Doug Aston
@dougaston.bsky.social
Especially partial to raptors.
Derbys/Staffs border.
Derbys/Staffs border.
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#OpenAccess in #BirdStudy
Low juv survival in Twites may drive decline in one English remnant breeding population, but wider decline more likely driven by factors affecting all age groups.
Age-specific survival in an English Twite Linaria flavirostris population doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
Low juv survival in Twites may drive decline in one English remnant breeding population, but wider decline more likely driven by factors affecting all age groups.
Age-specific survival in an English Twite Linaria flavirostris population doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#OpenAccess in #BirdStudy
Low juv survival in Twites may drive decline in one English remnant breeding population, but wider decline more likely driven by factors affecting all age groups.
Age-specific survival in an English Twite Linaria flavirostris population doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
Low juv survival in Twites may drive decline in one English remnant breeding population, but wider decline more likely driven by factors affecting all age groups.
Age-specific survival in an English Twite Linaria flavirostris population doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
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If you are craving some more live Falcon nest action now the Sheffield Peregrines have fledged then check out this Hobby Cam from Dorset. Thought to be the only live Subbuteo nest cam in Europe this year #ukbirding
camstreamer.com/redirect/j4D...
camstreamer.com/redirect/j4D...
Southern UK Hobby nest camera
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July 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If you are craving some more live Falcon nest action now the Sheffield Peregrines have fledged then check out this Hobby Cam from Dorset. Thought to be the only live Subbuteo nest cam in Europe this year #ukbirding
camstreamer.com/redirect/j4D...
camstreamer.com/redirect/j4D...
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If only Bluesky was full of left-leaning liberals talking about this threat every day, instead of relentlessly attacking the only party in a realistic position to stop them at the next election.
The UK's Reform party, which is funded by the fossil fuel industry and denies basic climate science, is informing energy firms that it will terminate renewable energy contracts.
Probably no one here needs this, but just in case, what might happen if Reform got into power and actually did cancel contracts under AR7 (and let’s assume other all other renewable energy contracts)?
Spoiler: I think it would be disastrous…
Spoiler: I think it would be disastrous…
July 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If only Bluesky was full of left-leaning liberals talking about this threat every day, instead of relentlessly attacking the only party in a realistic position to stop them at the next election.
Check out the brood patch on this female Wheatear in Derbyshire today. It must have been a big clutch.
June 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Check out the brood patch on this female Wheatear in Derbyshire today. It must have been a big clutch.
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Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima), Elton Common, Derbyshire, UK, 28/05/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Pleased to see this declining species is hanging on as a breeding bird in the White Peak #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds
May 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima), Elton Common, Derbyshire, UK, 28/05/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Pleased to see this declining species is hanging on as a breeding bird in the White Peak #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds
I'm surprised Red Kite still hasn't nested nearby yet because the village has plenty of cats, dogs, and small children.😊
Red Kite over Middleton by Youlgrave yesterday.
@derbyshirebirds.bsky.social
Red Kite over Middleton by Youlgrave yesterday.
@derbyshirebirds.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I'm surprised Red Kite still hasn't nested nearby yet because the village has plenty of cats, dogs, and small children.😊
Red Kite over Middleton by Youlgrave yesterday.
@derbyshirebirds.bsky.social
Red Kite over Middleton by Youlgrave yesterday.
@derbyshirebirds.bsky.social
Spanish birds, but a bit surprising all the same.
I was excited to see a Kestrel make a catch yesterday.
Less so once I realised it had taken a Hoopoe.
#birds
Less so once I realised it had taken a Hoopoe.
#birds
April 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Spanish birds, but a bit surprising all the same.
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Unexpected species that hate birds:
🐀Mice kill albatrosses
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🦀Coconut crabs hunt boobies
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
🐢Giant tortoises eat terns www.cell.com/current-biol...
🐟 Catfish kill pigeons
www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth...
🧪🪶
🐀Mice kill albatrosses
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🦀Coconut crabs hunt boobies
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
🐢Giant tortoises eat terns www.cell.com/current-biol...
🐟 Catfish kill pigeons
www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth...
🧪🪶
First evidence of mouse predation killing adult great albatrosses - Biological Invasions
Invasive rodents threaten native species in numerous ecosystems, especially oceanic islands. The House Mouse Mus musculus is the only introduced mammal species on sub-Antarctic Gough and Marion Island...
link.springer.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Unexpected species that hate birds:
🐀Mice kill albatrosses
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🦀Coconut crabs hunt boobies
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
🐢Giant tortoises eat terns www.cell.com/current-biol...
