Matthew
@mattbirder.bsky.social
Birder and lover of music, RSPB and BTO volunteer living in Norfolk UK. Views my own.
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This beast of a juvenile Glaucous Gull was patrolling the Cley beach this morning, giving several close fly pasts as it searched the tideline for food. #NorfolkBirding
October 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This beast of a juvenile Glaucous Gull was patrolling the Cley beach this morning, giving several close fly pasts as it searched the tideline for food. #NorfolkBirding
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Spent a few hours on the east side of the Ouse Washes this afternoon. 79 Crane at Four Balls Farm and an adult Mediterranean Gull into roost @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Spent a few hours on the east side of the Ouse Washes this afternoon. 79 Crane at Four Balls Farm and an adult Mediterranean Gull into roost @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
At this time of year, the Jay is more often seen in the garden as they bury acorns which they bring in from nearby woods. A beautiful bird with a bone chilling screech! #Birds!
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
At this time of year, the Jay is more often seen in the garden as they bury acorns which they bring in from nearby woods. A beautiful bird with a bone chilling screech! #Birds!
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After reading the Eye's special report on how Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen’s flagship “levelling up” project became a taxpayer-funded scandal, a reader writes...
Watch the full episode of Page 94 on YouTube.
Watch the full episode of Page 94 on YouTube.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
After reading the Eye's special report on how Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen’s flagship “levelling up” project became a taxpayer-funded scandal, a reader writes...
Watch the full episode of Page 94 on YouTube.
Watch the full episode of Page 94 on YouTube.
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Autumn migration is coming to a close, so here's our final weekly Migration Blog for now. As always let us know what you spot when you're out and about, and don't forget to log your records on @birdtrack.bsky.social.
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
#UKbirding
📷 Iceland Gull, by Scott Mayson / BTO
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
#UKbirding
📷 Iceland Gull, by Scott Mayson / BTO
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Autumn migration is coming to a close, so here's our final weekly Migration Blog for now. As always let us know what you spot when you're out and about, and don't forget to log your records on @birdtrack.bsky.social.
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
#UKbirding
📷 Iceland Gull, by Scott Mayson / BTO
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
#UKbirding
📷 Iceland Gull, by Scott Mayson / BTO
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Really pleased to find 3 new Caspian Gulls in a modest-sized roost on the North. An almost adult/4w was in first, followed by two 1w birds (one a real snazzy looker). Interesting to see a still largely juvenile LBBG with the 4w/adult cachinnans.
@linnetincley.bsky.social
#NorfolkBirding
#cleybirds
@linnetincley.bsky.social
#NorfolkBirding
#cleybirds
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Really pleased to find 3 new Caspian Gulls in a modest-sized roost on the North. An almost adult/4w was in first, followed by two 1w birds (one a real snazzy looker). Interesting to see a still largely juvenile LBBG with the 4w/adult cachinnans.
@linnetincley.bsky.social
#NorfolkBirding
#cleybirds
@linnetincley.bsky.social
#NorfolkBirding
#cleybirds
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Desert wheatear at seasalter bringing the total so far to 186 for the patch #kentbirding #ukbirding
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Desert wheatear at seasalter bringing the total so far to 186 for the patch #kentbirding #ukbirding
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Goshawk, Resolven Forestry today 8.11.25 very rarely see a Goshawk above the tree canopy so great to watch and photograph this one as it glided over the valley #birdingwales #birds
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Goshawk, Resolven Forestry today 8.11.25 very rarely see a Goshawk above the tree canopy so great to watch and photograph this one as it glided over the valley #birdingwales #birds
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YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
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Olive-backed Pipit from South Gare today. Cleveland’s 5th record following hot on the heels of the 2023 Hartlepool bird. This one showed very well at times and a nice “grip back” for a few locals that missed out previously. A well marked bird, just look at those legs! Great find by NAP. #NEbirding
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Olive-backed Pipit from South Gare today. Cleveland’s 5th record following hot on the heels of the 2023 Hartlepool bird. This one showed very well at times and a nice “grip back” for a few locals that missed out previously. A well marked bird, just look at those legs! Great find by NAP. #NEbirding
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I thought you might enjoy this one also then, not often you get so many males together #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I thought you might enjoy this one also then, not often you get so many males together #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography
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📢 REGISTRATION OPEN
#BOU2026 | Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026
University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky
Check out the programme and book your place today!
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#ornithology 🪶
#BOU2026 | Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026
University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky
Check out the programme and book your place today!
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
#ornithology 🪶
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📢 REGISTRATION OPEN
#BOU2026 | Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026
University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky
Check out the programme and book your place today!
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
#ornithology 🪶
#BOU2026 | Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026
University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky
Check out the programme and book your place today!
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
#ornithology 🪶
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An immaculate juvenile Great Northern Diver in Aberdeen Harbour today.
#Birds #BirdingScotland #PatchBirding #UKWildlife
#Birds #BirdingScotland #PatchBirding #UKWildlife
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
An immaculate juvenile Great Northern Diver in Aberdeen Harbour today.
#Birds #BirdingScotland #PatchBirding #UKWildlife
#Birds #BirdingScotland #PatchBirding #UKWildlife
European Goldfinch #BirdOfTheDay! #Birds!
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
European Goldfinch #BirdOfTheDay! #Birds!
