Nutcracker
@nucifraga.bsky.social
Birds, conifers and some green & pro-European politics.
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14 November, bike along to Elswick just in time to see @pauldavidson936.bsky.social's Great Northern Diver for 4 or 5 minutes before it flew off! #135 on the green patch yearlist 😃😃😃
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"You're a government of cowards"
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
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Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
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December 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"You're a government of cowards"
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Many of you are familiar with using GPS tags to track birds' movements. A recent study on Black Guillemots added a new element into learning more about these wonderful birds' behaviour and foraging habits- depth recorders. 1/2
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Many of you are familiar with using GPS tags to track birds' movements. A recent study on Black Guillemots added a new element into learning more about these wonderful birds' behaviour and foraging habits- depth recorders. 1/2
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The team @scotnational.bsky.social take a constant stand against Israel's war crimes in #Palestine and the horrific genocide of Palestinians.
Editor @lauraewebster.bsky.social is to be commended for her honourable and ethical leadership.
#StandUpForPalestine
Editor @lauraewebster.bsky.social is to be commended for her honourable and ethical leadership.
#StandUpForPalestine
Once again, a Scottish newspaper takes a stand, refusing to follow the mainstream media mob in perpetuating the great fiction that is the Gaza “ceasefire”.
The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.
The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The team @scotnational.bsky.social take a constant stand against Israel's war crimes in #Palestine and the horrific genocide of Palestinians.
Editor @lauraewebster.bsky.social is to be commended for her honourable and ethical leadership.
#StandUpForPalestine
Editor @lauraewebster.bsky.social is to be commended for her honourable and ethical leadership.
#StandUpForPalestine
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Rather than apologising for his antisemitism, Farage demands the BBC apologise for the antisemitism of Alf Garnett, a fictional character created to satirise antisemitism, who was portrayed by a Jewish man.
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Rather than apologising for his antisemitism, Farage demands the BBC apologise for the antisemitism of Alf Garnett, a fictional character created to satirise antisemitism, who was portrayed by a Jewish man.
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We are going to irreversibly degrade the biosphere for the sake of people asking 'Grok' to explain simple memes and/or generating pictures of cats that look like Hitler.
EXCLUSIVE: O’Leary’s Gas-Powered Data Centre Emissions Could Wipe Out Alberta’s Coal Phaseout Gains www.theenergymix.com/exclusive-ol...
EXCLUSIVE: O’Leary’s Gas-Powered Data Centre Emissions Could Wipe Out Alberta’s Coal Phaseout Gains
Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary’s proposed $70-billion data centre, designed to run on 7.5 gigawatts of gas-fired power, could raise Alberta’s greenhouse gas emissions to levels not seen since the co...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
We are going to irreversibly degrade the biosphere for the sake of people asking 'Grok' to explain simple memes and/or generating pictures of cats that look like Hitler.
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A cover that illustrates double the new qualifying 1% threshold no. for that particular sp.
It's now a count of (drumroll) - one.
O/wintering pop'n est. in GB 2017/18 - 22/23 was 51 birds, w. Jan pop'n (the month of international reporting) being 48.
Smew. Forget the cover. Digest the text.
It's now a count of (drumroll) - one.
O/wintering pop'n est. in GB 2017/18 - 22/23 was 51 birds, w. Jan pop'n (the month of international reporting) being 48.
Smew. Forget the cover. Digest the text.
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A cover that illustrates double the new qualifying 1% threshold no. for that particular sp.
It's now a count of (drumroll) - one.
O/wintering pop'n est. in GB 2017/18 - 22/23 was 51 birds, w. Jan pop'n (the month of international reporting) being 48.
Smew. Forget the cover. Digest the text.
It's now a count of (drumroll) - one.
O/wintering pop'n est. in GB 2017/18 - 22/23 was 51 birds, w. Jan pop'n (the month of international reporting) being 48.
Smew. Forget the cover. Digest the text.
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Tracking Devices Alter Diving and Body Mass in European Shags
New research reveals how biologging equipment affects behaviour, chick growth and adult condition in European Shags on the Norwegian coast. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...
New research reveals how biologging equipment affects behaviour, chick growth and adult condition in European Shags on the Norwegian coast. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...
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New research reveals how biologging equipment affects behaviour, chick growth and adult condition in European Shags on the Norwegian coast
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Tracking Devices Alter Diving and Body Mass in European Shags
New research reveals how biologging equipment affects behaviour, chick growth and adult condition in European Shags on the Norwegian coast. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...
New research reveals how biologging equipment affects behaviour, chick growth and adult condition in European Shags on the Norwegian coast. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...
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You don’t hear much about that peace plan and ceasefire these days, do you?
Starmer, Lammy, BBC, Sky, Radio 4, Times, Telegraph, Guardian - it’s all gone very quiet.
The vast majority of our journalists have always known when to shut up.
Starmer, Lammy, BBC, Sky, Radio 4, Times, Telegraph, Guardian - it’s all gone very quiet.
The vast majority of our journalists have always known when to shut up.
" #Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child late Monday night, after an alleged car-ramming attack... In the southern West Bank.
...occupation forces shot&killed 17-year-old Mohannad Tariq Mohammad Al-Zughair, near the Abu Dajjan area... and confiscated his body."
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#News
...occupation forces shot&killed 17-year-old Mohannad Tariq Mohammad Al-Zughair, near the Abu Dajjan area... and confiscated his body."
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#News
Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian Child in Hebron
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child late Monday night, after an alleged car-ramming attack which injured one Israeli soldier north of Hebron city in t ...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
You don’t hear much about that peace plan and ceasefire these days, do you?
Starmer, Lammy, BBC, Sky, Radio 4, Times, Telegraph, Guardian - it’s all gone very quiet.
The vast majority of our journalists have always known when to shut up.
Starmer, Lammy, BBC, Sky, Radio 4, Times, Telegraph, Guardian - it’s all gone very quiet.
The vast majority of our journalists have always known when to shut up.
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Reform said they were ready to lead. Then their own flagship council collapsed under them. The story only gets worse… ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Odd and incompetent: Reform hits a ceiling
Polls suggest that Reform support may have peaked, perhaps because it appeals only to a very distinctive, and noisy, minority
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December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Reform said they were ready to lead. Then their own flagship council collapsed under them. The story only gets worse… ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
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Why has this area been felled? The Clashindarroch was called a ‘wildcat wonderland’ by the govt, it is not disputed that there is a nationally important population of wildcats there....
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STOLEN CAMERA SITE CLEAR FELLED
Hi All
So, this is all now very real and deeply disturbing. As you know, Vattenfall stole one of our cameras from a known wildcat site. We replaced the camera and returned to check the area yesterday....
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December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Why has this area been felled? The Clashindarroch was called a ‘wildcat wonderland’ by the govt, it is not disputed that there is a nationally important population of wildcats there....
www.change.org/p/scottish-g...
www.change.org/p/scottish-g...
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This is why it's important to understand what's going on. Not about accepting cowardice – but a proper analysis. Journalists are told by their editors across the country they cannot criticise Rowling. Not because they would lose a case, or would even sue, but because she has built up a latent fear.
I get where you're coming from- it's the same thing Rowling does with libel threats. The idea is to grind everyone down.
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
This is why it's important to understand what's going on. Not about accepting cowardice – but a proper analysis. Journalists are told by their editors across the country they cannot criticise Rowling. Not because they would lose a case, or would even sue, but because she has built up a latent fear.
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Goshawk Found Shot in Aberdeenshire - Police Issue Appeal for Information
Police Scotland has launched an appeal for information after a protected Goshawk was found shot in the Whiterashes area of Aberdeenshire. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...
Police Scotland has launched an appeal for information after a protected Goshawk was found shot in the Whiterashes area of Aberdeenshire. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...
