Steve Dudley
@stevedudley.bsky.social
Birder #WestrayBirding | Orkney Bird Recorder | #birdingScotland #ornithology 🪶 | #TeamMoth | #wildlife #art | 🎶 Punk, Post-punk| PUFC | MUFC | Pro-EU | ✊🏾🏳️🌈 ally
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Steve Dudley
@stevedudley.bsky.social
· Sep 23
I've long been a gear geek - optics, tripods, clothing - I'm obsessed with it all. I've helped design optics, jackets and more and I love to share and hear others' views on their birding gear. So, I've set up this Feed, Birding Gear, for just that. Tag your posts #BirdingGear to contribute!
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Abysmal, mindless, utterly zombified. You can't even call it policymaking because that implies a degree of thought which simply isn't present. Pretty soon they might actually hit Cameron's 'tens of thousands' target and then they'll shit themselves with horror at the consequences.
PM describes net migration of 205k as "a step in the right direction". His govt has no public position on a sustainable level of immigration is, nor any known process to decide what, why & how. Starmer is now implying he wants it significantly lower
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Net migration drop ‘step in the right direction’ – Starmer
Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the year to March 2023 but has fallen sharply since then.
www.standard.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Abysmal, mindless, utterly zombified. You can't even call it policymaking because that implies a degree of thought which simply isn't present. Pretty soon they might actually hit Cameron's 'tens of thousands' target and then they'll shit themselves with horror at the consequences.
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We were right! 👀
The EU Ombudswoman has called out the European Commission for maladministration over the 2024 #simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱? ⚠️
In 2024, the Commission launched an “urgent” Omnibus to amend two core CAP regulations.
The EU Ombudswoman has called out the European Commission for maladministration over the 2024 #simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱? ⚠️
In 2024, the Commission launched an “urgent” Omnibus to amend two core CAP regulations.
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We were right! 👀
The EU Ombudswoman has called out the European Commission for maladministration over the 2024 #simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱? ⚠️
In 2024, the Commission launched an “urgent” Omnibus to amend two core CAP regulations.
The EU Ombudswoman has called out the European Commission for maladministration over the 2024 #simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱? ⚠️
In 2024, the Commission launched an “urgent” Omnibus to amend two core CAP regulations.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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It’d be funny if this were in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It’d be funny if this were in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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We’ve just taken in this lovely ‘nearly new’ (5 months old) Kowa TSN-663M spotting scope, which can be yours for £750 here: www.cleyspy.co.uk/product/used...
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We’ve just taken in this lovely ‘nearly new’ (5 months old) Kowa TSN-663M spotting scope, which can be yours for £750 here: www.cleyspy.co.uk/product/used...
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Putin and Russia are counting on their asset, the US Government, giving them the win in Ukraine that their overrated and incompetent army couldn’t deliver.
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Putin and Russia are counting on their asset, the US Government, giving them the win in Ukraine that their overrated and incompetent army couldn’t deliver.
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I'd like to think some selfless m/billionaire will buy it at auction and donate it to the public as something culturally significant to the UK in the most marvellously weird way, for permanent exhibition.
I'd really like to think that.
I'd really like to think that.
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I'd like to think some selfless m/billionaire will buy it at auction and donate it to the public as something culturally significant to the UK in the most marvellously weird way, for permanent exhibition.
I'd really like to think that.
I'd really like to think that.
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“Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel restoration saga cost £11m more than planned”
What *IS* wrong with British infrastructure projects these days??
What *IS* wrong with British infrastructure projects these days??
North East: Tunnel restoration final cost
Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel restoration saga cost £11m more than planned
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnel restoration saga cost £11m more than planned”
What *IS* wrong with British infrastructure projects these days??
What *IS* wrong with British infrastructure projects these days??
Great thread collating the take home messages of each of today’s presentations/speakers at the National Emergency Briefling.
Hard hitting words from Chris Packham to politicians and leaders at the National Emergency Briefing on climate and nature:
"You MUST listen to the science. We didn't just elect you. We've given you our trust. You are about to hear from leading scientists. I beseach you to hear their truth"
"You MUST listen to the science. We didn't just elect you. We've given you our trust. You are about to hear from leading scientists. I beseach you to hear their truth"
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Great thread collating the take home messages of each of today’s presentations/speakers at the National Emergency Briefling.
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🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 70,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this week. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 70,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this week. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Powerful morning of gut-punching presentations on true gravity of #climate & nature emergency from leading scientists speaking at packed #nationalemergencybriefing. Overwhelmingly clear we can only make the necessary green transition if social justice & equity are at its heart
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Powerful morning of gut-punching presentations on true gravity of #climate & nature emergency from leading scientists speaking at packed #nationalemergencybriefing. Overwhelmingly clear we can only make the necessary green transition if social justice & equity are at its heart
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Key point from the brilliant Prof @kevinclimate.bsky.social at the National Emergency Briefing, the UK's climate plans are based on the wildly untenable assumption that the country can have 3x its equitable share of the remaining global carbon budget for meeting the 1.5C guardrail.