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Our report for 2023 is out now in @britishbirds.bsky.social. There's a summary at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... but if you prefer to watch rather than read then here's RBBP secretary @markaeaton.bsky.social with a few key points and some lovely photos! #ornithology #ukbirds youtu.be/arj1m7NfKmY
Rare Breeding Birds in the UK in 2023
YouTube video by Rare Breeding Birds Panel
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November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Our report for 2023 is out now in @britishbirds.bsky.social. There's a summary at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... but if you prefer to watch rather than read then here's RBBP secretary @markaeaton.bsky.social with a few key points and some lovely photos! #ornithology #ukbirds youtu.be/arj1m7NfKmY
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Quite a few of the seabirds covered by the SMP share similar features!
We previously covered Shags and Cormorants, and today we're looking at distinguishing Mediterranean Gulls from Black-headed Gulls #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
We previously covered Shags and Cormorants, and today we're looking at distinguishing Mediterranean Gulls from Black-headed Gulls #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Quite a few of the seabirds covered by the SMP share similar features!
We previously covered Shags and Cormorants, and today we're looking at distinguishing Mediterranean Gulls from Black-headed Gulls #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
We previously covered Shags and Cormorants, and today we're looking at distinguishing Mediterranean Gulls from Black-headed Gulls #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
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👉 Last chance to influence the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Yes, I know, you may be sick of reading about this or feel you’ve already written to your MP several times or are running out of energy on this long running saga - BUT - please, for nature’s sake, write one more time. 1/3
Yes, I know, you may be sick of reading about this or feel you’ve already written to your MP several times or are running out of energy on this long running saga - BUT - please, for nature’s sake, write one more time. 1/3
November 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
👉 Last chance to influence the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Yes, I know, you may be sick of reading about this or feel you’ve already written to your MP several times or are running out of energy on this long running saga - BUT - please, for nature’s sake, write one more time. 1/3
Yes, I know, you may be sick of reading about this or feel you’ve already written to your MP several times or are running out of energy on this long running saga - BUT - please, for nature’s sake, write one more time. 1/3
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This was excellent- highly recommend. The end bit where even Steve Bannon is waking up to what he and his ilk have created is quite something.
If you want to know who really runs the #US, and how their front men, #Trump+ #Vance, gained office, watch this. An important, informative #BBC programme that examines the nexus of big tech, big bucks and what threatens to be untrammelled oligarchic power.
BBC One - Panorama, Trump and the Tech Titans
Panorama investigates the 'PayPal Mafia' and their influence on Trump’s rise to president.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This was excellent- highly recommend. The end bit where even Steve Bannon is waking up to what he and his ilk have created is quite something.
A surprising fact I learnt this year, was that some birds go for the nectar in Mahonia flowers. I watched both Blue Tits and this female Blackcap do this in my garden this year. #Birds!
November 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A surprising fact I learnt this year, was that some birds go for the nectar in Mahonia flowers. I watched both Blue Tits and this female Blackcap do this in my garden this year. #Birds!
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"Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us."
As biodiversity disappears, so do the healthy microbes that protect our immune systems.
We are walking ecosystems and we need thriving ecosystems around us to stay healthy.
As biodiversity disappears, so do the healthy microbes that protect our immune systems.
We are walking ecosystems and we need thriving ecosystems around us to stay healthy.
The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us."
As biodiversity disappears, so do the healthy microbes that protect our immune systems.
We are walking ecosystems and we need thriving ecosystems around us to stay healthy.
As biodiversity disappears, so do the healthy microbes that protect our immune systems.
We are walking ecosystems and we need thriving ecosystems around us to stay healthy.
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If I still worked in school, I’d wear my #Red67 badges & give the #sixseven trend a different narrative. The kids’d listen & be horrified. I mean, I’d keep it light, because=kids having fun. But man, then I’d tell them UK red listed birds are now at 73. @yolobirder.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
If I still worked in school, I’d wear my #Red67 badges & give the #sixseven trend a different narrative. The kids’d listen & be horrified. I mean, I’d keep it light, because=kids having fun. But man, then I’d tell them UK red listed birds are now at 73. @yolobirder.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
I deleted my twitter account today (I refuse to call it X), hadn't posted much for a while, but kept in contact with a few on there. But such is the deluge of utter bilge, false news, and pure hate on there, I decided enough was enough. This is a much nicer space, filed with kindness and beauty.
November 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I deleted my twitter account today (I refuse to call it X), hadn't posted much for a while, but kept in contact with a few on there. But such is the deluge of utter bilge, false news, and pure hate on there, I decided enough was enough. This is a much nicer space, filed with kindness and beauty.
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Absolutely beautiful #birds thank you Hugh for sharing 👏🏻
One of two Northern Long-tailed Tits on the island of Yell, Shetland early this morning. It was like watching excited golf balls with wings and I'm not sure there is a word that can justify their beauty.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Absolutely beautiful #birds thank you Hugh for sharing 👏🏻
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Over £9million raised so far in this 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to do something truly meaningful for nature on a really large scale. It's absolutely doable. Can you help?
Donate here 👉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #wildlife
Donate here 👉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #wildlife
Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate
Wildlife trusts attempt to raise £30m to keep Northumberland's Rothbury Estate from being split up.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Over £9million raised so far in this 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to do something truly meaningful for nature on a really large scale. It's absolutely doable. Can you help?
Donate here 👉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #wildlife
Donate here 👉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #wildlife
I have a pair of Jackdaws that hang around the garden in Spring and Summer, such chipry engaging birds to watch and hear. In Autumn and Winter, they join a flock, I've had 25+ over my garden recently. #Birds!
November 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I have a pair of Jackdaws that hang around the garden in Spring and Summer, such chipry engaging birds to watch and hear. In Autumn and Winter, they join a flock, I've had 25+ over my garden recently. #Birds!