With terns (and other birds) still being reported to be affected by #HPAI in their wintering areas, and the disease not having left the breeding areas either, we cannot rest assured that we won’t be facing further outbreaks in the upcoming breeding season.
Finally! 🥳 How you've coped for so long not ogling such exquisite beauty is beyond me. #BestGull
PhD opportunity: I am looking for someone with a passion for the natural environment and an interest in developing applied research collaboratively with the RSPB.
ONly two weeks left to apply!
#phd #ecology #rewilding #naturerecovery #bird #plant #invertebrates #biodiveristy #research #teesside
From the original submission by ©David Quinn, many thanks. 👍🏻 A 1st winter American Herring Gull on Ashton's Flash, Northwich, Cheshire on February 26th 1994. Above date may be inaccurate as the narrative in the field notes is dated February 24th 1994!
February 26th: UK FIRST RECORDS: 🥇
AMERICAN HERRING GULL
Larus smithsonianus
A 1st winter on Ashton's Flash, Northwich, Cheshire on February 26th 1994.
It was present for around seven days and was subsequently seen in Lancashire at Otterspool on March 6th 1994.
#UKrares
#rarebirdsUK
#UKbirding
The Prime Minister is backing recommendations that could strip away vital nature protections and leave some of our most important wild places exposed to damaging development.
Speak up and help stop this rollback before it starts 👇
action.rspb.org.uk/page/186397/...
100% pal. The Alston ones often leave pretty late (mid-late April in some years) and get really vocal before they go. Joyous to see and hear.
I eagerly await her return each year & this morning, there she was! 🥰 #Curlew CJ6 ringed as a chick in central #Finland in 2012, this is her 13th spring staging on the #AlstonWetland patch. 3-4 weeks fattening up on #Lancashire's finest earthworms then she'll be off once again. #waders #shorebirds
Infuriating & sadly reflective of the norm. In my experience, developers will try and get away with not bothering, knowing the likelihood of a council enforcement order is highly unlikely. Agree that engaging site managers then pestering regularly is the only way to ensure bricks are installed.
A dead Puffin lies on wet sand, its black and white feathers darkened and slick against the beach. The bird rests on its side, wings folded, with its distinctive orange bill clearly visible against the pale sand.
Heartbreaking: Right now, thousands of Puffins are washing up along our coasts and further afield.
It is devastating to see.
These birds are Red-listed in the UK and already under serious pressure.
Mass deaths like this, known as a “seabird wreck”, can take years for colonies to recover from...
Another 2 #RussianWhitefrontedGeese have joined the family party of 6 at #AlstonWetland #Lancashire. Lovely close views this afternoon through gaps in the hedge along Pinfold Lane. Always nice to get in on national influxes of any species on the local patch. #Lancsbirds #birding #geese
Not only have storms been hampering our plans to get to #islands recently, they've also been causing difficulties for #seabirds foraging on their wintering grounds at sea. We can help seabirds when they come to land, ensuring nest sites are free of invasive predators www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Brilliant. Never expected that!
🚨 We’re recruiting!
We’re looking for a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistant Wardens to help protect the Beacon Ponds Little Tern colony at Spurn.
👉 Apply: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
BREAKING: A Gamekeeper has pleaded guilty in England’s first-ever Hen Harrier persecution case.
Covert video and audio gathered lawfully by the RSPB Investigations team has helped expose the deliberate targeting of a Hen Harrier, leading to a landmark guilty plea:
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
This is George Monbiot's "X" leaving speech, and wow ❤️
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Spring comes early when you're #wader #shorebird nut. 🙌
£8,282 raised — thank you 💙
Next milestone: £9,000
Weekend goal: £10,000
Every share helps:
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The RSPB reports six of its satellite-tagged Hen Harriers 'disappeared' on or close to grouse moors in England in 2025, and another one was illegally poisoned.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/20/r...
The Little Tern colony @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social is one of the most productive in the UK. A funding shortfall means eggs & chicks could be lost to disturbance & predation in 2026. Please donate and spread the word to keep our #LittleTerns safe. #SuperSeabirdSunday #seabirds gofund.me/45a4b0054
Voling rights 😂
Six roles with @rspbcymru.bsky.social to survey breeding waders in #Wales in March/April, with a particular focus on #Curlews. Closing date is 25 January.
#ConservationJobs
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Packed house at Oxford Farming Conference today - and no wonder.
Farmers shared powerful, real‑world stories of nature‑restoring agriculture delivering hope, resilience and better livelihoods.
Proof that farming working with nature just makes sense.
The freeze has livened things up a bit locally with a redhead (1stW drake?) #Smew on the River Lune in urban #Lancaster this morning. Thanks to Jennifer who alerted us to a chiffchaff feeing along the road verge which turned out to be a stunning #SiberianChiffchaff! #UKBirding #Lancsbirding #birds
OK that's enough now. #SweetShop
Next level garden scene right there.
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Nice one cheers. Will take a look at the weekend.
Where were the Firecrest(s) Dave?
New review!
In the Dec. 2025 issue of Birding, Julian Hough reviews "Listers," a documentary on extreme birding that appeared on YouTube in a surprise appearance earlier this year. "Listers" was met with immediate acclaim in the birding community.
Read here: www.aba.org/brothers-and...
