Dom McClelland
@nuthatch71.bsky.social
Somewhere to post (my very amateur) nature photos. Mostly around West Gateshead area.
A song thrush on the ground for today’s #BirdOfTheDay
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A song thrush on the ground for today’s #BirdOfTheDay
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I think these count as closeups for #BirdOfTheDay A blackbird and a fledgling robin.
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I think these count as closeups for #BirdOfTheDay A blackbird and a fledgling robin.
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
29 August 2025 8:57am BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreihe5mm7nwmwvzhtgadmsafyvsaxhrufuai2d2j2rju5zt6g2lytea@jpeg)
![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the same day in the Telegraph:
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Congressman Jamie Raskin hands Nigel Farage his a*** on a plate
Anyone in the UK care to plagiarize?
Anyone in the UK care to plagiarize?
September 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Congressman Jamie Raskin hands Nigel Farage his a*** on a plate
Anyone in the UK care to plagiarize?
Anyone in the UK care to plagiarize?
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Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
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Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
September 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
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August 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
August 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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This is predicted to be one of the most damaging windfarms for birds we are aware of anywhere on the planet.
We support nature positive offshore wind, but this isn’t it. It’s a disaster in the making.
We support nature positive offshore wind, but this isn’t it. It’s a disaster in the making.
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.
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.
July 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is predicted to be one of the most damaging windfarms for birds we are aware of anywhere on the planet.
We support nature positive offshore wind, but this isn’t it. It’s a disaster in the making.
We support nature positive offshore wind, but this isn’t it. It’s a disaster in the making.
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
July 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
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The illegal killing of our beautiful birds must stop.
It’s good to see MPs will be debating this urgent issue on Monday.
Thank you to everyone who's spoken up so far. We’re close to getting the change our upland wildlife needs.
It’s good to see MPs will be debating this urgent issue on Monday.
Thank you to everyone who's spoken up so far. We’re close to getting the change our upland wildlife needs.
The illegal killing of Hen Harriers has hit a devastating new high. ⚠️
A new RSPB report reveals 102 incidents in just five years - with the majority on, or near, grouse moors.
A thread…
A new RSPB report reveals 102 incidents in just five years - with the majority on, or near, grouse moors.
A thread…
June 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The illegal killing of our beautiful birds must stop.
It’s good to see MPs will be debating this urgent issue on Monday.
Thank you to everyone who's spoken up so far. We’re close to getting the change our upland wildlife needs.
It’s good to see MPs will be debating this urgent issue on Monday.
Thank you to everyone who's spoken up so far. We’re close to getting the change our upland wildlife needs.
A buff-tailed bumble bee on a red campion leaf in the garden. #bees #naturephotography
June 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
A buff-tailed bumble bee on a red campion leaf in the garden. #bees #naturephotography
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The warning couldn’t be clearer. ⚠️
Slashing the nature-friendly farming budget would be catastrophic for the nature and climate crisis, and for our long-term food security.
What's more, it would leave the UK Government’s credibility on climate and nature in tatters.
Slashing the nature-friendly farming budget would be catastrophic for the nature and climate crisis, and for our long-term food security.
What's more, it would leave the UK Government’s credibility on climate and nature in tatters.
May 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The warning couldn’t be clearer. ⚠️
Slashing the nature-friendly farming budget would be catastrophic for the nature and climate crisis, and for our long-term food security.
What's more, it would leave the UK Government’s credibility on climate and nature in tatters.
Slashing the nature-friendly farming budget would be catastrophic for the nature and climate crisis, and for our long-term food security.
What's more, it would leave the UK Government’s credibility on climate and nature in tatters.
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We’re calling on everyone who cares about nature: write to your MP now.
Show them we won’t stand by while vital protections are ripped up: action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/...
Show them we won’t stand by while vital protections are ripped up: action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/...
Help stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill tearing up nature protections
I've written to my MP to demand that the UK Government adopts a nature-friendly approach to planning and development. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk
May 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We’re calling on everyone who cares about nature: write to your MP now.
Show them we won’t stand by while vital protections are ripped up: action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/...
Show them we won’t stand by while vital protections are ripped up: action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/...
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We’re not alone. We & the @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social are united in calling for Part 3 to be scrapped.
Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Steve Reed, Angela Rayner, @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
The choice is yours.
And it will be remembered by the millions of us who care about the natural world.
Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Steve Reed, Angela Rayner, @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
The choice is yours.
And it will be remembered by the millions of us who care about the natural world.
May 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
We’re not alone. We & the @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social are united in calling for Part 3 to be scrapped.
Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Steve Reed, Angela Rayner, @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
The choice is yours.
And it will be remembered by the millions of us who care about the natural world.
Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Steve Reed, Angela Rayner, @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
The choice is yours.
And it will be remembered by the millions of us who care about the natural world.
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Labour promised to restore nature. ❌
Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it.
We offered solutions. We’re done waiting.
Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species.
Without significant change, it must be scrapped.
Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it.
We offered solutions. We’re done waiting.
Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species.
Without significant change, it must be scrapped.
May 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Labour promised to restore nature. ❌
Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it.
We offered solutions. We’re done waiting.
Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species.
Without significant change, it must be scrapped.
Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it.
We offered solutions. We’re done waiting.
Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species.
Without significant change, it must be scrapped.
A great tit returning with food, split seconds from arriving at the nest box in the garden. #naturephotography #photography #ukwildlife #birds 🪶
May 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A great tit returning with food, split seconds from arriving at the nest box in the garden. #naturephotography #photography #ukwildlife #birds 🪶
A house sparrow fledgling in the garden. Still showing some of it’s chick’s beak. #narurephotography #ukwildlife #birds
May 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A house sparrow fledgling in the garden. Still showing some of it’s chick’s beak. #narurephotography #ukwildlife #birds
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April 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A pair of greenfinches and a pair of siskins feeding side by side in the garden. #ukbirds #ukwildlife #photography 🪶
April 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A pair of greenfinches and a pair of siskins feeding side by side in the garden. #ukbirds #ukwildlife #photography 🪶
April 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM