Low-Carbon Birding
@birdingclimate.bsky.social
A climate-friendly approach to ornithology
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Website: https://lowcarbonbirding.net/
Soundscape at the patch this week.
An energetic willow warbler with cuckoo and curlew in the background.
#LowCarbonBirding
An energetic willow warbler with cuckoo and curlew in the background.
#LowCarbonBirding
April 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Soundscape at the patch this week.
An energetic willow warbler with cuckoo and curlew in the background.
#LowCarbonBirding
An energetic willow warbler with cuckoo and curlew in the background.
#LowCarbonBirding
One wonders what the RSPB’s priorities are regarding the climate crisis when each issue of the magazine devotes up to 7 pages to adverts for high-carbon holidays aimed mainly at a generation who has already consumed more than its fair share of the global carbon budget.
April 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
One wonders what the RSPB’s priorities are regarding the climate crisis when each issue of the magazine devotes up to 7 pages to adverts for high-carbon holidays aimed mainly at a generation who has already consumed more than its fair share of the global carbon budget.
The RSPB Magazine hasn’t published a single page on carbon budgets and tipping points in the last six years.
That is not one page out of the 2,400 pages that make up the 24 latest issues of the magazine sent quarterly to its 1.2 million members.
That is not one page out of the 2,400 pages that make up the 24 latest issues of the magazine sent quarterly to its 1.2 million members.
April 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The RSPB Magazine hasn’t published a single page on carbon budgets and tipping points in the last six years.
That is not one page out of the 2,400 pages that make up the 24 latest issues of the magazine sent quarterly to its 1.2 million members.
That is not one page out of the 2,400 pages that make up the 24 latest issues of the magazine sent quarterly to its 1.2 million members.
First cuckoo of the year on the patch. A shy male singing a couple of notes every five minutes.
#LowCarbonBirding
#LowCarbonBirding
April 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
First cuckoo of the year on the patch. A shy male singing a couple of notes every five minutes.
#LowCarbonBirding
#LowCarbonBirding
Research about wildlife tourism is at best ambivalent about its impact on people and biodiversity – even without considering CO2 emissions.
Yet, the image some birdwatchers have of 'ecotourism' is overwhelmingly positive. Why? 🧵
#LowCarbonBirding #UKbirding
Yet, the image some birdwatchers have of 'ecotourism' is overwhelmingly positive. Why? 🧵
#LowCarbonBirding #UKbirding
April 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Research about wildlife tourism is at best ambivalent about its impact on people and biodiversity – even without considering CO2 emissions.
Yet, the image some birdwatchers have of 'ecotourism' is overwhelmingly positive. Why? 🧵
#LowCarbonBirding #UKbirding
Yet, the image some birdwatchers have of 'ecotourism' is overwhelmingly positive. Why? 🧵
#LowCarbonBirding #UKbirding
‘What would it look like if we expanded our conception of what a scientist needs to be in the twenty-first century? What if every scientist were to stand up for science, joining thousands of their colleagues to demand the systemic changes we desperately need?’
- Abi Perrin
#ScientistsOnSurvival
- Abi Perrin
#ScientistsOnSurvival
April 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
‘What would it look like if we expanded our conception of what a scientist needs to be in the twenty-first century? What if every scientist were to stand up for science, joining thousands of their colleagues to demand the systemic changes we desperately need?’
- Abi Perrin
#ScientistsOnSurvival
- Abi Perrin
#ScientistsOnSurvival
If you are concerned about the climate crisis but have not found your voice yet, the new book #ScientistsForSurvival is a good place to start.
#ornithology #climatechange #ukbirding
#ornithology #climatechange #ukbirding
April 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you are concerned about the climate crisis but have not found your voice yet, the new book #ScientistsForSurvival is a good place to start.
#ornithology #climatechange #ukbirding
#ornithology #climatechange #ukbirding
We love our ornithology classics – the essential ID guide, the perennially relevant monograph, the reliable handbook.