🐟 Catfish kill pigeons
www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth...
🧪🪶
🐀Mice kill albatrosses
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🦀Coconut crabs hunt boobies
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
🐢Giant tortoises eat terns www.cell.com/current-biol...
🐟 Catfish kill pigeons
www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth...
🧪🪶
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6 Brook Lamprey at Willington Wetlands car park in stream this early afternoon. A lifer and I gather quite rare in Derbyshire.
March 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
6 Brook Lamprey at Willington Wetlands car park in stream this early afternoon. A lifer and I gather quite rare in Derbyshire.
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Another rare breeding bird species to look for in the early spring is the Long-eared Owl - here’s RBBP member Ian Francis with some advice on where, what and how to find them youtu.be/Wopsx7WxpVQ?...
Recording Long-eared Owls
YouTube video by Rare Breeding Birds Panel
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Another rare breeding bird species to look for in the early spring is the Long-eared Owl - here’s RBBP member Ian Francis with some advice on where, what and how to find them youtu.be/Wopsx7WxpVQ?...
Awsome...again.
Some Goshawk action in the Peak District this morning despite the lack of wind
March 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Awsome...again.
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If and when we get some clear, sunny days, February and March provide the best opportunity to record breeding Goshawks as they display over territories - here’s some encouragement from RBBP Secretary @markaeaton.bsky.social #ukbirding #ornithology
youtu.be/hVgl6jYOX6A?...
youtu.be/hVgl6jYOX6A?...
Some advice on looking for displaying Goshawks
YouTube video by Rare Breeding Birds Panel
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If and when we get some clear, sunny days, February and March provide the best opportunity to record breeding Goshawks as they display over territories - here’s some encouragement from RBBP Secretary @markaeaton.bsky.social #ukbirding #ornithology
youtu.be/hVgl6jYOX6A?...
youtu.be/hVgl6jYOX6A?...
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It's Exhibition Time again, and who wouldn't want to go to Cleethorpes in March?
The wonderful Tim Whitley and his equally talented Mum have an exhibition of photos and paintings throughout March. Please do go if you can. He has also included a few photos by his mates.
Reposts appreciated
The wonderful Tim Whitley and his equally talented Mum have an exhibition of photos and paintings throughout March. Please do go if you can. He has also included a few photos by his mates.
Reposts appreciated
February 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
It's Exhibition Time again, and who wouldn't want to go to Cleethorpes in March?
The wonderful Tim Whitley and his equally talented Mum have an exhibition of photos and paintings throughout March. Please do go if you can. He has also included a few photos by his mates.
Reposts appreciated
The wonderful Tim Whitley and his equally talented Mum have an exhibition of photos and paintings throughout March. Please do go if you can. He has also included a few photos by his mates.
Reposts appreciated
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Peregrine Falcon with Prey. This is the male of a wild urban pair. He has to wait for the bigger female (to eat first and maybe get beyond her take off weight) but he's taking no chances hoping to get somewhere where she won't take it back off him.
#birds #birdbehaviour #hunting #prey #nature
#birds #birdbehaviour #hunting #prey #nature
January 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Peregrine Falcon with Prey. This is the male of a wild urban pair. He has to wait for the bigger female (to eat first and maybe get beyond her take off weight) but he's taking no chances hoping to get somewhere where she won't take it back off him.
#birds #birdbehaviour #hunting #prey #nature
#birds #birdbehaviour #hunting #prey #nature
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‘X-odus: Labour MPs and public bodies should now swap X for other platforms’
labourlist.org/2024/08/labo...
labourlist.org/2024/08/labo...
‘X-odus: Labour MPs and public bodies should now swap X for other platforms’ – LabourList
Anyone who has tried to use X (formerly Twitter) since it was taken over by Elon Musk will know that it has become a platform…
labourlist.org
January 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
‘X-odus: Labour MPs and public bodies should now swap X for other platforms’
labourlist.org/2024/08/labo...
labourlist.org/2024/08/labo...
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Recommended read: The 2024 Autumn report is published!
You can now read our extensive report of the past count season, packed with beautiful photos! Of course, don't forget to scroll down for the behind-the-scenes gallery!
➡️ www.batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-repor...
📸 @barthoekstra.bsky.social
You can now read our extensive report of the past count season, packed with beautiful photos! Of course, don't forget to scroll down for the behind-the-scenes gallery!
➡️ www.batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-repor...
📸 @barthoekstra.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Recommended read: The 2024 Autumn report is published!
