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Huge congratulations @wildjustice.bsky.social and all that took the time to sign!
20.04.2025 11:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Our petition has passed 97,000 signatures and just gone up to 13th most-signed petition in the list. Thank you for all your support! We aren't there yet but we are very close to 100,000 signatures which will trigger a parliamentary debate. Plz keep sharing! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
18.04.2025 07:43 — 👍 159 🔁 106 💬 2 📌 8That's 95k!
We're 95% of the way to 100,000 signatures on our petition, which means we get a ban on driven grouse shooting debated in parliament.
Only 5k to go! Please share & sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Anyone have a copy of this book they are willing to part with? I’ve stupidly lost mine……
16.04.2025 21:10 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
We are seeking to appoint a fulltime field assistant to work on the Wytham Tit Project for 4-8 weeks in spring 2025. Duties will include (i) collecting standardised data from nest-box breeding populations of tits, (ii) setting up equipment to monitor foraging behaviour of great tits (e.g. cameras, proximity loggers), (iii) fitting proximity tags and accelerometers to adult great tits (iv) inputting data collected in the field. The start date and duration of this position is flexible, depending on availability of the successful candidate. The post could last up to 8 weeks, starting in mid-April, or c. 4 weeks, starting in early May. All fieldwork will take place in Wytham Woods, near Oxford. The work is variable in intensity and will at times require long days in the field, and working some weekend days, but this will be balanced out by a quieter period at the start and end of the season. Successful candidates must have (or be qualified to obtain) a BTO permit to ring adult great tits, be able to demonstrate skill and enthusiasm for biological research as well as experience of fieldwork under arduous conditions, and both lone work and working as part of a team. Due to the short-term nature of these posts, successful applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Salary & Accommodation: Field assistants will be paid at grade 5.2 (£17.02/hour) and responsible for finding their own accommodation. It will be possible to hire accommodated at the Wytham Chalet, a research station within Wytham Woods. Alternatively, field assistants can find private accommodation locally and use their own transport to commute to the woods (approx. 30 min by car or bike, depending on location). Please submit an application, consisting of (1) a covering letter explaining relevant experience and motivation, (2) a CV (max 2 pages), and the names of two people who can be contacted as referees, by Tuesday 11th March 2025 to eleanor.cole@biology.ox.ac.uk. Inquiries to same email.
We're hiring a fieldworker to help with some of our projects in Wytham Woods this spring. Wonderful place to work (and live), especially in the spring. Get in touch if you'd like to know more.
04.03.2025 12:37 — 👍 20 🔁 29 💬 0 📌 1When birds of prey try to nest on or near driven grouse moors , they are never safe .
This is the tragic story of a young white-tailed eagle pair .
We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036
All about the owls....
01.01.2025 17:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Wishing you all a fantastic festive season 🍺
New Raptor Aid newsletter out today, to sign up visit the website. Also, new blog posts with a 2024 round up here
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Ah yes I emailed James about that.
10.12.2024 12:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Merlin perched on a fence post in the sunshine © John Stevenson
Research and Survey Grant applications
The Endowment Fund supports amateur research projects which further the knowledge of the birds of Scotland.
The deadline to submit your application is 31st January.
For more details and to apply, please visit: www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/resear...
What a bird to have in your neighbourhood! 🤩
02.12.2024 19:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hey Stu, is anything current or recent being done with the Siau scops owl?
30.11.2024 21:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A graphic with a screenshot of the parliament petition's website showing over 19,000 signatures on a petition.
Our petition to ban driven grouse shooting is heading towards 20,000 signatures... less than 800 to go!
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Love seeing these images. Look at the size of feet on these!
26.11.2024 23:13 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ten thousand 🙏 to everyone who has signed our petition to ban driven grouse shooting!
The Govt will now have to respond.
But we're not finished yet - we want a parliamentary debate and for that we need 100,000 signatures.
Can you help us reach our target?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Yep! 👍🏼 this is a nice paper that sets it all out bioone.org/journals/jou...
24.11.2024 10:38 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Good afternoon.
We've launched another petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting.
Please sign & share!
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Image of Chris Packham with the words ‘Ban Fossil Fuel Ads!’ next to it
Fossil fuel companies are laughing in our faces , and while the planet burns , they continue to ‘drill baby drill’ and further their exploitation of people and nature .
That's why I'm calling on the UK Government to ban fossil fuel ads outright – sign my petition now at lovera.ge/ban-ffa
Count me in!
18.11.2024 18:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I needed some socks 🧦 I ordered some socks. Reasonably priced IMO but why oh why am I forced to pay for next day delivery more than half the price of a pack of socks. I’m happy if they turn up next week I don’t need everything I order tomorrow. 🗓️
*This is about my Bluesky tweet level 🤖
I interviewed way back in Covid. Fascinating
18.11.2024 13:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0One of my favourite raptor books period! What a species, what an environment, what a BOOK!
17.11.2024 17:24 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
We were pleased to help sponsor the @n-e-r-f.bsky.social conference this year & had a great day with them yesterday chatting with engaged & knowledgeable raptor experts. Our free reports went like hot cakes!
17.11.2024 09:32 — 👍 61 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 0Welcome to the #RaptorResearch feed
A place for content on publications (papers, blogs, books), events and jobs/opportunities related to research on raptors (including owls), moderated by @arjundevamar.bsky.social
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17.11.2024 13:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This needs to be read and change needs to be enforced!
17.11.2024 07:26 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2023 NERF Annual review in mow availabe for download raptorforum.wordpress.com/2024/11/16/2...
16.11.2024 16:23 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
Steve Downing, Chair of Northern England Raptor Forum (NERF) welcomes us all to the annual conference in Calderdale. Give NERF a follow for news on raptor monitoring & conservation. @n-e-r-f.bsky.social
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