Low-Carbon Birding

Birdfair - a reputational risk #climatechange #globalbirdfair #lowcarbonbirding lowcarbonbirding.net/2025/02/05/b...

4 Yellow-browed Warblers around Low Newton this morning, 2 at the Tin Church and 2 at Newton Pool. The birds at the Tin Church were both trapped and colour ringed as part of the UK YBW CR project. Still a few Bramblings and thrushes around this morning too. #NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding

Epsom/Walton Downs, Surrey: still 24 Stonechats present with accompanying Whinchat #UKBirding #LowCarbonBirding

Hundreds of Pink-footed Geese in the stubble fields between High Newton and Low Newton recently. Some lovely views from the roadside. #NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding

The 2 Pectoral Sandpipers were still at Newton Pool this afternoon. Interesting to see the differences in size and plumage, one bird is smaller and paler (presumably female ?), the other is noticeably larger and warmer toned. #NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding

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Thank you @ntbirdclub.bsky.social for your kind invitation to talk about climate change and birdwatching. It was a pleasure to meet members of the club with different views on how to address the climate crisis who were keen to engage in thoughtful, considerate conversation. #lowcarbonbirding

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#Birdfair #GlobalBirdfair Key conservation / research orgs present in 2019 but absent in 2025 National Trust WWT BTO RSPB has a stand for international branch (RSPB International) but not for the organisation as a whole. Also absent: British Birds lowcarbonbirding.net/2025/02/05/b...

#Birdfair 2025 - a smaller event with greater emphasis on high-carbon holidays Number of stands | 2018: 396 | 2025: 298 Stands for tourism for every stand for conservation orgs + orni/birding societies 2018: 3 to 1 2025: 4 to 1 #globalbirdfair lowcarbonbirding.net/2025/02/05/b...

Birdfair - a reputational risk #climatechange #globalbirdfair #birdfair #lowcarbonbirding lowcarbonbirding.net/2025/02/05/b...

Good to meet @anthrobirder.bsky.social and show him the delights of Titchfield Haven in June! Noticeable arrival of Mediterranean Gulls, Spoonbill, multiple Marsh Harriers including a juv 😄, Avocets with chicks, Kittiwake etc. #LowCarbonBirding #PWC2025

Seen a Sanderling recently? Some of the birds in the UK in May will have left Namibia, flown north along the Atlantic cost and crossed the Sahara. Long way still to go to get to Greenland! More here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/t... Research: @jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social #UKbirding

Back to Ouse Fen, this time by 🚲 to see the Great Reed Warbler. Failed to see the Red-footed Falcons but the Hobbies stole the show with a peak count of 66, by far the most I've ever seen. Great to watch, feeding on small flies #UKBirding ##LowCarbonBirding

I‘m part of that 10%, probably like most people on this platform. Important to keep that in mind!

Early morning @bbs-birds.bsky.social in Stubbington - mostly Robins and Starlings, + Skylarks at Daedalus, Blackcap & Nuthatch near village centre! Handlebars made a perfect clipboard rest 😆 (& time for food shop afterwards) #LowCarbonBirding 🚲

As promised, a shorter video with 3 pointers to making your birding more valuable for the monitoring of rare breeding birds. #birds #ornithology #UKbirding

Had a ride up to Woolston Eyes today where at least 18 Black-necked Grebes showed well on No4 Bed. Also managed to add Hobby, Whimbrel & Wood Sandpiper to the bike year list #LowCarbonBirding #UKBirding

Turnstones are on the move, as birds wintering in UK and Ireland hop to Iceland before flying to Greenland and Canada. UK Numbers have been declining, as you can read here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/w... #ornithology

Recaptured my cycling-birding mojo for the first time in ages with a nice spin out to see Thomas Miller’s @tmbirding.bsky.social nice Temminck’s Stint at Northern Cross Valley Way. Bird was invisible for first hour before appearing at some distance out on the gravel pit. #UKBirding

68 sp around Seaton Point with misses Inc Magpie, Tree Sparrow, Willow Warbler, Blue and Great Tits etc. Best were Whimbrel 3, Fieldfare, Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Manx, 4 Grey Partridge, Wheatear, Grey Plover etc #Lowcarbonbirding #UKBirding #Northumberland.

Yesterday was The birding day, with some rain in the morning we endet up with a sunny afternoon and a total of #115 species at #localpatch + surroundings afternoon a total of 91km by bike. Missed some very common species, but ended up with 4 singing scops owls. #lowcarbonbirding

Epsom and Walton Downs, Surrey: at least 4 Red Kite, 2 displaying Red-legged Partridge, 1 sitting Lapwing, 2 Swift, 1 Wheatear plus a big push from the wildflowers with many species blooming for the first time this year. Butterfly numbers depressed #LowCarbonBirding

Ringed Plovers nesting in the UK already have chicks but passage birds, heading for Greenland and beyond, don't visit until May. Here's a summary of which #shorebirds migrate where and when: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w... #UKbirding

A 30 mile circuit today around Delamere Forest & Abbott's Moss. No sign of yesterday's Wood Warbler but Pied Flycatcher & Redstart were good additions to the #BirdingByBike yearlist (even though they didn't show for long) Now up to 141 for the year. #LowCarbonBirding #UKBirding

This is a really great compilation - full of stories of wonder and joy. But it's the words of Roger Hallam that hit me hardest: "David has shown us how beautiful the world is beyond words. And also taught us that words alone will not save what is left to save."

It’s May, and we’re approaching the peak of the breeding season. It’s a brilliant time to be out recording rare breeding #birds #UKbirding youtu.be/lSmGRDsp8-g?...

Little Owl, Skylarks, Common Sandpiper (Bridge St Flood), House Martins, Blackcaps & Whitethroats etc noted while not really birding early morn 🙂 Makes errands / other stuff more fun! Camera bag just about fit a few bits from local farm shop 😅 #LowCarbonBirding

Kingsbury Range - 3x Hobby, Wheatear this evening Total # species for the day - 83, across 7 sites, all within 9km of home. 17km walked #knackered #ukbirding #patchbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Yay - no-fly holiday adventure time again!

The RSPB has many staff who are concerned and are well informed about the climate crisis. The leadership of the organisation would do well to listen to them.

The RSPB is in many respects an admirable organisation. But regarding climate communication, it's failing. Historians will look back and wonder why it failed during these critical years, and when they look for words to describe this period the ones that may come to mind are dereliction of duty.

Several reports of Wood Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Temminck's Stint etc. Spring passage may not be as strong as autumn but the birds are smarter than these daft juvenile Curlew Sandpipers! WaderTales blog summarising migration of 40+ species. wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w... #UKBirding

BTO's Hugh Hanmer, Senior Research Ecologist, is a speaker at this webinar where he'll be discussing the decline in Blackbirds in the UK and the spread of Usutu virus. Sign up to attend on the link below. ⬇️

9/ That sounds bleak. But we can always prevent the worst. We must listen to the science - and demand action.

5/ We've already crossed 6 of 9 planetary boundaries for a safe planet. This isn't theory - it's where we are now. www.stockholmresilience.org/research/pla...

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A sunny morning in the New Forest #HantsBirds #HantsBirding #HampshireBirding #LowCarbonBirding

Garden warbler singing for a prolonged period at Boylin’s this morning before work. #ukbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Write-up and photo gallery of last Wednesday's excellent day of inland passage at Farmoor #ukbirding tmbirding.blogspot.com/2025/04/good...

An early cycle to @rspb.bsky.social Ouse Fen this morning was rewarded with great views of the Great Reed Warbler, plus little ringed plover, common sandpiper and dunlin @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #lowcarbonbirding

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Misty start to @bbs-birds.bsky.social squares on the Staffs/Shrops border this morn.Great to find several pairs of Grey Partridge. Ls Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wag, 3 Corn Bunting, many Chiffchaff, Skylark & Whitethroat. A lack of Yellowhammer, Linnet & Willow Warbler in usually reliable areas though.

Yes, a public information campaign on the climate crisis is vital. But why should politicians believe there is popular support for this when organisations like @rspb.bsky.social –the largest conservation charity in Europe– isn't informing its own members? Thread on RSPB and climate communication