Andrew Whitehouse
@anthrobirder.bsky.social
Anthropologist at the University of Aberdeen. Likes birds. A lot. Does stuff on environmental anthropology, landscape, conservation, human-bird relations, sound, perceptions of ecological change.
https://andrewjwhitehouse.wordpress.com/
https://andrewjwhitehouse.wordpress.com/
The Twite of divers...😜
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Twite of divers...😜
I don't keep track of them but there seems to be one here a lot of the time. Not sure why nowhere can fix them on the west coast!
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I don't keep track of them but there seems to be one here a lot of the time. Not sure why nowhere can fix them on the west coast!
They're here pretty frequently, I presume being fixed. Saw this one come in yesterday.
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
They're here pretty frequently, I presume being fixed. Saw this one come in yesterday.
It's definitely up there. The call plus the places where they live is a winning combination.
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's definitely up there. The call plus the places where they live is a winning combination.
Thank you! I should order your book, which looks great - congratulations on it.
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Thank you! I should order your book, which looks great - congratulations on it.
Yes, I spent a few days there last year. It was very windy!
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Yes, I spent a few days there last year. It was very windy!
Like these, from April last year...
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Like these, from April last year...
I can see why you said that, as it seems to show a white tip to the tail. I'm not sure it's really white though and it doesn't look sturdy enough or black and white enough for an Eastern Kingbird.
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I can see why you said that, as it seems to show a white tip to the tail. I'm not sure it's really white though and it doesn't look sturdy enough or black and white enough for an Eastern Kingbird.
Savannah and Song for the sparrows. Probably Greater Yellowlegs, although it's not a really clear photo.
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Savannah and Song for the sparrows. Probably Greater Yellowlegs, although it's not a really clear photo.
Think the first is Eastern Phoebe. Agree on the plover. Thrush looks better for Hermit with those large black breast spots.
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Think the first is Eastern Phoebe. Agree on the plover. Thrush looks better for Hermit with those large black breast spots.
My dad did a PhD in his retirement (at the same time I did mine!). I'm currently supervising a PhD student who's about 50 and am likely to be supervising one in their 40s soon. Although it's not the majority, older PhD students are fairly common.
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My dad did a PhD in his retirement (at the same time I did mine!). I'm currently supervising a PhD student who's about 50 and am likely to be supervising one in their 40s soon. Although it's not the majority, older PhD students are fairly common.
Strangely, my experience is that this kind of interference from parents is much less prevalent than it used to be. I used to get phone calls or visits from 'concerned parents' semi-regularly but it hasn't happened for years, which is a relief. It's extremely awkward when it happens.
November 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Strangely, my experience is that this kind of interference from parents is much less prevalent than it used to be. I used to get phone calls or visits from 'concerned parents' semi-regularly but it hasn't happened for years, which is a relief. It's extremely awkward when it happens.
Can I suggest to your headline writers that this is mainland Britain's most westerly village shop and not the UK's.
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Can I suggest to your headline writers that this is mainland Britain's most westerly village shop and not the UK's.
They sometimes can be yes. I've seen them flying around the middle of Barcelona. Some ibis species are very urban and act almost like gulls or crows in scavenging around trash. Glossy aren't quite like that but they do well in human influenced environments.
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
They sometimes can be yes. I've seen them flying around the middle of Barcelona. Some ibis species are very urban and act almost like gulls or crows in scavenging around trash. Glossy aren't quite like that but they do well in human influenced environments.
A lucky escape!
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A lucky escape!
It seemed to be tailing off when I stopped. It was very flashy all morning, with definite flurries of movement between periods when it was quiet. Almost all the Little Auks were in a 40-minute period.
October 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It seemed to be tailing off when I stopped. It was very flashy all morning, with definite flurries of movement between periods when it was quiet. Almost all the Little Auks were in a 40-minute period.
I'm an anthropologist but only nominally.
October 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm an anthropologist but only nominally.
Yes that would usually be the case I think.
October 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Yes that would usually be the case I think.
I think in practice these tend to merge together, or at least it's hard to do one without doing the other to an extent. People definitely talk about 'The History and Philosophy of Science' as a field of study.
October 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I think in practice these tend to merge together, or at least it's hard to do one without doing the other to an extent. People definitely talk about 'The History and Philosophy of Science' as a field of study.