Iain Manfield
Patch birdwatcher in Leeds and around the Yorkshire Dales. Enthusiastic lister using BTO BirdTrack and contributor to BBS. Leeds Uni biochemist.
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- (1/) The wild song of Mistle Thrush can be heard in many parts of the UK at the moment. This hardy species even has a habit of delivering it during periods of poor weather. Listen to it here: youtu.be/QLT913D3qHw... @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science
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- From 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 💙
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- Over 15 years ago the RSPB was building its own dictaphones for remote #seabird acoustic work on the Azores Nowadays we use off the shelf versions to monitor a whole range of species across the world, from the Gola rainforest to the Shetland Islands #Tech4Wildlife @wildlabs.bsky.social
- Manx Shearwaters winter in the South Atlantic Ocean, predominantly off Brazil and Argentina. These birds begin returning to oceans surrounding the UK by late February, so start keeping an eye out for them 'shearing' over the sea! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
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- Join BTO Youth for a FREE birding and survey introduction walk at Long Lands Common in North Yorkshire. Book a space ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... 📆 Sunday 15 February. 📝 Open to those aged 16-25.
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- gulp New study: global-scale coral bleaching-level heat stress has persisted for almost the entirety of the last decade, bringing many reef areas into an era of near-annual bleaching #coralreefs #climatecrisis link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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- Saturday #morningread The end of January!
- BREAKING: Head gamekeeper Racster Dingwall pleads guilty to conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier at York Magistrates Court this morning.
- Winter bird survey today at Scisset/Clayton West. 25 species recorded including flocks of 6 Greenfinch & 12 Lesser Redpoll, unusual for this location #yorkshirebirding @btobirds.bsky.social @bbs-birds.bsky.social
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- Some commentary on the conviction and sentencing of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall (conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park) ⚖️ New blog ⬇️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #SeriousCrime 🌍🪶 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/30/s...
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- Statement from North Yorkshire Police on conviction of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall (conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park) ⚖️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/s...
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- (1/) This week’s featured square is a difficult one to get to! It is a two hour walk from the closest civilisation, and if the tide isn’t right, it is a much longer walk! Read on to find out more… @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social
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View full thread(4/) Your local BBS Regional Organiser or a member of the BBS Team at BTO Headquarters will do their best to match you with a square that is not only close to where you live, but is also appropriate for your birdwatching ability.
- (5/) If you would like to find out where there are vacant BBS squares near you, wherever you live in the UK, please either follow this link: app.bto.org/bbs/public/r... If you have any questions about the survey, please email us on: bbs@bto.org.
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- Good news! High Court throws out Moorland Association's legal challenge against new burning regulations in England ⚖️🌍 New blog ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/28/h...
- The gulls at Sea Palling on Sunday really were amazing to watch. Here's a few of the 21 Caspian Gulls #NorfolkBirding 📸 Peter Wilson
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- the "medieval people didn't know how to draw animals" crowd has been real quiet ever since john siferwas dropped the Perfect Woodcock
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- Although BBS and the Winter Bird Survey are not really about monitoring rare birds, this proves that rare birds do sometimes find their way onto the randomly selected squares of the surveys (well, in this case, almost anyway!) @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
- Went to do my January WINBS @bbs-birds.bsky.social visit today and this Killdeer was just outside my square (about 250m!). Still, hundreds of Rook and Stock Dove made up for it a bit. Rubbish record shots with both my scope and camera! @hosbirding.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #UKbirding
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- Very pleased to share #OpenAccess paper, which we think is important to understand woodland bird declines and impact of forestry on native ancient woodland in Britain. nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #ornithology @ukceh.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @mizpas.bsky.social 🧵1/n
- HISTORIC HEAT IN AUSTRALIA Climatic history is set to be rewritten with an absolutely deadly week: Today 48.5C in South Australia,47.2 New South Wales, 45.3 Queensland,45.0 Victoria ‼️We might expect 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS >46C in New South Wales and we can't rule out 50C. A HELL
- Our latest paper on Golden Eagle research in Scotland, using DNA from moulted feathers to assess apparent survival in territorial adults. As ever, data collection from Scottish Raptor Study Group @scottishraptorsg.bsky.social was vital. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #RaptorResearch
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