Ruth Tingay
@ruthtingay.bsky.social
Wildlife Ecology & Conservation I Raptors I Wildlife Crime I PhD I Writes Raptor Persecution UK blog @RaptorPersUK.bsky.social I Co-Founder & Director Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/
Engaging weekend in Perth at @revivecoalition.bsky.social conference. Good to see @andywightman.scot who always has such good ideas!
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Engaging weekend in Perth at @revivecoalition.bsky.social conference. Good to see @andywightman.scot who always has such good ideas!
Last few seconds of autumnal gold before the storm arrived.
October 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Last few seconds of autumnal gold before the storm arrived.
The seascapes are the big draw for me on #IslesofScilly
Someone here has shipped over Pheasants & Red-legged Partridges, swarming over the fields of Tresco today & being fed in this woodland. FFS.
Someone here has shipped over Pheasants & Red-legged Partridges, swarming over the fields of Tresco today & being fed in this woodland. FFS.
October 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The seascapes are the big draw for me on #IslesofScilly
Someone here has shipped over Pheasants & Red-legged Partridges, swarming over the fields of Tresco today & being fed in this woodland. FFS.
Someone here has shipped over Pheasants & Red-legged Partridges, swarming over the fields of Tresco today & being fed in this woodland. FFS.
Dress rehearsal completed, all set for tomorrow’s Phabulous Pheasant (shit)Show at #WildSummitUK
September 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Dress rehearsal completed, all set for tomorrow’s Phabulous Pheasant (shit)Show at #WildSummitUK
Random owl mosaic on a street wall in York.
September 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Random owl mosaic on a street wall in York.
A new example of #PheasantTat for my collection (the normalisation of this super-abundant non-native species in British culture).
An estate agent’s board in Dartmoor National Park.
Sorry to my passenger but I had to go back to capture it.
An estate agent’s board in Dartmoor National Park.
Sorry to my passenger but I had to go back to capture it.
June 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A new example of #PheasantTat for my collection (the normalisation of this super-abundant non-native species in British culture).
An estate agent’s board in Dartmoor National Park.
Sorry to my passenger but I had to go back to capture it.
An estate agent’s board in Dartmoor National Park.
Sorry to my passenger but I had to go back to capture it.
Excellent environmental law conf yesterday hosted by @leigh-day.bsky.social where passionate campaigners & bright legal minds came together to share their experience. Keynote from the brilliant @sarahfinch.bsky.social & @estelledehon.bsky.social about legacy of their landmark win in Supreme Court ⚖️
June 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Excellent environmental law conf yesterday hosted by @leigh-day.bsky.social where passionate campaigners & bright legal minds came together to share their experience. Keynote from the brilliant @sarahfinch.bsky.social & @estelledehon.bsky.social about legacy of their landmark win in Supreme Court ⚖️
UK Govt is holding a public consultation on its plans to further restrict burning on England's peatlands, 80% of which are currently degraded. Setting fire to grouse moors to produce artificially high numbers of red grouse for shooting must stop. Have your say 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/general/plea...
wildjustice.org.uk/general/plea...
May 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
UK Govt is holding a public consultation on its plans to further restrict burning on England's peatlands, 80% of which are currently degraded. Setting fire to grouse moors to produce artificially high numbers of red grouse for shooting must stop. Have your say 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/general/plea...
wildjustice.org.uk/general/plea...
From the latest edition of The Field, "the secretive & sporting snipe".
Er....these aren't snipe. Not even close.
#Ornithology
Er....these aren't snipe. Not even close.
#Ornithology
April 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
From the latest edition of The Field, "the secretive & sporting snipe".
Er....these aren't snipe. Not even close.
#Ornithology
Er....these aren't snipe. Not even close.
#Ornithology
It's stalking awareness week & great to see loads of police forces getting involved. This piece from Sussex Police on how to spot the signs of stalking & what happens when you report it is particularly good.
www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/...
www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/...
April 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's stalking awareness week & great to see loads of police forces getting involved. This piece from Sussex Police on how to spot the signs of stalking & what happens when you report it is particularly good.
www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/...
www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/...
Spotted on the Moorland Association’s social media this afternoon. What is it that attracts violent misogynists to the world of grouse shooting? Hmm, let me think… #inadequates
March 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Spotted on the Moorland Association’s social media this afternoon. What is it that attracts violent misogynists to the world of grouse shooting? Hmm, let me think… #inadequates
A great privilege to speak at the @nirsg.bsky.social conference at the w/e alongside these outstanding raptor ecologists & conservationists.
There are good things happening in NI for raptors (return of breeding Osprey & WTE) but poisoning remains a threat. Pls help: www.change.org/p/ban-the-po...
There are good things happening in NI for raptors (return of breeding Osprey & WTE) but poisoning remains a threat. Pls help: www.change.org/p/ban-the-po...
February 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A great privilege to speak at the @nirsg.bsky.social conference at the w/e alongside these outstanding raptor ecologists & conservationists.
There are good things happening in NI for raptors (return of breeding Osprey & WTE) but poisoning remains a threat. Pls help: www.change.org/p/ban-the-po...
There are good things happening in NI for raptors (return of breeding Osprey & WTE) but poisoning remains a threat. Pls help: www.change.org/p/ban-the-po...
At the Peace Wall in Belfast, separating Nationalists/Unionists, a lot of the murals now represent other modern conflicts, esp Israel & Palestine.
But someone has painted a giant eagle, the only nature-based mural I saw. White-tailed eagles bred in NI last yr, 1st time in 150yrs.
Symbol of hope.
But someone has painted a giant eagle, the only nature-based mural I saw. White-tailed eagles bred in NI last yr, 1st time in 150yrs.
