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- Reposted by bnascience🚆 Saw these in Sheffield train station 🔬 Good to see some natural history and science on display, in a public space for all to read. Love it. @theriverstrust.bsky.social #Knowledge #Science #Biology #Ecology #Environment #Conservation #Insects #Butterflies #Nature #Mammals #Birds #Fish
- Reposted by bnascienceReview of the Week: 26 January-1 February 2026 A shock Tengmalm's Owl in Shetland, plus continuing Redhead in Co Kerry and Killdeer in Hampshire, rounded off January with aplomb. Miles Cluff reports:
- Reposted by bnascienceFrom wartime defences to seabird sanctuaries: WWII pillboxes at RSPB Loch of Strathbeg are being transformed to help safeguard Common Terns! Led by Species on the Edge trainee Luke, the pillbox project is converting the 1940s structures into safe nesting sites 💙
- Reposted by bnascienceMonday 3rd Feb I'm seeing better stuff in the house than i am on my walks. Eratigena sp 'Giant House-spider agg' Note the plain legs and not the banded legs of Tegenaria 'Common House-spider' This one was found in the living room. #spiders
- Reposted by bnascienceCynthia the Song Thrush. I've not seen one of these beauties at the log pile so far this winter, but I heard two having a sing-off today so I know they're out there. #ukbirds #birds #wildlife #EastCoastKin
- Reposted by bnascienceGrey heron flying straight towards towards me @birdguides.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #birdsseenin2026
- Reposted by bnascienceThere’s not been many sunsets lately so I made sure to make the most of Sunday. What better subject than the hundreds of Brent Geese spending winter in the Burry Inlet. #birds #UKWildlife #birdsOfTheWorld #photography #birdPhotography #wildlifePhotography #nature #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdingWales
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- Reposted by bnascienceA new UK government report warns that global #biodiversity loss threatens food security, economic stability, and geopolitical order. In my latest blog post I ask whether pollination should now be considered a #nationalsecurity issue: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/01/26/p... @butterfly-project.bsky.social
- Reposted by bnascienceHow does biodiversity support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals? From pollinators for food (SDG 2) to forests for water (SDG 6) and carbon storage (SDG 13), healthy ecosystems underpin global goals. Join @jeffollerton.bsky.social on 31 Mar 2026: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980197493...
- Reposted by bnascienceEntomology Update - January 2026 After a freezing start, January was mostly wet, limiting entomology opportunities. And yet... Learn more: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2026/02/ento... #Leicester #Leicestershire #Insects #entomology
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- Reposted by bnascienceHours of fun at Teignmouth today with 14 Little Gull fishing along the shoreline and at times very close in. Had great fun standing on the beach photographing them while the world and its dog wandered past, oblivious. #UKBirding #DevonBirds
- Reposted by bnascienceVery wet for our sunshine coast. However most of our ponds at Great Holland pits are near empty.
- Reposted by bnascienceTime for #SmallBirdSaturday Set by @javajanegallery.co.uk - taken this week and very much a regular visitor to the garden -Male Great Tit 😍 🥰🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #bluesky #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky #naturetherapy
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- Reposted by bnasciencePleased to catch up with this cracking GLOSSY IBIS at Copt Hall @nationaltrust.org.uk this afternoon as it fed in the damp fields close to the carpark. #essexbirding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #ukbirds #birds #birding #nature @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
- Reposted by bnascienceJust missed out on hitting 100 bird species in January at 98 species. Tbh, I wasn’t trying very hard. A few auks and gannets , plus quite a few grey seals, and nice to add porpoise to the mammal list today on a trip around the #GreatOrme. #birdingWales
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- Reposted by bnascienceSome great birdwatching moments in The Fens this week: Long-eared Owl by the Nene Washes and Bittern at Deeping Lakes
- Reposted by bnascienceA shower cloud followed me on most of my walk today but thankfully so did the birds! Highlights: large flock of Siskins, flock of finches: Linnets, Chaffinches & Greenfinches, Goldcrests, Treecreeper, Pinkies, Redwings, Mistle Thrush, Goosanders, Great Crested Grebes, GWEgrets etc! #ukbirding
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- Reposted by bnascienceTreecreeper in Shelf Woods, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
- Reposted by bnascienceThe day neatly bookended with #65 Egyptian Goose heard from bed, then calling from across the road when I made it out. A little pootle at dusk produced #66 Blackcap, a male having a bit of a sing. That makes 14 months straight for Blackcap in the garden. 66 is hands down the best January ever.
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- Reposted by bnascienceBy far my favourite duck. The extremely smart pintail. WWT Slimbridge. 31/1/26 #birds🪶 #UKbirding #Naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #slimbridge #NatureTherapy
- Reposted by bnascienceLots of other interest at Salthouse Point inc 12 Grey Plover, hundreds of DB Brent Geese and Oystercatchers, Bar-tailed Godwit, Red Kite, Shoveler, Pintail, at least 2 Great Crested Grebe, Dunlin, Redshank, Merlin and Peregrine. A couple of Chiffchaff and Grey Wagtail at Crofty. #birdingWales
- Reposted by bnascienceReview of the Week: 19-25 January 2026 A standout midwinter spell produced Ireland's second Redhead in Co Kerry, a twitchable Killdeer in Hampshire and a new Great-tailed Grackle. Sam Viles rounds up the action:
- Reposted by bnascienceThis Lesser Redpoll dropped down into our Colchester garden early this morning. Only my 3rd that has landed here. Also the Firecrest is still visiting our Holly tree. #essexbirding
- Reposted by bnascienceFriday 30th Jan Lucky or what? My best highlight of the year so far was literally on the doorstep. Luffia lapidella 'Ramshorn Bagworm' : 1 of 3 larval cases found on the front of our tenement! Had a look on iRecord and there's no previous records for this species in Lanarkshire VC77 😲 #teammoth
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- Reposted by bnascienceToday's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Ducks and the Alt theme is #Pigeons - set by @robcrank68.bsky.social ~ Here's a Drake Goldeneye with a bit of an itch ~ photo taken on the River Ogmore earlier this month🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #bluesky #birdsofbluesky #EastCoastKin
- Reposted by bnascience32 White-fronts and 2 Glossy Ibises at Elm House Farm this afternoon #lincsbirding #Birds @lincswildlife.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026
- Reposted by bnascienceLast nights trap in SE Hants yielded 14/4. 8x T. alternella, 3x Chestnut, 2x Spring Usher and 1x NFY A. logiana. As that was the last trap this month, January moth challenge was 7 traps, 43 Moths, 13 species split 8/5 macros/micros #teammoth
- Reposted by bnascienceOn to go Gower and Salthouse Point where a pair of Black-necked Grebe were showing superbly. We watched for at least an hour before they drifted inland on the rising tide. Distant views of the Pallid Harrier and 5 Spoonbill as well. #birdingWales #UKWildlife #birdsSeenIn2026 @gowerbirds.bsky.social
- Reposted by bnascienceJust looking through my videos of the Ravens from today (not that I am obsessed or anything 😅) and I thought you might be interested in the full video of their grooming. I love their little chortles & look how they are both so alert, keeping their eyes out for dangers. #ravens
- Reposted by bnascienceLovely to see a visit in the garden this morning from this Female Great Spotted Woodpecker - South Wales, not seen her since early December last year 😍🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #woodpecker #ukwildlife #bluesky #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky #naturetherapy
- Reposted by bnascienceWetlands are grievously affected by plastic pollution, with more than 800 marine and coastal species affected by this pollution. Rivers and other wetlands are not only places that plastic waste flows through, they also are places where long-term deposits settle. www.worldwetlandsday.org
- Reposted by bnascienceThe largest water industry settlement is being paid for by customers, but what will it deliver for nature? Our latest blog explains why clearer, more transparent reporting on environmental outcomes is essential. Find the blog here: wcl.org.uk/clear-waters...
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- Reposted by bnascienceIn a brief visit this morning, in the Alder by the dipping pond, a feeding Siskin finally stayed long enough in the open for some half decent shots, plus a Goldfinch. Later, after I had left, @waynestrong.bsky.social found 2 female Pintails on W lake. #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds
- Reposted by bnascienceThe plans to release White Storks in East London have been rubber-stamped by the local council, with the birds set to arrive later this year:
- Reposted by bnascienceJust going through a few photos that I took in the garden this morning 30/01/26 & captured this beauty on one of the feeders ~ The Goldfinch 😍 🥰🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #finches #ukwildlife #bluesky #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky #naturetherapy
- Reposted by bnascienceEastern black redstart at Sheringham, Norfolk,UK. 29/01/2026 #birdoftheday #FavouriteOfTheMonth
- Reposted by bnascience🐦 Big Garden Birdwatch ✏️ This is what #birds were seen during my hour for the #BigGardenBirdwatch. How did you do? Full report at the link below. 👇 including a visit to #RSPB Old Moor Nature Reserve. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2026/01/hove... #Birdwatching #Birding #Nature @rspb.bsky.social
- Reposted by bnascienceOur new guide to #FliesofBritainandIreland is due to be delivered to our office mid-Feb 2026 so we've extended the pre-pub offer to 14 February bit.ly/4dqQI8Z @rdimond.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @gailashton.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @georgemcgavin.bsky.social
