LeedsBirder
@leedsbirder.bsky.social
Birder and #phonescoping fanatic. Working to conserve and share Leeds and Bradford #Peregrine Falcons and with Leeds Swifts. #kowa ambassador. Check my free guide to phonescoping: Phonescoping.org
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LeedsBirder
@leedsbirder.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I tried to continue loving Twitter after Musk took over, but it didn’t love me back. Finally got round to coming here #tawaki #phonescoping
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Bird crime in the #YorkshireDales persists – after over 70 years of legal protection.
Support our campaign and book for our free ONLINE launch on Tuesday 21 October, 5.30pm at: friendsofthedales.org.uk/events
#EyesontheSkies #RaptorPersecution @raptorpersuk.bsky.social @campaign4parks.bsky.social
Support our campaign and book for our free ONLINE launch on Tuesday 21 October, 5.30pm at: friendsofthedales.org.uk/events
#EyesontheSkies #RaptorPersecution @raptorpersuk.bsky.social @campaign4parks.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Bird crime in the #YorkshireDales persists – after over 70 years of legal protection.
Support our campaign and book for our free ONLINE launch on Tuesday 21 October, 5.30pm at: friendsofthedales.org.uk/events
#EyesontheSkies #RaptorPersecution @raptorpersuk.bsky.social @campaign4parks.bsky.social
Support our campaign and book for our free ONLINE launch on Tuesday 21 October, 5.30pm at: friendsofthedales.org.uk/events
#EyesontheSkies #RaptorPersecution @raptorpersuk.bsky.social @campaign4parks.bsky.social
Tomorrow I’m giving my “Peregrines cause some right issues when fledging” presentation for Richmondshire and Hambleton RSPB. Hadn’t noticed this little gem before in my video archive. No, it’s not an outtake from Aliens, it’s a rescued Peregrine taking a swat at my mate Les #reactionspeed
October 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Tomorrow I’m giving my “Peregrines cause some right issues when fledging” presentation for Richmondshire and Hambleton RSPB. Hadn’t noticed this little gem before in my video archive. No, it’s not an outtake from Aliens, it’s a rescued Peregrine taking a swat at my mate Les #reactionspeed
Don’t miss the back of my head on Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles on BBC1 tonight! 😂#15MilliSecondsOfFame
October 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Don’t miss the back of my head on Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles on BBC1 tonight! 😂#15MilliSecondsOfFame
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1/6 The Year of the Chiffchaff - escape from this gloomy rainy day to the promise of spring.
The Chiffchaff builds its nest with an outer shell of grass, with leaves at it's base.
It's a wonderful dome-shaped structure which is extremely well hidden, often by the side of a path.
Caution strimmers!
The Chiffchaff builds its nest with an outer shell of grass, with leaves at it's base.
It's a wonderful dome-shaped structure which is extremely well hidden, often by the side of a path.
Caution strimmers!
October 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
1/6 The Year of the Chiffchaff - escape from this gloomy rainy day to the promise of spring.
The Chiffchaff builds its nest with an outer shell of grass, with leaves at it's base.
It's a wonderful dome-shaped structure which is extremely well hidden, often by the side of a path.
Caution strimmers!
The Chiffchaff builds its nest with an outer shell of grass, with leaves at it's base.
It's a wonderful dome-shaped structure which is extremely well hidden, often by the side of a path.
Caution strimmers!
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A mandatory swift brick for every new home won't be supported by Housing Secretary Steve Reed. That's quite a u-turn from the former Environment Secretary. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes
Housing minister Steve Reed refuses to back mandating measure, despite giving support while in environment job
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A mandatory swift brick for every new home won't be supported by Housing Secretary Steve Reed. That's quite a u-turn from the former Environment Secretary. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Bulletin from Bradford, once again putting the Country Diary at risk of prosecution under the Trades Descriptions Act. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Country diary: Racing peregrines among the rusting mills | Richard Smyth
Manningham, Bradford: Twenty-six years after this great industrial hub closed down, it still has resonances with the community via its thrilling wildlife
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Bulletin from Bradford, once again putting the Country Diary at risk of prosecution under the Trades Descriptions Act. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Look out for Hamza visiting Leeds Swifts on BBC2 tonight, or watch now on iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #swifts #birds #ukbirds #yorkshirebirding #swifts
October 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Look out for Hamza visiting Leeds Swifts on BBC2 tonight, or watch now on iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #swifts #birds #ukbirds #yorkshirebirding #swifts
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Astonishing active hunting and arial predation of small migrating birds! #ornithology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight
Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Astonishing active hunting and arial predation of small migrating birds! #ornithology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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More ill thought out 'conservation' translocations 🌍
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵
‘It proves this can be done’: Berlin the blueprint to bring goshawks to UK cities
Conservationist plans release of 15 each of the apex predators sourced as chicks into Chester and London
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
More ill thought out 'conservation' translocations 🌍
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵
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Everyone visiting or living in the @yorkshiredales.org.uk needs to be made aware of this. It's disgraceful and it needs to be stopped.
@friendsofthedales.bsky.social
@friendsofthedales.bsky.social
29 'missing' Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015.
Not so much a National Park - more of a National Disgrace.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #Yorkshire
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/04/2...
Not so much a National Park - more of a National Disgrace.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #Yorkshire
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/04/2...
29 ‘missing’ Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015
Media attention has been drawn to the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week, following the RSPB’s press release on the suspicious disappearance of a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier named ̵…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
October 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Everyone visiting or living in the @yorkshiredales.org.uk needs to be made aware of this. It's disgraceful and it needs to be stopped.
