We go live to Liz Truss as she celebrates her first day in charge of Spain's power grid:

A great Cudyll Cymru/ Raptor Survey BTO Training Session yesterday in Glynneath with #EdHunter. Learning about the different breeding behaviours was interesting and will be invaluable when surveying my site. @btocymru.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @ospreystudios.bsky.social

Finally catching up on photos now that I have a laptop that doesn't take an hour to process a photo!😉 Another first for me! Three Black-necked Grebes at Cheddar Reservoir at the end of February. #birds #nature #ukbirding #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social

It was lovely to see my first Hawfinch and even more amazing to see nine! They were worth the wait! 😊 Thanks @andrewlucas103.bsky.social #birds #hawfinch #nature #birdingwales #ukbirding #birds #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social

I heard someone talking on the radio this morning about leaving #dog hair out for #birds to use in their nests *If pets have been treated with certain flea treatments, this could kill the chicks* Now seems a good time to repost this article 👇 #neonicotinods www.theguardian.com/environment/...

There's a ~1.9% risk that a ~50m asteroid might hit the earth somewhere in 7 years time. There's a 100% risk of climate chaos hitting the whole earth right now and increasingly hard, with a threat to all of life as we know it. Don't look up!

Many pet owners I talk to still don’t realize the detrimental effects flea treatments have on biodiversity. Raising awareness and promoting this information more widely is essential. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our next event is now open for booking - Tawny Clark and Matt Cooke will be talking about the exciting Natur am Byth projects on Gower and further afield around Swansea. It's at St Hilary's Community Hall, Killay on 18th February at 7.30pm. Click link to book! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natur-am-b...

Gower Sheep Club is looking for new members to become part of a team looking after a small friendly flock of sheep on Gower. DM or email me for further details if interested.

Same toxins poisoning ponds and rivers: perhaps time for some controls on their use, or even a total ban?

Despite the light pollution, the #Auroraborealis was still visible in #Mumbles, #Swansea an hour ago.

✍🏻 Nearly at the 10 000 target. Please sign to ensure species saving swift bricks are installed Bron a chyrraedd y targed o 10 000 o enwau. Plis arwyddwch petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward

More old sketches from the files: the last time I saw Waxwings in Topsham, nearly 8 years ago. Still hoping to get them on my garden list.

@tonybeales.bsky.social #ukwildlife

How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump (Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam) www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...

I’m seriously loving this platform. It’s like a school reunion. Meeting up with old friends, remembering the good times and forgetting all the bad stuff

Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.

#UKbirding useful write up

A lot of people moving to Bluesky and Threads now. Ironic that a man so against migration has caused such a massive exodus.

The Clifton Suspension Bridge & Museum has left Twitter. I think that's the last straw, or suspension bridge at least.

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I was delighted to see my first Snow Bunting in Tywyn Bach, Burry Port. A busy little bird, unconerned about people walking close by on the beach. #ukbirding #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

My first Firecrest! A bird that's been eluding me for some time! I've spent days wandering around Kidwelly sewage works, but I found a pair in walking distance of my house on Mumbles Hill! There's a lot to be said for getting to know your local patch better 😊 #lowcarbonbirding @btobirds.bsky.social

I wasn't expecting to see a Hoopoe in Swansea! 😊 It seemed more concerned about crows than people and traffic. #Hoopoe #Swansea @btobirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #birdingwales

The Marsh Family always cheers me up and they've excelled themselves (again!). Brilliant tune, excellent lyrics and perfectly sung. Kamala Harris should use this as her campaign anthem! m.youtube.com/watch?v=se-d...

How social media is putting our rarest wildlife at risk. “There are now more people whose hobby is wildlife photography, rather than wildlife watching.” And the levels of ignorance, not just in toggers but the wider public, is vast. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #birdingScotland #UKbirding

Black-headed Gull EX70314 ringed @ Pitsea Landfill Site, Essex by the North Thames Gull Group + seen in Penclawdd, Gower, Swansea. About 14yrs old, not reported since ringed 12yrs ago. @btobirds.bsky.social @andrewlucas103.bsky.social #Gowerbirds #ukbirding #gullhistories #essexbirding #gulls #birds

Thriving wildlife, clean air, healthy rivers, and green spaces for all... By planning with nature in mind, the UK Government can make this a reality. Got 2 minutes to tell your MP to act? Click the link 👉 action.rspb.org.uk/page/154959

⚠️ Warning @daily-mail.bsky.social & anyone buying Shutterstock bird pics: many 📷 by Tahseenamjad are AI-generated! This is NOT Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), but rather Big Fictional Gull (L. madeupensis). Shame; the other images in this piece are right: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

It was so exciting to see my first dormouse, whilst helping with a Dormouse Survey and even more amazing when a young dormouse appeared too! Unfortunately, I only had my phone with me! #dormice #dormouse #mammals #nature #wildlife #Wales #Welshwildlfe #Cymru #Gower #Swansea @uk-wildlife.bsky.social