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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Big news. Thanks for the tip 👍

Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

To the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social. Straight in with @juleshoward.bsky.social v @benhoare.bsky.social in the battle for Children's Non-Fiction supremacy. The Jim Martin Derby.

Authors on stage at the Wainwright prize.

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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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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Happy publication day morning to me!! Dear friend @chrislintott.bsky.social said on record that it was "Truly unique! Sparkling with charm and interest & uncompromisingly clear". In person he said "I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but it was surprisingly good" 🥳 Major compliment! 🤗🧪

"Sparkling with charm and interest".
Chris Lintott present of The Sky at Night
Catherine's book is below it, looking dark and moody, but with peachy-pink tones.

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm an ecologist and during a recent bat emergence survey, farted so magnificently that my bat identification equipment thought a Brown Long-Eared was foraging nearby. Submitted the recording regardless.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Yeah Hangover II is rubbish too.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Tried to watch Gladiator II, but no. Couldn't deal with the never-ending opening credits. Now watching Hangover II, which is hitting the spot more effectively.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Made the mistake of trying to do a Joe Wickes 10 minute kettle-bell workout. 24 hours on and I remain physically wrecked.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Of course (no need for credit) 👍

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Michael J. Warren @drmjwarren.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thrilled to have made @wainwrightprize.bsky.social’s 2026 SHORTLIST! Congrats to my fellow nature writing category nominees, incl. @lucylapwing.bsky.social @nicolawriting.bsky.social. #naturewriting #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

Graphic showing Michael J. Warren’s The Cuckoo’s Lea as a shortlisted title for the Wainwright Prize 2026.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Great stuff Nicola, richly deserved!

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I find fungi tough. But here's a nice one – we wonder if it's Chicken of the woods. It was a brighter yellow when it first emerged on our seemingly doomed plum tree.

A yellow brackety fungus with orange stripes.

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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Fellow moth-ers - have you ever done this? I spent nearly 40mins this morning trying to identify this well-marked, tiny but beautiful, and sadly dead, moth. Until I turned it over and found it was a piece of wood. 🤣 #teammoth

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I know. Wasn't it wondrous?

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Dave @davehone.bsky.social Hone delivering spinosaur news and opinion to a PACKED #dinoconuk main stage audience.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I have a tee-shirt with Dunkleosteus on it. Very pleasing. #dinoconuk

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

No shade at all, but I've just come off the back of Birdfair and the contrast is absolute.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Has to be said that #dinoconuk has mushroomed since I last attended. It is now HUGE. But the main takeaway remains that the demographic is staggeringly diverse and entirely inclusive. All welcome. It's enriching and life-affirming.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'm at #DinoconUK. Encountered a kid in the lift in discussion with his mum about Pachycephalosaurus and Stygimoloch taxonomic issues. Knew I was now among friends.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Would this be UK-hatched or flown in from overseas?

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

There are parts of me that wish that was the last match I'd watched, too. But alas. A lifetime of sorrow in between those two waymarks.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The Telegraph really knows its readership.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

An absolute dog of a final.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

We need 11 Cucurellas diving and rolling.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I want to see a whole mountain-load of Spanish shithousery in this match.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Five at the back? This is ridiculous.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A hail of shrugs of gallic indifference incoming.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I remember our awards night with great fondness to this day! Should have won it. STILL annoyed about that.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The show has begun. Rebecca chatting with Shahida Bari about Neanderthals. @lemoustier.bsky.social. Win or lose I am so proud to be here in this company.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Tonight, a trip to @foylesforbooks.bsky.social for the @englishpen.bsky.social history prize CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS awards ceremony. @lemoustier.bsky.social is nominated for Kindred, of course. In it to win it!

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Djedd Spence > Bobby Moore. Fuck me.

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Perfect antidote to their anti-football.

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Bloomsbury Wildlife @chiffchat.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Huge congratulations to Joe Harkness who has been been longlisted for the 2026 @wainwrightprize.bsky.social! 🎉🌱 Longlisted for the Conservation Writing Prize, Neurodivergent, by Nature explores the links between neurodivergence, nature and biodiversity. #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

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Bloomsbury Wildlife @chiffchat.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Huge congratulations to @drmjwarren.bsky.social who has been longlisted for the 2026 @wainwrightprize.bsky.social! 🎉🌱 Longlisted for the Nature Writing Prize, The Cuckoo’s Lea uncovers the history that lies forgotten in England's place names. #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I am weary after a late night but heading for Day 3 of @globalbirdfair.bsky.social undaunted. When are they finally going to install the dozing-tent with hammocks I've been advocating since 2004?

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Jim Martin @jimspim.bsky.social · 12/07/2026