Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A good timely shout by Joe Cockram of two Great Egrets moving S in Druridge Bay this morning allowed me to get to a good vantage at N end of Newbiggin Moor to intercept them on a beautiful autumn morning. Some Pink-feet moving too, though just Wheatear and 8 Chiffchaffs to show for a longer walk. 070
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Gusting 45mph winds in Borrisdale this morning and I shit you not I had to slow down for a bloke with a leaf blower on the way out 🤯 060
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Nice gentle crossing from Ullapool to Stornoway this evening. Single ad Pom, nine Great Skuas and a dark morph Arctic plus 2 Sooty Shearwaters and 5 Storm Petrels the seabird highlights but 35-40 Common Dolphins stole the show. 040
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Another day, another Casp (hat trick for August). 0100
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Another day, another Casp.. and second shrike helpings. 0150
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Tidy late morning at Newbiggin munching blackberries, highlight was a brief 1w Red-backed Shrike along with supportive cast of two Whinchats, Spotted Flycatcher and Siskin. 0130
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Brilliant, brilliant find by Tariq Farooqui this afternoon at Bothal Pond. Looks set to be the first confirmed continental limosa record for Northumberland. Got there a full 7 mins before it legged it along with Neil Osbourne and Lee Gregory. Thanks to @markgolley.bsky.social for input. 3190
Reposted by Alan TilmouthSaddletramp🇪🇺 @saddletramp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It’s getting hotter but which political party receives nearly 70% of its donations from the fossil fuel industries and promotes the burning of gas and oil and denies that they contribute to global warming? 0176
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I hope my final memory is of an early Autumn morning at Newbiggin, sun warming in the East, blackberries to sweeten the tongue, the scrub alive with the soft calls of Chiffchaffs and Whitethroats. Two Lesser Whitethroats among 25 Common, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap and lots of Chiffs this AM. 0191
Reposted by Alan TilmouthNew School of the Anthropocene @nsota.bsky.social · 05/08/2026“I can call [the climate crisis] out as a political leader, but you [the media] also has a role to play... the contrast between how much we hear about whatever Nigel Farage or Reform want to talk about versus how little we hear about the climate and nature crisis is pretty glaring.” Quite.bbc.co.ukBurnham failing public over heat threats, says Green leaderZack Polanski has accused ministers of a "dereliction of duty" in response to this summer's heatwaves. 211443
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 03/08/2026One good tern deserves another.. Coquet Island immediately firing back at The Farnes Bridled Tern with a splendid adult Sooty Tern. Barely minutes after my first juv Caspian Gull of the year on the local pond. August is such a dull month.. 0240
Reposted by Alan TilmouthEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 31/07/2026No human lives were lost. But for the wildlife of Dunwich Heath, the consequences have been catastrophic. Read this very personal reflection by birder, David Jobbins, on the cost of one of Suffolk's worst wildfires ⤵️ #birds #wildfire @davidj2024.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukWhat we’ve lost at Dunwich HeathDunwich Heath has burned. The wildlife may take decades to recover 510046
Reposted by Alan TilmouthMr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Net Gains: The UK's Net Zero Economy in 2025. CBI Economics reveals the UK net zero economy delivers £105bn in GVA, with worker productivity 48% above average and 1.1m jobs.. www.cbi.org.uk/articles/net...cbi.org.ukNet Gains: The UK's Net Zero Economy in 2025 | CBINew analysis from CBI Economics and ECIU reveals a £105 billion sector generating high-wage jobs across every UK nation and region. 021
Reposted by Alan Tilmouthmarchogdu.bsky.social @marchogdu.bsky.social · 30/07/2026So really it's not a cost of living crisis, its a corporate profit crisis, not only do we need to tax wealth, we need to tax massive profits made off our backs! 1152
Reposted by Alan TilmouthTG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Size of 140 football fields now Hundreds evacuated. Large areas of heathland habitat destroyed. Dartford Warblers, Woodlark, Nightjars etc. News reporter described Nightjars flying over the area. Climate change is rapidly outpacing conservation. It will only get worse. 🤷♂️🙄 #ukbirding 54420
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Dunwich Heath on 🔥, incredibly sad that we’re continuing to do too little too late. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...mirror.co.ukMassive wildfire near UK nuclear plant as hundreds evacuated and 999 crews swarmHundreds of holidaymakers have been evacuated overnight from a caravan site in the path of the flames as people living nearby are warned to keep windows and doors closed 0136
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Inland for a change of scene today, four Crossbills, Spotted Flycatcher and Redpoll in a 4km loop in Harwood. Further W a surprise four Ospreys in the air over a quarry site and a distant perched Goshawk nearby (prob juvenile). Crossed paths with a Giant Wood Wasp! 070
