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I need a new recorder, my edirol only works plugged in now
Argh, had a single pipit call like that early on over Garden Drove on 14th, could easily have been that bird. Well done, it's the place to be in mid October!
I think it is now lost from the 5km radius of my Baldock house, while there were 5-10 pairs in 2020. But some in 2020 were 'mixed singers', already growing up with more chiff friends than other willows. Now scarce passage (one zipped through the garden this morning).
#ukbirding White Stork northwest out to sea high over Margate beach at 13:50
We've just launched AviList! - the new unified global taxonomic checklist for the world's birds, developed through the Working Group on Avian Classification, including BirdLife, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, IOC and others @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social www.avilist.org
A monumental taxonomy unification effort has just been published - thanks to all those who've collaborated for years to make this happen!
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/avi...
Massive declines and local recoveries: First range-wide assessment spotlights ending egg-taking as key to the survival of the Macrocephalon maleo (Maleo) | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithological Applications | #ornithology 🪶
A couple of screenshots of the new DataZone from @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social Explore it for yourself at datazone.birdlife.org
My edirol recorded a single call of what sounds almost exactly like Spotted Crake from my Baldock house at 01:50 this morning. That's distracting. soundcloud.com/robert-marti... #hertsbirds #ukbirding
Today was my 3,000th consecutive day of recording my birding on eBird. Just the best way to document sightings. Also the only way I can figure out what I was doing in 2017. A Blackcap was properly singing in the garden this morning, but no sign of my irregular hawfinch teaser.
Picture of the paper title, author and abstract. All information can be found in the link: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cobi.70000
I am delighted to share my first PhD paper! We found that Key Biodiversity Areas cover the distributions of the world’s terrestrial birds excellently, representing 99.7%. #KBAs are incredibly useful for conservation planning and policy. 🧪🦤🦉🌍🌐
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
How are you 11 days ahead of me?! Well done chief, I'll just have to outlive you now.
Migration and dispersal are different things. It might never go home...
Really enjoying the sporadic appearance of a hawfinch visible from my bedroom office in Baldock this year. 11:25 showing this morning. Video, can't seem to remove the time stamp... #hertsbirds
Hawfinch over Norton Road Baldock heading N at 14:38. #hertsbirds
73 species in a 5 km radius from my Baldock home in 4 hours today on a glorious winter day. 34 Goldies with 42 Lapwings along Wallington Road, and at least one Marsh Tit still hanging on in the woods. 68% of last year's total already. Safety birding: max efficiency, no surprises #hertsbirds
Marsh harrier s over Norton common Letchworth at 10:59, #ukbirding #hertsbirds
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In a significant milestone for the conservation of Hawaiʻi’s native #birds, five ʻAlalā (Hawaiian Crow) were released onto the slopes of Haleakalā. 🎉🐦⬛ bit.ly/3ZmVpLZ.
📢 New in Biological Conservation
The paper presenting sRedList (sredlist.eu) is now online! sRedList will assist IUCN Red List assessors to conduct more comprehensive and standardized species assessments, ultimately helping to keep the Red List up-to-date
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
paper #4/5
I left my 8x30 jenoptems on a bench at Slimbridge when I was about 12. They'd walked off by the time I ran back. Not over it.
I've been using the AudioLab app for in phone quick edits. Free, obvs has adverts, but it does a good job for trimming and normalising.
#UKBirding
Osprey on yard list! Heading south over Baldock at 12:37, with much disruption from my 2.5 yr old in trying to get doc!