You can now read our extensive report of the past count season, packed with beautiful photos! Of course, don't forget to scroll down for the behind-the-scenes gallery!
➡️ www.batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-repor...
📸 @barthoekstra.bsky.social
You can now read our extensive report of the past count season, packed with beautiful photos! Of course, don't forget to scroll down for the behind-the-scenes gallery!
➡️ www.batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-repor...
📸 @barthoekstra.bsky.social
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We have published an interactive Google map on our website with all the local hotspots listed, follow the link below ⬇️
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/the-recordin...
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/the-recordin...
Flamborough Headland Map and Recording Area - Flamborough Bird Observatory
Flamborough Head is a promontory, 8 miles (13 km) long on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington Bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, with sheer white cliffs. The ...
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk
December 8, 2024 at 7:48 PM
We have published an interactive Google map on our website with all the local hotspots listed, follow the link below ⬇️
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/the-recordin...
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/the-recordin...
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The annual Norfolk trip threw up some cracking birds, including this Jack Snipe which dropped out the mist and landed out from Island Hide at RSPB Titchwell. Around 130 species seen by the group overall.
December 1, 2024 at 7:51 PM
The annual Norfolk trip threw up some cracking birds, including this Jack Snipe which dropped out the mist and landed out from Island Hide at RSPB Titchwell. Around 130 species seen by the group overall.
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Red Kites play fighting. I often watch the red kites that hunt in this valley. I like how I can climb the hill sides, tuck myself quietly away, and get great views from right above them.
#birds #birdphotography #redkite #wildlife #birdbehaviour
#birds #birdphotography #redkite #wildlife #birdbehaviour
November 30, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Red Kites play fighting. I often watch the red kites that hunt in this valley. I like how I can climb the hill sides, tuck myself quietly away, and get great views from right above them.
#birds #birdphotography #redkite #wildlife #birdbehaviour
#birds #birdphotography #redkite #wildlife #birdbehaviour
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Gamekeepers shoot beautiful owls like this Shortie on a routine basis. That’s how Grouse Shooting operates. It’s the definition of unsustainable. Let’s move our uplands into the 21st century and ban it. Please sign here petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... #ukbirding #ornithology #yorkshirebirding
November 30, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Gamekeepers shoot beautiful owls like this Shortie on a routine basis. That’s how Grouse Shooting operates. It’s the definition of unsustainable. Let’s move our uplands into the 21st century and ban it. Please sign here petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... #ukbirding #ornithology #yorkshirebirding
Highly recommended.
Update of my Birding Cadiz guide - 75 sites/subsites in Cadiz (& doz in Seville, Malaga & Gib). 80 original maps & 290+ pages. Free but donations Alzheimer's Soc appreciated £4,300+ raised via www.justgiving.com/fundraising/john-cantelo Contact - birdingcadizprovince.weebly.com Please share 🙂🪶
November 28, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Highly recommended.
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The full Derbyshire Macro Moth Report for 2019-2023 can be viewed here www.derbyshiremoths.org/the-vc57-der...
The VC57 Derbyshire Macro Moth Report 2019-2023 - www.derbyshiremoths.org
www.derbyshiremoths.org
November 22, 2024 at 12:47 PM
The full Derbyshire Macro Moth Report for 2019-2023 can be viewed here www.derbyshiremoths.org/the-vc57-der...
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It was a bitterly cold morning at Carsington. A Barn Owl still on the wing at 0800hrs indicates difficulty catching prey in the snow-covered fields. Also, 3 skeins of Pink-feet flew WSW (250 birds), Kingfisher, and 22 Wigeon at Millfields. ##ukbirding
November 21, 2024 at 3:41 PM
It was a bitterly cold morning at Carsington. A Barn Owl still on the wing at 0800hrs indicates difficulty catching prey in the snow-covered fields. Also, 3 skeins of Pink-feet flew WSW (250 birds), Kingfisher, and 22 Wigeon at Millfields. ##ukbirding
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Been struggling a bit just recently with all the negative things that are happening in the world & the lack of urgency & action being taken to deal with the #Climate Crisis.
So it was good to be reminded by Mum and Dad this week about the positive impacts we can have locally 1/3
So it was good to be reminded by Mum and Dad this week about the positive impacts we can have locally 1/3
November 14, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Been struggling a bit just recently with all the negative things that are happening in the world & the lack of urgency & action being taken to deal with the #Climate Crisis.
So it was good to be reminded by Mum and Dad this week about the positive impacts we can have locally 1/3
So it was good to be reminded by Mum and Dad this week about the positive impacts we can have locally 1/3