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10000 year old headdress found at Star Carr in Yorkshire. The headdress is made from a deer skull and has holes drilled through to allow it to be worn.

Cervine synchronicity this wknd with the #BBC #TheDarkisRising, @LisaKnappmusic.bsky.social & @GerryDiver.bsky.social singing #StarCarr at the @edfss.bsky.social #IndoorFestivalofFolk and an encounter w/ 10k y.o. stag headresses at the #BritishMuseum lisaknappgerrydiver.bandcamp.com/album/hinter...

Amazing!

Finally caught up with the black redstart on Cardiff Bay barrage and enjoyed the spectacle of a large flock of cormorants (c.50) hunting fish in the middle of the Bay. Also Chiffchaff at the end of the Tiger Yard promontory. #BirdingWales

Perfect thanks so much. It looked like a promising option.

Hi there, I'm hoping to combine the baikal teal and pallid harrier on a train/bike adventure v soon. I'm struggling to pin down the best place to look for the teal though. Is the lane at 51.700922,-4.047737 a good starting point?

Flock of dark-bellied brent geese with a possible interloper in the top line, second from left. The unusual bird has a thicker-set white head. It also has obvious white flashes on the wings and a suggestion of a lighter upper forward wing.

Noting report of a possible blue-morph snow goose at #Cley (via cleybirdclub.org.uk/list-sightin... ), I saw the bird at Cley and had coincidentally photo'd it with my phone when it flew over the marsh nr Blakeney (2nd from left, top row). I'm no expert, but thought worth sharing if it helps id.

Six Dark-Bellied Brent geese fly in formation over a muddy tidal creek.

A very special end to a lovely holiday as a #glossyibis flew straight past me at #NWT #Cley Marshes reserve whilst I saw in the middle of the three central hides. It came in low from the west and was heading SE towards Pat's Pool when it was lost from view. #Norfolkbirding

Skein of dark-bellied Brent geese strung out across the blue morning sky. Whispy cirrus clouds are in the background.

You only live twite! A beach walk from #Cley to #Salthouse and back was rewarded with a small, but confiding flock of #Twite. Cherries on a cake that included hundreds more geese (DBB are quickly becoming my faves), and a barn owl first thing. #norfolkbirding

My own watercolour painting of Beach Road, Cley Next The Sea

A very wet afternoon, but an equally warm welcome at #CleyMarshes #NWT. 23 sp. seen with water pipit on Simmond's scrape the star. Incredible, close-up and prolonged views of little egret, common snipe, and water rail from Bishop's hide were also highlights. #WildlifeTrust #Norfolkbirding

Wonderful start to our first day in #Cley, with the sight of hundreds of geese squeaking like giant feathered balloons through the sky. #winter #geese

Haha thanks. I'm expecting the awards will start flooding in any day...😄

Out of focus photo of an Eastern Black Redstart perched on a branch within a bush. The bird's head and wings are black, with the breast a rusty red colour.

Pretty good start to a week in Norfolk when an Eastern Black Redstart flew into a bush next to me at the seafront in Sheringham 🤯 (epic binoco-scoped photo my own) #norfolkbirding

Rather terrifying report from DEFRA suggests a high likelihood that 'every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse', with associated risks to food supplies. #ecosystemcollapse #biodiversity

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Jaguar Shark prop from Wes Anderson's film The Life Aquatic

Perhaps a bit early to claim wildlife sighting of 2026, but it's going to take something special to beat this Jaguar Shark...😉 #WesAnderson @designmuseum.bsky.social #jaguarshark #thelifeaquatic

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Picture of White and brown guinea pig underneath news headline advising people to keep their pets safe during Storm Goretti.

The BBC have told everyone to bring their guinea pigs indoors during #StormGoretti. Imagine my surprise - until this point I wasn't aware that I even had any! Currently mustering a search party... #guineapigs

Large flock of lapwing flying in front of clouds.

A frosty cycle through the Vale was rewarded with the beautiful bubbling sounds of lapwing. It's been a few years since I saw them in these numbers, so it was a very welcome sight. About 300 were in stubble fields near Dyffryn along with 6 golden plover, and 10+ stock doves. #birdingwales

Aside from limitations on specific salmon and bass fisheries, this seems to be it for shore netting rules...

Hi, I did ring NRW and they weren't interested because it's in coastal waters and outside a formally protected area (normally for bass or salmonids).

Quite how shore nets like these are legal is beyond me. Two turnstones were trapped this morning at Rhos Point. I untangled both and they were able to fly off unharmed before being drowned by the rising tide.

...also 2 R-T divers past

A brisk walk to Rhos Point to try out my birthday binoculars was rewarded with a raft of 10 eider ducks floating east, 15 ringed plovers, c.5 turnstones, a couple of redshanks, and too many oystercatchers to count. #birdingwales

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I really agree, but I don't see that happening by itself. It's too easy to litter and get away with it. Perhaps dangling a carrot at the problem night help?

Bin bags full of litter and part of a lorry bumper collected during a beach clean. The shore is rocky, with a line of seaweed stetching into the distance. Tall cliffs rise to the right of the image.

Plastic fishing line tangled in seaweed.

Another day, another #beachclean. On the short walk from #Penarth pier to the barrage I filled three bin bags. Plastic drink bottles, beer cans, and takeaway drink lids were the most common items. Time for a deposit return scheme? #takeyourrubbishhome @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social #singleuseplastic

Agreed. Clearly no effort whatsoever to clear up their own mess. More upsetting that it was in multiple places rather than just a one-off.

Flock of Oystercatchers on the rocky shore

Pile of littered Carlsberg cans

Pile of abandoned Budweiser cans

Pile of Stella Artois cans

Lovely morning walk to litter pick along Penarth shore. 2 curlew, 25+ oyks, 10+ turnstone, 3 rockits and a couple of cormorants seen. On the flip side, multiple drink cans & tobacco pouches left in piles with fishing detritus. 3 bin bags filled. #birdingwales #beachclean #keepbritaintidy #takeithome

Thought-provoking article on the government's derisory approach to planning and biodiversity protection. Lapwing and Kestrel have streets in their name on land that once supported both species near me. Sadly I suspect most residents rarely see either of them now. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

Thank you 🥳

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