Simon Tucker
@simonrtucker.bsky.social
7 years in farming. Went to Uni, 2:1 in Zoology, 31 years working as an IT consultant then 10 years as my own boss doing IT and eco-consultancy. Keen birder & conservationist, bird ringer & ringing trainer & blogger. Politically left wing.
My Facebook account has been restricted because, apparently, saying judges and magistrates in rural area courts throw out evidence and hand out pathetic sentences to wildlife criminals because they belong to or aspire to being members of the same peer group is "bullying and harassment"!
October 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
My Facebook account has been restricted because, apparently, saying judges and magistrates in rural area courts throw out evidence and hand out pathetic sentences to wildlife criminals because they belong to or aspire to being members of the same peer group is "bullying and harassment"!
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October 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water.
We need basic rules:
⚡ 100% clean power
💧 Zero water waste
🗣️ Local community consent
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We need basic rules:
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🗣️ Local community consent
Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our utilities and environment now. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
A decent September - but it does seem that the weather has definitely impacted on our usually commonest resident species:
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West Wilts Ringing Group Results: September 2026
Not as many as this time last year, but still decent. I think that the key issue with the numbers are down to the dearth of birds in my woodland sites. Plenty of food but no water in the ponds and …
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October 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A decent September - but it does seem that the weather has definitely impacted on our usually commonest resident species:
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64 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️
September 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Another quiet session: I moan enough in the intro, so I will leave it at that for now:
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Webb’s Wood: Wednesday, 23rd September 2026
I have to be honest, I am seriously thinking that I will have to either abandon my woodland sites for the time being or else set up my feeding stations much earlier than I would normally do so. Aft…
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September 24, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Another quiet session: I moan enough in the intro, so I will leave it at that for now:
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After our previous end of year check, we completed the set yesterday. It has been a fantastic year, although we did encounter one tragedy on this session.
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Last of the Barn Owl Box Checks: Thursday, 17th September 2026
I was joined by Claire and Miranda at 10:00 this morning to check on the boxes we didn’t do last week. We started at Lower Pavenhill Farm. Back in May we ringed seven chicks and left the eigh…
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September 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM
After our previous end of year check, we completed the set yesterday. It has been a fantastic year, although we did encounter one tragedy on this session.
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I suppose it was just about worth it! Better than the Firs any way!
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Lower Moor Farm: Wednesday, 16th September 2026
I was joined this morning by Laura, Miranda and Ellie. We met at 6:30, set the usual nets and had them open by 7:20: quite quick for us. Unfortunately, the session was as quiet as most recent ones.…
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September 17, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I suppose it was just about worth it! Better than the Firs any way!
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Can they get any more dumb?
“If Ukraine would just agree to surrender we could finally declare victory for diplomacy.”
September 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Can they get any more dumb?
Another quietish morning but it's hard to complain when your first round delivers a lovely first for the site:
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Ravensroost Meadows: Saturday, 12th September 2026
We were hoping to work the plateau at Blakehill Farm this morning but, unfortunately, the wind forecast changed, with much higher base wind speeds and gusting up to 28mph. Working on the basis that…
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September 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Another quietish morning but it's hard to complain when your first round delivers a lovely first for the site:
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Not sure why BlueSky insists on rotating the image but what a lovely bird to start a ringing session!
September 12, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Not sure why BlueSky insists on rotating the image but what a lovely bird to start a ringing session!
An absolutely cracking year for Barn Owls. I was worried about the heatwave but it doesn't seem to have had a negative impact, if the number of pellets and dead rodents we found on this round are anything to go by!
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Barn Owl Boxes: Follow Up. Thursday, 10th September 2026
I spent Thursday with Ellie, and her sister Milly, doing the first round of follow ups on our successful early season Barn Owl ringing sessions. We ringed 43 youngsters this early season in eight n…
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September 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
An absolutely cracking year for Barn Owls. I was worried about the heatwave but it doesn't seem to have had a negative impact, if the number of pellets and dead rodents we found on this round are anything to go by!
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September 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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We are having a bit of a weird time of it: not many birds, but some lovely catches for our sites.
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Three First for Year: Blakehill Farm East, Sunday, 23rd August 2026
That title is not too surprising: it is our first visit to this part of the reserve this year, having had to abort the previous attempt due to a seized padlock. I resolved that issue on Friday and …
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August 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
We are having a bit of a weird time of it: not many birds, but some lovely catches for our sites.
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It isn't often that we catch only 26 birds - but to do so from 13 species is certainly unusual. To add to that two species, that we catch rarely, making their first appearance at the site this morning, was the icing on the cake.
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Two Firsts for Ravensroost Meadows: Wednesday, 19th August 2026
With the extremely dry conditions after the heatwave, and our small catch on Saturday at Somerford Common, I thought that I would try to organise sessions at sites where we can catch autumn migrant…
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August 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It isn't often that we catch only 26 birds - but to do so from 13 species is certainly unusual. To add to that two species, that we catch rarely, making their first appearance at the site this morning, was the icing on the cake.
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Managed to get out for the first time in a week: the heat far too stressful for birds or humans!
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Somerford Common: Saturday, 15th August 2026
We haven’t been out at all during the last week, because of the heatwave: I didn’t want to add any stress on the birds, or my team, come to that. I was joined for the morning by David a…
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August 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Managed to get out for the first time in a week: the heat far too stressful for birds or humans!
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Hen Harrier persecution on UK grouse moors - new research suggests only 0.5 - 10% incidents are detected raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/08/12/h...
Hen Harrier persecution on UK grouse moors – new research suggests only 0.5 – 10% incidents are detected
The ‘tip of the iceberg’ is a phrase often used by researchers and conservationists when describing the scale and extent of illegal raptor persecution in the UK, meaning that what is kn…
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August 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Hen Harrier persecution on UK grouse moors - new research suggests only 0.5 - 10% incidents are detected raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/08/12/h...