Chris McNaghten
@birder19.bsky.social
Originally from Sheffield ⚔️ .I started my birding at a very young age in the Rivelin Valley.Later birded Hatfield Moors for many years. Now based in Scarborough .
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So I've been having a problem with a neighbours cat and despite my best efforts the bastard has still managed to get onto my outbuilding and take a prospecting Swift. When are owners going to take some responsibility for their pets, that constantly decimate our wildlife
July 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
So I've been having a problem with a neighbours cat and despite my best efforts the bastard has still managed to get onto my outbuilding and take a prospecting Swift. When are owners going to take some responsibility for their pets, that constantly decimate our wildlife
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Oh! His support for driven grouse shooting during Monday's debate now makes a lot more sense!
FYI, @oliviablakemp.bsky.social
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/03/p...
FYI, @oliviablakemp.bsky.social
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/03/p...
Pro-grouse shooting Labour MP Sam Rushworth received £10,000 donation from local grouse moor gamekeeper group
Perhaps the most surprising pro-grouse shooting voice at Monday’s Westminster Hall debate on driven grouse shooting was Sam Rushworth MP, the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland. Wild Justice descr…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh! His support for driven grouse shooting during Monday's debate now makes a lot more sense!
FYI, @oliviablakemp.bsky.social
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/03/p...
FYI, @oliviablakemp.bsky.social
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/03/p...
A successful visit to Palheiro Gardens yesterday for Trocaz Pigeon & Maderia Firecrest 👍
May 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A successful visit to Palheiro Gardens yesterday for Trocaz Pigeon & Maderia Firecrest 👍
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Did you know that hares can legally be shot in the breeding season in England and Wales, leaving young leverets to starve to death? It's estimated we've lost 80% of the brown hare population. Scotland already has a close season. Please sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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April 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Did you know that hares can legally be shot in the breeding season in England and Wales, leaving young leverets to starve to death? It's estimated we've lost 80% of the brown hare population. Scotland already has a close season. Please sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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Kate Middleton showing her ‘very spiritual, very intense’ connection with nature
April 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Kate Middleton showing her ‘very spiritual, very intense’ connection with nature
Finally caught up with a wheatear. This one at Cromer point after the rain. Also an obvious arrival of whitethroats with 3 in the area . 2 Whimbrel went North .
April 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Finally caught up with a wheatear. This one at Cromer point after the rain. Also an obvious arrival of whitethroats with 3 in the area . 2 Whimbrel went North .
6 Sand Martins back at Jackson’s Bay today
March 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
6 Sand Martins back at Jackson’s Bay today
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Surrey Wildlife Trust has teamed up with the Dogs Trust to appeal to dog owners to keep their pets on leads at the county's many sensitive sites for ground-nesting birds:
Surrey Wildlife Trust urges better control from dog owners
Surrey Wildlife Trust has teamed up with the Dogs Trust to appeal to dog owners to keep their pets on leads at the county's many sensitive sites for ground-nesting birds. The charities are warning how unsupervised dogs can cause birds to abandon their nests, leaving eggs and chicks unprotected. With...
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March 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Surrey Wildlife Trust has teamed up with the Dogs Trust to appeal to dog owners to keep their pets on leads at the county's many sensitive sites for ground-nesting birds:
Finally getting out and about after my accident . A drake Gadwall amongst the Wigeon the best I could muster at Scalby mills . A couple of Chiffchaffs and Dipper in the beck .
March 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Finally getting out and about after my accident . A drake Gadwall amongst the Wigeon the best I could muster at Scalby mills . A couple of Chiffchaffs and Dipper in the beck .
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70,000 signatures to ban driven grouse shooting petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Thank you!
Please sign & share to help get this petition a parliamentary debate at 100,000.
Thank you!
Please sign & share to help get this petition a parliamentary debate at 100,000.
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
March 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
70,000 signatures to ban driven grouse shooting petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Thank you!
Please sign & share to help get this petition a parliamentary debate at 100,000.
Thank you!
Please sign & share to help get this petition a parliamentary debate at 100,000.
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When birds of prey try to nest on or near driven grouse moors , they are never safe .
This is the tragic story of a young white-tailed eagle pair .
We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036
This is the tragic story of a young white-tailed eagle pair .
We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036
March 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
When birds of prey try to nest on or near driven grouse moors , they are never safe .
This is the tragic story of a young white-tailed eagle pair .
We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036
This is the tragic story of a young white-tailed eagle pair .
We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036
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Bl**dy balloons! This one ‘celebrating’ the birth of a baby girl. However, it has ended up as litter, and a danger to animals, overlooking the Aln Estuary. #banballoons
February 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Bl**dy balloons! This one ‘celebrating’ the birth of a baby girl. However, it has ended up as litter, and a danger to animals, overlooking the Aln Estuary. #banballoons
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It couldn't possibly be that the fact that the senior non-exec on Defra board is a grouse moor owner has some influence markavery.info/2023/07/27/n... and markavery.info/2023/07/28/t... - or could it? Heather Hancock's entry on Defra website still does not make clear her link to grouse shooting.
January 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It couldn't possibly be that the fact that the senior non-exec on Defra board is a grouse moor owner has some influence markavery.info/2023/07/27/n... and markavery.info/2023/07/28/t... - or could it? Heather Hancock's entry on Defra website still does not make clear her link to grouse shooting.
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A blog on 46,000 signatures for banning driven grouse shooting and an appalling Defra response markavery.info/2025/01/17/4...
#grouse #petitions #raptors #persecution #defra #labour #shootingforfun #grouse
#grouse #petitions #raptors #persecution #defra #labour #shootingforfun #grouse
January 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A blog on 46,000 signatures for banning driven grouse shooting and an appalling Defra response markavery.info/2025/01/17/4...
#grouse #petitions #raptors #persecution #defra #labour #shootingforfun #grouse
#grouse #petitions #raptors #persecution #defra #labour #shootingforfun #grouse
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HOT OFF THE PRESS
2023 Scarborough Bird Report
www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk/p/2023-repor...
📷 Black-throated Thrush - Stephen Beaver
📷 Penduline Tit - Ian Howard
📷 E Olivaceous Warbler - Bethan Clyne
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@nybirdnews.bsky.social
#Scarborough
#YorkshireBirding
#birds
#ornithology
2023 Scarborough Bird Report
www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk/p/2023-repor...
📷 Black-throated Thrush - Stephen Beaver
📷 Penduline Tit - Ian Howard
📷 E Olivaceous Warbler - Bethan Clyne
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@nybirdnews.bsky.social
#Scarborough
#YorkshireBirding
#birds
#ornithology
December 31, 2024 at 4:55 PM
HOT OFF THE PRESS
2023 Scarborough Bird Report
www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk/p/2023-repor...
📷 Black-throated Thrush - Stephen Beaver
📷 Penduline Tit - Ian Howard
📷 E Olivaceous Warbler - Bethan Clyne
#
@nybirdnews.bsky.social
#Scarborough
#YorkshireBirding
#birds
#ornithology
2023 Scarborough Bird Report
www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk/p/2023-repor...
📷 Black-throated Thrush - Stephen Beaver
📷 Penduline Tit - Ian Howard
📷 E Olivaceous Warbler - Bethan Clyne
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@nybirdnews.bsky.social
#Scarborough
#YorkshireBirding
#birds
#ornithology
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Merry Christmas!🎄
FREE membership of Scarborough Birders to under 25s.
We already have a small number of Youth members.
Details here: www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk/2024/12/yout...
#YorkshireBirding
#Scarborough
@nybirdnews.bsky.social
FREE membership of Scarborough Birders to under 25s.
We already have a small number of Youth members.
Details here: www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk/2024/12/yout...
#YorkshireBirding
#Scarborough
@nybirdnews.bsky.social
December 24, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Merry Christmas!🎄
FREE membership of Scarborough Birders to under 25s.
We already have a small number of Youth members.
Details here: www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk/2024/12/yout...
#YorkshireBirding
#Scarborough
@nybirdnews.bsky.social
FREE membership of Scarborough Birders to under 25s.
We already have a small number of Youth members.
Details here: www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk/2024/12/yout...
#YorkshireBirding
#Scarborough
@nybirdnews.bsky.social
For the first time since my accident in September I managed a bit of a birding walk at Scalby mills . No way can I attempt the steps yet though !Hopefully soon 🤞. 20 Ringed Plover & a Common Buzzard the only birds of note. Great to be out after 3 months stuck inside 👍
December 15, 2024 at 10:34 AM
For the first time since my accident in September I managed a bit of a birding walk at Scalby mills . No way can I attempt the steps yet though !Hopefully soon 🤞. 20 Ringed Plover & a Common Buzzard the only birds of note. Great to be out after 3 months stuck inside 👍
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Our petition to ban driven grouse shooting is heading towards 20,000 signatures... less than 800 to go!
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
November 30, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Our petition to ban driven grouse shooting is heading towards 20,000 signatures... less than 800 to go!
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Remember that footage of gamekeepers killing a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor?
Seen pictures of moors being set alight in recent weeks?
It’s time to ban driven grouse shooting.
Please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Seen pictures of moors being set alight in recent weeks?
It’s time to ban driven grouse shooting.
Please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
November 23, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Remember that footage of gamekeepers killing a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor?
Seen pictures of moors being set alight in recent weeks?
It’s time to ban driven grouse shooting.
Please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Seen pictures of moors being set alight in recent weeks?
It’s time to ban driven grouse shooting.
Please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Almost at 9K, and then very nearly 10,000 signatures in Day 1 of this petition!
It's about time driven grouse shooting was binned off, don't you think?
Please add your name and spread the word: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
It's about time driven grouse shooting was binned off, don't you think?
Please add your name and spread the word: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
November 23, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Almost at 9K, and then very nearly 10,000 signatures in Day 1 of this petition!
It's about time driven grouse shooting was binned off, don't you think?
Please add your name and spread the word: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
It's about time driven grouse shooting was binned off, don't you think?
Please add your name and spread the word: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Wild Justice have raised a new petition to ban driven grouse shooting. Please sign petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
November 22, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Wild Justice have raised a new petition to ban driven grouse shooting. Please sign petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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The Eaton Estate claims to conserve wildlife, but its management serves one purpose: shooting. Grouse, pheasants, and partridges are raised and released only to be hunted. Meanwhile, native species like foxes are caught in snares or persecuted in the name of "conservation."
November 21, 2024 at 1:31 PM
The Eaton Estate claims to conserve wildlife, but its management serves one purpose: shooting. Grouse, pheasants, and partridges are raised and released only to be hunted. Meanwhile, native species like foxes are caught in snares or persecuted in the name of "conservation."
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'Blood sport' enthusiast Jeremy Clarkson reportedly bought a farm solely to avoid paying taxes.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
November 20, 2024 at 1:24 PM
'Blood sport' enthusiast Jeremy Clarkson reportedly bought a farm solely to avoid paying taxes.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
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The absolute hypocrisy from the BBC, nurses, doctors & railway workers who strike for fair pay and working conditions were 'holding the country to ransom' Rich individuals & corporates who bought land to avoid tax are 'betrayed farmers'
#FarmersProtest2024
#FarmersProtest2024
November 19, 2024 at 8:57 AM
The absolute hypocrisy from the BBC, nurses, doctors & railway workers who strike for fair pay and working conditions were 'holding the country to ransom' Rich individuals & corporates who bought land to avoid tax are 'betrayed farmers'
#FarmersProtest2024
#FarmersProtest2024
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This is what Jeremy Clarkson said in an interview at the farmers protest. It's like he's trying to be dislikable!
November 19, 2024 at 2:55 PM
This is what Jeremy Clarkson said in an interview at the farmers protest. It's like he's trying to be dislikable!