Few pics from yesterday of the Lesser Yellowlegs on the River Clwyd, Rhyl, Flintshire.

Terrible to see so many people impacted by flooding across the east of the country. It’s good to see RTÉ highlighting the role of climate change in these extreme weather events, but then they platform more of the OPW’s river dredging that has intensified these flash floods. We need coherent coverage

One of my favourite books is Wild America, the 1953 trip made by legendary naturalists Roger Tory Peterson (USA) and James Fisher (UK). Some of it was filmed and RTP took that on tour to theaters across the States. Until today, that was the only opportunity to see it (1/2) youtu.be/irjm8dxb0xA?...

'Legal and well regulated'? My arse!

"Kitchens across Ireland" my hole

You want to be a secret police but in this country you have no right to be secret about what you’re doing. And so we will continue to watch every step you take in our city, tens of thousands of us, because you have proven beyond all doubt that you cannot be trusted to operate unseen.

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling on ICE: "They are an undisciplined militia and the leadership is awful...This is not policing and it's not military service. It's something dangerously undefined."

What more demonstrates intent than hiding the evidence and robbing the camera which your crime was filmed on? On Saturday the South Dorset Hunt killed this fox and then robbed the camera. Police were called and retrieved the Sab’s property containing the footage of the kill.

Shut these hunt bastards down, this is the 21st century!

Sat 25th Jan 2026. After unnecessary name calling, 4 terriermen assaulted 2 Sabs when Beaufort's stalker lashed out, escalating the situation during an unsuccessful day for the blood thirsty criminals. Foxes seen to safety with @wiltshuntsabs.bsky.social, Bristol & Cirencester Illegal Hunt Watch

Extra bonus of working on Cathedral Road -watching Goosanders fishing under Cardiff Bridge :)

'Fascinating'! Love it!

Fascinating day at High Court in London listening to Moorland Assoc’s permission hearing for JR against new burning regs. Highlight was judge’s comment about their argument: “It just seems to lose all sense of reality”. Judgement tomorrow at 10am on whether they can proceed to substantive hearing.

'Rough Sea.' (c1916) During WW1, Christopher Nevinson made numerous seascapes alongside more direct depictions of war. After his service was ended through shell shock he painted what one reviewer called 'really profound and pictorial expression to the emotions aroused by war.'

What on earth is that headline? The claim that Pretti wanted to “massacre” federal agents wasn’t “misleading.” It was a slanderous fabrication with not the slightest basis in reality.

So basically after days of leaks blaming Noem and calls for her resignation in right wing media, Noem decided to go to war with Miller with her own media leaks.

www.instagram.com/p/DT_XF_zDLs... #Dailyphoto2026 26. Photographer

Today we released irrefutable proof of illegal hunting by the Dartmoor Hunt - in a compilation of three shocking videos filmed by Plymouth &West Devon Sabs, @devoncountysabs.bsky.social & a member of the public. Read the account here: www.huntsabs.org.uk/dartmoor-hun... youtu.be/qeyWBhCKLBQ?...

Jesus wept.

In Yvette Cooper's speech on holocaust memorial day she says she's "committed to preventing atrocities and pushing for accountability wherever they occur – from Sudan to Iran". It was co-hosted by the Israeli embassy. There was no mention of Gaza.

Matt Goodwin: My profile of a charlatan for our times They say we get the politicians we deserve. I wonder what the bloody hell the British did to deserve this comment.press/charl2701

Breaking NBC: Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings. The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.

'Nigel Farage's Plan to Scrap Nature Protections Would Speed 'Demise' of UK Countryside' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/n...

Sorry, but pubs are to get 100 million to help prop them up and school libraries have to fight over 5 million is it? Year of Reading? They're taking the piss.

Matt Goodwin was my university tutor. I’ll have a few things to say about him over the coming weeks.

27 January 1967: Astronauts Ed White, Gus Grissom, and Roger Chaffee were killed in a fire while testing Apollo 1. #History #Space #NASA #RIP

I think Melania's movie is just about ready for a FIFA Oscar.

Moorland Association at the High Court today challenging Defra's new regs on peatland burning ⚖️ New blog 🔽 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/27/m...

A fossil sea urchin from the end of the world. Discovered last Sunday this basal section of the echinoid Echinocorys in a wall constructed of Chalk blocks at Worlds End in Epsom, Surrey, close to a picturesque arched doorway with a flint surround.

Labour ought to be on the phone to Moderna offering U.K. testing & trial facilities on the condition that any successful vaccine is produced in the UK. America’s loss should be Britain’s gain.

We want to record wildlife in Northmoor Hill Woods #Denham and you can help! We’ve created a project on @inaturalist.bsky.social that allows anyone visiting the woods to contribute their sightings to these records.

I understand Labour faces a largely hostile media environment, but its inability to make a big splash with genuinely positive news remains unfathomable. Like the Warm Homes Plan last week, this will make a big difference to the finances and lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

This. And it would do the pro-Indy lobby good if they were to make the effort to understand these issues properly and to stop misleading the public on the issue. ("Ewwww, Taylor, he's a yoooooon" is not a good reason for not trying to understand renewables.)

If you did #BigGardenBirdwatch #bgbw at the weekend plz remember to send in your results. As with other science, citizen science doesn't count for much, except personal entertainment, unless the data are shared and published. Sermon over.

"Although the security agenda is dominated by [] Trump’s territorial ambitions, the breakdown of nature is not a side issue that can be buried behind headlines. It’s a national security threat and should be treated with the same seriousness as any military risk." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Getting asked lots of questions about how we deal with the bramble regrowth in the newly cleared glasshouse. Simple answer is when we see fresh shoots we nip the root ball out with a mattock. Look at the size of some of them! Seems to be working well so far.

Making dead hedges today using the brash from tree prunings. They’re great for creating habitat. This one is on the edge of one of our ponds and should provide shelter for insects, amphibians and small mammals. No need to be dragging any of this stuff off site or burning it.

This reads like a breathless Reform press release. Not the slightest reflection that being seen as a dumping ground for failed Tories might not be entirely positive. Or that it might help Tories detoxify. Or that Reform is ticking down in all recent polls. Dismal stuff. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A Manchester-based Siskin to thank you for reading my blog. Averaging about 1800 reads per month at the moment, including a regular reader from Uzbekistan (or a VPN)! It's 1798 more per month than I expected when I started and I really appreciate every read. #birds #ukbirding #BirdsSeenIn2026

From 'Burnham would' to dunce inane

Watched & listened to this Dipper in full song for several minutes as it perched above a very swollen River Axe near my Dorset patch this afternoon. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #PWC2026

Despite more than 86,000 people backing the fourth most signed petition in the Scottish Parliament’s history, the Scottish Government has confirmed it will not change the law to outlaw the Guga hunt.

Suella Braverman defecates to Reform - have I got that right?

@stevedudley.bsky.social Name this bird!

Also useful as barriers for keeping dogs out of woodland ponds. But annoying that it needs doing because so many dogwalkers can't/won't respect signage to keep dogs on leads and paths.

True or not, it's an excellent idea! 😜

Four of England’s finest traditional fiddlers - Bryony Griffith, Jim Boyle, Ross Grant and Rosie Butler-Hall - are The English Fiddle Ensemble. They're bringing joyous harmonies and striking rhythms to traditional English tunes, and you can catch them here at the House 🎻 Wed 18 Feb bit.ly/3NFdoLG

Common Crane E over Seton Sands 16:35hrs, probably continued inland, no sign along coast or at Aberlady to 17:05hrs #birdinglothian

In other words, Bovino admits to being an accessory after the fact to a murder.