If you haven't watched it yet, it’s time to get the family and friends round this weekend, sit down, chill out and get inspired 🙏🏼🙌🏼🔥 instagram.com/p/CXYFiALD58i/

The first national Common Crane census has been completed in Spain in recent weeks, with a total of 258,358 individuals counted: bit.ly/3FEM07C

Logging trees and tracking over an active badger sett during winter (hibernation period) and blocking holes w logs is NOT sustainable forestry in Germany in 2022 😡 (Near Auggen)

The #Straits is open ! Today bands of Black Kites, Short-toed Eagles, Egyptian Vultures and White Storks crossed the #14km divide between #Africa and #Europe as House Martins and Barn Swallows continue to pile through ! #FlywayBirding #ingloriousbustards #VisMig #primavera

If you thought yesterday's pic was a David & Goliath encounter, what do you make of this? Peregrines at #Gibraltar also go for Griffon Vultures! @Birder_Griffon Gib Nature Reserve Thinking Green GI GONHS Gibraltar BBC Springwatch #BBCWildlifePOTD BBC Wildlife BirdWatchingMagazine BirdWatchingMagazine

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Fly-Military-Lady orchids! In markgraeflerland Wild Orchids UK & Ireland

Markgräflerland treasures Wild Orchids UK & Ireland

Off to COP15 next week. Hoping to get some birding in after the biodiversity conference 🦅🔭👍

#c4princeandrew please do similar for H and Meg next year please!! 😂

First Pasque flowers 23 🙂

10th /99 runners in age group last weekend Freiburg im Breisgau 10k despite prep (lovely week in sunny Madrid too much 🥘 and 🍻!) Good start to season

Stork’s nest blown off a local church roof yesterday ! But rebuilding 🕊️and mating dancing ❤️back in play 24 hrs later

Out doing annual census for jackdors and rooks in Müllheim im Märkgraflerland. Seems Council have put up some nest boxes since last year

Always pleased when this drops through the letter box

Finsch’s wheatear and Cretzschmar’s bunting today 🤩 now back to 🏖️ and 🍻 Göcek

Bonelli‘s eagle x2 - dream come true. Love 🇹🇷

Fly orchid, Ophrys insectifera 2nd plus digger wasp 😍

Another Tremlett Trophy match v the OB’s as always saw a very close affair. Some great shooting including 7 possibles resulted in a 794-794 score “Honours Even” Thanks and BZ to all the OB’s and college shots who took part. Merry Christmas and Best wishes for 2024. 👏👏🎄🎅🏻🦌