OVER THE MOON TO CAPTURE THIS MOMENT! Second year I’ve managed to get out to my hidden patch of Sunflowers and NOT DID I HIT THE LOTTERY! Finally got a Painted Bunting perched on the top of these beautiful Sunflowers. Had to do a MEGA crop to get the look i wanted but I’m

A couple stop motion clips from nightjarring evenings last week. First: wing quiver and clap, second: coming off the ground to chase a rival, third: wing clapping display. Awesome birds to experience, so unique amongst our species SurreyBirdClubNews Surrey Wildlife Trust

Goldcrest is a rare capture on our BTO Constant Effort Site at Swindon STW. This one is locally bred, it is so young it hasn't got its crown feathers yet. They are very common in conifer trees across the UK but unusual in our scrub and marsh.

Oystercatcher and Chick. The Meadows Cape May NJ. This was the photo I thought I picked the first time

Natural England still refusing to release social science report on Hen Harrier brood meddling. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/06/23/nat…

1/4 📊 25,000 snap traps collected! The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) is turning 50 this year – time for another anniversary statistic. Today: snap traps. These small metal devices resemble mousetraps and are baited with fly larvae or grubs.

So many great butterflies species at Tiddesley Wood (Worcestershire) yesterday, in addition to the star of the show, the Purple Emperor. We saw 15 species in 5h; other highlights were lots of Silver-washed Fritillaries, White Admiral and Purple Hairstreak. Worcs Wildlife Trust West Midlands Butterfly Conservation .

This should be interesting. New "study confirms that Glyphosate and Glyphosate-based herbicides cause multiple types of cancer, even at exposure levels deemed to be “safe” by the EU" Register at: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

DAY SEVEN OF POSTING MY FAVORITES The amount of patience and preparing it took for this image to come to fruition is astronomical! I spent an entire summer chasing down the songs of the Indigo Bunting and didn’t photograph a single one where I felt it portrayed its REAL beauty.

A sealed herbarium system has continued for 60 years with no input except light facebook.com/share/p/1AviYv…

What an amazing record!

"There were so many green hairstreaks, they must have just hatched, helped by all the gorse that was around." theguardian.com/environment/20…

Of all the pieces I’ve drawn over the last 5 years, this one is probably closest to my heart. Turtle Doves are struggling - in fact they are the UK’s fastest declining species. In the UK we have lost 98% of our turtle doves since 1967. 🧵

Cracking morning. Not often you get to see Red-crested Pochard in the hand, so to catch two and set a new longevity record that has stood since 1965 is a cracking day! 🔥🔥🔥 BTO

The FOREST has EYES! I’ve photographed several Owl species in the last six years of photography and the Great Horned Owl still excites me the most. These large birds of prey have HUGE bright eyes and incredible camouflage. As I always say, I NEVER go out in search of Owls and

Hello , I wonder why Labour MP Sam Rushworth MP is a fan of driven grouse shooting ? Oh , I see . . . raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/03/pro… If you want to make a formal complaint to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority about his failure to declare an interest during the driven

Lincoln Cathedral. It has now been a month since Mr P became a single parent. What a remarkable job he has done nurturing his offspring to date . What a bird!

Defra withdraws licence for release of gamebirds on Special Protection Areas due to high risk of Avian Flu - BASC starts legal challenge. New blog ⬇️⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/07/def…

About 10 years ago, I noticed that Kenfig National Nature Reserve was not known to Google Maps. Eventually, I took matters into my own hands and reported the omission to Google. Allegedly 4 million people have seen it since! Warden Kenfig National Nature Reserve

I don’t know what’s in the Musselburgh water this year that’s making the scoter show so well, or what’s caused the apparent change in White-winged Scoter status, but both are welcome. The new WWS found y’day still present this am as well as the drake Surf Birding Lothian