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Jon Clark

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Birder, RSPB volunteer & surveyor, Gooner

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Looks like another great trip!

23.02.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Three reforms to stop the criminal killing of birds of prey – new petition to UK Minister from Friends of the Dales A new petition has been launched calling on the UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Mary Creagh MP) to bring in legal reform to help stop the illegal persecution of birds of prey. The petiti…

Three legal reforms to stop the criminal killing of birds of prey - new petition to UK Minister from @friendsofthedales.bsky.social

Details & link to petition in blog πŸ”½

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/19/t...

19.02.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Signed πŸ‘

10.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hope all goes well in Thailand Neil - I’m not envious at all!!

01.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great Tit - bobbing about on the ground in the garden :)

01.02.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Great tit on a green shed

Great tit on a green shed

My goodness it’s February tomorrow. I can only hope this late night Great Tit on a green shed softens the blow. xx

31.01.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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This month's online talk on Friday evening is a fascinating one about Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers. Full details at www.ebws.org.uk/talks/jan26
#essexbirding

07.01.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Probably my favourite birding place anywhere, amazing

07.01.2026 09:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Think @neiljmurphy.bsky.social & I saw most of what was around there today but we must have just missed you Steve!

06.01.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Drawing of a toucan.

Drawing of a toucan.

Happy New Year everyone! Here is your 2026 Toucan. Use it wisely. xx

πŸͺΆ

31.12.2025 23:54 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a few eh?! πŸ˜‚
Some great pics there Steve

21.12.2025 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi! We have 1 wish for Christmas! That in '26 we reach 100,000 followers on @bsky.app Please help us by RTing your endorsement!

Follow us! Birds of the World is a groundbreaking resource where you can find deep ornithological content on birds, stunning multimedia, and range maps for every bird!

17.12.2025 21:43 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 9
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Three Suffolk Shrikes - I have a signed, limited edition giclee print of a painting of the 3 rare shrikes in Suffolk this autumn (Isabelline, Turkestan and Brown). Just 50 available and only Β£50 window mounted (add Β£12 for P&P): PM me if interested and please repost, thanks

17.12.2025 09:36 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Put a gift subscription on my Christmas list! 🀞

10.12.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm preparing for my talk at #BES2025 and want to know what people think the main goal of applied ecological and conservation research is. If everything goes to plan, I’ll be using the poll results in the talk itself, so the more responses the better! @britishecologicalsociety.org

26.11.2025 13:36 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Yungas, or cloud forest, Cochabamba, Bolivia with my trusty MM4 & new Aurora bins. First visit to South America was a fantastic experience @opticron.bsky.social

12.11.2025 21:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A stunning dreamy planty pond. Pond covered in pondweeds

A stunning dreamy planty pond. Pond covered in pondweeds

We have been described as "THE BEST NGO THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT"

Please help by following us & reposting!!!

15.09.2025 20:37 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

Hi Steve, have been reading your posts with interest, some great numbers you’ve been seeing! I’m coming down to Pendeen for a few days with my son next week to bird. The winds look good at the moment 🀞

06.09.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A top-down image of 12 various moths on a green egg carton.

A top-down image of 12 various moths on a green egg carton.

Do you do moth trapping in the UK? We'd love your help! πŸ’‘

At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image.

Send us top-down photos of multiple moths on egg trays to support this work.

More info & form: forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV...

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth

07.08.2025 14:22 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 9

I was one of them πŸ˜”

23.08.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got my ticket πŸ‘

18.08.2025 14:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great pics :) Bornean Shade Dweller is such a cool name too

17.08.2025 10:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a great photo

03.08.2025 07:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us on Wednesday 20th August 2025 at 7pm for a talk about the Birds & Wildlife of Costa Rica for the fabulous Wilderness Foundation UK. If you can't make it, please share & help support this great charity!

Tickets are just Β£5 per person and booked here:
www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...

29.07.2025 08:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a great pic. So many times I’ve heard them but not seen them

29.06.2025 11:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ha ha! That reminded
me of this place in Bangkok

25.06.2025 08:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So are all the separate authorities defunct now? Just one combined committee from now on?

12.06.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0