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Introducing another speaker who is joining us at the European Fieldworker Workshop in Lancaster next month:
Przemek Obłoza leads the LIFE kulikPL project in Poland, working to restore Eurasian Curlew populations through habitat management, nest protection, and head-starting.
Przemek Obłoza leads the LIFE kulikPL project in Poland, working to restore Eurasian Curlew populations through habitat management, nest protection, and head-starting.
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Introducing another speaker who is joining us at the European Fieldworker Workshop in Lancaster next month:
Przemek Obłoza leads the LIFE kulikPL project in Poland, working to restore Eurasian Curlew populations through habitat management, nest protection, and head-starting.
Przemek Obłoza leads the LIFE kulikPL project in Poland, working to restore Eurasian Curlew populations through habitat management, nest protection, and head-starting.
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What can you expect at the European Curlew Fieldworkers Workshop in February?
On the Saturday morning, we will host a session on Monitoring Curlew Chicks.
This session will explore current methods, practical difficulties, and opportunities to improve consistency across sites.
📷 Tim Melling
On the Saturday morning, we will host a session on Monitoring Curlew Chicks.
This session will explore current methods, practical difficulties, and opportunities to improve consistency across sites.
📷 Tim Melling
January 30, 2026 at 11:45 AM
What can you expect at the European Curlew Fieldworkers Workshop in February?
On the Saturday morning, we will host a session on Monitoring Curlew Chicks.
This session will explore current methods, practical difficulties, and opportunities to improve consistency across sites.
📷 Tim Melling
On the Saturday morning, we will host a session on Monitoring Curlew Chicks.
This session will explore current methods, practical difficulties, and opportunities to improve consistency across sites.
📷 Tim Melling
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There is still time to enter the Winter Curlew Photography competition and win a bundle of Curlew Action merch!
Send your Winter Curlew photos to admin@curlewaction.org with the subject line "Winter Curlew Photo".
Entries close on 10 Feb.
📷 Ken Scott
Send your Winter Curlew photos to admin@curlewaction.org with the subject line "Winter Curlew Photo".
Entries close on 10 Feb.
📷 Ken Scott
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 AM
There is still time to enter the Winter Curlew Photography competition and win a bundle of Curlew Action merch!
Send your Winter Curlew photos to admin@curlewaction.org with the subject line "Winter Curlew Photo".
Entries close on 10 Feb.
📷 Ken Scott
Send your Winter Curlew photos to admin@curlewaction.org with the subject line "Winter Curlew Photo".
Entries close on 10 Feb.
📷 Ken Scott
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Long-billed Curlew (Sandpiper)and reflection strolling on the sand. Piedras Blancas Rookery, San Simeon, California, USA. #sandpiper #curlew #longbilledcurlew #bird #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4 #mzuikomc14
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Long-billed Curlew (Sandpiper)and reflection strolling on the sand. Piedras Blancas Rookery, San Simeon, California, USA. #sandpiper #curlew #longbilledcurlew #bird #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4 #mzuikomc14
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We're hiring!
Could you become our new Wales Officer, lead our Priority Plants Project & support #BSBICountyRecorders across Wales?
Apply here: bsbi.org/about/people...
Deadline: 23 February
Interested but not for you?
Please help us spread the word!
Could you become our new Wales Officer, lead our Priority Plants Project & support #BSBICountyRecorders across Wales?
Apply here: bsbi.org/about/people...
Deadline: 23 February
Interested but not for you?
Please help us spread the word!
January 21, 2026 at 6:22 PM
We're hiring!
Could you become our new Wales Officer, lead our Priority Plants Project & support #BSBICountyRecorders across Wales?
Apply here: bsbi.org/about/people...
Deadline: 23 February
Interested but not for you?
Please help us spread the word!
Could you become our new Wales Officer, lead our Priority Plants Project & support #BSBICountyRecorders across Wales?
Apply here: bsbi.org/about/people...
Deadline: 23 February
Interested but not for you?
Please help us spread the word!
Reposted by Bethan Beech
New blog post available now on our website.
Read about the launch of the Curlew Action Plan at the House of Lords.
www.curlewaction.org/a-turning-po...
