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The UK’s statutory, scientific authority on nature. We work across land & sea for nature, for people & the planet.
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Countryside users are asked to take care not to disturb birds in severe weather👉 bit.ly/3Z15qPc

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation calls for voluntary restraint. Some areas in Scotland have been identified as being particularly affected
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January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Exciting news! 🌍 A new project in the Cayman Islands will use #EarthObservation tools to monitor & protect unique habitats, including mangroves & ancient forests 💚

Funded by #DarwinPlus & delivered with Cayman Islands Department of Environment. Learn more 👇
jncc.gov.uk/news/blog-20...

#UKOTs
Central Mangrove Wetland from above. The Central Mangrove Wetland is one of the largest contiguous mangrove forests in the Caribbean copyright Cayman Islands Department of Environment
January 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Siskins! 2024 was an ‘influx year’ & bird ringers caught & ringed 63,815 across the UK! This was the highest number ever recorded. 😮 Among birds caught in the UK were Siskins previously ringed as far away as Russia & the Czech Republic.

📖 www.bto.org/ringing-...

📷 Siskin by Graham Catley / BTO
A Siskin, a small yellow-green bird with black streaks, clasps the twig of a tree with its feet and the twig hangs down with the weight of the bird.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.” 🧪

IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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(1/) Our first theme of 2026 is Farmland Bird Fridays! Each week, we will be sharing BBS trends of some of our most familiar farmland birds. Our first species focus is the iconic Skylark! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
January 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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A new year means more breeding seabird monitoring!
Watch our recap video for a reminder of the SMP's aims, Key Sites, and how you can find out more/get involved.
We look forward to working with you to benefit seabirds this year! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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📢Looking for counters for the International Swan Census (ISC) on the weekend of 17th-18th January 2026 on the Isle of Mull.🦢

Please request a site via the vacant sites map to get involved. 🔽
app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...

#UKBirding

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January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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(1/) David W from the BBS Team heard a Blackcap on his second Winter Bird Survey visit to his square in Dorset over the festive period. It was nice to have a reminder of spring during the recent wintry weather! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
A female Blackcap perched on a branch.
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking a Senior Marine Industries Adviser bit.ly/JNCCjob202555 a rewarding role with great opportunities to influence decisions which affect nature recovery in the marine environment. Closing date: Sunday 25th January 2026 #Marine #Industry
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January 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking a Senior IT Support Analyst bit.ly/JNCCjob202556 to play a pivotal role in its IT Operations and Cyber Security Team. Closing date: Sunday 18th January 2026 #IT #Analyst
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January 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking a Finance Business Partner bit.ly/JNCCjob202560 to provide advice, support, and challenge to stakeholders in the business, about financial position and performance. Closing date: Sunday 11th January 2026 #Finance #Planning
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January 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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Season’s greetings and best wishes for the new year to our valued friends, colleagues and partners across the globe from all at JNCC! 🌍💚 #TurningScienceIntoAction #ForNaturePeoplePlanet
The JNCC 2025 Christmas Card, featuring an image of two Waxwings (Bombycilla Garrulus) in a fir tree.
December 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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🚨 We’re hiring!

3 exciting roles at JNCC:

💻 Senior IT Support Analyst
📊 Finance Business Partner
🌊 Senior Marine Industries Adviser

📅 Apply now 👇
jncc.gov.uk/about-jncc/c...

#WeAreHiring #ITJobs #FinanceJobs #MarineIndustries #EnvironmentJobs
December 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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🌿 The Cayman Islands are a biodiversity hotspot!

From dry sub-tropical forests & mangrove wetlands to limestone caves, these habitats shelter unique species - including the critically endangered Scalloped Hammerhead shark & Ghost Orchid 🧵

#CaymanIslands #Biodiversity
The Scalloped Hammerhead shark, a critically endangered species found in the waters of the Cayman Islands copyright Adobe Stock Mangroves provide essential flood and erosion protection throughout the Cayman Islands copyright Adobe Stock
December 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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NBSAP.

Not a word you hear every day, yet essential to preventing an ecological collapse and conserving 30% of Earth by 2030.

