Phil
@philbw.bsky.social
North East, Ornithologist, Birder and ringer.
A more unusual bird ringed this morning
July 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A more unusual bird ringed this morning
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Last night’s actinic trap yielded 59sp (17 nfy), a good haul here. Photos: Barred Yellow (nfg) Small Angle Shades, Swallow-tailed Moth & putative Obscure Wainscot (nfg). Others included Peppered Moth, Clay Triple-lines (nfg) & Barred Straw. (Durham VC66) #TeamMoth @teesbirds.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Last night’s actinic trap yielded 59sp (17 nfy), a good haul here. Photos: Barred Yellow (nfg) Small Angle Shades, Swallow-tailed Moth & putative Obscure Wainscot (nfg). Others included Peppered Moth, Clay Triple-lines (nfg) & Barred Straw. (Durham VC66) #TeamMoth @teesbirds.bsky.social
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🌼 Botany Walk
🗓Sat 28 June 10am
🌳Skerne Woods Netpark
Join expert ecologist Roni Howard on a flora walk of Skerne Woods. There’s also a wide range of birds inc Gropper, Whitethroat & Crossbill. See advert - pls email if you’d like to attend @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social
🗓Sat 28 June 10am
🌳Skerne Woods Netpark
Join expert ecologist Roni Howard on a flora walk of Skerne Woods. There’s also a wide range of birds inc Gropper, Whitethroat & Crossbill. See advert - pls email if you’d like to attend @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
🌼 Botany Walk
🗓Sat 28 June 10am
🌳Skerne Woods Netpark
Join expert ecologist Roni Howard on a flora walk of Skerne Woods. There’s also a wide range of birds inc Gropper, Whitethroat & Crossbill. See advert - pls email if you’d like to attend @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social
🗓Sat 28 June 10am
🌳Skerne Woods Netpark
Join expert ecologist Roni Howard on a flora walk of Skerne Woods. There’s also a wide range of birds inc Gropper, Whitethroat & Crossbill. See advert - pls email if you’d like to attend @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social
Fantastic ringing control, a French ringed Willow Warbler. A first for the group. Details sent off....
May 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Fantastic ringing control, a French ringed Willow Warbler. A first for the group. Details sent off....
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Chris photos on Springwatch are fantastic, however can you please remind viewers to be responsible while taking photos.
We have problems with photographers at the moment disturbing Long- Eared Owl nest sites in Gateshead. Even a report if drones being flown over a nest.
Chris photos on Springwatch are fantastic, however can you please remind viewers to be responsible while taking photos.
We have problems with photographers at the moment disturbing Long- Eared Owl nest sites in Gateshead. Even a report if drones being flown over a nest.
May 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Chris photos on Springwatch are fantastic, however can you please remind viewers to be responsible while taking photos.
We have problems with photographers at the moment disturbing Long- Eared Owl nest sites in Gateshead. Even a report if drones being flown over a nest.
Chris photos on Springwatch are fantastic, however can you please remind viewers to be responsible while taking photos.
We have problems with photographers at the moment disturbing Long- Eared Owl nest sites in Gateshead. Even a report if drones being flown over a nest.
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Miller from my garden trap last night @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Miller from my garden trap last night @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
This lovely weather we are having is not all good news...
Some of our wildlife is struggling. While wader monitoring found several dead young Lapwings
Some of our wildlife is struggling. While wader monitoring found several dead young Lapwings
May 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
This lovely weather we are having is not all good news...
Some of our wildlife is struggling. While wader monitoring found several dead young Lapwings
Some of our wildlife is struggling. While wader monitoring found several dead young Lapwings
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Last night there was a moorland fire in the valley where most of England's twite are now nesting. This is terrible news.
(Photo: Tim Walker)
(Photo: Tim Walker)
May 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Last night there was a moorland fire in the valley where most of England's twite are now nesting. This is terrible news.
(Photo: Tim Walker)
(Photo: Tim Walker)
A very old post box from my travels....
April 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A very old post box from my travels....
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⚠️ Brutal attack on CABS volunteers in #Zante: 15 #poachers assaulted them in Keri as they documented illegal Turtle Dove hunting. Volunteers were injured, some even hospitalised.
😡 We cannot accept this type of violence. We send solidarity to the volunteers involved.
😡 We cannot accept this type of violence. We send solidarity to the volunteers involved.
⚠️ Βίαιη επίθεση σε εθελοντές της CABS στη #Ζάκυνθο από 15 #λαθροθήρες στο Κερί, ενώ κατέγραφαν παράνομο κυνήγι Τρυγονιών!
Αποτέλεσμα: τραυματισμοί & νοσηλεία.
😡 Ως πότε θα ανεχόμαστε αυτό το #έγκλημα που εκθέτει διεθνώς το νησί & τη χώρα;
‼️ ΜΗΔΕΝΙΚΗ ΑΝΟΧΗ στη λαθροθηρία ΤΩΡΑ!
Αποτέλεσμα: τραυματισμοί & νοσηλεία.
😡 Ως πότε θα ανεχόμαστε αυτό το #έγκλημα που εκθέτει διεθνώς το νησί & τη χώρα;
‼️ ΜΗΔΕΝΙΚΗ ΑΝΟΧΗ στη λαθροθηρία ΤΩΡΑ!
April 22, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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I photographed this Northern Wheatear in Shropshire on the 17th but couldn't read it in the field with my bins and sadly can't read it from the photo. If you visit Mitchell's Fold, do look out for it, but likely to have moved on. Haven't traced the scheme yet, suggestions welcome
#Shropshirebirding
#Shropshirebirding
April 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I photographed this Northern Wheatear in Shropshire on the 17th but couldn't read it in the field with my bins and sadly can't read it from the photo. If you visit Mitchell's Fold, do look out for it, but likely to have moved on. Haven't traced the scheme yet, suggestions welcome
#Shropshirebirding
#Shropshirebirding
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Lundy has its own postal service.
This is their new first class stamp commemorating the reestablished bird obs and includes a colour ringed bird !
This is their new first class stamp commemorating the reestablished bird obs and includes a colour ringed bird !
April 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Lundy has its own postal service.
This is their new first class stamp commemorating the reestablished bird obs and includes a colour ringed bird !
This is their new first class stamp commemorating the reestablished bird obs and includes a colour ringed bird !
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First time I’ve seen Crested Tit as roadkill! #highlandbirds
April 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
First time I’ve seen Crested Tit as roadkill! #highlandbirds
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The @wildjustice.bsky.social petition to ban driven grouse shooting has passed 97,000 signatures thanks to you. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Even I am fairly confident that we'll get 100,000 signatures, triggering a Westminster parliament debate, by 22 May. 22 April would be even better!
Even I am fairly confident that we'll get 100,000 signatures, triggering a Westminster parliament debate, by 22 May. 22 April would be even better!
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
April 18, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The @wildjustice.bsky.social petition to ban driven grouse shooting has passed 97,000 signatures thanks to you. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Even I am fairly confident that we'll get 100,000 signatures, triggering a Westminster parliament debate, by 22 May. 22 April would be even better!
Even I am fairly confident that we'll get 100,000 signatures, triggering a Westminster parliament debate, by 22 May. 22 April would be even better!
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Here's a cautionary tale... Yesterday afternoon I spotted an Iceland Gull, asleep amongst Herring Gulls. Distant (2 fields over) but looked fairly typical to my untrained eyes.
I returned in the evening and it was much closer, feeding in a roadside field. 🤔
#NEbirding #HybridGull #GullsWreckMyHead
I returned in the evening and it was much closer, feeding in a roadside field. 🤔
#NEbirding #HybridGull #GullsWreckMyHead
April 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Here's a cautionary tale... Yesterday afternoon I spotted an Iceland Gull, asleep amongst Herring Gulls. Distant (2 fields over) but looked fairly typical to my untrained eyes.
