A Robin perched on a branch, its beak full of food and other material.
To reduce disease, we all need to make some urgent but simple changes to how we feed our garden birds.
See our website for the latest guidance: brnw.ch/21x1t4w
Wonderful opportunity for anyone managing their churchyard for nature #livingchurchyards. In fact anyone who loves their local churchyards, burial grounds etc.
@dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
#livingchurchyardprojectdorset @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Brilliant!
Even the friendliest dogs can disturb nesting birds! 💔🐶
Please keep dogs on short leads and stick to paths on our nature reserves to help protect ground nesting birds. 💚
📸 Paul Dibben
I didn't used to expect ticks until May but had huge numbers on me in Cambs woodland this weekend. It's been -2C at night and only 13C by day. This hazard for early spring fieldwork is pretty new, not something I worried about in March. Affects fieldwork approach and precautions needed. #BeTickAware
Chiffchaff singing at Hillier Gardens, near Romsey today
Belated Happy Birthday! Nice weather for you!
An adult Greylag Goose stands on a wall while waves crash around it. The headline says 'February WeBS Core Count' and below says 'The Priority Core Count date is 22nd February. At the bottom of the image is the WeBS logo and the web address 'www.bto.org/webs'.
This Sunday, 22nd, is the February WeBS Core Count! Let's get out and count our wetland birds! 🌊
#Ornithology
#UKbirding
@rspbscience.bsky.social
@jncc.bsky.social
Beavers have been released into the wild in Somerset for the first time.
We assisted Cornwall Wildlife Trust with Cornwall’s first licensed wild beaver release yesterday! Four pairs have been released after three years of planning and consultation. The beavers will help to restore waterways, improve biodiversity, and increase climate resilience. [1/3]
Today is #WorldWetlandsDay!
Thank you to all of our WeBS volunteers, contributing to our knowledge on wetlands and the birds they comprise of, providing essential data for decision makers.
📷 Brent Goose by Philip Croft/BTO
#Ornithology
Agreed
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
Wonderful photo, Peter.
Well worth a listen. Well done Anna and Nicki.
Portland Harbour North is now a vacant Wetland Bird Survey site. If there are any local birders willing to take it on, a couple of hours one Sunday morning a month. Then please let me know. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
@webs-gsmp.bsky.social
Thanks Dorset counters!
Close flyby Goshawk Cordite Way Poole Harbour viewpoint between Holton Lee and Holton Heath 11am today@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
This is exactly what we’ve been saying for months and have the evidence to back it up. Unlike the government who have zero evidence or justification for their approach. They are basically destroying what’s left of our wildlife to line the pockets of the big housing companies.
Glad you had a good visit AND an eagle turned up for you!
Barn owl A35 Honiton 6pm today.
Thanks, Martin!
Lovely to have prolongued views of an otter while I was meant to be counting wetland birds for @btobirds.bsky.social @webs-gsmp.bsky.social near Sturminster Marshall! Beavers next?
Dead Whooper Swan on the bank of a watercourse. Photo by Kane Brides.
If you're out doing your @webs-gsmp.bsky.social counts this weekend, remember to record & report any dead or sick birds you find (info in the link). Bird flu cases are rising.
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
📷 Dead Whooper Swan, by Kane Brides
#UKbirding
Join BTO Youth, @myabambrick.bsky.social & incredible keynote speakers at the 'Be the Future of Nature’s Recovery in Dorset & Beyond’ Conference on Saturday 22 November 1-6pm @bournemouthuni.bsky.social!
Book tickets ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
Image of a Smew swimming on the water's surface with the headline 'September WeBS Core Count TODAY!'. At the bottom is the WeBS logo and the web address www.bto.org/webs
Today is the September WeBS Core Count and the first of our winter counts! Let's see what we find on our WeBS sites!
Sounds like what I saw at Norden Farm around 1.30 today, including a swift.
A late swift at Norden Farm with big mixed flock of martins and swallows.