📷 Watch this explainer to learn more.
December 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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The 7th Quinquennial Review of protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 has been published bit.ly/4b3g5js
The Government response to the report was released today. bit.ly/48Wjiib
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Woodpigeon is a familiar species to most of us. Not everyone knows that thousands of Woodpigeons migrate south each year over the UK during late October and November. This is especially noticeable in southern England. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
Woodpigeon and trend graph.
December 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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At #UNEA7, IPBES Executive Secretary, Dr. Luthando Dziba, and Chair @davidobura.bsky.social joined UNEP’s Executive Director, IngerAndersen.bsky.social, and Mary Creagh MP as they signed the #IPBES12 Host Country Agreement.

Thanks to the UK for hosting, and we look forward to a successful event!
United Nations Environment Assembly, December 2025. UNEP Executive Director, Inger Andersen, and UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature , Mary Creagh MP, sign the Host Country Agreement for the upcoming #IPBES12. They are joined by IPBES Executive Secretary, Luthando Dziba, and Chair David Obura. United Nations Environment Assembly, December 2025. UNEP Executive Director, Inger Andersen, and UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature , Mary Creagh MP, sign the Host Country Agreement for the upcoming #IPBES12. They are joined by IPBES Executive Secretary, Luthando Dziba, and Chair David Obura. United Nations Environment Assembly, December 2025. Executive Secretary, Luthando Dziba, and Chair David Obura, are joined by UK's Parliamentary Under Secretary for Nature, Mary Creagh MP.
December 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Strengthening #SpillResponse in the Maldives 🌊

UK funded JNCC & Ambipar supported a key workshop in Malé validating the updated Maldives Oil & HNS Contingency Plan.

We also collaborated with ERA Maldives & Maldives National Defence Force through regional sessions to boost adoption & awareness.
A meeting takes place in a formal boardroom, with participants seated around a large wooden table and framed portraits displayed on the wall behind copyright JNCC A speaker presents to a group seated in a classroom-style setting, with a large screen displaying a colourful chart and banners featuring organisational branding in the background copyright JNCC Multiple groups participate in a workshop in a conference room, with round tables covered in papers copyright JNCC A small group sits around a round table engaged in discussion, with notebooks and printed charts on the table copyright JNCC
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Although showing an overall UK increase since the mid-1990s, Blackbird is declining in some areas. London and southeast England are two such areas; Usutu Virus is thought to be a contributing factor to this. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Where to now?!
A number of seabirds covered by the SMP are migratory, spending the winter away from the UK.
Storm Petrels are a great example, wintering off the coast of southern Africa in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays and image of a Storm Petrel by Joe Pender/BTO with the English and Latin names above it. To the right of the image is a map showing the UK and Africa. An arrow shows where the species breeds and winters, conveying the large distance between the two areas. Caption reads: 'Where to now?! A number of seabirds covered by the SMP are migratory, wintering away from the UK. Storm Petrels are a great example, wintering off the coast of southern Africa in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Maintaining genetic diversity is vital for species survival - but how do we measure it?

Our new blog explores the collaboration behind developing the UK’s new headline indicator: Genetic Diversity of Wild Species

👉 jncc.gov.uk/news/the-art...

#ConservationGenetics #TurningScienceIntoAction
A red squirrel sitting on a branch copyright iStock Close up of a Golden Eagle copyright Niall Benvie/Naturepl.com Bluebell woodland copyright Pixabay/Dan19878
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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We’ve had a few finches, now it's time for the UK’s only resident member of the accentor family, the Dunnock! This species is the ultimate skulker. It is one of several woodland species to have declined across the UK in recent years. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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(1/) The brightly coloured and jewel-like Kingfisher is our species focus this week! The BBS trend for this species shows a 15% decline across the UK between 1995 and 2023. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
Kingfisher and trend graph.
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Meet the Wirebird 🐦

Graceful and iconic, the St Helena Plover - affectionately known as the Wirebird - is the island’s only remaining endemic bird. A national symbol and a conservation priority, its survival is a powerful story of resilience and collaboration 🧵

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A Wirebird on St Helena, a vital national symbol and conservation priority copyright St Helena National Trust
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM