Dave Pearsons

We were at Love Our Planet Discovery Day at Christchurch Mansion today.

Tiny bones everywhere, wide-eyed kids, brave parents, and more “ooooh that’s a skull!” than you could shake a femur at.

Nothing says family fun like dissecting what a barn owl had for tea 🦉
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Putting up owl boxes is brilliant – and we’re doing lots of that – but boxes alone aren’t enough. An owl box without good habitat is a bit like a house without a fridge… there’s nothing to eat! Rough grass, field margins and fewer poisons make all the difference 🦉🌾 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

SOSSwifts have ‘inherited’ the RH pile of buff and red coloured #Swift boxes, they have a 20mm stand off at the back for a bonus bat space too. We will happily donate these to #Suffolk locations where Swifts nest already, or next door. @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
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Suffolk Bird Group indoor talk poster. Hobbies and Stonies by Ed Keeble. Thursday January 29th at Hintlesham Community Hall. All welcome. Admission £3

Suffolk Bird Group indoor talk - "Hobbies and Stonies" by Ed Keeble. Thursday January 29th 19:30 at Hintlesham Community Hall. All welcome. Admission £3 #suffolkbirds

Take South East Water into public ownership NOW South East Water has failed households in Kent and Sussex. It is time to bring it into public ownership.

Water privatisation has failed

South East Water spent more on shareholder dividends than on infrastructure

Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex

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Sign the petition 👇

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Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says

Hugely depressing read, but no surprise, considering the destruction Sizewell C is allowed to inflict on a supposedly protected landscape
"The government will not meet its targets to save wildlife in England and is failing on almost all environmental measures..." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Wishing you an owl-together wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year 🦉✨ Thank you so much to everyone who’s supported BOSS this year — we truly couldn’t do it without you. With heartfelt thanks from the whole team 🦉🎄
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Sign the petition: Water companies should pay to clean up the pollution they cause Millions of toxic plastic beads from Southern Water have washed up on Camber Sands beach, threatening dolphins, seals, seabirds, and our beaches. Sign the petition to make sure water companies pay for...

Millions of toxic plastic beads from Southern Water have washed up on Camber Sands beach, threatening dolphins, seals, seabirds, and our beaches. Sign the petition to make sure water companies pay for the cleanup of spills like this, not their customers: 38d.gs/water_mess_e...

This roof hosts Starlings in spring, Swifts in summer & House Sparrows year round. The RHS house has just been re-roofed to modern standards & anti-bird combing can be seen under the new tiles. Valuable nest space lost, so nest boxes added. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social

Fantastic to have the 2024 Suffolk Bird Report land in the door mat. Swifts obviously checked first. 379 nest boxes were used in 2024, up from 272 in 2023 and 231 in 2022. We are chasing up data for 2025, please do let us know your records. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social

Boss flew over to Brantham Brooklands Primary today for a whole-school assembly after the children raised funds for local barn owl boxes. The pupils were absolutely captivated — so full of questions and excitement. An absolute delight to share the owl magic! ✨🦉
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Interesting. On a recent @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social field trip to north Norfolk we saw a Noctule attack a Red Kite. It was around mid day. A fascinating observation.

SUFFOLK BIRD GROUP November 27th Indoor Talk #SuffolkBirds

1st winter Isabilline/Red-tailed Shrike at RSPB North Warren

Curlew and Shelducks on banks of Orfordness with the old military buildings in the background taken from a boat on the River Ore

Redshank feeding on the bank of Butley River taken from a boat

Enjoyed a very pleasant @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social boat trip on the River Ore and Butley River on Sunday, was interesting to observe a good number of waders from the boat. Also before the trip I managed to see the North Warren shrike which was showing very well #Suffolkbirding

Thought it was just one noisy owl on camera 🎥 — then two more burst out behind it! Box mayhem caught by one of our brilliant hosts. 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Four mornings in a row at @landguardbo.bsky.social, with daily views of the wonderful Pallas’s Warbler, but the highlight turned out to be a butterfly! In the sunshine I found three Common Blues (two males), Suffolk’s latest ever by two days. Good to watch one with @landguardbirder.bsky.social.

Another boot load of Swift nest boxes destined to help Suffolk’s Swifts, kindly made by our volunteer. These boxes are destined for Stowmarket, Aldeburgh and Bury St Edmunds. SOSSwifts provide free surveys & advice, Swift conservation works @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social

We have a Save Our Suffolk Swift talk this Thursday 6th November at 7pm, Moreton Hall Community Centre Symonds Road, Bury St Edmunds IP32 7JH. All are most welcome to attend @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social

Circumstances can change, SOSSwifts have had these 3 Swift boxes donated back into the @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social project. We will happily donate these 3 nest boxes on for you to install at a Suffolk location where Swifts nest already. #SaveOurSwifts

A brief 20 minutes around the Landguard butts area in the sunny spell at lunchtime I managed to see 1 Clouded Yellow, my latest and 4 Small Coppers

I did the same today Rob. Nice to properly study the detail of the bird.

A grand day out at the Mansion House in Ipswich for Discovery Day! BOSS was there with the other brilliant Suffolk Bird Group projects — and the barn owl pellet dissections stole the show! Curious young minds, tweezers at the ready, and plenty of “ewws” and “wows”! 🦉🔍 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

An impressive amount of data from 1 Skylark! Again, showing the effectiveness and versatility of Motus!

#MotusWTS