ornithologist, low-carbon birder, occasional writer, Bulletin Editor for NTBC, lover of the light and European. Memento mori.
“I can call [the climate crisis] out as a political leader, but you [the media] also has a role to play... the contrast between how much we hear about whatever Nigel Farage or Reform want to talk about versus how little we hear about the climate and nature crisis is pretty glaring.” Quite.
Burnham failing public over heat threats, says Green leaderZack Polanski has accused ministers of a "dereliction of duty" in response to this summer's heatwaves.www.bbc.co.uk
No human lives were lost. But for the wildlife of Dunwich Heath, the consequences have been catastrophic. Read this very personal reflection by birder, David Jobbins, on the cost of one of Suffolk's worst wildfires ⤵️ #birds #wildfire @davidj2024.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
What we’ve lost at Dunwich HeathDunwich Heath has burned. The wildlife may take decades to recovereastangliabylines.co.uk
Net Gains: The UK's Net Zero Economy in 2025. CBI Economics reveals the UK net zero economy delivers £105bn in GVA, with worker productivity 48% above average and 1.1m jobs.. www.cbi.org.uk/articles/net...
Net Gains: The UK's Net Zero Economy in 2025 | CBINew analysis from CBI Economics and ECIU reveals a £105 billion sector generating high-wage jobs across every UK nation and region.www.cbi.org.uk
So really it's not a cost of living crisis, its a corporate profit crisis, not only do we need to tax wealth, we need to tax massive profits made off our backs!
Size of 140 football fields now Hundreds evacuated. Large areas of heathland habitat destroyed. Dartford Warblers, Woodlark, Nightjars etc. News reporter described Nightjars flying over the area. Climate change is rapidly outpacing conservation. It will only get worse. 🤷♂️🙄 #ukbirding
‘There are a lot of corporate interests’ in pushing back against climate policies – former diplomat
‘There are a lot of corporate interests’ in pushing back against climate policies – former diplomatWe spoke to Nick Bridge, a former diplomat who was the UK's special representative to the UN on Climate Change from 2017 to 2023.www.channel4.comWe can’t have a liveable planet and keep flying. It’s just maths now. It is beyond obvious that we have to change, and there is life after flying, believe it or not. vimeo.com/488449939?fl...
Why Flight Free?There are lots of things we can do to reduce our carbon footprints, like eating less meat, using renewable energy, or driving less. But did you know that just one flight could wipe out all those savin...vimeo.com
The Keegan news is affecting me much more than I expected. I'm not an overly sentimental person and I never met the man. Yet I feel like I've lost a friend or relative. He was special. For Newcastle fans of a certain age, no-one will ever be able to replicate how he made us feel. #nufc
Our new commentary rdcu.be/ftx6h in @natecoevo.nature.com written with folks from @inaturalist.bsky.social and @cornellbirds.bsky.social shows that use of AI to manipulate existing or create new wildlife images undermines the huge value of vast citizen science databases. 🌍🪰🪶 #Ornithology 🧵 1/10
Citizen science platforms must mitigate against the threat of generative AINature Ecology & Evolution - Citizen science platforms must mitigate against the threat of generative AIrdcu.be
The Green Party has a plan to make bills affordable: 1. Move policy costs off bills before winter saving £150 2. Break the link between electricity & gas 3. Scale up renewables 4. Insulate homes 5. End profiteering
Half of UK welfare is pensions, 1 in 3 people on Universal Credit are in work, disabled people are disabled, more of them since Covid hit, but the welfare bill as % of GDP is stable (lower than most developed countries) and is forecast to stay stable and below OECD average for the next 5 years.
Anyone would think that the same corrupt vested interests, are running Reform, the Conservatives, and the right wing of the Labour Party. Maybe its just pure coincidence that they all have the same policy objectives, which only benefits the very rich and big corporations.
This spring was the warmest in the Central England Temperature series that started in 1659, 367 years ago - this is the third consecutive spring that has been the warmest on record, with a mean temperature of 10.72ºC. There has been a distinct warming over the past few decades.
This, by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social, is a brilliant, fascinating and definitional article. If you want to understand what's happening around the world, you should read it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan WattsChina is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clockwww.theguardian.com
Wed, 22 April 2026 A busy day checking River Tyne kittiwakes with > 1,500 at Newcastle-Gateshead quays. Some rested quietly, others called together or collected nesting material. Recorded 790 on Tyne Bridge, 248 at @balticgateshead.bsky.social (photo: today). Enjoyed tea & scone at the Glasshouse.
Doughnut Economics says: feed everyone, protect the planet, stay in balance. Prof Richard Murphy asks – why is our system built for endless growth? @eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Is this how we make economics sustainable?As part of a series on current economic thinking, Richard Murphy outlines Kate Raworth’s argument for a sustainable economic modeleastangliabylines.co.uk
One flight can wipe out the carbon savings from many everyday changes. For people who fly, it’s often the biggest part of their carbon footprint. Choosing trains, ferries or coaches can make a huge difference. #FlightFree
Six of Britain’s wild bird species are set to be better protected under proposals set out by the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments. The new rules would restrict the shooting of Woodcock, Pintail, Goldeneye, Pochard and Snipe, and introduce a close season for Woodpigeon. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Stronger protections to help protect threatened wild birdsNew proposals to restrict recreational shooting of threatened wild birdswww.gov.uk