Ruth Tingay
@ruthtingay.bsky.social
Wildlife Ecology & Conservation I Raptors I Wildlife Crime I PhD I Writes Raptor Persecution UK blog @RaptorPersUK.bsky.social I Co-Founder & Director Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/
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A humpback whale has been filmed by a fisherman two miles off the coast of Norfolk...
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Fisherman films 'magical' humpback whale off Norfolk coast
The fisherman is surprised by the size of the whale as it swims near his boat.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A humpback whale has been filmed by a fisherman two miles off the coast of Norfolk...
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NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are live ⚖️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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Trial begins today for Scottish gamekeeper accused of killing a Goshawk on a Perthshire shooting estate
A trial begins today at Perth Sheriff Court for a Scottish gamekeeper accused of killing a Goshawk on a Perthshire shooting estate. The alleged incident took place on 12 February 2024 on a shooting…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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Excellent #LawPodUK episode from @1crownofficerow.bsky.social ft leading environmental lawyer Carol Day from @leigh-day.bsky.social talking about significance of our recent High Court win against Natural England who had tried to increase our adverse costs cap #Aarhus
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Should rivers have rights? The Environmental Law Foundation and the costs of taking action in the courts
Rosalind English is joined by a panel of environmental law experts, Emma Montlake, Richard Wald KC and Carol Day to discuss the resources and help offered by the Enviromental Law Foundation to those w...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Excellent #LawPodUK episode from @1crownofficerow.bsky.social ft leading environmental lawyer Carol Day from @leigh-day.bsky.social talking about significance of our recent High Court win against Natural England who had tried to increase our adverse costs cap #Aarhus
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Guardian editorial on Land Reform (Scotland) Bill www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale | Editorial
Editorial: Half of the country’s privately owned countryside is held by just 421 owners. New legislation suggests democrats still fear powerful interests
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November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Guardian editorial on Land Reform (Scotland) Bill www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A short video of the nursery pod of Bottlenose Dolphins in Vidlin Voe, Shetland yesterday. Check out some of those tiny calves! Only the fourth confirmed record of this species in Shetland waters.
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A short video of the nursery pod of Bottlenose Dolphins in Vidlin Voe, Shetland yesterday. Check out some of those tiny calves! Only the fourth confirmed record of this species in Shetland waters.
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
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Country diary: A streak of lemon on a drab moorland day | Ed Douglas
Country diary: A streak of lemon on a drab moorland day | Ed Douglas
Blacka Moor, South Yorkshire: Even among the yellowing birch leaves the goldcrest stood out, a slight creature with a mighty presence
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November 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Country diary: A streak of lemon on a drab moorland day | Ed Douglas
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BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
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A brief snapshot of the hub-bub & constant chitter-chatter of the Starlings at Titchwell last night. I failed to get anything of the actual murmuration (larids occupied most of my time!) but the dusk performance was mesmerising ~ 1000s of birds in the air.
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#NorfolkBirding
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#NorfolkBirding
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A brief snapshot of the hub-bub & constant chitter-chatter of the Starlings at Titchwell last night. I failed to get anything of the actual murmuration (larids occupied most of my time!) but the dusk performance was mesmerising ~ 1000s of birds in the air.
@linnetincley.bsky.social
#NorfolkBirding
@linnetincley.bsky.social
#NorfolkBirding
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Cornish residents demand government ban destructive bottom trawling in marine protected areas: new poll....
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Cornish residents demand government ban destructive bottom trawling in marine protected areas: new poll
84 per cent of Cornish residents support a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas (MPAs) Bottom trawling, which destroys reefs, seagrass and marine life, remains legal in all Cornish MPAs in...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Cornish residents demand government ban destructive bottom trawling in marine protected areas: new poll....
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An excellent tribute by Duncan. I echo the comments about Patrick's invaluable contribution to the DETR Raptor Working Group. His first-hand knowledge combined with his legal mind were a powerful combination that couldn't be ignored. A superb advocate for raptors.
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
An excellent tribute by Duncan. I echo the comments about Patrick's invaluable contribution to the DETR Raptor Working Group. His first-hand knowledge combined with his legal mind were a powerful combination that couldn't be ignored. A superb advocate for raptors.
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Sad news. Patrick was incredibly committed to the protection and conservation of Scotland's birds of prey, was one of their strongest advocates, and a true gentleman.
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Sad news. Patrick was incredibly committed to the protection and conservation of Scotland's birds of prey, was one of their strongest advocates, and a true gentleman.
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Engaging weekend in Perth at @revivecoalition.bsky.social conference. Good to see @andywightman.scot who always has such good ideas!
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Engaging weekend in Perth at @revivecoalition.bsky.social conference. Good to see @andywightman.scot who always has such good ideas!
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This came up as a memory on my phone just now. 👌
If we get a real cold snap this winter, and i get roadkill. I'm gonna try again.
#goldeneagles
If we get a real cold snap this winter, and i get roadkill. I'm gonna try again.
#goldeneagles
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This came up as a memory on my phone just now. 👌
If we get a real cold snap this winter, and i get roadkill. I'm gonna try again.
#goldeneagles
If we get a real cold snap this winter, and i get roadkill. I'm gonna try again.
#goldeneagles
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We’re back in the High Court in London this morning for a permission hearing to see whether our legal challenge against Planning & Infrastructure Bill can proceed. Court room is rammed - lots of interest in this decision #ParliamentaryPrivilege
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
We’re back in the High Court in London this morning for a permission hearing to see whether our legal challenge against Planning & Infrastructure Bill can proceed. Court room is rammed - lots of interest in this decision #ParliamentaryPrivilege
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The reason why our local Blackbirds were going absolutely nuts at dusk today: this magnificent migrant Long-eared Owl perched on a bale handler behind the barns here at Hillwell, Shetland.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #Birds #UKWildlife
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #Birds #UKWildlife
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The reason why our local Blackbirds were going absolutely nuts at dusk today: this magnificent migrant Long-eared Owl perched on a bale handler behind the barns here at Hillwell, Shetland.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #Birds #UKWildlife
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #Birds #UKWildlife
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Folk often ask me what I would do by way of land reform legislation. Have a read of this blog to find out. It seems pointless to do much further detailed work since there is so little appetite for such measures andywightman.scot/2023/12/land...
Land for the People (Scotland) Bill - Land Matters
Introduction This blog introduces my proposals for a comprehensive Land Reform Bill - one that goes far further than existing proposals in reforming Scotland’s land governance. I plan to publish furth...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Folk often ask me what I would do by way of land reform legislation. Have a read of this blog to find out. It seems pointless to do much further detailed work since there is so little appetite for such measures andywightman.scot/2023/12/land...
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Woodcock moon in a dappled sky. Didn’t capture in photo, but there were, there are, winter migrant birds streaming across it in ones, twos, half a dozen: redwing, fieldfare & woodcock visible to the naked eye & through binoculars. Muted, distant fireworks, a bonfire scent, & all the magic up there.
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Woodcock moon in a dappled sky. Didn’t capture in photo, but there were, there are, winter migrant birds streaming across it in ones, twos, half a dozen: redwing, fieldfare & woodcock visible to the naked eye & through binoculars. Muted, distant fireworks, a bonfire scent, & all the magic up there.
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Our article on the welfare of the capture and killing of whales snd dolphins. @oceancare.bsky.social @laetitiace.bsky.social #whales #dolphins #mammals #AnimalWelfare @royalsocietypublishing.org
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November 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Our article on the welfare of the capture and killing of whales snd dolphins. @oceancare.bsky.social @laetitiace.bsky.social #whales #dolphins #mammals #AnimalWelfare @royalsocietypublishing.org
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Meet the Scissor-tailed Kite! ✨
Found across the Sahel region of Africa, this bird is unmistakable as it hovers over open grasslands. 🌾
These kites play a vital role in ecosystems and help support local agriculture by feeding on locust swarms. 🦗
Learn more: datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
Found across the Sahel region of Africa, this bird is unmistakable as it hovers over open grasslands. 🌾
These kites play a vital role in ecosystems and help support local agriculture by feeding on locust swarms. 🦗
Learn more: datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Meet the Scissor-tailed Kite! ✨
Found across the Sahel region of Africa, this bird is unmistakable as it hovers over open grasslands. 🌾
These kites play a vital role in ecosystems and help support local agriculture by feeding on locust swarms. 🦗
Learn more: datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
Found across the Sahel region of Africa, this bird is unmistakable as it hovers over open grasslands. 🌾
These kites play a vital role in ecosystems and help support local agriculture by feeding on locust swarms. 🦗
Learn more: datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
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4 Northern Bald Ibis were killed with an air rifle in Extremadura in 2019. Covid caused issues with the police investigation, but they continues & last month the guilty party was sentenced, 1 year prison term, banned from hunting & fishing for 3 years & a 20,000Euro fine. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
4 Northern Bald Ibis were killed with an air rifle in Extremadura in 2019. Covid caused issues with the police investigation, but they continues & last month the guilty party was sentenced, 1 year prison term, banned from hunting & fishing for 3 years & a 20,000Euro fine. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social
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Merrick was shot & killed as she slept, over two years ago. NatureScot has had all the evidence on its desk for over 18 months. Now we're being asked to wait "a few weeks" more. It's pathetic.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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NatureScot says “decision in next few weeks” on whether to impose General Licence restriction in relation to shooting & killing of golden eagle Merrick
The Scottish Government’s nature advisory agency, NatureScot, has been now been procrastinating for over 18 months on whether to impose a sanction on an estate in relation to the ‘shooting and kill…
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November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Merrick was shot & killed as she slept, over two years ago. NatureScot has had all the evidence on its desk for over 18 months. Now we're being asked to wait "a few weeks" more. It's pathetic.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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I am looking forward to speaking at the @revivecoalition.bsky.social conference on Sat 8 Nov. Come along for a fascinating day to dicuss findings of its Big Land Question project. www.perththeatreandconcerthall.com/whats-on/rev...
REVIVE: What Scotland Wants - Real Land Reform
<p>Join us on Saturday 8 November for REVIVE’s national conference, a landmark event that is set to be a pivotal moment in Scotland’s land reform journey.</p>
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November 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I am looking forward to speaking at the @revivecoalition.bsky.social conference on Sat 8 Nov. Come along for a fascinating day to dicuss findings of its Big Land Question project. www.perththeatreandconcerthall.com/whats-on/rev...
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Sources for the drinking water of 6 million people in England so contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals, the Drinking Water Inspectorate has ordered water companies to act.
Our story featured on @BBCr4today this morning + here on BBC Online:
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Our story featured on @BBCr4today this morning + here on BBC Online:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people - BBC News
The persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Sources for the drinking water of 6 million people in England so contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals, the Drinking Water Inspectorate has ordered water companies to act.
Our story featured on @BBCr4today this morning + here on BBC Online:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our story featured on @BBCr4today this morning + here on BBC Online:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The predictable HPAI H5 outbreaks in European wild birds | www.sciencedirect.co... | Avian Research | #ornithology 🪶
The predictable HPAI H5 outbreaks in European wild birds
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 viruses have caused widespread mortality in wild birds and poultry, with increasing spillover risk into ma…
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November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The predictable HPAI H5 outbreaks in European wild birds | www.sciencedirect.co... | Avian Research | #ornithology 🪶