Amy
@amythebirder.bsky.social
Birder in the Solent. Ecologist/GIS, HOS Assistant Recorder. Loves nature & islands. Mostly wildlife & travel (🚲 🥾🚏) but also interested in public health, climate, more sustainable living etc. Views my own.
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I don't really get how social norms haven't shifted in that direction after the life-changing pandemic we all went through. It's not rude or insulting to try to avoid getting infected. It's sensible and protective of self and others.
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I don't really get how social norms haven't shifted in that direction after the life-changing pandemic we all went through. It's not rude or insulting to try to avoid getting infected. It's sensible and protective of self and others.
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It's important not to normalise spreading germs around. If someone is ill with respiratory symptoms encourage them to self-isolate and not attend in person any work or social events (if they can afford it)... or at the very least wear a mask. Haven't we learnt anything from the pandemic?
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's important not to normalise spreading germs around. If someone is ill with respiratory symptoms encourage them to self-isolate and not attend in person any work or social events (if they can afford it)... or at the very least wear a mask. Haven't we learnt anything from the pandemic?
Dartford Warbler with 4+ Stonechats on East Meadows, Titchfield Haven. Hundreds of Stock Doves too! #LowCarbonBirding #PWC2025
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Dartford Warbler with 4+ Stonechats on East Meadows, Titchfield Haven. Hundreds of Stock Doves too! #LowCarbonBirding #PWC2025
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Only posted this a few hours ago, but Mr Dashboard says only c.50 of you have read this rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d... and we do think it's important: not just because we need to raise £s, but because it's important to show that motorists do NOT "pay their way".
So do read and share!
So do read and share!
“Dear Rachel Reeves…”: An open letter to the Chancellor on why she should increase the price of driving in her Budget 2025.
Dear Chancellor, Please consider the increases in the financial costs of driving described below in your Autumn Budget 2025 for the following reasons: Raising significant much-needed revenue for th…
rdrf.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Only posted this a few hours ago, but Mr Dashboard says only c.50 of you have read this rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d... and we do think it's important: not just because we need to raise £s, but because it's important to show that motorists do NOT "pay their way".
So do read and share!
So do read and share!
Mainly walking today, though admittedly didn't reach either city.
Patch this afternoon was very soggy, but 1 Curlew back on East Meadows & 1w Yellow-legged Gull on the Frying Pan at Titchfield Haven #LowCarbonBirding
Patch this afternoon was very soggy, but 1 Curlew back on East Meadows & 1w Yellow-legged Gull on the Frying Pan at Titchfield Haven #LowCarbonBirding
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Mainly walking today, though admittedly didn't reach either city.
Patch this afternoon was very soggy, but 1 Curlew back on East Meadows & 1w Yellow-legged Gull on the Frying Pan at Titchfield Haven #LowCarbonBirding
Patch this afternoon was very soggy, but 1 Curlew back on East Meadows & 1w Yellow-legged Gull on the Frying Pan at Titchfield Haven #LowCarbonBirding
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"Maybe they know that, despite the strong case for upgrading air filtration & establishing indoor air quality requirements, this has not been done, & masks are an easy-to-implement, effective layer of protection against pathogens":
Via @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social
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Via @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/misfitme...
Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025?
A Mental Health Professional’s Perspective
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"Maybe they know that, despite the strong case for upgrading air filtration & establishing indoor air quality requirements, this has not been done, & masks are an easy-to-implement, effective layer of protection against pathogens":
Via @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/misfitme...
Via @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/misfitme...
Latest BirdWatch magazine is out - read my last patch birding column featuring December highlights from Titchfield Haven & Posbrook 😊 #HantsBirds #LowCarbonBirding
Really grateful to @birdguides.bsky.social for the opportunity over the last 3 years!
Really grateful to @birdguides.bsky.social for the opportunity over the last 3 years!
Cutting-edge Rough-legged Hawk ID, a lifetime of Northumberland listing, the return of White-tailed Eagle, the rise of Bonaparte's Gull in the UK, birding Islay, the allure of pittas and our Artist of the Year award feature in this month's Birdwatch!
Inside the December 2025 issue of Birdwatch
Cutting-edge Rough-legged Hawk ID, reflections on a lifetime of birding in Northumberland, celebrating the return of White-tailed Eagle, the rise of Bonaparte's Gull in the UK, birding Islay, why pittas are so alluring and our Artist of the Year award all feature in the December 2025 issue of Birdwatch, out now!
