Imperialeagle
@imperialeagle.bsky.social
Keen Bird watcher & Butterfly'er, Photographer. Pretty Tech savvy.
Loves the outdoors, Tennis, Table Tennis, Sailing -
plus anything that makes me laugh 😊
Loves the outdoors, Tennis, Table Tennis, Sailing -
plus anything that makes me laugh 😊
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Imperialeagle
@imperialeagle.bsky.social
· Feb 11
Nice to see a Barn Owl hunting in broad daylight at the Thursley National Nature Reserve - 5th February 2025 #Birds #UKBirds #Surreybirds
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Our Christmas countdown for nature lovers is back! 😍🎄
A little bit of wildlife magic every morning...
Who's ready to open door 1 with us?
#RSPBAdvent
A little bit of wildlife magic every morning...
Who's ready to open door 1 with us?
#RSPBAdvent
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Our Christmas countdown for nature lovers is back! 😍🎄
A little bit of wildlife magic every morning...
Who's ready to open door 1 with us?
#RSPBAdvent
A little bit of wildlife magic every morning...
Who's ready to open door 1 with us?
#RSPBAdvent
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Our most recent report, Rare Breeding Birds in the UK in 2022, is now available open access on our website at tinyurl.com/2xf23keu
All reports dating back to 1973 can be found at rbbp.org.uk/annual-repor....
Our next report, for 2023, will be published in @britishbirds.bsky.social in November
All reports dating back to 1973 can be found at rbbp.org.uk/annual-repor....
Our next report, for 2023, will be published in @britishbirds.bsky.social in November
September 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Our most recent report, Rare Breeding Birds in the UK in 2022, is now available open access on our website at tinyurl.com/2xf23keu
All reports dating back to 1973 can be found at rbbp.org.uk/annual-repor....
Our next report, for 2023, will be published in @britishbirds.bsky.social in November
All reports dating back to 1973 can be found at rbbp.org.uk/annual-repor....
Our next report, for 2023, will be published in @britishbirds.bsky.social in November
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Deforestation is never 'just trees'.
It’s half a million lives lost in 20 years because we stripped away nature’s cooling system.
We don't just need nature. We ARE nature.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It’s half a million lives lost in 20 years because we stripped away nature’s cooling system.
We don't just need nature. We ARE nature.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Deforestation has killed half a million people in past 20 years, study finds
Localised rises in temperature caused by land clearance cause 28,330 heat-related deaths a year, researchers find
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Deforestation is never 'just trees'.
It’s half a million lives lost in 20 years because we stripped away nature’s cooling system.
We don't just need nature. We ARE nature.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It’s half a million lives lost in 20 years because we stripped away nature’s cooling system.
We don't just need nature. We ARE nature.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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As mentioned in yesterday’s video, now is a great time for upgrading possible and probable breeding records to confirmed. Here’s a crib sheet of the breeding evidence to look for.
June 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As mentioned in yesterday’s video, now is a great time for upgrading possible and probable breeding records to confirmed. Here’s a crib sheet of the breeding evidence to look for.
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We are deeply concerned to read today’s Marine Strategy Update which reports that 13 of the 15 indicators of Good Environmental Status across our waters are being missed.
What more proof is needed that our governments are failing to protect and restore our seas and that urgent action is vital.
What more proof is needed that our governments are failing to protect and restore our seas and that urgent action is vital.
June 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We are deeply concerned to read today’s Marine Strategy Update which reports that 13 of the 15 indicators of Good Environmental Status across our waters are being missed.
What more proof is needed that our governments are failing to protect and restore our seas and that urgent action is vital.
What more proof is needed that our governments are failing to protect and restore our seas and that urgent action is vital.
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Use of Apple Airtag to track urban wildlife: Proof of concept with Harris's hawks | doi.org/10.1002/wsb.... | Wildlife Society Bulletin | #ornithology 🪶
June 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Use of Apple Airtag to track urban wildlife: Proof of concept with Harris's hawks | doi.org/10.1002/wsb.... | Wildlife Society Bulletin | #ornithology 🪶
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"Imagine flattening an irreplaceable grade I listed building like the Royal Albert Hall, replacing it with karaoke machines in various towns and then telling the public this is a ‘win-win’ for architecture and music." @ruthtingay.bsky.social on threats to wildlife
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals
Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"Imagine flattening an irreplaceable grade I listed building like the Royal Albert Hall, replacing it with karaoke machines in various towns and then telling the public this is a ‘win-win’ for architecture and music." @ruthtingay.bsky.social on threats to wildlife
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Welcome back to Nature or No Nature!
