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Barry Yates

@rxnature.bsky.social
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Improving wildlife habitats and promoting nature in the coast and countryside around Rye in SusseX, UK, where fishing boats show the RX registration.

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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 16h
A Shetland Shag in great light for #SuperSeabirdSunday #birds #seabird
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A drake Eurasian Teal showing two patches of green for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Green
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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Read our latest blog post: An Education in Wonder www.curlewaction.org/an-education...
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"In Latin America and the Caribbean, wildlife populations fell by 95% [in 52 years, and] 80% in Africa..." How do you even compute such whirlwind annihilation of nature? *THE* best thing we can do to alter such trends? Shift towards more plant-based diets. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and sea turtles prove nature loss can be reversed, scientists say
A landmark report reveals that the world must change the way it produces food to avoid a biodiversity collapse
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Documents obtained by Freedom of Information requests show that parts of the 'simplification drive' have ended up closely reflecting the demands of fertiliser & chemical companies to roll back environmental & health safeguards Insects in EU have declined 75% in 3 decades www.ft.com/content/3c86...
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Chemical groups succeed in watering down EU pesticide rules
European Commission and leading MEPs side with industry demands for laxer standards
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A juvenile Hobby dashed across Pett Level this morning, hunting the dragonflies flying in the shelter of the old cliff line.
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Sussex Heritage Community @heritagecommunity.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Find out about the small village of Iden general stores on our Facebook page. What a fascinating history it has !
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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The first Devil's Fingers (Clathrus archeri) are pushing up from the underworld beneath Rye, East Sussex. And, yes, they really are that colour. #fungi #fungifriends #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
A weird bright-cerise fungus, shaped like deformed fingers, emerging from a partially hidden white 'ball' in grassland.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sheep densities across Europe. Native to southwest Asia, these domesticates are possibly the most effective means of killing off forests and other natural ecosystems ever devised.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My heart breaks and this a tiny fraction Quote Paul Tout "Almost the entire coastline from the border with Libya to the start of the Negev is one long line of mist-nets "for quail'. They catch millions of them, along with hundreds of thousands of Corncrakes and other Rallidae plus passerines"
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A French Whiskered Tern for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BlueSkies
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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The Gaslight Years - part one | Robin Ince
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to dea
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Guy 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"
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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Poor future offered by Tories www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Gannet diving in 12 images for #SuperSeabirdSunday
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Gannet diving in 12 images. #gannet #seabird
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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Three of these six wader species are red-listed in the UK. Which ones? Answers in this blog about the eleven wader species on the list and how they 'earned' their places: wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/10/04/u... 🎂4️⃣ #birds
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Black Guillemot in winter plumage in mid dive and about to "fly" underwater for #birdoftheday theme of #WingsOpenNotFlying
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Eurasian Spoonbill of today's #birdoftheday theme of #WingsOpenNotFlying
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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John Walker @earthfgardener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ditto here in north Wales, where the ‘strimmers’ are primarily woolly i.e. sheep. This sessile oak/birch woodland is typical - a stalled ecology with maturing trees, lots of moss, but little else, including any younger trees, which don’t stand a chance🌳
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Eurasian Oystercatcher in flight for today's #BirdoftheDay theme of #Black&Red
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 02/10/2026
Increased air pollution linked to more night-time coughing, UK-led study finds
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Increased air pollution linked to more night-time coughing, UK-led study finds
‘Day-to-day’ symptom of harmful emissions, which in turn can disrupt sleep, can be overlooked, say researchers
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How to deceive a human being. Featuring Elizabeth Holmes, Richard E. Grant, the unblinking CEO of Manchester City, the Labour party conference and Oxford Street. Read all about it in my brand new newsletter! countbinface.substack.com/p/how-to-dec...
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How to deceive a human being
A handy alien guide to some dos and don’ts
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📣 The first screening of the People's Emergency Briefing in a national parliament! The film was shown at Holyrood last night. Grateful to First Minister John Swinney for committing to helping ensure it is “shared and understood very widely within Scotland”. #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
The First Minister John Swinney with Gillian Martin msp cabinet secretary for climate and rural affairs, and Prof Mike Berners-LeeThe First Minister giving an address next to a large screen about to show the Peoples Emergency Briefing A packed room of MSPs and staff watching the film
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rise of 'mega-dairies' pushing nature to breaking point. Tighter rules on intensive dairy farms and increased support for farmers to cut pollution, restore nature and build a more resilient sector are urgently needed, say The Wildlife Trusts.. www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/rise-me...