But all these and what they represent – fulfilling careers and joyful hobbies enabled by peace and prosperity – will matter little or may not exist without a stable climate.
But all these and what they represent – fulfilling careers and joyful hobbies enabled by peace and prosperity – will matter little or may not exist without a stable climate.
April 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
We love our ornithology classics – the essential ID guide, the perennially relevant monograph, the reliable handbook.
But all these and what they represent – fulfilling careers and joyful hobbies enabled by peace and prosperity – will matter little or may not exist without a stable climate.
But all these and what they represent – fulfilling careers and joyful hobbies enabled by peace and prosperity – will matter little or may not exist without a stable climate.
‘It might seem like nobody’s listening when we talk of greenhouse gasses, 2050 and 1.5C, but maybe that’s not how best to break the silence. With a relevant story, a human angle and a little creativity, I think we can find ways to spark those crucial conversations.’
- Charlie Gardner
- Charlie Gardner
April 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
‘It might seem like nobody’s listening when we talk of greenhouse gasses, 2050 and 1.5C, but maybe that’s not how best to break the silence. With a relevant story, a human angle and a little creativity, I think we can find ways to spark those crucial conversations.’
- Charlie Gardner
- Charlie Gardner
Morning coffee
April 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Morning coffee
Has the space devoted to promoting high-carbon holidays in birding and conservation org mags increased over the last 5 years? 🧵
N° pages devoted to high-carbon hols adverts in 2019 & latest issue 2025
BTO News: 2019: 1 | 2025: 0
WWT Waterlife: 2019: 4.25| 2025: 0
National Trust: 2019: 3 | 2025: 0
N° pages devoted to high-carbon hols adverts in 2019 & latest issue 2025
BTO News: 2019: 1 | 2025: 0
WWT Waterlife: 2019: 4.25| 2025: 0
National Trust: 2019: 3 | 2025: 0
April 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Has the space devoted to promoting high-carbon holidays in birding and conservation org mags increased over the last 5 years? 🧵
N° pages devoted to high-carbon hols adverts in 2019 & latest issue 2025
BTO News: 2019: 1 | 2025: 0
WWT Waterlife: 2019: 4.25| 2025: 0
National Trust: 2019: 3 | 2025: 0
N° pages devoted to high-carbon hols adverts in 2019 & latest issue 2025
BTO News: 2019: 1 | 2025: 0
WWT Waterlife: 2019: 4.25| 2025: 0
National Trust: 2019: 3 | 2025: 0
On the patch
‘another species worthy of mention is Water Pipit. I’ve enjoyed studying these birds on my patch over the years and find that they become more conspicuous in March (…). Many look rather smart by the middle of the month.’
@amythebirder.bsky.social
#patchbirding
#PWC2025
‘another species worthy of mention is Water Pipit. I’ve enjoyed studying these birds on my patch over the years and find that they become more conspicuous in March (…). Many look rather smart by the middle of the month.’
@amythebirder.bsky.social
#patchbirding
#PWC2025
March 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
On the patch
‘another species worthy of mention is Water Pipit. I’ve enjoyed studying these birds on my patch over the years and find that they become more conspicuous in March (…). Many look rather smart by the middle of the month.’
@amythebirder.bsky.social
#patchbirding
#PWC2025
‘another species worthy of mention is Water Pipit. I’ve enjoyed studying these birds on my patch over the years and find that they become more conspicuous in March (…). Many look rather smart by the middle of the month.’
@amythebirder.bsky.social
#patchbirding
#PWC2025
1/3 *Wildlife / nature media and high-carbon travel ads*
Advertising does not simply inform, it also shapes demand.
A transition towards sustainability requires a reduction in advertising for high-carbon products.
How much space do birding / nature mags devote to high-carbon wildlife holidays?
Advertising does not simply inform, it also shapes demand.
A transition towards sustainability requires a reduction in advertising for high-carbon products.
How much space do birding / nature mags devote to high-carbon wildlife holidays?
March 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
1/3 *Wildlife / nature media and high-carbon travel ads*
Advertising does not simply inform, it also shapes demand.
A transition towards sustainability requires a reduction in advertising for high-carbon products.
How much space do birding / nature mags devote to high-carbon wildlife holidays?
Advertising does not simply inform, it also shapes demand.
A transition towards sustainability requires a reduction in advertising for high-carbon products.
How much space do birding / nature mags devote to high-carbon wildlife holidays?
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust has over 200,000 members.
In 2019 its magazine used to include adverts for exotic holidays.
Today it includes none.
A small but effective gesture to normalise low-carbon birding.
#LowCarbonBirding
@wwtworldwide.bsky.social
In 2019 its magazine used to include adverts for exotic holidays.
Today it includes none.
A small but effective gesture to normalise low-carbon birding.
#LowCarbonBirding
@wwtworldwide.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust has over 200,000 members.
In 2019 its magazine used to include adverts for exotic holidays.
Today it includes none.
A small but effective gesture to normalise low-carbon birding.
#LowCarbonBirding
@wwtworldwide.bsky.social
In 2019 its magazine used to include adverts for exotic holidays.
Today it includes none.
A small but effective gesture to normalise low-carbon birding.
#LowCarbonBirding
@wwtworldwide.bsky.social
… and it slow things down.
One of the reasons why it slows things down is because it breeds disaffection. Others don’t want to be associated with that tactic.
#LowCarbonBirding
One of the reasons why it slows things down is because it breeds disaffection. Others don’t want to be associated with that tactic.
#LowCarbonBirding
March 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
… and it slow things down.
One of the reasons why it slows things down is because it breeds disaffection. Others don’t want to be associated with that tactic.
#LowCarbonBirding
One of the reasons why it slows things down is because it breeds disaffection. Others don’t want to be associated with that tactic.
#LowCarbonBirding
The flying less movement is making significant progress in changing the travel culture within academia where it was born.
The key advocates of flying less explicitly discourage shaming individuals.
NASA scientists & climate campaigner Peter Kalmus explains the reasons here.
It’s not skillful …
The key advocates of flying less explicitly discourage shaming individuals.
NASA scientists & climate campaigner Peter Kalmus explains the reasons here.
It’s not skillful …
March 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The flying less movement is making significant progress in changing the travel culture within academia where it was born.
The key advocates of flying less explicitly discourage shaming individuals.
NASA scientists & climate campaigner Peter Kalmus explains the reasons here.
It’s not skillful …
The key advocates of flying less explicitly discourage shaming individuals.
NASA scientists & climate campaigner Peter Kalmus explains the reasons here.
It’s not skillful …
… and it slows things down.
One of the reasons why it slows things down is because it breeds disaffection. Others don’t want to be associated with that tactic.
#LowCarbonBirding
One of the reasons why it slows things down is because it breeds disaffection. Others don’t want to be associated with that tactic.
#LowCarbonBirding
March 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
… and it slows things down.
One of the reasons why it slows things down is because it breeds disaffection. Others don’t want to be associated with that tactic.
#LowCarbonBirding
One of the reasons why it slows things down is because it breeds disaffection. Others don’t want to be associated with that tactic.
#LowCarbonBirding
The flying less movement is making significant progress in changing the travel culture within academia where it was born.
I've never seen any of the key advocates of flying less shaming individuals.
NASA scientist & climate campaigner Peter Kalmus explains the reasons here.
It’s not skilful …
I've never seen any of the key advocates of flying less shaming individuals.
NASA scientist & climate campaigner Peter Kalmus explains the reasons here.
It’s not skilful …
March 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The flying less movement is making significant progress in changing the travel culture within academia where it was born.
I've never seen any of the key advocates of flying less shaming individuals.
NASA scientist & climate campaigner Peter Kalmus explains the reasons here.
It’s not skilful …
I've never seen any of the key advocates of flying less shaming individuals.
NASA scientist & climate campaigner Peter Kalmus explains the reasons here.
It’s not skilful …
The @NationalTrust.bsky.social has 5.37 million members.
Prior to the pandemic its magazine used to include adverts for exotic holidays (pic left mags from 2019).
Today it includes none.
A small but effective gesture to help normalise low-carbon lifestyles.
#LowCarbonBirding
Prior to the pandemic its magazine used to include adverts for exotic holidays (pic left mags from 2019).
Today it includes none.
A small but effective gesture to help normalise low-carbon lifestyles.
#LowCarbonBirding
March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The @NationalTrust.bsky.social has 5.37 million members.
Prior to the pandemic its magazine used to include adverts for exotic holidays (pic left mags from 2019).
Today it includes none.
A small but effective gesture to help normalise low-carbon lifestyles.
#LowCarbonBirding
Prior to the pandemic its magazine used to include adverts for exotic holidays (pic left mags from 2019).
Today it includes none.
A small but effective gesture to help normalise low-carbon lifestyles.
#LowCarbonBirding
'The following morning, I fetched my red bike from the shed and cycled twelve miles to the coast, and Holkham. With this, I launched into a winter to be spent with Norfolk's brents and pinkfeet; with the geese which, thirty years before, a scrawny mop-haired boy had learned to love.'
March 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
'The following morning, I fetched my red bike from the shed and cycled twelve miles to the coast, and Holkham. With this, I launched into a winter to be spent with Norfolk's brents and pinkfeet; with the geese which, thirty years before, a scrawny mop-haired boy had learned to love.'
The duration of the journey is two days (departure south of Manchester) with opportunities for urban birding in Barcelona.
Cost according to 'The Man in Seat 61' website
London-Paris: £168 return
Paris-Barcelona: 80 euros return
Barcelona-Cádiz: 110 euros return Total: £324 #LowCarbonBirding
Cost according to 'The Man in Seat 61' website
London-Paris: £168 return
Paris-Barcelona: 80 euros return
Barcelona-Cádiz: 110 euros return Total: £324 #LowCarbonBirding
March 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The duration of the journey is two days (departure south of Manchester) with opportunities for urban birding in Barcelona.
Cost according to 'The Man in Seat 61' website
London-Paris: £168 return
Paris-Barcelona: 80 euros return
Barcelona-Cádiz: 110 euros return Total: £324 #LowCarbonBirding
Cost according to 'The Man in Seat 61' website
London-Paris: £168 return
Paris-Barcelona: 80 euros return
Barcelona-Cádiz: 110 euros return Total: £324 #LowCarbonBirding
And if you travel by train, it will still be waiting for you. #LowCarbonBirding
March 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
And if you travel by train, it will still be waiting for you. #LowCarbonBirding
Walk early this week around Nidderdale (22km). Spent the morning sketching Canada geese, looking for barn owls and visiting potential breeding site for ring ouzels. Flocks of 5-10 curlews (one 25) in breeding grounds. Numbers of stonechat and meadow pipit building up.
#lowcarbonbirding
#lowcarbonbirding
March 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Walk early this week around Nidderdale (22km). Spent the morning sketching Canada geese, looking for barn owls and visiting potential breeding site for ring ouzels. Flocks of 5-10 curlews (one 25) in breeding grounds. Numbers of stonechat and meadow pipit building up.
#lowcarbonbirding
#lowcarbonbirding
Train reading on the way home after a very well organised @btobirds.bsky.social conference full of high quality talks. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.
March 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Train reading on the way home after a very well organised @btobirds.bsky.social conference full of high quality talks. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.
Yes, and I think that is a fair point. Similar arguments are frequently made in discussions about mitigation.
February 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Yes, and I think that is a fair point. Similar arguments are frequently made in discussions about mitigation.