in 2023, and are almost entirely human-caused
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Whilst we welcome Zitting Cisticola as a long-predicted colonist in the wake of climate change, we must also recognise that the arrival of such northern range edge species means that we are condemned to lose the likes of Willow Warbler, Ring Ouzel and Twite from the south
ebba2.info/maps/species...
ebba2.info/maps/species...
August 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Whilst we welcome Zitting Cisticola as a long-predicted colonist in the wake of climate change, we must also recognise that the arrival of such northern range edge species means that we are condemned to lose the likes of Willow Warbler, Ring Ouzel and Twite from the south
ebba2.info/maps/species...
ebba2.info/maps/species...
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The story of Welsh Patagonia is not quite the tale of settler and indigenous harmony that has always been told.
After 160 years of Welsh settlement in Patagonia, Indigenous voices are finally being heard
The story of Welsh Patagonia is not quite the tale of settler and indigenous harmony that has always been told.
tcnv.link
July 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The story of Welsh Patagonia is not quite the tale of settler and indigenous harmony that has always been told.
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In families with several children of the same sex, the odds of having another baby of that sex are higher than of having one of the opposite sex
go.nature.com/45caBj4
go.nature.com/45caBj4
Sex at birth is not always random — mum’s age and genetics can play a part
Families with three or more boys, for example, are more likely to have another boy than a girl as the next child.
go.nature.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
In families with several children of the same sex, the odds of having another baby of that sex are higher than of having one of the opposite sex
go.nature.com/45caBj4
go.nature.com/45caBj4