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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 1h

D’you think her maids cut up some sofa fabric?🤣

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 5h

An excellent new initiative led by a local community that is sick to the back teeth of illegal raptor persecution inside this National Park.

Bravo, @friendsofthedales.bsky.social

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/08/e...

‘Eyes on the Skies’ – new campaign to raise awareness of raptor persecution in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Following the recent collapse of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Bird of Prey Partnership (due to its failure to tackle crimes against birds of prey), and the news that since 2015, 29 Hen Harrier…

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 1h

Another eye-opening essay, Peter, thank you. One day, though, could you also write about something cheerful?🫤

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 1h

Yes she does😄

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 1h

That’s a win, then!😄

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 1h

It’ll happen one day - tho they are quite elusive.

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 1h

That’s so beautiful. The light on the gull’s back…👌

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 3h

😄I’m sure you know lots of other great stuff though😀

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mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social · 3h

Not bad for a bird that is about the same weight as a 20p coin.

Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 1d

...also on the ringing front: we've received notification of a fantastic recovery of a Firecrest ringed here last October that was controlled a few days ago by a ringer in the Czech Republic - the first movement of a UK-ringed Firecrest to the Czech Republic or indeed to anywhere in central Europe

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 3h

Oh no!

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Linda @linda2.bsky.social · 13h

Do not miss out on the colours of autumn in the UK. They are predicting and expecting a riot!

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘Fiery and spectacular’ rainbow of autumn colour set to bloom across UK

National Trust gardeners expect vivid hues and bountiful fungi, nuts and berries thanks to recent weather conditions

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 4h

😀

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you.

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 4h

Lucky you. It’s a lovely photo too.

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 4h

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 4h

Yes me too.

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 5h

#ArtDD205
Redstart

From a lovely 📷 by @iand777.bsky.social who observed it in his garden.

@saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social

Watercolour of small bird, facing to left, standing on a section of log. Pale buff breast and belly, mid-brown back and tail feathers but with a bright red-orange flash under its tail. Pointy black beak.

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 5h

Yes that's a tragedy. Let's hope the items are found quickly. And as you say, it's a fascinating period of time, albeit so very very old.

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 5h

Not that I know of, though I'm not a specialist. They certainly weren't glazed. 🙂

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 6h

Well that is rather lovely - let me see...🤔. And thank you.

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 6h

#FindsFriday
Chalcolithic/Bronze Age 'beaker' pot from Argyll - dating from c2300-2000 BCE.

Someone took such care to make this vessel look beautiful.

(Kilmartin Museum)

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 6h

One of the great things about @friendlesschurches.bsky.social is how much their careful stewardship of unwanted churches puts money directly into local economies and sustains local or specialist craftsmen and women.

"All good" as they say! 😊

Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 6h

Despite thundery downpours and days of hot sun, repairs have continued at St Andrew’s, South Runcton, Norfolk.

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📷 An autumnal St Andrew's, South Runcton before repairs began

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 7h

Oh lucky you!!

Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 7h

I had no idea - how fascinating.

Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 10h

Day 8 of #31DaysOfGraves - Glass

When visiting a graveyard, have you ever wondered what these flat marble plates, reminiscent of chopping boards, are?

They're the bases of Victorian/Edwardian "Immortelles" that once held fragile memorial ornaments under a glass dome. Not many now survive intact...

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 13h

In a woodcut released today the Guild of Thieves and Cutpurses declared that enforcement of regulations against Thieving and Pursecutting would ‘devastate a growth industry’ and damage the economy.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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