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Weekly Birding Rounup 16-22 Apr
@dunnjons
looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain and Ireland
Read it here
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The Gandalf of the bird world
#YouShallNotPass
An incredible sighting of a Water Monitor Lizard and a Water Thick-Knee trying to protect its babies, with Lauren and Theo in Djuma.
For South African viewers, you can now watch our 24/7 channel on DStv's 183.
#wildearth
#djuma
#escapeintonature
#expecttheunexpected
#dstv183
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Petition: Ban the Shooting of Critically Endangered Woodcocks.
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'Casper' Cley's albino Barn Owl came out to play in the sunshine this morning
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Vandal is probably too kind a word to describe the sub-human scumbag who did this 😡😡😡😪😪😪
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Nope that's not blossom on the trees - they are Bramblings! Just a tiny part of a 'mega flock' of 5 million birds currently in Slovenia. More photos and videos here >
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#BirdOfTheWeek
is most definitely the WOODCOCK. The cold easterly weather pushed large numbers into Britain over last few days, giving many birders the chance to see this charismatic wader. Hands up if saw one this week, share your photos below (photo here by Peter Bullett)
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The Albatross and the Puffin (expand image).
A very cool photo of the Bempton Black-browed Albatross uploaded to our gallery by Roger Hardie
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Forget your Collins Field Guide for the next few days, this should cover it.
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CUCKOO CUCKOO CUCKOO
First Cuckoo of the year reported singing near
#Stowmarket
in
#Suffolk
today
That's 4 days ahead of our median first reported date
Track the first arrivals of over 50 species this spring here >
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Heart-breaking footage
Sand Martins makes perilous migration from Africa and this is the welcome they get at
#Bacton
#Norfolk
! Bet it wishes it didn't
@visitnorfolk
now!
C'mon
@NorthNorfolkDC
GET THESE NETS DOWN IMMEDIATELY
#Sandmartin
meets netting.
#BactonSandscaping
No nesting for you, my amber listed migrant.
#NestingNotNets
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RESULT The driven grouse shooting house of cards, underpinned by wildlife crime, is starting to crumble. Maybe not as quickly as many would like, but it's crumbling. They will try to pin it on others but there is only one group of people they can blame - themselves, well done all
We've done it! The Scottish Parliament have decided that Mountain Hares are now to receive protected status - effectively ending unnecessary mass culls and the sport shooting of them
That's one part of the circle of destruction of grouse moors broken
Fantastic news!
#OurMoors
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Spot the difference
Imagine the outrage if a priceless piece of Scottish art was stolen by organised criminals? Pretty sure
@NicolaSturgeon
would have something to say about it
Yet organised criminals are wiping out Scotland's natural heritage, on her watch, and not a peep
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Ha ha result - any day a fox hunter ends up on their backsides splashing about in a river is a good day :-) Bit odd to lay a trail across a river tho? Also worth remembering that well as the foxes chased and killed the horses are stressed and abused too
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We have all wondered what it sounds like to get licked by a woodpecker, haven't we?
Sound up, press play and wonder no more...
@NarwhalSh
@ianballam
@DorsetBirdClub
@harbourbirds
Hi Shaun, this one picked up near Canford Heath on a security camera
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Result
Two car loads of Hare coursers had a long squelch home after trying to drive through the flooded Welney wash rd. 7 men with dogs reported swimming from the area.
#chafing
#RCAT
#OpGalileo
#TravelTuesday
#TuesdayThoughts
@Cambscops
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We don't say it enough how much we appreciate people uploading photos to our gallery so we can include in our weekly roundups. This Hoopoe in Northumberland by Frank Golding is just one of the many top photos this week +thanks again to all contributors
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CREX CREX, CREX CREX
The first CORNCRAKE of the year reported today from South Uist at Frobost
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Bee-eaters make historic return to Norfolk breeding site
Eight birds, including a nesting pair, have been spotted again in a sand quarry near Cromer - the first time the summer visitors have returned to the same breeding site in the UK in consecutive years
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Hoopoe breeds in Leicestershire 😮
A pair raised three young this year and is the first breeding record of Hoopoe in the Britain since 1996 which a pair bred in Montgomery, Wales
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Merry Christmas 🎄to all our subscribers
Tis not the season to be jolly if you are a Woodcock, with over 160k shot for fun each year! Pls consider signing the
@WildJustice_org
petition to limit the Woodcock shooting season, thanks 🙏
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To anyone who says
@ChrisGPackham
can afford to fight this himself, maybe he can - we don't know, but you are missing the point.
