Josh Sollitt
@joshsollitt.bsky.social
Bradgate Park NNR Warden | Birder & Naturalist - Patch Year List 132/139 | C-Permit Bird Ringer (Views and opinions my own)
Not to mention, within the last week, there's been Yellow-Browed Warbler, Firecrest, and now Dusky Warbler all at the same site!
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Not to mention, within the last week, there's been Yellow-Browed Warbler, Firecrest, and now Dusky Warbler all at the same site!
Reposted by Josh Sollitt
Contamination by rodenticides is very broad & widespread. Passerines, invertebrates, many predator pathways. Most birds of prey are contaminated. The industry's own watchdog has called out the rampant illegal use, which is basically uncontrollable/unenforced: bpca.org.uk/news-and-blo...
Marked increase in illegal rodenticide use threatens future availability, says CRRU
Increase in numbers of wildlife incidents involving rodenticide brodifacoum has been identified by government-run Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme (WIIS).
bpca.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Contamination by rodenticides is very broad & widespread. Passerines, invertebrates, many predator pathways. Most birds of prey are contaminated. The industry's own watchdog has called out the rampant illegal use, which is basically uncontrollable/unenforced: bpca.org.uk/news-and-blo...