@plumforestpatch.bsky.social
Naturalist, wildlife recorder, living the dream. Mostly highlighting my garden wildlife
Joined the #BWPUC brigade from #Bulgaria the 1st PUC here. #Bulgarianbirds
1st impressions, not too bad, Ravens recorded early morning from dogs barking, Tawney owls from Jackals howling, Bittern from dogs barking, Woodcock from water dripping but on the whole not bad
1st impressions, not too bad, Ravens recorded early morning from dogs barking, Tawney owls from Jackals howling, Bittern from dogs barking, Woodcock from water dripping but on the whole not bad
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Joined the #BWPUC brigade from #Bulgaria the 1st PUC here. #Bulgarianbirds
1st impressions, not too bad, Ravens recorded early morning from dogs barking, Tawney owls from Jackals howling, Bittern from dogs barking, Woodcock from water dripping but on the whole not bad
1st impressions, not too bad, Ravens recorded early morning from dogs barking, Tawney owls from Jackals howling, Bittern from dogs barking, Woodcock from water dripping but on the whole not bad
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And it’s not just Merlin, the BirdWeather PUC is as buggy as hell (uses BirdNet). It really can’t handle Common Starling and Greylag Geese and my detections are littered with mis-IDs from these two species alone. At least #BWPUC allows me to feedback individual mis-IDs. But will it ever ‘learn’? 🪶
The latest on Wing Beat: "Humans outperform Merlin Sound ID in field-based point-count surveys" by Brooke Goodman
americanornithology.org/humans-outpe...
Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
#ornithology #pointcountsurvey #soundID #birdsong
americanornithology.org/humans-outpe...
Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
#ornithology #pointcountsurvey #soundID #birdsong
Humans outperform Merlin Sound ID in field-based point-count surveys - American Ornithological Society
Merlin’s sound classifier feature has revolutionized interaction with the avian world since its release in 2021. It works by learning the unique features of a species’ vocalization, and then recognizi...
americanornithology.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
And it’s not just Merlin, the BirdWeather PUC is as buggy as hell (uses BirdNet). It really can’t handle Common Starling and Greylag Geese and my detections are littered with mis-IDs from these two species alone. At least #BWPUC allows me to feedback individual mis-IDs. But will it ever ‘learn’? 🪶
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More cave condition monitoring. This time its a slightly more remote cave, so fortunately a lot less rubbish.
It's a long cave with narrow low corridors.
Rhinolophus hipposoderos and other Rhinolophus sp
shortened & sped up.
#bats #caves #cavemonitoring
#Bulgaria #devetakiplateau
#devetakiecology
It's a long cave with narrow low corridors.
Rhinolophus hipposoderos and other Rhinolophus sp
shortened & sped up.
#bats #caves #cavemonitoring
#Bulgaria #devetakiplateau
#devetakiecology
January 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
More cave condition monitoring. This time its a slightly more remote cave, so fortunately a lot less rubbish.
It's a long cave with narrow low corridors.
Rhinolophus hipposoderos and other Rhinolophus sp
shortened & sped up.
#bats #caves #cavemonitoring
#Bulgaria #devetakiplateau
#devetakiecology
It's a long cave with narrow low corridors.
Rhinolophus hipposoderos and other Rhinolophus sp
shortened & sped up.
#bats #caves #cavemonitoring
#Bulgaria #devetakiplateau
#devetakiecology
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January 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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It's not a demolition site it's a mass grave. It's not a demolition site it's a crime scene. It's not a demolition site its a homeland. It's not a demolition site it's Palestine. It's not a demolition site it's a genocide.
Trump, with Netanyahu sitting next to him, says "Gaza maybe is a demolition site right now ... you can't live in Gaza right now. I think we need another location."
February 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It's not a demolition site it's a mass grave. It's not a demolition site it's a crime scene. It's not a demolition site its a homeland. It's not a demolition site it's Palestine. It's not a demolition site it's a genocide.
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Yesterday, I returned from 3 weeks in Costa Rica, where I went to find out what can be learned from their spectacular success rewilding a country.
I cannot overstate how awe-inspiring the trip was: nature loss CAN be reversed on a huge scale, benefiting *everyone*.
I cannot overstate how awe-inspiring the trip was: nature loss CAN be reversed on a huge scale, benefiting *everyone*.
February 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Yesterday, I returned from 3 weeks in Costa Rica, where I went to find out what can be learned from their spectacular success rewilding a country.
I cannot overstate how awe-inspiring the trip was: nature loss CAN be reversed on a huge scale, benefiting *everyone*.
I cannot overstate how awe-inspiring the trip was: nature loss CAN be reversed on a huge scale, benefiting *everyone*.
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A healthy environment, thriving wildlife, human wellbeing, development and economic growth can and should go hand in hand. Nature and business are not at war www.bats.org.uk/news/2022/10... 🦇
February 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A healthy environment, thriving wildlife, human wellbeing, development and economic growth can and should go hand in hand. Nature and business are not at war www.bats.org.uk/news/2022/10... 🦇
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I’m overwhelmed by the lovely comments I’ve seen after my appearance on Antisocial on @BBCRadio4 🥰 Thank you so much for the kind words! I wanted to provide the sources for all the points I made on the show since I’m a big fan of showing your evidence 🧵
February 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I’m overwhelmed by the lovely comments I’ve seen after my appearance on Antisocial on @BBCRadio4 🥰 Thank you so much for the kind words! I wanted to provide the sources for all the points I made on the show since I’m a big fan of showing your evidence 🧵
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Happy Groundhog Day. We don't have groundhogs in Europe, but we do have these cute sousliks. Found in eastern Europe, they like short grassland so they can see for predators. Endangered because of habitat loss. @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social @mammalconeurope.bsky.social 🌍🦤 #nature #wildlife
February 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Happy Groundhog Day. We don't have groundhogs in Europe, but we do have these cute sousliks. Found in eastern Europe, they like short grassland so they can see for predators. Endangered because of habitat loss. @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social @mammalconeurope.bsky.social 🌍🦤 #nature #wildlife
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www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/you-cant-c...
Why aren’t real war criminals (those who either return here after serving in IOF, or who visit Western countries) remotely concerned about official harassment?
Yet journalists, protesters, critics of Israel, are consistently plagued, tormented or detained!
Why aren’t real war criminals (those who either return here after serving in IOF, or who visit Western countries) remotely concerned about official harassment?
Yet journalists, protesters, critics of Israel, are consistently plagued, tormented or detained!
You can't criticise Israel in the West without risking arrest
This is getting totally out of hand
www.councilestatemedia.uk
January 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/you-cant-c...
Why aren’t real war criminals (those who either return here after serving in IOF, or who visit Western countries) remotely concerned about official harassment?
Yet journalists, protesters, critics of Israel, are consistently plagued, tormented or detained!
Why aren’t real war criminals (those who either return here after serving in IOF, or who visit Western countries) remotely concerned about official harassment?
Yet journalists, protesters, critics of Israel, are consistently plagued, tormented or detained!
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Good news for bats is good news for the ecosystem
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Nova Scotia's bat population showing signs of recovery after years of decline | CBC News
After a decline of over 90 per cent in little brown bats and northern long-eared bats in Nova Scotia, researchers are hopeful the bat population is beginning to stabilize.
www.cbc.ca
January 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Good news for bats is good news for the ecosystem
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Could the UK's loneliest bat finally have a mate? 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Female greater mouse-eared bat found in Sussex tunnels
Experts say a breeding pair of the species has not been found in the UK for decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Could the UK's loneliest bat finally have a mate? 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This article echoes exactly what I said in my video yesterday! Feeling smug now lol 😂 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
January 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This article echoes exactly what I said in my video yesterday! Feeling smug now lol 😂 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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👉NEW -- Why is Britain still sending spy flights towards Gaza?
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social
Two RAF surveillance planes have flown over the eastern Mediterranean during the ceasefire, as campaigners demand inquiry into UK intelligence sharing with Israel.
www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-brita...
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social
Two RAF surveillance planes have flown over the eastern Mediterranean during the ceasefire, as campaigners demand inquiry into UK intelligence sharing with Israel.
www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-brita...
Why is Britain still sending spy flights towards Gaza?
Two RAF surveillance planes have flown over the eastern Mediterranean during the ceasefire, as campaigners demand inquiry into UK intelligence sharing with Israel.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
👉NEW -- Why is Britain still sending spy flights towards Gaza?
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social
Two RAF surveillance planes have flown over the eastern Mediterranean during the ceasefire, as campaigners demand inquiry into UK intelligence sharing with Israel.
www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-brita...
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social
Two RAF surveillance planes have flown over the eastern Mediterranean during the ceasefire, as campaigners demand inquiry into UK intelligence sharing with Israel.
www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-brita...
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👉NEW VIDEO -- Exposing an Israeli war crimes suspect in London
Declassified journalists Alex Morris and @john-mcevoy.bsky.social talk about confronting an Israeli military delegation on the streets of London.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJYT...
Declassified journalists Alex Morris and @john-mcevoy.bsky.social talk about confronting an Israeli military delegation on the streets of London.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJYT...
Exposing an Israeli WAR CRIMES suspect in London
YouTube video by Declassified UK
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
👉NEW VIDEO -- Exposing an Israeli war crimes suspect in London
Declassified journalists Alex Morris and @john-mcevoy.bsky.social talk about confronting an Israeli military delegation on the streets of London.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJYT...
Declassified journalists Alex Morris and @john-mcevoy.bsky.social talk about confronting an Israeli military delegation on the streets of London.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJYT...
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🦇 Exciting stuff!
Not one, but two new greater mouse-eared bat have been found www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/01...
Hope for our rarest UK bat - News - Bat Conservation Trust
Two exciting discoveries have been reported in the last week about our rarest bat species, the greater mouse-eared bat.
www.bats.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🦇 Exciting stuff!
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An amazing place only 15 minutes drive from Gecko Lodge BG,conservation at its best.
#bulgaria #conservation #ecotourism #birdwatching #birdtours #nature #naturebg #photography #burgas #britsonholiday #blackseacoast #pelicans #bulgariantourism #wildlifebg #wildlife #rspb #bspb
#bulgaria #conservation #ecotourism #birdwatching #birdtours #nature #naturebg #photography #burgas #britsonholiday #blackseacoast #pelicans #bulgariantourism #wildlifebg #wildlife #rspb #bspb
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
An amazing place only 15 minutes drive from Gecko Lodge BG,conservation at its best.
#bulgaria #conservation #ecotourism #birdwatching #birdtours #nature #naturebg #photography #burgas #britsonholiday #blackseacoast #pelicans #bulgariantourism #wildlifebg #wildlife #rspb #bspb
#bulgaria #conservation #ecotourism #birdwatching #birdtours #nature #naturebg #photography #burgas #britsonholiday #blackseacoast #pelicans #bulgariantourism #wildlifebg #wildlife #rspb #bspb
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The Israelis are still murdering with impunity.
Israeli troops kill more than 20 in Lebanon and one in Gaza as residents try to return
People shot at attempting to get back to their homes, with Israel accusing Lebanese army and Hamas of violating deals
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Israelis are still murdering with impunity.
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In all my 65 years on this planet, I've never heard such breathtaking, nauseating hypocrisy. If Starmer had even a glimmer of humanity about him, he'd hang his head and skulk like the depraved monster he is. But to talk about teaching young people!! This former teacher is thoroughly affronted!
January 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In all my 65 years on this planet, I've never heard such breathtaking, nauseating hypocrisy. If Starmer had even a glimmer of humanity about him, he'd hang his head and skulk like the depraved monster he is. But to talk about teaching young people!! This former teacher is thoroughly affronted!
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Pet owners accidentally poisoning garden birds.
Our latest research finds pet flea treatments (fipronil and imidacloprid) in 100% of blue tit and great tit nests, with nestling mortality higher in the more contaminated nest. @SongBirdSBS @SussexUni @CannelleTassin
Our latest research finds pet flea treatments (fipronil and imidacloprid) in 100% of blue tit and great tit nests, with nestling mortality higher in the more contaminated nest. @SongBirdSBS @SussexUni @CannelleTassin
January 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Pet owners accidentally poisoning garden birds.
Our latest research finds pet flea treatments (fipronil and imidacloprid) in 100% of blue tit and great tit nests, with nestling mortality higher in the more contaminated nest. @SongBirdSBS @SussexUni @CannelleTassin
Our latest research finds pet flea treatments (fipronil and imidacloprid) in 100% of blue tit and great tit nests, with nestling mortality higher in the more contaminated nest. @SongBirdSBS @SussexUni @CannelleTassin
More cave condition monitoring. This time its a slightly more remote cave, so fortunately a lot less rubbish.
It's a long cave with narrow low corridors.
Rhinolophus hipposoderos and other Rhinolophus sp
shortened & sped up.
#bats #caves #cavemonitoring
#Bulgaria #devetakiplateau
#devetakiecology
It's a long cave with narrow low corridors.
Rhinolophus hipposoderos and other Rhinolophus sp
shortened & sped up.
#bats #caves #cavemonitoring
#Bulgaria #devetakiplateau
#devetakiecology
January 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
More cave condition monitoring. This time its a slightly more remote cave, so fortunately a lot less rubbish.
It's a long cave with narrow low corridors.
Rhinolophus hipposoderos and other Rhinolophus sp
shortened & sped up.
#bats #caves #cavemonitoring
#Bulgaria #devetakiplateau
#devetakiecology
It's a long cave with narrow low corridors.
Rhinolophus hipposoderos and other Rhinolophus sp
shortened & sped up.
#bats #caves #cavemonitoring
#Bulgaria #devetakiplateau
#devetakiecology
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FieldworkThursday - revisit to an old study site. Nice to see a Brown Long Eared bat actually in a hibernation site, they’ve been missing from the last few we’ve been checking.
January 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
FieldworkThursday - revisit to an old study site. Nice to see a Brown Long Eared bat actually in a hibernation site, they’ve been missing from the last few we’ve been checking.
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🦇 Hibernation paper - Winter is (not) coming: Acoustic monitoring and temperature variation across important bat hibernacula
bdj.pensoft.net/article/1418...
bdj.pensoft.net/article/1418...
Winter is (not) coming: Acoustic monitoring and temperature variation across important bat hibernacula
Little is known about the winter bat activity in Bulgaria, which poses challenges in monitoring potential deviations in their behaviour as a consequence of the warming climate. Using passive acoustic ...
bdj.pensoft.net
January 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🦇 Hibernation paper - Winter is (not) coming: Acoustic monitoring and temperature variation across important bat hibernacula
bdj.pensoft.net/article/1418...
bdj.pensoft.net/article/1418...
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Alternative survey methods are needed when you encounter part of a 🦇 hibernation site too dodgy to climb. Extendable pole mounted GoPro and light for the win!
January 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Alternative survey methods are needed when you encounter part of a 🦇 hibernation site too dodgy to climb. Extendable pole mounted GoPro and light for the win!