John Endler opens up #ISBE2024 showing his long term work on bowerbirds and how they use and manipulate sensory perception. Also reminds us to remain astute natural observers as that's where all our hypotheses come from.

Glad to see birders twitter in a new format!

With @migrationmatt.bsky.social - who is new here and worth following if you’re not already.

Obviously travelling by train. Highlights were flocks of stork -migrating or staying?- and great white egret through the Black Forest 🚂

Also, the electric calls of native red-crested pochard in the harbour justified the whole trip.

I guess the implication of that is I see posts and research that appear in the feeds I follow (UKBirding, Ornithology, Science etc.) and miss anything published the old way. I also don't see much of anything I am not interested in.

Very difficult in isolation I think. Generally British birds are smaller and warmer toned. I think these weird records are probably Scottish given how few breed in England now.
I'm also not sure how regular flavirostris is here - only 7 ringed abroad recovered here, and only one inland.

This is old school @yolobirder.bsky.social / @robyaxley.bsky.social content

Looks like it’s going for her bag!