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Bobby Gant

@bobbygant.bsky.social
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Conservation and Development Officer, Scarborough Bird Network. Also.. Writer.. sometimes. A Decade of Drinking With Ghosts out with @razurcutsmag. Buy it here: razurcuts.com/shop/a-decade-of-drin… #MDANT

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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1st winter Long-tailed Duck a highlight on Out Skerries yesterday. Difficult conditions in strong winds and a lack of migrants. Knot, Whooper Swans, Merlin and Pinkfeet other highlights. #Shetlands #UKbirding
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
First full day on Out Skerries today. Highlights were Richard’s Pipit, Little Bunting, Tree Pipit, and plenty of other migrants. Short-eared Owl always nice to see. #Shetland #UKbirding
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Really good autumn day at Long Nab today. Sab’s Gull, Long-tailed Skua, Brent Geese, Yellow-browed Warbler, Short-eared Owl, Bramblings, Redwings and Robins arriving. Kingfisher a bonus patch tick. #UKbirding #nature www.trektellen.org/count/view/1...
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The world needs more of this. #conservation #birds #nature www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
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‘Birdwatching is close to rapture’: Margaret Atwood on why she has given C$1m to avian research
Award-winning novelist celebrates late partner’s love of birds with gift to establish the Graeme Gibson chair in avian biology
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#RNLI Heroes.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I don’t know whether this model will work or not, but it’s interesting to see people trying different approaches at landscape-scale rewilding/restoration projects. #rewilding #nature #biodiversity www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Britain’s Yellowstone’: restoration project aims to take the greed out of land acquisition
Investors in Emblehope Moor will get their financial returns – and then it will be given to community or charity owners
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
As important a voice today as he ever was. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
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Wendell Berry, US author, farmer and environmentalist, dies aged 92
Author and Kentucky native, who celebrated the farming world of his home state and warned of the excesses of industrial society, died at home
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Just heard of Wendell Berry’s passing. Incredible writer and essayist. The opening essay in this collection ‘A Native Hill’ from 1968 is one of the best pieces of writing about landscape and what it means to belong and connect with a place that you’ll ever read. #booksky #nature #landscape #farming
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Spurn's Little Tern colony has enjoyed a record-breaking nesting season in 2026:
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Spurn Little Terns enjoy record-breaking season
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Incredible. I saw my first Elk in Kampinoski National Park near Warsaw (not as close as that) but it was still a stunning encounter. Absolutely love spending time in and around Polish forests.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Make Britain wet again. #naturesky #rewilding www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Haywain 2026
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
August is a good month to see Manx Shearwaters in British waters (weather depending), often passing coastal watch points as the breeding season comes to an end. Amazing birds. Heard great things about this book. #ukbirds #nature #booksky #shearwaters
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Most lowland woods in England are criss-crossed with drainage ditches, dug to help intensive forestry exploitation. Most woods no longer managed, but drainage still maintained for convenience of dogwalkers etc., losing ponds, bogs. Re-wetting woodland to buffer against droughts should be a priority.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Next read. #booksky #nature #wildlife
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Do large parts of Europe have to become uninhabitable for politicians to start taking the climate crisis seriously? Does a major European city have to be destroyed? How many deaths are required? How big does the obvious economic impact have to become? Insane! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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More than 200,000 people flee or lock down as wildfires sweep France and Spain
‘Highly unpredictable’ blaze forces evacuation of Cap Ferret on French coast and Spain declares national emergency
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Suffolk is currently under a hosepipe ban and drought, with farmers reporting no effective rainfall for 11 weeks, poor crop yields, reservoirs nearly empty, and they're terrified of their combines bursting into flames. www.eadt.co.uk/news/2626620...
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Flying back into the UK yesterday it was very clear that England isn’t such a green and pleasant land anymore. Everything was parched, yellows and browns across the fields rather than greens. Lakes and reservoirs low. When will politicians wake up to the scale of this? #climatecrisis
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Great morning exploring the Jandia Plain/desert this morning on Fuerteventura. Black-bellied Sandgrouse the highlight. #naturesky #wildlife #birding
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
#booksky
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Dark Green Fritillary at Jugger Howe today. Bee Orchid and distant Golden Plover (pair) on Fylingdales. So interesting watching that part of the moors recover after last year’s fire. Juv Wheatear, 3 Quail and 3 Red Grouse also of interest. @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is a great story and it’s somehow comforting to know there are still regions of our planet that are unstudied and under-explored. #wildlife #conservation www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘No one believed it’: how a YouTube video accidentally proved Libya’s sand cat really does exist
Wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir had no idea what he had found until scientists started to get in touch
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This from 2007 BBC documentary 'Climate Change: Britain Under Threat', the late Jay Wynne predicting >30C daily for half of August 2050. With 24 years still to go, we'll already have two heatwaves far exceeding 30C in the past month - not in August high summer, but spring/early summer. Terrifying.
