We are recruiting!!

We are looking for a Science Officer for a new and exciting marine mammal project which involves photo ID of Risso’s Dolphins 🐬 using his spec drones to track the animals at sea.

CAA licence operator and A2 drone pilot preferable

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Follow up to this because it caused a bit of discussion at the time. I bumped into the farmer yesterday and he confirmed that this ewe had been unable to stand and was due to be dispatched anyway. So, horrible as it was to see, there was no financial loss here.

The EU Common Agriculture Policy might be the most environmentally ruinous government programme ever invented – and it just got *even worse*. Love or hate Brexit, I think we can all agree that being out of the EU’s grotesque CAP is a huge blessing for the UK.

You’ve asked me several questions on this thread and accused me of avoiding answering, so here goes.

I believe a woman is a human being who belongs to the sex class that produces large gametes. It’s irrelevant whether or not her gametes have ever been fertilised, whether or not

'My writing on colonialism made me a hate figure – so I replied to my trolls'

Corinne Fowler, writer of the controversial National Trust report on colonialism and slavery, writes in
@telegraph to defend herself but in the process gives a perfect example of her partial and

Petrel Station II is now complete, 148 Storm Petrel nest boxes alongside the small subcolony at the Farm. Mains power means lots of exciting possibilities ahead

10 minutes later and this room would have been full of children and nursery staff. Can't quite get my head around this 🤯

⁦⁦Vaughan Gething 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⁩ On the Make & On the Take

When you’re the only birder on patch that’s not had a Brambling in your garden

Does my 24 year NHS career really just fizzle out with a text message from a stranger 15 minutes before the end of a shift?

Thanks to Cefn Gwlad Sir Ddinbych🌳Denbighshire Countryside, RSPB & NW LITTLE TERN GROUP, the beaches of Northeast Wales are almost ready to welcome back the Little Terns.

Find out what they do and catch up on sightings across #NorthWales in Andrew Forgrave BirdNotes.

📷Michael Thackeray

birdnotes.wales/blog/storm-hit…

We've found more grey squirrels in and around the same woodland location on Anglesey.

For young bird enthusiasts looking to visit one of the British and Irish Bird Observatories this year, we’re providing a number of grants to support your visit.🐦 Discover how to apply 👉 bto.org/ybov

Applications for 2024 will close at 11.59pm on Sunday 12 May.

Revealed: Hard-Left activist who led 'from the river to the sea' chant at pro-Palestine rally is Met Police adviser - while 'leadership coordinator' at Scotland Yard says support for Israel should be investigated as a 'hate crime'
One of many .. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Sadly there are some pathetic individuals about. Checking Coot nests today to find one had been attacked using large stones thrown from the bank at the nest. Result was 4 smashed eggs and a dead adult in the water. What pleasure is had in doing that??

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Good for a chuckle.

During the Peninsular War (1808-1814) Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington allegedly wrote a letter to the British War Office after he/his staff were consistently pestered by staff officers wanting administrative details.

A thread on inappropriate (re)introductions. It’s a little long (sorry) and perhaps a little grumpy (sorry again). Arguing against the work of others is rarely a good look, especially as we are all, essentially, on the same side, but… 1/21

Prolonged and ridiculously close disturbance from two Kayakers this morning at Berry Head Ranger Guillemot colony. 20 mins now and counting. Mike Langman Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust

What a difference a few degrees make! So relieved to see a massive increase in both numbers & activity. I was beginning to wonder had the Sand Martin abandoned the Wall & moved to a milder coastal colony. It can't be overstated how important weather/climate is to this species.

Birding Twitter: what speakers do you use in the field? 🔊 Looking for any recommendations for portable, tough and sufficiently loud models to replace my old one. All tips appreciated 🙏