Despite a landscape of failed #CCS projects around the world, the Govt is throwing £22bn at the technology - allowing fossil fuel companies to pursue new polluting projects There is a nature-based alternative. Why isn't the Govt looking at that?

A case study of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 at Bird Island, South Georgia: the first documented outbreak in the subantarctic region | tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… | Bird Study | #ornithology

Check out our latest blog post by Maëlis Kervellec on tackling uncertainty in landscape connectivity! Discover more 👇 buff.ly/4eTxIBb

Assessing the population status of 463 bird species that regularly occur in Canada. The 2024 State of Canada’s Birds is a partnership between Birds Canada and Environment Canada Get the full story at StateOfCanadasBirds.org Art by Shaylena Stenback. #stateofcanadasbirds

October is the peak month for #BirdTrack records of Jay. They seem to become less shy in autumn, while finding acorns to feed on and famously caching them away to find again in winter. Look out for their white rump as they fly between trees and listen for their raspy calls.

Our website has been stocked up with all of your #CoimbraSeabirds needs! seabirdgroup.org.uk/conference-2024 🔗 Whether you missed out on the conference, or you'd like to re-watch a talk that you enjoyed, you can now do so via our YouTube channel! 🤩 youtube.com/@theseabirdgro… 📽️

Host traits rather than migration and moulting strategies explain feather bacterial load in Palearctic passerines iScience journal doi.org/10.1016/j.isci… | University of Groningen Institute of Vertebrate Biology Vojtech Brlik Joana Falcao Salles Petr Procházka @rytikerttunen.bsky.social | #ornithology #MicrobialEcology #microbes #microbiome

NEW PAPER in #ornithology provides a tool to identify nesting and success from #telemetry data using #raptors as an example Paper: buff.ly/4h9mpGL R-package: buff.ly/3UclmMs App to find nests in the field: buff.ly/3Y2db6E

Honoured to accept the Marsh Charitable Trust for Local Ornithology at the BTO Awards Evening at @swla Natural Eye on behalf of all Woodpecker Network volunteers who have helped to find & observe Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers & nests & gather data on this enigmatic & fast declining species

Whooper Swans are arriving back in force for the winter as the BirdTrack reporting rate graph shows. Listen out for their distinctive whooping call. Have you seen any of these Icelandic visitors yet? Don't forget to add your records to BirdTrack: the-soc.org.uk/pages/birdtrack

4 new longevity records for #waders in Britain & Ireland in BTO Ringing Report** for 2023. #WaderTales blog updated: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/wad… #ornithology #shorebirds #phenology Longevity defined as time from ringing to latest sighting or found dead. ** bto.org/our-science/pr…

Since 2023 we've caught & colour-marked nearly 600 Whooper Swans & we need your help to find them! 🧐 Please check any flocks you may see & let us know what you find...

The end of October normally sees the peak reporting rate of Hawfinch on #BirdTrack. They have been on a higher than average number of complete lists so far this autumn, will you record one of yours this weekend?

Vismig stole the show at Kenidjack this morning 0830 to 1030 3109 Redwing, 385 Chaffinch, 21 Starling, 17 Siskin, 5 Linnet, 2 Skylark, 2 Bullfinch. Also 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, 2 Firecrest, 6 Chiffchaff. Swallow at Kelynack Top counting by Pete Wilson Cornwall Birds British Trust for Ornithology in Cornwall 〓〓

A phenomenal day for Redwing, with a wonderful thrush arrival keeping us busy all day long. 20,000+ Redwing is the largest count since 1991, and being among 800+ Blackbird is just truly magical. Two Bluethroat, a Rosefinch & a Hawfinch also featured: fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest_sightin…

Tap screen twice for full view 😊 Who knew the humble starling could look this amazing ? ! 😳 #phonescoping #kowascoping #benrouk #iphone15promax #varioadapter #phonescoper Kowa Sporting Optics @Benro_UK Apple

Our 'ghost' Stonechat on Staines Moor at the moment. Notice how ragged those weaker leucitic feathers are.

This funky leucistic Redwing was amongst the lingering thrushes Fair Isle Bird Observatory today - certainly stood out from the crowd, especially in flight with that amazing asymmetrical plumage!