Simon Huggins
@shufgy.bsky.social
Geek in Reading into birding, cryptic crosswords, walking, beer, GIS 🌈
The lavell's lake barnacle goose #berksbirds #ukbirds
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The lavell's lake barnacle goose #berksbirds #ukbirds
Not a non denominational service...
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Not a non denominational service...
Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho. #xmasmovie
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho. #xmasmovie
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What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
This long tailed tit isn't listening to the budget. #ukbirds #berksbirds
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This long tailed tit isn't listening to the budget. #ukbirds #berksbirds
This was a really great read! AIs, belonging, childhood, friendships and lots in between.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This was a really great read! AIs, belonging, childhood, friendships and lots in between.
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Birdos the world over tugging nervously at their collars
Despite Austria’s declared neutrality and its refusal to send weapons to Kyiv, the country’s Swarovski Optik has continued supplying high-end rifle scopes to Russia throughout the full-scale war.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
How Swarovski Optik is still sending sniper scopes to Russia, despite Austria’s policy of ‘permanent neutrality’ — Meduza
Despite Austria’s declared neutrality and its refusal to send weapons to Kyiv, the country’s Swarovski Optik has continued supplying high-end rifle scopes to Russia throughout the full-scale war,…
meduza.io
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Birdos the world over tugging nervously at their collars
Redpoll at Moor Green lakes this morning #berksbirds #ukbirds
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Redpoll at Moor Green lakes this morning #berksbirds #ukbirds
Male pintail at Moor Green lakes #berksbirds #ukbirds
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Male pintail at Moor Green lakes #berksbirds #ukbirds
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NEWS JUST IN! A new book will in fact solve all your problems
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
NEWS JUST IN! A new book will in fact solve all your problems
Happy remember-where-your-hat-is day to all who celebrate! #BitNippyOut
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Happy remember-where-your-hat-is day to all who celebrate! #BitNippyOut
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When Tommy Robinson is celebrating your policies it is time to take a long hard look in the mirror and then quit politics forever.
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
When Tommy Robinson is celebrating your policies it is time to take a long hard look in the mirror and then quit politics forever.
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“So we asked ourselves: how could we make the common bicycle heavier, more dangerous and, ultimately, reliant on electricity”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“So we asked ourselves: how could we make the common bicycle heavier, more dangerous and, ultimately, reliant on electricity”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
But the real star today was this bittern from the appropriately named bittern hide at Lavell's lake (Dinton pastures) today #berksbirds #ukbirds (don't tell @jabaddams.bsky.social)
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
But the real star today was this bittern from the appropriately named bittern hide at Lavell's lake (Dinton pastures) today #berksbirds #ukbirds (don't tell @jabaddams.bsky.social)
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This meadow pipit posed in beautiful light the other week on my way back from Fobney meadow #ukbirds #berksbirds
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This meadow pipit posed in beautiful light the other week on my way back from Fobney meadow #ukbirds #berksbirds
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Lots of hints in Rachel Reeves' speech (e.g. at broad-based tax rises, a chunky OBR productivity downgrade, an increase in headroom) but nothing concrete. It was largely a scene-setting and blame-shifting exercise. Until we see the detail on 26 November, there's not much we can say.
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Lots of hints in Rachel Reeves' speech (e.g. at broad-based tax rises, a chunky OBR productivity downgrade, an increase in headroom) but nothing concrete. It was largely a scene-setting and blame-shifting exercise. Until we see the detail on 26 November, there's not much we can say.
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Midnight and temperatures still widely in the teens.. in November
November 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Midnight and temperatures still widely in the teens.. in November
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Yes
That’s exactly it.
George has done his “time”, but shows absolutely no understanding of or remorse for the harm he has done. (Alice on the other hand did, for her part).
Nobody will begin to forgive, trust, or respect him until he can do this.
#TheArchers
That’s exactly it.
George has done his “time”, but shows absolutely no understanding of or remorse for the harm he has done. (Alice on the other hand did, for her part).
Nobody will begin to forgive, trust, or respect him until he can do this.
#TheArchers
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Yes
That’s exactly it.
George has done his “time”, but shows absolutely no understanding of or remorse for the harm he has done. (Alice on the other hand did, for her part).
Nobody will begin to forgive, trust, or respect him until he can do this.
#TheArchers
That’s exactly it.
George has done his “time”, but shows absolutely no understanding of or remorse for the harm he has done. (Alice on the other hand did, for her part).
Nobody will begin to forgive, trust, or respect him until he can do this.
#TheArchers
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Cryptic crosswords are a great hobby to get into because in your mid-forties people will call you 'young'.
October 26, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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RSPB Pulborough Brooks was amazing. Such a great site! A pretty chiffchaff in the early light, lots of marsh harrier action and some great ducks like these fancy pintails. #ukbirds
October 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
RSPB Pulborough Brooks was amazing. Such a great site! A pretty chiffchaff in the early light, lots of marsh harrier action and some great ducks like these fancy pintails. #ukbirds