Ruth Jones

We go live to Liz Truss as she celebrates her first day in charge of Spain's power grid:

A Red Kite soaring overhead

A great Cudyll Cymru/ Raptor Survey BTO Training Session yesterday in Glynneath with #EdHunter. Learning about the different breeding behaviours was interesting and will be invaluable when surveying my site. @btocymru.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @ospreystudios.bsky.social

Three Black-necked Grebe in Spring plummage

A Black-necked Grebe in Spring plummage

A Black-necked Grebe

A Black-necked Grebe

Finally catching up on photos now that I have a laptop that doesn't take an hour to process a photo!😉

Another first for me! Three Black-necked Grebes at Cheddar Reservoir at the end of February.

#birds #nature #ukbirding #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social

👍 I certainly am! 😂 My old laptop was taking nearly an hour to process each photo! 😜

Thank you very much! 😊 He certainly was posing quite a bit! 😉

Hi, I'd be interested in any information on this one too, as I saw him on Sunday (09/03/25) between 8-9 am. Thanks

No, it was Sunday in Fforestganol. I only just got a "new" laptop today. I've got so many photos to get through now! ;-)

A male Hawfinch feeding off seeds on the ground with a squirrel

One Hawfinch "jumping" over another! ;-)

A male Hawfinch sitting on a branch

Another "jumping" Hawfinch! ;-)

It was lovely to see my first Hawfinch and even more amazing to see nine! They were worth the wait! 😊
Thanks @andrewlucas103.bsky.social

#birds #hawfinch #nature #birdingwales #ukbirding #birds #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social

Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks

I heard someone talking on the radio this morning about leaving #dog hair out for #birds to use in their nests

*If pets have been treated with certain flea treatments, this could kill the chicks*

Now seems a good time to repost this article 👇

#neonicotinods

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

There's a ~1.9% risk that a ~50m asteroid might hit the earth somewhere in 7 years time.
There's a 100% risk of climate chaos hitting the whole earth right now and increasingly hard, with a threat to all of life as we know it.
Don't look up!

Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way | Sophie Pavelle Startling evidence of the dangers to birds and rivers from over-the-counter drugs should be a wake-up call for owners to press for alternatives, says writer Sophie Pavelle

Many pet owners I talk to still don’t realize the detrimental effects flea treatments have on biodiversity.
Raising awareness and promoting this information more widely is essential.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Natur am Byth - Swansea's Green Recovery! Come along to hear about the exciting Natur am Byth projects on Gower and further afield in Swansea.

Our next event is now open for booking - Tawny Clark and Matt Cooke will be talking about the exciting Natur am Byth projects on Gower and further afield around Swansea. It's at St Hilary's Community Hall, Killay on 18th February at 7.30pm. Click link to book!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natur-am-b...

Poster for Gower Sheep Club looking for new members. Email Struthjones@gmail.com for more details

Gower Sheep Club is looking for new members to become part of a team looking after a small friendly flock of sheep on Gower.
DM or email me for further details if interested.

Same toxins poisoning ponds and rivers: perhaps time for some controls on their use, or even a total ban?

Red streak of the Aurora borealis in the sky above houses in Mumbles, Swansea

A purple sky of the Aurora borealis above Oystermouth Castle in Mumbles, Swansea

The pinks and blues of the Aurora borealis seen above Oystermouth Castle in Mumbles, Swansea

Despite the light pollution, the #Auroraborealis was still visible in #Mumbles, #Swansea an hour ago.

You too! 😊

Petition: Legislate to ensure swift bricks are installed in all new buildings in Wales. Swifts are the fastest birds in level flight and can sleep, eat, drink and mate on the wing. Their cries define Welsh summers. Sadly, they are rapidly declining – down 72% in the last 30 yrs. Swifts n...

✍🏻 Nearly at the 10 000 target. Please sign to ensure species saving swift bricks are installed

Bron a chyrraedd y targed o 10 000 o enwau. Plis arwyddwch

petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

Signed

Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward In a world of online outrage, evidence is no longer enough – for a policy to work, politicians must explain it and stick by it Imagine you’re a politician running a country. In front of you there is a proposal that in just nine months would save your…

Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward

Pencil sketches of Waxwings, 15 Jan 2017 Topsham, Devon.

More old sketches from the files: the last time I saw Waxwings in Topsham, nearly 8 years ago. Still hoping to get them on my garden list.

That would be amazing,Tim! If they could visit whilst I was there, that would be great! 😉I saw my first Waxwings this year on Rodborough Common whilst visiting Slimbridge, but I'd love to see them locally. They're amazing birds! 😊

What a great photo!

@tonybeales.bsky.social #ukwildlife

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YouTube video by Led By Donkeys TESLA = TRUMP

How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump
(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...

I’m seriously loving this platform. It’s like a school reunion. Meeting up with old friends, remembering the good times and forgetting all the bad stuff

A stunning shot!

Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.

#UKbirding useful write up