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@wordsfromwez.bsky.social
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Posts about coastal wildlife with history & science mixed in. Seabirds, saltmarsh & shorebirds, particularly on the Solent coast.🐤🌊
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watermagazine.bsky.social
Bio-bead pollution now found in the saltmarsh at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025/11/17/b...

#pollution #cambersands #biobeads #sussex @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Bio-bead pollution now found in the saltmarsh at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve - Water Magazine
The Sussex Wildlife Trust says it is "devasted" to confirm that bio-bead pollution has now been found at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
www.watermagazine.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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sarahlongwell25.bsky.social
"To allow Russia to keep any territory where those crimes were committed would not be a compromise. It would be a betrayal."

@markhertling.bsky.social on the disgraceful "peace plan" Trump is pushing Ukraine to take — only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
The U.S. Must Not Push Ukraine Into an Unjust, Unstable Peace
It would be a moral betrayal and a strategic blunder.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
wordsfromwez.bsky.social
This is Munich all over again. An astounding surrender to Russian aggression from the US: Ceding territory where at least a quarter of a million Ukrainians live - the Donetsk "fortress belt" cities of Slovyansk, Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka. #Appeasement #Ukraine
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What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia's Ukraine war
There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
wordsfromwez.bsky.social
The Argus: Terns nest at Medmerry after raft and sound project
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2556922...
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October 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Across the Arun at Ford, one of the highlights of the coastal Sussex rail line.
October 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
wordsfromwez.bsky.social
My 4 year old pointing to a CD: "Daddy, this is what they used to listen to music in the olden days". 💿🥲
September 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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National Landscape Operations Manager - Chichester Harbour Conservancy | Environmentjob.co.uk share.google/IeDXao9KaHtk...
Environmental Jobs | Environmentjob.co.uk
The latest UK based environmental jobs - 243 found. Browse great conservation, wildlife, ecology, sustainability and environmental education jobs.
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September 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Sunset over the saltmarsh of Hayling Island. This section of saltmarsh on the Northney shore, just east of the Hayling Bridge, is a favourite one. Soon the Brent Geese will be feeding in the winter chill.
August 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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BBC News - Worst bleaching on record for Western Australian coral reefs
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Worst coral bleaching on record for Western Australian reefs
Scientists say the damage was caused by the "longest, largest and most intense" marine heatwave on record.
www.bbc.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Show your support for the proposed bans on bottom trawling in seabed Marine Protected Areas.

🪼 🌊 Join us in calling for stronger protection for our oceans this #NationalMarineWeek ⬇️
https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171084/action/1
August 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
wordsfromwez.bsky.social
Passing the Mill Pond this morning. Looks like a beauty. #Emsworth
August 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
wordsfromwez.bsky.social
Not a great photo, but a great thing to see 🤎 A recent trip to Knepp had a highlight of three Turtle (🎵 turr turr 🎵) Doves.
August 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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End of an era. Pagham Ferry pool & wetlands today. Next week, the long awaited wetland & water control restoration begins 💧🌱🦐🐤
August 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The green menace has returned to parts of the Solent harbours. Excessive nutrients from agricultural runoff & sewage, + warm, sheltered water bodies = an algal mass.
August 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Lesser Black-backed Gull at Lakeside this evening. Also good to see Green Woodpecker, Robin, Wren, House Martins and Great Crested Grebe today. #Birds #UKWildlife
A Lesser Black-backed Gull stood on a buoy on a lake with its beak open
August 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
wordsfromwez.bsky.social
Not a photo.. it's a glorious millpond sea in the Solent harbours this morning. The tide is rising without a ripple 💙
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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We are extremely concerned to hear that consent has been given to Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm, which will be one of the world's largest such developments, sited in an internationally important area for seabirds.

Read on for our full statement 🧵👇 (1/7)
A kittiwake flying over the sea. It is a medium-sized grey and white gull with black wing tips. Credit: Chris Gomersall/2020VISION
July 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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A dark day for Scotland’s seabirds.

We're incredibly concerned that Scottish Government have granted consent for the Berwick Bank offshore windfarm, which could catapult some of our most vulnerable species toward extinction 🚨

We will carefully scrutinise the details and consider our next steps.
“This is a very dark day for seabirds. Berwick Bank would be catastrophic for Scotland’s globally important seabirds which are already facing alarming declines. Its impacts are so damaging it will make it very difficult for other, less-harmful windfarms to come forward. We are incredibly concerned that Scottish Government have granted consent for a project which could catapult some of Scotland’s most-loved seabird species towards extinction.” Gannet pair courting
July 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Little terns dead after dog attacks at Norfolk beach | Eastern Daily Press share.google/ryighi5PKWGC...
Rare seabirds dead after dog attacks at beach
Four little terns have died at one of the most successful colonies in recent years along the Norfolk coast.
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July 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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BBC News - Jeremy Bowen: Israel's allies see evidence of war crimes in Gaza mounting up
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Jeremy Bowen: Israel's allies see evidence of war crimes in Gaza mounting up
The Middle East has been transformed since 7 October, and almost two years on, the conflict in Gaza is at another inflection point.
www.bbc.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...
More than 100 aid agencies say 'mass starvation' spreading across Gaza
More than 100 aid agencies say 'mass starvation' spreading across Gaza
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that 33 people had died of starvation in 48 hours.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Oystercatcher, St Cuthberts Cove, Inner Farne. A photo whilst sat near the jetty, leisurely waiting for the boats to come our way.
July 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Ofwat could be scrapped in water reforms | UK News | Sky News share.google/vcJD2dyw4N5U...
Ofwat could be scrapped in water reforms
Sir Jon Cunliffe's final report is expected to include a recommendation that the government consider a new regulator which combines Ofwat's economic regulatory powers with the water-facing responsibil...
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July 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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wadertales.bsky.social
Assessing potential wader breeding habitat remotely.
Blog from 19 July 2021
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/07/19/r...
#ConservationScience🌍
Research by Triin Kaasiku and colleagues
Remote monitoring of wader habitats
In a 2021 paper in Basic and Applied Ecology, Triin Kaasiku and colleagues use radar remote sensing to assess the continued suitability of large areas of Estonia for breeding waders. Although the f…
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July 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Scarborough's Spa Bridge (or Cliff Bridge) hosts a thriving Kitiwake colony. The ledges provide an amazing nesting opportinity, away from the reach of ground predators and with close access to the North Sea. There's much more on Scarboroughs Kitiwakes here: share.google/YPklnnSIir0S... 3/
July 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM