Police execute search warrant on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park in relation to hen harrier persecution.

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raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/04/19/pol…

A sad story about how one man - who has been monitoring a population of marsh tits for 22 generations - is watching them go extinct Richard Broughton 🇺🇦

Like all our soundscape pieces this week, it points to a much bigger story happening all over our planet theguardian.com/environment/20…

This clearly highlights that The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust maybe more of a shooting lobbyist than conservation body and it’s worth noting that Richard Benyon is a keen shooter and former trustee of GWCT . Defra UK will be paying capped costs of £35K to Wild Justice

DEFRA Ministers Coffey & Benyon's backroom dealing with GWCT on gamebird licensing was unlawful - Wild Justice wins latest legal challenge ⚖️

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raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/04/16/def…

Health update: I have been soothed, and my cold has been pretty much conquered, by the magical purring of this Turtle Dove 🐢🕊️ here in Menorca 😍 vimeo.com/935466700 #turtledove #menorca

One candidate has had his property attacked and received death threats for speaking out against raptor persecution, the other has publicly said that “Clearly, any illegal [hen harrier] persecution is not happening”.
I know who’s getting my vote. 👍

This week I will mostly be birding in Menorca while being full of cold. Here’s a Nightingale singing in a flower filled meadow at sunset. Absolute bliss ☺️

Our board member Steve Ormerod 💙 is featured in the latest Bird Watching talking about why birders should care about urban #riverpollution
birdwatching.co.uk

As National Parks turn 75, a new report highlights only 6% of their land is recorded as being in good health for nature - with the Yorkshire Dales having less tree cover than York and waterways across these special places heavily polluted by sewage released from storm overflows.

I bring more grim news that you won't find across any of the right-wing media.

March was 1.68C above pre-industrial and 10th consecutive hottest month ever.

'If the anomaly does not stabilise by August, ‘the world will be in uncharted territory’ '

theguardian.com/global/2024/ap…

It’s a quiet time for Peregrine watching while one bird is usually out of sight incubating the eggs. I was lucky to catch this changeover while passing the Uni this evening Leeds Uni Peregrines🥚🥚🥚🥚 vimeo.com/932617256

The chair of the Environment Agency accepted a nearly £100 dinner from water company lobbyists just days before water bills were hiked by 40%.

Regulators and the Government have been accused of having a “chummy relationship” with water firms.

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Let's pause & reflect a minute about what this shocking picture of Greta Thunberg 's arrest tells us about the current state of #climate politics.

A short 🧵on some key lessons we can take from this image

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 📢 Court provisionally accepts BirdLife Malta’s request for injunction on spring hunting for European Turtle-dove ‼️

Following yesterday’s #ORNIS Committee vote to recommend a spring hunting season on the Vulnerable #EuropeanTurtleDove , BirdLife Malta has today

He's one of the thousands of reasons I'm running a half marathon to raise money for jean thorpe's amazing work rescuing and rehabbing wildlife. We just passed the £4K mark - can you push us further? Anything helps and it only takes a minute, here: justgiving.com/crowdfunding/R…

Stunning Black-tailed Godwits moulting into their breeding plumage, #phonescoped at RSPB Blacktoft Sands and the Humber vimeo.com/927669768

Here’s the Leeds Uni Peregrines🥚🥚🥚🥚 Tiercel reacting to what is presumably a threat nearby. Haven’t seen such a rapid take off before. Zooming in on the sky you can just make out what appears to be at least one Carrion Crow and maybe the Tiercel zooming past vimeo.com/928874622

The Leeds Uni Peregrines🥚🥚🥚🥚 Tiercel hopping around on the church spire and loosing his footing in the strong winds vimeo.com/928099866

Long-tailed Tit adding the final touches to its nest that’s hidden away deep in a tangle of brambles. The main structure of spiders webs and moss is being lined with feathers #phonescoping vimeo.com/927654299

Marsh Harriers sky dancing in strong, gusty winds makes for a fun #phonescoping challenge! March is a great time to watch these birds at RSPB Blacktoft Sands and the Humber vimeo.com/927301986