Steve Rowland
@bull-of-the-bog.bsky.social
Birder, Photographer, Communicator, Conservationist, Gooner, Husband and Dad living on the Norfolk coast.
"They found a striking pattern: a fivefold spike in malaria cases after the fungus arrived and the frogs died"
wapo.st/47Slsij A brilliant and very important article about the human benefits from saving nature/ costs of not doing so. @tonyjuniper.bsky.social (Might the spread of bd frog fungal disease be due to climate change altering airborne dispersal? @billmckibben.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social )
First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
wapo.st
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"They found a striking pattern: a fivefold spike in malaria cases after the fungus arrived and the frogs died"
Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party - " Research based on a poll of 11,000 Reform UK supporters, the biggest survey of its kind, tells us more about who is intending to vote for the party than has been previously known.." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party
Based on largest poll of supporters, these charts and maps show five distinct groups that could hand Reform a majority
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party - " Research based on a poll of 11,000 Reform UK supporters, the biggest survey of its kind, tells us more about who is intending to vote for the party than has been previously known.." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Delighted my YouTube channel has >1/4 million views and >5k subscribers. Keen to find new audiences especially students and practitioners. Also keen for new subjects either in UK or online interviewing someone in the field. Ideas welcome!
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
My mission is to explain the natural world and how to protect it. I am a conservation scientist determined to improve the planet. Each short video will explain an ecological concept and describe why ...
youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Delighted my YouTube channel has >1/4 million views and >5k subscribers. Keen to find new audiences especially students and practitioners. Also keen for new subjects either in UK or online interviewing someone in the field. Ideas welcome!
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
Always love late autumn on the Norfolk coast when thousands of thrushes and Starlings make landfall here. Today st Holme there was a steady passage of Starlings and lots of Blackbirds, Redwings, and Song Thrushes in the bushes.
November 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Always love late autumn on the Norfolk coast when thousands of thrushes and Starlings make landfall here. Today st Holme there was a steady passage of Starlings and lots of Blackbirds, Redwings, and Song Thrushes in the bushes.
Whilst no2 son attended Hockey training this morning I spent part of my day off at the Fisherfleet in King's Lynn Docks trying to get some arty shots of the Herring Gulls feeding by the fish processing plant outflow pipe. It was a fun if rather a smelly way to spend 90 minutes.
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Whilst no2 son attended Hockey training this morning I spent part of my day off at the Fisherfleet in King's Lynn Docks trying to get some arty shots of the Herring Gulls feeding by the fish processing plant outflow pipe. It was a fun if rather a smelly way to spend 90 minutes.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o... "...After an accident, drivers are required to exchange names, addresses and vehicle registration but nothing else. Avoid sharing any unnecessary information such as copies of an insurance policy or your driving licence..."
‘Crash for cash’: moped riders target your insurance details
Fraudulent insurance policies are being taken out by scammers using details you do not need to hand over
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o... "...After an accident, drivers are required to exchange names, addresses and vehicle registration but nothing else. Avoid sharing any unnecessary information such as copies of an insurance policy or your driving licence..."
phys.org/news/2025-08... "...Now, a new analysis suggests that one of the most mysterious features of these aerial displays—the behavior of birds at the edges—may stem from accident rather than intent.." @rspbengland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @wadertales.bsky.social
Why birds on the edge stay there: Study sheds light on murmuration mysteries
They twist and turn across the sky in dense, whirling formations—murmurations of birds that seem to move as one, captivating watchers and puzzling scientists for decades. Now, a new analysis suggests ...
phys.org
October 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
phys.org/news/2025-08... "...Now, a new analysis suggests that one of the most mysterious features of these aerial displays—the behavior of birds at the edges—may stem from accident rather than intent.." @rspbengland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @wadertales.bsky.social
Took no1 and no2 sons to see @leicestertigers.bsky.social beat Sale 36:35. As they get older its nice to have things like this that we can do together. Cultural mishmash of Rugby, Bhangara drums and dancing, and a group in fancy dress as Crusaders, oh and not forgetting the Guinness!
October 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Took no1 and no2 sons to see @leicestertigers.bsky.social beat Sale 36:35. As they get older its nice to have things like this that we can do together. Cultural mishmash of Rugby, Bhangara drums and dancing, and a group in fancy dress as Crusaders, oh and not forgetting the Guinness!
Took no1 and no2 sons to see @leicestertigers.bsky.social beat Sale 36:35. As they get older its nice to have things like this that we can do together. Cultural mishmash of Rugby, Bhangara drums and dancing, and a group in fancy dress as Crusaders, oh and not forgetting the Guinness!
October 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Took no1 and no2 sons to see @leicestertigers.bsky.social beat Sale 36:35. As they get older its nice to have things like this that we can do together. Cultural mishmash of Rugby, Bhangara drums and dancing, and a group in fancy dress as Crusaders, oh and not forgetting the Guinness!
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? www.theguardian.com/technology/2... "... when merchants raise their prices on Amazon, they are required to raise their prices everywhere else, even on their own direct-sales stores.."
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? www.theguardian.com/technology/2... "... when merchants raise their prices on Amazon, they are required to raise their prices everywhere else, even on their own direct-sales stores.."
bsky.app/profile/thea... @campaignstrat.bsky.social might be of interest
Jane Austen. Spike Lee. MrBeast. “Modern Family.” The Atlantic’s new AI Watchdog search tool lets you see which creative works tech companies may have used to train their generative-AI models: https://theatln.tc/vQSlfiyC
October 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
bsky.app/profile/thea... @campaignstrat.bsky.social might be of interest
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... "...Last year it made DNA tests for dogs compulsory so that any abandoned excrement could be tested, and its owner then tracked down and fined..."
Why I have had it with entitled dog owners | Arwa Mahdawi
You know the types – they let their hound jump all over you and don’t clear up after them. Bring on their poo-nishment, writes Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... "...Last year it made DNA tests for dogs compulsory so that any abandoned excrement could be tested, and its owner then tracked down and fined..."
Late morning walk RSPB Titchwell Marsh down to Thornham Point where for two minutes this Black Redstart popped out of the Sea Buckthorn. @rspbengland.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Late morning walk RSPB Titchwell Marsh down to Thornham Point where for two minutes this Black Redstart popped out of the Sea Buckthorn. @rspbengland.bsky.social
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The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe.
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
September 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe.
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
With the wind in the East, I took the day off work and had a q6km stomp through the coastal dunes and woods at Holkham with Dave Tipling. Didn't see a huge amount, but find a southbound pair of Ring Ousels was a small reward for our efforts. And now for a curry.
September 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
With the wind in the East, I took the day off work and had a q6km stomp through the coastal dunes and woods at Holkham with Dave Tipling. Didn't see a huge amount, but find a southbound pair of Ring Ousels was a small reward for our efforts. And now for a curry.
Autumn sunshine filtering through the trees at #KenHillWoods this afternoon.
September 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Autumn sunshine filtering through the trees at #KenHillWoods this afternoon.
19km walk at #Holkham Norfolk today under a blue sky and a warm September sun. Saw some great birds, including skeins of newly arrived Pink Footed Geese, 4 Hobby's hawking for Dragonflies, and 3 Whinchats. But perhaps the highlight of the day was half a dozen Clouded Yellow butterflies.
September 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
19km walk at #Holkham Norfolk today under a blue sky and a warm September sun. Saw some great birds, including skeins of newly arrived Pink Footed Geese, 4 Hobby's hawking for Dragonflies, and 3 Whinchats. But perhaps the highlight of the day was half a dozen Clouded Yellow butterflies.
#Ospreys occupy a special place in my life. I started volunteering for the @rspb.bsky.social / @rspbscotland.bsky.social back in the 1980s when their recolonisation of the UK was starting to pick up steam. Decades later it was a joy to see one this morning at #RSPBTitchwellMarsh on the Norfolk coast
September 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
#Ospreys occupy a special place in my life. I started volunteering for the @rspb.bsky.social / @rspbscotland.bsky.social back in the 1980s when their recolonisation of the UK was starting to pick up steam. Decades later it was a joy to see one this morning at #RSPBTitchwellMarsh on the Norfolk coast
Glossy Ibis flying over #WallaseaIsland today against a backdrop of Southend on Sea. A climate refugee on a reserve built to help the coast adapt to a changing climate. Apt as today, 10 years after breaching the seawall, I met up with members of the project team that created this amazing landscape.
September 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Glossy Ibis flying over #WallaseaIsland today against a backdrop of Southend on Sea. A climate refugee on a reserve built to help the coast adapt to a changing climate. Apt as today, 10 years after breaching the seawall, I met up with members of the project team that created this amazing landscape.
Had a couple of hours to play with this afternoon grabbed the chance to go & look at a couple of good local birds. First stop near Ringstead for a distant & hunkered down Dotterel & then down to Thornham for this Red Backed Shrike. Any day with a #Shrike in it is a good one in my book! #Norfolk
August 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... "...ecologists have come to value wetlands not only as wildlife habitats but also as carbon sinks, defenses against rising seas, and filters for harmful pollutants..."
The Meadowlands Ideal
The protections that made its balance possible are disappearing.
www.theatlantic.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... "...ecologists have come to value wetlands not only as wildlife habitats but also as carbon sinks, defenses against rising seas, and filters for harmful pollutants..."
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New meta-analysis underlines that Grey Squirrels are really a very minor nest predator in UK, despite once considered probably very important in woodland bird declines. Good example of evidence overturning dogma, allowing focus on real issues. #ornithology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Meta‐analysis of predator identity in nest‐camera studies in the British Islands
Nest predation is the primary cause of nest failure across many bird species. Interventions to support declining or threatened species frequently involve measures to reduce nest predation, through le...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New meta-analysis underlines that Grey Squirrels are really a very minor nest predator in UK, despite once considered probably very important in woodland bird declines. Good example of evidence overturning dogma, allowing focus on real issues. #ornithology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How can England possibly be running out of water? "...The Environment Agency (EA) assess that 15% of surface water bodies and 27% of groundwater bodies in England have unsustainable levels of abstraction..." www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
How can England possibly be running out of water?
While famously rainswept, climate crisis, population growth and profligacy mean the once unthinkable could be possible
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
How can England possibly be running out of water? "...The Environment Agency (EA) assess that 15% of surface water bodies and 27% of groundwater bodies in England have unsustainable levels of abstraction..." www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Long-stay car park, Edinburgh Airport today. I pity the traveller who’s going to return to find that a Crow’s wedged a rabbit’s head into their windscreen wipers in order to pick the brains out 😂 #birds
August 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Long-stay car park, Edinburgh Airport today. I pity the traveller who’s going to return to find that a Crow’s wedged a rabbit’s head into their windscreen wipers in order to pick the brains out 😂 #birds
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Some scientists believe that there is an approximately 12-per-cent chance of a severe solar storm striking the Earth in the next decade—which could devastate our power grid and communication systems. Are we prepared?
What a Major Solar Storm Could Do to Our Planet
Disturbances on the sun may have the potential to devastate our power grid and communication systems. When the next big storm arrives, will we be prepared for it?
www.newyorker.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Some scientists believe that there is an approximately 12-per-cent chance of a severe solar storm striking the Earth in the next decade—which could devastate our power grid and communication systems. Are we prepared?