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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New independent report reveals locations of poisoned raptors in northern England, 2015-2023 - information that has been suppressed by government raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/17/n...
New independent report reveals locations of poisoned raptors in northern England, 2015-2023 – information that has been suppressed by government
Press release from independent group, Wildlife Poisoning Research UK, 15th November 2025. WHERE THE POISONED BODIES WERE FOUND! Many people probably imagine that the use of poisons to kill protecte…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
New independent report reveals locations of poisoned raptors in northern England, 2015-2023 - information that has been suppressed by government raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/17/n...
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The impacts of avian influenza are profound and far reaching. Hopefully 🇮🇸 Gyrfalcons will recover in time but this is near catastrophic #RaptorResearch 🌎 🪶
Avian flu taking a severe toll on Iceland’s falcon population
icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
Avian flu taking a severe toll on Iceland’s falcon population
icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
Avian flu taking a severe toll on Iceland’s falcon population
The Icelandic gyrfalcon population has been hit hard by the ongoing wave of avian influenza in recent years. Once numbering around 2,000 birds, the population has now collapsed to roughly 500 individu...
icelandmonitor.mbl.is
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The impacts of avian influenza are profound and far reaching. Hopefully 🇮🇸 Gyrfalcons will recover in time but this is near catastrophic #RaptorResearch 🌎 🪶
Avian flu taking a severe toll on Iceland’s falcon population
icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
Avian flu taking a severe toll on Iceland’s falcon population
icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
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New independent report reveals locations of poisoned raptors in northern England 2015 - 2023 - info that has been suppressed by Govt.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/17/n...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/17/n...
New independent report reveals locations of poisoned raptors in northern England, 2015-2023 – information that has been suppressed by government
Press release from independent group, Wildlife Poisoning Research UK, 15th November 2025. WHERE THE POISONED BODIES WERE FOUND! Many people probably imagine that the use of poisons to kill protecte…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New independent report reveals locations of poisoned raptors in northern England 2015 - 2023 - info that has been suppressed by Govt.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/17/n...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/17/n...
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Three sugar cubes worth of plastic enough to kill a puffin, study finds
Three sugar cubes worth of plastic enough to kill a puffin, study finds
Scientists find tiny amounts can be a ‘fatal dose’ for marine life in the most comprehensive study of its kind
Ingesting less than three sugar cubes worth of plastic is enough to kill a puffin, a new study has found.
Scientists measured how much different kinds of plastic seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals have to ingest to have a 90% risk of it killing them, in the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Three sugar cubes worth of plastic enough to kill a puffin, study finds
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We are not backing down. We will not move on. We are here to seek truth and justice for the survivors and for the American people. So, Mr. President. Release the files. We’ve already subpoenaed them. The truth will come out.
November 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We are not backing down. We will not move on. We are here to seek truth and justice for the survivors and for the American people. So, Mr. President. Release the files. We’ve already subpoenaed them. The truth will come out.
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The general consensus among Scots is we don’t need,or want nuclear foisted on us by another country.
The truth is, WM can get around our planning laws by creating emergency legislation.
What,s the thing that can prevent that from happening?
#Scottishindependence
@thesnpmedia.bsky.social
The truth is, WM can get around our planning laws by creating emergency legislation.
What,s the thing that can prevent that from happening?
#Scottishindependence
@thesnpmedia.bsky.social
The reality is that new nuclear power in Scotland would mean massive costs, a poisoned legacy to future generation and yet more radioactive pollution of our air and seas, writes Dr Ian Fairlie ✍️
www.thenational.scot/politi...
www.thenational.scot/politi...
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The general consensus among Scots is we don’t need,or want nuclear foisted on us by another country.
The truth is, WM can get around our planning laws by creating emergency legislation.
What,s the thing that can prevent that from happening?
#Scottishindependence
@thesnpmedia.bsky.social
The truth is, WM can get around our planning laws by creating emergency legislation.
What,s the thing that can prevent that from happening?
#Scottishindependence
@thesnpmedia.bsky.social
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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
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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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