Connor Proudfoot

Studying Behavioural Ecology at Utrecht University

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@BeidaiheBirder @LandRbirds Stunning shots 🤩

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@BeidaiheBirder Oh my goodness, that’s insane! 😳

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@BeidaiheBirder Incredible stuff!

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@BeidaiheBirder @LROSbirds Brilliant to hear! Especially having whinchat on the patch, always special. Did you get any photos?!

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@BeidaiheBirder Couldn’t agree more! Now just need the swifts to join the party! 😂

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A couple of spring specialties here this morning. Today started off with a stunning male Wheatear followed by a fleeting glimpse of Ring Ouzel.
Two firsts for the year!
#BirdsSeenIn2023 #BirdTwitter #vogels

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A Chiffchaff with a Spanish accent.
Brilliant to catch this little Iberian Chiffchaff near home today, certainly a treat and life tick!
Also plenty of Willow Warbler around.
#BirdsSeenIn2023 #BirdTwitter #vogels

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@BeidaiheBirder @LROSbirds Brilliant Mark, I’m a little bit jealous. I seem to have missed their arrival by just a week!

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@BeidaiheBirder @LROSbirds I went there yesterday, tried to find the willow warbler but no luck. I did get two female goosander though.

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Brilliant walk in Aylestone Meadows this morning, finally got a chance to come back! 41 bird species, including a pair of Green Woodpeckers, beautiful Cormorants, endless birdsong and 2 very shy female Goosanders!!

[Joel Ashton 🍃🌳🍃 @_JoelAshton]

This poor kid (Enviro Kid) donated his BIRTHDAY MONEY so more #trees could be planted at his local Net Park, only to find that @DurhamCouncil are decimating his local patch! @DurhamCouncil what justification do you have and what an example to set! 😡 Please share & help him👇

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@BeidaiheBirder @PatchBirding Completely agree! One of my favourites, always so special to see 😁

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A very well-written thread clearly explaining the conflict between animal welfare and conservation. More people have to read this! 👇

[Alex Lees @Alexander_Lees]

Prioritising individual animal welfare can clash with conserving whole species and can risk negative outcomes for biodiversity conservation. An open letter to animal rights folks. Thread 👇

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@BeidaiheBirder Really should be doing better. So used to woodcock and snipe being mislabeled by hunters, but not a national trust doing something like this 😔 The rot is deeper than I realised if these guys are also getting it wrong

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@acorncarver @RSPBTitchwell @Natures_Voice What a bird, excellent photos!

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@BeidaiheBirder Please tell me this is a joke 🤦‍♂️

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@BeidaiheBirder @georgecmcgavin It is sad. I’ve now been in England for 3 years; I sometimes cannot believe how filthy and disrespected nature is in this country! Badger baiting, fox hunting, BBQs etc. Especially when I compare it to my home in The Netherlands! Heartbreaking 😔 (No offense 🤷‍♂️ )

[Benjamin Fallow @BenjaminFallow]

By Benji, painted Age 7 💚
‘This is how a #river can be if people don’t pollute it. Full of #animals, #trees, #flowers and #insects .We’re part of #nature too, and we can’t survive without it.’ ✋Stop polluting our rivers and #seas, with sewage 💔 #saveourrivers @Feargal_Sharkey

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@BeidaiheBirder Honestly just no words. Really hope these people get caught. I’m worried about the impact this’ll have on the local biodiversity. How much of the bushes and reeds were burned?