Symbol of hope.
February 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
At the Peace Wall in Belfast, separating Nationalists/Unionists, a lot of the murals now represent other modern conflicts, esp Israel & Palestine.
But someone has painted a giant eagle, the only nature-based mural I saw. White-tailed eagles bred in NI last yr, 1st time in 150yrs.
Symbol of hope.
But someone has painted a giant eagle, the only nature-based mural I saw. White-tailed eagles bred in NI last yr, 1st time in 150yrs.
Symbol of hope.
Sometimes, the impairment of mental acuity caused by too many years consuming toxic lead ammunition is all too obvious.
Letter from this week’s Shooting Times.
Letter from this week’s Shooting Times.
February 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Sometimes, the impairment of mental acuity caused by too many years consuming toxic lead ammunition is all too obvious.
Letter from this week’s Shooting Times.
Letter from this week’s Shooting Times.
Bitterly cold at Wicken Fen yesterday watching Marsh Harriers floating in to roost. Frozen fingers were forgotten when a stunning silver HH tore through the reeds in front of us & lit up the fen with a 10 min hunting frenzy. What an encounter!
January 31, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Bitterly cold at Wicken Fen yesterday watching Marsh Harriers floating in to roost. Frozen fingers were forgotten when a stunning silver HH tore through the reeds in front of us & lit up the fen with a 10 min hunting frenzy. What an encounter!
December 18, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Six years on & they still haven’t grasped how WJ functions.
Nor have they learned to hide / control their brazen displays of misogyny.
Disappointing to see the number of people on that forum who haven’t called him out for it, & the moderators who’ve allowed him to post it, normalising the abuse.
Nor have they learned to hide / control their brazen displays of misogyny.
Disappointing to see the number of people on that forum who haven’t called him out for it, & the moderators who’ve allowed him to post it, normalising the abuse.
December 18, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Six years on & they still haven’t grasped how WJ functions.
Nor have they learned to hide / control their brazen displays of misogyny.
Disappointing to see the number of people on that forum who haven’t called him out for it, & the moderators who’ve allowed him to post it, normalising the abuse.
Nor have they learned to hide / control their brazen displays of misogyny.
Disappointing to see the number of people on that forum who haven’t called him out for it, & the moderators who’ve allowed him to post it, normalising the abuse.
A solitary silver male hen harrier slipped in to #WickenFen at dusk this evening.
December 15, 2024 at 6:18 PM
A solitary silver male hen harrier slipped in to #WickenFen at dusk this evening.
Nearly 200 people gathered for the start of this year’s wildlife crime enforcement conference. #wildlifecrime
December 5, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Nearly 200 people gathered for the start of this year’s wildlife crime enforcement conference. #wildlifecrime
Ah, there's nothing like a new Ban Driven Grouse Shooting petition to trigger misogynistic abusers in the game-shooting industry.
He also doesn't seem to get the irony of using 17th Century slang in defence of his archaic hobby!
➡️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#ukbirding #raptorresearch
He also doesn't seem to get the irony of using 17th Century slang in defence of his archaic hobby!
➡️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#ukbirding #raptorresearch
November 27, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Ah, there's nothing like a new Ban Driven Grouse Shooting petition to trigger misogynistic abusers in the game-shooting industry.
He also doesn't seem to get the irony of using 17th Century slang in defence of his archaic hobby!
➡️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#ukbirding #raptorresearch
He also doesn't seem to get the irony of using 17th Century slang in defence of his archaic hobby!
➡️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#ukbirding #raptorresearch
#PheasantTat is back! Sharing examples of the normalisation of this non-native species in British culture.
50 million released into countryside for shooting each year makes it absurdly superabundant.
If you see #PheasantTat pls share!
50 million released into countryside for shooting each year makes it absurdly superabundant.
If you see #PheasantTat pls share!
November 27, 2024 at 8:34 AM
#PheasantTat is back! Sharing examples of the normalisation of this non-native species in British culture.
50 million released into countryside for shooting each year makes it absurdly superabundant.
If you see #PheasantTat pls share!
50 million released into countryside for shooting each year makes it absurdly superabundant.
If you see #PheasantTat pls share!
From this morning’s edition of Shooting Times. Hang on a minute, isn’t this the industry that claims to be self-regulating & not shooting Woodcock until after 1st December to protect resident UK red-listed population?! Idiots.
November 20, 2024 at 9:54 AM
From this morning’s edition of Shooting Times. Hang on a minute, isn’t this the industry that claims to be self-regulating & not shooting Woodcock until after 1st December to protect resident UK red-listed population?! Idiots.
Latest paper from our work on satellite-tagged golden eagles in Scotland, showing considerable intra-regional variation of home range sizes. Also, tiny ranges in Outer Hebrides (closed sub-pop) vs large in NE Highlands (many unoccupied territories due to persecution). www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16...
November 17, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Latest paper from our work on satellite-tagged golden eagles in Scotland, showing considerable intra-regional variation of home range sizes. Also, tiny ranges in Outer Hebrides (closed sub-pop) vs large in NE Highlands (many unoccupied territories due to persecution). www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16...
Sarah Underwood from SASA explaining new national DNA profiling projects for several UK raptor spp to aid wildlife crime investigations.
November 16, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Sarah Underwood from SASA explaining new national DNA profiling projects for several UK raptor spp to aid wildlife crime investigations.
Dr Cat Barlow from the South Scotland Golden Eagle Project proving an update on the status of translocated chicks & sub-adults.
November 16, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Dr Cat Barlow from the South Scotland Golden Eagle Project proving an update on the status of translocated chicks & sub-adults.