Reposted by Alan TilmouthChannel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 27/07/2026‘There are a lot of corporate interests’ in pushing back against climate policies – former diplomatchannel4.com‘There are a lot of corporate interests’ in pushing back against climate policies – former diplomatWe spoke to Nick Bridge, a former diplomat who was the UK's special representative to the UN on Climate Change from 2017 to 2023. 510151
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 27/07/2026A brisk westerly didn’t exactly inspire but a juvenile Redstart along the Wansbeck nr the coast was a starting pistol for autumn passerines. Early PM I moved N to check out a ‘Curlew Sandpiper’ but only found a Knot. All not lost as an adult Hobby sped through N. Ended with a Roseate Tern on rocks. 0100
Reposted by Alan TilmouthTG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 26/07/2026We can’t have a liveable planet and keep flying. It’s just maths now. It is beyond obvious that we have to change, and there is life after flying, believe it or not. vimeo.com/488449939?fl...vimeo.comWhy Flight Free?There are lots of things we can do to reduce our carbon footprints, like eating less meat, using renewable energy, or driving less. But did you know that just one flight could wipe out all those savin... 0165
Reposted by Alan TilmouthSteve Tallantyre @tallantyre.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The Keegan news is affecting me much more than I expected. I'm not an overly sentimental person and I never met the man. Yet I feel like I've lost a friend or relative. He was special. For Newcastle fans of a certain age, no-one will ever be able to replicate how he made us feel. #nufc 10653
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I lived through the joy and the heartache, so much collective joy and watched a city lift itself off its arse and believe in itself. Wherever he is I hope he’s walking along singing a song in a Keegan Wonderland. He will always be one of us. 3141
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Another v quiet early sea-watch produced just a single Arctic Skua and a handful of Manx north. A call from the other Alan alerted me to a Black Redstart along the coast. A late morning recce was successful with distant views as it sat up along the fence-line. Two Graylings nearby were nice. 090
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 19/07/2026First Bonxie of the year (for me) this AM, so scarce now post-HPAI. Elsewhere little of note, returning Goldeneye on the local pond, ad Knot at Druridge and a smattering of Black-tailed Godwits, Green Sand at Cresswell. The year slowly drifts on. 080
Reposted by Alan TilmouthAlexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Our new commentary rdcu.be/ftx6h in @natecoevo.nature.com written with folks from @inaturalist.bsky.social and @cornellbirds.bsky.social shows that use of AI to manipulate existing or create new wildlife images undermines the huge value of vast citizen science databases. 🌍🪰🪶 #Ornithology 🧵 1/10rdcu.beCitizen science platforms must mitigate against the threat of generative AINature Ecology & Evolution - Citizen science platforms must mitigate against the threat of generative AI 5218143
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Had a spare few hours today so have stuck a pin in the map in S Northumberland’s prime Black Kite breeding habitat for some vantage viewing to search for the county’s rarest breeding raptor 😉. 170
Reposted by Alan TilmouthThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/07/2026The Green Party has a plan to make bills affordable: 1. Move policy costs off bills before winter saving £150 2. Break the link between electricity & gas 3. Scale up renewables 4. Insulate homes 5. End profiteering 821875
Reposted by Alan TilmouthGrace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 30/06/2026Humanity isn't separate from nature - so let’s stop acting like it 🌍 💚 310030
Reposted by Alan TilmouthScribbler Pen @scribblerpen.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Half of UK welfare is pensions, 1 in 3 people on Universal Credit are in work, disabled people are disabled, more of them since Covid hit, but the welfare bill as % of GDP is stable (lower than most developed countries) and is forecast to stay stable and below OECD average for the next 5 years. 12201117
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The Birds of Israel by Hadoram Shirihai Excellent condition. Written by Israel's foremost field ornithologist and authority on Israel's birds. Over 500 species described. 679 pages plus 96 colour plates 1996 Hardback 1st edition £65inc UK P&P (money to Andy McLevy Memorial Fund) DM for sale. 120
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Damp day with @naturetrek.bsky.social on Holy Island, though spirits were lifted with Osprey and Peregrine from the causeway as we crossed and good views of the summering Black Guillemot offshore plus Rock Pipits feeding young, Little Tern, Gannets and some interesting mammal encounters. 070
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Nice gentle start to a week with @naturetrek.bsky.social up here in Northumberland. Thunder & Lightning late afternoon but still turned out rosy! 1321
