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A fantastic start to our #nightjar research in Thetford Forest.

We're well into the first daylight hours Puffin watch of the year and it is confirming what we already suspected, that this is the earliest breeding season on record, running about 12 days earlier than the 2013-2023 mean

Thats a fantastic record and part of a recent southward range expansion as shown by BirdAtlas 2007-11: app.bto.org/mapstore/Store…

Some coverage of our recent paper. Link to the paper here: cell.com/trends/ecology… phys.org/news/2024-05-e…

Another 3 breeding bird survey squares completed in #thetfordforest this morning for BTO Forestry England Nice to find 3 more Spot Fly, plus Hobby & Goshawk. Also good numbers of Tree Pipit, Woodlark, Willow Warbler, Stonechat and Chaffinch.

A very lost racing pigeon now supplementing the diet of the forest raptors! Not something we see very often with so much natural prey in the form of Woodpigeons!

#Nightjar nesting has resumed now that warmer weather has arrived. The female had been present for almost 3 weeks, so possibly failed recently, or decided to delay nesting during the recent weeks of cold & wet conditions. Monitored for BTO & Forestry England in #ThetfordForest

Kijk eens aan! Wekenlang niets dan regen op de radar, maar op dagen als deze zien we iets heel anders: insecten! Met dit weer zijn er overdag zoveel dat ze een signaal geven op de beelden. Hier ongefilterde beelden van radar Herwijnen (KNMI) vanaf 6u vanochtend 26/06. #InsectWeek

No Fulmars! We have been monitoring Canna annually since 1969. This is the first time we have had a zero count for Fulmar. Their numbers peaked at 671 occupied sites in 1992.

The British #Woodcock population has declined by -35% between 2003 & 2023. With heavy declines across Scotland (-47%) & southern Britain, but a small increase in northern England: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…… BTO Scotland NatureScot Guardian Environment BTO GWCT Science The SOC

1/ Arctic Skuas are the fastest declining #seabirds in the UK. BTO Scotland has been trying to better understand their movements by fitting miniature, long-term tracking devices to birds nesting on Fair Isle in Shetland and Rousay in Orkney. Discover the results ⬇️ #BTOScience

Super excited to finally share the first (open access) paper from my PhD! 🦆 We looked at compliance with restrictions on the use of lead for shooting mallards in England, and how this varied across time and space (a thread👇)(1/10) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Excited to share my final PhD paper on lesser kestrel migration!! We explor how arrival dates vary across breeding colonies: link.springer.com/10.1007/s10336… Big thanks to: Daniel García Silveira, Javier Bustamante, Jacopo G Cecere, Michelangelo Morganti, Diego Rubolini, Wouter Vansteelant, Josh Nightingale | Global Wader, Emmanuel Lourie

Birding problems in Breckland..... only 8 this morning!

Vacancy Alert! Research Assistant - National Dartford Warbler, Woodlark and Nightjar Surveys. app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Caree… *Roles subject to project funding*

Seasonal field staff needed for RSPB Science projects in 2025 - advert live, closing date 12 Jan. Lots of #seabird (and non-seabird) opportunities across the UK! Get in touch if you’d like to know more about the #seabird roles 🌊 🐦 app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Caree…

1/ Over the festive period please report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. In England, Wales & Scotland, contact Defra UK, in Northern Ireland contact DAERA & in Republic of Ireland Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Please ALSO report to BirdTrack.

A new local record count of 58 #Moorhen spread across a few riverside paddocks. BTO BirdTrack

A UK-wide Nightjar Survey is underway and many birders are out surveying. There are still some vacant 1-km squares to cover (yellow) so if you can spare two evenings, please check out the BTO website: bto.org/get-involved/v… It's very easy to take part and a lot of fun!