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November 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Latest BirdWatch magazine is out - read my last patch birding column featuring December highlights from Titchfield Haven & Posbrook 😊 #HantsBirds #LowCarbonBirding
Really grateful to @birdguides.bsky.social for the opportunity over the last 3 years!
Really grateful to @birdguides.bsky.social for the opportunity over the last 3 years!
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Reading about today's UK #CovidInquiry report and it's bringing out of me a range of emotions.
In particular ANGER that Covid and #LongCovid are still being past-tensed.
I feel abandoned in my new-found disability.
Shame on all who have deliberately undermined this pandemic, vaccination and more.
In particular ANGER that Covid and #LongCovid are still being past-tensed.
I feel abandoned in my new-found disability.
Shame on all who have deliberately undermined this pandemic, vaccination and more.
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Reading about today's UK #CovidInquiry report and it's bringing out of me a range of emotions.
In particular ANGER that Covid and #LongCovid are still being past-tensed.
I feel abandoned in my new-found disability.
Shame on all who have deliberately undermined this pandemic, vaccination and more.
In particular ANGER that Covid and #LongCovid are still being past-tensed.
I feel abandoned in my new-found disability.
Shame on all who have deliberately undermined this pandemic, vaccination and more.
This! Still little or no UK Public Health information about the long term health risks associated with Covid infections (or indeed other infections).
People don't understand why I wear a respirator because there's no "official" info. Whereas other PH measures (ticks etc) are seen as normal.
People don't understand why I wear a respirator because there's no "official" info. Whereas other PH measures (ticks etc) are seen as normal.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This! Still little or no UK Public Health information about the long term health risks associated with Covid infections (or indeed other infections).
People don't understand why I wear a respirator because there's no "official" info. Whereas other PH measures (ticks etc) are seen as normal.
People don't understand why I wear a respirator because there's no "official" info. Whereas other PH measures (ticks etc) are seen as normal.
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Worried about #AirPollution from wood burning? You can download our digital flyer from our website, or order printed ones for free.
It's often easier to hand over a flyer than talk about this; many people still aren't aware how burning can affect both their and their neighbours' #Health.
It's often easier to hand over a flyer than talk about this; many people still aren't aware how burning can affect both their and their neighbours' #Health.
Wood burning flyer — Mums for Lungs
5th November 2025 It is an uncomfortable truth that wood burning creates a huge amount of air pollution in the UK. Please join us in raising awareness of this difficult-to-talk-about issue by…
www.mumsforlungs.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Worried about #AirPollution from wood burning? You can download our digital flyer from our website, or order printed ones for free.
It's often easier to hand over a flyer than talk about this; many people still aren't aware how burning can affect both their and their neighbours' #Health.
It's often easier to hand over a flyer than talk about this; many people still aren't aware how burning can affect both their and their neighbours' #Health.
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"You can’t just build a neighborhood and then figure out how people will get to and from it… If we’re to provide housing that’s affordable to everyone, accessible and sustainable, then we must invest in cycling and public transport. And €1 billion is a pretty big statement of intent." bit.ly/48lM5xC
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"You can’t just build a neighborhood and then figure out how people will get to and from it… If we’re to provide housing that’s affordable to everyone, accessible and sustainable, then we must invest in cycling and public transport. And €1 billion is a pretty big statement of intent." bit.ly/48lM5xC
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We are all one war, one hurricane, one military coup, one wildfire, one drought, one economic collapse away from becoming an "asylum seeker".
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We are all one war, one hurricane, one military coup, one wildfire, one drought, one economic collapse away from becoming an "asylum seeker".
If only Fareham had more than 300m (yes, you read that right) of proper cycle path... Even a connected & complete network of shared paths would be something. And better buses...
It's been an enlightening 3 years car free realising how much I can in theory do without one. #BikeSky
It's been an enlightening 3 years car free realising how much I can in theory do without one. #BikeSky
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If only Fareham had more than 300m (yes, you read that right) of proper cycle path... Even a connected & complete network of shared paths would be something. And better buses...
