#birdflu #mink #invasivespecies #swan

An interesting encounter this afternoon on the way home from work, seeing a mink eating a swan carcass-presumably a bird flu victim.
Just wondering if anyone knew of any research into the wider effects of bird flu in regards to the benefits which may be experienced by invasive species such as mink?

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Peregrine Falcon chicks at Worcester Cathedral died from ingesting poison Three Peregrine chicks that hatched on Worcester Cathedral all died within a few weeks, earlier this spring. Two of the dead chicks were retrieved and sent for post mortem and the results have now …

Most likely the result of exposure to Second Generation Anti-coagulant Rodenticide (SGARs), which are known to be causing widespread harm to UK raptors & mammals ☠️

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A great ringing session on the weekend saw us catch a number of interesting birds- sparrowhawk, water rail and a small flock of moorhens being the highlights!
(Not my photos, though they are from the session)

A great ringing session on the weekend saw us catch a number of interesting birds- sparrowhawk, water rail and a small flock of moorhens being the highlights!
(Not my photos, though they are from the session)

Great to catch this snipe amongst other species ringing on a private water treatment works in south Herefordshire. Also, on the theme of well camouflaged species, this tawny was also roosting on a tree on site.

Check out this Land for sale on Rightmove Land for sale in Ripple, Tewkesbury, Worcestershire, GL20 for £700,000. Marketed by Fisher German, Worcester

Ripple Pits for sale - I hope @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social and @worcswt.bsky.social can give the acquisition of this important site with huge potential serious consideration
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A ringing session yesterday in Worcestershire produced this little beauty (a lesser spotted woodpecker) A recapture from last year, which is quite significant given only a couple are ringed each year (recaptures are extremely unlikely).

A great evening at @worcswt.bsky.social Trench Wood and surrounding land highlights including 5+marsh tit, buzzard, sparrowhawk, buzzard, 4+brown hare, and loads of roe Deer and hirundines.

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We've been granted a permissions hearing at the High Court for our legal challenge against Angela Raynor's assertion that the Planning & Infrastructure Bill 'will not reduce environmental protections', which we say was both untrue & unlawful.

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Protecting Worcestershire’s Wetland Wildlife | Worcestershire Wildlife Trust Worcestershire Wildlife Trust has a rare opportunity to purchase land on Longdon Marsh, near our Hill Court Farm and The Blacklands nature reserve. This is a rare opportunity to provide connectivity i...

The fields opposite Hill Court Farm entrance where the Snow Bunting was discovered earlier this year now up for grabs! Would make fabulous roadside wetland scapes! Please donate if you can. Protecting Worcestershire’s Wetland Wildlife #worcsbirds www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/appeals/prot...

06/07/2025

Forgot to post this a few weeks ago.
297birds caught in a busy ringing session in Herefordshire, including 9 new ringing ticks for me. Most notably all three wagtail species including one adult and three juv. Yellow wagtail.

Songthrush and Whitethroat amongst the species I've seen lately at cherry orchard nature reserve.

I didn't realise there were any little owls left around Worcester.