Rob Thomas
@robthomasbirds.bsky.social
Bird-watcher & conservationist in and from Wales. Associate researcher at Cardiff Uni, co-director of Eco-explore Community Interest Company, trustee of Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru & Craig y Rhondda. Received Marsh Award for Ornithology 2025.
This sign-generator thing is fun… homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This sign-generator thing is fun… homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
BBC Sport with the scoop of the century.
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
BBC Sport with the scoop of the century.
Main character energy…
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Main character energy…
Oops it came out a bit blurry -here’s another one :)
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Oops it came out a bit blurry -here’s another one :)
Sunset in the Wye Valley today
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Sunset in the Wye Valley today
Very sorry to hear that Clive Barlow has passed away - a passionate birder and conservationist in The Gambia. One of his last publications will be our short note, together with Alhajie Saho Sarr, on foraging behaviour of storm-petrels, just published in British Birds.
October 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Very sorry to hear that Clive Barlow has passed away - a passionate birder and conservationist in The Gambia. One of his last publications will be our short note, together with Alhajie Saho Sarr, on foraging behaviour of storm-petrels, just published in British Birds.
Storm petrels showing well in central Bath this afternoon. Don’t even think about parking - sensibly or otherwise.
October 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Storm petrels showing well in central Bath this afternoon. Don’t even think about parking - sensibly or otherwise.
So sad to hear that Jane Goodall has passed away - a life well lived in promoting the understanding and conservation of our fellow inhabitants of our one wild and precious planet.
October 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
So sad to hear that Jane Goodall has passed away - a life well lived in promoting the understanding and conservation of our fellow inhabitants of our one wild and precious planet.
Storm petrels showing well in Edinburgh this afternoon. Please park sensibly outside Topping’s bookshop. Will be searched for by Dawn, who works in the non-fiction section.
September 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Storm petrels showing well in Edinburgh this afternoon. Please park sensibly outside Topping’s bookshop. Will be searched for by Dawn, who works in the non-fiction section.
Spot of fieldwork with @bardseyben.bsky.social and @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Spot of fieldwork with @bardseyben.bsky.social and @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social
Co-supervisors.
September 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Co-supervisors.
How your email finds me…
September 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
How your email finds me…
Geraint Thomas showing well in Llanishen this afternoon. Please park sensibly in Morrison’s car park.
September 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Geraint Thomas showing well in Llanishen this afternoon. Please park sensibly in Morrison’s car park.
Spotted in the wild today, in the wellfield bookshop in Cardiff!
September 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Spotted in the wild today, in the wellfield bookshop in Cardiff!
Good to see that the new leader of the Green Party (England and Wales edition) knows how to dress appropriately. Coat by Mountain Warehouse, top by, er, Mountain Warehouse…
September 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good to see that the new leader of the Green Party (England and Wales edition) knows how to dress appropriately. Coat by Mountain Warehouse, top by, er, Mountain Warehouse…
That’s a really long time to be arguing, but it looks like they’ve buried the hatchet now.
August 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
That’s a really long time to be arguing, but it looks like they’ve buried the hatchet now.
I didn’t see a white rump in a good view, but I’ll have another look.
August 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I didn’t see a white rump in a good view, but I’ll have another look.
Happy unpaid resit exam-marking at a festival, for those celebrating it this year!
August 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Happy unpaid resit exam-marking at a festival, for those celebrating it this year!
Very informative village notice board, explaining that the fondue was invented in Nantycaws in the year 1280, when Llywellyn, the last prince of Wales accidentally dropped some croutons when crossing the stream, and had to retrieve them using his sword. #WelshHistory #HanesCymraig
August 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Very informative village notice board, explaining that the fondue was invented in Nantycaws in the year 1280, when Llywellyn, the last prince of Wales accidentally dropped some croutons when crossing the stream, and had to retrieve them using his sword. #WelshHistory #HanesCymraig
Very excited to visit the west Wales village of Nantycaws this afternoon (the name can arguably be translated as “stream [of] the cheese”), and was delighted to discover that the name of the village chapel (established in 1809) is “Philadelphia”.
August 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Very excited to visit the west Wales village of Nantycaws this afternoon (the name can arguably be translated as “stream [of] the cheese”), and was delighted to discover that the name of the village chapel (established in 1809) is “Philadelphia”.
Spent a very interesting morning with National Trust staff, police and local community members, discussing the challenges of managing the impacts of recreational activities on coastal wildlife. Popped down to the cliffs after the meeting to see various real-life examples!
August 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Spent a very interesting morning with National Trust staff, police and local community members, discussing the challenges of managing the impacts of recreational activities on coastal wildlife. Popped down to the cliffs after the meeting to see various real-life examples!