Jo King
@jokingnorfolk.bsky.social
Birder & little critter watcher now based in North Norfolk
Nice views of a few #Crossbills in a dark corner under some pines at #HolmeDunes today #NorfolkBirding
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Nice views of a few #Crossbills in a dark corner under some pines at #HolmeDunes today #NorfolkBirding
Right place right time for a change. #LongEaredOwl roosting along the #NorthNorfolk coast today #NorfolkBirding
October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Right place right time for a change. #LongEaredOwl roosting along the #NorthNorfolk coast today #NorfolkBirding
October 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Nice to find a #SnowBunting on #Cley beach this morning. An unusually mobile and flighty bird as it was chasing and catching flies #NorfolkBirding
October 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Nice to find a #SnowBunting on #Cley beach this morning. An unusually mobile and flighty bird as it was chasing and catching flies #NorfolkBirding
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Make wet wipe producers pay for polluting England’s waterways, says report
Make wet wipe producers pay for polluting England’s waterways, says report
Water firms claim wet wipes, which shed microplastics and cause blockages, are main source of sewage pollution
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Make wet wipe producers pay for polluting England’s waterways, says report
Another lovely day #NorfolkBirding with an unexpected #TurtleDove
July 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Another lovely day #NorfolkBirding with an unexpected #TurtleDove
It’s been a challenge to get a photo of one of our local #LittleOwls as they rarely come out in daylight. Just about enough light at 9.26pm last night to get a photo, so I’m very happy 😁#NorthNorfolk #NorfolkBirding
July 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
It’s been a challenge to get a photo of one of our local #LittleOwls as they rarely come out in daylight. Just about enough light at 9.26pm last night to get a photo, so I’m very happy 😁#NorthNorfolk #NorfolkBirding
Another exciting moment by the pond, a female #StagBeetle crawled out from under a rotting log, appeared to have a drink from the pond then returned to the log again #NorthNorfolk
June 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Another exciting moment by the pond, a female #StagBeetle crawled out from under a rotting log, appeared to have a drink from the pond then returned to the log again #NorthNorfolk
So excited the camera picked up frog activity last noght in my new pond 🐸🐸😁
June 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
So excited the camera picked up frog activity last noght in my new pond 🐸🐸😁
Pool party! The new pond gives me hours of entertainment but unfortunately the dragonflies don’t get a look in #NorthNorfolk
June 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Pool party! The new pond gives me hours of entertainment but unfortunately the dragonflies don’t get a look in #NorthNorfolk
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Conservationists are warning of an increase in recent weeks of the nesting sites of endangered breeding waders, such as the curlew, being destroyed by dogs.
Warning over risk to endangered birds' nests from dogs
Conservationists are warning of an increase in recent weeks of the nesting sites of endangered breeding waders, such as the curlew, being destroyed by dogs.
www.rte.ie
June 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Conservationists are warning of an increase in recent weeks of the nesting sites of endangered breeding waders, such as the curlew, being destroyed by dogs.
