Joncbirder
@joncbirder.bsky.social
Punk rock and roll birder.
Here for a lark, and learning… from North Lancs, currently living in Norfolk.
Here for a lark, and learning… from North Lancs, currently living in Norfolk.
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Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... who’d want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... who’d want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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Give the gift of nature this Christmas! 🎄🐦 With a BTO gift membership, your loved one can discover the curiosities of birds and their world with a full year of BTO membership, plus a book and a BTO beanie. 😀 Order today ➡️ www.bto.org/GiftMembership
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Give the gift of nature this Christmas! 🎄🐦 With a BTO gift membership, your loved one can discover the curiosities of birds and their world with a full year of BTO membership, plus a book and a BTO beanie. 😀 Order today ➡️ www.bto.org/GiftMembership
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And for the reluctant to click....
The PNG Courier on the carnage at the BBC
The PNG Courier on the carnage at the BBC
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
And for the reluctant to click....
The PNG Courier on the carnage at the BBC
The PNG Courier on the carnage at the BBC
According to some people (mostly those funded by big oil, or fans of those funded by big oil) climate change is a ‘con’.
Science says otherwise…
#ClimateChange #ornithology #birds #science
Science says otherwise…
#ClimateChange #ornithology #birds #science
How are hotter☀️ European summers affecting migratory birds?
Research by BTO & @Durham.ac.uk suggests that many birds are struggling to adapt to the effects of climate change.
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#ornithology #climatechange
📷 Swallow by Edmund Fellowes / BTO
Research by BTO & @Durham.ac.uk suggests that many birds are struggling to adapt to the effects of climate change.
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#ornithology #climatechange
📷 Swallow by Edmund Fellowes / BTO
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
According to some people (mostly those funded by big oil, or fans of those funded by big oil) climate change is a ‘con’.
Science says otherwise…
#ClimateChange #ornithology #birds #science
Science says otherwise…
#ClimateChange #ornithology #birds #science
The irony wasn’t lost on me that I visited an exhibition called ‘Can We Stop Killing Each Other’ on Remembrance Sunday…
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#Norwich
@sainsburycentre.bsky.social
#Norwich
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The irony wasn’t lost on me that I visited an exhibition called ‘Can We Stop Killing Each Other’ on Remembrance Sunday…
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#Norwich
@sainsburycentre.bsky.social
#Norwich
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First- and second-year Northern Saw-whet Owls last weekend in Metchosin. 1CYs are characterised by a single generation of new (juvenile) flight feathers. 2CYs exhibit a block of old (juvenile) flight feathers which are sandwiched between new outer primaries and inner secondaries. 🇨🇦🧪🌎 #birdringing
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
First- and second-year Northern Saw-whet Owls last weekend in Metchosin. 1CYs are characterised by a single generation of new (juvenile) flight feathers. 2CYs exhibit a block of old (juvenile) flight feathers which are sandwiched between new outer primaries and inner secondaries. 🇨🇦🧪🌎 #birdringing
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The new RBBP report shows that some northern species are struggling. Numbers of Slavonian Grebes fell to just 16 pairs in 2023, the lowest total we have ever reported. There were only six pairs of Redwings, and no breeding Fieldfares at all. Read more at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... #UKbirding
November 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The new RBBP report shows that some northern species are struggling. Numbers of Slavonian Grebes fell to just 16 pairs in 2023, the lowest total we have ever reported. There were only six pairs of Redwings, and no breeding Fieldfares at all. Read more at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... #UKbirding
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A recent outbreak of bird flu in Britain is causing concern among scientists:
Whooper Swans hit hard as bird-flu outbreak worsens
The number of sick, dying or dead birds being reported has been increasing in recent weeks, according to the British Trust for Ornithology, with Whooper Swans particularly affected.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A recent outbreak of bird flu in Britain is causing concern among scientists:
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Our report for 2023 is out now in @britishbirds.bsky.social. There's a summary at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... but if you prefer to watch rather than read then here's RBBP secretary @markaeaton.bsky.social with a few key points and some lovely photos! #ornithology #ukbirds youtu.be/arj1m7NfKmY
Rare Breeding Birds in the UK in 2023
YouTube video by Rare Breeding Birds Panel
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November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Our report for 2023 is out now in @britishbirds.bsky.social. There's a summary at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... but if you prefer to watch rather than read then here's RBBP secretary @markaeaton.bsky.social with a few key points and some lovely photos! #ornithology #ukbirds youtu.be/arj1m7NfKmY
A few of these have been springing up in the garden just lately.
They’re Field Blewit mushrooms. 🍄🟫 Had some in last night’s dinner, and I’m still here, so all is good!
#LazyForaging
They’re Field Blewit mushrooms. 🍄🟫 Had some in last night’s dinner, and I’m still here, so all is good!
#LazyForaging
November 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A few of these have been springing up in the garden just lately.
They’re Field Blewit mushrooms. 🍄🟫 Had some in last night’s dinner, and I’m still here, so all is good!
#LazyForaging
They’re Field Blewit mushrooms. 🍄🟫 Had some in last night’s dinner, and I’m still here, so all is good!
#LazyForaging
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Stewart Lee is over here writing throwaway descriptions like "Weetabix-haired news-badger Andrew Neil'. Join me at The Nerve.
Stewart Lee: From Charlie Kirk to CCHQ, the right has realised they can lie and get away with it. So let’s stop them
Is the problem with modern politics that voters are stupid, or is it that no one pushes back against the populist sideshow acts that mislead them? And is it wrong to think the government should act?
