Sarah Dalrymple
@sarahdalgulls.bsky.social
Seabirder and gull fan in north-east England, my posts here are entirely my own
also active at @sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social on mastodon
https://sarahdal.github.io/
also active at @sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social on mastodon
https://sarahdal.github.io/
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These photos were taken 8 years apart, almost to the day, looking over Langstone Harbour towards Portsmouth on a low water dusk. The sediment, thick oozy mud (the stuff of wader dreams) has barely moved. The pools, piles & puddles remain little changed by the 11,688 tidal cycles between them.
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
These photos were taken 8 years apart, almost to the day, looking over Langstone Harbour towards Portsmouth on a low water dusk. The sediment, thick oozy mud (the stuff of wader dreams) has barely moved. The pools, piles & puddles remain little changed by the 11,688 tidal cycles between them.
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This is the post to read if you want to understand why autonomous cars are not the answer to transport in London.
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is the post to read if you want to understand why autonomous cars are not the answer to transport in London.
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Vita, the student accommodation group, has bought the Scottish Widows site on Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh. The Basil Spence hexagonal buildings have been vacant since 2020. There is consent for a mixed-use scheme involving partial demolition. #housing #PBSA
urbanliving.news/build-to-ren...
urbanliving.news/build-to-ren...
Vita Group buys Edinburgh office scheme for mixed-use project
Vita Group has acquired 15 Dalkeith Road, a prominent site on a main route into Edinburgh’s city centre, for a mixed-use project.
urbanliving.news
January 10, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Vita, the student accommodation group, has bought the Scottish Widows site on Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh. The Basil Spence hexagonal buildings have been vacant since 2020. There is consent for a mixed-use scheme involving partial demolition. #housing #PBSA
urbanliving.news/build-to-ren...
urbanliving.news/build-to-ren...
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Only four people in the UK have formally complained about a trans woman entering a “single-sex” facility, an eye-opening report has revealed.
A report published by advocacy group TransLucent found that only four official complaints were documented across 382 public bodies since 2022.
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A report published by advocacy group TransLucent found that only four official complaints were documented across 382 public bodies since 2022.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Only four people in the UK have formally complained about a trans woman entering a “single-sex” facility, an eye-opening report has revealed.
A report published by advocacy group TransLucent found that only four official complaints were documented across 382 public bodies since 2022.
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A report published by advocacy group TransLucent found that only four official complaints were documented across 382 public bodies since 2022.
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An innovative new bird-tracking project has been launched in Scotland to help demystify the migratory secrets surrounding the familiar Rock Pipit:
Pioneering Rock Pipit study launches in Scotland
The Motus Wildlife Tracking System is now being used in Fife, Scotland, to study Rock Pipit migration. Additionally, the system recently picked up the migratory movements of a Blackbird from Norway.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 7:16 AM
An innovative new bird-tracking project has been launched in Scotland to help demystify the migratory secrets surrounding the familiar Rock Pipit:
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'Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.' 1/2
Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content
Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
'Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.' 1/2
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1. Yes, this is real footage from Poland's Wrocław Zoo
2. The deer, a male muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi, aka "barking deer"), is hopped up on testosterone because its mate is in heat
3. Muntjac males weigh up to ~40 lbs (18 kg). Maruśka, the rhino, weighs 1.7 tons
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3786348...
2. The deer, a male muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi, aka "barking deer"), is hopped up on testosterone because its mate is in heat
3. Muntjac males weigh up to ~40 lbs (18 kg). Maruśka, the rhino, weighs 1.7 tons
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3786348...
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
1. Yes, this is real footage from Poland's Wrocław Zoo
2. The deer, a male muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi, aka "barking deer"), is hopped up on testosterone because its mate is in heat
3. Muntjac males weigh up to ~40 lbs (18 kg). Maruśka, the rhino, weighs 1.7 tons
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3786348...
2. The deer, a male muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi, aka "barking deer"), is hopped up on testosterone because its mate is in heat
3. Muntjac males weigh up to ~40 lbs (18 kg). Maruśka, the rhino, weighs 1.7 tons
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3786348...
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In 1980, Tyne Tees' magazine show for teens, CHECK IT OUT, gave kids in the North-East of England the lowdown on nuclear war. And it's a delight from start to finish.
Future 'The Tube/Top of the Pops' producer Chris Cowey there, with the perm and mussie.
