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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

At the weekend I was in Edinburgh and I decided to get a Borders Explorer ticket which entitles you to a return train journey from Edinburgh to Galashiels/Tweedbank and then unlimited use on Borders buses from Galashiels Interchange to some of the towns and villages in the Scottish Borders

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

Feels potentially birdy today - looked atmospheric from the train with the mist. Alas it's an office day... hopefully a birdy weekend too🤞 Did have Large Yellow Underwing at the station & Chiffs hweet-ing in Winchester #HantsBirds

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I maybe don't mind us giving commands in natural language, but I don't think that an AI should ever be allowed to answer in a voice that emulates a human, because it's *not*, and it doesn't have the depth and the accountability that goes with a human. It's too seductive, and too easily misleading

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It bugs me that we're normalising the idea that there's something wrong with long documents, or that they're not "worth" our time. There is huge value in careful thought, in detail and nuance, in exploration, and in the experiential journey that goes alongside that.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

Work-life balance hasn't been great lately (even after factoring in studying... plus it's been "summer") - need to sort that out... but was great to explore Portsmouth today, and gravitate towards the sea after enjoying the sculptures ☺️ Sandwich Terns the 'best' bird noted #PublicTransport.

Looking down towards the sea from a mound beside Southsea Castle. The castle has a white and black lighthouse. It is overcast

Artwork at Southsea, near Southsea Castle. Each of the 5 painting is colourful and abstract using lots of different lines to show the sea. By Stephanie Morgan. #Art

Close up of HMS Warrior. It has no sails and is painted black with a red stripe at the bottom.

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

Real and interesting art by real, creative people ❤️🎨 So much better than the sad, homogenous outputs genAI produces... Enjoyed the lion sculptures at Portsmouth's Hostoric Dockyard today! Range of themes including the sea, wildlife, and a data visualisation lion.

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

Still some Strawberry Clover flowering in Lee-on-the Solent and pink Yarrow #WildflowerHour

Lots of tiny pink flowers that look like one big flower

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Then, if you’re able, try to get your body moving. You’re going to need your senses and movement is good for your brain. If you have kids in your care, protect their developing brains and their image. That’s all I can say about that.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Please try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain.

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uforthbirder.bsky.social @uforthbirder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#allaboardallaboardwoah Rather than it being the last train to trancentral; I am on my way frim Dunblane to Penzance. #Scillies bound!

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Last chance to get your tickets to our *free* online event today at 7pm! Iain Green, Christof Middeke and Amy Bray will be delving into topics all around wildlife experiences, conservation and sustainable travel. See you there! Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/fligh...

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Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On #WorldCarFreeDay, we're excited to share that we've helped England take an important step forward on its car-free ambition—but there's still a way to go 👇🏾

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

Thanks to British Summer Time dark commutes have prematurely returned... 😐 Lighter mornings were great while they lasted & we'd get a whole extra month or so of light if it weren't for clock changes

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Cars ruin nature.

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

With all these World this or that days, how about one where all noise pollution - cars, pleasure-aircrafts etc etc - is silenced (somehow) so we can all enjoy some actual peaceful soundscapes? Today's walk (or time inside) did not bring the quietness I was longing for...

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Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Friends! Can I ask you a favour? My 🐦 + 📊 course starts next week. I'm super excited but registration is worryingly low. Can you share this with your weirdo nature + art + code friends? jerthorp.me/learning

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LEARNING | jerthorp

Online courses and wokshops about birds, data and creative coding. Binoculars to Binomials is for coders who are interested in cultivating an observational practice, and for birders who want to dive ...

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James Emerson @norwichbirder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So sad to hear about the death of Joe Harkness. Joe was passionate about getting people talking about mental health, as well as the benefits of being out in nature, and was rightly proud of his work with young people, all of which will leave a positive legacy.

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026

Birders / naturalists - if you've got data science skills etc and free time for volunteering, how about seeing if your local species group needs help with the data side of things? GIS etc also could be valuable given the spatial nature of species records. #UKbirding

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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 17/09/2026

Here I argue that we must protect vital institutions, like RNLI, and its underlying moral norms such as: it doesn't matter who you are, if you are peril on the sea, the RNLI will save you. What's the alternative? 4/6

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026

*grumbles* This is partly poor Public Health and the terrible attitude to infection control that's drummed in from school... We shouldn't still normalise infecting each other with unknown pathogens (as we don't test most infectious people - "colds" & "coughs" could be many things 😐)

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Worried about taking a sick day? What that says about you

As many as half of people report working when sick. The reasons for this are complex, experts say.

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Our normalisation of driving cars over walking cycling or catching the bus or train, leaves us in a very non resilient state as this escalates.

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Louise @lou-birds-bikes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

And some of us with a single car in household have partners who need it at a time you want to go somewhere. But so many cannot or do not wish to drive, better public transport should be a priority

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026

Car dependency and isolation in action, plus barrier to accessing nature & green/blue spaces etc - we need a more sensible transport system! Not everyone can drive (including everyone under 17 + various health conditions...)

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Louise @lou-birds-bikes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Of the 500 people attending the mugration festival, 3 of us had cycled the 25 miles from Hull. Me soo and an elderly couple. Also met a lady who did it by public transport from nottingham. Everyone else drove. We should do better.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how).

