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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Diwrnod Adar Mudol y Byd | World Migratory Bird Day Ymunwch â ni ar 31 Hydref ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth i weld sut y gallwn gwarchod yr adar sy’n cysylltu Cymru a’r byd. Join us on 31 October at Aberystwyth University to explore how we can protect the birds that connect Wales with the world.
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
✨ New Project Alert ✨ We’re working on a new partnership project looking at Curlew chick survival, key predation pressures & interventions in relation to population recovery. Your donation could support our work to restore breeding wader populations ➡️ www.bto.org/breeding... #Ornithology
A wading bird known as a Curlew is amongst green grass showing its brown mottled plumage and long decurved bill. Wording above reads: Support BTO's work with breeding waders.
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We've got some great opportunities to join us at BTO! Discover more and apply for our jobs and voluntary roles online at www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology
A sideways view of a Puffin shows its white face, black body and brightly coloured orange-red bill. Wording alongside reads: We're hiring. Bird Atlas 2027-2031 Organiser, Research Ecologist, Field Surveyors, Youth Rep (Voluntary Role).
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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
(1/) After we featured Gwyn William’s story last week, this week, it's the turn of Mike Gibson from North Yorkshire, who has also surveyed a BBS square each year since the survey began in 1994: www.bto.org/get-involved... @btobirds.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
An image of BBS volunteer Mike Gibson. He is standing next to a tree.
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BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
WE WON. Lead in gunshot will finally be banned across the EU! Just now, the European Parliament approved in plenary the Commission's proposal to restrict lead in gunshot. This decision ends years of debate on one of Europe's most persistent forms of lead pollution.
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RSPB Action @rspbaction.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And all of this is badly out of step with the public. More in Common research finds 82% say protecting nature and wildlife is important to them. Yet only 32% think politicians see it as important. That’s a political failure and a missed opportunity. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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Nature matters to voters of all political parties
There is an opportunity for political parties to be ambitious in their nature policies. Their supporters expect them to protect, restore and champion nature.
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Job Alert! 🔉 We're looking for two part-time Field Surveyors for the Winter survey season from November - March to conduct wintering bird surveys. To discover more and apply visit ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📍 Survey areas: Yorkshire Dales & the Fens. 📝 Deadline for applications: Sunday 18 October 2026.
A Fieldfare is amongst frosty grass. Wording above reads: We’re hiring! Field Surveyors - LandSpAES Project.
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anneb-13.bsky.social @anneb-13.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
John was a recipient of a Welsh Ornithological Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award over 10 years ago. Such a lovely man.
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our @btocymru.bsky.social team were delighted to present the Bernard Tucker Medal to John Lawton Roberts. John has shown dedication to bird monitoring through 40+ years of ringing, submitting 9k+ nest records, contributing to at least 9 BTO surveys each year & press & scientific journal articles!
An image of John Lawton Roberts features in a circular frame. Wording over the image tile reads: Winner. Bernard Tucker Medal. John Lawton Roberts. The BTO logo features top right of the image.
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Mike Pollard @mikepnature.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
More excellent wader watching at Flint Castle on the rising tide. 11 Curlew Sandpipers and a Spotted Redshank today. 10 Great White Egrets feeding in the channel of the River Dee with many Little Egrets, Grey Herons & gulls. #birdingWales @birdsinwales.bsky.social
Spotted Redshank (lower left of centre) with Common Redshanks
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Three species new to Wales here, bringing the total to 15 since 2020. With four years to go, that's already surpassed the total for the whole of the previous decade. Look forward to reading the write-ups in the forthcoming @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social report. #BirdingWales Details in AltText
Chart showing the number of species recorded on the Welsh List at the start of each decade from 1900 to 2030, although the final point shows data only from 2020-25. It is based on species recognised in Avilist 2025, so may change when taxonomic changes are published later this autumn. The List grew slowly from 276 species in 1900 to 298 in 1950, but has subsequently averaged 20 species per decade. The 1960s saw the greatest number added (32), many of which were recorded by Bardsey and Skokholm Bird Observatories.
