Alister Clunas

NatureScot reinstates use of General Licences on Raeshaw Estate during appeal process On 10 February 2026, NatureScot imposed a three-year General Licence restriction on Raeshaw Estate in the Scottish Borders (and on neighbouring Watherston Wood, which is understood to be under sepa…

NatureScot reinstates use of General Licences on Raeshaw Estate during appeal process raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/03/n...

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Environment and climate Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026 are taking a stand against climate change and the changing environment to help their communities.

Congratulations to @ruthtingay.bsky.social for making the Big Issues’s 100 Chnagemakers for her work @raptorpersuk.bsky.social and @wildjustice.bsky.social
Good news to wake up to!
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I’m afraid this is definitely so I have first hand experience of it!

It is disgraceful! Shame on the Labour government.

New post Parkswatchscotland: What does the Scottish Government’s rejection of the Flamingo Land planning application mean & what now? https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/?p=32470

Is this all Reform is good for? Divide and conquer

This year's winter storms could prove a disaster for UK puffins Hundreds of dead and dying seabirds are washing up on British beaches.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Mass deaths like this underline just how fragile our #seabirds are, as well as the urgent need to build resilience in their populations...The #RSPB is calling amongst other things, for stronger protection of breeding colonies from invasive predators. #Biosecurity is key

A few of our colleagues were lucky enough to attend the #IslandInvasives conference in New Zealand this February. A fantastic opportunity to find out what is happening around the world for #biosecurity and #island restoration, knowledge share with experts and learn about developing technologies.

Tulchan Estate is not for sale (again) - Land Matters On Wednesday this week, Savills announced the “sale” of the 8800 hectare Tulchan Estate in Morayshire at offers over £67 million. Newspapers have reported the “sale” today (see above extracts from the...

BLOG - Tulchan Estate is not for sale for offers over £67 million. Instead the shareholding of the company that owns it (in turn owned in Guernsey) is for sale. This has implications for tax receipts & the tenant farmers whose right to buy is once again blocked. andywightman.scot/2026/02/tulc...

That's the way to do it. So good to see progressive politicians pushing back hard on Reform's messaging. Highly effective and so refreshing and Labour could learn a lot from Polanski in this regard. Take the attack to the Faragists - don't let them get away with it.

Some commentary on the murder conviction of ex-Head Gamekeeper David Campbell Two days ago, a jury at the High Court in Glasgow returned a guilty verdict in the trial of former Head Gamekeeper David Campbell, 77, who had been accused of murdering his ex-colleague from Edrady…

Some commentary on the murder conviction of ex-Head Gamekeeper David Campbell.

#RaptorResearch

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More marine protected areas are required in Scotland free of damaging dredging.

BB eye: A birder’s guide to High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI, bird flu) virus infections have historically been most commonly associated with wild Eurasian waterfowl with...

BB eye: A birder’s guide to High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI)
A clear, timely overview of bird flu, outbreak history, and how we monitor its impacts on wild bird populations.
📰 Open access until the end of February!
🔗 britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
📸 Common Crane, by David Tipling

A rainbow forms over Gough Island

First confirmed cases of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) on Gough Island represent one of the most geographically isolated detections of HPAIV to date. But how did it get there?

Read on for a summary

Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2222...

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#seabirds

Wherever I end up, it's always fun to find colour-rings, so a double-hit of blue-ringed Black-headed Gulls, stood on the rails, around Salford Quays today was very welcome. Almost certainly local birds but no matter, a CR is a CR 🙂
Look forward to hearing more 👍
@kanebrides.bsky.social
#ukbirding

The totals reported on @birdtrack.bsky.social are likely to be a fraction of the seabirds coming ashore. Please report birds to help gain a better understanding of the impact of the ‘wreck'. @markavery.bsky.social

markavery.info/2026/02/23/r...

An inspirational film. Well worth a watch. 😀

Signs of spring on the reserve brightening up a very wet and gloomy Wednesday in Langholm 🌱🐸

Spring is on the way ☀️

Scottish gamekeeper David Campbell found guilty of murdering ex-colleague from Edradynate Estate, Perthshire BREAKING NEWS….. After a 13-day trial at the High Court in Glasgow, David Campbell, 77, the former Head Gamekeeper on Edradynate Estate in Perthshire, has been found guilty of murdering his f…

Retired gamekeeper David Campbell guilty of murdering ex-colleague Brian Low, with whom he worked on the Edradynate Estate. This estate was one of the worst for raptor persecution.

Lots to say about this one... glad they finally got him ⚖️

#RaptorResearch

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Feral goats in Killarney NP. A highly invasive species, goats are (per head) worse destroyers of nature than even sheep, sika deer, or any other herbivore.

That they are tolerated *at all* in any national park is a sign of gross ecological ineptitude.

What you have to understand is that Carbon Capture and Storage is driven not by environmental concerns but by fossil fuel industry demands. It provides both a new revenue stream (at our expense) and the mother of all greenwashing schemes. Whether it works or not (it doesn't) is entirely irrelevant.

#StopFascistFarage

Near Brora, Highland lots of cuttlefish “bones” and one flapper skate egg case on the beach. 😀

Reported to recording.sharktrust.org/eggcases/rec...

The first constituency poll in Gorton and Denton is out.

It shows the Green Party is ahead.

But it also shows a race against time to reach undecided voters...

www.owenjones.news/p/new-poll-g...

Scottish Greens visit Bikes 4 Refugees in Glasgow

Bikes 4 Refugees provide isolated New Scots with mobility and freedom of movement.

With no right to work and an allowance of around £7 per day, access to bicycles can be a lifeline.

It was a privilege to visit today with Glasgow Southside candidate @hollybruce.bsky.social & @ross-greer.bsky.social

New Gorton and Denton by-election poll has the Greens in first place Zack Polanski's Greens are ahead of Reform UK in a new by-election poll for Gorton and Denton, with Labour trailing in third place

@zackpolanski.bsky.social's Greens are ahead of Reform UK in a new by-election poll for Gorton and Denton, with Labour trailing in third place

Nice one ⁦‪⁦‪YesMusselburgh‬⁩.
Next Finland screenings:
Dunfermline Thursday 26 Feb:
Dundee Saturday 28 Feb;
Tarland Sunday March 1.
10 other venues before film goes online.
New event Orkney May 25 coming soon. lesleyriddoch.com/events

Quite a few seabirds washed up here in the inner Moray Firth. A mix of razorbills, guillemots, shags, cormorants and a single red-breasted merganser but no puffins. All recorded on @birdtrack.bsky.social

Well done. I hope as much dead wood as possible is being left in situ. 🪵🪵🪵