Martin Collinson
@docmartin2mc.bsky.social
Britain's Top Vicarious Birder.
Aberdeen Wildife DNA lab. Aniridia research.
Likes birds, stamps, ghosts, art, and wasps.
Leeds United #lufc because I was bad in a previous life.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/aberdeendnalab
Aberdeen Wildife DNA lab. Aniridia research.
Likes birds, stamps, ghosts, art, and wasps.
Leeds United #lufc because I was bad in a previous life.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/aberdeendnalab
8 year anniversary of my best ever but sadly ignored tweet
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
8 year anniversary of my best ever but sadly ignored tweet
October 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The sound of October.
October 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The sound of October.
Behold, a Lindisfarne Helleborine in all its October glory.
October 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Behold, a Lindisfarne Helleborine in all its October glory.
Blimey you don't bump into these every day
October 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Blimey you don't bump into these every day
Is it just me or is beer getting sillier?
September 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Is it just me or is beer getting sillier?
My first Pinkies of the autumn flying south out at sea. Still quite a few Little Gulls in this corner of the North Sea too.
September 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My first Pinkies of the autumn flying south out at sea. Still quite a few Little Gulls in this corner of the North Sea too.
September 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Ménétries's Warbler in Poland this spring. DNA work by @tessaroo.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Ménétries's Warbler in Poland this spring. DNA work by @tessaroo.bsky.social
I got another one too yesterday!
August 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got another one too yesterday!
Bit of juvenile/ swee-oo Common Chiffchaff action in the garden this morning.
August 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Bit of juvenile/ swee-oo Common Chiffchaff action in the garden this morning.
We hosted a wasp at our lab picnic that helped itself to a bit of chicken.
July 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We hosted a wasp at our lab picnic that helped itself to a bit of chicken.
Labbie Alaa Alshwayyat did a science and is presenting it to the Anatomical Society. We are studying the vascular problems that occur in spinal muscular atrophy, a very nasty disease
#spinalmuscularatrophy #sma 🧪
#spinalmuscularatrophy #sma 🧪
July 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Labbie Alaa Alshwayyat did a science and is presenting it to the Anatomical Society. We are studying the vascular problems that occur in spinal muscular atrophy, a very nasty disease
#spinalmuscularatrophy #sma 🧪
#spinalmuscularatrophy #sma 🧪
Mosses have a complicated breeding system... the gametes swim through the damp substrate and when they combine the baby moss stays with its parents for several months. #science
July 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Mosses have a complicated breeding system... the gametes swim through the damp substrate and when they combine the baby moss stays with its parents for several months. #science
Tree Bumblebees have gone from 'OMG a Tree Bumblebee' to nesting in our old toilet outflow in 3 years.
June 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Tree Bumblebees have gone from 'OMG a Tree Bumblebee' to nesting in our old toilet outflow in 3 years.
Seven-spot Ladybird sat next to the exuvia it presumably recently emerged from. And I only just noticed the weird spider, if anyone fancies telling me what it is...
June 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Seven-spot Ladybird sat next to the exuvia it presumably recently emerged from. And I only just noticed the weird spider, if anyone fancies telling me what it is...
The unedifying spectacle of four Herring Gulls tearing apart a chick. The Herring Gull floofs are more advanced so this may be a Kittiwake, example on right
June 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The unedifying spectacle of four Herring Gulls tearing apart a chick. The Herring Gull floofs are more advanced so this may be a Kittiwake, example on right
Ka-chowww!!! One of two Northern Brown Argus along the clifftops at Newtonhill. My first here for about 10 years.
June 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Ka-chowww!!! One of two Northern Brown Argus along the clifftops at Newtonhill. My first here for about 10 years.
This is new to me... Reversed (or Persian) Clover Trifolium resupinatum growing on stoney soil, recently dumped during bridge works. Newtonhill, NE Scotland
June 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is new to me... Reversed (or Persian) Clover Trifolium resupinatum growing on stoney soil, recently dumped during bridge works. Newtonhill, NE Scotland
From out of nowhere, in a neglected weedy pot in the garden, we seem to be manifesting Northern Marsh Orchids
May 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
From out of nowhere, in a neglected weedy pot in the garden, we seem to be manifesting Northern Marsh Orchids
From Latest Scottish Birds...
May 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
From Latest Scottish Birds...
May 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
An Offering 😊 based on the iconic Led Zeppelin 'Stairway to Heaven' artwork and featuring Vessel with a cute little Sleep Token lantern overlooking Arcadia. With lyrics from Caramel.
Acrylic on canvas board 40 x 50 cm
#sleeptoken #sleeptokenart
Acrylic on canvas board 40 x 50 cm
#sleeptoken #sleeptokenart
May 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
An Offering 😊 based on the iconic Led Zeppelin 'Stairway to Heaven' artwork and featuring Vessel with a cute little Sleep Token lantern overlooking Arcadia. With lyrics from Caramel.
Acrylic on canvas board 40 x 50 cm
#sleeptoken #sleeptokenart
Acrylic on canvas board 40 x 50 cm
#sleeptoken #sleeptokenart
Are your cells on Chemgene? Know the signs:
Condensed Chromatin
Blebbing
Detachment from substrate
Swimming in debris
Talk to your cells about Chemgene!
🧪
Condensed Chromatin
Blebbing
Detachment from substrate
Swimming in debris
Talk to your cells about Chemgene!
🧪
May 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Are your cells on Chemgene? Know the signs:
Condensed Chromatin
Blebbing
Detachment from substrate
Swimming in debris
Talk to your cells about Chemgene!
🧪
Condensed Chromatin
Blebbing
Detachment from substrate
Swimming in debris
Talk to your cells about Chemgene!
🧪