Rob Blackler

Birder, allotmenteer and cricket badger.

[WaxwingsUK @WaxwingsUK]

The arrival has begun! Quite a few areas have reported between 1 and 15 birds. They are: Shetland, Fife, Borders, Kings Lynn, Bridlington, Holme Dunes, Bedale, Balnakeil, Orkney, Spurn and Fair Isle. Detailed reports will start from tomorrow.

[Rob Blackler @RobBlackler]

Tory MPs dismiss critical RSPB campaign as ‘marketing strategy’.

Pathetic. https://t.co/MiIksZiyBG

[Rob Blackler @RobBlackler]

After a really rotten week, finding a hedgehog nest complete with sleepy hedgehog at the bottom of our garden has cheered me up no end. What’s the best way of submitting this record @WiltsMammalGp?

[Rob Blackler @RobBlackler]

@philespin @robblacker @Lincsbirding @rspb Fantastic to chat to you all. Really enjoyed the talk and will thoroughly enjoy my new copy of Birds of Lincolnshire.

[Lincsbirding @Lincsbirding]

Another great day @GlobalBirdfair thanks to @Chris2Grimshaw @andysims4049 @Thewryneck and Bill Sterling for their help today and the 80 attendees of @philespin’s talk. Great to see @RobBlackler @uxbridgewalrus @Bill_Sutherland @OwenBeaumont1 @AlexMasterman0 and many others

[Rob Blackler @RobBlackler]

In 2008 @Lincsbirding helped fund my volunteering with @BirdlifeOz at Gluepot Reserve in South Australia. Today, I absolutely credit this fantastic opportunity as having helped kickstart my career in conservation.

[Lincsbirding @Lincsbirding]

If there is any young person from Lincs under 25 who’d like cash support for any bird related research, conservation project or overseas trip please contact @philespin with a proposal and he will put it in front of the LBC committee for consideration.

[RareBirdAlertUK @RareBirdAlertUK]

BREAKING: Bee-eaters are breeding in Norfolk quarry

And even better @RSPBbirders and @NENBC_Info have set up a viewpoint so everyone can enjoy these wonderful birds.

Full details with directions here https://t.co/wmXvjWVhDI

[Natural England @NaturalEngland]

Lapwings, skylarks and yellowhammers are just some of England's bird species that next on the ground. Sadly, these nests are at risk of being trampled on.

You can help by sticking to paths and keeping your dog on a lead when out in the countryside. #RespectProtectEnjoy

[Rob Blackler @RobBlackler]

@GarryBagnell I'd be interested in joining the WhatsApp group if it's not too late!

[Rob Blackler @RobBlackler]

I’ve gone looking specifically for purple emperors half a dozen times in Wiltshire and always managed to miss them - so I was super excited (and reasonably surprised) when this one turned up in a lay-by in the Cotswolds the other weekend!

[Wiltshire and Swindon Biological Records Centre @WSBRC]

In Wiltshire we are lucky to still have good populations of farmland birds that have declined nationally. This incudes Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting and the fabulous Yellowhammer (pictured). This is only possible due to the hard work of farmers, land managers & conservationists.

[Robert Hawkes @Robert_W_Hawkes]

One of the fondest memories of my PhD was opportunity to track Stone-curlew, learn about their inconspicuous behaviors, and identify opportunities for their #conservation. Today, the results of this study were published

Blog https://t.co/5Rd7VyTmkU

Paper https://t.co/x73o4AKzKC

[Wilts Wildlife Trust @WiltsWildlife]

We are sad to report that livestock on our nature reserves are being disturbed by dogs on a daily basis.
Recently, seven dogs were running amongst our pregnant ewes at Coombe Bissett. At Devenish, the sheep are regularly spooked and distressed.
Please keep your dog on the lead!

[Julian Hoffman @JulianHoffman]

Here's the last, leafed branch of the Cubbington Pear being cut down a few minutes ago. One of England's largest wild pears and the country's tree of the year in 2015, its 250 years of living history, ecologies and attachments disgracefully destroyed in no time at all for #HS2

[Martin Harper @martinBirdLife]

The PM in his "build, build, build" speech has just said “The newt counting delays in our system are a massive drag on the productivity and the prosperity of this country”

It is a fundamental mistake to view species and environmental protections as a drag on our economy.

[Back from the Brink @NatureBftB]

An excellent video highlighting the need for diversity in birding, and the wider conservation sector in general

[Rob Blackler @RobBlackler]

Small elephant hawk-moth in the grass at Cherhill Down yesterday

[Rob Blackler @RobBlackler]

My first swallow of the spring over the garden this evening! ✌💚

[Rob Blackler @RobBlackler]

For anyone stuck for something to do whilst trapped indoors - the Salisbury Cathedral peregrine webcam is live!

[Guardian Environment @guardianeco]

Falcon drama at Salisbury Cathedral with a new egg and a lost bird https://t.co/gh1f36UMjv

[Guardian Environment @guardianeco]

Norfolk road report rewritten to remove warning of risk to bats https://t.co/BlrJIS9P9h