Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner
@hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
Bird campaigner. Nature author of #Fledgling about how I rescued raised & released 2 wild birds: one made nests in my hair for 84 days AND Nature Needs You -The Fight To Save Our Swifts about my swift brick campaign to save birds reliant on our 🏡 to breed🪶
Pinned
BOOK NEWS 🪶 COVER REVEAL 📚 WOOOOP!
My new book
NATURE NEEDS YOU - The Fight To Save Our Swifts
Published by @eandtbooks
Out 1st May 2025
Pre order hannahbournetaylor.com/books/
#NatureNeedsYou #swifts #BookNews
My new book
NATURE NEEDS YOU - The Fight To Save Our Swifts
Published by @eandtbooks
Out 1st May 2025
Pre order hannahbournetaylor.com/books/
#NatureNeedsYou #swifts #BookNews
Reposted by Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner
Labour peer blocks plans for nesting brick to aid endangered swifts
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Labour peer blocks plans for nesting brick to aid endangered swifts
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Labour peer blocks plans for nesting brick to aid endangered swifts
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Reposted by Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner
Currently front page of The Times online:-
How many obstacles will our iconic swifts have to wade through to just catch a break?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
How many obstacles will our iconic swifts have to wade through to just catch a break?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Labour peer blocks plans for nesting brick to aid endangered swifts
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Currently front page of The Times online:-
How many obstacles will our iconic swifts have to wade through to just catch a break?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
How many obstacles will our iconic swifts have to wade through to just catch a break?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Currently front page of The Times online:-
How many obstacles will our iconic swifts have to wade through to just catch a break?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
How many obstacles will our iconic swifts have to wade through to just catch a break?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Labour peer blocks plans for nesting brick to aid endangered swifts
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Currently front page of The Times online:-
How many obstacles will our iconic swifts have to wade through to just catch a break?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
How many obstacles will our iconic swifts have to wade through to just catch a break?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Reposted by Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner
What on earth was the reason for the 3 line whip to vote this down? The Labour party supported the swift brick amendment when it was tabled on Conservative government legislation in 2023. Why has it gone from supporting swift bricks in opposition to imposing a 3 line whip to block them in government
In 2023, the Labour party supported mandating swift bricks, whipping FOR the swifts brick amendment. 2 years later, the same Ministers in charge of Housing put a 3 line whip (the most extreme block) AGAINST swift bricks. Listen to the strength of support in this powerful speech.
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
What on earth was the reason for the 3 line whip to vote this down? The Labour party supported the swift brick amendment when it was tabled on Conservative government legislation in 2023. Why has it gone from supporting swift bricks in opposition to imposing a 3 line whip to block them in government
In 2023, the Labour party supported mandating swift bricks, whipping FOR the swifts brick amendment. 2 years later, the same Ministers in charge of Housing put a 3 line whip (the most extreme block) AGAINST swift bricks. Listen to the strength of support in this powerful speech.
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
In 2023, the Labour party supported mandating swift bricks, whipping FOR the swifts brick amendment. 2 years later, the same Ministers in charge of Housing put a 3 line whip (the most extreme block) AGAINST swift bricks. Listen to the strength of support in this powerful speech.
First bird of my day: a sparrowhawk sitting on the roof looking at me with her marmalade eyes as she plans a morning breakfast raid. She is a rare sighting. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours.
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
First bird of my day: a sparrowhawk sitting on the roof looking at me with her marmalade eyes as she plans a morning breakfast raid. She is a rare sighting. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours.
Reposted by Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner
BAD NEWS! Should the swift brick vote have taken place earlier today we would have won. Tories whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell your MP & [email protected] what you think. GUTTED.
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
BAD NEWS! Should the swift brick vote have taken place earlier today we would have won. Tories whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell your MP & [email protected] what you think. GUTTED.
