Roly Pitts

After early retirement in 2014 I now spend my days travelling, enjoying/photographing wildlife and deploring mankind's destruction of nature and the environment

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

I set up this account to gather & exchange information on wildlife & conservation at a time when the world was a better place. I've set up a new account @RolyOtherStuff for the (mostly) unpleasant things going on at home & abroad. This account should become a nicer place again.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

King Charles who loves killing foxes, birds, and badgers has been made Patron of the RSPCA.

King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.

RT if the RSPCA should remove him.

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

@martinglester Its only the 2nd one that I've seen in Hants. I thought they'd be easy to see with the proximity to the Isle of Widget where they were released but in fact they are much more visible in Dorset, especially around Poole Harbour.

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

White-tailed Eagle over Ibsley Water, Blashford Lakes this afternoon caused a kerfuffle with the wildfowl & waders. Earlier a Marsh Harrier caused some disturbance, often hovering low over clear water, maybe interested in fish rather than birds 🤔 #Hantsbirding

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

@StephenMoss_TV @MarkAvery @BirdwatchExtra @GlobalBirdfair You're asking me for advice 😄. That's way above my pay grade. I usually take photos with my phone and keep trying until I get one that is legible. But you are still at the mercy of the X image-mangling algorithm 🤷‍♂️.

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

@NarwhalSh BBC News - Rare Steve phenomenon and Northern Lights dazzle in UK skies
https://t.co/E0Spv3VWru

Has Marie captured Rare Steve 🤔😊?

[Alex Lees @Alexander_Lees]

11-36 million migrant birds hunted in the Mediterranean annually
https://t.co/1FLQvo4aZh

[Dorset Bird Club @DorsetBirdClub]

Hey folks – the Club is run entirely by volunteers. We need new people to keep it alive and kicking! Our many followers on social media clearly value it. Membership's great value at £20 a year, but it’s not just your money we’re after – we need your unique input and contribution.

[Dr Phil Saunders 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🌈 @beardybirder]

Does anyone fancy joining our lovely team at an ethical, employee-owned, ecological consultancy in Dorset? We're currently looking for a Senior Ecologist - please do circulate to anyone you think may be interested https://t.co/9Fyfyj3j97

[Scott Usher @SStanpit]

😃If you’re a member of CHOG you should soon be receiving the latest copy of the 2023 BoCH report. 😬
A big thank you to everyone that has contributed towards the production of the report and thank you to the amazing photographers who have allowed me to use their images for the publication 😘👌

If your not a member of CHOG you can still purchase a copy or join to receive you’re free copy.
Binoculars not included 😂
To join follow the link here ⬇️⬇️

https://t.co/lxANbEVdkM

@CHOG_birds @DorsetBirdClub @SightingDOR @DorsetWildlife

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

@Seb_Elwood @LivElwood23 I notice that you don't mention seeing or hearing a Turtle Dove. I've been up twice to try to see one and not a sniff. I know they have been heard but it doesn't bode well. Hopefully your work at Wild Woodbury will attract them 😊. Good to see the orchids!

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

A nuthatch feeding young at a splendidly plastered nest hole and Great Spotted Woodpecker likewise at a finely chiselled nest hole. White Sheet Plantation today. @DorsetBirdClub

[Raptor Persecution UK @RaptorPersUK]

Case discontinued against Ruabon Moor gamekeeper Stuart Hart who was alleged to have used a trap to kill or take a wild bird (a goshawk).

Details ⬇️

https://t.co/COK8kcNl4e

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

In meadows alongside the Castleman Trailway at Ringwood this pigeon seemed to be thinking 🤔:

My stomping ground has been flooded since October. It never stops raining 🌧🌧. I'm surrounded by ducks and geese. I'd better learn to swim 🏊‍♂️.

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

@UKTwitcher @ianballam @HOSbirding @HantsIWWildlife The one I missed because I'd left the hide 5 mins earlier then when I returned to the hide you were on the phone talking about it 😭.

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

@IanDenton12 He was also very interesting recently on the @RestIsPolitics 'Leading' podcast with @RoryStewartUK and @campbellclaret.

[Roly Pitts @RolyWildlife]

@wawlee Now that's the kind of bird I approve of. One that holds up a green flag 🟩 to help birders locate it 😊. Please ask it to hang around another day as I would dearly like to come and pay homage to it🤞

[BirdGuides @BirdGuides]

The English south coast's last Puffin population is on the brink, with no successful breeding at the Dorset site for a decade: https://t.co/NY0qdRQIZY

[Chet Cunago @ChetCunago]

No matter how well behaved, & how little risk your dog actually poses, to a ground nesting bird, your dog is a WOLF. A predator it has evolved to fear.
Adults often abandon nests, & chicks flee in terror, leaving them cold and vulnerable.
🙏 Keep your pooch on a short lead