How the government captured the BBC A right-wing cabal, largely unaccountable, is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great. It must not succeed

Nearly two years ago, I wrote about the extraordinary influence of former Tory spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb on the BBC. It's still a helpful backgrounder for what's going on now. New readers start here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

10.11.2025 15:52 — 👍 488    🔁 273    💬 14    📌 41

A remarkably confiding Whimbrel snacking on crab, Dunbar east beach, this morning - no stalking, just stayed still and quiet - snapped with the old FZ82. Also Peregrine, again, and Little Egret feeding on the rock pools #BirdingLothian

12.10.2025 18:30 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cormorant gular angles at Dunbar east beach, this afternoon, also: c150 Pink-footed Geese in-off; young Peregrine hunting Turnstone; 2 Little Egrets NW #BirdingLothian

11.10.2025 15:59 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Barns Ness: Red-breasted Flycatcher in the old caravan site plantation, half way along , opposite the gate #BirdingLothian

04.10.2025 14:15 — 👍 25    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Barns Ness, this p.m.: 3 Great White Egrets SE (16:00); f. Great Spotted Woodpecker & Chiffchaff, old caravan site, #birdinglothian.

27.09.2025 19:03 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) predation on harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) on the island of Helgoland, Germany The prey spectrum of grey seals has to date been described as largely consisting of different fish, cephalopod and shrimp species. On the German island of Helgoland Düne, where harbour seals (Phoca vi...

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015JSR....

01.09.2025 11:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Unfortunately not head-on, but some indication of how bright the marginal coverts appeared in flight, as was mentioned by @aberladybirder.bsky.social, this afternoon - not sure how significant this might be, in this plumage, though...

27.07.2025 18:56 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looks to me like green on left for Tyninghame bird, so a different bird - makes one wonder how many adult Black Terns there are north of the Humber, at the moment, and how many of those carry green rings....

25.07.2025 12:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Any ring details from your photos?

The Long Nanny American Black Tern bears a green ring, doesn't it?

25.07.2025 09:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

20th June 2025 - Flamborough Bird Observatory Sunny throughout, with a light onshore wind and a high of 20 degrees C. A record-breaking day for Mediterranean Gulls: six adults were off the Fog Station in the morning; a lone adult then flew south ...

On trend! flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/sightings/20...

22.06.2025 19:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0