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Key point from the brilliant Prof @kevinclimate.bsky.social at the National Emergency Briefing, the UK's climate plans are based on the wildly untenable assumption that the country can have 3x its equitable share of the remaining global carbon budget for meeting the 1.5C guardrail.
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Final speaker is Tessa Khan on the energy transition:
"New technologies are vastly more efficient than burning fossil fuels.
In the 1960s the UK transformed its energy system, and we can do it again - in a way that is genuinely just.
We must seize this opportunity"
"New technologies are vastly more efficient than burning fossil fuels.
In the 1960s the UK transformed its energy system, and we can do it again - in a way that is genuinely just.
We must seize this opportunity"
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Final speaker is Tessa Khan on the energy transition:
"New technologies are vastly more efficient than burning fossil fuels.
In the 1960s the UK transformed its energy system, and we can do it again - in a way that is genuinely just.
We must seize this opportunity"
"New technologies are vastly more efficient than burning fossil fuels.
In the 1960s the UK transformed its energy system, and we can do it again - in a way that is genuinely just.
We must seize this opportunity"
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Angela Francis on economics and vested interests:
"The fossil fuel companies buy lobbyists, media space, even politicians.
The companies of the future get crowded out.
But the costs of inaction are far greater than the costs of action.
And the UK can make a difference."
"The fossil fuel companies buy lobbyists, media space, even politicians.
The companies of the future get crowded out.
But the costs of inaction are far greater than the costs of action.
And the UK can make a difference."
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Angela Francis on economics and vested interests:
"The fossil fuel companies buy lobbyists, media space, even politicians.
The companies of the future get crowded out.
But the costs of inaction are far greater than the costs of action.
And the UK can make a difference."
"The fossil fuel companies buy lobbyists, media space, even politicians.
The companies of the future get crowded out.
But the costs of inaction are far greater than the costs of action.
And the UK can make a difference."
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Powerful message on national security from Lt Gen Richard Nugee
"We are not yet acting as if peace and tackling climate change are two sides of the same coin.
Cascading risks mean we face instability at home, the potential of an ungovernable state, the very breakdown of the norms of society."
"We are not yet acting as if peace and tackling climate change are two sides of the same coin.
Cascading risks mean we face instability at home, the potential of an ungovernable state, the very breakdown of the norms of society."
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Powerful message on national security from Lt Gen Richard Nugee
"We are not yet acting as if peace and tackling climate change are two sides of the same coin.
Cascading risks mean we face instability at home, the potential of an ungovernable state, the very breakdown of the norms of society."
"We are not yet acting as if peace and tackling climate change are two sides of the same coin.
Cascading risks mean we face instability at home, the potential of an ungovernable state, the very breakdown of the norms of society."
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Emergency message from Prof Hugh Montgomery, an emergency doctor:
"The climate emergency is absolutely a heath emergency and it's about time we started treating it as one.
The social determinants of health are what scares the living daylights out of me if we don't stop climate change."
"The climate emergency is absolutely a heath emergency and it's about time we started treating it as one.
The social determinants of health are what scares the living daylights out of me if we don't stop climate change."
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Emergency message from Prof Hugh Montgomery, an emergency doctor:
"The climate emergency is absolutely a heath emergency and it's about time we started treating it as one.
The social determinants of health are what scares the living daylights out of me if we don't stop climate change."
"The climate emergency is absolutely a heath emergency and it's about time we started treating it as one.
The social determinants of health are what scares the living daylights out of me if we don't stop climate change."
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Prof Paul Behrens crystal clear on food and diet: @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social
"We need a great food transformation. That means far less meat and dairy.
I know it's politically difficult, but we have to be honest.
When families can't feed their children, society breaks down."
"We need a great food transformation. That means far less meat and dairy.
I know it's politically difficult, but we have to be honest.
When families can't feed their children, society breaks down."
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Prof Paul Behrens crystal clear on food and diet: @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social
"We need a great food transformation. That means far less meat and dairy.
I know it's politically difficult, but we have to be honest.
When families can't feed their children, society breaks down."
"We need a great food transformation. That means far less meat and dairy.
I know it's politically difficult, but we have to be honest.
When families can't feed their children, society breaks down."
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Prof Tim Lenton tells MPs about the risks of Tipping Points, particularly the AMOC ocean current:
"It will cause a water and food crisis in the UK, and a global food crisis.
So we need a radical acceleration of action towards emissions reduction.
There are positive tipping points too..."
"It will cause a water and food crisis in the UK, and a global food crisis.