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RSPB Cymru @rspbcymru.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Protected for nature = somewhere remote? Not always. Some of Wales' natural treasures sit surprisingly close to where we live, work and spend our weekends. See what's protected near you. #Wales #UKWildlife #UKNature #nature
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Do you have nature records in notebooks that you never look at and wonder what to do with? I've transcribed 10,000 records from the 1960-70s from a Welsh ornithological legend into @birdtrack.bsky.social and @cofnod.org.uk. And it was fascinating... #BirdingWales www.cofnod.org.uk/news/natural...
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Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove - Cofnod
Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove
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Dawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What an amazing contribution! I can't wait to enter mine to #BirdTrack - just need more days in the week!
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The peak weekly reporting rate for Quail in BirdTrack in early July this year was 2%! This was the highest ever recorded for this species in this scheme. You can get involved and record the birds you encounter via www.bto.org/birdtrack 📷 Graham Catley / BTO
A Quail appears on the path near to long grass.
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As expected, the Jays are coming...
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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
LPO is calling for permanent shooting ban for #Curlew and Black-tailed Godwit. This would provide protection for thousands of both species that winter in and migrate through France. Background: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/07/30/b... Map shows tracks of Curlew returning from France to breed in UK.
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Will be interesting to read the results from @smp-seabirds.bsky.social in due course. Looks like a species doing well in Wales, albeit localised. I counted 40 in one scan of Conwy Bay on Tuesday. Here's an article I wrote earlier in the summer www.birdnotes.wales/blog/black-g...
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Black Guillemot: a seabird on the up
At a time when some of Wales’ breeding seabirds are in trouble, meriting the launch of a conservation strategy to which the new Plaid Cymru government committed in its election manifesto, some good...
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Living in North Wales and interested in surveying waterbirds this winter? We will be running two free Wetland Bird Survey training sessions along a section of the Menai Strait. Sign up today at: www.bto.org/about/where/... #Ornithology #BirdingWales
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Swiss Ornithological Institute @vogelwarte.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In a new report, @pauldufour80.bsky.social et al analyzed data from 411 migratory landbirds to quantify the proportion of migratory flights at night. They found that nocturnal migration is the dominant strategy in small- to medium sized landbirds. doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) | Goose & Swan Monitoring (GSMP) @webs-gsmp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We need your help!🫡 The NEWS IV survey period runs again from 1 December 2026 - 31 January 2027 🎉 If you'd like to take part in a single-visit waterbird count along a stretch of coastline this winter, visit www.bto.org/webs-news for more info on how you can get involved🦆 #Ornithology #UKBirding
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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wednesday 11th November 2026 there will be a talk by Sam Kenyon on Curlews and Nature-friendly farming. www.montwt.co.uk/local-groups... 📷 Terry Whittaker
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dream job for an #editor & nature lover! 🐦🌿Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 BTO HQ in Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid working). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology
A Nightingale perches on a branch amongst the green foliage of a bush. Wording over the image reads: We're hiring! Science Communications Manager.
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Dawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Here's the link to the BTO Auto-ID statement www.bto.org/develop-your... on use of Auto-ID tools for surveys such as BBS, GBW and use in BirdTrack
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A successful breeding season for Hen Harriers on @rspbcymru.bsky.social nature reserves, another pulse of Leach's Petrels pass #NorthWales and the first Redwings of autumn. The week's @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes. 📷 Nick Hopkins. #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/autumn-...
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Autumn birding: a walk of hope
Walking the coast path at Pen Cilan, south of Aberdaron in Sunday’s sunshine, I scoured every bush and field for autumn migrants. Wheatear and White Wagtails pausing en route to the continent were...
