I am now looking for photographs for the 2025 East Glamorgan Bird report. Members are encouraged to submit their images of birds taken in East Glamorgan during 2025 for possible inclusion, details are in the attached brief.
An exciting initiative for woodlands and their wildlife in the Mawddach catchment.
👏 @rspbcymru.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk, @plantlifeuk.bsky.social, @cofnod.org.uk, @natreswales.bsky.social et al.
A screenshot of the Bluesky profile page for BTO Carmarthenshire and Gower, showing a small circular image of a Puffin and a larger header shot of a Black-tailed Godwit.
Great to see BTO Carmarthenshire and Gower join the volunteer presence on Bluesky, alongside @eastglambto.bsky.social and us. Unless we've missed another @btobirds.bsky.social Regional Network account?
One for the #birdingwales community to follow!
👉 @carmgowerbto.bsky.social
A Blue Tit perches on a branch showing its blue-green and yellow plumage and blue cap.
5/ Some very common and familiar birds have lovely descriptive names in Gaelic as well. The humble Blue Tit is ‘Cailleachag cheann-ghorm’ meaning ‘blue headed little old lady’.
Live talk next week Tues 3rd Mar at Pencoed Rugby Club, at 7:30 p.m. Due to unexpected circs, there's a change of speaker & subject: David Carrington will be giving an illustrated talk on "Birding in Tasmania and Victoria", having spent 3 weeks in SE Australia during late spring.
There's less than a week to go in the Winter Bird Survey!
We hope you've enjoyed it!
Please submit your data no later than 30 April ➡️ app.bto.org/bbs/public/l...
A huge thanks to all who have helped us collect important information on the numbers and distribution of the UK’s wintering birds.
The Woodpecker Network is encouraging birders to detect Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers by using passive acoustic sound recorders:
We were very glad to welcome Country Focus for BBC Wales to our Llwyndewi Nature reserve in Carmarthenshire to show all the work we are doing to restore biodiversity onsite. You can listen here from about 14 minutes in: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
It’s time to talk nest boxes and our Nesting Neighbours scheme! 🐦 🪶
By watching breeding birds in your garden you can contribute to BTO Science by submitting these records ➡️ www.bto.org/nestingneigh...
It's #NationalNestBoxWeek, an ideal time to erect a box in your garden. If it's occupied, how about taking part in BTO's Nesting Neighbours survey this year? By doing so, you can help @btobirds.bsky.social build a picture of what is affecting our bird populations.
More info: tinyurl.com/3ndsphr7
Mae'n Wythnos Genedlaethol Blychau Nythu, amser delfrydol i godi blwch yn eich gardd. Beth am gymryd rhan yn arolwg Nesting Neighbours eleni? Drwy wneud hynny, gall eich blwch nythu helpu @btobirds.bsky.social greu darlun o'r hyn sy'n effeithio poblogaethau adar.
Mwy fan hyn: tinyurl.com/3ndsphr7
Meet local celebrity Peter Redshank! Celebrity because it's the only ringed Redshank in the area, Peter because it was ringed (DK10753) as an adult on 22/2/2016 at Peterstone Great Wharf, & has been re-sighted many times since at/around Cardiff Bay. #birdingWales
The image features an illustration of an unfolded map showing greenspaces and birds. Above this wording reads: Add your local greenspace to the Birds in Greenspaces Map.
1/ We need you to make sure your local Greenspace is included on our map ready for the Birds in Greenspaces survey! ➡️ app.bto.org/birds-in...
You can use the map to search for mapped greenspaces near you, suggest new sites and changes to existing ones if there's something we've missed!
A small bird called a Whitethroat singing on a small branch of Hawthorn.
Our local Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) training session at Forest Farm on 1 March is now fully booked.
But, if you’d like to know more about BBS + how to take part, @btocymru.bsky.social has a free online 'Introduction to the Breeding Bird Survey' on 24 March. Book here:
www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
Llun o aderyn bach o'r enw'r Llwydfron (Whitethroat yn Saesneg) yn canu ar frigyn o Ddraenen Wen.
Mae ein sesiwn hyfforddi 'Arolwg Adar sy'n Nythu' yn Fferm y Fforest ar 1 Mawrth bellach yn llawn.