@friendsofthedales.bsky.social
@friendsofthedales.bsky.social
We’re waiting with great excitement to see the results of last year’s filming at the Leeds Swifts colony by superstar wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin. Look out for Leeds Swifts on “Hamzas Hidden Wild Isles” in the summer episode on 19th October at 6:15pm. t.co/ta3Y69pMXR #swifts #yorkshirebirding
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l07b2y
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October 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
We’re waiting with great excitement to see the results of last year’s filming at the Leeds Swifts colony by superstar wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin. Look out for Leeds Swifts on “Hamzas Hidden Wild Isles” in the summer episode on 19th October at 6:15pm. t.co/ta3Y69pMXR #swifts #yorkshirebirding
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Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them?
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
Two Golden Eagles ‘disappear’ in south Scotland – Police appeal for information
Press release from Police Scotland, 29 September 2025: APPEAL FOR MISSING GOLDEN EAGLE Detectives are appealing for information after a satellite-tagged golden eagle disappeared in the hills to the…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them?
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
Winner of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s bird of the year competition: the #Kārearea or NZ Falcon. What a bird! Here’s some slowmo shots of several different adults and juveniles I filmed around Wellington last year #nz #nzbirds #birds #phonescoping #aotearoa vimeo.com/1052496368 @forestandbird.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Winner of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s bird of the year competition: the #Kārearea or NZ Falcon. What a bird! Here’s some slowmo shots of several different adults and juveniles I filmed around Wellington last year #nz #nzbirds #birds #phonescoping #aotearoa vimeo.com/1052496368 @forestandbird.bsky.social
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Peregrine on City hall Bradford yesterday, there have been up to 3 different birds recently including a new bird with a BTO ring on right leg
September 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Peregrine on City hall Bradford yesterday, there have been up to 3 different birds recently including a new bird with a BTO ring on right leg
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This consultation is an opportunity to put pressure on the HSE to restrict the use of these dangerous toxins. Consultation closes Tues 30 Sept 2025 - please take part!
#RaptorResearch #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/28/n...
#RaptorResearch #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/28/n...
New consultation on Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs): your opportunity to tell the HSE how damaging these are to raptors & other wildlife
In November last year, conservation campaign group Wild Justice published a report (Collateral Damage) highlighting shockingly high levels of rodenticides (rat poisons) found in Buzzards and Red Ki…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
September 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
This consultation is an opportunity to put pressure on the HSE to restrict the use of these dangerous toxins. Consultation closes Tues 30 Sept 2025 - please take part!
#RaptorResearch #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/28/n...
#RaptorResearch #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/28/n...
Memories of one of my favourite birds www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
‘A proper gent‘: people share memories of cricket umpire Dickie Bird
The proud Yorkshireman is remembered as someone who knew how to hold a crowd – and a cricket match
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Memories of one of my favourite birds www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
Check out the news from this season in our latest Leeds Swifts newsletter, including some incredible rehabbing stories with 96 Swifts being flown after rescues across the region:
www.leedsswifts.com/post/leeds-s...
#swifts #ukbirds #birds #swiftconservation #yorkshirebirds #leeds
www.leedsswifts.com/post/leeds-s...
#swifts #ukbirds #birds #swiftconservation #yorkshirebirds #leeds
Leeds Swifts newsletter
September 2025Greetings Swift lovers!Wow, what a summer we’ve had! And a record-breaking one too - on two accounts.Firstly, our Gledhow colony celebrated its best ever year thanks to as near a perfect...
www.leedsswifts.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Check out the news from this season in our latest Leeds Swifts newsletter, including some incredible rehabbing stories with 96 Swifts being flown after rescues across the region:
www.leedsswifts.com/post/leeds-s...
#swifts #ukbirds #birds #swiftconservation #yorkshirebirds #leeds
www.leedsswifts.com/post/leeds-s...
#swifts #ukbirds #birds #swiftconservation #yorkshirebirds #leeds
Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen
September 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen
Red-necked Phalarope at #migfest @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social today. #phonescoping #kowa #ukbirds #yorkshirebirding #birds
September 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Red-necked Phalarope at #migfest @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social today. #phonescoping #kowa #ukbirds #yorkshirebirding #birds
Rainbows and heavy showers over #Leeds over the last couple of days in #timelapse. Not looking like the best weather over the weekend for camping at #migfest @paultheweatherman.bsky.social @roostweather.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Rainbows and heavy showers over #Leeds over the last couple of days in #timelapse. Not looking like the best weather over the weekend for camping at #migfest @paultheweatherman.bsky.social @roostweather.bsky.social
Glossy Ibis at RSPB St Aidans today after first putting in an appearance at Fairburn #yorkshirebirding #ukbirding #birds #phonescoping #kowa
September 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Glossy Ibis at RSPB St Aidans today after first putting in an appearance at Fairburn #yorkshirebirding #ukbirding #birds #phonescoping #kowa
Our last few Leeds swifts need your help now! We have an opportunity to make Swift bricks mandatory in all new buildings. Please take a moment to respond to the latest Leeds Council survey. Find all the details here: www.leedsswifts.com/post/we-need... #leeds #swifts
August 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Our last few Leeds swifts need your help now! We have an opportunity to make Swift bricks mandatory in all new buildings. Please take a moment to respond to the latest Leeds Council survey. Find all the details here: www.leedsswifts.com/post/we-need... #leeds #swifts
Great pelagic trip with Yorkshire Coast Nature today. 10 Minke Whales, rafts of Sooty Shearwaters by the boat and the big four Skuas. Brilliant! #ukbirds #yorkshirebirds #ornithology
August 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Great pelagic trip with Yorkshire Coast Nature today. 10 Minke Whales, rafts of Sooty Shearwaters by the boat and the big four Skuas. Brilliant! #ukbirds #yorkshirebirds #ornithology