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Threatened upland birds including Eurasian Curlew, European Golden Plover, Black Grouse and Common Snipe are already benefitting from a major peatland-restoration project at Y Migneint in Eryri National Park:
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Restored peatland boosts Wales's declining upland birds
A large-scale peatland-restoration project in Eryri National Park is already benefitting wildlife, with Eurasian Curlew, European Golden Plover, Black Grouse and Common Snipe recorded in restored areas.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A bit of beach combing yesterday at South Gare produced a few interesting finds. Green Sea Urchin, Grey Topshell and the remain of a European Lobster.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Landscape scale rewilding is crucial for biodiversity and the fight against climate change. It isn’t the only answer but projects like this one are vital. #rewilding #nature #biodiversity www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘People start connecting the dots’: why an investment fund is rewilding a North Yorkshire estate
Rebalance Earth is investing in Broughton Sanctuary to generate financial, environmental and social returns
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Common-spotted Orchid at Long Nab, North Yorkshire today.
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Tracking studies are helping shed light on the extraordinary migrations of European Rollers and the international co-operation needed to conserve them. One of Europe's most colourful birds, the species has declined significantly across parts of its range in recent decades.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
BlueSky people.. a couple of months ago my debut collection of poetry was published by @razurcutsmag.bsky.social. Reviewed by @snackmag.bsky.social and supported by these legends. Support indie publishing and give it a go. #BookSky #poetry razurcuts.com/shop/a-decad...
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Stumbled across this newly fledged blackbird at Hilla Green, North Yorkshire this morning. Feared the worst but I’m pleased to report it was seen later on being fed by its mother under some gorse. Also spent time watching a family party of Marsh Tits in the same area. #ukbirds
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
It’s #WorldBeeDay today - we must create habitat and support our bees. Vital parts of our ecosystems, human survival depends on them, and a great opportunity to celebrate one of my favourite bird families - Bee-eaters. Little Bee-eater and Swallow-tailed Bee-eater taken in Senegal, 2024.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Had this sat on my shelf for over ten years. It’s about time. #booksky
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Recently spent a few days in the Parc Natural de l'Albufera south of Valencia. Fascinating place and habitat - salt marshes, sand dunes and pine forests, rice fields. #birds #ornithology
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Just been sat watching one from a balcony near Valencia, Spain. Great birds.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A great day of birding around l’Albufera de Valencia today. Record shot of a Savi’s Warbler a highlight. 40+ Bee-eaters and then Balearic and Scopoli’s Shearwater on an afternoon seawatch enjoyable too. Hopefully better weather tomorrow!
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Overall the decline of nightingales in the UK has been catastrophic. Let’s hope there is potential for a wider recovery. #UKbirds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Sounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorus
Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitat
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Sunday morning reading. Battered, second-hand but the prose is still incredible and the message as vital as ever. #booksky #cranes
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 11/04/2026
Nearly 1 in 6 UK species are threatened with extinction. We've lost 97% of our wildflower meadows since the 1930s. We have 73 million fewer birds than in the 1970s - a decline of almost a third. And yet some politicians still just see wildlife as a blocker to progress.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Nice to find a Blue-headed Wagtail at Wykeham Lakes this morning. Distant record shot attached. Common Scoter still present also. #UKbirding @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
1/ The 2025 BBS Report is out now! It was a record year for volunteers taking part, with 2,800+ visiting 4,058 survey squares across the UK, Channel Islands & Isle of Man. A huge thank you to our volunteers! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology
A Mistle Thrush on the ground shows its brown back, greyish nape and crown and spotted breast and belly. To the left, white wording on a blue background reads: Out now! The latest population trends for breeding birds in the UK. The BBS logo featuring a Goldfinch is top right of the image.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Great morning put up nest boxes in the first instalment of our Tree Sparrow project. Landowner at the Mill Inn kindly allowed us to use his land. With fellow Scarborough Birders officers @longnabbirder.bsky.social and Chris Bell, plus some local Yellowhammers for company. @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Dipper and Grey Wagtail at Scalby Beck LNR and a hunkered down Little Ringed Plover at Harwood Dale Lake. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Regardless of the issue, it's always the same story: commercial interests allowed to ride roughshod over everything and everyone else. Faced with the urgent need for action, successive governments twiddle their thumbs. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters
‘Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink’ say campaigners, arguing that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
What a special book V is. Will have to dig my copy out actually, not looked at it for years.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Good call Richard. Kittiwakes back on Spa Bridge this morning in Scarborough. First time this spring.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Too many conservation charities are afraid to tackle this issue in case they offend pet owners. Literally billions of birds and animals killed annually like this.
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Two boar in urban Warsaw. It isn’t unusual for them to traverse the green fringes along the banks of the Wisła, and occasionally find their way to the bigger city parks. But these two were in a very built up area with a busy road network. #WildBoar #Poland
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
One of the very obliging Tawny Owls in Łazienki Park, Warsaw today. A Syrian Woodpecker earlier in the morning was a nice tick for the trip. #Polishbirding
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Two of five Common Crane at Mokre Łąki in Kampinoski National Park near Warsaw this morning. Highlights though were two Wild Boar and an Elk. #polishbirding #Poland
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Bobby Gant @bobbygant.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Another trip to Poland. Another chance to try and find one of these. Hoping a bit of research increases my chances! #polishbirding
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