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David Pritchard @birdfossil.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yesterday I went to a very dry Goldcliff to see this beauty. My first Willow Emerald. In the ditch, just past the humpback bridge.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 24d

Our last post on X...

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Steve Sanderson @steve-sando1.bsky.social · 26d

Migrating Whinchat from last week.
#birding #birds #naturelovers #birdphotography #Naturephotography
#Wildlifephotography

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Tom Chinnick @twitch150.bsky.social · Sep 5

Grey Phalarope still Llandegfedd res distantly from Dam, also Little Grebe #gwentbirding

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Sep 2

AQUATIC WARBLER!!! Still can’t believe we caught this stunner at Carey this morning! Made it worthwhile giving it a go between weather fronts. The bird was interestingly a good weight of 15g! #ukbirding

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · Sep 3

More than three years have passed since the UK Government announced that it would ban the sale of peat for gardening, yet official documentation is still to appear and peat extraction continues:

UK peat extraction continues three years on from ban being announced

More than three years have passed since the UK Government announced that it would ban the sale of peat for gardening, yet official documentation is still to appear and peat extraction continues. On 27 August 2022, the Conservative Government promised to ban the sale of horticultural peat by 2024

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Chris Jones @chrisj22.bsky.social · Aug 24

A pleasent evening watching the rising tide at Peterstone, Gwent, turned a little manic in the final minutes before the mud was covered, when looking through the Redshank flock I found a Marsh Sandpiper, ooossh, County 1st!!!! Manage to relocate the bird about 45 mins later

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Gwent Ornithological Society @gos-birds.bsky.social · Aug 29

The society is devastated after a grass fire damaged a significant part of Goldcliff Lagoons. However, the reserve remains open, and there are plenty of birds showing.
www.gwentbirds.org.uk/2025/08/29/f... #birdingwales #gwentbirds

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abersychanartist.bsky.social @abersychanartist.bsky.social · Aug 24

Diolch yn fawr iawn @nation.cymru and Jon Gower for this lovely opportunity to share a little about the fascinating landscape that is The Canada Tips, Blaenavon nation.cymru/feature/y-fi...

Y Filltir Sgwâr Revisited - the Canada Tips

Tom Maloney It’s been a little while since writing the last of the articles for the series ‘Y Filltir Sgwâr’, but I think I knew that a time would come when I would want to put pen to paper again and ...

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abersychanartist.bsky.social @abersychanartist.bsky.social · Aug 17

'Golygfa o'r drws blaen - View from the front door' - It's been many a year since someone lived in this dwelling alongside the Hill's Tram Road, just below The Keeper's Pond, Blaenavon, but this view from what would have been the front door remains magnificent. So evocative on many levels.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · Aug 11

Climate denier buffoon gets a reality check - his damage already done.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

British farmers face ‘catastrophic’ harvest, warns Jeremy Clarkson

Former Top Gear host says a lack of rainfall is severely affecting UK crops

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · Aug 1

So true.

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MAREcus 👻/ 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · Jul 26

These pieces of shit manage to bring Hezbollah into a disagreement about ecology in Hertfordshire because they are knee-jerk islamophobes and racists

The Spectre Haunting Europe @frightfulhobgoblin.bsky.social · Jul 25

Chris Hinchliffe (MP for NE Herts) was suspended from Labour for tabling an amendment to protect the ecologically unique chalk streams in his constituency - with other Labour MPs branding him the 'Hedgehog Hezbollah'.

The last days of Stalin had a healthier political culture than the Labour Party.

‘It’s all a game’ to some politicians, says Labour MP suspended for rebellion over planning bill

Chris Hinchliff says language used is indicative of ‘private schoolboy drinking club’ culture within government

www.theguardian.com

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · Jul 25

I wrote about John “Ozzy” Osbourne—a working class lad made good, who rose from a slaughterhouse killing floor to the highest echelons of rock stardom in spite of himself, who gave us heavy metal and left a more complex legacy than many realize—for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/cult...

Ozzy Osbourne, Rock God Despite Himself (1948–2025)

The Prince of Darkness, who gave us heavy metal as we know it, has been laid to rest.

www.thenation.com

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Colliery Spoil Biodiversity Initiative @collieryspoil.bsky.social · Jun 23

Last week, @olds_liam led a guided walk for staff & students from University of Bristol at Coity Tips, Blaenavon.

We explored the unique habitats and species of colliery spoil — which included sightings of iconic species such as Bilberry Bumblebee, Mottled Grasshopper, Fairy-flax & Bee Orchid.

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Mariposa Nature Tours @mariposanature.bsky.social · Jun 23

Good morning, and welcome to a new week!

Our featured tour this week is Fabulous Fuerteventura, a wonderful late-winter escape to a warm Canary Island naturalist's paradise, home to an enticing mix of birds, butterflies and wildflowers. (1/2)

mariposanature.com/tours/wildli...

Greenish Black Tip (Euchloe charlonia) © Chris Lodge

Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor) © Chris Lodge

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · Jul 4

Ignore climate change deniers, says TV naturalist....

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ignore climate change deniers, says TV naturalist Steve Backshall

Steve Backshall says when it comes to climate change young people need to feel empowered to act.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tony Iommi @iommi.com · Jun 20

Geezer and I on our way to the stage 🎸

Photo by Mark Weiss, ca. 1970s

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Elaineeepoos @elaineeepoos.bsky.social · Jun 20

A busy one this morning! Scarlet Tiger nfg, I suspect several other species will be too once I get round to processing 😁
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter

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Steve Williams @valleynature.bsky.social · Jun 16

First Marbled White butterfly of the season from The British, Talywain, South Wales.

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Arfon Williams @arfonwilliams.bsky.social · Jun 15

Today's visit to monitoring #PiedFlycatchers at @rspbcymru.bsky.social Gwenffrwd Dinas with #Fledgemore brings the season to an end about two weeks earlier than usual. Over 600 boxes monitored and well over 900 Pied Flys ringed or retrapped. @btocymru.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social

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The Wildlife Oculus @thewildlifeoculus.bsky.social · Jun 14

Back to one of my local patches, watching Whinchats and finding a disciple of God.
www.thewildlifeoculus.com/2025/06/the-... #birdingwales

The preachers pulpit and Whinchats on the Blorenge

A photography blog focused on Gwent wildlife and in particularly birds.

www.thewildlifeoculus.com

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Relentless @relentlesspursuit.bsky.social · Jun 14

There is no such thing as an overreaction with what has now happened. This is the line in the sand.

Every red hat who supports killing Americans is a traitor.

The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop over reacting

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jun 14

Chicago ✊

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