Mark Nowers
@stuttonsparrows.bsky.social
Birding, nest-recording, moths, nature, countryside.
Love the Linnet flock pic!
February 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Love the Linnet flock pic!
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There is a brilliant interview this week with @stuttonsparrows.bsky.social on the Countryslide podcast, discussing Operation Turtle Dove. countryslide.co.uk/64-big-farml...
64: Big Farmland Bird Count and Operation Turtle Dove with Mark Nowers - The CountrySlide Podcast
Mark Nowers is our guest on the podcast this week to talk about the upcoming GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count and his day job with Operation Turtle Dove. Mark’s interest in the natural world and particula...
countryslide.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 AM
There is a brilliant interview this week with @stuttonsparrows.bsky.social on the Countryslide podcast, discussing Operation Turtle Dove. countryslide.co.uk/64-big-farml...
Kind of you to say Matthew.
Celebrating similarities.
Celebrating similarities.
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Kind of you to say Matthew.
Celebrating similarities.
Celebrating similarities.
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Fallow Deer at Shimpling, Suffolk. A small part of a herd that recently numbered 114+ animals. From the local Landscape Recovery project: 'the highest risk to the success of habitat enhancement and creation in the long-term, is the lack of deer management.' I'd never have guessed! 🦌🦌🦌.......
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Fallow Deer at Shimpling, Suffolk. A small part of a herd that recently numbered 114+ animals. From the local Landscape Recovery project: 'the highest risk to the success of habitat enhancement and creation in the long-term, is the lack of deer management.' I'd never have guessed! 🦌🦌🦌.......
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Digging a buried #ghostpond in Norfolk farmland way back in 2013. The darker lower sediments are the muds from a pond filled in 70+ years ago. We now know that ghost pond ressurection may be the most successful form of ecological restoration known! @billsutherland.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Digging a buried #ghostpond in Norfolk farmland way back in 2013. The darker lower sediments are the muds from a pond filled in 70+ years ago. We now know that ghost pond ressurection may be the most successful form of ecological restoration known! @billsutherland.bsky.social
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A recently restored #pond in arable. Clear plant-filled & fringed water & all sorts of habitats present. Birds will nest in the bushes & feed on emerging insects. Pollinators of all kinds will use the pond & its plants. Every critter in the landscape will drink its water day & night. *Ponds = Life*
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
A recently restored #pond in arable. Clear plant-filled & fringed water & all sorts of habitats present. Birds will nest in the bushes & feed on emerging insects. Pollinators of all kinds will use the pond & its plants. Every critter in the landscape will drink its water day & night. *Ponds = Life*
One of the highlights of the year was having the good people from @btoengland.bsky.social run this nest recording taster day at Flatford back in May. The Reed Bunting nest found was a bonus.
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
One of the highlights of the year was having the good people from @btoengland.bsky.social run this nest recording taster day at Flatford back in May. The Reed Bunting nest found was a bonus.
This is a sleeping giant, like hedgerow rejuvenation.
October 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This is a sleeping giant, like hedgerow rejuvenation.
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This was recently forwarded to me by
@stuttonsparrows.bsky.social
A brilliant example of woodland creation on a site in Suffolk. It highlights the subsequent management and the positive conservation outcomes it is achieving.
#positiveforestry
farmwildlife.info/2025/10/21/c...
@stuttonsparrows.bsky.social
A brilliant example of woodland creation on a site in Suffolk. It highlights the subsequent management and the positive conservation outcomes it is achieving.
#positiveforestry
farmwildlife.info/2025/10/21/c...
Case Study: Managing Young Farm Woodlands at Sycamore Farm - Farm Wildlife
Managing young farm woodlands for biodiversity, timber quality, and the farm’s long-term value.
farmwildlife.info
October 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This was recently forwarded to me by
@stuttonsparrows.bsky.social
A brilliant example of woodland creation on a site in Suffolk. It highlights the subsequent management and the positive conservation outcomes it is achieving.
#positiveforestry
farmwildlife.info/2025/10/21/c...
@stuttonsparrows.bsky.social
A brilliant example of woodland creation on a site in Suffolk. It highlights the subsequent management and the positive conservation outcomes it is achieving.
#positiveforestry
farmwildlife.info/2025/10/21/c...
That pic of the Redwing! Straight off the sea.
Superb day's birding in north Norfolk yesterday with
@fivefootseven.bsky.social, @swallowbirding.bsky.social & @stuttonsparrows.bsky.social - highlights inc. watching Redwing & Fieldfare in/off, super views of Firecrest, 100s of Pink-footed Geese & Golden Plovers, Spoonbill, Peregrine & lots more!
