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sarahdalgulls

@sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social

Seabirder in north east England, working to improve the lot of our coastal birds, particularly large gulls.

RSPB Species lead for Herring Gull, but my posts here are entirely my own opinions

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#drones #uav
#GIS
#lgbtqi
#Northumberland
#Hiking
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A bearded vulture that flew through the UK 4 years ago - the second ever record for the UK - has been identified by DNA from her feathers as Flysch-Vigo, who hatched in 2019 in the French Alps, and was seen in the Swiss Alps in 2023, again identified by her feathers

https://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/No_longer_missing_Bearded_Vulture_Flysch_Vigo_identified_again_four_years_after_her_UK_visit.aspx

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I love how we can track birds now, through gps loggers or by testing the dna on feathers they leave behind. Remembering the Pfeilstorch - how we first found evidence of bird migration: an unfortunate White Stork arrived one Spring in Germany with an African spear through its neck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfeilstorch

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Are we all aware that there's swans in the moat at the Bishop's Palace in Wells that ring a bell for food

https://youtu.be/HJkEjlXYweg

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Big Cat DNA found on sheep carcass in Cumbria

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/big-cat-british-countryside

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British Breeding Bird Survey results published

https://www.bto.org/our-science/publications/breeding-bird-survey-report/breeding-bird-survey-2023

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neonicotinoid pesticides - you know, the ones that kill all the bees - are the ingredient in your dog's spot-on flea treatment, and can have catastrophic impact on invertebrates where your dog goes for a swim

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/243875/toxic-flea-tick-treatments-polluting-uk/

https://www.froglife.org/tag/paws-against-ponds/

https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Potential_role_of_veterinary_flea_products_in_widespread_pesticide_contamination_of_English_rivers/23487377

sarahdalgulls, to random
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What's a tog? The unit of thermal insulation

https://harrykennard.com/2017/02/21/whats-a-tog/

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Rare red handfish returned to Tasmanian wild after riding out marine heatwave in tank

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-07/rare-handfish-returned-to-wild-after-riding-out-marine-heatwave/103809054

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Incredibly Rare Tyrian Purple Discovered at Carlisle Roman bathhouse

https://arkeonews.net/incredibly-rare-tyrian-purple-discovered-at-carlisle-roman-bathhouse/

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"Des chiffres et des lettres", the French gameshow on which Countdown is based, is cancelled after more than 50 years.

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/tv/france-televisions-va-arreter-des-chiffres-et-des-lettres-a-la-rentree_6526385.html

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me: "have you contacted the airfield for permission to fly drone in their restricted zone?"
colleague "Oh you don't have to, there's a warning on the drone but you can just click OK and carry on flying"

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sarahdalgulls, to Scotland
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Why do Olympic curling stones cost so much? A trip to Ailsa Craig with Kays of Scotland, who have the only licence to cut the rock, quarrying the granite, and then transporting it to Newton Stewart for working into Curling Stones

https://youtu.be/lTjOoeR0iFY?si=OKI_n_i8rL3wBEDW

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Tourist fined for getting too close to Walrus in Norway

https://news.sky.com/story/tourist-fined-for-getting-too-close-to-walrus-in-norway-13124061

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Death Of A Miner - 1968 documentary by Phillip Donnellan of mining and a local family, the Elliotts of Birtley. I've only had a skim through but looks really interesting, I will have a proper watch this weekend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4EkHL_zUms

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Someone suggested using Strava Heatmap to find walking routes and areas that are less busy, genius idea
https://www.strava.com/maps/global-heatmap?style=dark&terrain=false&sport=RunLike&gColor=blue&gOpacity=100&labels=true&poi=true#8.36/55.31/-2.069

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@christianp isn't it amazing! I know of a larger open Nature Reserve using to to work out where people are going and therefore the best place to put information and things

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Mini rope bridges built in Forest of Dean to help dormice

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-68788690

sarahdalgulls, to random
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Ooh, Ilderton Station's for sale (it's the one on the A697 between Powburn and Wooler). If anyone has half a mil for a novelty house.

https://aitchisons.co/property/ilderton-station-house-ilderton-alnwick/

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/i/ilderton/

sarahdalgulls,
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@paul_edwin I love spotting the old rail line when I drive that route. There's another big station behind the old Bridge of Aln pub (shut in 2015 https://pubheritage.camra.org.uk/pubs/3016), Whittingham Station, although it's a bit harder to see
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4216893

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Missed this, because I'm not on twitter any more probably - 18 MPs have written to the PM to demand Natural England be relieved of its power to create SSSIs

https://leftfootforward.org/2024/04/environmental-campaigners-slam-tory-mps-pushing-to-curb-powers-of-nature-watchdog/

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Objection to public rights of way in woodland near Brampton - because they weren't used during Foot & Mouth, they weren't in continuous use so cannot now be declared Rights of Way.

Not a great news article but lots of legalese about what's required for paths to become rights of way.

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/24245583.council-order-brampton-woodland-footpaths-overruled-inpectors/

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Scientists discover ‘massive outbreak’ of deadly bird flu in Antarctica

https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-04-09/scientists-discover-massive-outbreak-of-deadly-bird-flu-in-antarctica.html

A research trip to collect and test Skuas for HPAI also found a colony of Adelie Penguins with over 500 dead birds

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going to brave the weather tomorrow and hike deep into Kielder Forest to look at a tree, wish me luck

sarahdalgulls,
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Looked at some very special trees in Kielder Forest, the last remnants of the Caledonia Forest in England

https://sarahdal.github.io/www/northumberland/2024/04/07/WilliamsCleuchPines.html

A tall Scots Pine emerging from younger trees on a steep slope

sarahdalgulls,
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The Wildlife Trust have a great video on their wildwood project here at Kielderhead https://youtu.be/tlIZiwCzpg0?si=KqXJoasuY6UAXLLW

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