Iain Plumtree
@iainplumtree.bsky.social
birding, cycle touring, rewilding, climate crises and the politics of those issues. Born before CO2 was 315 ppm, doubtless I have since added more than my share.
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No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state
THREE satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off.
Press release from Isle of Wight WTE Project Team & additional commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...
Press release from Isle of Wight WTE Project Team & additional commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...
Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland – two tags had been cut off
Press release from Forestry England (17 December 2025) THREE WHITE-TAILED EAGLES DISAPPEAR IN SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES The public are being asked to help the police investigate the suspicious disap…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state
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The only project in Sweden currently utilising this method for Jacks is here at Ottenby Bird Observatory, with super interesting and rewarding data just in the last two Autumns with 40 tagged this year. Still much to learn about this species!
December 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The only project in Sweden currently utilising this method for Jacks is here at Ottenby Bird Observatory, with super interesting and rewarding data just in the last two Autumns with 40 tagged this year. Still much to learn about this species!
Good, at last.
This virtually never happens
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Planning Applications Board (PAB) has refused planning permission for a proposed fish farm off the east coast of Lewis 👇
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Good, at last.
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"We are at a turning point in Europe’s story..."
Read more to know what else Verhofstadt spoke in Edinburgh.
bylines.scot/politics/eur...
Read more to know what else Verhofstadt spoke in Edinburgh.
bylines.scot/politics/eur...
Verhofstadt’s remark “a wake-up call” says First Minister John Swinney
“Europe’s political moderates must urgently counter threats to stability and prosperity,” says leading European politician Guy Verhofstadt in Edinburgh
bylines.scot
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"We are at a turning point in Europe’s story..."
Read more to know what else Verhofstadt spoke in Edinburgh.
bylines.scot/politics/eur...
Read more to know what else Verhofstadt spoke in Edinburgh.
bylines.scot/politics/eur...
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The First Minister must stop this project.
There's still time to stop Berwick Bank...but only if we make ourselves heard.
Add your voice and tell them.
Scotland can lead on renewables without sacrificing its seabirds. 👇
www.seabird.org/cancel-berwi...
There's still time to stop Berwick Bank...but only if we make ourselves heard.
Add your voice and tell them.
Scotland can lead on renewables without sacrificing its seabirds. 👇
www.seabird.org/cancel-berwi...
Take Action Now - Cancel Berwick Bank
Please take action now - tell SSE and the First Minister to Cancel Berwick Bank.
www.seabird.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The First Minister must stop this project.
There's still time to stop Berwick Bank...but only if we make ourselves heard.
Add your voice and tell them.
Scotland can lead on renewables without sacrificing its seabirds. 👇
www.seabird.org/cancel-berwi...
There's still time to stop Berwick Bank...but only if we make ourselves heard.
Add your voice and tell them.
Scotland can lead on renewables without sacrificing its seabirds. 👇
www.seabird.org/cancel-berwi...
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NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
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For our first Weekend Dish, Syrian chef Imad Alarnab adds aubergines to shakshuka, the classic recipe ‘that represents the whole Middle East’
Interview by Claire Armitstead
🔗 www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
Interview by Claire Armitstead
🔗 www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
October 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
For our first Weekend Dish, Syrian chef Imad Alarnab adds aubergines to shakshuka, the classic recipe ‘that represents the whole Middle East’
Interview by Claire Armitstead
🔗 www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
Interview by Claire Armitstead
🔗 www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
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Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.
Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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September 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.
Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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Talking about ‘de-extinction’ only legitimises the conversation. It is nonsense. Once a species is extinct it is GONE. No comeback. It may be possible to implant genes in a related species, but that is not recreating a species!
De-Extinction at a Crossroads: Ecology, Ethics, and the Future of Conservation in the Biotech Age onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
De‐Extinction at a Crossroads: Ecology, Ethics, and the Future of Conservation in the Biotech Age
This paper critically examines the growing interest in de-extinction, sparked by recent advances in biotechnology, such as the creation of an organism partially resembling the extinct dire wolf. Whil...
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September 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Talking about ‘de-extinction’ only legitimises the conversation. It is nonsense. Once a species is extinct it is GONE. No comeback. It may be possible to implant genes in a related species, but that is not recreating a species!
A perfect afternoon.
Mid September sunshine picking brambles in the garden as a skein of grey lag geese pass over calling to each other.
Mid September sunshine picking brambles in the garden as a skein of grey lag geese pass over calling to each other.
September 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A perfect afternoon.
Mid September sunshine picking brambles in the garden as a skein of grey lag geese pass over calling to each other.
Mid September sunshine picking brambles in the garden as a skein of grey lag geese pass over calling to each other.
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Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
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September 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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A classic book, both inspiring and scary. Written by a remarkable women determined to speak truth to power.
August 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A classic book, both inspiring and scary. Written by a remarkable women determined to speak truth to power.
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Andy Singer drew this. I like it.
July 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Andy Singer drew this. I like it.
