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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 1d

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’, say environmentalists

Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 3d

Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 3d

It's not often #Liverpool Bay is the envy of UK birders, but when everything aligns & #LeachsPetrels are dancing along the beach just feet away, it's a special place to be. Here's @dan-gornall.bsky.social's day being made on Wallasey beach. #StormAmy. #seabirds #superseabirdsunday

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 3d

#StormAmy delivered today with a decent tally of wind-blown #seabirds on the Mersey. 35+ #LeachsPetrel the undoubted highlight. Here's two having a little feed together whilst battling out of the river mouth just beyond the #NewBrighton breakwaters. #seabirds #superseabirdsunday

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent stuff Paul.

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 14d

😂 Makes me smile every time I see that scribble.

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 17d

Record breaking day at #Seaforth with 83 species seen, my highest day total there ever. Highlights were a male Hen Harrier heading stratospherically high SW, the Grey Phalarope showing much better, 5 juv Curlew Sands, juv Little Stint, Spotted Redshank, 2 Ruff & a juv Black Tern. #Lancsbirding

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 19d

And here's @petekinsella.bsky.social and Phal.

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 22d

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 22d

Our species is a disgrace and doesn't deserve this beautiful, irreplaceable planet.

Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 22d

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of marine debris in the world – a soup of plastic and microplastics covering a shocking area of around 1.6 million square km. Avoid adding to the pile-up by reducing single-use plastics.
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/ref...

Discarded plastic bottle at the edge of the sea. Credit Brian Yurasits on Unsplash

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 22d

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 22d

💚 #Waders #Shorebirds

Pete Kinsella @petekinsella.bsky.social · 22d

The 1stw Grey Phalarope at Crosby Marine Park, Merseyside was typically confiding today, here's @gtalstonwader.bsky.social getting checked out by the waif @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding #autumnbirding #waders

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American Birding Association @aba.org · 26d

Remember, birding is there for you.

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Gary Woodburn @gary-woodburn.bsky.social · 26d

Pleased to see this getting discussed. There is a total lack of support in the UK for people with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome suffering Craniocervical Instability.

We've been on this awful journey & fundraised for major neurosurgery in Spain, it saved Liv's life when NHS wouldn't help.

#EDS #CCI

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 27d

Dreamy stuff.

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Maija Karala @maijakarala.bsky.social · Sep 1

#SciArtSeptember 1: Islet

Somewhere in the waves of Barents Sea, a rocky islet acts as a perch for seabirds. Puffins, guillemots, razorbills and skuas are still here, though threatened by heating oceans and spreading disease. With them sits a lonely ghost of a great auk that once roamed these seas.

A simple landscape illustration with a grey-green ocean, a dark grey rocky islet partly covered by orange lichen and a light grey overcast sky. On and around the islet are seabirds of several species, most pictured realistically in colour. The largest bird is a now-extinct great auk, depicted as a semi-translucent white ghost figure.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · Sep 2

We need your help again.

Coul Links is an extraordinary coastal dune habitat, home to rare and remarkable wildlife.

But it is now threatened for a second time by plans for an 18-hole golf course that would cause irreparable damage.

Your voice could help save it. 👇

RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢Help save Coul Links!

Once again, this beautiful place is threatened by plans for a golf course which would do irreparable damage to rare habitats and wildlife. 🌱🦆🐦🦋🪰

Join us in sending a message to Scottish Ministers to stand up for nature. Add your voice: action.rspb.org.uk/page/166270/...

Aerial photo of Coul Links showing the sea, dunes, grass and pools behind the dunes in orange sunlight

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · Sep 2

A very entertaining watch!

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · Sep 1

Remembering Mark Smart, on his birthday.
Mark was the architect of so much breeding wader habitat in the UK, replacing some of the previous losses.
Gone too soon (1967-2024),
Blog about his work:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/06/14/m...

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · Aug 31

🚨 The EU is trying to quietly weaken nature laws during summer break. We have 10 days to stop this.
Don't let them destroy our forests, rivers & wildlife in silence. #HandsOffNature handsoffnature.eu/take-action/...

Take Action - Hands Off Nature

handsoffnature.eu

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · Aug 30

Gruesome scenes @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social yesterday where this juvenile female #Sparrowhawk impressively took down a #Magpie near the YWT visitor centre. The event stopped passers by and traffic! Nature can sure be brutal. #raptors #birdsofprey #spurnbirds

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · Aug 27

Really enjoyed it. Great fun and tasty footage of some nice birds across the pond.

Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · Aug 24

I. Love. August. Exquisite juvenile #WoodSandpiper currently gracing #GrimsarghWetlands #Lancashire. #waders #shorebirds #Lancsbirding @wadertales.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social

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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · Aug 24

Great to see the inspirational @rspb.bsky.social #HopeFarm featured in #BritishWildlife. It is rammed with wildlife, profitable and produces quality food. It is a no-brainer that farmers should be supported to make this the norm. You can help make that happen... share.google/vskP9EVEsZxn...

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · Aug 23

Ringed Plovers have been 'sharing' their beaches with tourists for five months.
Blog about how visitors affect the breeding distributions of Ringed Plovers and Oystercatchers:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/08/23/o...
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#ornithology

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