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This amused me greatly 😂 especially the fox painting 😂

Thank yoooo @cheekybudgie.bsky.social

One might suppose that this is how these fine gents also treat the women, children (and staff) in their lives…

A Yellowhammer perches on a branch with its bill open as it sings. Wording over the image reads: We're hiring. Field Ornithologist/Survey Mentor (BBS Surveys) - Northern Ireland. Field Ornithologists (EFS Surveys) - Northern Ireland. Field Surveyors (LandSpAES Project) - England. The logo for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and BTO feature at the bottom of the image.

We're hiring Field Ornithologists and Surveyors! Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs

📝 Full and part time opportunities.
📆 Closing date: Tuesday 17 February.

#Ornithology

She shoots, she scores… again.

“I had a mirthless laugh at the New Statesman’s cover this week, which characterised the Mandelson affair as “the scandal of the century”. Guys, it’s not even the biggest scandal of the scandal.”

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Image of a deceased Puffin lying on the ground. White wording on an orange background reads: Please report sightings of dead birds.

⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. ⬇️

📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
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#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

Amazing record. And great to have them ID’d to specific species.

Free delivery advert for Alula Designs

Free UK delivery this weekend on all Alula Designs clothing and mugs. Visit aluladesigns.co.uk/ for our latest designs #Birds #BirdArt #UKBirding

Like limescale in the 1992 Committee’s kettle.

Poetry.

I used to find the occasional Euro Wigeon in among the American Wigeons at Beacon Hill Park when I lived in Victoria. Still the case?

Robert Jenrick helpfully lists all the things he didn't do during his 10 years in government.

A Curlew, a wading bird with a long downcurved bill, stands on an estuary shoreline with water in the background. Wording below reads: PhD opportunity with BTO and Liverpool John Moores University. BTO logo is top right of the image.

📢 We're looking for a PhD student to focus on habitat use of wintering Curlew in and around coastal SPAs. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD

The student will be based at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and BTO, starting in October 2026 for four years.

📆 Deadline to apply: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology

Great to see RBBP data being used in work led by @btobirds.bsky.social that improves our knowledge on the status of Little Egrets in the UK… there are more than we thought!

I’ll just change that B to an M, and I’ll pop it in the post to big Don in Washington… he’ll love it.

Another piece of quality observation from the marvellous Mr Morris.

Many already did… 👍

Jill in the village shop says she’s thinking of defecating to Reform.
She has started baking Clacton Baps, told us London has fallen & keeps asking for the migration status of every customer.
She says Dubai is where she longs to be as she is a committed Christian.
WHAT DO I DO?😱

A Robin perched showing its orange-red breast feathers and brown head. Wording to the left reads: We're hiring. Assistant Accountant. Senior Facilities Officer. www.bto.org/jobs. BTO logo is top right of the image. Image credit bottom right reads: Robin by Tom Streeter / BTO.

Work with us! Apply at www.bto.org/jobs

We're looking for an Assistant Accountant (full time) and a Senior Facilities Officer (part time, 25 hours per week across Monday to Friday) to join us at BTO!

If we are seriously considering a name change (or adoption) then we need to ditch ‘bearded’ not because ‘it’s actually more like a moustache’ but because it’s only a relevant feature of males…

Pinging Reed Urchin

Make your birding count! Join the tens of thousands of active birdwatchers contributing to #citizenscience!
You know it makes sense…
#Ornithology #UKbirding #NewYear

North Wales Live 31 Dec 2025 • • • Follow ... Sheep stuck on cliff rescued by mountain rescuers Image shows sheep stuck up a cliff. They have their faces covered by grey blobs.

Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.

Can you help us fill the remaining vacant sites for the International Swan Census on 17-18 January? 🦢 Find and request a site at app.bto.org/gsmp/public/... Thank you! #UKBirding

They genuinely had Easter Eggs on display in my local supermarket on New Year’s Eve.
What was once a gag, has become reality.
#ModernLifeIsRubbish

Same in your direction Faye! Hope ‘26 is a good one! X

Onwards and upwards in 2026 Faye! ❤️

A lovely stroll in The Broads, on a sunny New Year’s Eve, was made that little more enjoyable by seeing this fine beastie. Great watching it hunt, and then scoffing its unfortunate prey… (FYI it’s a Black-winged Kite)

#UKBirding #UKBirds #Ornithology

Discover what BTO has accomplished during 2025, for both birds and people. BTO in 2025

Discover what BTO has achieved in 2025 for birds and people ➡️ youtu.be/NDZ96B_tVZM

Thank you to everyone who has supported us this year, and helped make our work possible. 💚

First two pages of the comic. Page one features a Kittiwake in the sky wondering where all the birds have gone. Page two shows how climate change impacts the diet of seabirds. One fish looks healthy, the other ones looks smaller and poorer quality.

Grab a cuppa and read our Seabird Poo comic! ➡️ http://www.bto.org/S... ☕📖

Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology

✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree

Man who bought up 33,000 acres of farmland to avoid tax and moved his business to Singapore after the Brexit he voted for wants your sympathy.

She’s just gone up in my estimation, by quite a bit…