Peter J Morgan
@pbo61.bsky.social
Chairman PBO, 'S' BTO Ringer, Glamorgan ,Wales based. Getting Ancient
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Lib Dems call for inquiry into hostile foreign state interference to include US
Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems call for inquiry into hostile foreign state interference to include US
Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Lib Dems call for inquiry into hostile foreign state interference to include US
Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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An Asda shop was quickly aborted when Simon H-Roberts found a fine Drake Bufflehead at the Foryd Bay, Caernarfon today. 45 minutes later and I was watching this superb Yank duck. Great to see so many friends too making it a nice social occasion. A Welsh (and UK) tick ☺️👍🏴 #ukbirding #birdingwales
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
An Asda shop was quickly aborted when Simon H-Roberts found a fine Drake Bufflehead at the Foryd Bay, Caernarfon today. 45 minutes later and I was watching this superb Yank duck. Great to see so many friends too making it a nice social occasion. A Welsh (and UK) tick ☺️👍🏴 #ukbirding #birdingwales
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BBC News reporting on the flooding in Gaza affecting displaced Palestinians
Inset, different clips showing the extent of the flooding and high winds in different part of Gaza
Inset, different clips showing the extent of the flooding and high winds in different part of Gaza
December 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
BBC News reporting on the flooding in Gaza affecting displaced Palestinians
Inset, different clips showing the extent of the flooding and high winds in different part of Gaza
Inset, different clips showing the extent of the flooding and high winds in different part of Gaza
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Dear God... Where are we going, what are we doing?
Somehow calling it GBeebies doesn't seem funny anymore. It's not the teletubbies, it's a far-right propaganda channel.
For all the BBC's many faults, we need it more than ever...
www.nationalworld.com/read-this/gb...
Somehow calling it GBeebies doesn't seem funny anymore. It's not the teletubbies, it's a far-right propaganda channel.
For all the BBC's many faults, we need it more than ever...
www.nationalworld.com/read-this/gb...
GB News overtakes Sky News to become Britain’s top commercial news channel this year
GB News has overtaken Sky News to become Britain’s number one commercial news channel, according to official data.
www.nationalworld.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Dear God... Where are we going, what are we doing?
Somehow calling it GBeebies doesn't seem funny anymore. It's not the teletubbies, it's a far-right propaganda channel.
For all the BBC's many faults, we need it more than ever...
www.nationalworld.com/read-this/gb...
Somehow calling it GBeebies doesn't seem funny anymore. It's not the teletubbies, it's a far-right propaganda channel.
For all the BBC's many faults, we need it more than ever...
www.nationalworld.com/read-this/gb...
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Another colour flagged Turnstone added to our project today @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social One of our flagged birds from spring 2024 was seen on Hilbre again this year after returning to the Arctic to breed and then coming back again
December 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Another colour flagged Turnstone added to our project today @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social One of our flagged birds from spring 2024 was seen on Hilbre again this year after returning to the Arctic to breed and then coming back again
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Oystercatchers moving from the rising tide @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social this morning and waves crashing against the north end
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Oystercatchers moving from the rising tide @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social this morning and waves crashing against the north end
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New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusion reaffirms WHO’s position that childhood vaccines do not cause autism. www.who.int/news/item/11...
WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism
New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusio...
www.who.int
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusion reaffirms WHO’s position that childhood vaccines do not cause autism. www.who.int/news/item/11...
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Partners at the International Crane Foundation and The Conservation Fund have secured permanent protection of more than 3,300 acres of high-priority wintering habitat for whooping cranes near Port Aransas, Texas.
Along the Texas Coast, a new sanctuary aims to protect the endangered and rare whooping crane
Partners at the International Crane Foundation and The Conservation Fund have secured permanent protection of more than 3,300 acres of high-priority wintering habitat for whooping cranes near Port Aransas, Texas.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Partners at the International Crane Foundation and The Conservation Fund have secured permanent protection of more than 3,300 acres of high-priority wintering habitat for whooping cranes near Port Aransas, Texas.
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‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case #climatecrisis scenarios revealed by scientists
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case #climatecrisis scenarios revealed by scientists
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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NEW PAPER: Tracking shows that Kazakh great reed warblers winter in East Africa like western populations, but reach breeding grounds via a novel two-step spring migration with a prolonged stopover in Iraq, indicating major route reprogramming
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#ornithology #birds #migration 🪶
➡️ vist.ly/4iuer
#ornithology #birds #migration 🪶
December 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
NEW PAPER: Tracking shows that Kazakh great reed warblers winter in East Africa like western populations, but reach breeding grounds via a novel two-step spring migration with a prolonged stopover in Iraq, indicating major route reprogramming
➡️ vist.ly/4iuer
#ornithology #birds #migration 🪶
➡️ vist.ly/4iuer
#ornithology #birds #migration 🪶
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#BreakingNews: Snowy owl, striped hyena & great hammerhead shark among 42 species that 16 Parties have proposed for strengthened international conservation measures by listing them under CMS.
Proposals will be fully considered by 132 countries plus the EU at #CMSCOP15: www.cms.int/news/42-amen...
Proposals will be fully considered by 132 countries plus the EU at #CMSCOP15: www.cms.int/news/42-amen...
December 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#BreakingNews: Snowy owl, striped hyena & great hammerhead shark among 42 species that 16 Parties have proposed for strengthened international conservation measures by listing them under CMS.
Proposals will be fully considered by 132 countries plus the EU at #CMSCOP15: www.cms.int/news/42-amen...
Proposals will be fully considered by 132 countries plus the EU at #CMSCOP15: www.cms.int/news/42-amen...
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What a total disgrace that Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and, above all, Sinn Féin voted this down.
Very few want this terribly cruel colonial sport, which sees hordes of horses, riders, and dogs rampage across the countryside.
The wishes of the majority were ignored. Again.
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Very few want this terribly cruel colonial sport, which sees hordes of horses, riders, and dogs rampage across the countryside.
The wishes of the majority were ignored. Again.
share.google/GFZMEYpIfSe0...
Bill to ban fox hunting defeated in Dáil
The bill to ban fox hunting in Ireland, proposed by People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger, has been defeated in the Dáil.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
What a total disgrace that Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and, above all, Sinn Féin voted this down.
Very few want this terribly cruel colonial sport, which sees hordes of horses, riders, and dogs rampage across the countryside.
The wishes of the majority were ignored. Again.
share.google/GFZMEYpIfSe0...
Very few want this terribly cruel colonial sport, which sees hordes of horses, riders, and dogs rampage across the countryside.
The wishes of the majority were ignored. Again.
share.google/GFZMEYpIfSe0...
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NatureScot seeks an experienced ornithologist for seabird conservation in Scotland. The role involves seabird restoration, resilience in colonies and Marine Protected Areas, advisory work, and developing research and guidance. Apply by 21 December 2025:
1011-340 Marine Ornithology Adviser - D Grade - December 2025
Job title: 1011-340 Marine Ornithology Adviser | Grade: D | Hours: 35 (full-time) | Vacancy type: One year with possibility of extension | Salary £40,161 | Location: All NatureScot offices/…
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December 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NatureScot seeks an experienced ornithologist for seabird conservation in Scotland. The role involves seabird restoration, resilience in colonies and Marine Protected Areas, advisory work, and developing research and guidance. Apply by 21 December 2025:
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The #Trump war on truth continues... Science deals in facts. Therefore it must be decried, and its research facilities destroyed. The American Dream cannot be polluted by knowledge...
It's all so terribly sad. But he's just given a free pass to get away with it... 😞
It's all so terribly sad. But he's just given a free pass to get away with it... 😞
The U.S. government is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, jettisoning key climate science projects in the process
Scientists Decry Trump's Plan to Kill Crucial Atmospheric Science Center
The U.S. government is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, jettisoning key climate science projects in the process
www.scientificamerican.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The #Trump war on truth continues... Science deals in facts. Therefore it must be decried, and its research facilities destroyed. The American Dream cannot be polluted by knowledge...
It's all so terribly sad. But he's just given a free pass to get away with it... 😞
It's all so terribly sad. But he's just given a free pass to get away with it... 😞
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1/ Of the 11 tagged Cuckoos that left the UK in summer, we have continued to receive regular updates from nine. ⬇️ 🪶
The furthest east of our birds are Joe & Sayaan in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our most southerly Cuckoo is Norman in Angola. Furthest north we find Jim & Ashok, both in Gabon.
The furthest east of our birds are Joe & Sayaan in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our most southerly Cuckoo is Norman in Angola. Furthest north we find Jim & Ashok, both in Gabon.
December 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
1/ Of the 11 tagged Cuckoos that left the UK in summer, we have continued to receive regular updates from nine. ⬇️ 🪶
The furthest east of our birds are Joe & Sayaan in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our most southerly Cuckoo is Norman in Angola. Furthest north we find Jim & Ashok, both in Gabon.
The furthest east of our birds are Joe & Sayaan in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our most southerly Cuckoo is Norman in Angola. Furthest north we find Jim & Ashok, both in Gabon.
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Authorities in Wales are investigating a rising number of raptor persecution cases after a satellite tag from a rare white-tailed eagle was removed and hidden ✍️Amelia Jones
White-tailed eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances as cases rise across UK
Authorities in Wales are investigating a rising raptor persecution issue after a satellite tag from a rare white-tailed eagle was removed and hidden.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Authorities in Wales are investigating a rising number of raptor persecution cases after a satellite tag from a rare white-tailed eagle was removed and hidden ✍️Amelia Jones
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David Lammy, the justice secretary, has refused to meet lawyers for eight protesters refusing food while they await trials scheduled for months away
Palestine Action hunger strikers ‘set to die unless minister acts’
www.thetimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
David Lammy, the justice secretary, has refused to meet lawyers for eight protesters refusing food while they await trials scheduled for months away
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Map of the location at Tregynon mapcarta.com/W28454588
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Map of the location at Tregynon mapcarta.com/W28454588
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"Bioacoustic Monitoring Reveals Patterns of Landscape Use by Migrating Birds at a Great Lakes Barrier Crossing." Using acoustic recorders along Lake Superior’s south shore, we recorded nearly 3 million songbird flight calls, uncovering a major migratory pathway. doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#ornithology
#ornithology
December 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Bioacoustic Monitoring Reveals Patterns of Landscape Use by Migrating Birds at a Great Lakes Barrier Crossing." Using acoustic recorders along Lake Superior’s south shore, we recorded nearly 3 million songbird flight calls, uncovering a major migratory pathway. doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#ornithology
#ornithology
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Almost no jobs have been added to the American economy since April. In fact, 710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024. More thoughts on today's dismal jobs report — and what it means for America's affordability crisis.
Why Americans are going batsh*t over the cost of living
Today's added information
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December 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Almost no jobs have been added to the American economy since April. In fact, 710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024. More thoughts on today's dismal jobs report — and what it means for America's affordability crisis.
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Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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Just imagine what they do to all the other wildlife that aren't satellite tagged, and we never know about: Sparrowhawks, Peregrines, Tawny Owls, Pine Martens, Polecats, Otters...
Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...
Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland – two tags had been cut off
Press release from Forestry England (17 December 2025) THREE WHITE-TAILED EAGLES DISAPPEAR IN SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES The public are being asked to help the police investigate the suspicious disap…
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December 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Just imagine what they do to all the other wildlife that aren't satellite tagged, and we never know about: Sparrowhawks, Peregrines, Tawny Owls, Pine Martens, Polecats, Otters...
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🦉 Spring Volunteers Wanted at Spurn!
Live on site, help monitor migration & carry out daily surveys.
Strong bird ID (sight & sound) essential.
Apply by 11 Jan 👉 forms.gle/9u4X65F4Vn5M...
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Live on site, help monitor migration & carry out daily surveys.
Strong bird ID (sight & sound) essential.
Apply by 11 Jan 👉 forms.gle/9u4X65F4Vn5M...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🦉 Spring Volunteers Wanted at Spurn!
Live on site, help monitor migration & carry out daily surveys.
Strong bird ID (sight & sound) essential.
Apply by 11 Jan 👉 forms.gle/9u4X65F4Vn5M...
▶️ spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/were-re...
Live on site, help monitor migration & carry out daily surveys.
Strong bird ID (sight & sound) essential.
Apply by 11 Jan 👉 forms.gle/9u4X65F4Vn5M...
▶️ spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/were-re...