Read about the launch of the Curlew Action Plan at the House of Lords.
www.curlewaction.org/a-turning-po...
January 21, 2026 at 6:26 PM
New blog post available now on our website.
Read about the launch of the Curlew Action Plan at the House of Lords.
www.curlewaction.org/a-turning-po...
Read about the launch of the Curlew Action Plan at the House of Lords.
www.curlewaction.org/a-turning-po...
Reposted by Bethan Beech
Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius for the past three years, meaning Earth is currently on track to breach the Paris climate agreement by the end of the decade
2025 Wasn’t the Hottest Year on Record. Earth Is Still Barreling to the Climate Brink
Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius for the past three years, meaning Earth is currently on track to breach the Paris climate agreement by the end of the decade
www.scientificamerican.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius for the past three years, meaning Earth is currently on track to breach the Paris climate agreement by the end of the decade
Reposted by Bethan Beech
428.29 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 27-Dec-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
December 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
428.29 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 27-Dec-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
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I worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in multiple countries to bring medical care to refugees and other populations at risk. There are a 100% committed, professional, non-political organization.
Netanyahu banning them from Gaza is an unspeakable outrage. People will die.
Netanyahu banning them from Gaza is an unspeakable outrage. People will die.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in multiple countries to bring medical care to refugees and other populations at risk. There are a 100% committed, professional, non-political organization.
Netanyahu banning them from Gaza is an unspeakable outrage. People will die.
Netanyahu banning them from Gaza is an unspeakable outrage. People will die.
Reposted by Bethan Beech
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda gan y Gymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru✨🎄
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Welsh Ornithological Society✨🎄
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Welsh Ornithological Society✨🎄
December 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda gan y Gymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru✨🎄
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Welsh Ornithological Society✨🎄
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Welsh Ornithological Society✨🎄
Waxcap fungi seen yesterday 20.12.25. A reflection of the very mild winter extending their season ?
Madarch cap hwyr i'w weld ddoe, yr 20fed o Ragfyr. Gaeaf mwyn yn ymestyn eu tymor eto eleni ?
Madarch cap hwyr i'w weld ddoe, yr 20fed o Ragfyr. Gaeaf mwyn yn ymestyn eu tymor eto eleni ?
December 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Waxcap fungi seen yesterday 20.12.25. A reflection of the very mild winter extending their season ?
Madarch cap hwyr i'w weld ddoe, yr 20fed o Ragfyr. Gaeaf mwyn yn ymestyn eu tymor eto eleni ?
Madarch cap hwyr i'w weld ddoe, yr 20fed o Ragfyr. Gaeaf mwyn yn ymestyn eu tymor eto eleni ?
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Need something to feel good about? I sure do. Here are 7 fantastic science stores from 2025. Science will continue, even if The Regime tries to kill it at home. #Science 🧪
Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025
Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Need something to feel good about? I sure do. Here are 7 fantastic science stores from 2025. Science will continue, even if The Regime tries to kill it at home. #Science 🧪
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Day seventeen of #ArtAdventCalendar
Tonight I’m sharing this painted stone of the Seven Whistlers. Years ago, when people heard the Whistlers flying at night, they thought of it as a bad omen. Sailers would refuse to sail the next day, and miners would avoid the mines.
Tonight I’m sharing this painted stone of the Seven Whistlers. Years ago, when people heard the Whistlers flying at night, they thought of it as a bad omen. Sailers would refuse to sail the next day, and miners would avoid the mines.
December 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Day seventeen of #ArtAdventCalendar
Tonight I’m sharing this painted stone of the Seven Whistlers. Years ago, when people heard the Whistlers flying at night, they thought of it as a bad omen. Sailers would refuse to sail the next day, and miners would avoid the mines.
Tonight I’m sharing this painted stone of the Seven Whistlers. Years ago, when people heard the Whistlers flying at night, they thought of it as a bad omen. Sailers would refuse to sail the next day, and miners would avoid the mines.
Reposted by Bethan Beech
Did not expect to see a Pied Flycatcher today. Latest Gwent record. Might go back tomorrow to get it on the ‘birds I have seen in the UK in December’ list. Currently attempting to piece together the ring details. Ta to Chris for finding and Matt for passing on the news. #gwentbirding #birdingWales
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Did not expect to see a Pied Flycatcher today. Latest Gwent record. Might go back tomorrow to get it on the ‘birds I have seen in the UK in December’ list. Currently attempting to piece together the ring details. Ta to Chris for finding and Matt for passing on the news. #gwentbirding #birdingWales
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Avian influenza (bird flu) still hitting Whooper Swans in Fens around Welney and Ouse Washes. Six dead or ill birds on this one farm, the sick ones too ill to move when approached, constantly shaking their heads. All the way from Iceland to die in a Cambridgeshire field. #ornithology #ukbirding
November 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Avian influenza (bird flu) still hitting Whooper Swans in Fens around Welney and Ouse Washes. Six dead or ill birds on this one farm, the sick ones too ill to move when approached, constantly shaking their heads. All the way from Iceland to die in a Cambridgeshire field. #ornithology #ukbirding
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Amongst the rugged mountains of Eryri, a quiet but powerful conservation story is unfolding— one that blends science, farmer know-how, and a deep respect for the land ✍️Sian Shakespear, Plantlife Cymru wp.me/p8Mk4U-19kF
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Amongst the rugged mountains of Eryri, a quiet but powerful conservation story is unfolding— one that blends science, farmer know-how, and a deep respect for the land ✍️Sian Shakespear, Plantlife Cymru wp.me/p8Mk4U-19kF
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‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds | Wildlife
https://www.europesays.com/uk/592821/
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/592821/
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are…#uk #news #uknews
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds | Wildlife - United Kingdom
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are clinging on in a handful of locations or even fewer, a
www.europesays.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds | Wildlife
https://www.europesays.com/uk/592821/
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/592821/
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are…#uk #news #uknews
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Aberystwyth has joined a global network of 350 Creative Cities that have been recognised for their excellence in creative fields across the world by becoming Wales’ first UNESCO City of Literature
Aberystwyth becomes Wales' first UNESCO City of Literature
Aberystwyth has joined a global network of 350 Creative Cities that have been recognised for their excellence in creative fields across the world by becoming Wales’ first UNESCO City of Literature Abe...
nation.cymru
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Aberystwyth has joined a global network of 350 Creative Cities that have been recognised for their excellence in creative fields across the world by becoming Wales’ first UNESCO City of Literature
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Tough love conclusion published recently in @nature.com: “Mitigating climate change requires ending the burning of fossil fuels. Offsets distract from this crucial task.”
Our only options for saving our climate & our children’s future is a price or cap on heat-trapping pollution. Make polluters pay!
Our only options for saving our climate & our children’s future is a price or cap on heat-trapping pollution. Make polluters pay!
Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why | Nature
The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed. The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Tough love conclusion published recently in @nature.com: “Mitigating climate change requires ending the burning of fossil fuels. Offsets distract from this crucial task.”
Our only options for saving our climate & our children’s future is a price or cap on heat-trapping pollution. Make polluters pay!
Our only options for saving our climate & our children’s future is a price or cap on heat-trapping pollution. Make polluters pay!
Reposted by Bethan Beech
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT from Morocco to Japan
Record heat everywhere:
43C in North Africa,40C Middle East,35C Central Asia (former USSR),
MINIMUMS >27C in Southern Japan (Chichijma)
+record heat in Southern Africa,Australia and Caribbean
>150 countries are breaking record.Insane
Record heat everywhere:
43C in North Africa,40C Middle East,35C Central Asia (former USSR),
MINIMUMS >27C in Southern Japan (Chichijma)
+record heat in Southern Africa,Australia and Caribbean
>150 countries are breaking record.Insane
October 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT from Morocco to Japan
Record heat everywhere:
43C in North Africa,40C Middle East,35C Central Asia (former USSR),
MINIMUMS >27C in Southern Japan (Chichijma)
+record heat in Southern Africa,Australia and Caribbean
>150 countries are breaking record.Insane
Record heat everywhere:
43C in North Africa,40C Middle East,35C Central Asia (former USSR),
MINIMUMS >27C in Southern Japan (Chichijma)
+record heat in Southern Africa,Australia and Caribbean
>150 countries are breaking record.Insane
Reposted by Bethan Beech
WOS Conference 2025: 'Hear it! See it! Record it!'
