Mac
@scarpermac.bsky.social
East Yorkshire (VC61)-based Wildlife botherer: Birds and Moths in particular; Pan-Species Lister; music obsessed; Dad & Partner; No expert in all the above, working on it.
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Cleaning out a couple of bird boxes. Also thinking I might get some new species for the @panspecieslisting.bsky.social then came across this/these anyone got any pointers? Underneath moss from last years Blue Tit nest, East Yorkshire, if that makes a difference?
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Cleaning out a couple of bird boxes. Also thinking I might get some new species for the @panspecieslisting.bsky.social then came across this/these anyone got any pointers? Underneath moss from last years Blue Tit nest, East Yorkshire, if that makes a difference?
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New album info blog on my website here:
joesolomusic.com/2026/01/25/n...
Would very much appreciate any solidarity you can spare in spreading the word x
joesolomusic.com/2026/01/25/n...
Would very much appreciate any solidarity you can spare in spreading the word x
NEW ALBUM LAUNCH INFO
The incoming new album ‘Punk Rock Prepared Us For This’ launches on Friday 6th February to pre-order on CD/Vinyl/Download, but your purchase will give you its two pre-launch singles. Th…
joesolomusic.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 AM
New album info blog on my website here:
joesolomusic.com/2026/01/25/n...
Would very much appreciate any solidarity you can spare in spreading the word x
joesolomusic.com/2026/01/25/n...
Would very much appreciate any solidarity you can spare in spreading the word x
Bright, breezy day y'day I spent a few hours at @rspb.bsky.social Blacktoft Sands. Probably should have stayed for the Harrier roost but a nice trip out, full count: Blacktoft Sands RSPB on 24/01/2026, 10:20 - 14:10. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... #YorkshireBirding #UKBirding
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January 25, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Bright, breezy day y'day I spent a few hours at @rspb.bsky.social Blacktoft Sands. Probably should have stayed for the Harrier roost but a nice trip out, full count: Blacktoft Sands RSPB on 24/01/2026, 10:20 - 14:10. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... #YorkshireBirding #UKBirding
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Massive THANK YOU to Roger Poulter for capturing the incoming new single 'Rise Up! Rise Up!' live at Wroot Rocks last Friday.
youtu.be/GnPsULntQAE?...
The WR crowd even do their best @commonerschoir.bsky.social impression!
youtu.be/GnPsULntQAE?...
The WR crowd even do their best @commonerschoir.bsky.social impression!
Joe Solo - Rise Up Rise Up
YouTube video by I can see the stage from here
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January 23, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Massive THANK YOU to Roger Poulter for capturing the incoming new single 'Rise Up! Rise Up!' live at Wroot Rocks last Friday.
youtu.be/GnPsULntQAE?...
The WR crowd even do their best @commonerschoir.bsky.social impression!
youtu.be/GnPsULntQAE?...
The WR crowd even do their best @commonerschoir.bsky.social impression!
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Video for 'Rise Up! Rise Up!' featuring @commonerschoir.bsky.social drops Monday 2nd February with album pre-order following on the 6th @bandcamp.com Friday.
Can't wait to get new music out to you x
Can't wait to get new music out to you x
January 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Video for 'Rise Up! Rise Up!' featuring @commonerschoir.bsky.social drops Monday 2nd February with album pre-order following on the 6th @bandcamp.com Friday.
Can't wait to get new music out to you x
Can't wait to get new music out to you x
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The story of an amazing encounter with Demoiselle Cranes and a conservation hero living in a small village in north west India in my new blog here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/561/spe...
January 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The story of an amazing encounter with Demoiselle Cranes and a conservation hero living in a small village in north west India in my new blog here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/561/spe...
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The reality of escalating extreme weather as we start 2026: Meteorologist @climatechris.bsky.social breaks it down.
Serious question: Do you accept that this is happening?
Serious question: Do you accept that this is happening?
January 21, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The reality of escalating extreme weather as we start 2026: Meteorologist @climatechris.bsky.social breaks it down.
Serious question: Do you accept that this is happening?
Serious question: Do you accept that this is happening?
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⚠️2026: a make-or-break year for nature in Europe.⚠️
As environmental protections in the EU are under pressure, the choices being made now will shape the next decade.
👉 Here’s what we’ll be watching and fighting for in the months ahead: www.birdlife.org/news/2026/01...
As environmental protections in the EU are under pressure, the choices being made now will shape the next decade.
👉 Here’s what we’ll be watching and fighting for in the months ahead: www.birdlife.org/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 1:27 PM
⚠️2026: a make-or-break year for nature in Europe.⚠️
As environmental protections in the EU are under pressure, the choices being made now will shape the next decade.
👉 Here’s what we’ll be watching and fighting for in the months ahead: www.birdlife.org/news/2026/01...
As environmental protections in the EU are under pressure, the choices being made now will shape the next decade.
👉 Here’s what we’ll be watching and fighting for in the months ahead: www.birdlife.org/news/2026/01...
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2025 has been confirmed as the third warmest year on record, following 2024 and 2023, in a series stretching back to 1850.
Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9
Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 AM
2025 has been confirmed as the third warmest year on record, following 2024 and 2023, in a series stretching back to 1850.
Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9
Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9
Aargh. Switched on an outside light and behold a moth! It flew around the light a few times. I dithered rushed to a pot. Was it there when I got back? Of course not. #TeamMoth #MothAgony
January 20, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Aargh. Switched on an outside light and behold a moth! It flew around the light a few times. I dithered rushed to a pot. Was it there when I got back? Of course not. #TeamMoth #MothAgony
It's simple, but it's a joy.
First Snowdrop in the garden, this morning. #Yorkshire
First Snowdrop in the garden, this morning. #Yorkshire
January 20, 2026 at 7:18 PM
It's simple, but it's a joy.
First Snowdrop in the garden, this morning. #Yorkshire
First Snowdrop in the garden, this morning. #Yorkshire
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🧵 An urgent appeal to protect one of the UK’s most important Little Tern colonies at Beacon Ponds in 2026.
Without funding for professional wardening, the project may not be able to run this season.
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Without funding for professional wardening, the project may not be able to run this season.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM
🧵 An urgent appeal to protect one of the UK’s most important Little Tern colonies at Beacon Ponds in 2026.
Without funding for professional wardening, the project may not be able to run this season.
⬇️
Without funding for professional wardening, the project may not be able to run this season.
⬇️
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'Share' if you agree!
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
'Share' if you agree!
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's time for @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social to step up here?
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social ?
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social ?
This trend should grow and the memberships of charities should encourage it. So, plz encourage it! share.google/blxnSMPUEDoz...
Major charities leave X after AI images controversy
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January 19, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's time for @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social to step up here?
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social ?
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social ?
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Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
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Sign the petition to end the Guga hunt today: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
January 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Sign the petition to end the Guga hunt today: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
Unable to access my WeBS site today I went for a 1st 2026 visit to #Swinemoor heavy mist, replaced by persistent rain = poor visibility. Nevertheless c100 Golden Plover, minimum 300 Wigeon & 2 Yellowhammer brightened the morning full count: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... #YorkshireBirding #UKBirding
Share your BirdTrack records with others over social media
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January 18, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Unable to access my WeBS site today I went for a 1st 2026 visit to #Swinemoor heavy mist, replaced by persistent rain = poor visibility. Nevertheless c100 Golden Plover, minimum 300 Wigeon & 2 Yellowhammer brightened the morning full count: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... #YorkshireBirding #UKBirding
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Any volunteers in Norfolk who can survey this @bbs-birds.bsky.social square? #NorfolkBirding
(1/) Now is a great time to think about signing up to survey a BBS square ready for when the survey season begins in April. Here is just one example of a vacant square that we are looking for a volunteer to survey! @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science #norfolkbirds
January 15, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Any volunteers in Norfolk who can survey this @bbs-birds.bsky.social square? #NorfolkBirding
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The Little Terns at Beacon Ponds have made a remarkable recovery, but they need urgent help to thrive in 2026. Your support can fund a professional warden, ensuring these birds are protected from threats. Please share and contribute if you can!
gofund.me/83bf3bdd8
gofund.me/83bf3bdd8
Donate to Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project, organized by Spurn Bird Obs
Without urgent support, the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project may not be able … Spurn Bird Obs needs your support for Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project
gofund.me
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The Little Terns at Beacon Ponds have made a remarkable recovery, but they need urgent help to thrive in 2026. Your support can fund a professional warden, ensuring these birds are protected from threats. Please share and contribute if you can!
gofund.me/83bf3bdd8
gofund.me/83bf3bdd8
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The International Swan Census takes place this weekend, 17-18 January. If you record any Bewick's or Whooper Swans in BirdTrack, we would greatly appreciate if you could add details on the number of adults and juveniles, habitat and location pinpoint #ukbirding
Whooper Swans by Sarah Kelman / BTO
Whooper Swans by Sarah Kelman / BTO
January 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The International Swan Census takes place this weekend, 17-18 January. If you record any Bewick's or Whooper Swans in BirdTrack, we would greatly appreciate if you could add details on the number of adults and juveniles, habitat and location pinpoint #ukbirding
Whooper Swans by Sarah Kelman / BTO
Whooper Swans by Sarah Kelman / BTO
Started my mothing year without a trap. To the amusement of my eldest I flapped around the bedroom last night managing only some ropey phone pics, but think I start the year with a lifer... thoughts welcome VC61 #teammoth #MothsMatter very unseasonable Grapholita compositella? @mothiduk.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Started my mothing year without a trap. To the amusement of my eldest I flapped around the bedroom last night managing only some ropey phone pics, but think I start the year with a lifer... thoughts welcome VC61 #teammoth #MothsMatter very unseasonable Grapholita compositella? @mothiduk.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Started my mothing year without a trap. To the amusement of my eldest I flapped around the bedroom last night managing only some ropey phone pics, but think I start the year with a lifer... thoughts welcome VC61 #teammoth #MothsMatter very unseasonable Grapholita compositella? @mothiduk.bsky.social
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“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
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A special event- Richard Baines will be delivering a talk on his acclaimed book “The Rarity Garden” with an auction of original art from the book by artist Ben Green.
Don’t miss out, reserve your place by following the link
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/events/rarit...
Don’t miss out, reserve your place by following the link
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/events/rarit...
The Rarity Garden - Flamborough Bird Observatory
Join us for a very special afternoon at The Living Seas Centre, South Sea Road, Flamborough, Sunday, 15 February 2026, 2pm – 5pm. Refreshments will be available after the talk. Free Entry • Seats are ...
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January 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
A special event- Richard Baines will be delivering a talk on his acclaimed book “The Rarity Garden” with an auction of original art from the book by artist Ben Green.
Don’t miss out, reserve your place by following the link
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/events/rarit...
Don’t miss out, reserve your place by following the link
flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/events/rarit...
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I'm hoping to make a starter pack of birding and wildlife blogs for people to follow. If you have any recommendations or write your own, please reply and repost this so I don't miss any - no matter how many readers you get, single figures or thousands every week. #birds #ukbirding
January 11, 2026 at 12:17 PM
I'm hoping to make a starter pack of birding and wildlife blogs for people to follow. If you have any recommendations or write your own, please reply and repost this so I don't miss any - no matter how many readers you get, single figures or thousands every week. #birds #ukbirding