@fivefootseven.bsky.social, @swallowbirding.bsky.social & @stuttonsparrows.bsky.social - highlights inc. watching Redwing & Fieldfare in/off, super views of Firecrest, 100s of Pink-footed Geese & Golden Plovers, Spoonbill, Peregrine & lots more!
October 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
That pic of the Redwing! Straight off the sea.
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Great day out birding North Norfolk yesterday with @stuttonsparrows.bsky.social @esbr-essex.bsky.social & @fivefootseven.bsky.social Kicked off at Sheringham with LITTLE AUK west, ARCTIC TERN, ARCTIC SKUA, LT DUCK, GANNETS, RAZORBILLS etc #Norfolkbirding #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Great day out birding North Norfolk yesterday with @stuttonsparrows.bsky.social @esbr-essex.bsky.social & @fivefootseven.bsky.social Kicked off at Sheringham with LITTLE AUK west, ARCTIC TERN, ARCTIC SKUA, LT DUCK, GANNETS, RAZORBILLS etc #Norfolkbirding #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025
Excellent! Am quite envious as they continue to elude me. 15 years ago they were rocking horse s**t rare, but numbers have taken off and are now all across England.
October 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Excellent! Am quite envious as they continue to elude me. 15 years ago they were rocking horse s**t rare, but numbers have taken off and are now all across England.
Incredible hour checking ivy last night. Recorded 30 species, including 5 I've not encountered on ivy before. That's 93 species since 2013.
Ivy is flipin' amazing!
#moths
Ivy is flipin' amazing!
#moths
August 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Incredible hour checking ivy last night. Recorded 30 species, including 5 I've not encountered on ivy before. That's 93 species since 2013.
Ivy is flipin' amazing!
#moths
Ivy is flipin' amazing!
#moths
Great to meet you Mel, had a great time. This Apodia martinii was the highlight.
August 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Great to meet you Mel, had a great time. This Apodia martinii was the highlight.
Thanks for considering Sean.
July 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Thanks for considering Sean.
The boardwalk and fencing at the Flatford Wildlife garden is made from Sweet Chestnut coppiced in Stour Wood a few miles down the road. Lovely wood to work with.
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July 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The boardwalk and fencing at the Flatford Wildlife garden is made from Sweet Chestnut coppiced in Stour Wood a few miles down the road. Lovely wood to work with.
@mothiduk.bsky.social Sean, any thoughts on this please, from Loch Lomond. Pseudococcyx turionella doesn't feel right, but it's the closest I can get.
July 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@mothiduk.bsky.social Sean, any thoughts on this please, from Loch Lomond. Pseudococcyx turionella doesn't feel right, but it's the closest I can get.
Top quality #moths last night.
Peach Blossom the looker, but outdone on the rarity-scale by Bright Wave (netted at dusk by Sam Chamberlin), Shaded Fan-foot and Red-necked Footman.
Peach Blossom the looker, but outdone on the rarity-scale by Bright Wave (netted at dusk by Sam Chamberlin), Shaded Fan-foot and Red-necked Footman.
June 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Top quality #moths last night.
Peach Blossom the looker, but outdone on the rarity-scale by Bright Wave (netted at dusk by Sam Chamberlin), Shaded Fan-foot and Red-necked Footman.
Peach Blossom the looker, but outdone on the rarity-scale by Bright Wave (netted at dusk by Sam Chamberlin), Shaded Fan-foot and Red-necked Footman.
Will be interesting to see if at fledging, one cold egg remains.
June 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Will be interesting to see if at fledging, one cold egg remains.
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POND GHOSTS & ZOMBIES. A film on our #pond #restoration #Ghostponds work in @uclgeography.bsky.social by RAZOR Science featuring Norfolk Ponds Project, Helen Greaves, myself & many. Pond restoration achieves nature recovery so quickly: youtu.be/SYkbDdaUMBY?...
Bringing 'ghost' and 'zombie' ponds back from the dead
YouTube video by RAZOR Science Show
youtu.be
December 8, 2024 at 8:31 PM
POND GHOSTS & ZOMBIES. A film on our #pond #restoration #Ghostponds work in @uclgeography.bsky.social by RAZOR Science featuring Norfolk Ponds Project, Helen Greaves, myself & many. Pond restoration achieves nature recovery so quickly: youtu.be/SYkbDdaUMBY?...