Andre Farrar
@andrefarrar
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Proud to be chair of Exec committee of Kent Ornithological Society @KentishPlover, speaker for RSPB. Turtle dove volunteer.
Godmersham, England
Joined June 2009
He taught me to bowl - sadly I did little with that knowledge!
Doug Wright is still England's most successful, in terms of wickets taken, leg spinner of all time even if his 108 wickets at 39.11 do not reflect how highly his contemporaries regarded him - more impressively with 7 career hat tricks he remains out on his own with that record
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Courting capercaillies up 50% on Cairngorms reserve
bbc.com
Conservationists counted 30 lekking males on the RSPB's Abernethy nature reserve last year.
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Rare upland Dunlin are breeding in the Cumbrian Pennines! 🌱✨ Read the survey findings and what this means for conservation:🔗 https://t.co/uLRSayku0n 📸 Dunlin by Chris Gomersall
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Lord Howe Rail population passes 1,600 in remarkable recovery
rarebirdalert.co.uk
The flightless Lord Howe Rail has expanded rapidly since invasive predators were removed from the island
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Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! Wetlands 🌱 cover 6% of the world's land surface, 40% of all plants and animals depend on them ⚠️are the ecosystems with the highest rates of decline 🆕 The EU is restoring wetlands with @LIFEprogramme biggest project so far: https://t.co/FAEhuBLluu
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Double-headed eagles, white parrots and “defecating squirrels”: my experiences reporting from Russia. Our film ‘Our Man In Moscow’ for @BBCPanorama is available on @BBCiPlayer and on @BBCOne at 8pm tonight (Mon Feb 2).
bbc.co.uk
The BBC's Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow.
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Scotland leads the way - great result of an epic campaign - well done @WriterHannahBT
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Wonderful news - congratulations to the team.
The future looks bright for one of the world's rarest birds thanks to the success of a reintroduction project in Cape Verde:
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The future looks bright for one of the world's rarest birds thanks to the success of a reintroduction project in Cape Verde:
birdguides.com
After a small number of Raso Larks were translocated to Santa Luzia in 2018, the population has grown to as many as 1,000 individuals.
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Today is National Bird Day for the UK and many other countries. How will you celebrate our avian friends today? Go birdwatching, put out some food or even just making sure they have some fresh unfrozen water? #kentbirding
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What a start to the Kent birding year! An adult Ross’s Gull was seen at Swalecliffe on New Year’s Day. Only the second ever for Kent! Support cast this week included Common Crane, possible Siberian Lesser Whitethroat and Dotterel. See https://t.co/r0yVRL9sCH.
#kentbirding
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Happy New Year from all of us at the KOS! Good luck to those out starting their year lists. Let’s hope 2026 is good for birds and the environment both in Kent and the wider world. See https://t.co/r0yVRL8UN9 for a message from our Chair titled ‘A year of stepping up for your KOS’
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The main change over the week was an increase in winter geese with Tundra Bean Geese and White-fronted Geese seen in good numbers. Two Little Auk were seen while two Shore Lark remained in the county. For full details see https://t.co/r0yVRL9sCH. Merry Christmas! #kentbirding
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Interesting blog from BTO on Christmas cards https://t.co/RfWLyh8bGN
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Wonderful morning at Oare Marshes, with Steve & Nadia of @KentWildlife discussing management plans. Drought, sluice, salt/fresh water, EA, NE licences etc. Not as simple as some might think! Water back on East Flood & a Dartford Warbler along the road😊 Nice to meet @Birdwisenk
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Ince /N4 Finishing at L Rake . 7 L Egrets c20 Curlew Marsh Ln 3 C Egrets canal bank family 7 Whooper Ince marsh. G B Back Ravens Merlin Kestrel M Harrier Buzzard noted Canada Pinks Greylag salt marsh c400 Pinks 13 Whooper few Ruff with Lapwings on flood L marsh
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@CHinchliffMP Thank you Chris. For anyone in doubt about how vitally important nature is, here's leading expert Professor @NathalieSeddon explaining why protecting nature is now a national security issue. #NEB2025 #NationalEmergencyBriefing
https://t.co/KNcrb3Vg2s
"This is national security issue." Prof Nathalie Seddon of @UniofOxford on why the economy and even food supply is under threat if we don't act to protect nature. Full talk on our YouTube channel. Sign the open letter below, calling for a televised emergency briefing #NEB2025
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***New** Latest wild bird trends in Europe: Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) indicators & species trends 1980–2024. Data = 168 bird species, 30 countries⬇️@RSPBScience @BirdLifeEurope @ebcc @EU_ENV @UCLCBER
https://t.co/MfyWVRHwj4
https://t.co/olTGyM64xy 🐦📉
pecbms.info
Wild Bird Indices, Europe All Bird Index Wild Bird Indices, Europe Farmland Bird Index Wild Bird Indices, Europe Forest Bird Index Wild Bird Indices, EU All Bird Index Wild Bird Indices, EU Farmland...
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"UK governments must reverse [neglect of SSSI] if they are going to deliver on environmental targets and promises, and leave future generations with the rich natural heritage they need to thrive." https://t.co/bKek1ewR4j via @GreenAllianceUK
greenallianceblog.org.uk
This post is by Meriel Harrison, senior policy officer at the RSPB. Earlier this month the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) published a landmark report. It laid bare the magnitude and exte…
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In Feb @SteveReedMP looked me in the eye and promised me the Govt "was committed to #BiodiversityNetGain" Now, we understand, he is contemplating gutting it If this happens, why should we trust any future promises @UKLabour make on #nature? https://t.co/T4SYTashr7
express.co.uk
PM faces 'significant electoral consequences' if party 'abandons' yet another election pledge
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