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Phil Cheeseman@bsky.social @philcheeseman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tuna hunting Garfish at Portland Bill today

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Alexander Lovegrove @alexlovegrove.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Greenshank #birdart #watercolour Trying to keep the regular painting going!

A watercolour painting of a wading bird, the greenshank. It is standing on one leg in a shallow pool of water. There is a deep red background which is inspired by the samphire growing on salt marshes during the autumn.

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Alexander Lovegrove @alexlovegrove.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Greenshank #birdart #watercolour Trying to keep the regular painting going!

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📸 Emily @emilyhannahwarner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Greenshank, Lodmoor. 12 Sept #birdphotography #wildlife #dorsetbirds

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Alexander Lovegrove @alexlovegrove.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Merlin in watercolour #birdart #wildlifeart

A picture of a watercolour painting of a merlin, a type of falcon, standing on some Heather. There is a paintbrush and an open paint set next to the picture.

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Richard Lewington @rlewington2.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Celebrating receiving an advance copy of my new Magnum Opus (with 4,000 images), by catching a Clifden Nonpareil on the same day.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

All the plastic humanity has ever produced is ~10 billion tonnes. Humans emitted ~10 billion tonnes of CO₂ into the atmosphere in the first three months of 2026. When we appreciate orders of magnitude, we see how intractable the CO₂ problem becomes once we dump it into the atmosphere.

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Alexander Lovegrove @alexlovegrove.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Trying to get back in the habit of doing some quick sketches #birdart #wildlifeart

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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Northern Bottle-nosed Whales off East Cliffs this morning: youtu.be/bw2dzcI1IUE?...

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Northern Bottle-nosed Whales, Portland Bill, 2nd September 2026

YouTube video by Martin Cade

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Graham jaggard @graham-jaggard.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Possibly my favourite small wader the Sanderling, taken yesterday at Ferrybridge.

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Alexander Lovegrove @alexlovegrove.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

@parkstonebirder.bsky.social thanks again for pointing out the Franklin's gull this eve. Turns out I was already following you on here!

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Alexander Lovegrove @alexlovegrove.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Wheatear this morning at Hengistbury. Also seen: whitethroat, lesser whitethroat, Dartford warbler and lots of stonechat

A single wheatear silhouetted against the light, sat on a fence

Three wheatear looking inquisitive on a path

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Nicki T @wildontheroad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Common sand and wood sand offering great comparison on the lagoon this afternoon #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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📸 Emily @emilyhannahwarner.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Witnessed two Hobby flying around catching dragonflies. Tring Reservoirs, Sunday 9th of August #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Birding @bbowt.bsky.social

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📸 Emily @emilyhannahwarner.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Bat flying around in broad daylight. Dockey Wood @nationaltrust.org.uk Saturday July 9th. Can anyone ID the bat? @bbowt.bsky.social #battrust #wildlife #buckswildlife #bat #photography

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I was not informed by the BBC that they would have a right wing political figure or lobbyist on after me to rebut what I said. The individual in question went on to spout lies about China, etc. to distract attention from the Trump administration's assault on climate action. This is unacceptable.

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📸 Emily @emilyhannahwarner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Long-tailed tit. College Lake Nature Reserve, 27th July 26. @bbowt.bsky.social

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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

ah that explains it. Just intercontinental smoke from Canadian forests burning.

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Dorset Raptor Study Group @dorsetraptors.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Dorset LIVE Hobby nest camera 2026 coming soon! Will post details when live (24-48hrs from now).

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If almost every person on Earth did nothing but make cups of tea, day and night, one every second, and poured every single one into the ocean, that's how much heat the ocean is absorbing. This heat absorption, driven by our CO₂ emissions, causes sea level rise, marine heatwaves, and polar ice melt.

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‘7.6 billion mugs of tea a second’: a new way to make sense of the heat pouring into our oceans

Most of the heat from global warming ends up in the oceans, not the atmosphere.

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Don Yee @mosquitolab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Coming to this post late but this is absolutely true. Zappers are one of the largest on-going gimmicks to reduce mosquito numbers. It's more likely to wipe out pollinators and beneficial insects. There is definitely a strong placebo effect due to the "zap" we hear and then associate with a + effect.

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 05/07/2026

Our heatwaves will get hotter and hotter and hotter until we get to global net zero greenhouse gas emissions and so stabilise the climate. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Peak temperatures during June heatwaves of 1976 and 2026

Night temperatures during June heatwaves of 1976 and 2026

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📸 Emily @emilyhannahwarner.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Green Finch, Hengistbury Head. July 4 #UKBirds #Birding #BirdPhotography

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Graham jaggard @graham-jaggard.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A few more shots of the 25 summer plumage Cattle Egrets at Lodmoor yesterday.

