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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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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Britain's third and Scotland's first-ever EGYPTIAN NIGHTJAR at Virkie, Shetland this evening. A brilliant find by Roger Riddington. Stunning. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

New job alert🪶 2.5yr fixed term Conservation Scientist role in our England and Wales team Project: Developing a trial management intervention for upland breeding Whinchat through a programme of new science Deadline: 23 Sept Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... 📷Ben Andrew

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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Convolvulus Hawk nectaring at nicotiana on the Obs patio this evening

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Janh1 @janh1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The once-beautiful Wye at Tintern, looking the worst I've ever seen it. 😢 Do your best and keep shouting @savethewye.bsky.social #SaveTheWye

A very low, opaque, green and slimy River Wye at Tintern. I felt sorry for the mallards. I should think the cormorants have given up and gone back to the sea. Tragic.

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I'll never look at Hedgehogs in the same way again.... Wasnt expecting to see this young Hedgehog scoffing down some roadkill Rabbit his morning! Anyone else seen this behaviour? Know they like a bit of protein but this was a surprise.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 12/08/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: All our sundials will be out of order this evening between about 6pm and 8pm, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Normal service will resume tomorrow. In unrelated news, enjoy the eclipse later... Photos: Mike Selby, Annapurna Mellor, Chris Davies, John Millar

A wall-mounted sundial inside a walled garden. Text on the sundial reads: "fear god, obey ye king"

A traditional sundial on a plinth, formal gardens surround it

The sun beams down on a traditional sundial, with heather visible in the background

A shot of a sundial from above. It's mounted on a stone plinth. Text on the side reads "KEW BRIDGE"

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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Local birder Brian Edge has just found a Cicada species going bonkers in a suburban Swanage cul-de-sac !!! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Just BBQing in the garden and got a visit from a Long-tailed Blue!! Totally taken by surprise and no phone to hand for even a rubbish picture. We have Everlasting Pea in the garden so will keep tabs on that! Bridport in West Dorset. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Had an interesting ask from @bexbirder.bsky.social to help with catching some juv Little Grebe that were living on a pool that is rapidly drying out. Drought it pretty serious when you can't fly, walk and need to be on water! Thankfully we got one thanks to lots of muddy helpers as well some luck.

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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Just two nights ago our all time largest catch of Small Mottled Willows saw the 500 mark exceeded, last night that was more than doubled to 1007 - barmy times! Busy traps for everything else as well last night incl obvious arrivals of Diamond-backs and Beet Moths; 9 Small & a Purple Marbled of note

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GwedLid (Fisto to my mates) @gwedlid.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

RIP Bill Oddie. Legend.

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Jersey Tigers are having a blast on the Hemp Agrimony in my Dorset garden. At least 7 just now during a quick look. They outnumbered the butterflies! @dorsetmoths.bsky.social

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

New research reveals a substantial decline in the number of European Storm-petrels caught by researchers over the course of a 27-year study Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social #seabird 🪶🧪

A small dark seabird with white at the top of its tail (European Storm-petrel) cupped in a person’s hand against a black background.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 22/07/2026

Stop scrolling!!! A puffling* has been spotted in Purbeck, Dorset for the first time in 30 years! *Baby puffin (yes, they have the cutest name)

A small bird - a young puffin - is seen in the gap between rocks on a cliff ledge

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Avocet seen at Middleton Lakes, Staffs, 36 years after fledging - a record age markavery.info/2026/07/06/o... Plz repost if you were born after 2 July 1990 when this Avocet was ringed in Norfolk. 📷 Steve Pick/RSPB Looks as good as new, doesn't it? Coloured leg rings enabled identification.

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Richard Lewington @rlewington2.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Who said moths are dull and eat clothes? Royal Mail stamps issue, release date 9th July

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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A diary date for Obs members: it's only a fortnight until this year's AGM that'll be held at the Obs at 4:30pm on Saturday 18th July - if the mental stimulation of the meeting isn't enough for you then we will have very good refreshments on offer afterwards! drive.google.com/file/d/1437W...

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AGM agenda 2026.pdf

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Imagine travelling thousands of miles just to spend your evenings doing zoomies over the same few houses... It's hard not to be impressed 👇 #SwiftAwarenessWeek

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

New in #BirdStudy and the media today: Swifts are very faithful to nest sites, partners & colonies. Providing nest sites could help maintain populations. High fidelity to nest sites and partners in the Common Swift Apus apus: doi.org/10.1080/0006... www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ornithology

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Migrating swifts loyally return every year to nests in buildings, study finds

Conservationists emphasise importance of protecting nesting sites used by ‘strongly faithful’ red-listed species

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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

BIG NEWS for some of Scotland's most iconic seabird islands 📣 Bass Rock and Craigleith are now part of our nature reserve network! Together with @seabirdcentre.bsky.social we’re taking an exciting step forward to deliver a more secure future for seabirds. youtube.com/watch?v=WHxVpCh5E-Q

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Amazing news as RSPB adds iconic seabird islands to its reserves

YouTube video by RSPB

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The Government is considering planning loopholes that could strip nature from England’s most deprived communities. ❌

THE
GOVERNMENT
WANTS TO
STRIP NATURE
FROM ENGLAND’S
MOST DEPRIVED
COMMUNITIES.

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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This afternoon North Yorkshire Police announced the suspicious disappearance of young male White-tailed Eagle G834, the first to fledge from Dorset in centuries. This eagle was special for multiple reasons, not only his historic status but also wowing visitors & school children around Poole Harbour

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Kicked off the Barn Owl ringing season yesterday with a brood of three but going by earlier checks, there are lots more bigger broods to do over the next few weeks. They seem to be having a bumper year after a very duff 2025! Also a brood of fiesty Kestrels ringed. Cute!