Great talks about the importance of monitoring & recording birds and flora & fauna sightings. Fab day👌🏼
@birdsinwales.bsky.social
@rivers-disguise.bsky.social
@penrhynbirder.bsky.social
@cofnod.org.uk @btocymru.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
Great talks about the importance of monitoring & recording birds and flora & fauna sightings. Fab day👌🏼
@birdsinwales.bsky.social
@rivers-disguise.bsky.social
@penrhynbirder.bsky.social
@cofnod.org.uk @btocymru.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
WOS Conference 2025: 'Hear it! See it! Record it!'
Great talks about the importance of monitoring & recording birds and flora & fauna sightings. Fab day👌🏼
@birdsinwales.bsky.social
@rivers-disguise.bsky.social
@penrhynbirder.bsky.social
@cofnod.org.uk @btocymru.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
Great talks about the importance of monitoring & recording birds and flora & fauna sightings. Fab day👌🏼
@birdsinwales.bsky.social
@rivers-disguise.bsky.social
@penrhynbirder.bsky.social
@cofnod.org.uk @btocymru.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
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How to enter your North Wales species records on the LERC Wales App or Cofnod ORS using your Smartphone. @northwaleswt.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social
youtu.be/gGIc3tPSjiI?...
youtu.be/gGIc3tPSjiI?...
Entering Records on LERC Wales App or Cofnod ORS
YouTube video by Cofnod
youtu.be
August 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
How to enter your North Wales species records on the LERC Wales App or Cofnod ORS using your Smartphone. @northwaleswt.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social
youtu.be/gGIc3tPSjiI?...
youtu.be/gGIc3tPSjiI?...
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Where are our headstarted Curlew now? 🌍 GPS tags have revealed their fascinating movements! Discover more in this blog ➡️ www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/where-are-th... @curlewrecovery.bsky.social #Ornithology
Where are they now? GPS tracking continues to reveal movements of headstarted Curlew - Curlew Recovery Project
When we first set out to pilot GPS tags on headstarted Curlew back in 2021, little did we realise the level of insight we would gain into a previously poorly understood period of most birds’ lives. Wi...
www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Where are our headstarted Curlew now? 🌍 GPS tags have revealed their fascinating movements! Discover more in this blog ➡️ www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/where-are-th... @curlewrecovery.bsky.social #Ornithology
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Tomorrow (Wed 22nd), I'm chairing FREE @curlewaction.bsky.social webinar.
How good was this breeding season?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-uk...
Reminder: UK Curlews need to produce 10,000 extra fledglings every year.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/m...
#ornithology
How good was this breeding season?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-uk...
Reminder: UK Curlews need to produce 10,000 extra fledglings every year.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/m...
#ornithology
October 21, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Tomorrow (Wed 22nd), I'm chairing FREE @curlewaction.bsky.social webinar.
How good was this breeding season?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-uk...
Reminder: UK Curlews need to produce 10,000 extra fledglings every year.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/m...
#ornithology
How good was this breeding season?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-uk...
Reminder: UK Curlews need to produce 10,000 extra fledglings every year.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/m...
#ornithology
Reposted by Bethan Beech
Yesterday, IUCN declared the Slender-billed Curlew to be extinct.
How did we let this happen?
What lessons are there for the future?
WaderTales blog based on paper by Graeme Buchanan et al
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/l...
#extinction #ornithology
How did we let this happen?
What lessons are there for the future?
WaderTales blog based on paper by Graeme Buchanan et al
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/l...
#extinction #ornithology
October 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Yesterday, IUCN declared the Slender-billed Curlew to be extinct.
How did we let this happen?
What lessons are there for the future?
WaderTales blog based on paper by Graeme Buchanan et al
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/l...
#extinction #ornithology
How did we let this happen?
What lessons are there for the future?
WaderTales blog based on paper by Graeme Buchanan et al
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/l...
#extinction #ornithology