Ond, os hoffech chi wybod mwy am yr arolwg hwn a sut i gymryd rhan ynddo, mae gan @btocymru.bsky.social gyflwyniad ar-lein iddo am ddim ar 24 Mawrth. Archebwch yma:
www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
This training session is now “sold out” (for the second time!).
A collage of 10 portrait pictures of BTO's new Youth Reps. An orange banner at the top of the image reads: Meet our new Youth Reps. BTO Youth logo is top right.
We're delighted to be welcoming 10 new BTO Youth Reps! 😀 Read all about their passion for nature and connect with your local rep at www.bto.org/our-work...
Well done @savebutterflies.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk, SWTRA...
It's great to have some positive conservation stories. Good news for Brown Hairstreak numbers in Carmarthenshire!
butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
📷 Iain H Leach
Da iawn @savebutterflies.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk, SWTRA...
Mae'n wych clywed straeon cadwraeth cadarnhaol. Newyddion da i niferoedd y Brithribin Brown yn Sir Gaerfyrddin!
butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
📷 Iain H Leach
This free @btocymru.bsky.social Breeding Bird Survey training session was ‘sold out’ but, due to popular demand we’ve just added another three places. If you’d like to join us, please book your place asap.
www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
Roedd y sesiwn hyfforddi Arolwg Adar sy'n Nythu @btocymru.bsky.social rhad ac am ddim hon wedi gwerthu allan ond, oherwydd y galw mawr, rydym newydd ychwanegu tri lle arall. Os hoffech ymuno â ni, archebwch eich lle cyn gynted â phosibl.
www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
There are only 3 places left on our Breeding Bird Survey training session at Forest Farm . . . book your place now to avoid disappointment!
More info here: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
Dim ond 3 lle sydd ar ôl ar ein sesiwn hyfforddi Arolwg Adar sy’n Nythu yn Fferm y Fforest . . . bwciwch nawr rhag i chi gael eich siomi!
Mwy o fanylion yma: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...
I’ve just received my BTO Garden BirdWatch 2025 stats from @bto-gbw.bsky.social. Not bad for a garden in Cardiff!
Become more connected to nature, learn about your garden wildlife and contribute to important scientific research by becoming a BTO Garden BirdWatcher.
www.bto.org/get-involved...
Six individual bird illustrations focusing on the head of the bird are lined up in a collage. Species depicted include the Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Green Woodpecker and Chaffinch. Artwork by Will Rose.
✨ Vote for your favourite bird image! ✨ We need you to pick our new Birds in Greenspaces icon for our brand-new mobile phone app!
Vote here ➡️ bit.ly/VoteBiGsIcon
Will it be the Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Green Woodpecker or Chaffinch? 🤔
Voting closes on 15 February.
East Glamorgan Birders...could you give up a few hours each year to help with one of the UK's most valuable bird surveys?
A free @btocymru.bsky.social Breeding Bird Survey training event will be held at Forest Farm, Cardiff on 1 March.
More info and link to book your place here: shorturl.at/aGfnp
Adarwyr Dwyrain Morgannwg - allech chi dreulio ychydig oriau bob blwyddyn i helpu gydag un o'n harolygon adar mwyaf gwerthfawr.
Cynhelir sesiwn hyfforddi Arolwg Adar Bridio @btocymru.bsky.social yn Ffferm y Fforest, Caerdydd ar 1 Mawrth.
Mwy o wybodaeth a dolen i archebu'ch lle: shorturl.at/aGfnp
Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges
A Spotted Flycatcher perches on a piece of wood. White writing over the green background reads: Rivers vital for Spotted Flycatchers according to new research. Image credit bottom left reads: Spotted Flycatcher by Edmund Fellowes/BTO.
1/ Spotted Flycatchers are in trouble, declining by 92% in the UK between 1967 and 2020. New work led by @cateden91.bsky.social & involving BTO has revealed the importance of rivers for the survival of this Red-listed migratory species. ⬇️ #Ornithology
📖 www.bto.org/Spotted-Flyc...
A satellite image showing the location of Crofty Industrial Estate and the meeting point
This Saturday (31st January) we have a field trip to Crofty, meeting at Crofty Industrial Estate at 08:00am. Come and join us for what should be a great morning with a variety of waterfowl and waders.
Full details at the link below:
www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/crofty...