I returned in the evening and it was much closer, feeding in a roadside field. 🤔
#NEbirding #HybridGull #GullsWreckMyHead
I returned in the evening and it was much closer, feeding in a roadside field. 🤔
#NEbirding #HybridGull #GullsWreckMyHead
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Exciting to receive our first Motus ‘ping’ of a recently tagged Jack Snipe on its return migration. After spending time in the #LDV it moved rather quickly across the North Sea and pinged three masts in Germany, and is the first German recovery of a BTO ringed Jack Snipe @yorkbirding.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Exciting to receive our first Motus ‘ping’ of a recently tagged Jack Snipe on its return migration. After spending time in the #LDV it moved rather quickly across the North Sea and pinged three masts in Germany, and is the first German recovery of a BTO ringed Jack Snipe @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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"The best way to help bees? Don’t become a beekeeper like I did."
Please be aware that beekeeping (bee farming) is a disaster for wild bees and other pollinators.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please be aware that beekeeping (bee farming) is a disaster for wild bees and other pollinators.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The best way to help bees? Don’t become a beekeeper like I did | Alison Benjamin
When I set up my honeybee hive, I had no idea I might be harming wild bee species. Now I’ve found better ways to encourage biodiversity, says journalist and author Alison Benjamin
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
"The best way to help bees? Don’t become a beekeeper like I did."
Please be aware that beekeeping (bee farming) is a disaster for wild bees and other pollinators.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please be aware that beekeeping (bee farming) is a disaster for wild bees and other pollinators.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Waders on the move with Whimbrel, Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpipers , a good fall of common migrants across the headland including 2 Black Redstart and 5 White Wagtail with Yellow Wagtail over RSPB Bempton
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/sightings/12...
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/sightings/12...
12th April 2025 - Flamborough Bird Observatory
Another bright day, with light/moderate south-easterly winds and a high of 15 degrees C. Notable sightings included a male Merlin north-west over North Dykes, one Whimbrel, a Little Ringed Plover that...
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk
April 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Waders on the move with Whimbrel, Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpipers , a good fall of common migrants across the headland including 2 Black Redstart and 5 White Wagtail with Yellow Wagtail over RSPB Bempton
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/sightings/12...
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/sightings/12...
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Dogs need to be excluded from many nature reserves, too many owners are irresponsible/entitled. Caught this dog on trail cam at Monks Wood NNR, chasing Roe Deer deep in a woodland block. There's signs requiring dogs on leads, which dogwalkers ignore & vandalise.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
April 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Dogs need to be excluded from many nature reserves, too many owners are irresponsible/entitled. Caught this dog on trail cam at Monks Wood NNR, chasing Roe Deer deep in a woodland block. There's signs requiring dogs on leads, which dogwalkers ignore & vandalise.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Grey Plover and Knot back on Timber Beach, Dunston on the rising tide today. The first ever opportunity to photograph the two species together in the Borough #NEbirding
April 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Grey Plover and Knot back on Timber Beach, Dunston on the rising tide today. The first ever opportunity to photograph the two species together in the Borough #NEbirding
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Calling river-lovers everywhere: today the River Rescue Kit is released by River Action.
It's a properly brilliant resource:
* training on water testing
* legal rights
* campaigning advice
* fundraising guides
* much more
Get stuck in; turn passion into action.
Pass it on!
kit.riveractionuk.com
It's a properly brilliant resource:
* training on water testing
* legal rights
* campaigning advice
* fundraising guides
* much more
Get stuck in; turn passion into action.
Pass it on!
kit.riveractionuk.com
Home - River Action: River Rescue Kit
Take action
for your river now Every passing moment sees our rivers under siege from pollution. They deserve better. Explore the resources below to find out how you can take action. Explore the river ...
kit.riveractionuk.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Calling river-lovers everywhere: today the River Rescue Kit is released by River Action.
It's a properly brilliant resource:
* training on water testing
* legal rights
* campaigning advice
* fundraising guides
* much more
Get stuck in; turn passion into action.
Pass it on!
kit.riveractionuk.com
It's a properly brilliant resource:
* training on water testing
* legal rights
* campaigning advice
* fundraising guides
* much more
Get stuck in; turn passion into action.
Pass it on!
kit.riveractionuk.com