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Dominic Couzens

@dominiccouzens.bsky.social
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Professional and award-winning nature writer, columnist for RSPB magazine, Bird watching and Water Life. Many books: most recent "RSPB Birding Year" (Bloomsbury), "An Insect a Day" (Batsford). Also lots of travel writing, e.g. Sri Lanka, Costa Rica.

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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
I recently wrote an article on Firecrests, so it was a particular delight in the New Forest this morning to watch one collecting a huge feather for its nest, going right down to the ground to pick it up. Also a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and some Crossbills! #
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Looking forward to this
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Wonderful to have such positive feedback, thanks, Eddie
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Wow, this is astonishing - moving up to 9000km DURING the breeding season!
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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Did you know that a migrating monarch can sometimes fly over 100 miles in a single day? 🦋 With all the news about monarch butterflies — and yesterday being Western Monarch Day — this is a great chance to learn a bit more about their incredible migration. www.xerces.org/blog/5-monar...
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5 Monarch Migration Facts
A migrating monarch can travel over 100 miles in a single day! Learn more lesser-known yet fascinating facts about the annual North American monarch butterfly migration.
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Thanks so much for this, Karen Jones. Much appreciated.
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Completely agree with this.
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch - a fact for you. Did you know that the amount of black on a male House Sparrow's chest is a reliable indicator of its ability to fight rivals? The larger the area of black, the better the warrior. #naturewriting #biggardenbirdwatch
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is coming up 24-26 January. Here's a perfect guide. Amazon reviewers say: "The best bird ID book I have found by far" and "Witty, informative commentary and beautiful photos". @CarlBovisNature @Natures_Voice @JB_Publishing
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Session of washing up was rudely interrupted by the sight of three Otters. I wish that would happen every time.
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Any ideas, entomologists? It looks like a caterpillar and it was photographed in lowland forest in Panama in early December. @georgemcgavin.bsky.social? #entomology
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Really cool book from @princetonupress.bsky.social in one of its many natural habitats, lowland rainforest in Panama.
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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Look out for an ITV Meridian news item THIS EVENING after 6pm about one of our members, & an absolute Sussex wildlife hero, Benji Fallow. This is Benji with the cards made from his drawings
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
This should be really interesting
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Little Green Books @littlegreenbooks.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
From the classic Almanac from Lia Leendertz, to a year's worth of nature poetry; a fantastic bug each day from @dominiccouzens.bsky.social, to foraging inspiration from Danielle Gallacher, and many more! Pop over to the bookshop homepage to discover more gems 📚 🍃 #Booksky buff.ly/3Zvr7qm
The cover of the foragers almanac by danielle gallacherthe cover of a nature poem for every night of the year the cover of an insect a day by dominic couzens and gail ashtonthe cover of the almanac 2025 by lia leendertz
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Good selection!
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Delighted that my Tweet of the Day featuring the Snow Bunting was selected for today's "Pick of the Week" on BBC Radio 4 (UK). Blimey - not a bad career weekend. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Pick of the Week - Luke Wright - BBC Sounds
Luke Wright chooses audio highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Please do vote in the Birdwatch Birders' Choice Awards for 2024. Especially please could you vote for one of the books I co-wrote this year?
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
So delighted to see that my book "The Hidden Lives of Garden Birds" has made the Mail on Sunday's recommended garden books for Christmas! Thanks to Constance Craig-Smith. www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
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Hoe, hoe, hoe, Merry Christmas! Books for the gardener in your life
Constance Craig Smith recommends the best Gardening books to give your favourite green thumbed friend or family.
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Really talented artist here
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Hi Nature Writers, this is one of my latest books, available in all good bookshops and the usual outlets. #naturewriting
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
On my recent trip to Borneo, one of the mammals I most wanted to see was the wonderful, pot-bellied, big-nosed Proboscis Monkey. I saw them in both Brunei (when one crossed the road in front of the car) and in Sabah. They are still fairly common.
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Just a quick hello. I'm Dominic Couzens, wildlife and travel writer. Here's me at Mount Kinabalu on a rare clear day, a couple of weeks ago.
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Dominic Couzens @dominiccouzens.bsky.social · 28/12/2023
Hello, Blue Sky. I'm Dominic Couzens, multiple author and natural history person. New on here.
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