The near-extinction of vultures across India in the 1990s led to the spread of disease-carrying pathogens from an excess of dead animals, killing more than a half-million people from 2000 to 2005. scim.ag/7I0

Exciting news for European Turtle-Doves! 🕊️ This species, once synonymous with “worrying decline” is showing the first signs of recovery on the western flyway! Thanks to efforts like the zero-take policy implemented in France, Spain, Portugal, and parts of Italy, we're seeing

Exciting news! 🕊️ Spoonbills are breeding successfully @rspbairevalley in Yorkshire, and for the first time at RSPB Ouse Washes. Our teams are working hard to create the right habitats for them to thrive. How cute are these chicks? Read more here: rspb.org.uk/media-centre/s…

More of our tagged #Curlew have been departing from the Yorkshire Dales National Park this last week, with 'Orange Lime', 'Carols' and 'Bee' also heading west for their wintering grounds on the coast 👇 yorkshiredales.org.uk/about/wildlife… BTO Bolton Castle Curlew Recovery Partnership #FiPL 📸 Whitfield Benson

Twite, common sandpiper and painted lady butterfly on Rishworth Moor. Thanks for likes, retweets,, comments RSPB NatureUK #ThePhotoHour Hudds BWC Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Close combat practice from 2 Juvos at Towers today.

Marsh Harrier. #BirdTwitter #Nature #Photography #wildlife #birds #TwitterNatureCommunity #birding #NaturePhotography #birdphotography #WildlifePhotography #Nikon

Eurasian Spoonbill has enjoyed a bumper breeding season on RSPB reserves this summer, including the first nesting of the species in Cambridgeshire since the 1600s: bit.ly/3LvLgX2

Juvenile Peregrine falcon in early sunlight, 2024 #isleofman #NatureBeauty #nikoncreators

Male Hen Harrier, 2024 #isleofman #NatureBeauty #nikoncreators 🇮🇲

The honey buzzards were enjoying the heat yesterday, lots of activity from 3 individuals including a flyby with a frog being carried and some brief wing clapping. Even the closest was ~500m, but still amazing to watch! Sussex Ornithology Sussex Birding Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔

Pallid swift (Apus pallidus) caught here well over the old town 📷 #Gibraltar #BirdsSeenIn2024 GONHS Gibraltar @infoGibraltar Gibraltar Birds BTO RSPB BirdGuides BirdLife Europe & Central Asia Gib Nature Reserve The Gibraltar National Museum

Street Art, Glasgow style. #Foxoftheday Chris Packham

The Professor - Neil Peart 🍁🥁🍁

Not much chance to birdwatch again. Too many interruptions here today. The bird of the day was a Common Buzzard. I have seen one three days in a row now. Not my best photo but I think the other bird is a Carrion Crow. Hudds BWC

Adult Female Peregrine Falcon, 2024 #isleofman 🇮🇲

The vixen sunbathing 🦊 🧡 #FoxOfTheDay Chris Packham #fox #wildlifephotography #wildlife

Redstarts are starting to appear on the Salisbury Plain. We have ringed four this week. They really are a highlight for us. This juvenile male was particularly beautiful.

Time to get your erasers out ... In a major taxonomic shake-up, redpolls are to be lumped into a single species, it has been announced. Full story here: bit.ly/3ScmQFp

Another quiet day today. Well it was till these two turned up anyway. A Common Buzzard and I think the Crow is a Jackdaw. Before last week I had only seen 4 Buzzards all year. This is my 4th sighting in 5 days. Hudds BWC