First bird of my day: crow. This must be a hat trick. Hardly seen any other birds over the last few days so I’m grateful for the dark feathered shapes beating their wings through the gloomy dawn. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
First bird of my day: crow. This must be a hat trick. Hardly seen any other birds over the last few days so I’m grateful for the dark feathered shapes beating their wings through the gloomy dawn. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a crow flying right above me, its silhouette revealing scraggly feathers. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
First bird of my day: a crow flying right above me, its silhouette revealing scraggly feathers. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a blackbird spurting through the mist doing a sped up version of Darth Vader. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
First bird of my day: a blackbird spurting through the mist doing a sped up version of Darth Vader. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: the familiar chuck-chuck-chuck of a jackdaw above me shrouded in mist. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
First bird of my day: the familiar chuck-chuck-chuck of a jackdaw above me shrouded in mist. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: (a great excitment) a raven, heard first, cronking and then I spied it flying through the grey sky. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
First bird of my day: (a great excitment) a raven, heard first, cronking and then I spied it flying through the grey sky. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: surprised to see a goldfinch flying across the traffic, until I realised why: there is a glorious patch of thistles on the road verge. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
First bird of my day: surprised to see a goldfinch flying across the traffic, until I realised why: there is a glorious patch of thistles on the road verge. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a pigeon strutting through the leaves. All it needed was a soundtrack. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
First bird of my day: a pigeon strutting through the leaves. All it needed was a soundtrack. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a robin singing in the dark. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
First bird of my day: a robin singing in the dark. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a pigeon sitting nearby on the icy-clad wall instantly making this grey gloomy dawn magical. The pigeon, after all, is a dinosaur. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
First bird of my day: a pigeon sitting nearby on the icy-clad wall instantly making this grey gloomy dawn magical. The pigeon, after all, is a dinosaur. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
BAD NEWS! Should the swift brick vote have taken place earlier today we would have won. Tories whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell your MP & [email protected] what you think. GUTTED.
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
BAD NEWS! Should the swift brick vote have taken place earlier today we would have won. Tories whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell your MP & [email protected] what you think. GUTTED.
First bird of my day: a flock of rooks, their wings unfolding in silence above me as the wind tried to claim the sky. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
First bird of my day: a flock of rooks, their wings unfolding in silence above me as the wind tried to claim the sky. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
Hellllllloooo? Are you there? Please help birds by sharing this if you also want to ensure swifts & other urban birds have homes alongside us. People power works but only if we work together. SAVE OUR SWIFTS.
November 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Hellllllloooo? Are you there? Please help birds by sharing this if you also want to ensure swifts & other urban birds have homes alongside us. People power works but only if we work together. SAVE OUR SWIFTS.
First bird of my day: a robin singing from the only tree still holding on to its leaves after a stormy night. I stood there looking until I spied the robin who was already staring at me. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
First bird of my day: a robin singing from the only tree still holding on to its leaves after a stormy night. I stood there looking until I spied the robin who was already staring at me. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: the sparrows chirping away after a night of pouring rain that left me wondering about where they all were. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
November 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
First bird of my day: the sparrows chirping away after a night of pouring rain that left me wondering about where they all were. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a crow strutting through the autumn leaves. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
October 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
First bird of my day: a crow strutting through the autumn leaves. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
First bird of my day: a jackdaw on the chimney opposite, cocking its head, looking at me. I’m up late so not i won’t be its first human. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
October 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
First bird of my day: a jackdaw on the chimney opposite, cocking its head, looking at me. I’m up late so not i won’t be its first human. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
As I spend the day in Parliament, please lobby politicians from your computers! Email your MP even if you’ve done it before. Without swift bricks there is no secure nesting habitat for cavity nesting birds. They can’t stabilise their crashing population’s without breeding. Obvs.
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
As I spend the day in Parliament, please lobby politicians from your computers! Email your MP even if you’ve done it before. Without swift bricks there is no secure nesting habitat for cavity nesting birds. They can’t stabilise their crashing population’s without breeding. Obvs.
First bird of my day: ‘my’ Dunnock, quiet in the grey dawn, spying on me, waiting for some oats, his feather’s ruffling in the wind. A good omen I hope, ahead of the swift brick debate in the House of Lords. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
First bird of my day: ‘my’ Dunnock, quiet in the grey dawn, spying on me, waiting for some oats, his feather’s ruffling in the wind. A good omen I hope, ahead of the swift brick debate in the House of Lords. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours