Reposted by BirdyIan Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 8hYellowhammer on Hawthorn - bunting in the autumnal hedge. #Autumn 0284
Reposted by BirdyIan Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 8hToday's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Eating, birds with food in their beaks. Here we have the Robin & Grape. #birds #ECK #ForJanet #ukbirding #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social ky.social #NatureTherapy #naturephotography #BirdLife #wildlife @robcrank68.bsky.social 0313
Reposted by BirdyPortland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 7hRed-backed Shrike trapped in the Crown Estate Field 416411
Reposted by BirdyBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 6hThe Conservative Party’s plan to get elected The plan is entirely based on the electorate having zero memory of the previous Conservative government’s actions between 2010 and 2024 northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...northeastbylines.co.ukThe Conservative Party’s plan to get electedThe plan is entirely based on the electorate having zero memory of the previous Conservative government’s actions between 2010 and 2024 33914
Reposted by BirdyJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22hNo doubt all the people who printed, posted or broadcast this now disproved story respect their readers/viewers/listeners/followers enough to correct the record asap… www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...theguardian.com‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already leftTaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus 33705220
Reposted by BirdyDavid Higgins @davidhiggins.bsky.social · 19hThere’s something thoroughly depressing about the launch of this bloated monstrosity. What a waste of expertise and resources, for the sole purpose of enabling rich people to flaunt their wealth. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comJaguar targets young Americans with Type 01 EV – but it’s too long for UK parking spacesLatest model is launching in New York to target rich US buyers – and is more than 5.2 metres long and 2 metres wide 3165
Reposted by BirdyOrknithology @orknithology.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Noncommittal" Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) sitting on the fence at Grimbister, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Perched; birds standing on anything except branches. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Thrush 🪶 0273
Reposted by BirdyHugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Finders-in-the-Field: Siberian Blue Robin, Shetland. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #UKWildliferarebirdalert.co.ukFinders-in-the-Field: Siberian Blue Robin, ShetlandThursday 1 October 2026 dawned calm after the previous day saw south easterly gales gusting to 50mph and a band of heavy rain crossing Shetland. 0505
Reposted by BirdyOrknithology @orknithology.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"🎶 She's a Model and She's Looking Good 🎶" 1st-winter ♀️ Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) at Wideford Hill, #Orkney. For today's #BirdOfTheDay main theme of #BirdSupermodel. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Stonechat 🪶 0343
Reposted by Birdykathy @rainylakes.bsky.social · 17hblack swallowtail 🦋🏵️ #photography #bugsky #nature #butterfly #insectphotography #wildlife #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #artsky #art #portrait #macro #insect #swallowtail 0284
Reposted by BirdyGuardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 17hBendy elm still standing against all odds crowned UK tree of the yeartheguardian.comBendy elm still standing against all odds crowned UK tree of the yearHundred-and-fifty-year-old Wych elm in Newcastle, Co Down has grown sideways owing to strong winds 0146
Reposted by BirdyIan Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 18hOutside the window, the Green Woodpecker appears totally confident that he's hiding on the right side of the trunk and can't be seen. Note the red patch in the middle of the black mustache, signifying it's a male. 0525
Reposted by BirdyGuardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 07/10/2026Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devontheguardian.comWanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in DevonTeenagers Eva Wishart and Emily Smith launch project to breed and release 250 of the tiny animals by September 01511
Reposted by BirdyThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/10/2026Why should the public pay the cost of private failure? It's time to end the rip off and bring failing water companies back into public hands. 1335098
Reposted by BirdyBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 07/10/2026Did Andy Burnham just ditch First-past-the-post? Has the time for proportional representation finally arrived and what is driving electoral change forward? | Cliff Mitchell @cliffmitchell.bsky.socialcentralbylines.co.ukDid Andy Burnham just ditch First-past-the-post?Has the time for proportional representation finally arrived and what is driving electoral change forward? 23710
