Miguel McMinn
@mmcminn.bsky.social
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Biologist living in Mallorca 🪶✈️
[email protected]
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Candela en la Luna (biónica-nitinol en mi ❤️)
about 9 hours ago
¿Era esta canción,
@marioescribe.bsky.social
? Primeros acercamientos.
#QuienCantaSuMalEspanta
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Ferwen
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A new tiny basal Sauropodomorpha (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Santa Maria Supersequence, Upper Triassic of southern Brazil
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A new tiny basal Sauropodomorpha (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Santa Maria Supersequence, Upper Triassic of southern Brazil
The Upper Triassic outcrops of Brazil and Argentina have provided important information on the earliest stages of the dinosaur radiation. Dinosaurian …
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1871174X2500157X
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Aurigny.bsky.social
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www.alderneywildlife.org/annual-revie...
See what
@alderneywt.bsky.social
has been doing in 2025 and plans for 2026.
#wildlifetrusts
#seabirds
#birds
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Annual Review 2025 | Alderney Wildlife Trust
“Our mission is to champion, study, and protect Alderney’s wildlife, fostering a thriving island where natural habitats are valued for their vital role in shaping a sustainable future for Alderney and...
https://www.alderneywildlife.org/annual-review-2025
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La Enzima Inquieta 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
about 21 hours ago
En 30 minutos comenzamos el primer streaming del año con
@geocastaway.com
¿Os lo vais a perder?
www.youtube.com/live/ru8qecU...
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167. Comenzando el año con Geología desde Ávila
YouTube video by GeoCastAway
https://www.youtube.com/live/ru8qecUpxnk?si=E9v2K0-WKRixld9r
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A world of bullies
@jandehn.bsky.social
www.jandehn.com/post/the-wor...
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A world of bullies
International relations are now dictated by the strong and the ruthless, who behave like school yard bullies. With no sign of effective opposition, things will get even worse.
https://www.jandehn.com/post/the-world-of-bully-boys-is-here
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Martin George
1 day ago
“There are signs seabird colonies are beginning to recover in Alderney after their numbers were devastated by avian flu, conservationists have said. “The Alderney Wildlife Trust (AWT) said the island's Northern Gannet colony had grown by 11% since 2023.”
#Seabirds
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Conservationists celebrate rise in seabird numbers in Alderney
Alderney's gannet colony grows by 11% since 2023, suggesting recovery from bird flu, experts say.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m703ne312o
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establoPegaso
about 21 hours ago
3 de enero de 1905, nació en el barrio de las Letras la novelista y periodista Luisa Carnés. Se exilió a México, donde murió en el olvido. En su obra "Tea Rooms (Mujeres obreras)" (1934), trata la situación de las mujeres trabajadoras de los años 30
www.hojadelata.net/featured_ite...
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establoPegaso
about 21 hours ago
3 de enero de 1892, nace en Sudáfrica J. R. R. Tolkien, escritor y lingüista británico. «Éarendel surgió donde flota la sombra en el límite silencioso del Océano...» "El viaje de Earendel, la estrella vespertina", poema de Tolkien escrito en 1914.
establopegaso.wordpress.com/2022/03/31/e...
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World Seabird Union
1 day ago
🌍 Become a sponsor of global seabird conservation The 4th World Seabird Conference (WSC4) offers sponsors a unique opportunity to support evidence-based seabird conservation while engaging directly with international researchers, NGOs and policy-makers. ➡️
bit.ly/4qd2lrh
#WSC4
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AEMET
1 day ago
⚠️ AVISO ESPECIAL | Nevadas en cotas bajas. ❄️ Nevadas en el centro, norte y este de la Península a partir del domingo. ➡️ Nevará en zonas ampliamente pobladas y vías de comunicación importantes, aunque es difícil precisar dónde lo hará más copiosamente.
www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/...
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Graham Appleton
1 day ago
Tracking waders: important scientific and conservation stories.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m...
