Reposted by Molly Brown
Record breaker!
The story of the oldest Black-tailed Godwit in Britain/Ireland is told in a @washwader.bsky.social blog:
wwrg.org.uk/blog
Ringed when John Major was PrimeMinister!
#UKbirding
The story of the oldest Black-tailed Godwit in Britain/Ireland is told in a @washwader.bsky.social blog:
wwrg.org.uk/blog
Ringed when John Major was PrimeMinister!
#UKbirding
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Record breaker!
The story of the oldest Black-tailed Godwit in Britain/Ireland is told in a @washwader.bsky.social blog:
wwrg.org.uk/blog
Ringed when John Major was PrimeMinister!
#UKbirding
The story of the oldest Black-tailed Godwit in Britain/Ireland is told in a @washwader.bsky.social blog:
wwrg.org.uk/blog
Ringed when John Major was PrimeMinister!
#UKbirding
Reposted by Molly Brown
While UK politicians rage against "trophy hunting" abroad, here is something else (apart from their own trophy hunting of deer) that they have no problem with: Trophy C&R of bluefin tuna. The fishing equivalent of tiring out a deer, shooting it in the leg, and letting it go to be shot again later.
Bluefin tuna are miraculously returning to UK shores – only to be tormented for ‘sport’ | George Monbiot
A tournament in Cornwall will pit anglers against these magnificent creatures, as part of a rising trend for so-called ‘sportfishing’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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August 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
While UK politicians rage against "trophy hunting" abroad, here is something else (apart from their own trophy hunting of deer) that they have no problem with: Trophy C&R of bluefin tuna. The fishing equivalent of tiring out a deer, shooting it in the leg, and letting it go to be shot again later.
Reposted by Molly Brown
A new report has for the first time investigated the cumulative impact of the UK pig and poultry sector on the wider countryside:
Massive impacts of UK pig and poultry farming revealed for first time
A new independent report, commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts, has for the first time investigated the cumulative impact of the UK pig and poultry sector on the wider countryside. The findings reveal the deep impacts of these increasingly intensive industries on water quality and pollution levels.
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August 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A new report has for the first time investigated the cumulative impact of the UK pig and poultry sector on the wider countryside:
Reposted by Molly Brown
NEW PAPER: Same-sex partnerships in birds: a review of the current literature and a call for more data.
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July 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
NEW PAPER: Same-sex partnerships in birds: a review of the current literature and a call for more data.
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Reposted by Molly Brown
Two Eurasian Oystercatchers have become the oldest known individuals of their kind in Britain, living more than three times the average lifespan for the species:
Oldest known British oystercatchers recorded in Norfolk
Two Eurasian Oystercatchers have become the oldest known individuals of their kind in Britain, living more than three times the average lifespan for the species. A new British record of 41 years and eight months was beaten within weeks by a second bird confirmed as at least 43 years old. A team of s...
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April 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Two Eurasian Oystercatchers have become the oldest known individuals of their kind in Britain, living more than three times the average lifespan for the species:
Reposted by Molly Brown
Yesterday's news that a @washwader.bsky.social Oystercatcher had broken the @btobirds.bsky.social longevity record for a wader (now 43 years from ringing to latest capture) begs the question:
"How long do other waders live for?"
Answers here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w...
#ornithology
"How long do other waders live for?"
Answers here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w...
#ornithology
April 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Yesterday's news that a @washwader.bsky.social Oystercatcher had broken the @btobirds.bsky.social longevity record for a wader (now 43 years from ringing to latest capture) begs the question:
"How long do other waders live for?"
Answers here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w...
#ornithology
"How long do other waders live for?"
Answers here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w...
#ornithology
Stumbled across some busy toads while out radiotracking black grouse on the North York Moors today!
April 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Stumbled across some busy toads while out radiotracking black grouse on the North York Moors today!
Another day of black grouse surveys in the Eden valley, looking forward to lekking season!
March 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Another day of black grouse surveys in the Eden valley, looking forward to lekking season!