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mayziey.bsky.social
Retired transport planner; budding birder; proud Mum and Grandma; despairing of current inaction on climate change
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The Prime Minister should show British leadership on Ukraine by inviting President Zelenskyy to address Parliament on Monday. I'm proud that the UK has been Ukraine's staunchest ally from the start. We mustn't falter in the face of Trump's bullying now.

submitted 2 days ago • 126 comments

Recommendations wanted, please, for warm touchscreen gloves, and also for rechargeable hand warmers. Whilst I *love* birding, I definitely don’t enjoy the cold days quite so much! #BirdingGear #UKbirding

submitted 27 days ago • 3 comments

Imagine if we paid farmers properly to enable sustainable transport in rural areas? It would: ✅ Provide travel choices that work on people’s own schedule, especially important considering infrequent bus services in rural areas ✅ Improve road safety on country lanes ✅ Increase access to nature

submitted 36 days ago • 13 comments

Solving the puzzle of why Prince Harry's case against News Group Newspapers came to its sudden end By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th... My 'working out' Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/solving-th... or Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/01/solv...

submitted 37 days ago • 13 comments

@j-dunning.net can you check @hertsbirds.bsky.social feed, please, as it doesn’t seem to be appearing under #ukbirding yet? Thanks

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

@swallowbirding.bsky.social I got the great grey shrike! And white fronted geese at LdlH causeway, so with bramblings & a few from yr walk (RB merganser, knot, barwit, golden plover) added 7 to my year list. 64sp today was amazing. Still not seen the Bewick’s yet 🤷🏼😊. Did I miss anything stunning … 🤞🏻

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

@esbr-essex.bsky.social @swallowbirding.bsky.social Hi both, again! Have you got pics of YLG @ Rainham pls, I’m not sure that I snapped correct one. Also, where was the rock pipit seen, think I missed it?!

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Nothing drives the far-left more insane than praising moderate conservatives, but it's hard to think of anything of greater importance right now. We are seeing widespread radicalisation on the right, almost daily, toward ever more extreme positions. And there's hardly anyone speaking out against it.

submitted 49 days ago • 105 comments

@esbr-essex.bsky.social @swallowbirding.bsky.social Hi Matt & Steve, thanks for great day birding. Any idea what this bird is please? On lake betwn 3 swans & single swan, where we saw lt grebes & pintails etc. Legs look long, but not good shot of beak 🤷🏼. Not sure if same bird swimming on left

submitted 50 days ago • 3 comments

@esbr-essex.bsky.social @entwistle5.bsky.social Hi Matt & Steve, can you please advise whether pipit at the end of Stone Point with the shore lark & snow bunting yesterday, & seemed equally unconcerned about us birders, was a rock pipit? My crappy pics are unilluminating, or was it a mipit. Thanks

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

A stroll over to our local for an Xmas lunchtime🍺, 30sp noted, a lovely outcome on both counts! #HertsBirding

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

An excellent thread explainer, thanks.

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

This very British type of complacency is infuriating and reminiscent of the useless Remain campaign in 2016, which failed to learn that the lying, manipulative hard Right doesn’t play by the same ethical rules as nice folk, has no sense of honourable conduct and sees fair play as weakness.

submitted 71 days ago • 292 comments

Barn owl and corn bunting flock highlights of very damp and misty Tollesbury Marshes yesterday #EssexBirds

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

“But UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad; they have to be tested in the country in a certified lab of which there are now none.” I mean… ffs… Brexit never gets any less idiotic or ruinous, does it? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

submitted 86 days ago • 115 comments

Dear @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social You said that part of the reason you couldn’t vote for the AD bill was the lack of adequate palliative care in the UK. You are the health secretary. Will you now pledge publicly & immediately to fix that? Or are dying people not enough of a priority?

submitted 92 days ago • 23 comments

Oh come on Labour - so depressing to hear Pat McFadden say UK has no plans for a youth mobility scheme with the EU. We have schemes with NZ, Australia, Canada, Japan, Iceland, Uruguay & more - only reason not to have one with EU is fear of right wing press. Such cowardice @bbclaurak.bsky.social

submitted 92 days ago • 84 comments

We laud people like, say, Martin Lewis for helping us get what we are entitled to, but scorn the disabled and unwell for doing the same.

submitted 92 days ago • 14 comments

In truth, every single major piece of legislation ought to be this somberly undertaken, this well attended, this carefully considered, and this passionately, but cordially, argued. If our elected chamber can be what we witnessed today, why can't it all the time?

submitted 94 days ago • 53 comments

There’s an obvious choice.

submitted 95 days ago • 2 comments

#DorsetBirds

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Hi @studlandbirds.bsky.social could you please advise best place to park and walk for best chance of seeing birds tomorrow? Am a novice, coming from Weymouth, want to spend the day near Brands Bay &/or at Arne. TIA!

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

I'd rather sand my flaps with a rusty sander and then trot to Hell on a fast horse with a porcupine saddle than ever watch this amoral, cùntocratic Victorian dildo pontificate on TV. Do I make myself clear?

submitted 99 days ago • 282 comments