Tony Marchese
@tonyvicenza.bsky.social
Socialist, birder, proud father and grandfather. Widower.
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Not to miss out, a trip to Berry Head was in order-after my new 'smart TV' was delivered ...in time for the England match this evening. A Turtle Dove feeding well at 3.30pm and tho scared off by a Jay,it stayed in the same field. Thanks to finder and WhatsApp groups. Not seen for,how many years?
October 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Not to miss out, a trip to Berry Head was in order-after my new 'smart TV' was delivered ...in time for the England match this evening. A Turtle Dove feeding well at 3.30pm and tho scared off by a Jay,it stayed in the same field. Thanks to finder and WhatsApp groups. Not seen for,how many years?
A slightly better digiscoped photo of the Spotted Sandpiper. At least you can see the key i.d. features : pot bellied,yellowish legs,plain tertiary,2 toned recurved bill. Shortish tail compared to Common. Answers to the name of 'Bob'. I recall Bill Oddie RIP helped identify key features in juvs.
October 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
A slightly better digiscoped photo of the Spotted Sandpiper. At least you can see the key i.d. features : pot bellied,yellowish legs,plain tertiary,2 toned recurved bill. Shortish tail compared to Common. Answers to the name of 'Bob'. I recall Bill Oddie RIP helped identify key features in juvs.
After dipping 3 plus Buff-breasteds at Davidstowe y'day (partly due to torrential downpour) I was hoping to catch up with the juv Spotted Sand at Drift today. A late start so arr 1.30pm. My strategy was to wait for it to return to the Dam. Well after c 3 hours,ready to go a chap spotted it!!
October 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM
After dipping 3 plus Buff-breasteds at Davidstowe y'day (partly due to torrential downpour) I was hoping to catch up with the juv Spotted Sand at Drift today. A late start so arr 1.30pm. My strategy was to wait for it to return to the Dam. Well after c 3 hours,ready to go a chap spotted it!!
Always love September birding. Scarse birds,American waders.
4 juv Black Terns,Cheddar Res.
1 Pec Sand,Davidstowe,later 4 Pec Sands Siblyback plus 1 Buff- breated Sand. 1 Little Stint (ringed),Dunlin,Ringos Greenshank,2 Common Sandpipers. 2 Buff- breasted Colliford Res after one prev day afar.
4 juv Black Terns,Cheddar Res.
1 Pec Sand,Davidstowe,later 4 Pec Sands Siblyback plus 1 Buff- breated Sand. 1 Little Stint (ringed),Dunlin,Ringos Greenshank,2 Common Sandpipers. 2 Buff- breasted Colliford Res after one prev day afar.
September 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Always love September birding. Scarse birds,American waders.
4 juv Black Terns,Cheddar Res.
1 Pec Sand,Davidstowe,later 4 Pec Sands Siblyback plus 1 Buff- breated Sand. 1 Little Stint (ringed),Dunlin,Ringos Greenshank,2 Common Sandpipers. 2 Buff- breasted Colliford Res after one prev day afar.
4 juv Black Terns,Cheddar Res.
1 Pec Sand,Davidstowe,later 4 Pec Sands Siblyback plus 1 Buff- breated Sand. 1 Little Stint (ringed),Dunlin,Ringos Greenshank,2 Common Sandpipers. 2 Buff- breasted Colliford Res after one prev day afar.
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Now you know how to separate a Coot from a Moorhen. Love the Horne Section.
Here’s a tip for the birdwatchers. Taken from 8 Out of 10 Cats.
September 7, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Now you know how to separate a Coot from a Moorhen. Love the Horne Section.
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Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University
youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
September 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University
youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
Grandadery duties saw me go up to Brum on Monday via Cheddar Res and saw 4 juv Black Terns ( 100s Gadwall,Coot) Then coming back today a stop at Eastleach Martin to see the LT Shrike for the 2nd time,now in all its finery and closer views!!
