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Topsham, Devon
Joined June 2015
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Steve's right and to all the lovely folk still on X who I'd hate to lose touch with - I only stop by here occasionally just to 'collect the mail' - I'm still around, just moved to where the sky is blue.
We’re seeing loads of new spring arrivals over on @Bluesky where we have dedicated feeds for #UKbirdjng #LowCarbonBirding #ornithology and much more.
Personally, Bluesky is turning out to everything Twitter used to be with knobs on. Feeds are just a great function you’ll love!
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Imagine, Twitter like it was back in the day. Growing our communities. Friendly.
Well, imagine no longer cos that’s what it’s like over on @Bluesky as our #ukbirding #ornithology and #LowCarbonBirding communities grow. And … no adverts! Come join us.
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This was a lovely surprise, thanks @BTO and @britishbirds
I just did the pictures (and I hope they helped a little), Norbert's comprehensive and authoritative text is the real achievement.
Congratulations to Norbert Lefranc and @TimWorfolk on winning @_BTO Best Bird Book of the Year 2023 for Shrikes of the World!
This is @chiffchat's 3rd win of 'the Booker Prize of the ornithology world' in 6 years 🪶
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🚨So thrilled that the #RiverOtter catchment is one of the 40 projects selected for natural flood management. I was pleased to support this bid by the local EA team and partners back in Nov. More than 100 properties flooded on 9/5/23. NFM is key!
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Fish ID help please. Gt White Egret fishing at @RSPBExeEstuary Topsham Bowling Green Marsh this am: Roach, Rudd, or something else entirely?
GWE fishing a little closer today; at least 4 fish caught in 10 minutes. Roach or Rudd? Dorsal fin appears well behind base of pelvic fins so should be Rudd. @RSPBExeEstuary
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Check out our Events page for a fantastic opportunity to improve your Gull identification with expert guidance from Martin Elliott. Four dates available. Max group size 6. Book now to secure a place. cbwps.org.uk/cbwps-events/wh…
Guillemot found on Topsham beach/Goatwalk this morning. No obvious signs of injury: reported. @devonbirds @_BTO @BirdTrack
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If you don't find this concerning, you really don't understand how bad things are getting. Yes, there's an El Niño at the moment, but the sea surface temperature anomaly has never been so extreme during previous El Niños.
From @guardian article - link in following post.
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'A group of Exeter residents will become 'human bollards' to protest against those flouting the rules of the LTN trial in Heavitree and Whipton. ...'
#SafeStreetsNow
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A leading British climate scientist - @KevinClimate - tells us calmly and honestly where we are heading. We need a mass awareness campaign and then a mass uprising.
Please share
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This should be a very interesting talk by Nik Ward and Mark Owen on Challacombe Farm, Dartmoor on Monday 19th February at the Courtney Centre Newton Abbot..
Two of three adult Med Gulls at Topsham Rec this am. Not an easy sp. to find on the Exe in January; peak counts rarely more than five in recent years as most seem to move through to winter in Cornwall and Wales @DevonBirds
Ceratopogonidae? Anybody?
Hi, I am having difficulty in identifying or finding the identification of this gnat ? , I found it at Dawlish Warren NNR on Saturday 6th January, any help much appreciated @CRStipula @WarrenBirding
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Martin Elliott pic of the Pembrokeshire Magnolia Warbler. Original will go to highest email bidder (over £250) by end of Jan '24 . Prints will be available from Martin or London House Studio, £60 if orders before Christmas or £75 thereafter, prices include p&p
Not a good look for ecologists - I suspect even an amateur entomologist would have gone for well over 1000 species.
157 professional ecologists guessed how many species we'd find in our @brisbanecityqld home at the @EcolSocAus conference. The average guess was 200 - the actual total was 1,150! Ecologists vastly underestimate urban and insect biodiversity mathemagicalconservation.wor… @ManuSaunders
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Now, I concede travel by train typically adds a day either side, and is typically more expensive than flying. But a) the day it adds is fun and b) it's not *that* much more expensive, esp when you consider the £££ rich birders routinely squander on high-carbon birding. 5/end
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In May 24 I'm going birding in Eastern Austria by train from UK, and I've identified Skagen in DK, and the straits with @Otis_inglorius as potential future #lowcarbonbirding destinations. The point is: low-carbon birding holidays are way more feasible than many assume 4/5
