european drag racing freelance journalist, bird and wildlife watcher, palaeontologist, although not necessarily in that order...
England, United Kingdom
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after a seriously crap week a quick trip out to @STWDraycote to clock the knot, fudge duck and scaup (and a sneaky goosander) @Draycotebirding #BirdsSeenIn2024 @waderquest and then my camera failed 😬
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Things change… Megalosaurus then and now.
Photograph credit: Joe Cai
Illustration by me, created for the exhibition Bringing dinosaurs back to life: 200 years of research - now open at Lapworth Museum.
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The only mention of university staff in any of the media coverage i have heard/seen/read about today's announced increase in tuition fees implied we're shortchanging students, so just putting it out there that we've been doing much, much more for much, much less for last 15 years
redshank and grey plover @waderquest #WCWW24 and snow buntings today @RSPBTitchwell @Natures_Voice #Birdseenin2024
black tailed godwit, long billed dowitcher, incoming golden plovers @waderquest #WCWW24 marsh harrier and female kingfisher from today @ Cley @NorfolkWT #BirdsSeenIn2024 @Natures_Voice
ruff, wood sandpiper, black tailed godwit and curlew from today @RSPBFrampton #BirdsSeenIn2024 @Natures_Voice @waderquest getting ready for #WCWW24
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“Here’s how I used plagiarised work, a ****load of precious natural resources and f**k all ability to turn my 2AM dream into 90 seconds of incoherent garbage. Look upon my works ye mighty and despair.”
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Are you a movie buff? Geography genius? Pop culture enthusiast? Then our #QuizNight is for you! Join us next Weds 6th Nov for a fun night of #trivia in a venue like no other - you'll have the glorious view of our #Allosaurus Roary!
Book your tickets here: ow.ly/H4F750TWZyu
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🚨Red List Update🚨
Migratory shorebird populations are plummeting globally. ⚠️ 📉
16 species have been reclassified to higher threat categories, with potential causes including habitat loss and degradation, disturbance, hunting and climate change. 🌊
🌎 Travelling the world on migration routes called flyways, shorebirds are a familiar sight worldwide.
Protecting shorebirds is vital for all of us. 💚 The places migratory birds stop and rest on their long journeys are important for millions of people.
CBD COP16 is the moment to galvanise action to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. 🤝
Nature loss can be reversed but extinctions cannot.❌
Read more here 👉 birdlife.org/news/2024/10/28…
#COP16Colombia #BirdLifeInternational #BirdLifeFlyways #RedList #HabitatLoss #Shorebirds #ClimateChange #Extinction #Conservation
cattle egret, snipe, spoonbill and white fronted goose from today @slimbridge_wild @WWTSlimbridge @GlosterBirder @GlosBirds @Britnatureguide #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Happy #FossilFriday! For this week, we’re highlighting another “monstrous” Paleozoic critter, Diplocaulus. Known from the Permian of the US and Africa, Diplocaulus is a strange amphibian with a boomerang shaped head, the function of which is unknown.
ALT picture of a Diplocaulus skeleton and model on display at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
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Please share - PhD with me, @BAS colleagues and @LaurenNadler @unisouthampton - Fish metabolism across latitudes - lovely team, cool science and great fish! Please contact me, details: tinyurl.com/mhfp8f2h
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Our actions speak for themselves, but your support is everything.
It’s hard not to feel frustrated by the horror and injustice of raptor persecution, and many of you want to take immediate action. By supporting the RSPB's Investigations team you’re helping them keep up the fight against raptor crime:
rspb.org.uk/donate/help-us-s…
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It’s been a little while since my last shameless “please buy my stuff post”.
But guess what?
I have stuff, and you can buy it here: dragonsofwales.etsy.com
And if you can’t, don’t want to, or have already bought my stuff, please share.
Thank you.
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☠️Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N5, 'bird flu') found in 20 released pheasants in Worcestershire.
The most serious outbreak reported this year but no disease control zones put in place 'cos these pheasants currently considered 'wild'!
Details 👇
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024…
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Join us for our #LapworthLecture "How did Large Igneous Provinces change global #climate so rapidly?" part of the @vmsg_uk 60th anniversary seminar series.
📅 Mon 14 Oct, 17:30
📍 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block @unibirmingham
🎙️ Speakers: Dr Steve Jones, Dr Manfredo Capriolo (UoB)
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Fantastic news from the Welsh Government – bringing beavers back to Wales can’t come soon enough!
Beavers are a natural solution to flooding & water pollution. They create wetlands that boost biodiversity & help prevent devastating floods. 🌍 🐾
wtwales.org/news/welsh-gover…
