Bel Rushton

Best photo of Gav in his natural habitat I’ve ever seen.

16.09.2025 18:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The 1stw Grey Phalarope at Crosby Marine Park, Merseyside was typically confiding today, here's @gtalstonwader.bsky.social getting checked out by the waif @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding #autumnbirding #waders

16.09.2025 16:48 — 👍 58    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 1

A female Western Gull was recorded riding 150km in a garbage truck from San Francisco to a compost facility in Central CA, probably to forage. TWICE. An innovator, an icon, a genius.

This is one of my favorite @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social papers I've ever handled as managing editor #ornithology

03.06.2025 08:24 — 👍 3362    🔁 1135    💬 56    📌 147

This is hard to do, because I know how hard it will hit.

At the request of his wonderful wife Bea, I write this thread to let followers & admirers of Jamie Normington @movingslowly.bsky.social (formerly @TLWforCumbria on Twitter) who may not have heard the news know that he died last week.

28.04.2025 14:23 — 👍 76    🔁 13    💬 20    📌 10

Redpoll perched on branch by Liz Cutting/BTO

🔴 Redpoll taxonomy changes. ⬇️🧵

When it comes to taxonomy, we implement relevant taxonomic changes twice a year, in keeping with the updates published by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC).

📷 Liz Cutting/BTO

10.03.2025 18:00 — 👍 58    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0

Beavers are coming home! 🎉

The UK Government has officially opened the door for licensed beaver reintroductions into the wild! These ecosystem engineers will help restore rivers, boost biodiversity and reduce flooding. 🌿💦

Read more: www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/beavers...

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict

28.02.2025 13:28 — 👍 20    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Meet Pete! He's our new #SkiddawForest Project Manager, but not a new face – Pete previously worked with us for 12 years as our Southern Reserves Officer. So you could say this is a...Pete restoration (thank you, we'll see ourselves out).

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#Skiddaw #Cumbria #LakeDistrict

12.02.2025 12:52 — 👍 47    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 3

A tinted portrait of Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor, is overlaid with bold white text reading: "Is Rachel Reeves about to defund nature?" Below, lime-green text warns that the UK Government might be cutting the farming budget, which would be disastrous for both farmers and nature.

Right now, the UK Government is considering cuts to the nature-friendly farming budget – the biggest pot of funding for nature.

Here’s why that would be a disaster for farmers, food security, and wildlife.

A thread. 🧵👇

26.02.2025 14:07 — 👍 207    🔁 99    💬 10    📌 8