September 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Grandadery duties saw me go up to Brum on Monday via Cheddar Res and saw 4 juv Black Terns ( 100s Gadwall,Coot) Then coming back today a stop at Eastleach Martin to see the LT Shrike for the 2nd time,now in all its finery and closer views!!
September 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
August 31, 2026 at 7:33 AM
After dipping on the juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at Roadford Lake on Sunday (what a runaround) news broke of another at Seaton Marshes y'day. And success! 40 years since my 1st in Kent,this species is uncommon in the west of the country. But a delightful,frenetic bird.
August 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
After dipping on the juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at Roadford Lake on Sunday (what a runaround) news broke of another at Seaton Marshes y'day. And success! 40 years since my 1st in Kent,this species is uncommon in the west of the country. But a delightful,frenetic bird.
Visiting a friend in Derriford Hospital this afternoon,pleasantly surprised to see at least 5 Painted Ladies nectaring on Buddleia.
Here's a photo of one of them.
Here's a photo of one of them.
August 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Visiting a friend in Derriford Hospital this afternoon,pleasantly surprised to see at least 5 Painted Ladies nectaring on Buddleia.
Here's a photo of one of them.
Here's a photo of one of them.
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China launches global tax hunt going back decades.
UK needs to do the same.
Last year HMRC failed to collect £59bn of taxes, that is £500bn since 2010.
Poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of their income in direct/indirect taxes than the richest 20%.
archive.ph/6hIvy
UK needs to do the same.
Last year HMRC failed to collect £59bn of taxes, that is £500bn since 2010.
Poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of their income in direct/indirect taxes than the richest 20%.
archive.ph/6hIvy
China launches global tax hunt going back decades
Fiscal pressure sparks retroactive campaign and tougher controls on future offshore capital flows
www.ft.com
August 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM
China launches global tax hunt going back decades.
UK needs to do the same.
Last year HMRC failed to collect £59bn of taxes, that is £500bn since 2010.
Poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of their income in direct/indirect taxes than the richest 20%.
archive.ph/6hIvy
UK needs to do the same.
Last year HMRC failed to collect £59bn of taxes, that is £500bn since 2010.
Poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of their income in direct/indirect taxes than the richest 20%.
archive.ph/6hIvy
Henceforth I will block anyone or any bot that doesn't use their own name. Anonymity should have no place in social media. (If trying to hide from abusers,change your name.)
August 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Henceforth I will block anyone or any bot that doesn't use their own name. Anonymity should have no place in social media. (If trying to hide from abusers,change your name.)
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Every time Eric Cantona appears on my TL, my thoughts go back to when he signed for Leeds United. In an interview, he was asked who he admired and he said the French poet Rimbaud.
A Leeds fan immediately made 1000 T shirts with a picture of Sylvester Stallone on the front.
#lufc
A Leeds fan immediately made 1000 T shirts with a picture of Sylvester Stallone on the front.
#lufc
August 7, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Every time Eric Cantona appears on my TL, my thoughts go back to when he signed for Leeds United. In an interview, he was asked who he admired and he said the French poet Rimbaud.
A Leeds fan immediately made 1000 T shirts with a picture of Sylvester Stallone on the front.
#lufc
A Leeds fan immediately made 1000 T shirts with a picture of Sylvester Stallone on the front.
#lufc
Worth a trip to my old patch Prawle Point yesterday to see the recent Red-billed Chough 'invasion'. The two birds still in field behind Langerstone Point. Feeding happily until local Corvids saw them off,temporarily. My 3rd or 4th sighting here since the 1990s. Are they Cornish birds on holiday?
August 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Worth a trip to my old patch Prawle Point yesterday to see the recent Red-billed Chough 'invasion'. The two birds still in field behind Langerstone Point. Feeding happily until local Corvids saw them off,temporarily. My 3rd or 4th sighting here since the 1990s. Are they Cornish birds on holiday?
July 31, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Wordle 1,863 2/6
🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩
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Well that was unexpected and fun,though equally disappointing as I also like the challenge of harder words. Hey ho.
Good luck wordlers.
🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Well that was unexpected and fun,though equally disappointing as I also like the challenge of harder words. Hey ho.
Good luck wordlers.
July 26, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Wordle 1,863 2/6
🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Well that was unexpected and fun,though equally disappointing as I also like the challenge of harder words. Hey ho.
Good luck wordlers.
🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Well that was unexpected and fun,though equally disappointing as I also like the challenge of harder words. Hey ho.
Good luck wordlers.
The ever increasingly brilliant photos of the Long-tailed Shrike and now a sound recording of its song makes me consider a return trip to see or possibly hear this fabulous bird. However I have family visiting next week so it's likely to move on! Or will it?
July 25, 2026 at 9:39 AM
The ever increasingly brilliant photos of the Long-tailed Shrike and now a sound recording of its song makes me consider a return trip to see or possibly hear this fabulous bird. However I have family visiting next week so it's likely to move on! Or will it?
Well foot recovered.No hospital appts a trip to Gloucs was in order. 4.5 hours as it turned out with my sat nav going ape past Michael Wood.Reached area and a kindly man in a big Suv directed me to the site. Once there a friendly chat with a farmer+combine meant I could park..and chap let me see it!
July 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Well foot recovered.No hospital appts a trip to Gloucs was in order. 4.5 hours as it turned out with my sat nav going ape past Michael Wood.Reached area and a kindly man in a big Suv directed me to the site. Once there a friendly chat with a farmer+combine meant I could park..and chap let me see it!
Done it again. A mega rarity- in this case a Long-tailed Shrike- turns up within twitching distance ie 3.5/4 hours away,Gloucestershire, and I've injured my left foot! We'll have to see if a) the bird stays b) my foot recovers by tomorrow.
July 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Done it again. A mega rarity- in this case a Long-tailed Shrike- turns up within twitching distance ie 3.5/4 hours away,Gloucestershire, and I've injured my left foot! We'll have to see if a) the bird stays b) my foot recovers by tomorrow.
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This is fucking hilarious
'Patriot News' reporter Chris Atkins (scatatkins.bsky.social)
was just kicked out of Liz Truss' CPAC conference for asking the wrong questions.
So much for free speech.
was just kicked out of Liz Truss' CPAC conference for asking the wrong questions.
So much for free speech.
July 17, 2026 at 12:07 PM
This is fucking hilarious
I hate football pundits! England played well against the World Cup winners. And were leading 1-0. And were beaten by a better side, despite all the fouls in the first half. Tuchel gave us a believe that we could win. We nearly did.
@bbcnewsi.bsky.social
@bbcnewsi.bsky.social
July 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I hate football pundits! England played well against the World Cup winners. And were leading 1-0. And were beaten by a better side, despite all the fouls in the first half. Tuchel gave us a believe that we could win. We nearly did.
@bbcnewsi.bsky.social
@bbcnewsi.bsky.social
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In Greek mythology Narcissus is brought down by Green reflecting pool 🤔
July 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
In Greek mythology Narcissus is brought down by Green reflecting pool 🤔
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Could Count Binface be the Martin Bell of this era?
Any Clacton residents who want to nominate your friendly neighbourhood intergalactic space warrior, ping me a line!
July 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Could Count Binface be the Martin Bell of this era?
And just for the sake of clarity, I have no intention of driving 9 plus hours to see a Shrike,however pretty and fabulously rare!
The England match was,however, sensational. The team good in every department.Not said that for many years. And I remember the Eng v Mexico match at Wembley in 1966!
The England match was,however, sensational. The team good in every department.Not said that for many years. And I remember the Eng v Mexico match at Wembley in 1966!
July 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
And just for the sake of clarity, I have no intention of driving 9 plus hours to see a Shrike,however pretty and fabulously rare!
The England match was,however, sensational. The team good in every department.Not said that for many years. And I remember the Eng v Mexico match at Wembley in 1966!
The England match was,however, sensational. The team good in every department.Not said that for many years. And I remember the Eng v Mexico match at Wembley in 1966!