Goshawk Found Shot in Aberdeenshire – Police Issue Appeal for Information
Police Scotland has launched an appeal for information after a protected Goshawk was found shot in the Whiterashes area of Aberdeenshire
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Goshawk Found Shot in Aberdeenshire - Police Issue Appeal for Information
Police Scotland has launched an appeal for information after a protected Goshawk was found shot in the Whiterashes area of Aberdeenshire. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...
Police Scotland has launched an appeal for information after a protected Goshawk was found shot in the Whiterashes area of Aberdeenshire. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...
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Grouse Moor Issues Highlighted as Cairngorms Peregrine Numbers Collapse
A new Survey shows Peregrine numbers down 56% since 2002, with habitat pressures and moorland management among key concerns. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...
A new Survey shows Peregrine numbers down 56% since 2002, with habitat pressures and moorland management among key concerns. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...
Grouse Moor Issues Highlighted as Cairngorms Peregrine Numbers Collapse
A new Survey shows Peregrine numbers down 56% since 2002, with habitat pressures and moorland management among key concerns
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Grouse Moor Issues Highlighted as Cairngorms Peregrine Numbers Collapse
A new Survey shows Peregrine numbers down 56% since 2002, with habitat pressures and moorland management among key concerns. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...
A new Survey shows Peregrine numbers down 56% since 2002, with habitat pressures and moorland management among key concerns. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...
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Anyone remotely surprised?
Cairngorms National Park: Peregrine decline linked to grouse moor management
Is anyone surprised...?
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December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Anyone remotely surprised?
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Israel’s genocide is not over, yet the Western media continues to suppress the truth…
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-plo...
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-plo...
Israel plots to empty Gaza amid media silence
And Israel is burning alive Palestinian children amid a media blackout
www.owenjones.news
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Israel’s genocide is not over, yet the Western media continues to suppress the truth…
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-plo...
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-plo...
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New WaderTales blog.
How do roads impact breeding waders?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/r...
Based on new paper by Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir et al
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#ornithology
How do roads impact breeding waders?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/r...
Based on new paper by Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir et al
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ornithology
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
New WaderTales blog.
How do roads impact breeding waders?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/r...
Based on new paper by Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir et al
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ornithology
How do roads impact breeding waders?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/r...
Based on new paper by Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir et al
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ornithology
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We’ll be committed to paying more for drugs by committing the NHS to procure from the US.
STARMER IS DELIBERATELY DOING ALL HE CAN TO MAKE REJOINING IMPOSSIBLE. HE MUST BE STOPPED!!
Starmer is proving to be catastrophic for Britain. Something has to be done - and VERY soon!!
STARMER IS DELIBERATELY DOING ALL HE CAN TO MAKE REJOINING IMPOSSIBLE. HE MUST BE STOPPED!!
Starmer is proving to be catastrophic for Britain. Something has to be done - and VERY soon!!
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
We’ll be committed to paying more for drugs by committing the NHS to procure from the US.
STARMER IS DELIBERATELY DOING ALL HE CAN TO MAKE REJOINING IMPOSSIBLE. HE MUST BE STOPPED!!
Starmer is proving to be catastrophic for Britain. Something has to be done - and VERY soon!!
STARMER IS DELIBERATELY DOING ALL HE CAN TO MAKE REJOINING IMPOSSIBLE. HE MUST BE STOPPED!!
Starmer is proving to be catastrophic for Britain. Something has to be done - and VERY soon!!
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BE AWARE!! STARMER’S TRADE DEAL WITH THE US IS GOING TO PREVENT US FROM REJOINING ANYTHING, INCLUDING THE SINGLE MARKET!
As Liz Webster points out…
We’ll be committed to US pricing rules
We’ll be committed to US IP rules
We’ll be committed to US approvals
As Liz Webster points out…
We’ll be committed to US pricing rules
We’ll be committed to US IP rules
We’ll be committed to US approvals
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
BE AWARE!! STARMER’S TRADE DEAL WITH THE US IS GOING TO PREVENT US FROM REJOINING ANYTHING, INCLUDING THE SINGLE MARKET!
