Tony Skerl

Emma's #MentalHealth workshops are backed by legitimate scientific research. She really knows this stuff, inside and out. The #SmallMuseums workshops are designed to help alleviate anxiety and improve mood, ideal for the time of year with winter #SAD begins to make itself felt. 🍂🌿🌸

Snap … a gentle voice from the hedge was a beautiful awakening … have a lovely day

From the shore Oystercatchers bringing life to the silence with their beautiful call #firstbirdofmyday

Here the early Little Owl who seems to like 3am bless it

Jackdaws, I like to think, discussing where they’re going to hang out during the deluge … dark thoughts #firstbirdofmyday

Redshank alarm calls

Mr and Mrs Tawny had a prolonged discussion at 03:00 or thereabouts :-) #firstbirdofmyday

Today’s mid morning mindfulness stop …. and relax

Croaky voiced crows here

Birdlife seems more precious than ever these days …. This morning I soaked up the notes of a Blackcap hidden in a nearby bush

Waders piping at the gates of dawn , redshanks rising #firstbirdofmyday

What a vision of joy …. Here The jackdaws reconvened this morning to continue yesterday’s debate #firstbirdofmyday

Jackdaws here too discussing something #firstbirdofmyday

Jackdaws chuckling with a backdrop of eerie peacock calls … ps swifts,martins and swallows in the sky last night #firstbirdofmyday

Thanks all for another lovely #buyastrangerabook day.
I had to nick off for a couple of hours in the middle of all of it, but despite this, I think we've reached double figures and given out 10 or 11 books.
You lot are ace. THANKS!

New report highlights the ongoing criminal persecution of Hen Harriers on UK driven grouse moors Press release from the RSPB (26 June 2025): NUMBER OF HEN HARRIERS KILLED OR MISSING REACHES NEW HIGH Over the past five years, record numbers of Hen Harriers have been killed or have gone missing …

'Decades of evidence...has revealed that the targeting and illegal killing of Hen Harriers is almost exclusively associated with land managed for grouse shooting in the UK’s uplands'.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #BanDrivenGrouseShooting

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/06/26/n...

Herring Gull screaming across Yorkshire to its coastal pals maybe #firstbirdofmyday

A group of RSPB Youth Council members stands on a narrow path, gazing out over a stunning Highland landscape. The scene is a tapestry of golden heather, pine trees and sweeping hills under a moody sky, with late-day sun breaking through the cloud. The group is mid-way through their annual residential, a chance to connect with nature, share ideas, and shape the future of conservation together.

Love nature? Aged 16-24? Want to be part of something bigger?

Applications are open to join the RSPB Youth Council: a team of brilliant young people shaping the UK’s largest conservation charity.

Don't miss your chance! Deadline Fri 27 June: www.rspb.org.uk/about-us/how... 👈

Magnificent melodic medley from a duetting pair of blackbirds. No mediocrity . No monotony . Pure morning magic. Mmmmmmm . 🐦‍⬛ #firstbirdofmyday

Leader of the morning chatter a chiff chaff #firstbirdofmyday

Joyful. Here , under the sound of early morning dog barking a tinkling group of goldfinches . #firstbirdofmyday

#Firstbirdofmyday was heard
A fallen leaf woodland dancer
Avian star liquid gold chorister
Ladies and gentlemen, blackbird !

Wood pigeon here too pitter pattering across the camper roof #firstbirdofmyday

Wonderful well deserved

Fluid, liquid notes from a golden bill
Blackbird song rising on the early chill
Maybe he ,maybe she, maybe brown
No matter. You have this morning’s crown #firstbirdofmyday

The rowdy agitated jackdaws here #firstbirdofmyday

Spent a lovely few minutes with this little one just now .

May the heavens help them and may Labour have a heartfelt change … the jackdaws were awake early again

A Jackdaw awakening here with chatter from the trees #firstbirdofmyday

Well … a crazy early start to work was rewarded with the sound of a distant cuckoo … thank you . #firstbirdofmyday #cuckoo