2 Great Bustards from a group of 9 that were in the fields opposite Stonehenge a few years ago #birdphotography #p1000 #greatbustard #wiltshirebirds
September 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
2 Great Bustards from a group of 9 that were in the fields opposite Stonehenge a few years ago #birdphotography #p1000 #greatbustard #wiltshirebirds
🎥 VIDEO OF THE DAY: Bustard a move! 💃🪶
When it's time to impress, the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) doesn't hold back.
📍 Video recorded at Hides Campo de Montiel, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain by @josep_del_hoyo
#GreatBustard #OtisTarda #BirdBehavior #BirdVideo #Spain #LynxNatureBooks
When it's time to impress, the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) doesn't hold back.
📍 Video recorded at Hides Campo de Montiel, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain by @josep_del_hoyo
#GreatBustard #OtisTarda #BirdBehavior #BirdVideo #Spain #LynxNatureBooks
August 17, 2026 at 7:45 AM
🎥 VIDEO OF THE DAY: Bustard a move! 💃🪶
When it's time to impress, the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) doesn't hold back.
📍 Video recorded at Hides Campo de Montiel, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain by @josep_del_hoyo
#GreatBustard #OtisTarda #BirdBehavior #BirdVideo #Spain #LynxNatureBooks
When it's time to impress, the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) doesn't hold back.
📍 Video recorded at Hides Campo de Montiel, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain by @josep_del_hoyo
#GreatBustard #OtisTarda #BirdBehavior #BirdVideo #Spain #LynxNatureBooks
My 3rd and 4th favorite bird sightings of the year! The #GreatBustard and the #Kea
#EastCoastKin #🪶 #birds #birdwatching #nature
#wildlife #bird #newzealand #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #spain #naturelovers #birdwatchers
#birdlovers #birdlife #photography
#EastCoastKin #🪶 #birds #birdwatching #nature
#wildlife #bird #newzealand #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #spain #naturelovers #birdwatchers
#birdlovers #birdlife #photography
December 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My 3rd and 4th favorite bird sightings of the year! The #GreatBustard and the #Kea
#EastCoastKin #🪶 #birds #birdwatching #nature
#wildlife #bird #newzealand #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #spain #naturelovers #birdwatchers
#birdlovers #birdlife #photography
#EastCoastKin #🪶 #birds #birdwatching #nature
#wildlife #bird #newzealand #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #spain #naturelovers #birdwatchers
#birdlovers #birdlife #photography
At an enjoyable #BigChalkConversation in Cambridge, for @thebaytrust.bsky.social, today. Offbeat highlights included finding someone who knew of @danthompson33.bsky.social
and an ex @rspb.bsky.social officer that had aided work in #GreatBustard reintroduction on #SalisburyPlain. www.big-chalk.org
and an ex @rspb.bsky.social officer that had aided work in #GreatBustard reintroduction on #SalisburyPlain. www.big-chalk.org
www.big-chalk.org
June 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
At an enjoyable #BigChalkConversation in Cambridge, for @thebaytrust.bsky.social, today. Offbeat highlights included finding someone who knew of @danthompson33.bsky.social
and an ex @rspb.bsky.social officer that had aided work in #GreatBustard reintroduction on #SalisburyPlain. www.big-chalk.org
and an ex @rspb.bsky.social officer that had aided work in #GreatBustard reintroduction on #SalisburyPlain. www.big-chalk.org
Some avian tones to this week’s blog by @danthompson33.bsky.social - he covers #chickens & #turtledoves (only a few days after my first encounter with a #GreatBustard); also a plug for #biochar work by us at @thebaytrust.bsky.social and that he’s in the new @bernadetterussell.bsky.social book…
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April 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Some avian tones to this week’s blog by @danthompson33.bsky.social - he covers #chickens & #turtledoves (only a few days after my first encounter with a #GreatBustard); also a plug for #biochar work by us at @thebaytrust.bsky.social and that he’s in the new @bernadetterussell.bsky.social book…
Went to see an amazing project greatbustard.org . One man’s vision of saving the Great Bustard in the U.K. We were so excited to stumble across this, having seen them in Extremadura earlier this year and with such incredible views of the Lek! #birds #greatbustard #ukwildlife
June 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Went to see an amazing project greatbustard.org . One man’s vision of saving the Great Bustard in the U.K. We were so excited to stumble across this, having seen them in Extremadura earlier this year and with such incredible views of the Lek! #birds #greatbustard #ukwildlife
Whilst working locally the opportunity for a lunchtime break to see the Oxfordshire Great Bustard just couldn't be resisted...what a beast! #greatbustard @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @bustardgroup
December 1, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Whilst working locally the opportunity for a lunchtime break to see the Oxfordshire Great Bustard just couldn't be resisted...what a beast! #greatbustard @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @bustardgroup
Yesterday's Great Bustard in Oxfordshire...what a bird! #greatbustard @bustardgroup @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK
December 1, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Yesterday's Great Bustard in Oxfordshire...what a bird! #greatbustard @bustardgroup @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK
A weekend in #bratislava. Good food. Nice people. AND the #GreatBustard! A lifer for me. Better pics to follow 😊
#birds
#birds
October 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A weekend in #bratislava. Good food. Nice people. AND the #GreatBustard! A lifer for me. Better pics to follow 😊
#birds
#birds
More than 500 #bird species could vanish, as researchers call for urgent “special recovery programmes” such as captive breeding and habitat restoration to rescue species incl the #puffin #turtledove and #greatbustard www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ClimateEmergency #ActOnClimate
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
More than 500 #bird species could vanish, as researchers call for urgent “special recovery programmes” such as captive breeding and habitat restoration to rescue species incl the #puffin #turtledove and #greatbustard www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ClimateEmergency #ActOnClimate
Great Bustard (Otis tarda): 105cm (3ft 5in). This was once common, particularly in Hungary, but owing to hunting & the intensification of agriculture, numbers reduced. This was also common in other countries like Romania and Russia. Superb photo taken by Bruno Maia in Hungary. #greatbustard #hungary
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Great Bustard (Otis tarda): 105cm (3ft 5in). This was once common, particularly in Hungary, but owing to hunting & the intensification of agriculture, numbers reduced. This was also common in other countries like Romania and Russia. Superb photo taken by Bruno Maia in Hungary. #greatbustard #hungary
Endangered Great Bustard Named Tajikistan’s Bird of the Year timesca.com/endangered-g... #GreatBustard #BirdOfTheYear #Tajikistan #EndangeredSpecies #Eurasia #CentralAsia
Endangered Great Bustard Named Tajikistan's Bird of the Year - The Times Of Central Asia
The great bustard, also known as the red-breasted bustard, has been named the bird of the year for 2025 in Tajikistan. The decision, announced on December 11,
timesca.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Endangered Great Bustard Named Tajikistan’s Bird of the Year timesca.com/endangered-g... #GreatBustard #BirdOfTheYear #Tajikistan #EndangeredSpecies #Eurasia #CentralAsia
Stonehenge: came for the monoliths, stayed for the Great Bustard!
A formerly extinct species in Britain, this bird is from the free-roaming population on Salisbury Plain that's been established from a successful reintroduction programme.
#Stonehenge #GreatBustard #birds #biodiversity #wildlife
A formerly extinct species in Britain, this bird is from the free-roaming population on Salisbury Plain that's been established from a successful reintroduction programme.
#Stonehenge #GreatBustard #birds #biodiversity #wildlife
April 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Stonehenge: came for the monoliths, stayed for the Great Bustard!
A formerly extinct species in Britain, this bird is from the free-roaming population on Salisbury Plain that's been established from a successful reintroduction programme.
#Stonehenge #GreatBustard #birds #biodiversity #wildlife
A formerly extinct species in Britain, this bird is from the free-roaming population on Salisbury Plain that's been established from a successful reintroduction programme.
#Stonehenge #GreatBustard #birds #biodiversity #wildlife
October 16, 2023 at 3:27 PM
A challenging day's birding on Salisbury Plain today; the hottest day of the year brought haze., nonetheless good views of Great Bustard, Corn Bunting & Stone-curlew always good. Mr @exebirder.bsky.social was good company too.
#UKBirding #Birds #wildlife #nature #GreatBustard
youtu.be/HS_12KpWZ2w
#UKBirding #Birds #wildlife #nature #GreatBustard
youtu.be/HS_12KpWZ2w
Who is rattling their keys? Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra), RSPB Winterbourne Downs, Wiltshire.
YouTube video by thesetter
youtu.be
May 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A challenging day's birding on Salisbury Plain today; the hottest day of the year brought haze., nonetheless good views of Great Bustard, Corn Bunting & Stone-curlew always good. Mr @exebirder.bsky.social was good company too.
#UKBirding #Birds #wildlife #nature #GreatBustard
youtu.be/HS_12KpWZ2w
#UKBirding #Birds #wildlife #nature #GreatBustard
youtu.be/HS_12KpWZ2w
#banknotes I formally announce my support to putting the #GreatBustard on a new British bank notes. 😉 greatbustard.org #BankOfEngland
Great Bustard Group
greatbustard.org
March 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
#banknotes I formally announce my support to putting the #GreatBustard on a new British bank notes. 😉 greatbustard.org #BankOfEngland
A few days after crossing Salisbury Plain (and I saw a #GreatBustard, c.20 years on from knowing folk trying to reintroduce them!) #UFOCentral / #WarminsterCommunityRadio / @darktrain.bsky.social are playing a new piece from me - the recipe for a chalk shelter in Kent, with a #Catalan topping… :-)
It’s FIGGY HOBBIN numéro neuf!
With recipes from Voltage Poetry Project (@voltagepoetry.bsky.social) and Peter Dong-Style Le Dong.
Shipping out from UFO Central [Warminster Community Radio] at 2200 BST on Moonday evening. ❤️🌱🍄🌿
With recipes from Voltage Poetry Project (@voltagepoetry.bsky.social) and Peter Dong-Style Le Dong.
Shipping out from UFO Central [Warminster Community Radio] at 2200 BST on Moonday evening. ❤️🌱🍄🌿
March 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A few days after crossing Salisbury Plain (and I saw a #GreatBustard, c.20 years on from knowing folk trying to reintroduce them!) #UFOCentral / #WarminsterCommunityRadio / @darktrain.bsky.social are playing a new piece from me - the recipe for a chalk shelter in Kent, with a #Catalan topping… :-)