Reposted by BirdyBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 07/10/2026What does a councillor have to say before their party takes action? Controversial comments by a Reform councillor have prompted calls for the whip to be withdrawn. Norfolk’s Reform leader has a rather different view. @eastangliabylines.co.ukeastangliabylines.co.ukReform leader says removing whip from Norfolk councillor would be ‘a waste of my time’Concerns about Karl Catchpole’s social media posts were raised with Reform before his election and subsequent committee appointment 0138
Reposted by BirdyBuitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If I win the lottery, I won’t tell anyone, but there will be signs.. 2276585
Reposted by BirdyIan Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A juvenile Blackbird has a quiet moment, there are 5 sharing the garden at the moment. Their lives are about to be turned upside down with the arrival of continental birds. Last year in Oct/Nov a dozen or so B'birds arrived along with several Song Thrushs. So much disputed access to food & water. 1412
Reposted by BirdyGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires I discovered via an FOI request that DEFRA’s commitment in the National Adaptation Programme to run a “wildfire risk programme” since 2023 “was not brought into effect”. #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comRevealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfiresFOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear 18347190
Reposted by BirdySimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Mine earlier today with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk 📺: youtu.be/7eltBhn7WV4?...youtu.beTrump suggests he'd let Iran 'take out' Los Angeles or San DiegoYouTube video by LBC 2016239
Reposted by BirdyBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 06/10/2026Millionaires and stars line up at Super-Rich Tax Match to tell Chancellor: “Tax extreme wealth” Millionaires, comedians, footballers and content creators are taking to the football pitch to call for a fairer tax system ahead of the Budget @patmillsuk.bsky.socialcentralbylines.co.ukMillionaires and stars line up at Super-Rich Tax Match to tell Chancellor: “Tax extreme wealth”Millionaires, comedians, footballers and content creators are taking to the football pitch to call for a fairer tax system ahead of the Budget 26331
Reposted by BirdyIan Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comCountry diary: On the bluest of days, the plaintive call of a pipit | Mark CockerCombs Moss, Derbyshire: There is plenty to be gloomy about, but today was not the day for it up on the moor 041
Reposted by BirdyPeter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 06/10/2026At least she’s in complete control of her Britannia Bubble. We can all relax bsky.app/profile/theo... 4165
Reposted by BirdyMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🚨 In case you hadn’t noticed… …mainstream media is rapidly getting replaced by alternative and grassroots news efforts. That’s a combination of citizen frustration with mainstream media - an increased ability to DIY in digital media. So where is it all going? And how do we ensure standards? 618265
Reposted by Birdykathy @rainylakes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🌻🪶 #birdphotography #birds #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #photography #canon #wildlifephotography #feathers #portrait #birdoftheday #ornithology #birdwatching #sparrow #sunflower #housesparrow #flowers 0354
Reposted by BirdyBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 05/10/2026Disinformation. Austerity. Vaccine fatigue. Measles is back and the consequences are landing on the smallest shoulders. Liz Crosbie explains how and why. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @lizcrosbie.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukTots, bots, measles and the surging distrust in vaccinesHow does the decline in take-up of the measles vaccination tell a tale of our times? 34117
Reposted by BirdyGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There aren't many days when you can kayak off Start Point, renowned for one of Britain's most dangerous tidal races. But yesterday the stars aligned, so I bunked off work. Delighted to see Rupert Kirkwood (the Lone Kayaker) out there. He took this picture of me +1. Before you ask: yes, it's real. 🧵 872096335
Reposted by BirdyIan Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Jays are coming into the garden everyday at the moment. I see them overfly the cottage checking to see if the coast is clear - if they decide it is, they come right up to the window. #Corvids #Jays 219211
Reposted by BirdyWieland Heim @wielandheim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026First skylarks of the season tagged with SigFox transmitters from @animaltracking.bsky.social + fecal samples collected for #pesticide screening in cooperation with @jki-research.bsky.social This year we are working on Helgoland - many thanks to @ifv-whv.bsky.social for hosting us! 1208
Reposted by BirdyDr Seán DOOLAN 🏴 🇮🇪 @sdinpraxis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026That's official then. The Tories are out of their "hug-a-husky" era. BadEnough Badenoch has gone to full-frothing, fossil fuels driven, deregulation. Next up, her bill to burn toads, newts and bats. 72715
Reposted by BirdySaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026".. the occupied West Bank, where the Israeli military has raided Birzeit university. The soldiers stormed the campus.. with a bulldozer & military vehicles. They demolished a memorial dedicated to 40 Palestinian students killed by the Israeli military" 58059
Reposted by BirdyGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders" 923159
Reposted by BirdyClimateHope @climatehope.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Toxic Tories pledge to destroy nature. Vile, disgusting lot of fossil fuel shills. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandShadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth 0127
Reposted by BirdyIan Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The emergent Hare. Having spent the day in the deep woodland, the Hare sits in the gateway assessing the situation in the open field. Eyes, nose, ears and whiskers attuning to a new set of opportunities and dangers. #Hares 15313
Reposted by BirdyDavid Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We've had several Short-eared and Long-eared Owls (pictured) on the island of recent (photo Aaron Nugent) as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com 112510
Reposted by BirdyBuitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Living the best life.. 😊 1374075
Reposted by Birdystevetrotter1.bsky.social @stevetrotter1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Early morning on the Tipalt Burn 0112
Reposted by BirdySusan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Some of the Dunbar harbour wildlife inhabitants. At high tide the great black backed gulls, a male eider and a cormorant were all close in with Dunbar castle and its #RNLI flag, blowing in the breeze, as a backdrop. #SuperSeabirdSunday #DunbarHarbour #EastLothian 0154
Reposted by Birdy@s4r4h-l @s4r4h-l.bsky.social · 04/10/2026#Puffin! Posted before, I'm sure you'll see him again, love this puffin just doing his thing on the #IsleOfMay in May. #SuperSeabirdSunday 092
Reposted by BirdyMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026DO YOU WANT THE UK TO JOIN THE EU? 🇪🇺 Then here’s the European Movement UK link - for becoming a member, getting on the email list, and/or finding your local group: www.europeanmovement.co.uk Please do get on the list at least - and share everywhere.europeanmovement.co.ukEuropean MovementSince 1949, we've held an unshakable belief in our country, that together, we are better with Europe. Join the European Movement today. 921686
Reposted by BirdyMarion @marionv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026From Sakher : "PLEASE, DON’T SKIP HER. 💔😭 She is a child in Gaza asking the world not to look away. She deserves food, safety, and a childhood — not to have to hold a sign asking strangers for help. Please help my family survive. Even $20 matters. 🙏 Donate if you can." chuffed.org/project/1776... 36293
Reposted by BirdyOrknithology @orknithology.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Why? Just Beak-ause" Puffin (Fratercula arctica) on Westray, #Orkney, in July. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestBeaks. #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #Puffin #Auk 🪶 0499
Reposted by BirdyBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 02/10/2026Why Oxford’s children are taking to two wheels Oxford’s Kidical Mass brings children, parents and grandparents together for a joyful, marshalled cycle ride through the city westenglandbylines.co.uk/region/oxfor...westenglandbylines.co.ukWhy Oxford’s children are taking to two wheelsOxford’s Kidical Mass brings children, parents and grandparents together for a joyful, marshalled cycle ride through the city 02711
Reposted by BirdyBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 02/10/2026People make a place: a day of learning with the North East Anti-Racism Coalition in Middlesbrough North East Anti-Racism Coalition (NEARC) event in Middlesbrough northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...northeastbylines.co.ukPeople make a place: a day of learning with the North East Anti-Racism Coalition in MiddlesbroughNorth East Anti-Racism Coalition (NEARC) event in Middlesbrough 0175
Reposted by BirdyBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 02/10/2026Five years of brutal oppression in Saudi Arabia A look at the human rights violations committed by Saudi in the time after the Newcastle United takeover northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/reme...northeastbylines.co.ukFive years of brutal oppression in Saudi ArabiaA look at the human rights violations committed by Saudi in the time after the Newcastle United takeover 77735