Lara Nouri

Well this happened... 😱 I can now officially say I've shared a screen with David Attenborough 🤯 All credit to the amazing team at Knepp Estate carrying out this vital ongoing work, which we had the opportunity to support. #WonderOfSong

Mount Kinabalu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mountain holds deep cultural significance for the indigenous Kadazan-Dusun people, who consider it sacred. Its name is believed to have come from "Aki Nabalu," or "revered place of the dead."

The route up is 8.7km, with an overnight stop at Laban Rata Resthouse at 3,270m, where the second day of climbing started at 2:30am ⏰ The journey took us through lush rainforest, mystical cloud forests & rugged alpine landscapes, all the way to the granite crown of Low's Peak.

Mount Kinabalu ⛰️ We conquered the mountain 🙌🏼 It's both the tallest mountain in Malaysia & Borneo, towering at 4,095m. The climb is gruelling & breathtaking, with an elevation gain of 2,229m from the Timpohon Gate starting point to the summit.

By day, the island is awash with screaming gulls & Puffins buzzing around with sand eels for their 'pufflings'. By night, it comes alive with the eerie shrieks & cackles of Shearwaters returning to their burrows under the cover of darkness, trying to avoid predation. 👀

The Obs is the oldest in Britain, first established in 1933 by Ronald Lockley. His extensive research and publications brought international attention to Skokholm, highlighting its importance as a site for ornithological study.

It's not long since I returned from a weekend amongst the seabirds of Skokholm Island 🌊 It is home to approximately: 🌙 90,000 Manx Shearwater 🐟 12,000 Puffins ⛈ 5,000 Storm Petrels The Obs runs studies on all 3 of these majestic species. I was lucky to play a small part! ✨

The benefits of home grooming your Poodle... ✂️ You get to offer the local Jackdaws nesting material 🪺

From our workshops that test out the two tone tune to officers deploying to jobs, this little fella has been sat patiently observing the noise to recreate it! 🐦‍⬛

First Cuckoo Flower (2 days ago) with Eider more interested in the birds than botany 🐩👀

@JenOrpinPainter It collapsed and killed four workmen (injuring others) during construction, narrowly missing crushing houses below. Didn't know this until after my visit to Pembroke Ferry! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

@lonouri I haven’t. But now I’m curious about its dark history. 🤔

@JenOrpinPainter Have you ever painted the Cleddau Bridge? A strange one with a bit of a dark history.

First Willow Warbler song of the year, in the garden! ✨

@NaturNaomi @Jannerbirder We've since seen another Blackbird pair collecting worms! Seems a few of them have started early ⚡

@lonouri @Jannerbirder Woah! Really getting on with it!

First ringed nest of 2024. The best time of the year is here! 💚🪺 3 Blackbirds at FS, they must've been nest building mid February!

Eider is quickly making her way through the species kill list 💀🐦 #greatnorthendiver

The Build for Birds Live Lesson from @thedaytweets and @LEGO_Group will be streaming from #WWTLondon on Tues 23rd Jan. Led by @lonouri, it will include a tour of our Wetland Centre - all from the comfort of your classroom! Register here: theday.co.uk/build-the-chan…

River rewiggling - a nerdy wet day update If you hate this kind of thing you’ll hate this - go dredging instead This is a little upland floodplain on a very wet day - doing what floodplains are meant to do - flood

Join the Build for Birds Live Lesson on 23rd Jan, inspiring young minds to make a positive impact on birds & nature 🌿🐦 Explore sustainability with engaging activities supported by @thedaytweets & @LEGO_Group 🌎 Sign up for free: theday.co.uk/build-the-chan… #BuildTheChange

@Julesk23 I'm surprised this fake story still gets circulated. Sadly the waxwings are dead after a likely collision: reddit.com/r/birding/s/Hh…

Completely irresponsible waxwing birds 🐦🐦🐦 tend to eat fermented fruit and then lie drunk on the sidewalks. Wise passers-by collect them and put them in a safe place until they sober up.

@jennylinford @IMcMillan "Be sure to leave your mark on the world, however small"

@lonouri @IMcMillan I love this!

@IMcMillan Yellow line and yellow leaves.