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Fascinating thread on impacts of nitrogen pollution on this declining grassland butterfly 🌎
Illegal & unsustainable taking remains a major threat to migratory species worldwide.
Stronger domestic measures, community engagement and coordinated global action are vital.
At #CMSCOP15, CMS Parties will consider new decisions and initiatives to tackle the problem: www.cms.int/document/281...
A poster advertising a meeting of the NNNS photographic group on Tuesday 10th March 2026. This is a show your own event. The poster is pale green with a photo of a photographer in a popup hide on the edge of a pond.
NNNS has a photographic group that holds talks once a month over the winter period so that Society members with a particular interest in wildlife photography can meet. On Tues 10th March 2026 it's the last meeting of the 2025/26 season, and its a 'show your own' theme.
Delighted by the Aquatic Vegetation Synopsis just published. This summerises the evidence of effectiveness of 206 actions. Amazing work by Nigel Taylor, Vanessa Cutts & Rebecca K. Smith
Why do advances in timing of breeding occur more in short-distance migrants? Latest wadertales blog: wadertales.wordpress.com/2026/02/28/m...
on our new @ecol-evol.bsky.social paper about Icelandic waders: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#ornithology
Marsh Tit/March Tit
The image contains a header at the top reading "Wanted: Shag resightings". Below this is a picture of a Shag weraing a blue colour ring with the code "UXE" and a text box of the information needed if you see a colour ringed Shag. This information is: date, location, colour of the ring, three letter code, and a photo if possible. All the information can be emailed to shags@ceh.ac.uk
Lots of reports of dead seabirds in the aftermath of recent storms. Please keep an eye out for any dead colour ringed Shags and send details to shags@ceh.ac.uk
#seabirds #ornithology #winterstorm
A scenic landscape featuring vibrant wildflowers in the foreground, lush evergreen trees, and a clear lake. Mountains rise in the background under a bright sun with rays radiating across a clear blue sky.
Dr Jeff Price from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social is the lead author on the most comprehensive assessment to date of how climate change threatens biodiversity in more than 98,000 protected areas worldwide.
#ReserachMatters #ClimateChange #Biodiversity
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Talk by Ken Smith 18 Feb
#ornithology
Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers – reasons for optimism! An in person talk by Ken Smith on 18 February for Berkshire Ornithological Club at University of Reading at 7:30. Also on Zoom - Details here berksoc.org.uk/events/lesse...
⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING
We have vacancies on 5 BOU committees, starting July 2026
Nominate yourself or someone you know now!
Not sure if it's for you? Why not try our NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme
bou.org.uk/about-the...
Deadline: 27 Feb
#ornithology 🪶
New post: Lecturer / Associate Professor in Environmental Assessment and Management @ueaenv.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Closing date: 20 March 2026
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
Or just get the job done properly and ‘reintroduce’ Asian Elephant
72% increase in non-native Pheasants since 1967 on spring/summer BBS surveys. Due to autumn releases for shooting, but shows many survive all year. Study in link found there's 20-100 per km2 on farmland in summer. More abundant than many native farmland birds. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Balanced approach to reintroduction advocated here by Lynx to Scotland, including nuanced discussion of risks to sheep farmers #rewilding #lynx www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/high...
Nice article on how pet flea & tick treatments end up in rivers:
the-european.eu/story-57030/...
Thanks for sharing this
BREAKING - DOJ co-founder Tim Crosland physically ejected from court.
Tim was carried out of court today for attempting to explain to the judge that his hearing, and 1000s of others, are unlawful due to lack of legally-required procedural evidence.
www.defendourjuries.net
Dream seasonal contract! Seasonal shorebird monitoring & public engagement; 27th April – 4th September. Needs driving licence. #ornithology
A photo of the UK from space, showing clear skies. Ireland is looking very green and the Scottish Highlands are looking craggy . The seas are dark blue, though pale green patches are showing through, possibly shallow water or sand banks. This is a European Space Agency image taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite on 2nd April 2025. See https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/clear-skies-over-uk-and-ireland.
HM Government. 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security. A national security assessment'. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...
Some people claim this is scaremongering or (worse) pure misinformation - a special place in Tartarus is reserved for them. 🧵
... including agricultural production, food processing, distribution and consumption. The UK does not have enough land to feed its population and rear livestock: a wholesale change in consumer diets would be required.>
<The UK is unable to be food self-sufficient at present, based on current diets and prices. Full self sufficiency
would require very substantial price increases for consumers, as well as improvements in efficiency, waste
reduction and resilience across the food system, ...
marsh tit, www.garthpeacock.co.uk
Very pleased to share #OpenAccess paper, which we think is important to understand woodland bird declines and impact of forestry on native ancient woodland in Britain.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #ornithology @ukceh.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @mizpas.bsky.social
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Shocking to see that 52% of habitats are in unfavourable bad condition. These are our top sites and should be the Crown Jewels, but are sadly deteriorating. I hope NE can get stuck in to turning this around
When normalised by population size, the death toll of US troops in Afghanistan is broadly similar to that of four other countries, including the UK... and Denmark. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaliti...
Where are the trees?
We have A LOT of this landscape and less than 4% native woodland. This should be a rich mosaic of habitats, moor, bog, woodland, montane scrub…We force it to remain in this artificial state. We don’t need to give every inch of our uplands over to sheep, grouse and deer stalking.
Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow.
Super new #OA meta-analysis, led by the terrific Grace Skinner and Joe Millard of @glitrs.bsky.social and out today in @natcomms.nature.com: effects of invasive alien species in insects doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Thank you to all who sent in polecat sightings during our fourth National Polecat Survey 2024-2025! Also a huge thank you to vols who collected samples from dead animals for use in genetic and dietary research. Any polecat sightings from 2024 or 2025 can still be sent in arcg.is/1TXqHC