Most popular WaderTales blog in 2025, with over 1500 reads.
#ornithology
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BOU
1 day ago
EARLY VIEW in IBIS A low-dimensional model of birdsong production as a tool to study acoustic discrimination and mimicry in birds |
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Camila Miravalles Stasta, Gabriel B. Mindlin, Juan C. Reboreda, María C. De Mársico |
#ornithology
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BOU
1 day ago
EARLY VIEW in IBIS Age, sex and individual identity are associated with the escape behaviour of Common Blackbirds (Turdus merula) in a European city |
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Dariusz Wysocki, Zuzanna Modelska, Marlena Opolska, Piotr Minias |
#ornithology
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World Seabird Union
1 day ago
A new study from UH Mānoa’s HIMB Shark Lab explores intraguild predation and competition among marine predators—and how seasonal seabird nesting and alternative prey influence distribution and resource use in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
bit.ly/49nTVGs
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BOU
1 day ago
EARLY VIEW in IBIS Are morphometric traits cryptic indicators of sexual size dimorphism in ‘monomorphic’ species? Evidence from the King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) |
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Enzo Basso et al. |
#ornithology
#RaptorResearch
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Salva
1 day ago
I started 2026 with a morning of
#gull
watching in
#Malaga
. No rare species, a cloudy day with fog, and a lot of
#ringed
#birds
. A good way to start the year... Sadly, some
#gulls
showed injuries caused by human-origin garbage.
#Photography
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RareBirdAlert
3 months ago
After decades of absence, the nocturnal calls of shearwaters once more echo from burrows on Northern Ireland's seabird island.
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...
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Manx Shearwater Breeding Confirmed on Rathlin Island
After decades of absence, the nocturnal calls of shearwaters once more echo from burrows on Northern Ireland’s seabird island.
https://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Manx_Shearwater_Breeding_Confirmed_on_Rathlin_Island.aspx
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Paul Jerem
3 months ago
Thermal imaging opens multiple windows into wild animal physiology! Our new systematic review surveys links between body surface temperatures and four key physiological processes to identify approaches likely to push the technique to it's full potential.
buff.ly/p4s37I5
#biology
#physiology
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BOU
2 days ago
📢 Check out this upcoming conference 4th International Conservation Translocation Conference 7 - 9 September 2026 Info & mailing list sign-up on the website:
vet.ed.ac.uk/ictc
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BOU
2 days ago
EARLY VIEW in IBIS Automatic devices allow for effective monitoring of Western Capercaillie leks at the edge of a contracting refugium |
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Mariano J. Feldman et al |
#ornithology
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BOU
2 days ago
📢 DEADLINE APPROACHING For BOU Member Conference Attendance Grants Now funding member attendance at any #ornithology conference 🪶 Low-carbon travel encouraged ⏰ Deadline: 5 January 2026
bou.org.uk/funding/m...
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establoPegaso
2 days ago
2 de enero de 1886: nace el explorador inglés Apsley Cherry-Garrard, superviviente de la expedición antártica Terra Nova. Contó la experiencia en el libro "El peor viaje del mundo". «La exploración polar es la forma más cruel y solitaria de pasarlo mal que se ha concebido»
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establoPegaso
2 days ago
2 de enero de 1964: muere el botánico y farmacéutico Pius Font i Quer, que llevó a cabo una considerable tarea científica y divulgativa de la botánica
www.ibb.csic.es/es/coleccion...
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establoPegaso
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2 de enero de 1920, nace Isaac Asimov, escritor y profesor de bioquímica. A proposito del poema "el astrónomo" de Walt Whitman. "El pobre poeta nunca supo qué belleza tan insignificante y limitada observó cuando miraba en silencio a las estrellas.
establopegaso.wordpress.com/2018/12/05/c...
