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LeedsBirder @leedsbirder.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
One of the few birds of prey tolerated on some local grouse shooting moors (although they have been persecuted on other estates) - here a family of four Short-eared Owl juveniles doing well. But where are the Hen Harriers, Peregrines and Goshawks? Shot dead. 🤬 vimeo.com/1204131428
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Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Today is the tenth anniversary of Jo Cox's murder by a white supremacist on her way to a surgery in Birstall in her constituency whose ethnic diversity she praised in her maiden speech to the Commons. Her murderer shouted "Britain first" as he shot and stabbed her to death.
Today is the tenth anniversary of Jo Cox's murder by a white supremacist on her way to a surgery in Birstall in her constituency whose ethnic diversity she praised in her maiden speech to the Commons. Her murderer shouted "Britain first" as he shot and stabbed her to death.

Rue

Rue Jo Cox, Députée Britannique, 
a street sign in Burgundy reads,
Assassinée pour ses convictions.

No British road is named after her,
I found on returning home, for fear
it could have proved controversial.

I remembered in Shakespeare rue
even for ruth, called ‘herb of grace’ 
because it was used in exorcisms, 

by the angel to clean Adam’s eyes,
and Gulliver back home for his nose 
against the smell of his countrymen.
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LeedsBirder @leedsbirder.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This week I will be mostly birding in Lesvos. Where these Masked Shrikes are common as muck #lesvos
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
A completely avoidable situation www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’
Campaigners say birds could die trying to access ancestral nests that were sealed during rail refurbishment
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LeedsBirder @leedsbirder.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Short-eared Owl hunting at sunset. Regen grazing provides great habitat for this bird, thanks to the farmer vimeo.com/1182785422 #yorkshirebirding #ornithology
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Kathleen @kathleenbike.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Murmuration Ripon City Wetlands
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Brian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Superb, hard-hitting presentation (including further info about this infamous C4 News footage) for the @friendsofthedales.bsky.social ‘Eyes on the Skies’ initiative. youtube.com/watch?v=VKVU... 🙏 @keasdenkate.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social Find out more here: friendsofthedales.org.uk
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Secret filming uncovers illegal killings of rare birds in England
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …
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Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes
MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds
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Kathleen @kathleenbike.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
It was wonderful to get out with my very best friend along the river Wharfe today and to find a dipper, goosanders and a raven!
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Kathleen @kathleenbike.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Thanks to everyone @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social for this gem! The artwork, photography and the reports are fantastic! Looking forward to reading more of it. The individual stories are magical to read.
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Kathleen @kathleenbike.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Fifteenth century Marmion tower, West Tanfield near Ripon
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Kathleen @kathleenbike.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Roundhay Park in the snow
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