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Looking forward to a deep dive into the newly published ‘Birds of Budle Bay’ by @budlebirder.bsky.social in the coming days. Detailed patch accounts are always full of interest and expect this to be a great example. 071
Reposted by Alan TilmouthStephen Barlow @steb77.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Anyone would think that the same corrupt vested interests, are running Reform, the Conservatives, and the right wing of the Labour Party. Maybe its just pure coincidence that they all have the same policy objectives, which only benefits the very rich and big corporations. 093
Reposted by Alan TilmouthMetJam @metjam.co.uk · 01/06/2026This spring was the warmest in the Central England Temperature series that started in 1659, 367 years ago - this is the third consecutive spring that has been the warmest on record, with a mean temperature of 10.72ºC. There has been a distinct warming over the past few decades. 02616
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Early morning wader survey out west, thoughts just turning to breakfast when AP wrecked my plans with Newbiggin’s first Dotterel this century. 1330
Reposted by Alan TilmouthGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/05/2026This, by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social, is a brilliant, fascinating and definitional article. If you want to understand what's happening around the world, you should read it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comThe American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan WattsChina is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock 17408193
Reposted by Alan TilmouthTyne Kittiwake Partnership @tkp-kittiwake.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Wed, 22 April 2026 A busy day checking River Tyne kittiwakes with > 1,500 at Newcastle-Gateshead quays. Some rested quietly, others called together or collected nesting material. Recorded 790 on Tyne Bridge, 248 at @balticgateshead.bsky.social (photo: today). Enjoyed tea & scone at the Glasshouse. 072
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 16/04/2026An upland wader survey made a welcome change from Breeding Bird Surveys yesterday. The lunch stop venue on the way home offered some smart Yank Aythya views and a Coronation Chicken seeded bap followed by Turkish Delight. #livingthedream 0100
Reposted by Alan TilmouthBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 10/04/2026Doughnut Economics says: feed everyone, protect the planet, stay in balance. Prof Richard Murphy asks – why is our system built for endless growth? @eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukIs this how we make economics sustainable?As part of a series on current economic thinking, Richard Murphy outlines Kate Raworth’s argument for a sustainable economic model 610040
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Nursery Web Spider enjoying the Spring sunshine on an old weathered length of wood in garden earlier. 040
Alan Tilmouth @alantilmouth.bsky.social · 28/03/2026At 60 times around the sun I did something new today. My 25 year old fence partially collapsed with a tree-fall during Arwin and went further some time later. After having some tree work done last week I retained the brash and began to lay a dead hedge. Needs doing in stages to keep dog in so 1/3. 1100
Reposted by Alan TilmouthFlight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 26/03/2026One flight can wipe out the carbon savings from many everyday changes. For people who fly, it’s often the biggest part of their carbon footprint. Choosing trains, ferries or coaches can make a huge difference. #FlightFree 0199
Reposted by Alan TilmouthMartin George @jannerbirder.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Six of Britain’s wild bird species are set to be better protected under proposals set out by the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments. The new rules would restrict the shooting of Woodcock, Pintail, Goldeneye, Pochard and Snipe, and introduce a close season for Woodpigeon. www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukStronger protections to help protect threatened wild birdsNew proposals to restrict recreational shooting of threatened wild birds 45111
Reposted by Alan TilmouthPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Stopping gas dictating UK energy price could cut bills by £200. Renewables are the cheapest but Ofgem's pricing links electricity price to gas, enables profiteering. Gas produced energy must be decoupled from the rest. Public ownership is even better for ending profiteering and lower billstheguardian.comStopping gas dictating UK energy price could cut bills by £200, thinktank saysIran war has increased gas price, with effects on UK energy bills that could be avoided, Common Wealth says 16412182
Reposted by Alan TilmouthBirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Europe's Common Buzzards may be losing their remarkable variation in plumage colour, according to a new study: bit.lyDecline in colour variation among Common Buzzards in EuropeA continent-wide study using some 100,000 citizen-science records has revealed that the striking colour variation of Common Buzzard is declining, with intermediate plumage types becoming increasingly dominant. 1133