Bird campaigner. Nature author of #Fledgling about how I rescued raised & released 2 wild birds: one made nests in my hair for 84 days AND Nature Needs You -The Fight To Save Our Swifts about my swift brick campaign to save birds reliant on our 🏡 to breed🪶https://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mlxbai3jys25First bird of my day: a blackcap in a horse chestnut tree, surrounded by the candles, each with neon lines, perfect for the summer raver singing within. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours16 May 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxbai3jys25https://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mlupoh4iek2cFirst bird of my day: blackbirds singing their liquid melody. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours15 May 2026 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlupoh4iek2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mls53wdf7c2zFirst bird of my day: sparrows, outside my window, with no Sparrowhawk in sight, chirping to each other now the sun is out. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours14 May 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mls53wdf7c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mlpgfarr7c2jFirst bird of my day: jackdaws walking like feathered humans on the road like theyre on a promenade. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours13 May 2026 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpgfarr7c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mln6gzdnk22cFirst bird of my day: jackdaws congregating on the road again at dawn. Not a safe breakfast spot. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours12 May 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mln6gzdnk22chttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mlks5toswk2oFirst bird of my day: all of England’s jackdaws on the road at 5am, along with magpies, rooks, wood pigeons and blackbirds. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours11 May 2026 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlks5toswk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mli3tuay622lFirst bird of my day: 4:45am & there were Yellowhammers on the road, delaying my bird survey as - obviously- I drove at snail’s pace. They looked a bit like escaped canaries. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours10 May 2026 06:07 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mli3tuay622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mlfop5m6y22rFirst bird of my day: hours ago, the chirps of sparrows woke my eyes up to see the purple mauve of wisteria and their little heads poking through. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours09 May 2026 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfop5m6y22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mlczhlkfrs2tGrinning that my bird is a SWIFT racing through the blue, screaming, sparking joy as my eyes stare unblinking & my heart rushes, dedicated to a man who may break the internet today, Sir David #Attenborough on his 100th #birthday. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours08 May 2026 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlczhlkfrs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mlan5ldynk2cMist hangs over the meadow of dandelion clocks as a Song Thrush sings in the may tree. #firstbirdofmyday#whatsyours07 May 2026 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlan5ldynk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3ml5zotnudk2mFirst bird of my day: a buzzard flying through an incredible sunrise above cow parsley and may trees. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours06 May 2026 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5zotnudk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3ml3kk2ibts23First bird of my day: a Song Thrush singing so loudly I thought he might spontaneously take off from his perch. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours05 May 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3kk2ibts23https://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkyxficaxk2hFirst bird of my day: a Sedge Warbler happily going nuts while most people sleep. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours04 May 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyxficaxk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkwhmj2dek23First bird of my day: a Song Thrush DJ-ing a remix while perching in a bush. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours03 May 2026 05:50 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwhmj2dek23https://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mktze2dtgs2sWillow Warblers galore are my #FirstBirdOfMyDay filling a reed bed with their rapid sounds on a grey but mild day. #WhatsYours02 May 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktze2dtgs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkrcyxopgk25First bird of my day: jackdaws filling the sky with their chats while the village sleeps. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours01 May 2026 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrcyxopgk25https://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkoxco3ojs24First bird of my day: a wood pigeon doing a wing clap. Very impressive but I suspect the clap was for the female (pigeon) next to me. She didn’t seem as enthused. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours30 Apr 2026 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoxco3ojs24https://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkmj6zip722fFirst bird of my day: chirping sparrows, huddling round the water bowl before hopping in for a morning bath. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours29 Apr 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmj6zip722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkk22z5qgs2kFirst bird of my day: a very poorly greenfinch sitting in the grass with Trichomonosis symptoms, reminding anyone who has bird feeders, not to be lazy and actually clean them every week. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours28 Apr 2026 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk22z5qgs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkhk4qwojk2vFirst bird of my day: a swallow streaming towards me in the blue sky as I gaze to spy the swifts. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours27 Apr 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhk4qwojk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkgab3clis2pBREAKING NEWS!!!!!!! ***THE SWIFTS ARE BACK!!!*** WELCOME HOMMMEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have you seen any? #uglycrying #birds #swifts #theyreback #BreakingNews BEST NEWS OF THE YEAR! BEST DAY OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!26 Apr 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgab3clis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkgab3clis2pBREAKING NEWS!!!!!!! ***THE SWIFTS ARE BACK!!!*** WELCOME HOMMMEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have you seen any? #uglycrying #birds #swifts #theyreback #BreakingNews BEST NEWS OF THE YEAR! BEST DAY OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!26 Apr 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgab3clis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkewwos7422oFirst bird of my day: a wood pigeon waddling along outside the door so I waited so as not to freak it out. I may be here a while. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours26 Apr 2026 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkewwos7422ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkchcvqut22yFirst bird of my day: swallows, twittering above the garden in the blue sky. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours25 Apr 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkchcvqut22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mk7tg2mqzk2oFirst bird of my day: a collared dove taking a sip of water. Did you know they only started breeding in the UK in 1955? #firstbirdofmyday #whatsYours24 Apr 2026 05:50 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7tg2mqzk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mk5evwcr6s2mFirst bird of my day: a blackbird singing in the apple blossom under a blue sky. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours23 Apr 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5evwcr6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mk2v35qwzk2wFirst bird of my day: a pair of goldfinches going through their honeysuckle front door. If you exclude the hourly risk of being eaten, it seems like a dreamy life they have. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours22 Apr 2026 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2v35qwzk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mjyccywucc2eFirst bird of my day: a house martin flitting out of its nest and up, out, across the fields. These are the fields of home for both of us. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours21 Apr 2026 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyccywucc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mjvtzk4dv22eFirst bird of my day: thrilled to see some of the house martins back in their village hall homes. Their friendly faces and twittering are such a joy. #firstbirdofmyday #WhatsYours20 Apr 2026 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvtzk4dv22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social/post/3mjulobq7jk23Over a thousand common swifts have been spotted flying across France today at key migration points … they’re flying home to us! Let’s hope their homes are waiting for them. Who has swifts sharing their homes?19 Apr 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:vq2rwlp6odgjjajjca2cytsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjulobq7jk23