Heylen et al. Lyme beyond the season: late-autumn dissemination of infected ticks by southward migrating redwings (Turdus iliacus) link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ornithology

Lyme beyond the season: late-autumn dissemination of infected ticks by southward migrating redwings (Turdus iliacus) - Parasites & Vectors

Background Climate warming is altering the seasonal timing of many ecological interactions. Migratory birds typically time their movements using photoperiodic cues, whereas the activity of ectoparasit...

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ABSOLUTE INSANITY Irish Children’s Laureate Chris Haughton has been arrested a number of times for peacefully holding a sign in opposition to the Labour government’s unjust proscription on direct action group Palestine Action. “Nobody wants this law. Just abandon it.”

"Extrapolation to the European redwing population suggests that tens of millions of infected ticks may be transported southward each autumn."

Elina Mäntylä@elinamantyla.bsky.social · 8h ago

Heylen et al. Lyme beyond the season: late-autumn dissemination of infected ticks by southward migrating redwings (Turdus iliacus) link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ornithology

Important piece by @fionaharvey.bsky.social on huge significance of the Report by UK Security Chiefs on rising climate & nature threats which has been shamefully suppressed by Government. Also the focus of my @therestpolitics.bsky.social mini-series, #WhenNatureBecomesASecurityThreat

Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?

Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister

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‘They uprooted it all’: Israel bulldozes Palestinian-owned olive groves https://aje.news/q3a3xt

Do what you can to boycott any Israeli products and services

The New Arab@thenewarab.bsky.social · 23h ago

Israeli military bulldozers razed approximately 31 dunams of Palestinian agricultural land on Thursday in the town of Beit Rima, northwest of Ramallah, tearing up around 400 olive trees—some of which have been cared for and harvested across generations for decades

Brexit has been a disaster for so many communities including our own I hope @danjarvismp.bsky.social @stephanie-peacock.bsky.social will attend the vote

Mike Galsworthy@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · yesterday

Over 20,000 people have written to their MP in the last few days… …asking them to attend the debate on the UK joining the EU. Use this page to send your MP an email with just a few clicks. 👇

The resignation of Reform UK’s Dan Thomas highlights the irony of his supporters relying on human rights laws the party has pledged to scrap | Dr Huw Evans

Reform’s human-rights dilemma: privacy for its leader, withdrawal for the country

The resignation of Reform UK’s Dan Thomas highlights the irony of his supporters relying on human rights laws the party has pledged to scrap

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Israel & its supporters believe that any Palestinian child that throws a stone towards Israeli occupation forces vehicle must be killed while no illegal Israeli colonialist who throws a stone at Palestinian civilian vehicles should be harmed nor punished. And are upset when accused of Apartheid.

“Recorders’ notebooks from the pre-digital era are a treasure trove, often lost in house moves or destroyed in clearances. We probably don’t appreciate that our own notes can contribute to future understanding of changes in an area’s wildlife. How much is already lost?”

Julian Hughes@penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 8h ago

Do you have nature records in notebooks that you never look at and wonder what to do with? I've transcribed 10,000 records from the 1960-70s from a Welsh ornithological legend into @birdtrack.bsky.social and @cofnod.org.uk. And it was fascinating... #BirdingWales www.cofnod.org.uk/news/natural...

This is a low key tragedy. A broad consensus torched by a handful of ideologues and opportunists who do not even understand what net zero target is and why it was adopted. The reality is temperatures will continue to spiral until we reach net zero or civilisation collapses, whichever comes first.

Steve Fisher@stevefisher.bsky.social · 2d ago

New post from me at @deltapoll.bsky.social on declining support for the net zero by 2050 law: deltapoll.co.uk/net-zero-los...

No, Justin Webb, Wednesday's 781 wasn't "a record number" of people crossing the Channel in small boats on a single day. It was the highest number ths year so far. #R4Today

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

Ooo, this is fun - enter your postcode to see your local results www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... "The Met Office estimates that this summer's average temperature was made about 130 times more likely by human-caused climate change."

Do you have nature records in notebooks that you never look at and wonder what to do with? I've transcribed 10,000 records from the 1960-70s from a Welsh ornithological legend into @birdtrack.bsky.social and @cofnod.org.uk. And it was fascinating... #BirdingWales www.cofnod.org.uk/news/natural...

Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove - Cofnod

Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove

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As the planet warms up ever more quickly, Snow Bunting is another winter visitor we are losing. It gets virtually no coverage from conservation orgs or birding media. #ukbirding

Thank God Reform is standing up for masked, knife-wielding, ex-cons. Society's most marginalised group.

I can sort of understand bigots voting for Reform nationally because... they've got a bigger agenda. But why the fuck would you vote to let the arseholes that brought you the Brexit disaster also run your council? Racism is a mental illness.

Trotz aller Unkenrufe und Doomer: Ich bin und bleibe Optimist:

Asia's really doing a number on England's ancient woodlands these days, with non-native invasive species: Ash Dieback rife in the canopy, Muntjac abounding in the understorey, and now Asian Hornets buzzing around.

Richard K Broughton@richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 4d ago

Ash Dieback in Monks Wood NNR. Hectares of the canopy completely dead, but dense thickets below are thriving in the light.

Global climate in 2025: How did the UK compare? 🌍 Record ocean heat, declining sea ice, droughts, extreme rainfall and the UK’s warmest year on record.

Says it all. @jvp.bsky.social

The climate crisis isn't just making heat worse, it's shifting the rhythm of our seasons. Heatwaves are starting earlier, lingering longer, striking faster - and these changes are driven by emissions, including from flying. We need to make more sensible choices, to keep the world liveable.

Prof Ian Hall@ianhall.bsky.social · 2d ago

Heatwaves aren’t just getting more intense. They’re changing when they happen. From 1979–2023, heatwaves started 3.29 days earlier/decade, ended 5.41 days later, developed faster, and the heatwave season stretched by 8.71 days/decade. ...that means more heat risk. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This year has been brutal, and like most people you probably want to do more about climate change. But what, and how? Great news – I’ve written just the book for you! It’s called What One Person Can Do and it’s a clear and simple how-to guide, a roadmap to help you make influential changes...

"This year’s abandonment of this Kittiwake colony is a stark reminder of how populations struggle in the face of climate change."

Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.

Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.

A new study of Black-headed Gulls in Sweden found that survivors of a 2023 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak developed long-lasting immunity and changed their behaviour. Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti... 📸 David Tipling

Why does the UK press continue to treat Trump like a normal politician when he is demonstrably wicked and insane inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

⚡️JUST NOW: MASS UN WALKOUT ON NETANYAHU