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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New job alert 🪶🧪 We are hiring a Conservation Scientist to work on links between hydrological restoration and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker conservation Deadline: 7/10/26 Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... #SpeciesRecoveryProgramme @naturalengland.bsky.social 📷Ben Andrew
A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker perched by its nest hole
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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
(1/) Some inspirational words from long-term BBS volunteer and member of the BTO Regional Network Muriel Cadwallender about surveying Upland Rovers squares. Although not for the faint hearted, you can make a one off visit to an upland square during the BBS survey season… @btobirds.bsky.social
The quote says: The achievement of reaching remote squares, after a seemingly vertical climb, with the reward of panoramic views of the Cheviots, singing Skylarks, ‘pipping’ pipits, calling Curlews, and Snipe drumming is all the incentive needed to visit this beautiful part of Northumberland.

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The background shows an upland area and the title says: 'Volunteer Stories'.
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We're looking for our next Editor of BTO News! Find out more about the role and apply here➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 😀 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology
A bird called a Redstart perches on top of a post, showing its bright orange-red underparts, grey upperparts and black face and bill. Wording above reads: We're hiring! Science Communications Manager.
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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Mae ticedi Cynhadledd Cymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru 2026 ar gael rwan. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welsh-orni... The tickets for the 2026 Welsh Ornithological Society Conference is available now. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welsh-orni...
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 18/09/2026
A Liverpool man who was one of a group which caused serious damage to a Site of Special Scientific Interest and later posted images and videos on TikTok has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order banning him for entering the area for three years
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Man from Liverpool fined for damage to protected site caught on TikTok
Nation Cymru staff A Liverpool man who was one of a group which caused serious damage to a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and later posted images and videos on TikTok has been given a Crim...
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Liverpool Bay is known for its Leach's Petrel passage when autumn weather conspires, but this is a #seabird in big trouble - for how much longer will we see them? A roundup of #NorthWales sightings in Daily Post BirdNotes. 📷 @zoobirder.bsky.social #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/leachs-...
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Leach’s Petrels: no port in a storm
Bat-like as they fluttered into the teeth of a storm, Leach’s Petrels that passed the coast last week are truly marine animals. For a few hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, a northwestly wind pushed...
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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Welsh Ornithological Society Annual Conference 2026 📅 31 October 2026 📍 Aberystwyth University ⏰ 10am–5pm 🎯 Theme: ‘Bound for Wales’ | ‘Ar y ffordd i Gymru’ 🎟️ Book your place now - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welsh-orni...
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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Cynhadledd Flynyddol Cymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru 2026 📅 31 Hydref 2026 📍 Prifysgol Aberystwyth ⏰ 10am–5pm 🎯 Thema: ‘Ar y ffordd i Gymru’ | ‘Bound for Wales’ 🎟️ Archebwch eich lle nawr - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welsh-orni...
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 10/09/2026
⏰ NOMINATIONS CLOSING SOON Know someone in #ornithology deserving of recognition? Nominate them for a BOU award now! 🪶 🥇 Godman Salvin Prize 🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture 🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal 🥇 Early Professional Award Deadline: 15 September 2026 Nominate: bou.org.uk/about-the...
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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
(1/ ) For the next few weeks, we will be sharing Waterways Breeding Bird Survey (WBBS) trends for some of the smaller birds that are associated with linear waterways. We begin with the brightly coloured Kingfisher, which declined in this habitat by 17% 1999–2024. @btobirds.bsky.social
A Kingfisher is shown. It is a small blue and orange bird with a dagger like beak. There is a small fish in its beak.
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North Wales Wildlife Trust / Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru @northwaleswt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Together with volunteers and contractors, we’ve been busy installing new fencing, repairing and building steps, adding waymarkers and repainting gates in Dolgarrog as part of our #GwnuedTraciau project. What a fantastic team effort! 👏 #conservation #community #Wales #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
A volunteer hammers in a rustic wooden post to secure the end of a new fence.Volunteers lay a wooden track on the woodland floor ro improve access to the site.Project Officer, Sue smiles at the camera.A group of volunteers work together to lift a heavy stone from the ground to make room for the new path.
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Mike Pollard @mikepnature.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Excellent early morning at Point of Ayr. 150 Swallows, many resting on the beach, eventually chased off by a young Merlin. Plenty of waders including juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint. Wheatear on the beach, 22 Pintail, one Red-throated Diver. #birdingWales @birdsinwales.bsky.social
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Live in North Wales and have an interest in seabirds? Head over to Penrhyn Bay on September 18th for a talk on these wonderful bird! #BirdingWales Ydych chi'n byw yng Ngogledd Cymru ac â diddordeb mewn adar môr? Ewch i Fae Penrhyn ar y 18fed o Fedi i wrando ar sgwrs am yr adar rhyfeddol hyn!
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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ever wondered how people count large numbers of #birds? I've just signed up for @btobirds.bsky.social's free online training so I can learn how to count flocks... AND how to put these skills to use in the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Choose from 3 dates next week, here: www.bto.org/our-work/tra...
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Shorebirds feeding on inland waterbodies is a feature of early autumn, as drawdown provides temporary habitat for passage waders. These among a roundup of sightings in the #NorthWales Daily Post BirdNotes. 📷 @zoobirder.bsky.social #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/muddy-m...
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Muddy margins pull in the birds
Low water levels in the region’s reservoirs are a worry for water companies, customers and anglers, but the muddy edges have attracted waders migrating overhead, to which they look – and perhaps...
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
An excellent summary of a long-fought battle, written by two of the experts at the forefront, Drs Debbie Pain and Rhys Green (with credit to Dr Ruth Cromie as the third key player). Pleased they documented this, as sometimes it's too easy to forget how key nature-positive changes were achieved.
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Bringing Bitterns back to Cymru has been a real success story by @rspbcymru.bsky.social. Now they're booming. Science + practical nous. 👏
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Mike Pollard @mikepnature.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Nice surprise to find a snoozing juvenile Purple Sandpiper with Dunlin and Ringed Plover over high tide at Point of Ayr this PM. Right of centre. It wakes up briefly. Also a juvenile Little Stint and briefly a gathering of c150 House Martins. # birdingWales @birdsinwales
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BTO East Glamorgan @eastglambto.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Two thirds of the places for our joint local bird conference with @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social in Cardiff on 24 Oct have *already* been taken. Book now to make sure you don't miss out! More info and online booking 👉 shorturl.at/cwaJJ Discounts for Glamorgan Bird Club members and young birders.
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Lucky @bardseybirdobs.bsky.social to find an Ortolan Bunting last week, part of a broadscale arrival that is increasingly rare. BirdNotes, the weekly roundup of sightings in @northwaleslive.bsky.social The Daily Post 📷 @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/rain-br...
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Rain brings relief – and rare buntings
A small songbird, the subject of numerous court cases in France, made appearances across Britain and Ireland last week, with six of the 15 records in Wales, including one on Ynys Enlli/Bardsey....
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natreswales.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Find and participate in consultations run by Natural Resources Wales
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West Coast Birdwatching @westcoastbirds.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Success, after years of failure at this nesting site, thanks to activity groups observing seasonal restrictions introduced by @natreswales.bsky.social. 👏
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Mike Pollard @mikepnature.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ortolan Bunting on Ynys Enlli/Bardsey today. Showed well at times, associating with the local Linnets. Rarity highlight of the week so far, with one day to go…. #birdingWales @bardseybirdobs.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 25/08/2026
An investigation by Natural Resources Wales has led to the conviction of three people after an off-roading incident caused serious damage to a protected Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Off-roaders convicted after significant damage to protected peat-bog site
Nation Cymru staff An investigation by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has led to the conviction of three people after an off-roading incident caused serious damage to a protected Site of Special Scient...
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