Barn Owl chick. Ringed under BTO licence.

Kestrel chick in the hand after being ringed. Ringed under BTO licence.

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Migrant Lepidoptera (GB & Ireland) @migrantmothuk.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Totting up the Eastern Bordered Straw (H nubigera) records from the past week: 70 so far & counting! To put that into context there are 39 previous British records. The record count for a singe year was 19 in 2006 (previously considered the best year for migrants this century Not any more! #teammoth

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Henry Cook @hcbirding.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Incredible views of a migrating Common Quail as it flew past the ship in the English Channel! @sophieshrike.bsky.social

Common Quail flies over the sea with wings outstretched. It is a small brown streaky gamebird.

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

204 years ago now. RIP Pfeilstorch.

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk/butterfly/da... Dark Green Fritillary... took a while to decide but distinctly remember my first one of these and was my first frit ever. Was pretty exciting!

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Dark Green Fritillary - Britain’s Favourite Butterfly

The Dark Green Fritillary is one of the 60 beautiful butterflies found across the UK. Will it be Britain's Favourite Butterfly?

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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

No Mow May is here! 🌼 The #NoMowMovement can look different for everyone. Here are some of the places you can let it grow! 🏡 Gardens 🪴 Plant pots or window boxes 🛣️ Verges 🏫 Schools 🎓 Campuses 🏘️ Community spaces How are you taking part? Not signed up? Join us! 👉 loom.ly/RW0t-fw

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The big day is nearly here. Are you joining the #DawnChorusClub?

A techno-style gig poster for the Dawn Chorus Club. On top of a pixellated picture of a bird singing it reads: Dawn Chorus Club. Hear it. Feel it. Share it. Goldiefinch, Stanton Warblers, Blackbird FX, MC Robino, Wrenboys, and many more. 30 minutes before dawn, 03.05.2026. Location: everywhere

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🌱 Emma Marsh @emmamarsh5.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🦉Birdwatching is now the second fastest growing hobby for Gen Z! Among millennials it has risen by 216% alongside a 66% increase in gen X birders. Welcome to a world of wonder! www.theguardian.com/environment/... #nature #birds

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Gen Z leads birdwatching boom as more Britons reach for the binoculars

Birdwatching no longer niche, old-fashioned pastime, says RSPB as research shows 47% increase in hobby since 2018

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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The lawnmower is out of office. The grass can grow!🌱 Add your name to the No Mow Movement and pledge to give the mower a holiday - loom.ly/XjkGVRE Who’s put the mower away already?✋ #NoMowMay #NoMowMovement #NoMowMay2026

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Very telling from the birdfood industry. Despite new RSPB/BTO advice on birdfeeding based on a solid scientific review, and RSPB taking a ££ hit themselves, EVERY major birdfood company is attacking/rejecting the guidance, claiming to know better, putting their incomes over conservation. Shameful.

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Graham Knight @grahamknight10.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Black Redstarts nesting in a Swift brick in Winchester!! We advocate for these as universal nest bricks and they really are. No other types of integrated bird box are required @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social @sosswifts.bsky.social

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Shocking footage, captured by a covert RSPB camera, shows gamekeeper Russell Mason brutally killing a Goshawk in a crow cage trap in Perthshire. After pleading guilty, today he was given a 200-hour Community Payback Order for killing the Goshawk and fined £890 for firearm offences.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

To reduce disease, we all need to make some urgent but simple changes to how we feed our garden birds. See our website for the latest guidance: brnw.ch/21x1t4w

A Robin perched on a branch, its beak full of food and other material.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Really excellent to see this boost in government funding for nature - doubling the species recovery fund to £60m and investing £30m in wildlife restoration on the public forest estate www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Largest ever Government investment in threatened species recovery

A total £90 million funding for species recovery across England

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Ongoing farmland bird monitoring this morning showed the importance of providing food during the hunger gap. All except one Yellohammer this were young birds. After a long winter, this period is critical for 1st year survival.

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Peter Christian @manxmannin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Sequence of a Female Leucistic Hen Harrier successfully hunting on The Isle of Man, 2026 🇮🇲

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 27/03/2026

This is excellent opportunity for 14(!) young birders to visit Lundy, boat and board included -- lundybirdobs.org.uk/news-and-sig... Additional funding for young people to get out to a bird obs. through the BTO here -- www.bto.org/our-work/you... 🪶

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Lundy Bird Observatory - Young Birders Opportunity

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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

They’re back 💪💪 After CJ7’s arrival last night at 18:29, her mate, male 022 just arrived back this morning at 06:40. Brilliant news. Let the 2026 season commence 🎉🎉🎉 @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Work took me to RSPB Arne today and got a very big dose of spring! Singing Dartford Warblers, Crossbills and Firecrest. A few Red Kites passing through overhead and a Sand Martin did the same. Best though was an Orange Underwing. Not a moth I see that often and usually in tops of birch!

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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Because of the ongoing rapid decline & persistent reports of disturbance we have taken the difficult decision this week to add Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers in the UK to the long list of eBird sensitive species support.ebird.org/en/support/s... despite the cost to the science of #Ornithology #UKBirding

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Sensitive Species in eBird

In This Article What is a "Sensitive Species"? How are Sensitive Species displayed in eBird? How should eBirders report sensitive species? What about other birds that aren't on the ...

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Dorset Raptor Study Group @dorsetraptors.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Checking up on local nest box cameras the other day I came across something I have not seen before in ~30 years of monitoring barn owl boxes....a tawny owl in a box with a pair of barn owls! Thankfully a couple of days later the barn owls were still present and the tawny owl had moved on.

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Spring has begun... over the last week we have received 35 reports of Sand Martins, seven of Swallow, four each of Wheatear and House Martin, and two Red-rumped Swallows! #ukbirding

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