It's been an enlightening 3 years car free realising how much I can in theory do without one. #BikeSky
It's been an enlightening 3 years car free realising how much I can in theory do without one. #BikeSky
Best at Lee-on-the Solent earlier was a Sandwich Tern in breeding plumage #HantsBirds #LowCarbonBirding
November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Best at Lee-on-the Solent earlier was a Sandwich Tern in breeding plumage #HantsBirds #LowCarbonBirding
Lovely new artwork & poster for #Solent Seascape project at the Hard, Portsmouth! @wordsfromwez.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Lovely new artwork & poster for #Solent Seascape project at the Hard, Portsmouth! @wordsfromwez.bsky.social
Fareham VC11: 17/9 last night including 2 December Moths and Large Wainscot + Palpita vitrealis, 2 Rusty-dot Pearl, White-point the potential migrants @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Also many Redwings, Fieldfares and Song Thrushes overhead this morning ☺️ #TeamMoth #HantsBirds
Also many Redwings, Fieldfares and Song Thrushes overhead this morning ☺️ #TeamMoth #HantsBirds
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Fareham VC11: 17/9 last night including 2 December Moths and Large Wainscot + Palpita vitrealis, 2 Rusty-dot Pearl, White-point the potential migrants @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Also many Redwings, Fieldfares and Song Thrushes overhead this morning ☺️ #TeamMoth #HantsBirds
Also many Redwings, Fieldfares and Song Thrushes overhead this morning ☺️ #TeamMoth #HantsBirds
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Cicerone Press have a sale on, which means 20% off my new #walking guidebook to the Small Isles. 💚
www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-rum-...
#Scotland #Hebrides
www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-rum-...
#Scotland #Hebrides
Walking Guidebook | Rum & Small Isles | Rum, Eigg, Muck & Canna
Discover the 'hidden gems' of the Hebrides with 25 routes for adventurous walkers from 2-25 miles with OS maps and GPX downloads.
www.cicerone.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Cicerone Press have a sale on, which means 20% off my new #walking guidebook to the Small Isles. 💚
www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-rum-...
#Scotland #Hebrides
www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-rum-...
#Scotland #Hebrides
The resident Goosander at Titchfield Haven has nearly finished moulting, and today had a companion at long last! #HantsBirds
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The resident Goosander at Titchfield Haven has nearly finished moulting, and today had a companion at long last! #HantsBirds
#WeBS count from Port Solent yielded 119 Brent, Mute Swan, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Sandwich Terns, 3 GBB, 3 Herring, 12 BH and 29 Common Gulls.
Combined with bus trips with dipping Southsea Purple Sandpipers (tho 2 Black Redstart & Grey Plover good), walk to Eastney & errands #LowCarbonBirding
Combined with bus trips with dipping Southsea Purple Sandpipers (tho 2 Black Redstart & Grey Plover good), walk to Eastney & errands #LowCarbonBirding
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#WeBS count from Port Solent yielded 119 Brent, Mute Swan, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Sandwich Terns, 3 GBB, 3 Herring, 12 BH and 29 Common Gulls.
Combined with bus trips with dipping Southsea Purple Sandpipers (tho 2 Black Redstart & Grey Plover good), walk to Eastney & errands #LowCarbonBirding
Combined with bus trips with dipping Southsea Purple Sandpipers (tho 2 Black Redstart & Grey Plover good), walk to Eastney & errands #LowCarbonBirding
Fareham VC11: Methinks the best moth this week is this micro which must've come through an open window on 5/11! Looks like Carpatolechia decorella? #TeamMoth
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Fareham VC11: Methinks the best moth this week is this micro which must've come through an open window on 5/11! Looks like Carpatolechia decorella? #TeamMoth
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A great website.
Full of crucial info and ideas for how to live in a way that gives us a fighting chance of avoiding catastrophe.
I’ve threaded it to break it up a little… 1/17
#lowcarbonliving
www.tudelft.nl/sustainabili...
Full of crucial info and ideas for how to live in a way that gives us a fighting chance of avoiding catastrophe.
I’ve threaded it to break it up a little… 1/17
#lowcarbonliving
www.tudelft.nl/sustainabili...
November 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A great website.
Full of crucial info and ideas for how to live in a way that gives us a fighting chance of avoiding catastrophe.
I’ve threaded it to break it up a little… 1/17
#lowcarbonliving
www.tudelft.nl/sustainabili...
Full of crucial info and ideas for how to live in a way that gives us a fighting chance of avoiding catastrophe.
I’ve threaded it to break it up a little… 1/17
#lowcarbonliving
www.tudelft.nl/sustainabili...
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It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No free bus passes for under 22s, says goverment
The Commons Transport Committee recommended scrapping bus fares for young people in August.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 is both a problem of disease and a problem of morality. When most people are thoughtlessly unwilling to practice necessary safety measures for the common good, such as wearing respirator masks, it is clear that collective morality has utterly failed.
#COVID19
#COVID19
May 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 is both a problem of disease and a problem of morality. When most people are thoughtlessly unwilling to practice necessary safety measures for the common good, such as wearing respirator masks, it is clear that collective morality has utterly failed.
#COVID19
#COVID19