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

Mysterious person(s) keeps painting "SPREAD LOVE NOT HATE" on the wall by Fareham station - wise words. The world would be a better place if everyone lived by those words...

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

That time of year again: @webs-gsmp.bsky.social by bus! Unsurprisingly for September, Port Solent (Portsmouth Harbour) was quiet with a grand total of 27 Black-headed, 3 Common & 1 Herring Gulls 😅 #LowCarbonBirding

Window view from the bus showing the top of the harbour on the opposite side of the road.

Paulsgrove Lake with shipbuilding yard and Portchester Castle in the distance

Marina with lots of white boats. Behind is exposed chalk from a quarry on Portsdown Hill. It is sunny with some white clouds. A few houses can be seen around the marina

Amy is wearing olive trousers and sat on a blue and pink patterned seat. In the gap is a grey and red hiking rucksack with a tripod strapped to it n the side pocket. The tripod is slightly taller than the bag. It is missing a head (packed inside bag). The tripod is held in place with an extra strap attached to the load-bearing strap used to lift bags. The frame is made of trampoline mesh. It has some tape to repair holes. The bus is mainly grey but has a photo with grass

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Nina O'Hanlon @ninaohanlon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A few weekends ago we had an amazing trip to Ouessant, birding and cycling in the sun - and so easy to get to by train and ferry! A little early in the autumn but still some great birds ➜ ebird.org/tripreport/5... @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social

A Wryneck standing in the middle of a brown dirt path with its back to the camera

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We would be well advised to put enough pressure on social media companies now to make it difficult for them to make easy money from brainwashing.

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026

Decent numbers of Whitethroats, Willow Warblers and Blackcaps at Titchfield Haven plus Barn Owl, Glossy Ibis, 2+ Cattle Egrets, 2 Dartford Warblers, 4 Wheatear, Rock Pipit, Greenshank, trickle of hirundines & Meadow Pipits overhead etc #LowCarbonBirding

Three birds on brambles. One is a Whitethroat facing towards the camera. It has a white throat, creamy pink underparts and brown head. The other two are Dartford Warblers. They are a darker brown and have short bills and long tails

Willow Warbler and Long-tailed Tit in a tree. The Willow Warbler has olive brown upper parts and lemon yellow underparts. The long-tailed tot has pale underparts and dark head and wings

Two Whitethroats and two wheatears on brambles. The Wheatears are facing the camera and have pink ish breast and brown grey heads

Glossy Ibis feeding on mud at the edge of the River Meon. It is black with pale legs abs a down curved bill

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026

Soggy start to a week off with a wander over to Browndown - much needed and very welcome after a mostly too hot summer! Not much seen yet asides from Sandwich Terns offshore. Hopefully some birdy days to come 🤞 #LowCarbonBirding

Shingle beach with lots of MOD signs warning of DANGER and potential for explosives. One sign says not to enter if the red flag is flying - thankfully it wasn't today. Another sign warns of high wildfire risk. In the distance is lots of horse scrub. It is overcast and wet.

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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My first UK Large Conehead Ruspolia nitidula on Hayling Island Hampshire this evening thanks Andy Johnson

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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.org

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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.

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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 09/08/2026

Impossible to put iy more clearly. By @sgoodyear.bsky.social, Doug Gordon, and Aaron Naparstek.

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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I cycle down country lanes every day. I see cars passing each other at 18 inches slow to pedestrian pace. I feel cars passing me at 18 inches... at 30, 40+ mph. They know I can't damage them. But they can damage me. Two more cyclists were killed in nearby Kent today. #cycling #roadsafety

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

Traveller's-joy was one of many species that distracted me on today's walk, and 100th species for @bsbibotany.bsky.social #100PlantsChallenge 🎉 Finished just before term restarts for masters yr2! #WildflowerHour Enjoyed trying to ID local plants - lots more to get my head round some day.

White flowers with many very thin petals growing beside chicken wire

Same species but this time gone over and looks more like its other name of "old man's beard"

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Tim Maughan @timmaughan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

rejecting AI isn’t a failure to prepare children for an “inevitable” future, it’s a vital statement of belief in our agency to chose a future for them, rather than letting it be dictated to us by a small group of the richest men, who are increasingly - I wish this was just hyperbole - openly fascist

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

Asides from missing an Osprey (d'oh) it's been nice wandering around the seafront and must be a Flying Ant or something kind of day! Also an obliging Clouded Yellow at Elmore Triangle + many vocal Sandwich Terns offshore. #LowCarbonBirding

Mix of grey and white clouds. There are flats and a row of street lights, and some trees, plus one massive house. Above are lots of gulls that appear to be fly catching

Looking towards Fawley oil refinery from Lee-on-the Solent. There is a slope with gorse and vegetated shingle below. Some breakwaters are visible with tall markers. In the distance the tall funnels from the refinery are visible on the left, and Hill Head and Brownwich / Chilling farmland on the right, with Southampton Water just visible and a cruise ship in it if you squint! It is overcast

Orangey-yellow butterfly with a white circle. It is partially obscured by a small branch and sat on a green leaf

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It is truly crazy-making how many public health and climate researchers *do not seem to understand* the impact that cars have on the field they study.

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Beck Andoff @andoff.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The article author is accidentally making the point that kids actually do need to be taught how to research, how to spot bias, how to develop conclusions about what they read, at which point... they have the skills, so they don't need years of experience in coaxing a shittier version out of AI.

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