Glas 168 - the contents this month
Luis’ Patagonian birds - the red-backed hawk
Correcting the ship’s compass
Monthly magical moments
A notable temperature inversion
The Tonga eruption from Waunfawr
The shaving horse
Ice on Llyn Cwm Orthin
Votive offerings in Rhoscolyn
….. and much more
Every month we will be providing maps and information about poorly recorded monads in North Wales to encourage recorders to get out to locations with few or zero records. Go to the library section of the website to access previous Monad of the Months.
The Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN) will establish a framework for tackling invasive species across Wales. We will develop linkages between stakeholders who are taking action on invasive species, with existing projects such as the Our River Wellbeing project on the river Dee and Local Action Groups in Wales. Local Action Groups focus on reducing the risks and impacts of invasive species in their local area, for example through direct management.
WaREN will also increase public engagement to raise awareness of invasive species through effective science communication and sharing best practice.
Project & IT Support Officer
North Wales Wildlife Trust - Bangor office, Bangor, Gwynedd
Office space available at NWWT's Bangor Office, but with considerable flexibility re. home-working (probable short-term requirement)
£21,268-£22,169 FTE (see advert for full details)
Closing date: Monday 10 January 2022
Could you help ensure that all IT and related document management/storage processes are well-managed for both the Stand for Nature Wales project and the Wildlife Trust as a whole?
Aberduna Office & INNS Administrator
NWWT East office, Maeshafn, Denbigshire
£16,764-£17,422
Closing date: Monday 10 January 2022
Could you help ensure the smooth running of the Wildlife Trust’s Aberduna office, and provide administrative support to NWWTs invasive non-native species (INNS) projects?
Rooks are in trouble and need help. They have been moved from Green to Amber in the recently published Birds of Conservation Concern 5 and are classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN European Red List. Here in Wales, they appear to be in more trouble than elsewhere. The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) index for Wales fell by 58% during 1995–2018, accelerating after 2010, and our rate of decline is considerably greater than in any other UK nation.
To try and establish why the decline has been so rapid here; to map out in greater detail the distribution of Rook and to create a robust breeding population estimate in Wales, the Welsh Ornithological Society (WOS) is running a breeding Rook Survey during the springs of 2022/2023. It will be a tetrad (2km x 2km) based survey and, across Wales, a total of 563 tetrads will need to be surveyed as a minimum.
Biodiversity Officer Temporary (until March 2023) - Ref: 21-515
Directorate: Environment Department (Planning, Public Protection, Transport and Countryside)
Service: Environment
Closing date: 10:00 am Thursday 13/01/2022
Salary: £24,982 - £27,041
Every month we will be providing maps and information about poorly recorded monads in North Wales to encourage recorders to get out to locations with few or zero records. Go to the library section of the website to access previous Monad of the Months.
Communal sheep folds: Buarth Fro Wen (image: Nigel Beidas)
Luis’ Patagonian birds: the diucon
A fine tope near Llanystymdwy
Ballooning money spiders at Cors Erddreiniog
An Anglesey Aurora and some historic Welsh northern lights
More about bird-decorated clocks
Sort and long term erodion in southern Llyn
Fungi galore in Fairyland
Waunfawr herbalists
Common darter - how late is ‘late’?
Quotes from the quagmire
Darwin’s pink snow on the increase
Erosion in Llandudno