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October 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Stewart Lee is over here writing throwaway descriptions like "Weetabix-haired news-badger Andrew Neil'. Join me at The Nerve.
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Brilliant piece debunking the nonsense claim in the Daily Telegraph. But it’s dangerous nonsense, polarising attitudes & whipping up prejudice.
The DTelegraph is such a shit newspaper. Oh, and the photo? Staged - captive eagle, already-dead lamb.
The DTelegraph is such a shit newspaper. Oh, and the photo? Staged - captive eagle, already-dead lamb.
Victorian attitudes towards birds of prey in the UK are fueled by sensationalist fear-mongering like this, published routinely by mainstream media.
#RaptorResearch
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#RaptorResearch
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Absurd claim that White-tailed Eagles ‘snatched’ five Shetland ponies leads to inevitable call to ‘shoot eagles’
The absurd claim that White-tailed Eagles had ‘snatched’ five Shetland pony foals on South Uist hit the headlines at the end of August. A crofter / farmer named Donald Cameron said that…
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October 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Brilliant piece debunking the nonsense claim in the Daily Telegraph. But it’s dangerous nonsense, polarising attitudes & whipping up prejudice.
The DTelegraph is such a shit newspaper. Oh, and the photo? Staged - captive eagle, already-dead lamb.
The DTelegraph is such a shit newspaper. Oh, and the photo? Staged - captive eagle, already-dead lamb.
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The latest BTO Migration Blog looks at the cryptic Jack Snipe as it arrives in Britain for the winter, as well as more arrivals of winter thrushes, Yellow-browed Warblers and the latest rare vagrants #ukbirding
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
Photo credit: Jack Snipe by Allan Drewitt / BTO
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Photo credit: Jack Snipe by Allan Drewitt / BTO
October 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The latest BTO Migration Blog looks at the cryptic Jack Snipe as it arrives in Britain for the winter, as well as more arrivals of winter thrushes, Yellow-browed Warblers and the latest rare vagrants #ukbirding
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
Photo credit: Jack Snipe by Allan Drewitt / BTO
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
Photo credit: Jack Snipe by Allan Drewitt / BTO
Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, “It drives me mad seeing adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of anything other than white"
Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀
Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀
October 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A cracking day at North West Bird Watching Festival at WWT Martin Mere today.
Enjoyed leading a guided birding walk this morning, and chatting to lots of folk.
Back for more tomorrow!
@btobirds.bsky.social
#Birds #Birding
Enjoyed leading a guided birding walk this morning, and chatting to lots of folk.
Back for more tomorrow!
@btobirds.bsky.social
#Birds #Birding
October 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A cracking day at North West Bird Watching Festival at WWT Martin Mere today.
Enjoyed leading a guided birding walk this morning, and chatting to lots of folk.
Back for more tomorrow!
@btobirds.bsky.social
#Birds #Birding
Enjoyed leading a guided birding walk this morning, and chatting to lots of folk.
Back for more tomorrow!
@btobirds.bsky.social
#Birds #Birding
This is brilliant.
I was delighted to be involved in it, even in a small way.
#birds #BirdMigration
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I was delighted to be involved in it, even in a small way.
#birds #BirdMigration
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This is brilliant.
I was delighted to be involved in it, even in a small way.
#birds #BirdMigration
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I was delighted to be involved in it, even in a small way.
#birds #BirdMigration
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I've always loved Hendrix's solo from The Wind Cries Mary.
October 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I've always loved Hendrix's solo from The Wind Cries Mary.
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Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com
Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election
Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...
www.desmog.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
Another frighteningly believable gem… 😜
WOW! This Mail column about diversity in adverts is wild.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Another frighteningly believable gem… 😜
The last of my tomatoes… looks like Tim Burton may have been mucking about in my garden 🤔
October 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The last of my tomatoes… looks like Tim Burton may have been mucking about in my garden 🤔
Another classic from the Courier’s esteemed correspondent.
EXCLUSIVE: The Papua New Guinea Courier's UK correspondent on Nigel Farage bringing the UK media to heil
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The Papua New Guinea Courier on Nigel Farage bringing the UK media to heil
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September 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Another classic from the Courier’s esteemed correspondent.
Watching Trump deliver his ‘speech’ at the UN in New York is quite something. Something utterly nuts, that is.
Immigration and anti-green policies take the lead, delivered in a manner that Colin Robinson would be proud of.
Immigration and anti-green policies take the lead, delivered in a manner that Colin Robinson would be proud of.
a man sits at a desk in front of a computer screen
ALT: a man sits at a desk in front of a computer screen
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September 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Watching Trump deliver his ‘speech’ at the UN in New York is quite something. Something utterly nuts, that is.
Immigration and anti-green policies take the lead, delivered in a manner that Colin Robinson would be proud of.
Immigration and anti-green policies take the lead, delivered in a manner that Colin Robinson would be proud of.
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Every year hundreds of thousands of familiar songbirds – blackcaps, robins and warblers – are illegally trapped and slaughtered in Cyprus using glue-coated limesticks, mist-nets and electronic callers to supply a secret market for “ambelopoulia.”
Learn more: www.operationdeadair.org
Learn more: www.operationdeadair.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Every year hundreds of thousands of familiar songbirds – blackcaps, robins and warblers – are illegally trapped and slaughtered in Cyprus using glue-coated limesticks, mist-nets and electronic callers to supply a secret market for “ambelopoulia.”
Learn more: www.operationdeadair.org
Learn more: www.operationdeadair.org