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East Yorkshire (VC61)-based Wildlife botherer: Birds and Moths in particular; Pan-Species Lister; music obsessed; Dad & Partner; No expert in all the above, working on it.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 1h
Who gets to build a career protecting nature – and what helps people feel that they belong in our sector? The BES @reednetwork.bsky.social have written a piece for @countrysidejobs.bsky.social - read it here👇 www.countryside-jobs.com/article/buil...
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Building an ecology for everybody: the BES REED network and a sector that works for all
Across the countryside and conservation sector, from National Park teams and Local Authority advisory units, to conservation charities and consultancies, the people working to protect nature still do ...
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 4h
Thanks to @theconversation.com I discovered "The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry Captures my current feelings rather beautifully, here A Poetry Film by Charlotte Ager & Katy Wang www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ewB...
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“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry, A Poetry Film by Charlotte Ager & Katy Wang
YouTube video by The On Being Project
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 23h
Insects do far more than feed wildlife - a major new global study found insects provide shelter, chemical defences, sanitation and other vital benefits to 1000s of animal species. Scientists warn insect declines could have far-reaching impacts across ecosystems. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3mm3a6x2
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Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · 23h
Defra is gathering evidence that could shape the future policy on gamebird shooting. Have your say! Have you experienced issues such as gamebird collisions, dumped dead birds, illegal traps, suspicious raptor deaths, disturbance, damage or loss of access to land? For info, visit buff.ly/TGjrkrK
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As usual Robb Johnson nails it. robbjohnson.bandcamp.com/track/mrs-bl...
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Mrs Blake, by Robb Johnson
track by Robb Johnson
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Joe Solo @joe-solo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Next weekend looks like THIS! FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER ATHERTON- The Snug (with Jess Silk) SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER HOWDEN- Shire Hall (with TV Smith) SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER YORK- Fulford Arms (with Jess Silk) The York gig is an afternoon show, so don't get caught out! See you down the front x
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I've just signed "Don’t scrap young people’s voice" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/do... @OpenBritainHQ
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jay again! 3rd this year. Closest yet, within 20m of my garden. Can't see why it would actually come into the garden but that would be special. Naturally it vanished when I went for my camera #Cottingham @bto-gbw.bsky.social Appeared to be carrying something. Caching behaviour? #YorkshireBirding
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Plenty vacant East Yorks #YorkshireBirding
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Taking it as a birthday flyover 55 Pink-footed Goose roughly SW over the house just now 🥳 #YorkshireBirding
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Clouded Yellow Blue bell car park @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
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Curiosity @curiosityhull.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What Is Through The Ruins? Ukrainian/ Hull artist Yeseniia Serdiuk talks about her recent Freedom Festival exhibition and how it was inspired by her homeland. Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mtey8bpu @hulllibraries.bsky.social @freedomfesthull.bsky.social
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
c50 Pink-footed Goose S/SW over Snuff Mill Lane #Cottingham just now. My first of the Autumn. #vismig #YorkshireBirding @btobirds.bsky.social
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Yorkshire Naturalists' Union @ynuorg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Whilst we may be leaving summer behind, there are still several YNU field meetings and YWT Shoresearch events taking place over the coming months - check out these and information about the AGM in September's newsletter, available along with all past newsletters here 👇 www.ynu.org.uk/news-events/...
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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
THIS IS V EXCITING! "Wayfarers", the new book by @levparikian.bsky.social is out next April. And Lev has very kindly agreed to SIGN & PERSONALLY DEDICATE any copies ordered from us. Worldwide postage available. Get your orders in now! HERE. www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
The cover of Lev's new book. 
It's predominantly blue and has wavy lines over it suggesting movement. 

There are whales, penguins, insects, birds, deer (I think) and other animals represented on the cover too.
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Lyme Disease UK @lymediseaseuk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
In the UK, ticks can be active from February through November, with a smaller peak in activity between September and November. So if you’re heading out for an autumn walk, exploring the woods, gardening or enjoying the outdoors, remember to check for ticks when you get home.
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bugbear6502.bsky.social @bugbear6502.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#TeamMoth
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Premier League News @plnews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
GOAL - Mohamed Belloumi Chelsea 1-2 Hull City
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s out next April and you can pre-order signed and dedicated copies here. Big Green Bookshop: www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
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SIGNED & DEDICATED Wayfarers : The Incredible Story of Animal Migration by Lev Parikian - SIGNED COPIES - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people
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The Scottish Ornithologists' Club @scottishbirding.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New local bird reports - out now! It's been a busy few months for bird report editors with a number of new reports hot off the press, including: Lothian Bird Report 2023 Isle of May Bird Observatory Annual Report 2024 Dumfries and Galloway Bird Report 2024 Orkney Bird Report 2025
Lothian Bird Report 2023 cover featuring a photo of a Little Ringed Plover in flightDumfries and Galloway Bird Report 2024 cover featuring artwork of two Peregrines in flightIsle of May Bird Observatory Annual Report 2024 cover featuring a photo of a BramblingOrkney Bird Report 2025 cover featuring a photo of a Firecrest
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Countryside Jobs Service @countrysidejobs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@whalesorg.bsky.social: Iceland’s government has announced that a bill will be submitted in February to finally end whaling in the country. The government has a majority in parliament and the proposed bill will include a permanent ban on the hunts. c-js.co.uk/4A7m7tv
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Icelandic government to introduce bill to end whaling
Iceland’s government has announced that a bill will be submitted in February to finally end whaling in the country.
