Gareth Jones
@jonesgareth.bsky.social
Admiring the science and art of nature. Bristol and Cornwall.
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A privilege to receive a Distinguished Service Award for 40 years of continuous service at the University of Bristol.
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
A privilege to receive a Distinguished Service Award for 40 years of continuous service at the University of Bristol.
Photoshop's AI did a decent job of removing a barbed wire fence above the bird's head and a fencepost close to its tail.
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Photoshop's AI did a decent job of removing a barbed wire fence above the bird's head and a fencepost close to its tail.
Interesting subspecies: steppe grey shrike and Greenland white-fronted goose in Cornwall. Only 15,000 geese remain after being hit by climate change. The shrike's taxonomy is debated, though is currently recognised as conspecific with the great grey shrike.
October 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Interesting subspecies: steppe grey shrike and Greenland white-fronted goose in Cornwall. Only 15,000 geese remain after being hit by climate change. The shrike's taxonomy is debated, though is currently recognised as conspecific with the great grey shrike.
Some good birds in Cornwall at present including photogenic lesser yellowlegs and ring-necked duck.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Some good birds in Cornwall at present including photogenic lesser yellowlegs and ring-necked duck.
Great sea watch from St Ives on Saturday with great views of at least 6 first-cycle long-tailed skuas.
October 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Great sea watch from St Ives on Saturday with great views of at least 6 first-cycle long-tailed skuas.
Chysauster Ancient Village was great to see and hosted a splendid wryneck.
September 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Chysauster Ancient Village was great to see and hosted a splendid wryneck.
Great to see two phalarope species close up on the same pool.
September 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Great to see two phalarope species close up on the same pool.
Ones to watch our for in the future: glossy ibis (29), osprey and white-tailed eagle at Chew Valley Lake.
September 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Ones to watch our for in the future: glossy ibis (29), osprey and white-tailed eagle at Chew Valley Lake.
Smart red-belted clearwing in the garden today.
May 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Smart red-belted clearwing in the garden today.
New paper from the lab led by Raphael Reinegger: surveying macaques by using thermal cameras on drones. Raphael's work was covered by Science in March. www.science.org/content/arti...
May 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
New paper from the lab led by Raphael Reinegger: surveying macaques by using thermal cameras on drones. Raphael's work was covered by Science in March. www.science.org/content/arti...
Alpine accentor in beard lichen, Aire Point, West Cornwall.
April 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Alpine accentor in beard lichen, Aire Point, West Cornwall.
Sparrowhawk eating a feral pigeon, Lyme Regis.
March 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Sparrowhawk eating a feral pigeon, Lyme Regis.
My last practical class! A great one to finish with and a gift of coasters containing vole bones in resin from the tech team. A peregrine did a flyby as I left the building. I'm not going yet - a new research project on ageing started on the same day.
March 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My last practical class! A great one to finish with and a gift of coasters containing vole bones in resin from the tech team. A peregrine did a flyby as I left the building. I'm not going yet - a new research project on ageing started on the same day.
A splendid male hawfinch.
March 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A splendid male hawfinch.
The Cornwall booted eagle showing its 'landing lights' when viewed front-on.
February 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Cornwall booted eagle showing its 'landing lights' when viewed front-on.
Congratulations to Roger Ransome! www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/de...
Tireless bat conservationist celebrated in King’s New Years Honours
A University of Bristol alumnus and honorary research fellow has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in recognition of services to bat conservation spanning more than six decades.
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December 31, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Congratulations to Roger Ransome! www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/de...
How to deter bats from smooth surfaces (that might include solar panels) led by Hungarian colleagues Nor Amira Abdul Rahman and Sándor Zsebők, with the graph showing stronger echoes when strings are placed over a smooth surface making the surface more apparent to echolocating bats.
December 27, 2024 at 11:03 AM
How to deter bats from smooth surfaces (that might include solar panels) led by Hungarian colleagues Nor Amira Abdul Rahman and Sándor Zsebők, with the graph showing stronger echoes when strings are placed over a smooth surface making the surface more apparent to echolocating bats.
I was privileged to write an invited commentary on a 3-volume biography of the remarkable Donald Griffin by Carolyn Ristau. Photo is of Griffin at the Symposium Jurine in Geneva, 1994.
December 27, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I was privileged to write an invited commentary on a 3-volume biography of the remarkable Donald Griffin by Carolyn Ristau. Photo is of Griffin at the Symposium Jurine in Geneva, 1994.
New paper led by Ana Margarida Augusto and involving collaborations with 3 former PhD students who are all now leading academics in the field. Describing the optimal landscape for suppression of pine processionary moths by bats.
December 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM
New paper led by Ana Margarida Augusto and involving collaborations with 3 former PhD students who are all now leading academics in the field. Describing the optimal landscape for suppression of pine processionary moths by bats.
Pipits at Marazion. First two are of a splendid water pipit, showing the white outer tail feathers nicely. Last photo is of a rock pipit for comparison.
December 12, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Pipits at Marazion. First two are of a splendid water pipit, showing the white outer tail feathers nicely. Last photo is of a rock pipit for comparison.
Great to see choughs on The Island in St Ives. One seems to be swallowing a leatherjacket. Slavonian grebe off Marazion too.
December 12, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Great to see choughs on The Island in St Ives. One seems to be swallowing a leatherjacket. Slavonian grebe off Marazion too.
Black-necked grebes.
November 30, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Black-necked grebes.
The standout Azorean gull at Newlyn, the long-staying snow bunting at Longrock, and dolphin calves in St Ives bay.
November 28, 2024 at 10:16 PM
The standout Azorean gull at Newlyn, the long-staying snow bunting at Longrock, and dolphin calves in St Ives bay.
Our new paper, part of Lizy Tinsley's PhD thesis, shows how solar farms are sited in England with regard to protected areas and priority habitats, emphasising the importance of careful planning regulations. So much still to do in making solar farms more friendly to biodiversity!
November 27, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Our new paper, part of Lizy Tinsley's PhD thesis, shows how solar farms are sited in England with regard to protected areas and priority habitats, emphasising the importance of careful planning regulations. So much still to do in making solar farms more friendly to biodiversity!