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Terry O'Connor
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Old bloke in Yorkshire, interested in wildlife, gardening, books, classical music, archaeology, cats. Often muddy. Born at 313ppm.
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Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier called Edna "suspected illegally killed".

Was she killed & dumped at a windfarm in Northumberland as a ploy to cover up the crime?

New blog ⬇️

#RaptorResearch #WilldifeCrime 🌍

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Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier Edna “suspected illegally killed”. Was she killed & dumped at a windfarm in Northumberland?
Further to this morning’s blog about a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier (Pete) who has ‘disappeared’ in Cumbria (see here), here’s news of another one, quietly updated in Natura…
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January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Future PM joke: The Greenland question is so complicated, only three men in Europe have ever understood it. One was Kier Starmer, who is dead. The second was an American studies professor who became mad. I am the third and I have forgotten all about it.”
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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The RSPB reports six of its satellite-tagged Hen Harriers 'disappeared' on or close to grouse moors in England in 2025, and another one was illegally poisoned.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍

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RSPB reports six of its satellite-tagged Hen Harriers ‘disappeared’ on or close to grouse moors in England in 2025 & another was illegally poisoned
The RSPB has today issued a press release documenting the suspicious disappearance of six of its satellite-tagged Hen Harriers in 2025, as well as one that had been illegally poisoned. All seven in…
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January 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
A dark blue mug with an American flag reads “AMERICA 1776 – 2026”
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Aurora over Cornwall tonight
January 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Everything's awful so I think it's time to start #MidsomerMurdersMonday. It's on itv3 now and Prunella Scales and Cheryl Campbell are hamming it up beautifully
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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More than half the US was acquired through purchases including the USVI which they bought from Denmark. But that actually undermines Trump's claims, because in the 1917 Treaty of the Danish West Indies the USA ruled out any claims to Greenland. More here👇 open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
When Denmark sells an island
Trump might think that buying a country is normal
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January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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russincheshire.bsky.social
Suggested EU response:

- US airbases now represent an armed presence, inside our borders, of a nation that is openly threatening to invade our territory
- Withdraw the threat or we have no choice but to close those bases
- This turns USA from a global power to a regional one, overnight

1/5
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
osteoconnor.bsky.social
The world has gone mad, so here's a stone curlew Burhinus oedicnemus to restore calm.
A brownish wading bird with yellow legs and a prominent yellow eye stands on the edge of shallow water.
January 19, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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UPDATE!! As if things were not already exciting enough, there are now THREE Early Moths hiding in the car port!
More news as it happens....
#teammoth
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And to follow yesterday's moth, today the fluoescent tube in the car-port enticed a nice Early Moth. Why bother with fancy traps?! #teammoth
January 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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BREAKING: Huge diplomatic row as Reza Pahlavi and Maria Machado argue over who should be declared rightful leader of Greenland 👀
January 19, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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normalisland.co.uk
THAT'S IT, I QUIT! REALITY HAS FINALLY DEFEATED ME! HOW THE FUCK DO I SATIRISE THIS? HOW??? 😭😭😭
January 19, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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January 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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A snowy day in Swaledale with a number of cow’uses dotted across the valley.

📸 Andy Kay | #YorkshireDales #MondayMotivation #Swaledale
Snow-covered rural landscape with scattered stone buildings and winding stone walls on rolling hills.
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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January 18, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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mad king moment

from the PBS Newshour correspondent
NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials: Dear Ambassador: President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state] “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
Panel One. Two figures walk up a hill in a park. One walks in front and the other is walking a dog Front "My new year's resolution is to stop lending books" Dog-walker "Really?" Panel Two. Front, becoming agitated "It's just not worth the risk: cracked spines! Bent corners! Torn pages! Grubby fingers! Crumbs! Baths! Burglars! Rats! Children!! I can't allow such precious artefacts to fall into the careless hands of clumsy philistines!" Panel Three. Dog-walker "And how do the other librarians feel about this?" Front "Less supportive Than I'd hoped."
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Chile’s government has ordered mass evacuations as forest fires up to 23km-wide burn through Chile, threatening communities across the Biobio and Nuble regions.
January 18, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Just spotted that Routledge has 'Sonic Pasts' at a discounted price for a few days in case anyone is interested 📚 #Heritage #Acoustics #Soundscapes www.routledge.com/Sonic-Pasts-...
Book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' Mariana J López. At the centre we see a circle formed by swirly colour bands and different outlines of people, objects and places, such as a desert landscape, a diver, Stonehenge and Notre Dame. The book cover is yellow with dark purple font.
January 18, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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“…the US has one key weakness: it relies on others to pay its bills via large external deficits. Europe, on the other hand, is America's largest lender: European countries own $8 trillion of US bonds and equities, almost twice as much as the rest of the world combined.”
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
osteoconnor.bsky.social
And to follow yesterday's moth, today the fluoescent tube in the car-port enticed a nice Early Moth. Why bother with fancy traps?! #teammoth
A brown moth on a white-ish stucco wall.
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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In a week’s time I’ll be on site in Al Ain, UAE, working on the Muʿtariḍ Archaeology Project.

It’s a cracking team, and we are excavating a big Bronze Age Umm an Nar tomb. I’ll probably post on TikTok but in the meantime, updates on Instagram: www.instagram.com/mutaridarcha... 🏺
A JCB excavating sand on the edge of a circular tomb, mentioned in the post. Archaeologists and tools are dotted in the landscape.
January 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM