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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner

@hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social

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Bird campaigner. Nature author of #Fledgling about how I rescued raised & released 2 wild birds: one made nests in my hair for 84 days AND Nature Needs You -The Fight To Save Our Swifts about my swift brick campaign to save birds reliant on our 🏡 to breed🪶

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · Dec 10

BOOK NEWS 🪶 COVER REVEAL 📚 WOOOOP!

My new book

NATURE NEEDS YOU - The Fight To Save Our Swifts

Published by @eandtbooks

Out 1st May 2025

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#NatureNeedsYou #swifts #BookNews

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 9h

First bird of my day: the robin again, singing in the mauve twilight, flitting in the high branches of the apple tree. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 1d

First bird of my day: a sparrow following the flight of a wasp between her and a red apple. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know this? They could be marked as bee friendly but if they are organic ….

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 20h

2/2 and therefore many of the chemicals are preventing pests and therefore are pesticides and many of those chemicals are systematic…

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 20h

1/2Hi Sarah, so the general idea is that labelling that says a plant is ‘bee friendly’ is because the species of the plant is. But if it’s not organically grown then chemicals are used and generally that means bulbs (and often seeds and plants) are treated with chemicals to stop fungus and pests

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know this? They could be marked as bee friendly but if they are organic ….

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 1d

First bird of my day: a sparrow following the flight of a wasp between her and a red apple. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 2d

Ahhhh I wonder where the original six ate

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 2d

First bird of my day: the robin, singing in the dark, his silhouette just visible like a dusky cardboard cut out, in the apple tree. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 3d

First bird of my day: the mist hid the garden birds and any birds near the road so this morning it was a rush of skylarks, summoned into the safe sky by my footsteps as they start on the seeds in the fields. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 4d

First bird of my day: a pigeon somehow say in the ivy, bulging out of it and yet perfectly balanced. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 5d

First bird of my day: a sparrow dashing into the shrub quick as a flash. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 6d

First bird of my day: the village jackdaws checking out the shop, looking highly suspicious. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 7d

First bird of my day: a troupe of long tailed tits making their way through the old hawthorn hedges of an old way. Speaking to each other as the berries glisten. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 7d

Look at the moon

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 8d

First bird of my day: the sparrows sheltering under the vine after a stormy night. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 9d

First bird of my day: a pigeon sitting in the rain above the traffic, the sound of raindrops hitting the rush of cars. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 9d

The front pages of the newspapers today sum up Dr #JaneGoodall DBE so well: amongst a world of scandal, sensationalism and political upheaval, Jane’s grace and empathy shines as a beacon of reason and wisdom. #RememberingJane

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 10d

First bird of my day: a female sparrow peeping out of the thatch, dedicated to the profoundly important and unique Dr #JaneGoodall DBE. I imagine the animal kingdom flocking to pay their respects to their greatest voice. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 11d

Wonderful!.. although these will be swallows - who are also incredible, and live similar lives to swifts and house martins and are also site loyal so your adult birds you helped, if they survived, will return to your garage in April after having flown all the way to central/South Africa and back!

Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 12d

CALLING THE WONDERFUL WELSH AND EVERYONE LIVING IN WALES - Please help swifts, the number one declining bird in Wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Find your MP in Wales here senedd.wales/find-a-membe... and ask them to speak at the swift brick debate at the Senedd on 1st October (tomorrow!)

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 12d

First bird of my day: the sparrows peeping out from the wisteria near the thatch… chirping, of course. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 12d

We’ve got weeks to convince people we elected that we dont want to be the 1st country to lose swifts esp when mandating a brick with a hole as we ‘build baby build’ would secure their homes. Email me at [email protected] to get a template to send to your MP

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 12d

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 14d

First bird of my day: an auburn wren crouching in the auburn bracken. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

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