Alister Clunas
@alcatorda.bsky.social
Bibliophile. Bird watcher, BTO qualified bird ringer. Love Scottish islands. Interested in seabirds. Lives in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Vile. William Bethell calls wildlife protector “Mr Golliwog’. Make this ‘man’ famous.
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Vile. William Bethell calls wildlife protector “Mr Golliwog’. Make this ‘man’ famous.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Interesting article in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social on land ownership in Scotland. @andywightman.scot
Mostly about community buyouts. What happened to getting rid of primogeniture as a way of breaking up large estates?
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Mostly about community buyouts. What happened to getting rid of primogeniture as a way of breaking up large estates?
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Green lairds, Lego millions and the battle to buy back Scotland’s land | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Interesting article in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social on land ownership in Scotland. @andywightman.scot
Mostly about community buyouts. What happened to getting rid of primogeniture as a way of breaking up large estates?
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Mostly about community buyouts. What happened to getting rid of primogeniture as a way of breaking up large estates?
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Not now, Bird Flu.
We still haven’t got over the last pandemic.
We still haven’t got over the last pandemic.
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before. https://cnn.it/4oIRswI
November 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Not now, Bird Flu.
We still haven’t got over the last pandemic.
We still haven’t got over the last pandemic.
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We're now starting to get reports of dead Whooper Swans with rings. If you find a dead bird & feel comfortable doing so - check for rings using the below @btobirds.bsky.social advice 👇🏻 Collecting information on ringed birds helps better understand the impact on different age groups.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We're now starting to get reports of dead Whooper Swans with rings. If you find a dead bird & feel comfortable doing so - check for rings using the below @btobirds.bsky.social advice 👇🏻 Collecting information on ringed birds helps better understand the impact on different age groups.
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Calls for landowners who flout Scots' right to roam to face penalties.
#PublicAccess 🥾
#LandReform
www.thenational.scot/news/2562088...
#PublicAccess 🥾
#LandReform
www.thenational.scot/news/2562088...
Call for penalties for landowners who flout Scotland's right to roam
COUNCILS should have powers to fine landowners who flout right-to-roam rights by locking gates or blocking paths, a councillor has said.
www.thenational.scot
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Calls for landowners who flout Scots' right to roam to face penalties.
#PublicAccess 🥾
#LandReform
www.thenational.scot/news/2562088...
#PublicAccess 🥾
#LandReform
www.thenational.scot/news/2562088...
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NB: Comments are turned off as criminal proceedings are live ⚖️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/15/w...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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Worcestershire man faces 21 charges in relation to possessing & trading wild Peregrines
A 57-year old man appeared at Worcester Magistrates’ Court on 11 November 2025 accused of 21 offences relating to the keeping and trading of wild Peregrines, alleged to have taken place betwe…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
NB: Comments are turned off as criminal proceedings are live ⚖️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/15/w...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/15/w...
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This post explains how the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority tried to take out the locally elected member for Balloch for daring to raise questions about the Flamingo Land planning process. parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/11/13/h...
How democracy in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park is being destroyed - the Sid Perrie story (1) - parkswatchscotland
Introduction This is the first in a series of posts which will explain how the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority (LLTNPA) has tried to silence the locally elected member for Balloch, S...
parkswatchscotland.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This post explains how the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority tried to take out the locally elected member for Balloch for daring to raise questions about the Flamingo Land planning process. parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/11/13/h...
It’s a disgrace.
Working on a text for an artistic collaboration with sculptor Mark Butler about the hen harrier.
How's this for a stat? English habitats currently support only 10% of the hen harriers that they could carry if there were no illegal persecution.
Want to enjoy a life of crime? Own a grouse moor.
How's this for a stat? English habitats currently support only 10% of the hen harriers that they could carry if there were no illegal persecution.
Want to enjoy a life of crime? Own a grouse moor.
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It’s a disgrace.
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It won't stop until grouse shooting ends.
The whole industry thinks it's their birth right to kill everything that poses a threat to grouse.
What a very sad place we are in.
The whole industry thinks it's their birth right to kill everything that poses a threat to grouse.
What a very sad place we are in.
Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death on a Yorkshire Dales grouse moor in 2022, has been found dead on a N Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries.
18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
Hen Harrier ‘Susie’, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries
If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It won't stop until grouse shooting ends.
The whole industry thinks it's their birth right to kill everything that poses a threat to grouse.
What a very sad place we are in.
The whole industry thinks it's their birth right to kill everything that poses a threat to grouse.
What a very sad place we are in.
Non-native mammal eradication (usually rats) is an important boost to seabird diversity and numbers at island colonies. @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
"while a handful of puffins on a tiny island may seem small, this moment is huge – it proves that seabird restoration works"
A fantastic success story for puffins in Antrim!
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
A fantastic success story for puffins in Antrim!
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Myth is becoming a reality’: Puffins make a comeback at Isle of Muck after 25 years
Recovery project at Co Antrim reserve saw removal of invasive brown rats, the biggest threat to seabird eggs and chicks
www.irishtimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Non-native mammal eradication (usually rats) is an important boost to seabird diversity and numbers at island colonies. @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
…and so it continues without respite. ☹️ It is time all raptors were left in peace. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social
Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death on a Yorkshire Dales grouse moor in 2022, has been found dead on a N Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries.
18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
Hen Harrier ‘Susie’, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries
If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
…and so it continues without respite. ☹️ It is time all raptors were left in peace. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social
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Sickening. Please 'share' far and wide and make this man famous.
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sickening. Please 'share' far and wide and make this man famous.
Glad this was refused. Especially with the current level of HPAI. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Glad this was refused. Especially with the current level of HPAI. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social
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It gives me no pleasure to publish this post, the first in a series of contributions I hope into what has gone wrong in the John Muir Trust (I have been a somewhat sceptical member for over 30 years) but I think it raises important issues parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/11/12/d...
Does Scotland need the John Muir Trust? - parkswatchscotland
(Ed. Note. At the end of last week I offered Jane Smallman, chair of the JMT, the opportunity to reply to this post at the same time it was published. I have had no reply but remain happy to publis...
parkswatchscotland.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It gives me no pleasure to publish this post, the first in a series of contributions I hope into what has gone wrong in the John Muir Trust (I have been a somewhat sceptical member for over 30 years) but I think it raises important issues parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/11/12/d...
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We could do with something like this in the Cairngorms. The National Park own very small areas of land and have to work in partnership. In ecosystems big is beautul. @cairngormsnews.bsky.social
Good news, but does NPWS have the capability to manage all this land?
Its current (excellent) rewilding initiative is only a small fraction of the existing National Park
www.derryjournal.com/heritage-and...
Its current (excellent) rewilding initiative is only a small fraction of the existing National Park
www.derryjournal.com/heritage-and...
Area of Donegal the size of Monaco purchased as Glenveagh National Park expands
An area of Donegal the equivalent of the size of Monaco has been purchased by the National Parks and Wildlife Service at Glenveagh.
www.derryjournal.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We could do with something like this in the Cairngorms. The National Park own very small areas of land and have to work in partnership. In ecosystems big is beautul. @cairngormsnews.bsky.social
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New emails raise more questions than answers, says Epstein survivors’ lawyer
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New emails raise more questions than answers, says Epstein survivors’ lawyer
We spoke to the lawyer Gloria Allred who has represented some of Epstein's victims and asked what she thought about the significance of the newly released emails.
www.channel4.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
New emails raise more questions than answers, says Epstein survivors’ lawyer
www.channel4.com/news/new-ema...
www.channel4.com/news/new-ema...
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A Scottish multimillionaire and former Tory donor’s superyacht has been targeted by protesters 👀
Campaign group Climate Resistance projected demands for a wealth tax onto the $70 million superyacht owned by Irvine Laidlaw 👇
Campaign group Climate Resistance projected demands for a wealth tax onto the $70 million superyacht owned by Irvine Laidlaw 👇
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A Scottish multimillionaire and former Tory donor’s superyacht has been targeted by protesters 👀
Campaign group Climate Resistance projected demands for a wealth tax onto the $70 million superyacht owned by Irvine Laidlaw 👇
Campaign group Climate Resistance projected demands for a wealth tax onto the $70 million superyacht owned by Irvine Laidlaw 👇
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Approving the Rosebank oil field would be a catastrophic mistake for Scotland’s climate, economy, and communities.
