British Farmland Birds of Prey Initiative

Surveying a fabulous woodland for Tawny Owl boxes this morning. Such a brilliant habitat!

As jets thunder above, enjoy the beauty of a pair of Red Kites, demonstrating the fact that spring is here. Look out for the flashes of white when the sun catches their underwings! Such beautiful birds.

Beautiful Blakeney today. A touch of serenity.

This is a criminal offence. Why are the water executives not in prison for doing it repeatedly? Weak Govetnment and a weak judiciary.

"Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry." And that is the bit that terrorises government, the ostrich like refusal to deal with reality, the abused victim, Stockholm syndrome like obsession with not doing anything that might upset the bond markets, the inability to face up to the truth it's time we take the water industry back into public ownership. theguardian.com/environment/20…

@davidswann1 Wow!

Goldfinch.

Just as we were leaving @NorfolkWT Holme reserve, we spotted a Barn Owl hunting the marsh alongside the drive in. It’s distant - but so lovely to see.

@LBFlyawayhome This is so lovely!

Before it was all on our phones “If we want to know if it is going to rain or whether the rain is likely to stop, we look up at the clouds” Artist: Robert Ayton The Weather (1962)

Norfolk reeds this afternoon on New Year’s Eve. Happy New Year!

@acorncarver @Natures_Voice @itvanglia Brilliant!

I know X will ruin it, but the Starlings put on a good display today, estimate of 250,000+ @Natures_Voice @itvanglia

Always worth a repost.

@BirdGuides Terrible news.

Sweden has declared Snowy Owl nationally extinct, marking the first official loss of a bird species in the country for two decades: bit.ly/3L4TkBl

Just in case any members of the @Hawkandowluk are travelling to London for the AGM today, you may want to ask the Trustees and CEO about the court case in the summer and ask if they have changed their policies. The judge said, ‘It was clear that Mr Blumfield (the CEO) was aiming to ultimately remove Mr Middleton from the business. Dr McCulloch (the Chairman) had also formed the view, influenced by Mr Blumfield, that Mr Middleton must go. He wrote of needing to get the Board, “behind the direction of travel”.’ These are the same men who wrote in an email that they didn’t want Mr Middleton to ‘smell a rat’ when plotting to remove him. It would be interesting to ask the Trustees why they endorsed and backed this behaviour? If you want to read more background. It’s below. wp.me/pdagBC-dX

Massive decline in Cairngorms National Park Peregrine population linked to intensive grouse moor management. Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority, copy of the new report, & commentary from me ⬇️⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/30/mas…

This is so true

@DeckhandAuthor @EnglishHeritage Mistakes can easily creep in when catalogues are produced working on early 19th c docs. Taxonomic classification has changed since the first catalogue was produced and birds of prey can be tricky to id.

@Bfbirdsofprey @EnglishHeritage That is curious. They don't know what is in their collection?

At the beautiful @EnglishHeritage Audley End House, helping identify birds of prey in their taxidermy collection.

For all my dear Twitter pals who are stuck indoors today, come and walk with me on Holkham beach this afternoon. It feels more like September than November! The air is warm and the sky a clear, bright blue. It’s a beautiful Norfolk day.

A hide with a view. Late afternoon at Holkham.

"Volunteers cleaning up the pellets at Camber Sands have described it as "the worst single incident" they have encountered." I'm going to be down on the south coast this weekend. Perhaps the minister responsible Emma Hardy might like to join me at Camber Sands on Saturday morning to help with the clean up, we can discuss how best to reprimand Southern Water instead of patting them on the head like some naughty little school boy? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…