This is about the conservation community showing that he speaks for so many of us and we stand with him. Good luck Chris
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Crikey
After many failed attempts, I've finally captured the exact moment the osprey's razor sharp talons slice through the water.
#a7riv
#birdphotography
#osprey
#Raptors
@SonyAlpha
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Casper, the albino Barn Owl of
#Cley
, was particularly friendly just now as it sat on a post outside the office for a few minutes.
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Wow what a beauty.
The Ivory Gull taken into care in Stranraer y'day. Thanks to Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue for the photo, bird is said to be doing well. We are hoping for an organised release giving people chance to see this wonderful bird. Details to follow when we get them
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Casper, Cley's friendly albino Barn Owl, having another successful morning providing for the family, not such a successful morning for the Field Vole however
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Have you heard the one where the pigeon walks into a Peregrine nest...😀
Paloma torcaz tocando los “huevos” a mamá halcón. El final, te sorprenderá . (Desconozco fuente de webcam)
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Hey Waxwings, maybe try
#DryJanuary
Completely irresponsible waxwing birds 🐦🐦🐦 tend to eat fermented fruit and then lie drunk on the sidewalks.
Wise passers-by collect them and put them in a safe place until they sober up.
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A UK FIRST - Night Herons breed in Somerset
@SomersetWT
Westhay Moor NNR, more details here >
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Cley's Ghost Owl (albino Barn Owl) just showed up outside the front of the RBA Office just now. One less vole in the Glaven valley though!
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Tog 1 "Any luck with the Kingfishers?"
Tog 2 "Nah, not seen any all day"
More at
@AlanMcFadyen
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Make sure you sitting down folks
Can’t believe it, I’ve only just gone and found the Nighthawk on the deck!!!
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BREAKING NEWS:
@MairiGougeon
has just announced that Driven Grouse Shooting WILL BE LICENSED in Scotland and will be drawn up ASAP - not in 5 years time - congratulations
@RaptorPersScot
@Ian_M_Thomson
@ScotRaptorStudy
@RSPBScotland
and others who have campaigned for this
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WHAT A BIRD and what an opportunity to see this species in Britain - outstanding images Martyn
One of those moments I'll never forget. Eye to eye with the Black-browed Albatross flying past Grandstand Viewpoint Bempton 11.05 this morning
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Have you seen a birds nest built in an unusual place?
@BrennandEmma
needs your help for the
@BBCTheOneShow
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Yep thats a Great Crested Grebe eating a Sand Martin!!!
The Sand Martin slayer’s back to his old tricks at Rainton Meadows DWT this morning
@DurhamBirdClub
@durhamwildlife
@Natures_Voice
@_BTO
@BirdTrack
@BBCSpringwatch
#birding
#killer
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MEGA MEGA MEGA
A White-chinned Petrel over over Scapa Flow Orkney this morning. Photos posted on Birdforum by Paul Higson from the finder. Download our app breaking alerts if it’s gets reported again
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Painting a single wind turbine blade black reduces bird collision
New research provides evidence that painting a single wind turbine blade black reduces collision by 70%
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Says the man overseeing the slaughter of 40k+ British Badgers
Says the man taking no action on the continuation of illegal hunting with dogs
Says the man taking no action on the widespread persecution of British raptors on grouse moors
How are those shoes fitting
@michaelgove
?
“Gradually, and then suddenly, mankind has had an impact on all of the creatures with whom we share this earth.”
@michaelgove
speaking at the opening ceremony today, on the second day of the
#IllegalWildlifeTrade
conference.
#EndWildlifeCrime
Learn more:
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Guess the 40+ million non-native Pheasants released each year just isn't enough for those who like to kill to get their kicks, they have to kill an Amber listed species which declined 87% in 25 years! PATHETIC
Some superb photos have just landed from a walked-up day in Anglesey. Stay tuned for the feature
#wildsport
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Need a little pick-me-up? This should do the trick
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Rangers ensure quiet and calm interactions to minimise any stress for the albatross.
Sometimes a little extra comes their way. Watch for the
#RoyalCam
chick at the end - another sign of healthy growth.
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Brown Booby not bothered
So my 7 year old just filmed this on Greystones Beach 😱It’s a brown booby from the Caribbean think he was looking for a cuddle to warm him up 😂
#birds
#greystones
#thinklocalbuylocal
#Ireland
#irishstudies
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First SWIFT of the spring reported by
@SCPbirding
past St.Catherine's Point on the Isle of Wight. That's 10 days earlier than our median first report date
Track the first reports of nearly 50 species this spring here >
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😍 Belted Kingfisher showed well in Lancashire today. Terrific photo uploaded to our gallery by
@jimhutchins2
- thanks Jim 👍
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Just imagine being that driver...