Future 'The Tube/Top of the Pops' producer Chris Cowey there, with the perm and mussie.
January 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
In 1980, Tyne Tees' magazine show for teens, CHECK IT OUT, gave kids in the North-East of England the lowdown on nuclear war. And it's a delight from start to finish.
Future 'The Tube/Top of the Pops' producer Chris Cowey there, with the perm and mussie.
Future 'The Tube/Top of the Pops' producer Chris Cowey there, with the perm and mussie.
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Lincolnshire Police have issued details of the case against metal detecting fraudster Jason Price.
The unusually detailed account begs various questions regarding the case and the potential for bad actors to undermine the integrity of the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
thePipeLine is investigating.
The unusually detailed account begs various questions regarding the case and the potential for bad actors to undermine the integrity of the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
thePipeLine is investigating.
Detectorist sentenced – he fraudulently claimed he found national treasure and artefacts
The 54-year-old man now finds himself with a 12-month custodial sentence suspended for two years
www.lincs.police.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Lincolnshire Police have issued details of the case against metal detecting fraudster Jason Price.
The unusually detailed account begs various questions regarding the case and the potential for bad actors to undermine the integrity of the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
thePipeLine is investigating.
The unusually detailed account begs various questions regarding the case and the potential for bad actors to undermine the integrity of the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
thePipeLine is investigating.
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Great to see this report is available to read online.
It lays out pretty much the whole story of Teesworks over the last few years (and why it matters!).
It lays out pretty much the whole story of Teesworks over the last few years (and why it matters!).
As Tees Valley mayor Lord Houchen's defence of his deal with local businessmen crumbles, here's the Eye's recent special report on how Britain's flagship regeneration scheme secretly turned into one of the biggest giveaways of public money on record.
➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
Special Report: Stripped Tees
IT WAS to be the UK’s largest regeneration scheme in decades, a model for regional devolution and the flagship post-Brexit freeport. But the redevelopment of the former steelworks on the south bank of...
www.private-eye.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Great to see this report is available to read online.
It lays out pretty much the whole story of Teesworks over the last few years (and why it matters!).
It lays out pretty much the whole story of Teesworks over the last few years (and why it matters!).
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
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A Londoner's (and therefore the correct) version.
January 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
A Londoner's (and therefore the correct) version.
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Libraries of London, an ongoing project. www.instagram.com/libraries_of...
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Libraries of London, an ongoing project. www.instagram.com/libraries_of...
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Early modern Glasgow had Shitt Wynd and the Stinkand Vennel (both probably pretty accurate), but for economy I rather like the nineteenth-century Open Close.
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Early modern Glasgow had Shitt Wynd and the Stinkand Vennel (both probably pretty accurate), but for economy I rather like the nineteenth-century Open Close.
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LIVE: Storm Goretti at London Heathrow Airport www.youtube.com/live/tr8f7XO... #avgeek #stormgorreti #planespotting #heathrow
LIVE: Storm Goretti at London Heathrow Airport
YouTube video by BIG JET TV
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 AM
LIVE: Storm Goretti at London Heathrow Airport www.youtube.com/live/tr8f7XO... #avgeek #stormgorreti #planespotting #heathrow
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This was the entire focus of my PhD. How tech is forcing field biologists indoors to coddle and placate machines, instead of tech people working with field biologists to make tools that keep our brains outside.
New technologies are revolutionising ecology, with more data than ever available at our fingertips. But what are the costs and perils of ecologists doing less field work?
Interviews with several BES members in this fascinating @nature.com article
Interviews with several BES members in this fascinating @nature.com article
‘I rarely get outside’: scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI
In the race to embrace new technologies, some ecologists fear their field is losing touch with nature.
f.mtr.cool
January 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
This was the entire focus of my PhD. How tech is forcing field biologists indoors to coddle and placate machines, instead of tech people working with field biologists to make tools that keep our brains outside.
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The thing to understand about a lot of pop culture discourse these days is that for a lot of people, their interaction is driven entirely by negativity and anger. That's just HOW they engage now. It's their default.
The first way they engage with anything is with aggression, not curiosity
The first way they engage with anything is with aggression, not curiosity
January 8, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The thing to understand about a lot of pop culture discourse these days is that for a lot of people, their interaction is driven entirely by negativity and anger. That's just HOW they engage now. It's their default.
The first way they engage with anything is with aggression, not curiosity
The first way they engage with anything is with aggression, not curiosity
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Vigil/press conference featuring six city councilors ends with an “abolish ICE” chant and the Portland crows circling overhead.
