DEADLINE DAY for applications for some great seabird jobs with @birdwatchireland.bsky.social ! We're looking for wardens and surveyors for tern and cliff-nesting seabird colonies, plus a Seabird Conservation Officer working across all of these projects with me!
Details: share.google/AS4deAzk0KrQ...
Happy St Patrick’s Day from #Ireland where the only Irish snakes are in museum jars. These are escaped pets. Full story in the link #StPatricksDay www.museum.ie/en-ie/collec...
⏰ Don’t miss our Seabird Report Launch this month!
Come along to hear BirdWatch Ireland’s Senior Seabird Conservation Officer Brian Burke @bburke88.bsky.social talk about Little Tern #Conservation in Ireland
Registration closes 19th March! Book your free place 👇
bit.ly/NI-SeabirdReport-2025
Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life.
And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should
It's not too late to apply to be the recipient of the 2026 Steve Wing Memorial Bursary. Submissions can be sent to [email protected]. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 31st March 2026. See the BirdWatch Ireland website for further details. Visit birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/cap...
"Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters"
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Me, bleeding profusely from my balls: "Actually it's a herring gull"
www.suffolkgazette.com/seagull-rips...
The ONLY valid metric for assessing whether the government is addressing the homelessness crisis is whether the number of homeless people is falling.
The ONLY valid metric for assessing affordability of rents/houses is whether rents and house prices are falling.
They're not. They're getting worse
The 2025 Northern Ireland Seabird Report has now been published! Head to: www.bto.org/our-work/sci... to read about how Northern Ireland's breeding seabirds fared in 2025 #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @bto-ni.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
A trip to Albania reminded me how important the Birds and Habitats Directives are. Yes our habitats are in poor condition, yes 63% of wild bird species are in danger, but we have habitats we can restore. Without them we have no hope.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...