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Today's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Our front page has caused a stir online, prompting anger from Donald Trump's supporters. So, we want to ask: which part is factually inaccurate? 🤔
Our front page has caused a stir online, prompting anger from Donald Trump's supporters. So, we want to ask: which part is factually inaccurate? 🤔
July 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Today's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Our front page has caused a stir online, prompting anger from Donald Trump's supporters. So, we want to ask: which part is factually inaccurate? 🤔
Our front page has caused a stir online, prompting anger from Donald Trump's supporters. So, we want to ask: which part is factually inaccurate? 🤔
For decades I have wanted to go birding on the Faroes but these killings stop me.
So much suffering, so much pain
Once you look into his eyes
You can never unsee it
Boycott Faroe Islands now
Once you look into his eyes
You can never unsee it
Boycott Faroe Islands now
July 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
For decades I have wanted to go birding on the Faroes but these killings stop me.
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SCOTTISH Water has hit back at a UK minister’s comments about water pollution in Scotland.
Labour’s Environment Secretary Steve Reed said in a Channel 4 interview last night that pollution levels in Scotland are “worse than they are in England”.
Absolute lie, NOT even challenged by Unionist MSM
Labour’s Environment Secretary Steve Reed said in a Channel 4 interview last night that pollution levels in Scotland are “worse than they are in England”.
Absolute lie, NOT even challenged by Unionist MSM
July 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
SCOTTISH Water has hit back at a UK minister’s comments about water pollution in Scotland.
Labour’s Environment Secretary Steve Reed said in a Channel 4 interview last night that pollution levels in Scotland are “worse than they are in England”.
Absolute lie, NOT even challenged by Unionist MSM
Labour’s Environment Secretary Steve Reed said in a Channel 4 interview last night that pollution levels in Scotland are “worse than they are in England”.
Absolute lie, NOT even challenged by Unionist MSM
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Save this picture onto your phone.
Keep similar pictures in a folder/album. And just put them out there "on the socials" once in a while...
Keep similar pictures in a folder/album. And just put them out there "on the socials" once in a while...
May 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Save this picture onto your phone.
Keep similar pictures in a folder/album. And just put them out there "on the socials" once in a while...
Keep similar pictures in a folder/album. And just put them out there "on the socials" once in a while...
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Friends, fellas, we have a new fund HELPING PROTESTERS in Georgia!
The regime confiscated previous ones and went after their founders, but this one is based in the UK and there’s nothing they can do about it.
It’s as trustworthy as it can get too.
There’s Gofundme or PayPal.
Please amplify!
The regime confiscated previous ones and went after their founders, but this one is based in the UK and there’s nothing they can do about it.
It’s as trustworthy as it can get too.
There’s Gofundme or PayPal.
Please amplify!
May 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Friends, fellas, we have a new fund HELPING PROTESTERS in Georgia!
The regime confiscated previous ones and went after their founders, but this one is based in the UK and there’s nothing they can do about it.
It’s as trustworthy as it can get too.
There’s Gofundme or PayPal.
Please amplify!
The regime confiscated previous ones and went after their founders, but this one is based in the UK and there’s nothing they can do about it.
It’s as trustworthy as it can get too.
There’s Gofundme or PayPal.
Please amplify!
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If the feedstock for “sustainable” aviation fuel comes from food crops, as is allowed in the US, emissions relative to fossil fuels will *increase* because of the high land requirements & resulting deforestation.
Achieving US 2050 SAF target via corn ethanol would require *120%* of US corn land.
Achieving US 2050 SAF target via corn ethanol would require *120%* of US corn land.
March 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If the feedstock for “sustainable” aviation fuel comes from food crops, as is allowed in the US, emissions relative to fossil fuels will *increase* because of the high land requirements & resulting deforestation.
Achieving US 2050 SAF target via corn ethanol would require *120%* of US corn land.
Achieving US 2050 SAF target via corn ethanol would require *120%* of US corn land.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
Wonderful
Last week, 56,000 #btgodwits were counted in the rice fields of the #Tagus estuary, the highest concentration of the species in the EAF. In this rice field alone, 36K godwits were recorded by drone!
#LifeGodwitflyway
#LifeGodwitflyway
February 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Wonderful
I went to the Inverness premiere tonight. A remarkable blend of environmentalism, science and music from the RSNO.
Please do share, help us spread the word!
When Fish Begin To Crawl has been a long labour of love.
Tickets
Inverness eden-court.co.uk/event/when-f...
Glasgow - www.celticconnections.com/event/1/when...
Directed by Morag McKinnon and Jim Sutherland
Score composed by Jim Sutherland
When Fish Begin To Crawl has been a long labour of love.
Tickets
Inverness eden-court.co.uk/event/when-f...
Glasgow - www.celticconnections.com/event/1/when...
Directed by Morag McKinnon and Jim Sutherland
Score composed by Jim Sutherland
January 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I went to the Inverness premiere tonight. A remarkable blend of environmentalism, science and music from the RSNO.
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"Let me put it in words you might understand. Mr. Trump, fuck off."
January 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM