Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner
@hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
Bird campaigner. Nature author of #Fledgling about how I rescued raised & released 2 wild birds: one made nests in my hair for 84 days AND Nature Needs You -The Fight To Save Our Swifts about my swift brick campaign to save birds reliant on our 🏡 to breed🪶
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NATURE NEEDS YOU - The Fight To Save Our Swifts
Published by @eandtbooks
Out 1st May 2025
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#NatureNeedsYou #swifts #BookNews
My new book
NATURE NEEDS YOU - The Fight To Save Our Swifts
Published by @eandtbooks
Out 1st May 2025
Pre order hannahbournetaylor.com/books/
#NatureNeedsYou #swifts #BookNews
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☀️Lifelines by @julianhoffman.bsky.social
This Allotment edited by Sarah Rigby
🪶Nature Needs You by @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
🥾Pathfinding by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social
☀️Lifelines by @julianhoffman.bsky.social
This Allotment edited by Sarah Rigby
🪶Nature Needs You by @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
🥾Pathfinding by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
E&T paperbacks which will inspire you to get outside this Spring. All with 25% off @waterstones.bsky.social: bit.ly/4rlYNDA
☀️Lifelines by @julianhoffman.bsky.social
This Allotment edited by Sarah Rigby
🪶Nature Needs You by @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
🥾Pathfinding by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social
☀️Lifelines by @julianhoffman.bsky.social
This Allotment edited by Sarah Rigby
🪶Nature Needs You by @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
🥾Pathfinding by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social
First bird of my day: ‘my’ Dunnock skulking where he normally is, probably because the temperature has suddenly dropped. His feathers look so warm. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
February 17, 2026 at 7:02 AM
First bird of my day: ‘my’ Dunnock skulking where he normally is, probably because the temperature has suddenly dropped. His feathers look so warm. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a kestrel narrowly missing flying into my head. In fairnesss I was perched in a hedge. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 AM
First bird of my day: a kestrel narrowly missing flying into my head. In fairnesss I was perched in a hedge. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a song fight between a Dunnock and a robin despite the pouring rain. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
February 15, 2026 at 6:58 AM
First bird of my day: a song fight between a Dunnock and a robin despite the pouring rain. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: skylarks singing in the dark sky above the wet fields pulling our shared territory skywards. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
February 14, 2026 at 6:54 AM
First bird of my day: skylarks singing in the dark sky above the wet fields pulling our shared territory skywards. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a whole raft of sleeping teal in a misty wetland. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours
February 13, 2026 at 8:26 AM
First bird of my day: a whole raft of sleeping teal in a misty wetland. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours
First bird of my day: yellowhammer sunshine in the gloom of another wet February morning. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
February 12, 2026 at 7:32 AM
First bird of my day: yellowhammer sunshine in the gloom of another wet February morning. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: in a world of grey, the wren on the woodland floor makes it magical. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
February 11, 2026 at 7:37 AM
First bird of my day: in a world of grey, the wren on the woodland floor makes it magical. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: the pigeons of Piccadilly Circus, adding to the atmosphere. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 AM
First bird of my day: the pigeons of Piccadilly Circus, adding to the atmosphere. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a robin lifting me out of sleep with his song. #FirstBirdOfMyDay. #WhatsYours
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 AM
First bird of my day: a robin lifting me out of sleep with his song. #FirstBirdOfMyDay. #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: Linnets, flying overhead almost in reach. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
February 8, 2026 at 7:27 AM
First bird of my day: Linnets, flying overhead almost in reach. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: skylarks singing in the dawn. Swoon. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours
February 7, 2026 at 7:11 AM
First bird of my day: skylarks singing in the dawn. Swoon. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours
First bird of my day: in a wet beech wood I stand, surrounded by all sorts of angry tits. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
February 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
First bird of my day: in a wet beech wood I stand, surrounded by all sorts of angry tits. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: four ravens flying and cronking, their calls reminding me of cold, stiff joints. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
February 5, 2026 at 7:35 AM
First bird of my day: four ravens flying and cronking, their calls reminding me of cold, stiff joints. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: the farmland bird flock twisting in the wind as they fly down the hedge line for breakfast. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
February 4, 2026 at 7:30 AM
First bird of my day: the farmland bird flock twisting in the wind as they fly down the hedge line for breakfast. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: I walked for ages in the cold gloom without seeing any birds until a WHOOOSH of jackdaws overhead. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
February 3, 2026 at 7:42 AM
First bird of my day: I walked for ages in the cold gloom without seeing any birds until a WHOOOSH of jackdaws overhead. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: red kite, soaring in silence over the rooftops on a markedly lighter dawn #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
February 2, 2026 at 7:31 AM
First bird of my day: red kite, soaring in silence over the rooftops on a markedly lighter dawn #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
THANK YOU FOR THE SWIFT BRICK LOVE! Tickled pink by the support🪶Incase you missed the MEGA news (esp @SteveReedMP & @AngelaRayner @mtpennycook) Scotland passed swift bricks into law in just a month proving how easy it could be for England to mandate too! Thank you MARK RUSKELL MSP!
February 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
THANK YOU FOR THE SWIFT BRICK LOVE! Tickled pink by the support🪶Incase you missed the MEGA news (esp @SteveReedMP & @AngelaRayner @mtpennycook) Scotland passed swift bricks into law in just a month proving how easy it could be for England to mandate too! Thank you MARK RUSKELL MSP!
First bird of my day: a bluetit zooming past through the mist that is Victorian-Gothic-thick. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
February 1, 2026 at 8:08 AM
First bird of my day: a bluetit zooming past through the mist that is Victorian-Gothic-thick. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
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Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
First bird of my day: song thrush lighting up the dawn with his rave. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
January 31, 2026 at 7:07 AM
First bird of my day: song thrush lighting up the dawn with his rave. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a brambling where I feed the farmland birds aka excitement overload ! #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
January 30, 2026 at 7:55 AM
First bird of my day: a brambling where I feed the farmland birds aka excitement overload ! #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a Song thrush singing his heart out on a markedly lighter morning and beneath him, the bank is bedecked with snowdrops. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
January 29, 2026 at 8:06 AM
First bird of my day: a Song thrush singing his heart out on a markedly lighter morning and beneath him, the bank is bedecked with snowdrops. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: an Edinburgh pigeon looking resplendent despite the grey dedicated to the one & only @markruskell who only went & passed the swift brick law in Scotland last night! #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
January 28, 2026 at 8:16 AM
First bird of my day: an Edinburgh pigeon looking resplendent despite the grey dedicated to the one & only @markruskell who only went & passed the swift brick law in Scotland last night! #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!