Gareth Jones
@jonesgareth.bsky.social
Admiring the science and art of nature. Bristol and Cornwall.
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More interesting Newlyn gulls - Bonaparte's and little.
January 26, 2026 at 7:15 PM
More interesting Newlyn gulls - Bonaparte's and little.
A stunning show of the Aurora Borealis in St Ives last night.
January 20, 2026 at 12:32 PM
A stunning show of the Aurora Borealis in St Ives last night.
Some good birds in Cornwall this month already: lesser scaup, ring-necked duck, lesser yellowlegs and Pallas's warbler .
January 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Some good birds in Cornwall this month already: lesser scaup, ring-necked duck, lesser yellowlegs and Pallas's warbler .
Some interesting gulls at Newlyn yesterday: juvenile Iceland, adult yellow-legged and a herring gull (second-winter?) with a. well defined streaked head.
January 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Some interesting gulls at Newlyn yesterday: juvenile Iceland, adult yellow-legged and a herring gull (second-winter?) with a. well defined streaked head.
One of the two Pacific divers at Roskilly near Mousehole today.
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 PM
One of the two Pacific divers at Roskilly near Mousehole today.
Our new paper in PNAS, led by Megan Power: a large-scale study of telomere shortening in relation to reproductive costs in bats. Photo of one of the greater horseshoe bats we studied at Woodchester mansion by Hetty Metcalfe.
December 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Our new paper in PNAS, led by Megan Power: a large-scale study of telomere shortening in relation to reproductive costs in bats. Photo of one of the greater horseshoe bats we studied at Woodchester mansion by Hetty Metcalfe.
The female blue-winged teal on the Hayle Estuary showed well today.
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The female blue-winged teal on the Hayle Estuary showed well today.
A dream send off organised by my former PhD students, with people travelling from as far as Boston MA and Poland, and videos from Australia and NZ. I am so proud of them.
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A dream send off organised by my former PhD students, with people travelling from as far as Boston MA and Poland, and videos from Australia and NZ. I am so proud of them.
At least 2 snow bunting on the Island at St Ives recently, and the drake lesser scaup at Helston Boating Pond.
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
At least 2 snow bunting on the Island at St Ives recently, and the drake lesser scaup at Helston Boating Pond.
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.