Mark Cocker
@MarkCocker2
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Naturalist and multi-prize-winning author. 13 books incl One Midsummer's Day, Our Place, Birds & People and Crow Country Guardian country diarist since '87.
Joined December 2012
Thursday at 7pm I’ll be chatting with @urbanbirder as part of his ‘In Conservation With…’ series. Previous guests include @Kate_Bradbury, @MarkCocker2, @CarolineLucas & @MargaretAtwood! Details: https://t.co/IwAOFdjJ2r
#birds #wildlife #ecology #biodiversity @pelagicpublish
jeffollerton.co.uk
This Thursday at 7pm I’ll be chatting online with David Lindo – the Urban Birder – who is an award-winning broadcaster, writer, speaker, tour leader and educator. According to Dav…
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Wow!! Ring Ouzels on my late @WeBS_UK - alt 350m #YorkshireDales moor. They do breed right in this spot - but poss winter migrants rather home grown stayers? Ideas welcome. Some Fieldfares & Redwings to boot. @MarkCocker2 @nybirdnews @BradfordNature #BirdsOfTwitter #Birds
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Leighton Moss is still great for wildlife - so don't hesitate to visit BUT don't try visiting the Allen and Eric Morecambe hides until further notice because the car park and paths are flooded - we've some big tides backed by big winds.
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What will Wash #waders do if a barrage is built and the mud disappears? Lessons from the Yellow Sea: https://t.co/bak0k4Z0wM 🎂2⃣ Waders of the Wash: https://t.co/VOZ0ZBHPzt Article about barrage: https://t.co/g8ATbdMEBz
#ornithology #shorebirds
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One for @ruthdavis27 in tray? 🤔 @TonyJuniper @Natures_Voice @BeccyRSPB @RSPBTitchwell @MarkCocker2 @acorncarver
What will Wash #waders do if a barrage is built and the mud disappears? Lessons from the Yellow Sea: https://t.co/bak0k4Z0wM 🎂2⃣ Waders of the Wash: https://t.co/VOZ0ZBHPzt Article about barrage: https://t.co/g8ATbdMEBz
#ornithology #shorebirds
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"Mors tua, vita mea." An amazing picture from the Val Tramontina (Pordenone) by Renato Fadi of a (male) Horn-nosed Viper (Vipera ammodytes) immortalised in the act of swallowing a Robin. Should keep him going for the winter! Via FB.
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Having a break from here for a bit. It’s been hard seeing disturbance of nesting seabirds & seals, now knowing that an adventure hub will be built & that in Pembrokeshire disturbance is deemed acceptable. Proud to be part of a united community that has tried to protect this bay
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What a great night it was at the Fisher Theatre in Bungay last night. I'm now heading east to Lowestoft and the East Point Pavilon with my SHOCK OF THE OLD show tonight. Come along to my seaside special! https://t.co/pou2gTHOlI
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Last night was a hunter's moon but can you name the silhouettes here?
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NEW PROJECT: Volunteers needed to monitor raptors in Wales 🦅 Press release & details about how to get involved 👇 https://t.co/1LSw4gK4lX
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From Louis Armstrong to Louis VI A Tune into Nature Music Prize Playlist https://t.co/CxcaSmxxMQ
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'It was mayhem. It was magic. It was beyond words, beyond price, in fact, beyond any kind of human measure, except to say that it makes all our lives richer merely to know that it is there. Now.' Thrilling writing by @MarkCocker2 on a wonder-full spectacle.
the explosive beauty when 14 tonnes of waders take to the air. My diary on one of the greatest spectacles in all English nature. https://t.co/V1h0y81bDt
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To think that we could even consider jeopardising one of the last great displays of natural abundance in England for trade benefits to Lincolnshire and Norfolk beggars belief.
@MarkCocker2 @jackvwmcneill @NorthNorfolkDC @NorthNorfolk @Natures_Voice @delia_perc Lovely, lyrical writing, Mark. #RSPBSnettisham is an absolute gem. The Wash does not need a barrage: https://t.co/g8ATbdMEBz So many #waders from so many countries depend on the wonderful mud, as discussed here: https://t.co/VOZ0ZBHPzt
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@MarkCocker2 @jackvwmcneill @NorthNorfolkDC @NorthNorfolk @Natures_Voice @delia_perc Lovely, lyrical writing, Mark. #RSPBSnettisham is an absolute gem. The Wash does not need a barrage: https://t.co/g8ATbdMEBz So many #waders from so many countries depend on the wonderful mud, as discussed here: https://t.co/VOZ0ZBHPzt
wadertales.wordpress.com
The Wash Wader Ringing Group (WWRG)** started with a bang on 18 August 1959, when the team made a catch of 1,132 birds in a Wildfowl Trust rocket-net at Terrington, in Norfolk. Over the years, cann…
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Breath taking 🤩
the explosive beauty when 14 tonnes of waders take to the air. My diary on one of the greatest spectacles in all English nature. https://t.co/V1h0y81bDt
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129 hen harriers confirmed 'missing' or illegally killed in UK since 2018, most of them on or close to grouse moors. Utterly shameful policy from @NaturalEngland @DefraGovUK This is on your watch now, @MaryCreagh_ @SteveReedMP How many more? New blog: https://t.co/zflbHYdIZX
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Groundhog day ad infinitum. So, @DefraNature @NaturalEngland we have known what the problem is for decades - so what are you doing to make managers & employers on sporting estates criminally responsible for this endless carnage? (PS the answer is not brood management)
A Hen Harrier has disappeared in suspicious circumstances in the Bowland area. The young female, named Helius, suddenly vanished in July: the satellite tag which had been reliably showing her whereabouts suddenly cutting out. A police search found no trace of her or her tag.
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Love nature? Love music? The Tune into Nature Music Prize is back! Check out the new website, judges and prizes. Tune in and celebrate nature. https://t.co/6gaXgsNFSG
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the explosive beauty when 14 tonnes of waders take to the air. My diary on one of the greatest spectacles in all English nature. https://t.co/V1h0y81bDt
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Hello @NatResWales I have asked by email exactly what you mean by “to ensure disturbance [of nesting seabirds]is kept at an acceptable level” and you have declined to answer. It’s important because the future biodiversity of Ceibwr Bay pivots on these statements. @huw4ogmore
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