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I went for these,… bsky.app/profile/darr...

Goldcliff Pools: definitely 16 (17?) Whitefronts, 6 Avocet, little else of note. #gwentbirding #moist

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. The finest long-form non-fiction, could read it over and over. Brutally accurate (accepting the unavoidable failings of any human ‘witness’) and lyrically beautiful. Up there with Orwell, Steinbeck, Wolfe, etc. Bonus: Avedon’s portraits on the cover. #booksky #books

Graphic representation of the climate impact of various protein sources showing beef, lamb and goat to be the worst by far c/o World Resources Institute.

Cannot remember the last time I ate beef or lamb (or goat). Must be *the easiest* and healthiest way to reduce your carbon footprint. Image c/o @worldresources.bsky.social #climate

A photographic guide to flies of Britain and Ireland by Falk, Ashton, Dimond & Creed.

Ooh, it’s arrived. Should help with the ‘by-catch’ whilst out syrphing. As ever, perfectly packaged by @nhbs.bsky.social. #diptera #syrphing

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

If you’re *still* on X/Twitter you need to read this (at least read the abstract/summary),… and then leave X/Twitter ASAP.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Ynysyfro WeBS: one Pochard. #gwentbirding #barelybirding

The Slavic Myths by Charley & Slapšak.

The Slavic Myths by Charney & Slapšak. A selection of myths with accompanying essays on their origin, interpretation and the pantheon of characters therein. A quality find whilst browsing in a bricks and mortar bookshop. #booksky #books

Dennis nedry jurrasic park "see nobody cares" meme reads Hey everybody, this guy still posts on X! See? Everyone is horrified and disappointed. They feel it speaks directly to your values.

The frustrating part is how illogical it all is, charging on Tiree is faster and cheaper than in north Norfolk.

Clarification: this should have read “zero high-speed EV charging “. #EVbirding

Yep, apols, I meant to say *high kW charging*. There are two(!) 50 kW chargers, one at Hunstanton and one between Holme and Thornham but that’s it, everything else is snail pace, zero 300kW chargers.

The north Norfolk coast, great birding, *zero* EV charging infrastructure. Literally *nothing* from King’s Lynn to Cromer. #EVbirding #blackhole #oldeworlde

Titchwell RSPB: Slavonian Grebe, female Scaup, male Hen Harrier, 2 adult Med Gull, 12 Whitefronts over, etc. Also,… SNOW! #norfolkbirding #nippy #snow

Slightly moistened Eastern Black Redstart.

Sheringham: slightly bedraggled Eastern Black Redstart still; feeding around the beach huts and adjacent timber steps onto the beach. #norfolkbirding #moist cc @birdguides.bsky.social

Great White Egret.

Iceland Gull.

Caspian Gull.

Hickling Broad: GW Egret probably the best of it. Sea Palling: Iceland Gull, 3+ Caspian Gull and 2 Purple Sand. Winterton: 40 Snow Bunting. Ludham Airfield: 25 Bewick’s Swan. #norfolkbirding

Ludham Airfield at sunset: c.12 Bewick’s Swan amongst c.53 Whooper Swan. #norfolkbirding #gloomy #nippy

WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

Rhiwderin/Pentrepoeth: c.15 Hawfinch still present. #gwentbirding #misty #murky

Ghost Slug (Selenochlamys ysbryda).

Half-decent find on the walk to school this morning,… Ghost Slug (Selenochlamys ysbryda). Bit of a South Wales speciality, and the only slug with a species name derived from Welsh (ysbryd = ghost).

Goldcliff Pools: adult female Hen Harrier, imm. male/female Common Scoter off the point and Redpoll feeding alongside the car park. #gwentbirding #moist

When can we expect some leadership like this from the UK Government? cc @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social

Habitats of Europe: a field guide for birders, naturalists, and ecologists by Forbes, Campbell and Morris.

Habitats of Europe: a field guide for birders, naturalists, and ecologists by Forbes, Campbell & Morris. Pretty broad-brush and, perhaps inevitably, repetitive introduction to European habitats. Ideal for birding tourists, a decent starting point for ecologists, et al. #booksky #books

Goldcliff Pools, late morning: 15 Whitefronts (14 adults, 1 1st-winter). #gwentbirding

Is ‘Whimbrel déjà vu’ a thing? I think ‘Whimbrel déjà vu’ may be a thing. #birding

Had a Woodcock fly over the M4 (between J32 and J33) this morning,… which was nice.

Democrats tweet telling Stephen Miller he’s a fucking liar with blood on his hands, i.e. stating the bleeding obvious.

Good to see the Democrats finally giving ‘MAGA Goebbels’ the respect he deserves.

Llandegfedd Res: quick look from the dam produced 50 Wigeon but little else. Llantarnam Ponds: 5 Goosander. #gwentbirding

The Penguin.

The psycho felon.

Uncanny. Separated at birth. #Trump #Penguin

Up to Cwmcarn along the canal this morning: 3 Goosander, 92 Moorhen, 368 Mallard, and 1 domestic duck. #quack #gwentbirding #lowcarbonbirding #birdingbybike