A map shows Cuckoo Frederic's migration from the UK across Europe, then over the Sahara Desert in Africa. A headshot of Cuckoo Frederic features, with an airhorn graphic above which holds the wording: Cuckoo Update. Frederic crosses the Sahara Desert.
Cuckoo Frederic is on the move and has crossed the Sahara! π
Frederic had been hanging around in France while his fellow satellite-tagged Cuckoos had made it to Africa. He finally set off south around 17 September & heβs now conquered crossing the Sahara Desert in Africa! π #Ornithology #Birds
25.09.2025 18:00 β π 58 π 11 π¬ 1 π 0
My first bird of the day @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social and itβs going to be like this for the next few months!!
21.09.2025 17:30 β π 39 π 3 π¬ 1 π 1
The #Milanada is on!
After several days of powerful #levante winds a slight drop in the wind opened the departure gate across The #Straits and into Africa the sky a kaleidoscope of mesmeric migrating Black Kites as thousands upon thousands depart!
#FlywayBirding
03.08.2025 09:47 β π 94 π 23 π¬ 1 π 5
Close up of Sphagnum moss with Common sundew
Black-throated diver taking off from water
Itβs #BogDay and this time last year, the Flow Country became the first peat bog in the world awarded World Heritage Site status π
Healthy peatlands can:
π Act as carbon sinks, locking away CO2
π§ Improve water quality
πͺ Support flood management
π Provide a home for wildlife
π· Paul Turner, Andy Hay
27.07.2025 09:03 β π 49 π 12 π¬ 1 π 0
A yellow sign on the side of a bench, with a "forbidden" road-style sign with a dog in water: "Please do not let your dog swim in the new ponds. Many flea treatments are deadly to aquatic life, which we hope will flourish in these new habitats."
The sign has the logos of cambridge city council, and Friends of Logan's Meadow
Spotted next to two recently dug ponds/mini lakes in Cambridge. Feels like the city council may have listened to @davegoulson.bsky.social π
24.06.2025 20:42 β π 94 π 19 π¬ 1 π 6
Very helpful explanation Joe. Thank you.
05.06.2025 12:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I've tabled two crucial amendments to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill: enforcing an βoverall improvement test" or β if govt keep weakening nature protection β striking out Part 3 so they have to rewrite it. Report Stage is in June; the govt must fix the issues with this Bill before then.
23.05.2025 13:50 β π 71 π 26 π¬ 0 π 3
Good luck guys. They don't like it up em.
12.05.2025 10:59 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A Leeds fan with 'Feierbiest' on the back of his shirt in tribute to Daniel Farke
No way π€£
#lufc
03.05.2025 17:10 β π 191 π 8 π¬ 2 π 1
Given the nerves and the consequences, to go out and perform like that is incredible. The complete first half. Oh to be a fly on the wall as word filtered through to the Blades.
#lufc
21.04.2025 16:12 β π 157 π 4 π¬ 4 π 0
βA symbol of hopeβ: environmentalists choose their favourite invertebrates
Politicians, campaigners and charity workers make the case for their top picks, from bumblebees to blue beetles
βA symbol of hopeβ: environmentalists choose their favourite invertebrates. I'm with @davegoulson.bsky.social the Hairy Footed Flower bee.. π
And I've big soft spot for the Tiger Beetle - good choice too Nadia Shaikh. Get ready to vote #invertebrateoftheyear www.theguardian.com/environment/...
27.03.2025 20:26 β π 43 π 16 π¬ 1 π 0
World leaders: stand up to Trump, starting *now*
Donald Trump is a bully. And like any bullyβ¦we need to stand up to him. If we donβt, our international world order is in danger. Heβs already threatened to annex Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Can
Trump just orchestrated one of the most shameful moments in US history.
We need *all leaders* outside the US to stand up to Trump.
For that we need to show they have our backing. Add your name and share this link widely, it has never been more critical to have our voices heard:
WorldVsTrump.com
28.02.2025 20:01 β π 732 π 525 π¬ 122 π 39
Is this where bears go?! π€
22.02.2025 13:09 β π 100 π 10 π¬ 7 π 0
Trump is saying this to a burglary victim: "Iβve reached a deal with your burglar. Iβm letting him keep everything heβs stolen, and youβll have to give him a bit more stuff. In return, youβll pay me half your salary till you die."
Trump the "dealmaker".
#Ukraine #PutinsPuppet.
18.02.2025 09:57 β π 60 π 30 π¬ 0 π 5
13.02.2025 23:18 β π 38635 π 13058 π¬ 753 π 569
Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...
31.01.2025 17:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Quite right. Important thread from @leeinthelakes.bsky.social π
26.01.2025 10:10 β π 11 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
'Bluebell Woods' - a linoprint of...well...bluebell woods. Leafy trees stand in a carpet of bluebells. There is dappled shade and a path running across the lower left corner of the image.
A couple of days ago @mikeachim.bsky.social suggested that to counteract today's Big Event we should 'flood the zone with facts, science, enthusiasm & hope'. I'm not a scientist or educator (that is Mike's speciality - follow him) so my offering will be images of calm and fresh air, like this one.
20.01.2025 10:09 β π 71 π 13 π¬ 4 π 0
A wren - a small brown bird - clinging to a reed and singing its heart out. The song it is singing is called βI Hate Fascist Cunts, Fuck Off And Die You Clattering Shitballβ.
Good morning. Here is your emergency wren.
20.01.2025 09:16 β π 253 π 32 π¬ 16 π 3
A network of 20,000+ garden birdwatchers and citizen scientists contributing weekly to the Garden BirdWatch survey, which is organised by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).
https://www.bto.org/our-science/projects/gbw
Fae Dundee π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ but now in South London. Choral singing, botany, butterflies, birds, wee beasties, cups of tea, G&T. Larking about in nature. Ooh look, there's a thing... π€
#WildflowerHour
I've brought all my posts from X with me.
https://linktr.ee/naturelark
Naturalist: lichens, moths, beetles, bugs and anything else that catches my eye. βWhat is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.β
180ha of SSSI reservoir and Local Wildlife Site wetlands, woodlands and grasslands in the heart of the Hull Valley operated by Yorkshire Water. Over 275 bird sp since 1959 and a stronghold of otters, water voles and grass snakes.
Birds, Moths, Dragonflies and all things natural plus travel.
Leeds United writer with The Athletic.
Yorkshire Evening Post chief football writer. Views all mine.
We're a conservation charity dedicated to protecting nature in Cumbria. Become a member today to support wildlife and wild places! πΏοΈπ±π
https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/join
1 of the UK's premier bird observatories, with hostel style accommodation. Follow for bird news, events and much more. Map of area here http://bit.ly/spurnobs
FBO carries out the recording of birds at one of the U.K.βs seawatching and migration hotspots
https://flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk
Naturalist, ecologist, writer.
βHow pleasant it would be each day to think, Today I have done something that will render future generations more happy." Richard Jefferies, 1883.
Location: east Northamptonshire, UK.
Naturalist. Norfolk. Mostly wandering about looking at invertebrates with Kevin Radley (in which case all photos his) or observing the creatures in my garden.
Dipterist, Entomologist, presenter, author, museum lover
Principal Curator, Flies and fleas, Natural History Museum, London, UK
Improve wildlife habitats and promoting nature in the coast and countryside around Rye in SusseX, UK, where fishing boats show the RX registration.
A charity dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring wildlife and wild places in Yorkshire.π¦π¦π¬π±π·
www.ywt.org.uk
Our vision is for a Yorkshire that is abundant in wildlife, with more people having a genuine and meaningful connection with nature.
Sussex Wildlife Trust. For everyone who cares about nature in Sussex. Become a member, volunteer & support our campaigns.
https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/
Nature conservation. Low carbon living. Gruesome lefty tree-hugger. Happiest when muddy.
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themarshtit.com
Galloway-based naturalist and author: Rhythms of Nature | Human, Nature | The Red Kite | The Red Kiteβs Year | The Hen Harrierβs Year | Wild Galloway
https://pelagicpublishing.com/collections/ian-carter
https://www.whittlespublishing.com/Wild_Galloway
Entomologist/Ecologist/Birder/Cook/Grandad
