@richardhalftwo.bsky.social
Birder, poet, author: Razor In The Wind.
Near Spurn. World traveller.
Near Spurn. World traveller.
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The great Tony Harrison has died. With others such as Raymond Williams he represented a post-war breakthrough that the philistine assault on education threatens: the possibility of being working class while storming the heights of the most elite culture and transforming it
September 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The great Tony Harrison has died. With others such as Raymond Williams he represented a post-war breakthrough that the philistine assault on education threatens: the possibility of being working class while storming the heights of the most elite culture and transforming it
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Rarity finders: Black-faced Bunting in East Yorkshire
A quiet late-autumn visit to Spurn took a dramatic turn for Andy Mears when a 'dull Reed Bunting' at Middle Camp slowly revealed itself to be something far rarer:
A quiet late-autumn visit to Spurn took a dramatic turn for Andy Mears when a 'dull Reed Bunting' at Middle Camp slowly revealed itself to be something far rarer:
Rarity finders: Black-faced Bunting in East Yorkshire
A quiet late-autumn visit to Spurn took a dramatic turn for Andy Mears when a 'dull Reed Bunting' at Middle Camp slowly revealed itself to be something far rarer.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Rarity finders: Black-faced Bunting in East Yorkshire
A quiet late-autumn visit to Spurn took a dramatic turn for Andy Mears when a 'dull Reed Bunting' at Middle Camp slowly revealed itself to be something far rarer:
A quiet late-autumn visit to Spurn took a dramatic turn for Andy Mears when a 'dull Reed Bunting' at Middle Camp slowly revealed itself to be something far rarer:
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Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
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Such a tranquil place and a haven for wildlife. This should not be happening. Please repost :-)
www.ywt.org.uk/news/derwent...
www.ywt.org.uk/news/derwent...
Derwent Hunt trespasses again at Chafer Wood nature reserve | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
On the 15th November, the Derwent Hunt once again trespassed into our Chafer Wood nature reserve near Ebberston.
www.ywt.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Such a tranquil place and a haven for wildlife. This should not be happening. Please repost :-)
www.ywt.org.uk/news/derwent...
www.ywt.org.uk/news/derwent...
That's Morrison's off my Xmas shopping. More to add for November Xmas ads to come. Watch this space.
#BahHumbug
#BahHumbug
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
That's Morrison's off my Xmas shopping. More to add for November Xmas ads to come. Watch this space.
#BahHumbug
#BahHumbug
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It’s the final weekend of the season at Spurn Bird Observatory 🍂
Easterlies at last – and a few spaces still available in the Obs'!
Join us for great birding, good company and cosy evenings by the log burner.
Book your spot here 👇
spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/accommodation/
Easterlies at last – and a few spaces still available in the Obs'!
Join us for great birding, good company and cosy evenings by the log burner.
Book your spot here 👇
spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/accommodation/
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It’s the final weekend of the season at Spurn Bird Observatory 🍂
Easterlies at last – and a few spaces still available in the Obs'!
Join us for great birding, good company and cosy evenings by the log burner.
Book your spot here 👇
spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/accommodation/
Easterlies at last – and a few spaces still available in the Obs'!
Join us for great birding, good company and cosy evenings by the log burner.
Book your spot here 👇
spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/accommodation/
Good patch birding today: 30 Corn Buntings in a big mixed flock, inc Yellowhammers & Greenfinches.
A m. Hen Harrier & 2 Short-eared Owls showed well, a Merlin hunting, no fewer than 9 Great Egrets, 40 Whooper Swans & lots of waders.
@spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
#birds #birding
A m. Hen Harrier & 2 Short-eared Owls showed well, a Merlin hunting, no fewer than 9 Great Egrets, 40 Whooper Swans & lots of waders.
@spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
#birds #birding
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Good patch birding today: 30 Corn Buntings in a big mixed flock, inc Yellowhammers & Greenfinches.
A m. Hen Harrier & 2 Short-eared Owls showed well, a Merlin hunting, no fewer than 9 Great Egrets, 40 Whooper Swans & lots of waders.
@spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
#birds #birding
A m. Hen Harrier & 2 Short-eared Owls showed well, a Merlin hunting, no fewer than 9 Great Egrets, 40 Whooper Swans & lots of waders.
@spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
#birds #birding
People who add the words "going forward" to a sentence.
What possible extra meaning do you think you have imparted?
What possible extra meaning do you think you have imparted?
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
People who add the words "going forward" to a sentence.
What possible extra meaning do you think you have imparted?
What possible extra meaning do you think you have imparted?
Remember when people had a story?
Now, they have a "backstory".
Wtf?
Now, they have a "backstory".
Wtf?
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Remember when people had a story?
Now, they have a "backstory".
Wtf?
Now, they have a "backstory".
Wtf?
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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.
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Do you like using social media? 🗣️ Are you a bit of a TikTok Queen (or King)? 🤳 Do you want to help support #seabirds? 🕊️
We are still looking for someone to run our Social Media! You will have creative content control + an assistant to help 🧑🤝🧑 A great role for your CV & future jobs in conservation 💚
We are still looking for someone to run our Social Media! You will have creative content control + an assistant to help 🧑🤝🧑 A great role for your CV & future jobs in conservation 💚
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Do you like using social media? 🗣️ Are you a bit of a TikTok Queen (or King)? 🤳 Do you want to help support #seabirds? 🕊️
We are still looking for someone to run our Social Media! You will have creative content control + an assistant to help 🧑🤝🧑 A great role for your CV & future jobs in conservation 💚
We are still looking for someone to run our Social Media! You will have creative content control + an assistant to help 🧑🤝🧑 A great role for your CV & future jobs in conservation 💚
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British icon, hilarious comic & bird-kind Bill Bailey thinks securing homes for birds reliant on cavity nesting habitat is an ace idea. The swift brick debate is tomorrow. Help the birds. Email SWIFT BRICKS to [email protected] & [email protected]
October 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
British icon, hilarious comic & bird-kind Bill Bailey thinks securing homes for birds reliant on cavity nesting habitat is an ace idea. The swift brick debate is tomorrow. Help the birds. Email SWIFT BRICKS to [email protected] & [email protected]
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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 5:02 PM
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
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Nous sommes dimanche soir, une nouvelle semaine va bientôt commencer. Et je crois qu'il n'y a pas de meilleure manière de l'entamer que d'écouter ce formidable message que Jane Goodall a enregistré pour chacun d'entre nous.
October 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Nous sommes dimanche soir, une nouvelle semaine va bientôt commencer. Et je crois qu'il n'y a pas de meilleure manière de l'entamer que d'écouter ce formidable message que Jane Goodall a enregistré pour chacun d'entre nous.
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Bit of excitement on the CEFAS Endeavour this morning when we saw this Fea's-type Petrel 17nm off the Cornish coast as we were heading towards Lundy to shelter for the next day or so.
#ukbirding #birds
#ukbirding #birds
October 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Bit of excitement on the CEFAS Endeavour this morning when we saw this Fea's-type Petrel 17nm off the Cornish coast as we were heading towards Lundy to shelter for the next day or so.
#ukbirding #birds
#ukbirding #birds
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Nature action: email STEVE REED m: [email protected] simply saying MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS. If you want you can email me at [email protected] for a template but that is the simple message to convey. PEOPLE POWER WORKS BUT ONLY … if enough people actually act !!
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Nature action: email STEVE REED m: [email protected] simply saying MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS. If you want you can email me at [email protected] for a template but that is the simple message to convey. PEOPLE POWER WORKS BUT ONLY … if enough people actually act !!
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Featuring a Desertas petrel that stunned scientists by chasing a tropical storm (see their incredible chase mapped here!), tiny nightingales that cross the Sahara twice a year, and Bewick's swans that have changed their stopovers and diet
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Featuring a Desertas petrel that stunned scientists by chasing a tropical storm (see their incredible chase mapped here!), tiny nightingales that cross the Sahara twice a year, and Bewick's swans that have changed their stopovers and diet
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Conservation Pays Off for England's Smallest Seabird
RSPB projects and local volunteers deliver the strongest breeding results for Little Terns in over half a century. @Natures_Voice #seabirds
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/C...
RSPB projects and local volunteers deliver the strongest breeding results for Little Terns in over half a century. @Natures_Voice #seabirds
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/C...
Conservation Pays Off for England’s Smallest Seabird
RSPB projects and local volunteers deliver the strongest breeding results for Little Terns in over half a century
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Conservation Pays Off for England's Smallest Seabird
RSPB projects and local volunteers deliver the strongest breeding results for Little Terns in over half a century. @Natures_Voice #seabirds
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/C...
RSPB projects and local volunteers deliver the strongest breeding results for Little Terns in over half a century. @Natures_Voice #seabirds
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/C...
Waaaaah!!
Black-crowned Pitta (Erythropitta ussheri). With birds like these you do not need a cardio workout. Your heart is already thumping away. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Sabah #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #nature #wildlife
October 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Waaaaah!!
Wow!
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Wow!
People who answer every question with, "Yeah, no."
WHAT DO YOU MEAN??
WHAT DO YOU MEAN??
October 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
People who answer every question with, "Yeah, no."
WHAT DO YOU MEAN??
WHAT DO YOU MEAN??
Hobby Update: 2nd day visit without any sign. I think they have gone.
Perhaps the glimpse, two days ago, of one disappearing south-east, was actually its departure for sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite the skeins of geese these woods & fields will seem so much emptier now.
#RazorInTheWind
Perhaps the glimpse, two days ago, of one disappearing south-east, was actually its departure for sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite the skeins of geese these woods & fields will seem so much emptier now.
#RazorInTheWind
October 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Hobby Update: 2nd day visit without any sign. I think they have gone.
Perhaps the glimpse, two days ago, of one disappearing south-east, was actually its departure for sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite the skeins of geese these woods & fields will seem so much emptier now.
#RazorInTheWind
Perhaps the glimpse, two days ago, of one disappearing south-east, was actually its departure for sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite the skeins of geese these woods & fields will seem so much emptier now.
#RazorInTheWind
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We have vacancies available on our committee! 🕊️👨👨👧👩👩👦
We are recruiting for 5 roles:
Secretary 👩🏫
Assistant Journal Editor 📉
Social Media Lead 🤳
Assistant Newsletter/ Social Media Support 🤝
Website Officer 🧑💻
Feel free to DM for details & email [email protected] to apply (deadline 31 Oct) 📥
We are recruiting for 5 roles:
Secretary 👩🏫
Assistant Journal Editor 📉
Social Media Lead 🤳
Assistant Newsletter/ Social Media Support 🤝
Website Officer 🧑💻
Feel free to DM for details & email [email protected] to apply (deadline 31 Oct) 📥
October 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Hobby Update: two still remain (at least) even after recent storms. It's still warm enough for dragonflies, though, so....
Counting down.
Counting down.
October 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Hobby Update: two still remain (at least) even after recent storms. It's still warm enough for dragonflies, though, so....
Counting down.
Counting down.