Ian Denton

Big Bill, the Greenfinch
#BirdoftheDay #Finches

Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand

Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions

Cattle egrets at Wareham Common. Imagine showing this to someone ten years ago and say "yeah this is becoming the new normal." @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

DUBAI issues emergency alert. are evacuating apartments 00:31 9اا Emergency Alert now نظرا للأوضاع الراهنة تهديد صاروخي محتمل، ݕرجى الاحتماء فورا في مبنى آمن بعيدا عن النوافذ والأبواب والمناطق المفتوحة وانتظر التعليمات الرسمية ) وزارة الداخلية م Due to current situation, a potential missile threats, Seek immediate shelter in the closest secure building, and to steer away from windows, doors, and open areas. Await for further instructions

Sorry for anyone affected by the violence in the Middle East and that sympathy extends to Isabel Oakeshott and her family.

Perhaps this experience will help her reflect on the fear and suffering of millions of people who suffer far far worse and are obliged to flee famine and war.

A stunning male 'Northern' Bullfinch in Lerwick on Friday. Up to five individuals have spent the winter in and around the town following the influx into Shetland during late Autumn 2025.

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds

Huge female Goshawk buzzing a Grey Heron in West Kent this afternoon (4:30pm). Great to get the perspective on the sheer size of her - fabulous! #KentBirding @ukrbbp.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds

First curlews of the year in the Yorkshire Dales! 😍A circular walk from Hebden to Grassington. So joyful to hear curlews back in the Dales for nesting season.

#YorkshireDales #Wharfedale #YorkshireWalks #Grassington #Curlew

Lots of lovely Bramblings in Derbyshire today #LowCarbonBirding 🪶

In like a Lion, out like a Lamb...

Yesterday's excellent BTO Conference in Northampton - a blog markavery.info/2026/03/01/b...

How was it for you? @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @julietvickery.bsky.social @chilternsnl.bsky.social #northantsbirds @naturelark.bsky.social #shag #nightjar #gull #blackbird #usutu

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Thanks Emily 😊

West Wilts RG Results: February 2026 Not only was it our largest ever February catch but also our biggest ever average February catch. The numbers were definitely skewed by the number of Blue Tits, not ringed, as that was the same as …

A decent start to the year, compounded by a good February, despite some awful weather (again):

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March Morning Skies. 12°C with a Southerly breeze. Plum blossom in the hedges.

March Morning Skies. 12°C and a Southerly breeze. Plum blossom in the hedges

Which model please, Emily?

Marsh Tit/March Tit

Butterfly Conservation's butterflies and moths to see in March: Red Admiral, Orange Underwing, Peacock, Oak Beauty, Brimstone, Dotted Border, Comma, Early Thorn, Small Tortoiseshell

Spring is on its way! Look out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces 🦋🌷

What have you seen recently?

CHOUGH CRITICAL BREEDING PERIOD. Please avoid posting photos of the Choughs during the breeding season and divulging their location and nest sites from 1st March to 31st July. #Choughs #CornishChoughs #Palores #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature

Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in ‘serious’ to ‘minor’ downgrades based on water company evidence

Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests

Hawfinches on a Yew tree, Scone Palace, Perthshire

A bleak, stark oil painting in shades of brown and cream of waterlogged fields under a flat white sky dotted with bare elm trees

Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘February Fill Dyke’
Artist: Rowland Hilder

Returning to Dorset after a week in Devon it felt more like winter than spring, as I walked along the Stour.
I was lamenting the absence of winter thrushes in the riverside pasture but as I rounded a bend, a large flock of Fieldfares took off from the willows.
I will miss them when they go.
#Changes

Ten Adders seen today including these two very different Melanistic.

Muddy Tracks. 9°C with sunshine and showers. Blackbirds 🐦‍⬛

Muddy Tracks. 9°C with sunshine and showers. Blackbirds. 🐦‍⬛

It's a wonderful Cherry Plum, (Prunus cerasifera), early spring in many woods & hedgerows here in Dorset at the moment.
Such prolific displays of blossom this year!
This tree had a Chiffchaff hunting acrobatically for small invertebrates amongst the flowers.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social

Well that’s the end of 90+ daily vegetative plant ID posts from 1st Dec until today. It was a bit of a challenge but it’s nothing compared to Stella Ross-Craig’s (1906-2006) work. She did two drawings per week from 1947 to 1973 to produce a 31 part ‘Drawings of British Plants’

Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a ‘broken’ system. Experts say it could even be getting worse

Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal

Young country diary: A new find for my collection – a fox skull Bristol: It now lives in a cabinet of curiosities with lots of feathers and fossils that my sister and I have found

Young country diary: A new find for my collection – a fox skull

Spring is definitely on the mind of this great crested grebe on The Moors at #UptonWarren! 💚

Our colleague Ion spotted a male and female pair courting, and then the male began building this floating platform to construct a nest on.

#Spring #GreatCrestedGrebe #WorcWildlifeTrust

It really is