Looking lovely in the apple #blossom this morning- gorgeous female Brambling. Not keen to fly north? It’s 29 April!! #YorkshireDales NorthYorksBirdNews Mark Eaton The British Nature Guide BTO Garden BirdWatch RSPB BBC Springwatch #BirdsOfTwitter #birds #BirdsOfX

Cuckoo back on my RSPB vol survey wader patch in Forest of Bowland National Landscape y’day! Lots of #curlew action too, at least 2 pairs. Frank Osterberg Lancaster & District Birdwatching BTO Wader Quest Mary Colwell Curlew Recovery South Lakes Curlew Recovery Partnership Curlews in crisis #BirdsOfTwitter

Still have Redpolls (and Brambling!) daily in our #YorkshireDales garden! Confused by naming conventions so advice welcome 🙏 . BTO Garden BirdWatch Mark Eaton NorthYorksBirdNews The British Nature Guide RSPB #BirdsOfTwitter

Please remember Right to Roam lobby that (as you and your pet roam), you have obligations to the wildlife that inhabit any land, regardless of whether it is owned or not: 'Wildlife refuges are commonplace in other countries, and recreational disturbance is acknowledged as a major

Don’t mind if I do. 🥳

Turning off wind turbines for the right few hours can massively stop kill of migratory birds. 🙏 researchers & also 🙏 Graham Appleton for the spot on précis. Global Flyway Network RSPB Science Mary Colwell Project Godwit Shire Jewels #BirdsOfTwitter #birds BTO

'I hope people will keep their dogs on short leads, off the banks and out of the water.
I need to consume double my usual amount of food to nourish the young growing inside of me. I don't want to use up vital calories by constantly having to dash away, so have to move away! 🙏

A reminder please to only enter the viewing area below if you are in a vehicle. Please also stay inside your vehicle whilst in this area. Minimising disturbance on the reserve is vital- many thanks for your co-operation.

Really important we keep our eyes out for the public consultation on implementing the Natural History GSCE! Long overdue for no good reason. 👇

Isn’t this fab!👇first egg in the Booted Eagle nest, two days earlier than last year. Live cam available. Sierra de Guadarrama NP, nw of Madrid. Awesome! #BirdsOfTwitter #birds

It's #WorldCurlewDay ! If you fancy a bit of curlew creativity, check out these great activity sheets from artist Alice Walker 🎨
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Happy World Curlew Day! These prints are inspired by this iconic bird which is under threat of extinction. World Curlew Day was created by Mary Colwell in 2017 to draw attention to its plight. Take a look at the excellent work of Curlew Action to see how you can help.

Had a list this morning. Making this #curlew wasn’t on it. Ah well- Happy #WorldCurlewDay everyone! Curlew Action Mary Colwell Wader Quest Shire Jewels Brigit Strawbridge Jen Gill (she/her) Jen Smart (she/her) World Curlew Day Women in Seabird Science Ed Keeble Curlews in crisis #BirdsOfTwitter #Neurodivergent

#WorldCurlewDay - still time (till Tuesday) to enter this free online #curlew quiz, brought to you by the awesome Creative Campaigners! Ruth | Kittiwake Vids 📷🐏 UK Youth for Nature Mary Colwell Curlew Recovery South Lakes Curlew Recovery Partnership Wader Quest Wader Study Curlews in crisis Graham Appleton Hill Top Farm

It's #WorldCurlewDay (21 April)
On this day in 2022, I asked 'what happens if you stop hunting #curlew ?'
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Happy #WorldCurlewDay ! ❤️ Let’s give teeny chicks like her a brighter future! Mary Colwell Curlew Action Curlew Recovery Partnership Curlews in crisis Curlew Recovery South Lakes BTO Graham Appleton Mark Avery NorthYorksBirdNews Indy Kiemel Greene Megan McCubbin #BirdsOfTwitter

Happy world curlew day. These two were battling each other for best feeding space in order to put on weight they need to migrate. They will now be at their staging site around the Yellow sea before continuing on to sub-arctic breeding grounds. Be safe. See you again in August.

My first Wheatear of the Year! Gorgeous & confiding male setting out his stall. On my RSPB vol wader survey in Forest of Bowland National Landscape today. 🙏 to farmer for access. Also saw #curlew ! Lancaster & District Birdwatching NorthYorksBirdNews The British Nature Guide #Birds SeenIn2024 #Birds OfTwitter #Birds

Précis - “a perfect combo to clear beaches of birds. Little Tern & Kentish Plover ceasing to breed on many natural beaches due to inc in rec. activities in spring. If no control, no birds”. Alex Lees Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons Beach-Nesting Birds (East Norfolk & North Suffolk) Wader Quest Wader Study Bird Aware Solent 🦆

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