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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 9d

Is there a reason I ask that the Times are using a picture of asylum seekers in a boat to describe rules for migrants who came on legal routes such as skilled worker visas for doctors?

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 9d

Tough new conditions to be imposed on migrants who want to settle in the UK will not apply to more than a million people who arrived in the UK under the post-Brexit immigration surge

Labour’s tough new rules will not apply to migrants already in UK

www.thetimes.com

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Sophie Bennett @bennett-sophie.bsky.social · 13d

@freddiemckendrick.bsky.social has prepared your next coffee break paper read (you're welcome)

BOU @bou.org.uk · 13d

Arctic-breeding black-legged kittiwakes show individual variation in foraging responses to glacial conditions without consequences for reproductive output | doi.org/10.1002/oik.... | Oikos | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶

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Sophie Bennett @bennett-sophie.bsky.social · 22d

Important paper Alfredo, excellent work by yourself and your co-authors

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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · 22d

📣 Hot off the press at #ProcB!

🔍 Our study checked data/code-sharing policies in 275 eco/evo journals and compliance in Proc B (n=2,340) & Ecology Letters (n=571). Policies exist, but clarity and strictness vary, affecting reproducibility.

🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

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Noe @noealvarez88.bsky.social · 23d

🧵 I had a great time at #MigFest25 as always, it’s 👍🏼 to see so many people who also ❤️ birds/migration.

But really upsetting that people have to get ridiculously close to get a shot/view of a migrating bird, likely exhausted. Please respect wildlife.

Red-necked phal - water’s edge, <2m from people.

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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 25d

In June 2024, 80,000 of us marched peacefully to #RestoreNatureNow with hardly a mention in the media. Were we supposed to have thrown stones and fought the police to be noticed?

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Bottles thrown at police as 100 officers clash with ‘unite the kingdom’ marchers – UK politics live

Met police estimate 110,000 people attended rally, with smaller number of counter-protesters ‘penned in’

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 25d

Deeply disturbed to see today's 'Unite the Kingdom' march in London with 100,000+ attendees.

This was likely the largest far-right protest in British history and was led by Tommy Robinson and addressed by Elon Musk.

The far right are emboldened like never before. But, here's the good news... 🧵

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Sep 4

We get the politics the few pay for.

#democracy - it would be a good idea

Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 SCOOP: Reform donor in breach of company law

Nigel Farage’s party has taken £50,000 from a company run by property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz — despite the firm failing to file its accounts on time, a criminal offence under the Companies Act.

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/new-reform...

New Reform donor in breach of company law

Farage’s party took £50,000 from firm run by property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz

democracyforsale.substack.com

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Aug 26

EARLY VIEW in IBIS

Seasonal, environmental and individual determinants of double-brooding in the White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Noelia D. Álvarez, Peter J. Mawby, Stuart P. Sharp | #ornithology 🪶

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Sophie Bennett @bennett-sophie.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yes Noe! I'll look forward to reading it this morning

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Noe @noealvarez88.bsky.social · Aug 26

I’m so excited that my first paper is out! 💪🏼💥 #ornithology

BOU @bou.org.uk · Aug 26

EARLY VIEW in IBIS

Seasonal, environmental and individual determinants of double-brooding in the White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Noelia D. Álvarez, Peter J. Mawby, Stuart P. Sharp | #ornithology 🪶

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Badger Trust @badgertrust.bsky.social · Aug 22

Badger vaccination won’t solve bovine TB. Cattle are the root cause – it’s time to end the badger blame game. Read more buff.ly/XAvMpgh

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · Aug 13

Let me find the world’s tiniest violin…

Time to end this elite Victorian indulgence and chart a more vibrant, nature-rich future for Britain’s uplands

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Sophie Bennett @bennett-sophie.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thanks Rob!

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Aug 13

Bioacoustics as a Measure of Population Size and Breeding Success of European Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

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Sophie Bennett @bennett-sophie.bsky.social · Aug 13

The BOU being so on it they beat me to posting about our own paper!

Any folk interested in using bioacoustics to monitor petrels/ #seabirds do get in touch- we're continuing this work at @btoscotland.bsky.social and always keen for more collaborations in this emerging field

BOU @bou.org.uk · Aug 13

Bioacoustics as a Measure of Population Size and Breeding Success of European Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · Jul 31

This is astonishing.

Although actually, it isn't if your values are focused on having the 'right' to shoot gamebirds in the face for a bit of fun rather than protect wild birds of high conservation value from a devastating disease. #BirdFlu #Ornithology

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/31/f...

Four more bird flu outbreaks confirmed, including on a Pheasant shoot – yet selfish BASC starts another legal challenge against Govt restrictions on gamebird releases

Four more outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI, also known colloquially as Bird Flu) have been confirmed across the UK in recent days, including on a pheasant shoot in Exmoor Nation…

raptorpersecutionuk.org

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · Jul 15

Are you a young person in need of birding equipment or someone who wants to send theirs to a new home? 🐦 Our Equipment Donation Scheme supported by @opticron.bsky.social‬ redistributes second-hand equipment to a young person under 21, school or university. ➡️ www.bto.org.uk/equip... #UKBirding

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A Bennett @atbenne.bsky.social · Jul 2

#wildlife #photography #nature #africa #birds
Ground Hornbill, Maasai Mara, Kenya
These large and striking birds can often be seen stalking through the grass, hunting for lizards, snakes and invertebrates.
Nikon D500 +Nikon 200-400mm f4 VR zoom

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · Jun 24

Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋

The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽

Douglas Boyes Fund - Royal Entomological Society

The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access…

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BTO Scotland @btoscotland.bsky.social · Jun 17

Our team has been out monitoring seabirds in Aberdeenshire. Earlier in spring, they were looking for previously tagged birds returning & checking how other birds were doing. Stay tuned for updates! #BirdingScotland

This work is funded by Orsted/North East & East Ornithology Group.

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Razorbill on a rockface with a tag attached to its foot.

Scenic view of a tall cliff, where seabirds are nesting, that stretches round the coast before descending into the ocean.

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · May 24

Andrew Neil admits that he slept for over three years while Boris Johnson was in government.

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Arthur Webber 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social · May 24

There is no separating the art from the artist. If you buy Harry Potter shit, you are funding transphobic campaigning. It’s that simple.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · May 24

JK Rowling has emerged from the shadows as a funder of the anti-feminist biology is destiny movement.

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Mathea @matheasagdahl.bsky.social · May 24

Every time you buy a Harry Potter product, you are financing the dismantling of trans rights

"About the fund. The J.K. Rowling Women's Fund (JKRWF) offers legal funding support to individuals and organisations fighting to retain women's sex-based rights [...]. It provides women with the means and confidence to bring to justice cases that make legal precedents, force policy change, and make positive contributions to women's lives in the future."

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TG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · May 22

Marine heatwaves are very bad news for seabirds.

We are now experiencing the start of another one.

We aren’t even trying to reduce emissions, so a worsening of things is inevitable.

National Oceanography Centre @noc.ac.uk · May 19

noc.ac.uk/news/rolling-updates-noc-scientist-tracks-unfolding-uk-marine-heatwave

Rolling updates: NOC scientist tracks unfolding UK marine heatwave | National Oceanography Centre

A marine heatwave (MHW) — a prolonged period of unusually warm sea surface temperatures — has been intensifying around the UK’s coastline since late 2024. As of 30th April 2025, most UK waters are…

noc.ac.uk

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