Rachel Reeves, your own experts say nature-friendly farming is vital for our food security, wildlife, & climate.
Yet we hear you're set to slash the very funding it relies on.
With the clock ticking, and our future to play for, can you answer this question...
Rachel Reeves, your own experts say nature-friendly farming is vital for our food security, wildlife, & climate.
Yet we hear you're set to slash the very funding it relies on.
With the clock ticking, and our future to play for, can you answer this question...
June 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Welcome back to Nature or No Nature!
Rachel Reeves, your own experts say nature-friendly farming is vital for our food security, wildlife, & climate.
Yet we hear you're set to slash the very funding it relies on.
With the clock ticking, and our future to play for, can you answer this question...
Rachel Reeves, your own experts say nature-friendly farming is vital for our food security, wildlife, & climate.
Yet we hear you're set to slash the very funding it relies on.
With the clock ticking, and our future to play for, can you answer this question...
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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Just a few photos from a great trip to Cley, North Norfolk 27th Apr - 1st May '25. Garganey, Wryneck, Cetti's, Bearded Reedling. #UKbirds #Birds #Cley @birdguides.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just a few photos from a great trip to Cley, North Norfolk 27th Apr - 1st May '25. Garganey, Wryneck, Cetti's, Bearded Reedling. #UKbirds #Birds #Cley @birdguides.bsky.social
𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 (female) - 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 '𝟐𝟓 - 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝
In my garden looking fresh. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
In my garden looking fresh. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 (female) - 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 '𝟐𝟓 - 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝
In my garden looking fresh. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
In my garden looking fresh. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
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This red kite was illegally shot and miraculously survived , only to be to targeted again , with poison .
Driven grouse shooting must end – please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition now govpetition.uk/700036
Driven grouse shooting must end – please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition now govpetition.uk/700036
April 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This red kite was illegally shot and miraculously survived , only to be to targeted again , with poison .
Driven grouse shooting must end – please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition now govpetition.uk/700036
Driven grouse shooting must end – please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition now govpetition.uk/700036
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A+ to CBS Sports for their coverage of Rory’s victory walk. Perfect execution. Sometimes less is more.
April 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A+ to CBS Sports for their coverage of Rory’s victory walk. Perfect execution. Sometimes less is more.
𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞-𝐭𝐢𝐩 -
𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐲, 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 - 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 '𝟐𝟓
Is it too earlier for the female to lay eggs ? Surely not ! @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #SurreyButterflies
𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐲, 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 - 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 '𝟐𝟓
Is it too earlier for the female to lay eggs ? Surely not ! @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #SurreyButterflies
April 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞-𝐭𝐢𝐩 -
𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐲, 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 - 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 '𝟐𝟓
Is it too earlier for the female to lay eggs ? Surely not ! @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #SurreyButterflies
𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐲, 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 - 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 '𝟐𝟓
Is it too earlier for the female to lay eggs ? Surely not ! @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #SurreyButterflies
Fantastic to see this lovely pair of Garganey at Stoke Lake today.
Always a tricky one to get, but better when a few miles away from home.
#surreybirds #birds #ukbirding #birdinguk #nature #Garganey
Always a tricky one to get, but better when a few miles away from home.
#surreybirds #birds #ukbirding #birdinguk #nature #Garganey
April 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Fantastic to see this lovely pair of Garganey at Stoke Lake today.
Always a tricky one to get, but better when a few miles away from home.
#surreybirds #birds #ukbirding #birdinguk #nature #Garganey
Always a tricky one to get, but better when a few miles away from home.
#surreybirds #birds #ukbirding #birdinguk #nature #Garganey
March 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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This is one of the most gruesome raptor persecution cases I have ever heard– yet incidents like this take place up and down the country every single year .
It must end , please sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting now govpetition.uk/700036
It must end , please sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting now govpetition.uk/700036
March 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This is one of the most gruesome raptor persecution cases I have ever heard– yet incidents like this take place up and down the country every single year .
It must end , please sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting now govpetition.uk/700036
It must end , please sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting now govpetition.uk/700036
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🚨 620,000 songbirds were illegally trapped and killed in Cyprus in autumn 2024 alone.
A new report by @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social reveals mist net trapping is on the rise in the Republic of Cyprus, driven by organised trappers.
Action is needed now.
More in the video below 👇
A new report by @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social reveals mist net trapping is on the rise in the Republic of Cyprus, driven by organised trappers.
Action is needed now.
More in the video below 👇
March 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🚨 620,000 songbirds were illegally trapped and killed in Cyprus in autumn 2024 alone.
A new report by @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social reveals mist net trapping is on the rise in the Republic of Cyprus, driven by organised trappers.
Action is needed now.
More in the video below 👇
A new report by @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social reveals mist net trapping is on the rise in the Republic of Cyprus, driven by organised trappers.
Action is needed now.
More in the video below 👇
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He’s not just a bird-blasting fire-starting peat-destroying menace . . .
You see , Glenn Massacre (@mrhenrymorris.bsky.social) , Food Safety Czar for the driven grouse shooting industry , thinks it’s ok that toxic lead kills 100,000 waterbirds each year in the UK through accidental ingestion .
You see , Glenn Massacre (@mrhenrymorris.bsky.social) , Food Safety Czar for the driven grouse shooting industry , thinks it’s ok that toxic lead kills 100,000 waterbirds each year in the UK through accidental ingestion .
March 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
He’s not just a bird-blasting fire-starting peat-destroying menace . . .
You see , Glenn Massacre (@mrhenrymorris.bsky.social) , Food Safety Czar for the driven grouse shooting industry , thinks it’s ok that toxic lead kills 100,000 waterbirds each year in the UK through accidental ingestion .
You see , Glenn Massacre (@mrhenrymorris.bsky.social) , Food Safety Czar for the driven grouse shooting industry , thinks it’s ok that toxic lead kills 100,000 waterbirds each year in the UK through accidental ingestion .
𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 '𝟐𝟓 - 𝐔𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞
Zipped down to Unstead on a glorious sunny day.
Plenty to be seen and pleased to get a few photos. #Birds
Zipped down to Unstead on a glorious sunny day.
Plenty to be seen and pleased to get a few photos. #Birds
March 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 '𝟐𝟓 - 𝐔𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞
Zipped down to Unstead on a glorious sunny day.
Plenty to be seen and pleased to get a few photos. #Birds
Zipped down to Unstead on a glorious sunny day.
Plenty to be seen and pleased to get a few photos. #Birds
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A Hen Harrier has disappeared in "suspicious circumstances", the RSPB has announced:
Hen Harrier vanishes in suspicious circumstances in Co Durham
A Hen Harrier has disappeared in
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March 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A Hen Harrier has disappeared in "suspicious circumstances", the RSPB has announced:
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Would you cut this? 🌿
A future alive with buzzing hedgerows, singing Skylarks, and rich, healthy soil or one of silent fields, struggling farms, and nature in freefall?
The UK Government has a choice.
Tell them - Nature can’t afford a pay cut: action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/... 📢
A future alive with buzzing hedgerows, singing Skylarks, and rich, healthy soil or one of silent fields, struggling farms, and nature in freefall?
The UK Government has a choice.
Tell them - Nature can’t afford a pay cut: action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/... 📢
February 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Would you cut this? 🌿
A future alive with buzzing hedgerows, singing Skylarks, and rich, healthy soil or one of silent fields, struggling farms, and nature in freefall?
The UK Government has a choice.
Tell them - Nature can’t afford a pay cut: action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/... 📢
A future alive with buzzing hedgerows, singing Skylarks, and rich, healthy soil or one of silent fields, struggling farms, and nature in freefall?
The UK Government has a choice.
Tell them - Nature can’t afford a pay cut: action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/... 📢
Thursley Common - It’s that time of the year folks, from 1st March we are now insisting on dogs on leads and at very least under close control and sticking to the paths
Many rare species & disturbance is their worst enemy, causing them to abandon nests, failing to breed. #Surreybirding #RSPB #Birds
Many rare species & disturbance is their worst enemy, causing them to abandon nests, failing to breed. #Surreybirding #RSPB #Birds
February 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Thursley Common - It’s that time of the year folks, from 1st March we are now insisting on dogs on leads and at very least under close control and sticking to the paths
Many rare species & disturbance is their worst enemy, causing them to abandon nests, failing to breed. #Surreybirding #RSPB #Birds
Many rare species & disturbance is their worst enemy, causing them to abandon nests, failing to breed. #Surreybirding #RSPB #Birds