Barry Yates
@rxnature.bsky.social
Improve wildlife habitats and promoting nature in the coast and countryside around Rye in SusseX, UK, where fishing boats show the RX registration.
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Looking at the last flowers of Red Campion today and this little bug appeared.
It is Dicyphus globulifer, a species found on Red and White Campion throughout Britain.
It is Dicyphus globulifer, a species found on Red and White Campion throughout Britain.
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Looking at the last flowers of Red Campion today and this little bug appeared.
It is Dicyphus globulifer, a species found on Red and White Campion throughout Britain.
It is Dicyphus globulifer, a species found on Red and White Campion throughout Britain.
Little Grebe in winter sun.
From the Denny hide at Rye Harbour
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#grebe
From the Denny hide at Rye Harbour
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#grebe
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Little Grebe in winter sun.
From the Denny hide at Rye Harbour
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#grebe
From the Denny hide at Rye Harbour
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#grebe
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Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
A Common Redshank catching a Ragworm today in the saltmarsh Rye Harbour. It caught 9 of these in about 5 minutes!
Video slowed down 8 times.
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#redshank
Video slowed down 8 times.
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#redshank
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A Common Redshank catching a Ragworm today in the saltmarsh Rye Harbour. It caught 9 of these in about 5 minutes!
Video slowed down 8 times.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#redshank
Video slowed down 8 times.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#redshank
A fishing Spotted Redshank today Rye Harbour at the west end of the Salt Pool. It caught 2 fish in 5 minutes, but sadly not in this video.
Lovely light on a sparkling bird.
Video at half speed.
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#wader
Lovely light on a sparkling bird.
Video at half speed.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#wader
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A fishing Spotted Redshank today Rye Harbour at the west end of the Salt Pool. It caught 2 fish in 5 minutes, but sadly not in this video.
Lovely light on a sparkling bird.
Video at half speed.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#wader
Lovely light on a sparkling bird.
Video at half speed.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#wader
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
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observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
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observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Illegal wildlife trade is a major threat to over 1 million species already facing extinction.
Next week in Uzbekistan, delegates meet to make decisions on global wildlife policy that protect over 40,900 species of wild animals & plants.
Follow #CITESCoP20: https://cites.org/eng/cop20
Next week in Uzbekistan, delegates meet to make decisions on global wildlife policy that protect over 40,900 species of wild animals & plants.
Follow #CITESCoP20: https://cites.org/eng/cop20
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Illegal wildlife trade is a major threat to over 1 million species already facing extinction.
Next week in Uzbekistan, delegates meet to make decisions on global wildlife policy that protect over 40,900 species of wild animals & plants.
Follow #CITESCoP20: https://cites.org/eng/cop20
Next week in Uzbekistan, delegates meet to make decisions on global wildlife policy that protect over 40,900 species of wild animals & plants.
Follow #CITESCoP20: https://cites.org/eng/cop20
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All about Golden Plovers at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, with excellent photos by @rxnature.bsky.social
www.ryenews.org.uk/nature-and-e...
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www.ryenews.org.uk/nature-and-e...
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
All about Golden Plovers at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, with excellent photos by @rxnature.bsky.social
www.ryenews.org.uk/nature-and-e...
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
www.ryenews.org.uk/nature-and-e...
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
The Eel in 6 minutes by Lucy Cooke: No one can figure out how eels have sex www.ted.com/talks/lucy_c...
Lucy Cooke: No one can figure out how eels have sex
From Ancient Greece to the 20th century, Aristotle, Freud, and numerous other scholars were all looking for the same thing: eel testicles. Freshwater eels could be found in rivers across Europe, but n...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Eel in 6 minutes by Lucy Cooke: No one can figure out how eels have sex www.ted.com/talks/lucy_c...
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Insect Declines and the role of pesticides with @davegoulson.bsky.social online talk...
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WSRT Wet Wednesday Webinars: Insect Declines with Dave Goulson
Join Dave Goulson for a deep dive into the role of pesticides in driving insect declines in our next WSRT Wet Wednesday Webinar!
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November 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Insect Declines and the role of pesticides with @davegoulson.bsky.social online talk...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wsrt-wet-w...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wsrt-wet-w...
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Sign the petition asking the Government to finally end peat compost sales with legislation in 2026 - no more delays. It’s been a long and tiring road to get peat compost banned and we need your signatures and shares now more than ever to get it done. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Sign the petition asking the Government to finally end peat compost sales with legislation in 2026 - no more delays. It’s been a long and tiring road to get peat compost banned and we need your signatures and shares now more than ever to get it done. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
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John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
John Major labels Brexit an 'act of collective folly'
John Major has launched a devastating attack on Brexit, branding it an "act of collective folly."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
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‘The interests of the British public’…
It’s perhaps worth bearing in mind that major shareholders in Thames Water are the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the China Investment Corporation..
It’s perhaps worth bearing in mind that major shareholders in Thames Water are the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the China Investment Corporation..
"Thames Water argued that an MP should be forced to pay its hefty legal costs after he represented the interests of the British public in court, a move he described as “retaliation” for pushing for government control." FFS!!! @weownit.org.uk @cathobbs.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour
Exclusive: Charlie Maynard accuses the utility of ‘retaliation’ over his push for government to gain control of company
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
‘The interests of the British public’…
It’s perhaps worth bearing in mind that major shareholders in Thames Water are the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the China Investment Corporation..
It’s perhaps worth bearing in mind that major shareholders in Thames Water are the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the China Investment Corporation..
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New data suggest that insect life continues to decline, despite a hot summer - Buglife latest news...
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www.buglife.org.uk/news/new-dat...
Buglife News ~ New data suggest that insect life continues to decline, despite a hot summer
Read more of our latest news related to invertebrates, insects and bugs.
www.buglife.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New data suggest that insect life continues to decline, despite a hot summer - Buglife latest news...
www.buglife.org.uk/news/new-dat...
www.buglife.org.uk/news/new-dat...
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The catastrophic illegal waste dumping in Oxfordshire (see next post) is a direct result of the deregulation-by-stealth I wrote about in 2021, when my dead goldfish became a registered waste disposer. I warned it would let the mafia in. And here we are.🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain through the looking glass: my dead goldfish is now a registered waste disposer | George Monbiot
Algernon Goldfish is long gone, but I was able to sign him up. No wonder so many crooks are illegally dumping and ruining our environment, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The catastrophic illegal waste dumping in Oxfordshire (see next post) is a direct result of the deregulation-by-stealth I wrote about in 2021, when my dead goldfish became a registered waste disposer. I warned it would let the mafia in. And here we are.🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Sussex Wildlife Trust CEO Chris Corrigan speaks to ITV Meridian about how bio-bead pollution from Southern Water's wastewater treatment plant is impacting wildlife at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Bio-bead pollution at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Sussex Wildlife Trust CEO Chris Corrigan speaks to ITV Meridian about how bio-bead pollution from Southern Water's wastewater treatment plant is impacting wildlife at Rye Harbour Nature…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Sussex Wildlife Trust CEO Chris Corrigan speaks to ITV Meridian about how bio-bead pollution from Southern Water's wastewater treatment plant is impacting wildlife at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
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The rainforest the world forgot.
The Congo basin is the second largest rainforest on Earth, and a critical defence against climate breakdown and species loss.
Why then, is it so neglected?
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The Congo basin is the second largest rainforest on Earth, and a critical defence against climate breakdown and species loss.
Why then, is it so neglected?
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The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected?
It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding
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November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The rainforest the world forgot.
The Congo basin is the second largest rainforest on Earth, and a critical defence against climate breakdown and species loss.
Why then, is it so neglected?
share.google/HrPOEJxfATQX...
The Congo basin is the second largest rainforest on Earth, and a critical defence against climate breakdown and species loss.
Why then, is it so neglected?
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Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
2 seeds of Sea Purslane and 2 bio-beads.
Ducks filter out the saltmarsh seeds, so let's hope they can recognise the Southern Water bio-beads as not being food!
#biobeads
Ducks filter out the saltmarsh seeds, so let's hope they can recognise the Southern Water bio-beads as not being food!
#biobeads
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
2 seeds of Sea Purslane and 2 bio-beads.
Ducks filter out the saltmarsh seeds, so let's hope they can recognise the Southern Water bio-beads as not being food!
#biobeads
Ducks filter out the saltmarsh seeds, so let's hope they can recognise the Southern Water bio-beads as not being food!
#biobeads
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This was already demonstrated over half a century ago with the banning of DDT.
Why are we on repeat here?
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Why are we on repeat here?
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France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
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November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This was already demonstrated over half a century ago with the banning of DDT.
Why are we on repeat here?
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Why are we on repeat here?
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