Always a joy to see a #MistleThrush from the bedroom window and they're quite regular visitors here but this one was so close I struggled to get it in the frame! Raiding the Amelanchier tree for ripened berries. Taken through closed window #NorfolkBirding
June 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Always a joy to see a #MistleThrush from the bedroom window and they're quite regular visitors here but this one was so close I struggled to get it in the frame! Raiding the Amelanchier tree for ripened berries. Taken through closed window #NorfolkBirding
So thrilled with how successful my new wildlife pond is after just 3 1/2 months, it’s so popular with birds & starting to look like it’s always been there, I set up a wildlife camera this afternoon - I am of course hoping for some rarities 😁#NorthNorfolk
May 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
So thrilled with how successful my new wildlife pond is after just 3 1/2 months, it’s so popular with birds & starting to look like it’s always been there, I set up a wildlife camera this afternoon - I am of course hoping for some rarities 😁#NorthNorfolk
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This little story about Labour’s swift brick u-turn is getting enormous readership - so @teamlabouruk.bsky.social it will be hurting you. Such a simple, positive, happy, cost-free measure to introduce
Labour's terrible, woeful planning bill could probably be made quite effective if the government took heed of many sensible, pragmatic amendments, including swift bricks. But they aren't taking heed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes
MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This little story about Labour’s swift brick u-turn is getting enormous readership - so @teamlabouruk.bsky.social it will be hurting you. Such a simple, positive, happy, cost-free measure to introduce
A treat to see the #BootedEagle drifting high over #BayfieldEstate #NorthNorfolk around midday today #NorfolkBirding
May 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A treat to see the #BootedEagle drifting high over #BayfieldEstate #NorthNorfolk around midday today #NorfolkBirding
May 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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May 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
And I love our pantile roof which has lots of little spaces for birds to nest, we’ve had 4 #HouseSparrow nests and a #Starling nest so far And our first fledglings have appeared #NorthNorfolk #NorfolkBirding
May 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
And I love our pantile roof which has lots of little spaces for birds to nest, we’ve had 4 #HouseSparrow nests and a #Starling nest so far And our first fledglings have appeared #NorthNorfolk #NorfolkBirding
This has absolutely made my day! A first for the new garden - #Linnets!!! A pair of Linnets gorging on the dandelion seeds which I left alone in the lawn which I'm transforming into a wildflower meadow, such a great result and makes it so worthwhile #NorfolkBirding
May 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
This has absolutely made my day! A first for the new garden - #Linnets!!! A pair of Linnets gorging on the dandelion seeds which I left alone in the lawn which I'm transforming into a wildflower meadow, such a great result and makes it so worthwhile #NorfolkBirding
Wonderful birthday spent with the stunning #RedFootedFalcons and cake at #CarltonMarshes #Suffolk today #UKBirding
May 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Wonderful birthday spent with the stunning #RedFootedFalcons and cake at #CarltonMarshes #Suffolk today #UKBirding
Please sign, these harmless animals deserve better from us
Did you know that hares can legally be shot in the breeding season in England and Wales, leaving young leverets to starve to death? It's estimated we've lost 80% of the brown hare population. Scotland already has a close season. Please sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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May 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Please sign, these harmless animals deserve better from us
This past week in Norfolk has felt like I'm on holiday, gorgeous weather & gorgeous birds, too many to mention but great to see & hear #GardenWarblers #LesserWhitethroats #TurtleDoves #Cuckoos #Whimbrels & the sky full of #Hobbies again, still can't believe I live here ♥️ #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
May 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This past week in Norfolk has felt like I'm on holiday, gorgeous weather & gorgeous birds, too many to mention but great to see & hear #GardenWarblers #LesserWhitethroats #TurtleDoves #Cuckoos #Whimbrels & the sky full of #Hobbies again, still can't believe I live here ♥️ #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
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The Govt’s #PlanningBill would allow developers to pay cash to trash wildlife & the environment. The nature levy isn’t a tool for ecological recovery - it’s a license to kill nature. Pleased to join ecologists & experts to sign letter to MPs👇
@zero-hour.bsky.social
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
@zero-hour.bsky.social
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Planning bill would allow builders to ‘pay cash to trash’ nature, say UK experts
Exclusive: plan to let firms sidestep environmental laws by paying into nature levy would add cost and delay, says letter to MPs
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The Govt’s #PlanningBill would allow developers to pay cash to trash wildlife & the environment. The nature levy isn’t a tool for ecological recovery - it’s a license to kill nature. Pleased to join ecologists & experts to sign letter to MPs👇
@zero-hour.bsky.social
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
@zero-hour.bsky.social
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
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I get infuriated by flytipping at the side of country roads. This load had been driven right into a field and dumped. Enforcement and fines need to be improved.
April 23, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I get infuriated by flytipping at the side of country roads. This load had been driven right into a field and dumped. Enforcement and fines need to be improved.