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Something immensely satisfying about eating homegrown food. Especially Apples.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 10/09/2026
#OtD 10 Sep 1933 an attempted rally by Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists was broken up by 2000 anti-fascist locals in Stockton, England. They chased off fascists with pickaxe handles, stones, half bricks, and potatoes with razor blades inside stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8256...
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We're looking for our next Editor of BTO News! Find out more about the role and apply here➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 😀 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology
A bird called a Redstart perches on top of a post, showing its bright orange-red underparts, grey upperparts and black face and bill. Wording above reads: We're hiring! Science Communications Manager.
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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A great clip from Ailsa McMillan's recent #TimeForReflection slot at #ScottishParliament on the power of human connection, which can never be replaced by #ArtificialIntelligence
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
2nd time this year, patch 2nd Jay on Snuff Mill Lane, #Cottingham just now #YorkshireBirding
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Adder has been declared extinct in Warwickshire, with conservationists warning that the loss reflects a wider decline of the species across parts of Central England:
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Adder disappears from Warwickshire
Concern is growing for Adder in central England as surveys highlight its fragmented populations.
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
For years, Stephen Lennon has asked supporters to trust him and fund him. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, made with HOPE not hate, has raised serious questions about his finances. I’ve added my name calling for a full investigation. Will you? secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...
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CALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNON
A year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation.
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sign and repost. Ta 38d.gs/jpcf
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#Cottingham #Hull #Urbanbiodiversity @ynuorg.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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Joe Solo @joe-solo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The 'WTF Tour' alongside the mighty @jesssilk.bsky.social kicks off at Tthe Snug in Atherton on Friday 2nd October. Just four dates this year, but bigger venues, so we'd love to see you out in force. T1x jesssilk.co.uk/live See you down the front x
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Do you participate in nature-related citizen science, or would you like to? 📱🌿 @forestresearchuk.bsky.social want to know what encourages people to get involved in nature recording and what challenges they may encounter. Take part in the survey 👉 defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A person with a green backpack bends down in a field of tall, dry grass with scattered white flowers, examining something closely with a butterfly identification guide in their hand.
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Steve Dudley @stevedudley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Orkney Bird Report 2025 is out! 160pp inc accounts for all species recorded in 2025; accounts of county 2nd Franklin’s Gull and Rose-breasted Grosbeak; articles on phenology and Firecrests; also @northronbirdobs.bsky.social and Meteorological reports. £12. DM me for sales. #OrkneyBirding 1/2
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My September newsletter is now out, featuring poems about pasta, Pluto, September, tourism and Toby. If you so fancied, you can read it here: brianbilston.com/2026/09/09/n...
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Newsletter – September 2026
Dear doughty subscriber, Summer is over. Or at least it is for those who subscribe to a meteorological definition of the seasons. Those of a more astronomical bent still have a couple of weeks of s…
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
As its so desperately dry (not even a puddle that I coukd see) no surprise that my first visit to #Swinemoor in probably 2 months was quiet. Mostly horses and cows interspersed with at least 48 Lapwing and 5 Yellow Wagtail #YorkshireBirding #UKBirding
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
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Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Our undercover reporter, Chris Atkins, posed as a far-right journalist at the Reform Conference and got thrown out for asking difficult questions about Farage's corruption scandal @scatatkins.bsky.social
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
oooh... #SuperSeabirdSunday
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A family trip to Hornsea. Bins, scope & my compact camera. Time well spent at the Mere app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... incl. 2 Pintail, 2 GW Egret & 2 Hobby star birds. Then a bogey-bird lifer: Arctic Skua (probably 2) close in off the prom. Glorious. #YorkshireBirding #UKBirding #Greatbirdcrapphoto
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)

ropey record shot - still from a 4 second video
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Airscaper @airscaper.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live... Trump downplays war with Iran, in which 18 US service members have been killed and 750 wounded. Thousands of Iranians have been killed, many of them civilians, women and children. Trump describes the 'conflict' as ‘small potatoes’. Psychopath springs to mind.
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Trump downplays war with Iran, in which 18 US service members have been killed so far, as ‘small potatoes’ – live
Thousands of Iranians have been killed and more than 750 US service members have been wounded during the ongoing conflict
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
For anyone heading to the #Hull Freedom Festival I highly recommend "Black" by Oulouy Saw it last night and it was pretty stirring stuff. #culture #Yorkshire @curiosityhull.bsky.social
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Oof lovely full fat garden tick: Lesser Whitethroat! @bto-gbw.bsky.social #YorkshireBirding
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Flamborough Bird Observatory @flamboroughbird.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Migweek is only 5 weeks away and places are booking fast! Don’t delay and reserve your events soon. Follow the link for programme and booking information flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/events/migwe...
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Migweek 2026 Programme - Flamborough Bird Observatory
Saturday 10th – Sunday 18th October 2026 Every day Ringing Demonstration 8am – 12pm at the Living Seas Centre, Flamborough Come and meet FBO’s ringing team, see birds up close and discover the secrets...
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I can't decide if this is inept or deliberately misguided/ing. Either way, terrifying, frankly.
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 02/09/2026
Global warming is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, a new UNEP report warns.   Predicted impacts include extreme weather and threats to human health and economies.
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We're seeking a Research Ecologist to develop & apply methods for analysing large-scale passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) datasets & to lead work on the collection/analysis of restoration & rewilding data. Apply via www.bto.org/jobs Closing date: 22 September. #Ornithology #bioacoustics
The heads of two Puffins appear above a bank. Wording above reads: We're hiring! Senior Research Ecologist: Landscape Restoration & Monitoring Science.
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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Happy Birthday @jobirding.bsky.social 🎂
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