Had tickets to see a thing tonight, forgot about it til it was too late to get organised to go... #adhdtax strikes again

Another one today

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Quality birds too. Had Sedge warbler and Skylark singing simultaneously earlier - an amazing mash up. 🪶

Quality lunch spot for today's fieldwork

Similarly I wouldn't be worried about its effect on the environment if I didn't live there

Man says to his friend 'Is that a doughnut or a meringue?' His friend says 'No, that's a doughnut' Oh wait I forgot to say you need to say it in a Scottish accent.

They'll thin out a bit in a few weeks when it gets something approaching hot. Then it'll be horsefly season.

Life in Ireland - 'At last it's light enough and warm enough to sit outside of an evening. * 2 seconds later * OMG the midgies'

These 20 prehistoric environments show how often life's story depended on movement, adaptation, and frankly, an exhausting amount of luck. 20-brutal-prehistoric-environments🧪 www.historysnob.com/eras/20-brut...

I think this maybe the most niché bit of trivia I’ve ever heard.

Spotted on Tumblr…

Thirty seconds into Peter’s story, Penny and Paul realised they’d heard it before – and that it would go on for at least another ten minutes. #BirdOfTheDay #BeakOpen #Birds #Puffins #UKWildlife #EKC 🌿

Metronomes started randomly synchronize after a short period of time as they influence each other through the side-to-side motion of their shared base. 📽: UCLA Physics & Astronomy

I've had a very falcony day. Peregrine. 🪶

Made a grim find up a random forest track. Brace yourself. What did they do to you Sophie?!

Mr and Mrs. Kestrels. 🪶

Swift, House Martin, Swallow Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton (Garden Birds, 1967)

Literally the last bird of my survey was a Little egret flying over - a species never recorded in 'my' CBS square (5th year I've done it now) in 26 years of biannual surveys. That's the kind of heady thrill only birders understand #stillbuzzing @birdwatchireland.bsky.social 🪶

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the only thing I don't like about birds is that they get up *so* bloody early 🪶

Starting a survey at 7am (almost) like a proper birder. Lovely day for it.

Starting a survey at 7am (almost) like a proper birder.

So shouty 🪶

Same when an Irish person asks you 'Is it yourself?'

Fantastic morning on a VP (vantage point) watch which as well as sky dancing Hen harriers provided a greatest hits package of Spring migrants. Cuckoos, Whimbrel and one very shouty Whitethroat. 🪶

@lostfootballs.bsky.social spotted in the gloriously named Ballyblood, Co. Clare

Guest blog - White-tailed Eagles and sheep, a Norwegian perspective by Roger Morgan-Grenville markavery.info/2026/05/05/g...

Sea thrift and Sea campion at the Cliffs of Moher this week #wildflowerhour

Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.

Never seen a red Weevil before #invertebrates

2.) Potato mashers. The flat ones with holes are bad enough but all the other designs are equally tortuous.

At least we threw in a spanner into Disney FC's pay to win scheme #boro

It's a small mercy that it doesn't really matter now if we win. I'd be having conniptions otherwise. #boro

When I was growing up my mother often said she'd been praying to St Jude for me. I was past 30 before I found out what he's the patron saint of. #truestory

This 👇

This may just be the parasite talking, but I'm going to climb that super tall building over there and release all my spores.

Young Peregrine I saw today and was later eyeballed by as it flew past me. Taken using my phone through my binoculars. Only the second time I've seen one with the variant striking double eye stripe plumage. 🪶

Not a breath of wind the whole time I was at the cliffs today, which is rare enough. If you can see them it's a good day.

Lunch spot

I just got eyeballed by a Peregrine

Getting paid to watch birds here today.

Willow warbler 🪶

Checked in on the pair of Garganey on my patch 🪶

I have grudges older than you

Things I find deeply aggravating to wash up: an irregular series 1.) Pan lids Awkward to handle, never stand up or stack on the drainer, always have a bit of water left no matter how long you leave them. Often found at the bottom of the sink when you think you've finished, ruining the moment.

I do like a good timeline synchronicity. At the old place I tried to coin 'twynchronicity' but it didn't stick.

It was my birthday yesterday, I've hit it moderately hard, it's late and I'm still at it. But I'm proud to tell you all I've not made any ill advised online purchases. Yet.

No reason youtube.com/shorts/vimtJ...

Any bee experts in the #invertebrates feed? We had honeybee (of Irish black bees I'm 90% sure) swarm turn up today and go into a hole under the roof that already has a hive in residence. What's going on?