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Ciencia y belleza
Science and the Sense of Wonder, escrito por Isaac Asimov el 12 de agosto de 1979, en The Washington Post. A proposito del poema el astrónomo de Walt Whitman, Asimov escribe sobre la belleza y el a…
https://establopegaso.wordpress.com/2018/12/05/ciencia-y-belleza/
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BOU
2 days ago
EARLY VIEW in IBIS Assessing ornamental function of the white wing stripe in the Great Tit (Parus major) |
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Katarzyna Janas et al |
#ornithology
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Janet Hill
3 days ago
My first bird of 2026? The ever-resourceful House Sparrow
#birds
#snowkeh
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Literland
3 days ago
La receta de Mario
#Benedetti
para cada año nuevo.
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BOU
3 days ago
NEW on #theBOUblog from Susan McKinlay Barn Swallows, New Collaborations, and Welsh Dancing: My First EOU Experience
bou.org.uk/blog-mcki...
#theBOUblog
#ornithology
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Tom Cadwallender
3 days ago
As I’m not intending to go too far before midnight I thought I’d share my 2025 ‘walking’ stats! Distance walked = 2701miles an average of 7.4 miles per day. Steps walked = 6,889,375 an average of 18,875 per day. Most was birding around my home patch of ‘Greater’ Alnmouth
#Northumberland
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BirdGuides
4 days ago
New Year's resolution Thinking of giving something back to birds in 2026? A wide range of BTO surveys needs volunteers, writes Chris Harbard, and there's something suitable for every birder, whatever your level of experience:
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Chris Harbard: New Year's resolution
Thinking of giving something back to birds in 2026? A wide range of BTO surveys needs volunteers – from urban greenspaces to winter swan counts – and there's something suitable for every birder, whatever your level of experience.
https://bit.ly/3MVxErR
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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids
4 days ago
The last Avian Hybrids story of 2025! 😀 Peaks and Pitfalls: How to avoid artefacts in demographic analyses
avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/p...
Based on the Current Biology paper by Leon Hilgers and his colleagues |
#ornithology
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Peaks and Pitfalls: How to avoid artefacts in demographic analyses
Changing default parameters can prevent false peaks in population size estimations.
https://avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/psmc-peaks-and-pitfalls-how-to-avoid-artefacts-in-demographic-analyses/
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W. P. Mueller
4 days ago
#ornithology
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Ferwen
4 days ago
Top fossil discoveries of 2025 🧪⚒️
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/t...
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Top fossil discoveries of 2025
Fascism is spreading. We face an unprecedented era of scienticide, genocide, and normalized cruelty. Yet, as Milan Kundera reminds us, “Man’s struggle against power is the struggle of memory agains…
https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/top-fossil-discoveries-of-2025/
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Adam Markham
4 days ago
#climateheritage
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In Chad's Prehistoric Wall Drawings, Lessons in Climate Upheaval
The Ennedi rock art of Chad should not be read as decoration alone, but as a visual narrative of environmental change.
https://undark.org/2025/12/31/ennedi-rock-art-climate/
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AEMET
4 days ago
⚠️ NOTA INFORMATIVA | Episodio de lluvias y nevadas asociado a la borrasca Francis. ➡️Hay gran incertidumbre sobre la extensión e intensidad de las nevadas que se producirán a partir del día 4. Recomendamos seguir la evolución de la predicción. + info 👉
www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/...
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Ben Sheldon
4 days ago
For species of which we normally just see a handful each year, it's been a real treat to have so many wild geese around locally just now. This afternoon's flock of White-fronted Geese near Chimney Meadows totalled 185 birds - I think the largest flock seen in the county for some decades.
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Mobility Behaviour👨🎓
4 days ago
"La obsesión con la alta velocidad cuando el 98% de los usuarios están en otros trenes es de papanatas, absolutamente injusto. ¿Cómo es posible que en España haya centenares de estaciones regionales donde el tren para como mucho una o dos veces al día?"
www.eldiario.es/1_c438fb?utm...