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Rise of 'mega-dairies' pushing nature to breaking point | The Wildlife Trusts
Tighter rules on intensive dairy farms and increased support for farmers to cut pollution, restore nature and build a more resilient sector are urgently needed, say The Wildlife Trusts
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
a sandy shoreline with white and black clockwork toy, arctic traveller A Sanderling #haiku
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Circles in the sand, drawn by wind blown grass.
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Does this monitoring include audio recording?
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Bec Jones @jbfarthing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Another reason not to scalp all grassy areas during the summer 🦋
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Killdeer (plover) 8-11cm Shorebird North America Female scapes her nest in the sand lines it with sticks and grass to hide it. Incubation 28 days female sits in the day the male sits at night Chicks are precocial fully feathered capable of feeding themselves. Parents protect them for 30 days.
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This Eurasian Curlew at @sussexwildlife.bsky.social Rye Harbour for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestBeaks
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X
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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Not long ago buses between Beckley & Rye were 1 per hr. Then they went to 1 per 2hr. Then yet more cuts & no Sunday service. So, today, when the 14.25 didn't turn up the next (& last) bus was 4 hrs later at 18.29. And they wonder why passenger nos fall when the 'service' is un-usable. #SaveOurBuses
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Emma BAT OUT OF HULL 🦇Chaplin 🏳️‍⚧️🎃 @emmachaplin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A colleague just shared the lovely hashtag #Bloomscrolling
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A Curlew searching for food on the pasture at Pett Level this morning. @curlewaction.bsky.social @wadertales.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The early Curlew catches the grub. The very long beak indicates a female and the soil on it shows how far down it was feeding. The other image shows another bird with all of its beak in the ground! At Pett Level, this morning. #curlew @wadertales.bsky.social @curlewaction.bsky.social
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The atmosphere just hit a new water-vapour record: 27.35 kg of water vapour per m2 in August 2026, ~20 trillion litres more water than the previous record. Warmer air holds ~7% more moisture per °C. More water vapour means more energy to fuel extreme weather.
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El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August
Global heating contributes to record, with a warmer atmosphere able to hold more water, scientists say
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Eight wild-born Choughs have fledged in Kent, marking another step in efforts to restore the species to the county after an absence of more than 200 years:
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Eight wild-born Choughs fledge in Kent
Chough has bred in the wild in Kent following the release of captive-reared birds in 2023, with the county population now estimated at 35.
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wind in the Willows At a quarter speed. Today at Pett Level the wind was gusting to 31mph.
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A Raven found an old gull egg today. It must be well past its best before date!
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A Willow Beauty moth with a wingspan of about 40mm, resting on tree bark.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 19/09/2026
‘Summer of truth’: will political leaders act as climate chaos comes knocking?
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‘Summer of truth’: will political leaders act as climate chaos comes knocking?
Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?
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Lady Macbeth @notinstructed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
One might reasonably expect political parties to exercise rather more curiosity about the company their major donors keep — and the litigation they choose to finance. Due diligence does seem terribly unfashionable.
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🏡 Be among the first to join us at the new RES Headquarters in London for Day 1 of the Outreach, Culture & Education SIG 2026. ⏰ Registration deadline: 17:00 (GMT), Friday 13 November buff.ly/t8Bwkhs
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Outreach, Culture & Education SIG 2026
A day dedicated to learning, engagement and sharing ideas, featuring keynote talks and discussions on how we communicate insects, science and conservation to wider audiences.
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TG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As our burning of fossil fuels rapidly warms the planet, insects are disappearing & this is impacting birds, pollinators & food webs. The decline is global, in protected & non-protected areas, & in remote areas totally free from pesticide. 😮😮😮 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
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Reuben Singleton @bordersnaturalist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Back to SW France which retains much of the nature of my youth in the Cotswolds. The gathering of house martins on and around the church in Puycelsi this morning was mind-blowing.
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I wonder if the competition for nesting locations from this successful recent arrival has affected other mining bees?
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sable shearwaters have long been the avian face of plastic pollution. But no one knew exactly how these birds' predilection for plastic impacted their survival. Now, research quantifies how much plastic it might take to kill a seabird--and how our trash impacts species at the population level. 🐦🧪
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How Much Plastic Does it Take to Kill a Seabird? | bioGraphic
For the first time, researchers uncover how eating plastic trash may impact seabirds at the population level.
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Two amazing flying machines made a brief visit to Pett Level this afternoon - a juvenile Osprey and a Chinook.
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