January 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Vigil/press conference featuring six city councilors ends with an “abolish ICE” chant and the Portland crows circling overhead.
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A cottage which is a ‘rare survivor’ of Dalkeith's earlier townscape has been saved. Developers planned to demolish the cottage and outbuildings and build a four-storey block of 15 flats.
#housing #LocalHistory 🏴
www.midlothianview.com/news/bid-to-...
#housing #LocalHistory 🏴
www.midlothianview.com/news/bid-to-...
Bid to demolish ‘rare survivor’ of early Midlothian town housing - Midlothian View
A rundown cottage in the centre of Dalkeith has been saved from demolition after planners described it as a ‘rare survivor’ of the town’s early heritage.
www.midlothianview.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:36 AM
A cottage which is a ‘rare survivor’ of Dalkeith's earlier townscape has been saved. Developers planned to demolish the cottage and outbuildings and build a four-storey block of 15 flats.
#housing #LocalHistory 🏴
www.midlothianview.com/news/bid-to-...
#housing #LocalHistory 🏴
www.midlothianview.com/news/bid-to-...
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Lincolnshire Police are asking for help: who might own a pack of foxhounds misusing a level crossing, causing a passenger train to emergency brake and killing two dogs. Someone on horseback may be a witness, apparently. It's a mystery!
@protectthewild.bsky.social
www.lincs.police.uk/news/lincoln...
@protectthewild.bsky.social
www.lincs.police.uk/news/lincoln...
Saxilby - Misuse of a level crossing
We are appealing for information after one, maybe two dogs died
www.lincs.police.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Lincolnshire Police are asking for help: who might own a pack of foxhounds misusing a level crossing, causing a passenger train to emergency brake and killing two dogs. Someone on horseback may be a witness, apparently. It's a mystery!
@protectthewild.bsky.social
www.lincs.police.uk/news/lincoln...
@protectthewild.bsky.social
www.lincs.police.uk/news/lincoln...
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And now Tyler is mysteriously gone?
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
And now Tyler is mysteriously gone?
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Technically the threshold for "bomb cyclogenesis" of an Atlantic storm is a 21mb drop over a 24 hour period, at our latitude of 50°N.
The pressure here has dropped 24 mb in 11 hours, from 730am. And it's still going down.
#StormGoretti
The pressure here has dropped 24 mb in 11 hours, from 730am. And it's still going down.
#StormGoretti
January 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Technically the threshold for "bomb cyclogenesis" of an Atlantic storm is a 21mb drop over a 24 hour period, at our latitude of 50°N.
The pressure here has dropped 24 mb in 11 hours, from 730am. And it's still going down.
#StormGoretti
The pressure here has dropped 24 mb in 11 hours, from 730am. And it's still going down.
#StormGoretti
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Everything's terrible, except for it's the 8th of January, and in just a couple of hours Peter Bleksley kicks off his absolutely bonkers tour of the UK and Ireland.
I needed to map it to see if there was a rhyme or reason to his route, but no, it's just as maniacal as it seemed.
I needed to map it to see if there was a rhyme or reason to his route, but no, it's just as maniacal as it seemed.
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Everything's terrible, except for it's the 8th of January, and in just a couple of hours Peter Bleksley kicks off his absolutely bonkers tour of the UK and Ireland.
I needed to map it to see if there was a rhyme or reason to his route, but no, it's just as maniacal as it seemed.
I needed to map it to see if there was a rhyme or reason to his route, but no, it's just as maniacal as it seemed.
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The highest gust speed as a result of Storm Goretti is currently 99 mph, recorded at St Mary's Airport in the Isles of Scilly, making it a new record for the site
Here are the top gust speeds so far 👇
Here are the top gust speeds so far 👇
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The highest gust speed as a result of Storm Goretti is currently 99 mph, recorded at St Mary's Airport in the Isles of Scilly, making it a new record for the site
Here are the top gust speeds so far 👇
Here are the top gust speeds so far 👇
Learned about Gibson the World's Biggest cat today, from this incredible Pathé investigative reporter. Sound on & watch to the end...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OtM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OtM...
World's Biggest Cat (1934)
YouTube video by British Pathé
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Learned about Gibson the World's Biggest cat today, from this incredible Pathé investigative reporter. Sound on & watch to the end...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OtM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OtM...