Georgecuckoo

01/08/2026

Can I find the world's only alpine parrot in the mountains of New Zealand? 🦜⛰️

Find out in my latest video now up on my channel. Go check it out and if you like it, drop it a 👍 and consider subscribing.

Thanks you!

The Kea is an incredibly smart and unusual bird. The world's only a...

28/07/2026

Looe Island Nature Reserve 🦭 🏕

I had a wonderful time visiting Looe Island. Being surrounded by so much nature and wildlife is really special and I thoroughly enjoyed experiencing that peaceful and relaxed pace of island life 💚

If you'd like to visit, or even stay overnight, on this island nature reserve, you can book a trip via the Cornwall Wildlife Trust website.

27/07/2026

Never confuse these four bird species again 🐦

Here are all the key identification features to look and listen for when distinguishing between swifts, swallows, house martins and sand martins.

Hopefully this will help solidify the learnings from yesterday's video.

Any other bird species you struggle with? Let me know in the comments! 💭

26/07/2026

Identify these four easily confused birds 🐦

Swifts, swallows, house martins and sand martins all visit the UK for the spring and summer and although they are initially tricky to tell apart, they all have some unique features that you can look and listen out for!

Want to find out more? I've made a longer form video on my channel that you can go check out 🎥

Are there other species you struggle with? Let me know in the comments 💭

25/07/2026

Into the suburbs for another Five Bird Rush! 🏃‍♂️🔥

I got off to a flying start 🪽 but will it be enough tk beat my PB of 2.01 set at the local park?!

Have you given the a go yet? Let me know if you do!

17/07/2026

Red kite in Rutland 🪁

The only bird I photographed at this year's Global Bird Fair. And that's one more than last year.

17/07/2026

The Big Butterfly Count starts today!🦋

Get involved with the world's largest survey of butterflies from now until August 9th. Here's how:

1️⃣ Download the free app or ID chart from the Big Butterfly Count website 📱

2️⃣ Spend 15 minutes recording all the butterflies you see in your park, garden, school or wherever you want to get involved. Note all the species and the maximum number of each species you see at one time. 📝

3️⃣ Submit your results via the app or website 👏

Not only are butterflies beautiful, important pollinators and vital parts of the food chain, they are also biodiversity indicators because they are sensitive to, and respond quickly, to changes in their environment. By tracking and understanding butterflies, we can get a better understanding of whats happening on a wider landscape scale.

So get involved with this years and see what butterflies you discover 👀🦋💚

📸 Me and at

16/07/2026

Let down by today 🏵😠💔

A few days ago these verges were full of life. Bees, butterflies and beetles all enjoying these lovely yellow flowers. Two evenings ago, I watched so many moths here, more than i had ever seen in one patch visiting them, and now they are all gone.

Insects in the UK down 63% (BugLife) and 1 in 6 of all UK species are threatened with extinction. It is therefore so upsetting, so infuriating, to see our money being used by councils to continue the destruction of wildlife.

Why would Cornwall Council do this? (I can only assume, as I havent been able to get them on the phone today)

Ragwort is a native wildflower that supports around 200 species of pollinator. 30 species rely on ragowort alone. However, if it is ingested by livestock, such as horses, it can make them sick.

Normally horses will leave it alone as they are smart enough to avoid plants that make them unwell. If fields containing ragwort are cut for hay however, the animals can then unknowingly eat the plant. Therefore It is often pulled from agricultural land to stop it covering fields and prevent it getting included in the hay cut. Ok, fine I understand and, working in conservation, I have pulled my fair share of ragwort for this reason.

But this is an urban road verge in a town. They had no risk of being eaten or cut for hay. Are we really pulling up native wildflowers on the chance they might spread to horse paddocks? That seems nuts to me.

Shall we cut all long grass incase your dog gets a tick? Shall we squash all wasps incase your kid gets stung?

Am I going mad?😫

Cinnabar moths, whose caterpillars rely only on ragwort, have declined 71% in the last 25 years (habitas.org.uk)

14/07/2026

Global Bird Fair 2026 💚🐦

A brilliant few days in Rutland chatting and celebrating birds and their conservation. I've come away feeling very tired, a bit sunburnt but so very inspired. I didn't take many photos but here's a little selection from over the weekend.

It was great to see friends, make new ones and hear about the brilliant work thats going on all over to protect nature. Thank you to everyone who made the weekend so much fun!

Thank you to and for inviting me on the Introduction to Curlew Conservation panel 🧡 And thank you to for the much needed ice-cream while we were on the Curlew Action stall.

Shout out to for having me involved in the Nature Influencer panel with absolute legends and 📸

And thank you to for having me and on the to waffle about birds, photography, social media and comedy 🎤

And thanks to for such a positive and fun weekend 💚 To Tim and Penny and all the hard working volunteers, you did an amazing job. Thank you so much. I can't wait for next year 🕺

Oh yeah and it's coming home ⚽️🏆

12/07/2026

Into the woods for round 2 of the Five Bird Rush 🌳

A slow start but one absolutely fab appearance in today's five 👀🔥

Where should I try the next?