Dawn Balmer

debalmer.bsky.social

18 October 2026 11:56

Beautiful morning at Porthgwarra 0730-1100 Woodlark 17 Skylark 113 Chaffinch 543 Meadow Pipit 40 Rock/Water Pipit 1 Stock Dove 1265 Woodpigeon 432 Fieldfare 5 Redwing 4 Song Thrush 4 Blackbird 2 Brambling 5 Alba wagtail 32 Linnet 80 Goldfinch 40 Siskin 1 Merlin 1 Turtle Dove 1 #BirdingCornwall

Amar

amarhss.bsky.social

17 October 2026 21:02

Dear Richard - appreciate you taking a look. I had another hard look, read more & consulted colleagues. The beak & crown features do not match a Pale-legged Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes). Neither did the behaviour I saw.

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology

btobirds.bsky.social

15 October 2026 12:08

1/ Nature is in peril. Drastic declines and specialist species struggling is what the Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data & published by Defra, show. Here’s what we know ⬇️ The All Bird Species Index shows 19% declines in the UK since 1970. This comprises 132 species. 📉 #Ornithology

Inês Silva

ecoisilva.bsky.social

13 October 2026 18:42

🐸 New project! We're tracking how IUCN status changes through time across Europe's amphibians & reptiles—and what may drive those shifts. A preregistered, open-science look beyond the Red List snapshot. 🌍📈 Manuscript coming soon! #HerpStatusEurope #Biodiversity #Naturschutz #Βιοποικιλότητα 🐍🦎 #IUCN

The Guardian

theguardian.com

13 October 2026 18:28

‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record