So we need a radical acceleration of action towards emissions reduction.
There are positive tipping points too..."
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Prof Tim Lenton tells MPs about the risks of Tipping Points, particularly the AMOC ocean current:
"It will cause a water and food crisis in the UK, and a global food crisis.
So we need a radical acceleration of action towards emissions reduction.
There are positive tipping points too..."
"It will cause a water and food crisis in the UK, and a global food crisis.
So we need a radical acceleration of action towards emissions reduction.
There are positive tipping points too..."
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Next up Prof Hayley Fowler gives a scary update on the rise and risks of extreme weather.
"It's sobering to think this is the least extreme climate we will live in during our lifetimes. It will continue to get worse until we cut emissions. We must act now."
"It's sobering to think this is the least extreme climate we will live in during our lifetimes. It will continue to get worse until we cut emissions. We must act now."
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Next up Prof Hayley Fowler gives a scary update on the rise and risks of extreme weather.
"It's sobering to think this is the least extreme climate we will live in during our lifetimes. It will continue to get worse until we cut emissions. We must act now."
"It's sobering to think this is the least extreme climate we will live in during our lifetimes. It will continue to get worse until we cut emissions. We must act now."
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Professor Kevin Anderson delivers some granite hard truths @kevinclimate.bsky.social
"We need profound shifts in our social norms.
It is too late for non-radical solutions.
The UK is emitting far more than its fair share of greenhouse gases.
We need deep cuts in energy use."
"We need profound shifts in our social norms.
It is too late for non-radical solutions.
The UK is emitting far more than its fair share of greenhouse gases.
We need deep cuts in energy use."
November 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Professor Kevin Anderson delivers some granite hard truths @kevinclimate.bsky.social
"We need profound shifts in our social norms.
It is too late for non-radical solutions.
The UK is emitting far more than its fair share of greenhouse gases.
We need deep cuts in energy use."
"We need profound shifts in our social norms.
It is too late for non-radical solutions.
The UK is emitting far more than its fair share of greenhouse gases.
We need deep cuts in energy use."
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Professor Nathalie Seddon lays out the economic and moral case for protecting nature.
"We must treat nature as critical infrastructure, and treat it as kin. We must stop funding harm. We must cultivate a culture of care. The majority of the public strongly supports nature protection."
"We must treat nature as critical infrastructure, and treat it as kin. We must stop funding harm. We must cultivate a culture of care. The majority of the public strongly supports nature protection."
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Professor Nathalie Seddon lays out the economic and moral case for protecting nature.
"We must treat nature as critical infrastructure, and treat it as kin. We must stop funding harm. We must cultivate a culture of care. The majority of the public strongly supports nature protection."
"We must treat nature as critical infrastructure, and treat it as kin. We must stop funding harm. We must cultivate a culture of care. The majority of the public strongly supports nature protection."
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Hard hitting words from Chris Packham to politicians and leaders at the National Emergency Briefing on climate and nature:
"You MUST listen to the science. We didn't just elect you. We've given you our trust. You are about to hear from leading scientists. I beseach you to hear their truth"
"You MUST listen to the science. We didn't just elect you. We've given you our trust. You are about to hear from leading scientists. I beseach you to hear their truth"
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Hard hitting words from Chris Packham to politicians and leaders at the National Emergency Briefing on climate and nature:
"You MUST listen to the science. We didn't just elect you. We've given you our trust. You are about to hear from leading scientists. I beseach you to hear their truth"
"You MUST listen to the science. We didn't just elect you. We've given you our trust. You are about to hear from leading scientists. I beseach you to hear their truth"
A new tracking study reveals migration is more rigid than the long held view that it is a flexible process. In Red-backed Shrikes at least.
#OpenAccess paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org Proc B
#ornithology 🪶 #OA
#OpenAccess paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org Proc B
#ornithology 🪶 #OA
The structure of the annual migratory flight activity in a songbird | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Migratory songbirds have an internal circannual genetic programme that controls the
timing and extent of migratory flight activity, as demonstrated by experiments with
birds held in cages. We used mul...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A new tracking study reveals migration is more rigid than the long held view that it is a flexible process. In Red-backed Shrikes at least.
#OpenAccess paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org Proc B
#ornithology 🪶 #OA
#OpenAccess paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org Proc B
#ornithology 🪶 #OA
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Two funded PhD projects with @marius-somveille.bsky.social, myself and collaborators. Examining migratory connectivity for seabirds www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d... and and the dynamics of seasonal migration www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK742/p...
#ornithology
@ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
#ornithology
@ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
www.uea.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Two funded PhD projects with @marius-somveille.bsky.social, myself and collaborators. Examining migratory connectivity for seabirds www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d... and and the dynamics of seasonal migration www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK742/p...
#ornithology
@ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
#ornithology
@ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...