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Pau Noy, ingeniero: "Es de papanatas la obsesión con la alta velocidad cuando el 98% de usuarios van en otros trenes"
El presidente de la fundación Movilidad Sostenible y Segura considera que el gran problema del sistema ferroviario en España es la falta de trenes, aunque asegura que el Gobierno y Renfe están invirti...
https://www.eldiario.es/1_c438fb?utm_campaign=botonera-share&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Elizabeth Beston
4 days ago
Finally, some decent footage of a Synchaeta sp. rotifer, albeit very short footage!
#marineplankton
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Gretchen Goldman, PhD
4 days ago
A year ago, I was advancing climate change research and policy at US DOT. Now, I lead
@ucs.org
and work to carry forward that vision, defend the progress we've made, and build a brighter future for all. May 2026 bring us all progress towards a safer, healthier, and more just world. Happy new year.
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Natural History Museum, London
19 days ago
Our scientists have been busy this year! From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱 Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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Glittering butterflies: Natural History Museum describes 262 new species in 2025 | Natural History Museum
Over the last 12 months our scientists have been busy cataloguing the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth.
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2025/december/natural-history-museum-describes-262-new-species-2025.html?utm_source=bls-link-post-20251216-jd&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news
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W. P. Mueller
4 days ago
#ornithology
#seabirds
acap.aq/latest-news/...
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Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels - Australia’s Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association joins a growing community of environmental organizations supporting World Albatross Day
Janice Jenkin-Smith and Lindsay Smith of SOSSA with a Wandering Albatross caught at sea for banding
https://acap.aq/latest-news/australia-s-southern-oceans-seabird-study-association-joins-a-growing-community-of-environmental-organizations-supporting-world-albatross-day
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Skomer Island
4 days ago
Long-term volunteer and seabird monitoring volunteer applications for 2026 are now open! We have 4 positions available with different start dates. Please see
www.welshwildlife.org/volunteering...
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Russ Boland
4 days ago
Sketchbook highlights from 2025. The rare, the common, lifers and the familiar. All a joy. Thanks for the interest over the year and a Happy and Healthy New Year to you all! 🎉🍻#Birding
#BirdArt
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Asociación ZERYNTHIA
4 days ago
Hoy, EL PAÍS se hace eco de la situación de la
#mariposa
capuchina (Pieris cheiranthi). Para el próximo año pedimos medidas claras, con el objetivo de preservar esta especie de la extinción. 📰 Una noticia de @clemente_alva para @el_pais:
acortar.link/46u7YZ
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Brent Toderian
4 days ago
Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Proven science via Scientific American
@sciam.bsky.social
#CityMakingMath
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The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-human-on-a-bicycle-is-among-the-most-efficient-forms-of-travel-in-the/
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W. P. Mueller
4 days ago
#ornithology
#seabirds
www.birdlife.org/projects/alb...
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The Albatross Task Force: reducing albatross deaths by 99%
The Albatross Task Force, led by BirdLife International and its UK partner, the RSPB, is an international team of experts on a mission to reduce seabird bycatch by 80% in some of the world’s deadliest...
https://www.birdlife.org/projects/albatross-task-force/
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
4 days ago
Discover what BTO has achieved in 2025 for birds and people ➡️
youtu.be/NDZ96B_tVZM
Thank you to everyone who has supported us this year, and helped make our work possible. 💚
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BTO in 2025
Discover what BTO has accomplished during 2025, for both birds and people.
https://youtu.be/NDZ96B_tVZM
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Dr. Steven Whitfield
4 days ago
I'm very excited to share this new paper on conservation genomics of American Flamingos, led by Jessica Folsom at UCF.
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Spatial and temporal population genomics of Phoenicopterus ruber (American Flamingo)
Abstract. Understanding patterns of genetic diversity and connectivity over time is essential when planning for the recovery of an extirpated population. H
https://academic.oup.com/condor/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ornithapp/duaf071/8301193?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Javier Martín
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La secuencia.
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