Franklin's Gull this rainy afternoon at Winchester sharing a field next to Lanham Lane with a small flock of Black-headed Gulls. Was present for a few hours.
10.11.2026
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🚨JOB ALERT🚨 HEAD OF ZOOLOGY @Museum_Cardiff
You have until the 24 November 2026 to apply, don't delay get your applications in to work with a fantastic group of people and some amazing collections
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A group of Israeli settlers have seized eight Palestinian homes on Wednesday in Jericho, located in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian sources reported that the settlers, accompanied by their families, stormed the eight homes, which were empty at the time of the raid
A truly terrible decision at a truly terrible time. The shift to electric vehicles is government’s single biggest decarbonisation policy. Cutting EV targets would send a message on eve of #COP31 that UK is no longer serious about #climate action
https://t.co/7OKmSIzalD
House Republicans show why they just lost the midterms overwhelmingly. Americans hate the Iran war and its inflationary impact on their lives, but House Republicans just protected a key defender of that war, Trump's defense secretary Pete Hegseth. https://t.co/Jy4E6pybeG
UNRWA winter emergency teams are active across #Gaza, clearing drains, identifying areas at risk of flooding, checking available equipment, and putting preventive measures in place, including sandbags.
But many water pumps are out of service due to shortages of engine oil and spare parts, while heavy machinery cannot enter Gaza.
#UNRWAworks
🇺🇳 "150,000 tents are stuck outside Gaza, and stocks of essential shelter and winter items are exhausted," said Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN's deputy special coordinator and humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory. "Access to Gaza must be lifted." In Ramallah on Monday, he said the rain is natural but people's vulnerability is man-made, pointing squarely at Israeli restrictions that hampered flood preparations. Per OCHA, the floods drowned an infant, and a collapsing sand hill killed three children and two women in their tents.
Today we visited Nonsuch Island, the Bermudan wildlife haven created by David Wingate for the Bermuda Petrels he saved from extinction. We heard he passed away this morning, yet his spirit was in every Cahow we handled.
📷 2011: H. Shirihai (left), me & David (right) off Bermuda
Israel must immediately open all Gaza crossings and let humanitarian aid in, starting with new tents and modular housing, clean water, nutrient-rich food, medicines. If by 9am tomorrow Israel still refuses, any principled leader would send humanitarian vessels to break the siege.
Disclaimer: We are still supplying weapons to Israel and we still aren't imposing any sanctions against Israel. We also haven't joined South Africa's legal case at the ICJ, but we are posting angry words on Twitter and that's what counts ♥️
My time on Portland is ending on a high with 2 Long-tailed Ducks of Hamm Beach in bitterly cold winds Cracking ducks and pleased to add them to the year list At least the winds surfers are enjoying the wind
Stephen Miller: “Dual citizenship should be illegal. America First!”
Note: Melania Trump and Baron Trump have dual citizenship: The U.S. and Slovenia. And Elon Musk has dual citizenship: The U.S. and South Africa.
Found not one, not two, but three! Hume’s Warblers with Dan Owen at Holmpton, East Yorkshire this morning, plus another later in the day further south. Quite an influx, hopefully some more on the cards tomorrow…
مع اشتداد الأمطار والبرد في #غزة، تواجه العائلات وأطفالها ظروفًا مأساوية داخل خيام مؤقتة لا توفر لهم سوى القليل من الحماية.
تبذل اليونيسف كل ما بوسعها لتقديم الدعم، لكن هناك حاجة ماسّة لبذل المزيد من الجهود.
يجب ضمان وصول جميع المساعدات الإنسانية وتوفير المزيد من التمويل
Lisa Nandy says 52% of people voted to leave the EU.
Incorrect: It was 52% of those who voted, only 37% of the population.
It was an advisory non-legally binding referendum that FAILED to get the majority of the population on board for a massive act of self-harm.
#brexit