Rosebank will not lower bills or improve energy security. What it will do is lock us into climate chaos while profits flow to shareholders and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund.
Rosebank will not lower bills or improve energy security. What it will do is lock us into climate chaos while profits flow to shareholders and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Approving the Rosebank oil field would be a catastrophic mistake for Scotland’s climate, economy, and communities.
Rosebank will not lower bills or improve energy security. What it will do is lock us into climate chaos while profits flow to shareholders and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund.
Rosebank will not lower bills or improve energy security. What it will do is lock us into climate chaos while profits flow to shareholders and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund.
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Come on ScotGov, this is unforgivable - and stupid! Funding for paths, etc, has always been part of the agricultural funding farmers could bid for, since 2005. It’s a tiny proportion of the overall farming budget. If land managers can’t get £££, why should they pay for this public good themselves? 😡
Quality trails = more healthy, happy walking people. 🚶
So we're shocked to learn that ScotGov’s post-Brexit farm subsidy system will fail to replace lost funding for paths and access. ➡️ www.ramblers.org.uk/post-brexit-...
Scotland will be left with the worst funding for outdoor access in Britain.🤦🏻♀️
So we're shocked to learn that ScotGov’s post-Brexit farm subsidy system will fail to replace lost funding for paths and access. ➡️ www.ramblers.org.uk/post-brexit-...
Scotland will be left with the worst funding for outdoor access in Britain.🤦🏻♀️
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Come on ScotGov, this is unforgivable - and stupid! Funding for paths, etc, has always been part of the agricultural funding farmers could bid for, since 2005. It’s a tiny proportion of the overall farming budget. If land managers can’t get £££, why should they pay for this public good themselves? 😡
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If Rosebank is given the go-ahead it will be catastrophic for our climate.
MSPs must reject Rosebank!
MSPs must reject Rosebank!
Today the Scottish Parliament will vote on our motion opposing Rosebank.
The oil field would release a massive 250 million tonnes of new carbon emissions into our atmosphere, 50 times as much as previously admitted!
We must put people and planet first, not corporate profits.
The oil field would release a massive 250 million tonnes of new carbon emissions into our atmosphere, 50 times as much as previously admitted!
We must put people and planet first, not corporate profits.
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If Rosebank is given the go-ahead it will be catastrophic for our climate.
MSPs must reject Rosebank!
MSPs must reject Rosebank!
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Today in Edinburgh, we joined @patmillsuk.bsky.social to bring the ‘Tax Us, the Super-Rich’ bus to town.
Millionaires have a message for the UK Chancellor: Tax us more.
Fairer taxes on wealth could help lift people out of poverty and fund the future we all deserve #TaxJusticeScotland
Millionaires have a message for the UK Chancellor: Tax us more.
Fairer taxes on wealth could help lift people out of poverty and fund the future we all deserve #TaxJusticeScotland
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today in Edinburgh, we joined @patmillsuk.bsky.social to bring the ‘Tax Us, the Super-Rich’ bus to town.
Millionaires have a message for the UK Chancellor: Tax us more.
Fairer taxes on wealth could help lift people out of poverty and fund the future we all deserve #TaxJusticeScotland
Millionaires have a message for the UK Chancellor: Tax us more.
Fairer taxes on wealth could help lift people out of poverty and fund the future we all deserve #TaxJusticeScotland
A very important post for all to read especially Scottish Governmen. Stop appeasing the landowning lobby.
"the practice of muirburn actually made no difference to the extent of the Dava megafire.
Muirburn dries out the land by killing off the vegetation and drying out the peat, making it less resistant to fire. leaves behind lots of dead stems of heather which which provide perfect fuel”Prof D MacMillan
Muirburn dries out the land by killing off the vegetation and drying out the peat, making it less resistant to fire. leaves behind lots of dead stems of heather which which provide perfect fuel”Prof D MacMillan
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A very important post for all to read especially Scottish Governmen. Stop appeasing the landowning lobby.