Dominic Mitchell

Ornithologist | Consultant | Editor-in-Chief @BirdLife_News | @CornellBirds & @Team_eBird reviewer | Founder, Birdwatch magazine | Author | Tour leader

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

@StephenMoss_TV Great pic! Happy birthday - hope you had a fun day with the family

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

Sign this petition to ban lead and protect wildlife and habitats! https://t.co/5JnyLiwQHg

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

After Yala, where mammals competed for our attention, our epic #srilanka tour ended at Sinharaja. There were so many highlights, especially Sri Lanka Spurfowl, nesting Sri Lanka Frogmouth and roosting Serendib Scops Owl. What. A. Place! #travel #SriLanka2025 #sustainabletourism

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

On a forested hill at Belihuloya, Treehouse Chalets is off the beaten track in #srilanka. It's home to Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Sri Lankan Shama, Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo & the stunning Indian Pitta (pictured), with mammals including Indian Giant Flying Squirrel & Toque Macaque

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

Next up in #srilanka with @Jetwing_Eco was Horton Plains NP, home to sought-after endemics such as Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush, Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka Bush Warbler and (no pic) Sri Lanka Thrush #srilankatourism #travel #SriLanka2025 #visitsrilanka2025 #sustainabletourism

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

From Colombo, our #srilanka trip with @Jetwing_Eco headed east, adding Tickell's Blue Flycatcher and more in the grounds of Moksha @ Kitulgala, then onto Nuwara Eliya, where the many highlights included Forest Wagtail, Kashmir Flycatcher and Brown Shrike
@srilankatourism

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

Great to be working with @Jetwing_Eco on my return to #srilanka, endemic bird hotspot & all-round spectacular destination. The fun begins in Colombo with the endemic Red-backed Flameback, Red-wattled Lapwing, Indian Paradise-Flycatcher & a monster Water Monitor! @srilankatourism

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

WEBINAR: Per Alström on Integrative taxonomy - Birds of the World https://t.co/HdB4wiFScX

[Global Birdfair @GlobalBirdfair]

🦆 Global Birdfair
🎟️ Ticket Sales NOW OPEN
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🗓️ 11, 12 & 13 July 2025
📍 Lyndon Top, Rutland U.K. LE15 8RN
😃 Everyone Welcome
🌳 Join in our Festival of Nature
🕊️ Support our conservation project
🌊 Safeguarding Ocean Species
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[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

@SueBryan2 Great pics Sue!

[Global Birdfair @GlobalBirdfair]

Global Birdfair 2025

TOMORROW - WATCH OUT!

🎟️Ticket Sales Open
https://t.co/kr8cgUnDls

🎪Exhibitor bookings link will be sent
to all those we can accommodate so far

We will add information on the website when we have confirmation of exhibitors, lectures, workshops & events

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

@Trumpete Hi Pete, access is strictly by permit only - via the Thames Water office at Walthamstow Wetlands 👍

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

Watching any diver in #London is a treat, but to see Black-throated and Great Northern Divers together just metres away today was a unique experience.

Keeping a low profile at KGV Reservoir allowed these birds to approach and feed without disturbance 🙏

#londonbirds

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

The last outing of 2024 produced a pair of Firecrests on my Alexandra Park patch here in inner #London. No camera with me today, so here's one I photographed previously, also in the park. Happy New Year to family, friends and fellow birders everywhere!

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year with these Snow Pigeons from north-east India, photographed in March. Have a good one!

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

One of a kind? My guest blog for 10,000 Birds: https://t.co/OZvYRJqWTR

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

The latest issue of our magazine, with stories on Philippine Eagle, Cerulean Warbler, the Wadden Sea, marine flyways and much more, is currently free to access!

Please share far and wide to support BirdLife’s vital conservation work 🙏

[BirdLife International @BirdLife_News]

No time to waste, get your exclusive offer! 🎉

For only 12 days, starting today 13th December until the end of 25th December, you can access the digital edition of our most recent BirdLife Magazine for FREE! 🙌

From bird news to incredible feature stories and photography, immerse yourself in our latest October-December issue highlighting birds, nature and people.📖🦅

Access your free copy here 👉https://t.co/xwBaHiRaVn

Share with your friends and family! 🤝

#BirdLifeInternational #BirdLifeMagazine #NatureMagazine #BirdMagazine

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

"Driven grouse shooting is bad for people, wildlife and the environment" - exactly why I have signed the latest petition from @WildJustice_org

It's already at 9,425 signatures IN ONE DAY - let's push it all the way to 100,00 for a debate in Parliament

https://t.co/AyJw3aJKqP

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

Incredibly alarming news about some of the world's well-known shorebirds - we'll be publishing more on what's happening to these and other species flagged up in the latest @IUCN #RedList in the next issue of BirdLife magazine, available to supporters and partners in December

[BirdLife International @BirdLife_News]

🚨Red List Update🚨

Migratory shorebird populations are plummeting globally. ⚠️ 📉

16 species have been reclassified to higher threat categories, with potential causes including habitat loss and degradation, disturbance, hunting and climate change. 🌊

🌎 Travelling the world on migration routes called flyways, shorebirds are a familiar sight worldwide.

Protecting shorebirds is vital for all of us. 💚 The places migratory birds stop and rest on their long journeys are important for millions of people.

CBD COP16 is the moment to galvanise action to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. 🤝

Nature loss can be reversed but extinctions cannot.❌

Read more here 👉 https://t.co/FtBARsZzRp

#COP16Colombia #BirdLifeInternational #BirdLifeFlyways #RedList #HabitatLoss #Shorebirds #ClimateChange #Extinction #Conservation

[Dominic Mitchell @birdingetc]

It's a privilege to edit @BirdLife magazine, commission writers such as @JLowenWildlife & @Callahanbirder, and work with @tophsands, @martinBirdLife & others to spread the word about our vital work.

There are many ways you can support @BirdLife_News too: https://t.co/W9hzqEQAji

[James Lowen @JLowenWildlife]

Across the world, the @BirdLife_News partnership is saving key sites from manifold threats. My feature for the Oct-Dec issue of BirdLife magazine, edited by @birdingetc, celebrates important recent success stories - and some imperilled places where vital work remains in train.