Simon Tucker
@simonrtucker.bsky.social
7 years in farming. Went to Uni, 2:1 in Zoology, 31 years working as an IT consultant then 10 years as my own boss doing IT and eco-consultancy. Keen birder & conservationist, bird ringer & ringing trainer & blogger. Politically left wing.
Funny how people don't realise that most Arabic people, including Palestinians, are Semitic & that antisemitism is a cornerstone of Zionism & that Israel, by its actions, is the most antisemitic country in the world. Or have they appropriated that term for the "chosen people" as well?
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Funny how people don't realise that most Arabic people, including Palestinians, are Semitic & that antisemitism is a cornerstone of Zionism & that Israel, by its actions, is the most antisemitic country in the world. Or have they appropriated that term for the "chosen people" as well?
It is just so wrong. It seems our wildlife guardian agencies in England and Scotland are in the pockets of the landed gentry
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
It is just so wrong. It seems our wildlife guardian agencies in England and Scotland are in the pockets of the landed gentry
Actually, my maths is off: it is 0.15% of the suitable Wiltshire woodland but 0.005% of England's broad-leafed woodlands
November 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Actually, my maths is off: it is 0.15% of the suitable Wiltshire woodland but 0.005% of England's broad-leafed woodlands
That's global Capitalism for you
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
That's global Capitalism for you
Despite the fact that he did nothing of any use when an MEP. In fact, he did nothing other than fiddle his expenses!
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Despite the fact that he did nothing of any use when an MEP. In fact, he did nothing other than fiddle his expenses!
Interesting! Shouldn't that automatically make it a protected species? If Woodpigeon can be Amber-listed because of their contribution to the European population, surely an endemic, that has been struggling in recent years, should be at least Amber, if not Red and schedule 1?
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Interesting! Shouldn't that automatically make it a protected species? If Woodpigeon can be Amber-listed because of their contribution to the European population, surely an endemic, that has been struggling in recent years, should be at least Amber, if not Red and schedule 1?
You would think she must be after a snack! Otherwise the local pigeons would need to be nervous!
October 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
You would think she must be after a snack! Otherwise the local pigeons would need to be nervous!