The last of my tomatoes… looks like Tim Burton may have been mucking about in my garden 🤔

Another classic from the Courier’s esteemed correspondent.

Watching Trump deliver his ‘speech’ at the UN in New York is quite something. Something utterly nuts, that is. Immigration and anti-green policies take the lead, delivered in a manner that Colin Robinson would be proud of.

Every year hundreds of thousands of familiar songbirds – blackcaps, robins and warblers – are illegally trapped and slaughtered in Cyprus using glue-coated limesticks, mist-nets and electronic callers to supply a secret market for “ambelopoulia.” Learn more: www.operationdeadair.org

"I said they are just ordinary people with legitimate concerns, peacefully protesting. What did I say Roy?" "You said they're a bunch of far right racist twats"

Had a top time at @wildsummituk.bsky.social in Bristol on Thurs, representing @btobirds.bsky.social with colleagues. Met lots of great folk & old pals & familiar faces. Good to see the tremendous @mrhenrymorris.substack.com there, but sadly missed my chance to say hello… his loss, obvs.

Blimey, just walked past this without spotting it. Thanks to my colleague for pointing it out! 21 years old… 😕 #Bristol #EddieCochran

Looking forward to being in Bristol for this on Thursday! (Despite the tube strike’s best efforts to derail travel plans!) @btobirds.bsky.social

I bet all those ‘defund the BBC’ clots are glad no one took any notice of them now. #BBC continues, unashamedly, to promote Reform as the party of choice… not exactly balanced and impartial, is it?

EXCLUSIVE- The Reform Conference Diary - Day 2 "09:15 - a motion is passed stating that the only people with an automatic right to UK residency should be those with pre-Saxon Romano-British DNA." open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...

I love this article… endlessly fascinating and really eye-opening (or more accurately, nostril-opening). I did a thing on a radio prog recently about this very topic, but having read this fab piece, I barely scratched (and sniffed) the surface… #ornithology #birds @btobirds.bsky.social

I suspect the reality may even be worse than this.

Think of the children..!

A mob of angry drunken men screaming abuse outside an asylum hotel have defended their actions, saying all they want is for women and girls to feel safe walking the streets. From the new Private Eye, out now.

EXCLUSIVE - ASK NIGEL is back! This week an anonymous Prime Minister asks, 'How can I stop fixating so much on foreigners?' open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...

Ouch.

Join Holly & David of Cult DIY band @TheLovelyEggs for their book club LIVE! at #Louder2025! There's no set reading, it's not ponsey or pretencious & we don't drink wine! A GREAT event in store for sure! Just come along and join the fun! All tickets: tinyurl.com/4js6v9vn

Nice little summary of the best festival on planet Earth. #Krankenhause @krankenhausfest.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...

Another epic @krankenhausfest.bsky.social under the belt. What a fab event. Great music, brill talks, ace walks, amazing weather, awesome location, lots of lovely people, and Stewart Lee reading #BTO News… @muncastercastle.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

There’s a shed-load of amazing music, inspiring talks & all-ages activities to be enjoyed @krankenhausfest.bsky.social this weekend - you can even join me for a #birding walk with a difference..! #ornithology #birds @btobirds.bsky.social krankenhausfestival.com/bands/citize...

“With their strong, short bills the turnstones probe among the wrack and turn over any stones that may be there” Writer: EL Grant Watson Artist: CF Tunnicliffe (What to Look for in Summer, 1960)

On the anniversary of Elvis’s death it’s good to see that the #BBC are acknowledging this day by showing a load of Roy Orbison stuff… #Elvis #ElvisPresley #RoyOrbison

What a moment to capture...

wow, all it took was one week of restricted access to porn.

One week to go!! You coming along? Join me on one (or all) of our ace #Krankenhaus #birding walks - bring yer bins! krankenhausfestival.com

I hope this is true… #PlasticineAction

Good Lord. If this fella’s representative, then Trump’s at least welcome to Yorkshire…

A flock of 12 Cattle Egrets dropped into the @btobirds.bsky.social‬ reserve in Norfolk today! They are rapidly increasing, with over 800 counted in WeBS in 2023/24 —explore where at app.bto.org/webs-reporti... 📷by @neilcalbrade.bsky.social

Gutted. (In his case, quite possibly literally.) www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/b...

Last chance to apply for our Research Ecologist roles in Bioacoustics and Climate Change. For all jobs and to apply visit www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology #bioacoustics

Find myself thinking about these words by Kurt Vonnegut: ...the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.

Was Jimi Hendrix responsible for the release of parakeets in London? Did they escape from the set of the African Queen? (Spoiler alert: no.) www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar... #birds #ornithology

I mean, I’m all for tradition… so, if these folk use absolutely no modern tech in the process, and are banned from buying anything from the local Co-Op till they’ve eaten all the fishy leather they harvest, they can fill their boots.

Say what you like about Reform, but their MPs definitely represent their supporters.

Bird sounds.

After spending the evening watching large flocks of Knots at Snettisham it's a nice surprise to find this flock that migrated over Cambridge at 1am last night. Audio processed with the BTO Acoustic Pipeline's #nocmig classifier. #UKBirding #bioacoustics soundcloud.com/user-9092529...

Sahara Desert conquered by two more Cuckoos! 🙌 Follow their migrations ➡️ www.bto.org/cuckoos #Ornithology

Our teams run in person training sessions across the country, take a look at our events page to find one near you: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

There are lots of opportunities to join us at BTO! Discover jobs and apply at www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology

LAST CHANCE for under 16s to enter the Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder competition. Entries must be in by midnight tonight, 20th July! @btobirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #youngbirders #MigFest2025 #spurnbirds

News of Common Scoter moving west over Winter Hill, 7mls south of where I live in Blackburn, had me rushing outside where I got lucky in the first 5mins with this flock of 38 west at 22:10. Even better, it was still light enough to see them with the naked eye. A vismig sight to behold! #LancsBirding

Join us at BTO! Discover jobs and apply at www.bto.org/jobs

The woman’s thicker than the custard in a Vanilla Slice.

1/ New blog! Discover how Passive Acoustic Monitoring can help in Nightjar monitoring ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work... #Orntihology #bioacoustics

I concur. Just. One. Thing. ⬇️

That’s one hell of a line-up… Take it easy before the joyous artistic endeavours by joining us for some lovely birdwatching walks! Download BirdTrack app for free & come along! @btobirds.bsky.social @krankenhausfest.bsky.social @seapowerband.bsky.social krankenhausfestival.com/krankenhaus-...

Has Gregg Wallace got a GB News slot yet?

Staggering lunacy. How many feet (clearly not left ones) does this government have to discharge so many massively misjudged bullets into? 😵‍💫