I'm looking for a few more moth trappers who would be happy to help collect parasitoid wasps 🐝🦋 as part of my PhD (equipment and postage provided). Especially looking for people in the unfilled vice-counties and Northern Ireland! Gavin Broad Prof Seirian Sumner Message me for more info

On our way home after 4 nights in Portugal staying in the resort of Olhos D Água. Birds around the hotel were Red-rumped Swallow, Bee-eater, Crested Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Hoopoe, White Stork, Cattle Egret, Azure Magpie, Crested Lark, YLG & Waxbill.

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An incredible day Fair Isle Bird Obs yesterday was all about the Red-backed Shrikes, with a conservative count of 32(!) scattered across the isle, with birds hunting on every fenceline, singing in the gardens, sheltering on the beaches and geos, and even groups out on the open heather 🤯

We run together St Joseph's Hospice

Hackney Half Class of '24 🩷 Yesterday 112 incredible individuals took on the HACKNEY MOVES #HackneyHalf in support of St Joseph’s Hospice, and we are absolutely overwhelmed with gratitude to tell you they’ve raised over £80,000 so far.😲 We're so proud of you, #TeamSTJH. 👏

A garden first this morning with a Great Spotted Woodpecker plus 12 new birds ringed #londonbirds

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It was my turn to run the BTO CES this morning Walthamstow Wetlands with some of the team. 2 Juvenile Grey Wagtails are the first to be ringed at the site. The highlights for me as a ringing trainer is the good progress the trainees are making 👏#londonbirds

The Franklin’s Gull was still showing well this evening after work #londonbirds

Firstly a massive well done to conrad ellam for finding the Franklin’s Gull at Crossness and here are some images of last night’s views after work #londonbirds

Wryneck, 2nd second brood of the year. July, Hungary. Not a replacement brood but a 2nd one, as they often do. Almost always using two different cavities.

Ingrebourne valley produced a fly over Great white Egret at the ringing table and 29 birds processed #londonbirds

#Waders are back in UK and Ireland! Knot (mainly from Greenland & Canada), Curlew Sandpipers 📷 (mostly Russia), Curlew (lots from Finland), Oystercatchers (many from Norway), Black-tailed Godwits (Iceland) Migration summary for 40+ species of #shorebirds wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/whi…

Ingrebourne Valley today with Shaun Harvey and Jess G - 3 Great White Egrets, 14 Little Egrets, 3 Green Sandpipers, 20 Lapwing, Grasshopper Warbler, Tawny Owl and Hobby. #londonbirds EBwS Bird News

Finally caught up with all 4 Great white Egret this morning at the Ingrebourne valley standing at the ringing table. Blackcaps are definitely on the move over the last few sessions but still getting a good mix of birds through the site #londonbirds

Ingrebourne valley : 4 GWE still this morning plus 8 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper & Tawny Owl #londonbirds

Iceland's Gyr Falcon population has shown worrying levels of decline, including a dramatic fall of 45% since 2019: bit.ly/3TgxmMm

Absolutely buzzing this morning to ring not one but two Nightjar! (Ad male & 2cy fem) Maybe a combination of last nights storm + peak migration time. What an awesome bird to study up close. #ringing #migration #longevity #Londonbirds EBwS Bird News

24 Blackcap, 18 Chiffchaff plus 1 control, Willow warbler & Cetti’s were best of this morning ringing session. 2 Tree Pipit over #londonbirds