Carl S
@sprayxcappo.bsky.social
Brummie, (Sub)Urban Birder, Rookie Phone-scoper, Radical Pedestrian. Museums guy of late.
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🚨 NHS England is rolling out Palantir software for our health records - handing huge power to a US firm with a track record in surveillance, military technology and human rights abuses.
Email your local Trust and say NO to Palantir in the NHS: notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Email your local Trust and say NO to Palantir in the NHS: notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
🚨 NHS England is rolling out Palantir software for our health records - handing huge power to a US firm with a track record in surveillance, military technology and human rights abuses.
Email your local Trust and say NO to Palantir in the NHS: notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Email your local Trust and say NO to Palantir in the NHS: notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
First visit to Edgbaston Pool this year. 90% frozen over, plenty of the usual gulls etc. 6 x G Heron and 2 x Shoveler of note, assuming other wildfowl have dispersed for now.
January 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
First visit to Edgbaston Pool this year. 90% frozen over, plenty of the usual gulls etc. 6 x G Heron and 2 x Shoveler of note, assuming other wildfowl have dispersed for now.
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Folgeempfehlung 🐦⬛🦅🦉
Wir haben ein Starter Pack mit allen BirdLife-Partnerorganisationen erstellt, die auf Bluesky vertreten sind 👇
Wir haben ein Starter Pack mit allen BirdLife-Partnerorganisationen erstellt, die auf Bluesky vertreten sind 👇
January 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Folgeempfehlung 🐦⬛🦅🦉
Wir haben ein Starter Pack mit allen BirdLife-Partnerorganisationen erstellt, die auf Bluesky vertreten sind 👇
Wir haben ein Starter Pack mit allen BirdLife-Partnerorganisationen erstellt, die auf Bluesky vertreten sind 👇
Female Kingfisher on the Rea at Dogpool Lane nfy @ecorecord.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Female Kingfisher on the Rea at Dogpool Lane nfy @ecorecord.bsky.social
A leisurly walk along the Rea to get the year list started. Siskins, Ravens and Goosander were the highlights.
January 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
A leisurly walk along the Rea to get the year list started. Siskins, Ravens and Goosander were the highlights.
I don’t get to London very often, but when I do I make sure to pass by the International Brigades Memorial.
“They went because their open eyes could see no other way”.
“They went because their open eyes could see no other way”.
December 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I don’t get to London very often, but when I do I make sure to pass by the International Brigades Memorial.
“They went because their open eyes could see no other way”.
“They went because their open eyes could see no other way”.
This has got to be a contender for the field guide of the smallest geographical area going. Unless the Vatican City have anything in print…
December 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This has got to be a contender for the field guide of the smallest geographical area going. Unless the Vatican City have anything in print…
Having a Woodcock zoom over my head daytime on my own road certainly wasn’t on my 2026 Bingo card. Stirchley throws up a good surprise sometimes
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Having a Woodcock zoom over my head daytime on my own road certainly wasn’t on my 2026 Bingo card. Stirchley throws up a good surprise sometimes
Some nice incidental birding today. Kingfisher with catch on the Bourne at Pershore Road this morning. Good numbers of Shoveler, Wigeon and Gadwall at (re-opened!) Edgbaston Pool.
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Some nice incidental birding today. Kingfisher with catch on the Bourne at Pershore Road this morning. Good numbers of Shoveler, Wigeon and Gadwall at (re-opened!) Edgbaston Pool.
Time to put an end to this madness.
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 1:00 PM
Time to put an end to this madness.
The joy of bi-lingual birding: brilliant article on Black Redstarts by Dr Bernd Nicolai. Lots of insights that are of use to urban birders looking for this species in our cities.
November 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The joy of bi-lingual birding: brilliant article on Black Redstarts by Dr Bernd Nicolai. Lots of insights that are of use to urban birders looking for this species in our cities.
Heavy fog and a record low water level at Edg Res this morning w/ @robhemming25.bsky.social A magnificent patch tick for me in form of 8 Rock pipits on the shore beneath the old Tower Ballroom.
October 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Heavy fog and a record low water level at Edg Res this morning w/ @robhemming25.bsky.social A magnificent patch tick for me in form of 8 Rock pipits on the shore beneath the old Tower Ballroom.
Super breezy at Gibraltar Point today with @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Highlights were RT Diver, Curlew Sand and Knot.
October 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Super breezy at Gibraltar Point today with @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Highlights were RT Diver, Curlew Sand and Knot.
A chance find and lovely addition to my New Naturalists collection. Clifford & Rosemary Ellis’s cover designs remain unmatched.
September 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
A chance find and lovely addition to my New Naturalists collection. Clifford & Rosemary Ellis’s cover designs remain unmatched.
Productive day out to St Aidans with @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Highlights were BN Grebe, Black Tern, Spoonbill, Whinchat and this gang of Yellow Wags.
September 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Productive day out to St Aidans with @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Highlights were BN Grebe, Black Tern, Spoonbill, Whinchat and this gang of Yellow Wags.
Team Edgbaston away at Walton Hill for this rendition of the #westmidsalldayer A superb Goshawk flyby puts us on 52. @thehairycrisp.bsky.social @robhemming25.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Team Edgbaston away at Walton Hill for this rendition of the #westmidsalldayer A superb Goshawk flyby puts us on 52. @thehairycrisp.bsky.social @robhemming25.bsky.social
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When interests collide (birding x anarchism)
September 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
When interests collide (birding x anarchism)
A lovely surprise on my walk back from work: a Hummingbird Hawkmoth. Busy feeding and darting about amongst the flowers. An uncommon sight in Selly Park.
September 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A lovely surprise on my walk back from work: a Hummingbird Hawkmoth. Busy feeding and darting about amongst the flowers. An uncommon sight in Selly Park.
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Birmingham City
2 Black Redstart
July pic
Great!
@westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social #birds #wmbirds
2 Black Redstart
July pic
Great!
@westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social #birds #wmbirds
August 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Birmingham City
2 Black Redstart
July pic
Great!
@westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social #birds #wmbirds
2 Black Redstart
July pic
Great!
@westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social #birds #wmbirds
Overdue visit to the patch. 50+ Swift, 100+ House Martin, 4 Yellow Wag, Swallow and Hobby were a good result.
August 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Overdue visit to the patch. 50+ Swift, 100+ House Martin, 4 Yellow Wag, Swallow and Hobby were a good result.
Preach!
Just a reminder to anyone who may need to hear it, that the world doesn't revolve around you and your stupid looking dog, and the latter is no reason to blitz, sterilise or bubblewrap the local wildlife habitat to within an inch of its life. It's your problem.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
East Barnet dog owner's anger as grass seeds lead to £300 vet bill
Richard Freedman wants his council to make sure weeds on pavements are cleared.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Preach!
Was sat contemplating on how nice the trunk of this Dawn Redwood looked, when this Treecreeper appeared out of a crevace. I think it agreed.
August 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Was sat contemplating on how nice the trunk of this Dawn Redwood looked, when this Treecreeper appeared out of a crevace. I think it agreed.
7 Ravens at Selly Park Rec this morning, a new site record count for me. Good to see them thriving here.
July 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
7 Ravens at Selly Park Rec this morning, a new site record count for me. Good to see them thriving here.
Birmingham, it’s official: today is Flying Ant Day.
June 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Birmingham, it’s official: today is Flying Ant Day.