A road in the Far East of Russia, a driver who kept good distance and one of the world’s most endangered big cats, an Amur tiger
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Enigmatic bird missing for 172 years rediscovered in Borneo,
#birds
#birding
#ornithology
#conservationoptimism
news from
@orientbirdclub
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Mega Overload: unprecedented fall of American landbirds
A timeline of the extraordinary events of the last couple of days.
Congrats to all the finders of these mega rarities and for sharing their news
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One of the best videos you will see on Twitter all year
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Weekly Birding Roundup 6-12 Oct
It was another mega week across Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
Read it here
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ITS A BLOODY OUTRAGE - Scotland's natural heritage is being wiped out one eagle at a time by the so-called 'custodians of the countryside' in and around Cairngorm National Park
@ChrisGPackham
@RaptorPersScot
@MarkAvery
@cairngormsnews
@strathearnrose
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Bradford councillors vote to ban grouse shooting on Ilkley Moor congratulations
@stoptheshoot
and all who campaigned
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Farmers free to cut hedgerows in spring and summer as Government fails to replace expired regulations
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Staff at RSPB Otmoor are celebrating as a Common Crane fledges in Oxfordshire for the first time in 500 years
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WHOA - what a super series of images by Baz Scampion of the Norfolk Snowy Owl on Scolt Head
@RSPBintheEast
@NaturalEngland
@EDP24
@nthnorfolknews
@GeorgeyTonight
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Gamekeeper Paul Allen
Firearms offences ✅
Wildlife crime offences ✅
Poisons offences ✅
Obviously he has been sent to prison... oh no wait
Sorry, we got confused with a country which takes wildlife crime seriously
📢BREAKING NEWS: Criminal Dorset gamekeeper Paul Allen receives suspended custodial sentence despite committing multiple wildlife, poisons & firearms offences. ⚖️🦅☠️
New blog ⬇️
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The megas just keep coming
Just caught a BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER on Bardsey Island!!!!!!!!
@bardseyobs
@RareBirdAlertUK
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UK Crane population reaches its highest level for over 400 years
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First STONE CURLEW of the year today at Farlington Marshes
@HantsIWWildlife
. An earlybird for sure with most first arrivals usually being well into March. Check out the graph in thread below. (library 📸 by Chris Upson)
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'Angel of the North' - The White-tailed Lapwing is 71 days into its visit to RSPB
@Blacktoft_Sands
. (📸 uploaded by John Tymon )
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First Waxwing of the Autumn on Shetland this morning
A very nice way to start the morning, single Waxwing at Bloburn, Foula, Shetland!
@RareBirdAlertUK
@birdguides_news
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😱 😞 Horrific and sad scenes. Italian 'hunters' kill over 2000 thrushes in southern Norway
#Kristiansand
Tre italienske jegere ble stoppet i en tverretatlig aksjon, etter tips fra publikum til Økokrim. Her ble det gjort funn av 2027 nedfryste troster, hvor det blant disse var måltroster og svarttroster som det ikke er lov å jakte på.
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Its no frame-filler but it is a Belted Kingfisher! Photo from the finder of the bird in Lancashire today.
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If Carlsberg did bodged bird photos
Total blind panic, jumped out of car, grabbed camera, handheld 600mm 1.4x on 7D markll. Completely wrong settings but what a bird. Good luck to this fantastic Bearded Vulture leaving Beachy Head for France today.
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The criminal was armed with a chainsaw
Then conservationists hit back compassion 👊
Well done all
@North_Wales_WT
and 🤞 for the rest of the season.
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Wow - a striking piece "The Cost of Cats" the winning Photos by Jak Wonderly From Cal Academy's Nature and Conservation Photo Competition. In the United States alone, more than 2 billion birds are killed by cats annually
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V is for Vole - one less Field Vole in the Glaven Valley today
V is for Victory - one more meal secured by the albino Barn Owl in Cley today
V is for Very Excited Birder - watching this striking bird today
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Welcome Back - first SWIFT reported from
#London
at Alexandra Park today
#migration
@_BTO
@Natures_Voice
@BBCSpringwatch
@SaveourSwifts
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Walrus in Pembrokeshire
This is a walrus. This photo was taken today......in South Pembrokeshire! The poor thing is very lost! It is thought likely to be the same one that was on the coast of Ireland earlier in the week.
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A Waxwing Winter?
The last week saw a significant arrival of Waxwings along the east coast.
Somewhere in the region of 4,000 birds were reported
Want to catch up with Waxwings this winter download our birdnews app
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A lovely portrait for the very confiding Red-flanked Bluetail in St.Peter's Cemetery in central
#Aberdeen
before it departed on 3rd/4th. 📷Ron Macdonald
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Bearded Vulture hatches in Picos de Europa for first time in nearly 70 years
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#Hawfinch
are new
#Waxwings
this winter, sightings from the last seven days shown on the maps
#birds
#birding
#BigGardenBirdwatch
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Bee-eaters hatch chicks in Nottinghamshire more good news in excellent year for rare breeding birds, well done all
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Weekly birding round-up: 2-8 Jun
It was a largely pink and brown affair this week with an influx of Rose-coloured Starlings and Bylth's Reed Warblers.
@dunnjons
looks back on the week that was.
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Your mission should you chose to accept it.. destroy all the outboard motors on
#scilly
…
Wally - “accepted” 💪
#wallythewalrus
📸 by
@Mbwamwitu
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BREAKING: Bee-eaters are breeding in Norfolk quarry
And even better
@RSPBbirders
and
@NENBC_Info
have set up a viewpoint so everyone can enjoy these wonderful birds.
Full details with directions here
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Photo of the Common Nighthawk over Bushy Park in London today by
@lewisjnewman
more to follow later on this remarkable find
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It may not feel like summer but this Golden Oriole singing briefly by the monument
@HolkhamEstate
this morning certainly warmed the soul
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A Spanish sheep farmer in the province of Cáceres in Eastern Spain has been jailed for 18 months and fined €18,000 — €6,000 for each Griffon Vulture he killed.
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Mega birding milestones on the Isles of Scilly
The
@scillybirds
celebrates its 20th anniversary this autumn and Scilly might be about to get its 450 species for the archipelago
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The
@dunnjons
Weekly Birding Roundup 5 - 11 May
Catch up on the weeks' best birds from around Britain, Ireland the Western Palearctic
It was definitely a week of two halves.
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Meet The London Birdwatching Collective Founded By And For People Of Colour. Thanks,
@urbanbirder
for the heads up on this feature in
@BritishVogue
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According to this farmer one of the causes of biodiversity decline is....
wait for it....
"birds of prey" and "raptors"
There really is no hope for British wildlife 🤦♂️
Please spare 1 min 35 seconds to take a listen.
Thank you.
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First 'spring' WHEATEAR report sent today
#earlybird
One seen
@WWTLlanelli
. This is the 3rd earliest in last 20 years. Median first reported date is 25-Feb, with earliest being 10/02 in 2004 and latest being 13.03 in 2006
#birds
#birding
(library 📸 by
@birdsonline001
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Nightjar numbers hit record high on RSPB reserves
A total of 198 territorial male Nightjars were recorded during surveys last year, up from 178 in 2021
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Adult male Snowy Owl on Shetland today - what a bird
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Meddling with Hen Harrier broods is a criminal offence - but when you do it under license from
@NaturalEngland
@TonyJuniper
to appease organised criminals apparently we should be celebrating it! Not us Not ever
#HenHarrierDay
#HenHarriers
have enjoyed a record year for breeding success in England!
There are now 15 successful breeding pairs and 47 chicks across the country, thanks to the partnership effort of a wide range of organisations.
Read more:
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Nothing to see here, just a wolf on its way to Lidl
Gestern in Lohne, direkt in der Stadt, im Landkreis Vechta - so viel zum Thema
#wolf
#scheu
#dertutbestimmtnichts
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Green roof providing an urban safe haven for a Woodcock in London
There’s a migrating woodcock on the 11th floor
@Nomura
green roof today. Amazing what urban wildlife you can find in
@cityoflondon
@WildLondon
@LondonBirdClub
@urbanbirder
@iGiGL
@CoLCityGdns
@greenroofsuk
@LNHSoc
this just made my day!
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😬 Queuing for views of latest Polish mega takes an unexpected turn
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Take a bow - great photo
Yesterday's Smew at Pitsford Reservoir gave a Fly past.
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Holy Moly - NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in Devon
@RSPBExeEstuary
@exeterbirder
@RSPBEngland
Spotted this little chap in our garden in Exmouth over the last few days, mainly in the holly and palm flowers. We think a northern mockingbird, any ideas?
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Lawyers begin legal action against government’s Hen Harrier brood management license as crowdfunder reaches £25k target in under five days, Full story here>
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