"Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes."
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Or...here’s a mad idea…if you’re so concerned about bird strike then don’t build or expand airports right next to a watery landscape of over 70 lakes and 200km of rivers!
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The judiciary just agreed with Owen Jones on pro-Israel BBC bias.
You won't here anything about this on #PoliticsLive
Read the @owenjones.bsky.social article that has been subject to libel accusations by BBC Middle East Editor Raffi Berg
Berg hired a former UK LFI libel lawyer to accuse Jones, but the High Court has today ruled in Jones’ favour.
The BBC is biased for Israel.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
Rob, Ceris and Will stand on the Helen Clare. It is loaded with boxes. The marina is visible in the background.
Five go to an island!
We've now been back on the island for nearly two weeks. Check out our latest blog post by Skomer Fieldworker Will about the arrival.
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Your daily Avian Hybrids story!
A mitochondrial mystery involving two Monarch Flycatchers
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#ornithology
Ahead of #CMSCOP15, our State of the World's Migratory Species: Interim Report 2026 has been released.
Developed by @unepwcmc.bsky.social with @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social & @migratinghooves.bsky.social, it finds 49% of migratory species have declining populations: www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/plig...
Beachy Head: Contexually slow passage of Dark-bellied Brent Geese this morning, barely c500 before 08.30, although a Pale-bellied Brent' east at 07.44hrs was nice.
The Omanis confirm US Iran negotiations were on verge of a nuclear deal.
Zero uranium stockpiles, full inspections, & “never, ever” pursuing a bomb, yet US & Israel rage 'Epic Fury' war anyway.
A chilling account of a fictional diplomat, as he sees his efforts literally go up in smoke.
More maintenance on the heligoland traps @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social today. A brisk F6 westerly made repairing the west side of the ‘Newton’ interesting! Internal baffles replaced on SK so we’re now ready for the new season
“Officers at U.S. Central Command created the target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, people briefed on the investigation said.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
'Two veteran journalists set out to document Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health care system
One source doubted the BBC would air the film. “And I was quite shocked he felt that way,” says reporter Ben de Pear. “But actually, he was 100 percent right.”'
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Great paper showing impact of extreme spring weather on woodland birds (in nestboxes). Besides rain/cold affecting nestling growth, in natural cavities another major impact of extreme weather is the nest hole soaking with rainwater, which can be a big killer. Broods even drown in severe downpours.
As a #seabird #biologist, I know all to well how difficult it can be to deploy tracking devices that last long enough on the #bird! This new study uses 3D-printed clamp systems to deploy tracking devices on #seabirds.
Read the full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Trump Panto.
Trump : “RESPECT: oh yes they do”
Europe “OH NO WE DON’T”.
This is appalling. And not just because it's in the Cairngorms National Park.
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The move to remove hereditary peers is welcome. The next step should be to remove the Lords Spiritual. There should be no reserved seats in Parliament for any one religion. It’s time to remove bishops from the House of Lords.
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When the hard-right GB News recognise reality and talk about a "Donald Trump problem" for Nigel Farage & Reform UK they really are in major trouble.
This report of briefing to US lawmakers by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social goes a long way to explain why the #BBC ran a lengthy analysis piece by Jeremy Bowen, foreign correspondent, on the Today programme.
I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.
I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.
1/ Here's what I can share:
Nice!
Previous BTO longevity record for Curlew was 32 years 7 months, set in 2011.
Blog with longevity records for other waders:
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#ornithology
A second #UKOspreys sighting from today, this one in Oxfordshire
#ospreys
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It's happened folks. Earlier today 3x #B1 bombers departed RAF #Fairford armed to the teeth on an illegal crusade to bomb Iran where thousands will be murdered.
England should be ashamed of its zionist, #Trump appeasing spineless #Blair puppet #Starmer
Fantastic fully funded PhD opportunity from @camglamresearch.bsky.social on the entomology of East Anglia and the associated archival records.
Bugs'n'books.
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NEW - The Hereditary Peers Bill has passed in the House of Lords, finally passing the government’s major reform that has been fought every step of the way, despite being manifesto pledge.
It passes now only because the government offered the Tories more life peerages.
Shocking from Senator Chris Murphy who suggests Israel made the US attack Iran,
"How weak are we if our allies can force us into wars bad for our interests"
A female curlew in the New Forest has become the oldest known living curlew in the UK, a powerful reminder of just how long these birds can live, this individual is almost 34 and was ringed in 1992.
Read the story:
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Nice
F#cked Donald Trump and The Current Regime