As Liz Webster points out…
We’ll be committed to US pricing rules
We’ll be committed to US IP rules
We’ll be committed to US approvals
As Liz Webster points out…
We’ll be committed to US pricing rules
We’ll be committed to US IP rules
We’ll be committed to US approvals
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Our latest investigation, in collaboration with Democracy for Sale 👇
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BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access into heart of Labour government
Ex-Tory MP facilitated meetings with 10+ Labour MPs and met ministers in “cash-for-access operation”
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December 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Our latest investigation, in collaboration with Democracy for Sale 👇
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Let’s be honest, the problem isn’t the messaging or public understanding of climate change.
Most of us know what’s needed. Way too many just refuse to change for some reason. They may excuse themselves from taking action but they know the reality of it.
How do you change that?
Most of us know what’s needed. Way too many just refuse to change for some reason. They may excuse themselves from taking action but they know the reality of it.
How do you change that?
December 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Let’s be honest, the problem isn’t the messaging or public understanding of climate change.
Most of us know what’s needed. Way too many just refuse to change for some reason. They may excuse themselves from taking action but they know the reality of it.
How do you change that?
Most of us know what’s needed. Way too many just refuse to change for some reason. They may excuse themselves from taking action but they know the reality of it.
How do you change that?
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Or maybe diagnosis is at last catching up with the crises so many have been enduring, which have for so long been minimised, dismissed or ignored.
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Wes Streeting orders inquiry into mental health ‘overdiagnosis’
Health secretary wants clinical review of the rise in conditions such as ADHD and autism that cause people to drop out of the workforce
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December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Or maybe diagnosis is at last catching up with the crises so many have been enduring, which have for so long been minimised, dismissed or ignored.
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This is already the situation, and the world hasn't even begun to reduce emissions yet.
Last year concentrations of atmospheric CO2 increased by a record amount !!!
If we don't stop burning fossil fuels ASAP, we're going to get very fucking hungry !!!
Last year concentrations of atmospheric CO2 increased by a record amount !!!
If we don't stop burning fossil fuels ASAP, we're going to get very fucking hungry !!!
This is scary. "Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This is already the situation, and the world hasn't even begun to reduce emissions yet.
Last year concentrations of atmospheric CO2 increased by a record amount !!!
If we don't stop burning fossil fuels ASAP, we're going to get very fucking hungry !!!
Last year concentrations of atmospheric CO2 increased by a record amount !!!
If we don't stop burning fossil fuels ASAP, we're going to get very fucking hungry !!!
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This is scary. "Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This is scary. "Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Citril Finch population collapses in Germany amid broader European declines 🌎 🪶
www.birdguides.com/news/citril-...
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Citril Finch population collapses in Germany amid broader European declines
Citril Finch has nearly disappeared from Germany’s Black Forest, with numbers plunging by over 97%. Across Europe, habitat loss and climatic change threaten this mountain specialist, prompting urgent ...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Citril Finch population collapses in Germany amid broader European declines 🌎 🪶
www.birdguides.com/news/citril-...
www.birdguides.com/news/citril-...
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Advent #4
"As the climate warms, the ranges of disease-carrying species, such as mosquitoes, expand, so that tropical infectious diseases like malaria and dengue fever are spreading increasingly widely."
"As the climate warms, the ranges of disease-carrying species, such as mosquitoes, expand, so that tropical infectious diseases like malaria and dengue fever are spreading increasingly widely."
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Advent #4
"As the climate warms, the ranges of disease-carrying species, such as mosquitoes, expand, so that tropical infectious diseases like malaria and dengue fever are spreading increasingly widely."
"As the climate warms, the ranges of disease-carrying species, such as mosquitoes, expand, so that tropical infectious diseases like malaria and dengue fever are spreading increasingly widely."