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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 58m

I think Cameron has to be way lower down, his actions led to the destruction of his party to appease a fringe 10-15% of nutjobs.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 1h

I don’t care whether we pick BST or GMT, just pick one and be done with it!

Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 17h

The existence of Mike Johnson or Donald Trump is proof that no gods exist (unless they are malevolent ones).

Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 17h

Toad-in-the-Hole does not contain amphibians.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 4d

Their best album since the 90’s.

The cover of the album ‘Peace’ by The Levellers. It is a painting of a phoenix in the flames.

Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 4d

Going to need to a lie down to let the brain recover after that!

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 4d

I can only watch itv/channel 4 on YouTube now as the ads are so much shorter on there. If an ad is a minute long I’m switching over to something else.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 4d

The words ‘Nigel Farage’ should always be preceded by the words ‘tax dodging crook’.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 5d

True, they do have plenty of tat in other areas as well. 😉

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 5d

It’s like a travel version of a Short-eared Owl!

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 6d

We used to have a competition with friends every xmas. We’d all have to bring a piece of xmas tat, whoever’s was the least tacky had to take it all home. I used to work at ASDA (when it was owned by Walmart) so I never lost.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 6d

The last sentence of paragraph 1 is truly a thing of beauty (chefs kiss meme).

Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 6d

What a ridiculous sentence in the 21st century!
(To be clear not the words ‘Sarah Mullally’ just the rest of them)

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 6d

Garden centres are always a good place for tat.

A page from a shopping website. A brown duck wears green wellington boots. A whole bunch of people had to agree this was a good idea, and nobody stopped them.

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UK Wild Otter Trust 🦦 @ukwildottertrust.bsky.social · 7d

This morning, our Founder and CEO Dave Webb is sharing some difficult news.

“On September 18th, we were given four months’ notice to leave our home and six months' notice to dismantle and move all otter centre materials, animals, and associated equipment.

Save Our Charity: Statement from CEO Dave Webb - UK Wild Otter Trust

“I’m sharing difficult news on behalf of the UK Wild Otter Trust – news that has left me and our volunteers devastated. As some supporters know, my wife and I […]

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 6d

It’s been so pleasant to forget that morons like Nads & Kruger existed. Another curse on Reform for inflicting them on us again.

Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 6d

It was eyes to the skies for the Chichester RSPB Group at Pagham this morning. Two Hobbies gave great & prolonged views, & Peregrine and Sparrowhawk were seen in the same airspace. 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Snipe, female Marsh Harrier and a Fox on Ferry Pool. Lots of Stonechat activity as well.

A dark falcon flies right. It has a black & white head pattern.

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 7d

The winners of Bird Photographer of the Year 2025 have been revealed, with a striking image of a Magnificent Frigatebird against the backdrop of a total solar eclipse taking the top prize:

Solar-eclipse frigatebird wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2025

The winners of Bird Photographer of the Year 2025 have been announced, with Canadian photographer Liron Gertsman taking the grand prize for his image of a frigatebird silhouetted against a solar eclipse in Mexico. Chosen from more than 25,000 entries, the competition also awarded Polish photographer Tomasz Michalski Young Bird Photographer of the Year. With eight adult categories and over £5,000 donated to conservation, BPOTY remains the world's leading bird-photography competition.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 8d

Fingers crossed we’ll be reading them by the end of the week.

Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 8d

A beautiful sunny morning at Pagham North Walls. 2 Spoonbills, 2 Curlew Sands, 4 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Rock Pipits, & a Yellow-legged Gull.
Also a Clouded Yellow, several Red Admirals & a Painted Lady. Glorious!

A Painted Lady butterfly on ivy flowers. It is a largely orange butterfly with white spots on the darker forewings. It is on green vegetation.

A Red Admiral butterfly. A black & red butterfly on green vegetation.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 9d

As a child of the 70’s & 80’s, many British tv presenters:

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Operation Yewtree - Wikipedia

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 10d

Is it time to rename the Crows Nest?This Peregrine Falcon was an unusual boat adornment on the Chichester RSPB walk at Thorney this morning. #birds

A sailing boat with a tall mast. On the right hand side of the mast is a grey bird of prey.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 12d

An Osprey was a nice consolation for missing the Little Stint at Pagham North Walls late morning. And finally got a chance to connect with some of the Curlew Sandpiper influx (4). My first Brent Geese (3) of the autumn as well. A nice variety with 65 species seen.

A large bird of prey is flying left. It is mainly white with some dark feathers in the underwings and tail.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 13d

To quote Midnight Oil:
“There's a place you can forget
You get wet, it's free
You get high, you're alive
Surf's up tonight”

Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 13d

I mean that’s a picture of a European Red Squirrel so no wonder it’s pissed off if it’s found itself in the US.

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