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📸 Emily @emilyhannahwarner.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Female Stone Chat, Hengistbury Head. July 28 #dorsetbirds #birding #photography #wildlifephotography

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Michael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

keep seeing reports that markets are jittery about a potential Miliband Treasury and it’s pure vibes right? he is a mainstream, experienced, capable politician who understands economics and they’re treating him like Green Liz Truss

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The rise of larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, with their taller hoods and larger blind zones, has contributed to a 75% increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2009. Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.

nytimes.com

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)

The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

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Kate Mackenzie @katemac.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This might be one of the funniest chart about energy scenarios I’ve seen. You can hardly see “actual” for gas

Winners and Losers
The IEA overestimated gas growth in Asia and underestimated solar

Gas
• Forecast 547 TWh
• Actual 17 TWh

Solar
• Forecast 465 TWh
• Actual 1,333 TWh

Note: Shows expected growth in Asian power generation between 2018 and 2025, based on actual 2018 generation, actual 2025 generation, and the 2018 World Energy Outlook's Current Policies Scenario estimates for 2025. Actual 2025 generation figures are from Ember.
Source: International Energy Agency, Ember, Bloomberg Opinion calculations

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📸 Emily @emilyhannahwarner.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Little Egret @rspb.bsky.social Radipole and Cowards Marsh #wildlifephotography #birding #nature

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Alexander Lovegrove @alexlovegrove.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

@dorsetraptors.bsky.social great to meet you while watching the peregrines this eve! Thanks for your work protecting them!

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Since there are once again some pretty outlandish claims circulating based on papers that have not passed peer review, a reminder that the global temperature record of the past decade is fully consistent with state-of-the-art (CMIP6) climate model simulations: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴 @scottzona.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

These plants also harvest dew, which condenses out of moist air. Edges and hairs make especially good foci for condensation as they radiate heat & cool faster. This species is from Namaqualand, in southern Africa. 📷: Dipcadi crispum Karel du Toit CCBYNC4 #Asparagaceae #fog #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Photo of a geophyte with two helically coiled leaves that look like springs. The leaves bear sparse, long hairs.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Think of CO₂ removal like a time machine. How far back does planting 100 million trees take us? One mature tree takes up ~25 kg of CO₂/year, so 100 million trees will take up 2.5 MtCO₂. That's a time machine that takes us back ~33 minutes in a year. Nature will not save us from fossil fuel CO₂.

static.klipy.com

DeLorean Time Travel: Back To The Future

Alt: DeLorean Time Travel: Back To The Future

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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

DYK the plants that filled Shakespeare’s lines still grow today?🌿 This #ShakespeareDay, we’re leafing through the plays and poems to meet the wild and wonderful plants woven into his words. 🌹 Discover which plants popped up 🎭 👇 #ShakespeareDay #PlantsInLiterature

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Jake @jp1102.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Here it is, my annual reminder: don't spray spring dandelions with roundup. One flower can be visited by 100+ bees in a day, and your chemicals will kill all of them. 🌻

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges - @mcsuk.bsky.social warns that fish numbers have reached dangerous point of decline Story by @isaaqtomkins.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges

Marine Conservation Society warns that fish numbers have reached dangerous point of decline

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Alexander Lovegrove @alexlovegrove.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

New paper showing tooth marks on a fossil whale from Belgium...very happy to have provided this illustration! #sciart #palaeontology www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2026-03...

A large sixgill shark takes a bite out of a dead whale. The whale is a small extinct relative of right whales. Some enlxtinct whales related to beluga swim in the background.

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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Hard to disagree with this

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Alexander Lovegrove @alexlovegrove.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

New paper showing tooth marks on a fossil whale from Belgium...very happy to have provided this illustration! #sciart #palaeontology www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2026-03...

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Now imagine people’s lungs. Black rain has fallen over Tehran after strikes on oil facilities, coating streets and rooftops in dark, oily water. “The rain is actually apparently saturated with oil,” CNN reports.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

If you're a victim of repeated flooding, you need to start looking at land use upstream. One of these sponges up vast amounts of water, releasing it slowly, the other does not. One reduces flooding, the other *increases* it. Without addressing this core driver, it'll just keep on getting worse.

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Dr Tom Harris @drtomharris.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Ancient pine trees growing in eastern Spain have quietly recorded more than five centuries of Mediterranean weather. Analysis of tree rings clearly shows that todays storms and droughts are becoming more intense and more frequent than almost anything the region has experienced since the early 1500s.

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