sarahdalgulls

sarahdalgulls, 5 months ago to random

This is horrific - the new spousal visa limit applies to renewals as well. The current household income limit is £18,700 and it's being increased to a ridiculous £38,700. I can't fathom what damage this will cause to families and businesses

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/foreign-spouse-visa-uk-migration-crackdown-b2459168.html

sarahdalgulls, 1 year ago to random

Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same.

Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a "critical moment of agony" and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning.

https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-have-sunk-3-boats-in-europe-and-appear-to-be-teaching-others-to-do-the-same-but-why

sarahdalgulls, 4 months ago to random

Mastodon how to:

1. Follow people. Follow follow follow. Your feed doesn't get busy until you are following about 200 people. When you see a post you like, follow whoever posted it. Do this for all posts - you can always unfollow later

2. Hashtags. put hashtag your posts and look for hashtags you are interested in, then repeat 1 - follow people who post on those hashtags. Also put hashtags in your profile. Remember to use #CamelCase & capitalise each word, helps people who use screenreaders

sarahdalgulls, 2 months ago to SciComm

Controlled experiment finds no detectable citation bump from Twitter promotion

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292201

From Bsky: "Multi-year controlled #SciComm experiment finds that tweeting about published papers does NOT lead to an increase in citations of those papers"

https://bsky.app/profile/whysharksmatter.bsky.social/post/3ko5i6ggwg32x

sarahdalgulls, 10 months ago to random

'Absolutely epic': Blackfeet release wild buffalo on tribal land

https://missoulian.com/news/state-regional/blackfeet-release-buffalo-tribal-land/article_db9fb54e-1503-11ee-9446-af1007e7d4d4.html

sarahdalgulls, 5 months ago to random

A great long read from @pluralistic on what's entering the public domain this year, and why

https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/20/em-oh-you-ess-ee/#sexytimes

sarahdalgulls, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

Another reminder that as far as I can tell, the wonderful @Buglife are the only UK conservation charity with an active presence on mastodon, and they're great! Give them a follow
#insectodon #invertebrates #bugs #bugstodon

update: @bumblebeeconservationtrust are here too! and also very worthy of a follow!

sarahdalgulls, 6 months ago to random

I swear 90% of my job is sending emails to which no-one ever replies

sarahdalgulls, 7 months ago to random

reports on facebook that someone's felled the tree in the Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall??

#Northumberland #HadriansWall

sarahdalgulls, 1 month ago to random

Mini rope bridges built in Forest of Dean to help dormice

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

sarahdalgulls, 3 months ago to random

Brilliant news - Sandeel fisheries closed in the English North Sea.

Sandeels are the primary food source for most of our seabirds, who are struggling massively. This is a huge win!

https://www.birdlife.org/news/2024/01/31/closure-of-english-waters-to-sandeel-fishing-provides-a-lifeline-for-north-sea-seabirds/

https://community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/nature-s-advocates/posts/a-lifeline-for-uk-seabirds

#Seabirds

sarahdalgulls, 4 months ago to worldwithoutus

Bird flu confirmed among mass sub-Antarctic seal deaths as virus continues global spread

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/mass-seal-deaths-antarctic-southern-atlantic-south-georgia-bird-flu-aoe

#HPAI #Antarctica

sarahdalgulls, 3 months ago to random

In World First, Horned Oryx Upgraded from Extinct in Wild to Endangered Owing to Decades of Zoo Work

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/in-world-first-scimitar-horned-oryx-upgraded-from-extinct-in-wild-to-endangered-owing-to-decades-of-zoo-work/

sarahdalgulls, 3 months ago to random

Birmingham getting decimated, with closure of 25 of the city’s 36 libraries and plans to turn the remaining 11 into 'library and neighbourhood advice service hubs'

https://www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/the-axe-falls-on-birmingham

#Austerity #Birmingham

sarahdalgulls, 1 month ago to random

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

#HPAI #Seabirds

sarahdalgulls, 7 months ago to AncientHistory

The Amstel river was excavated between 2003 - 2012, everything that was found was put on this amazing archeological website. Scroll back in time for remarkable everyday objects

Below The Surface https://belowthesurface.amsterdam/en/vondsten

#archeology #canals #Amsterdam

sarahdalgulls, 1 day ago to cycling

“My children are not part of any cycling lobby”: Residents hit out at council after emails show officials disregarding locals’ opposition to removal of LTN as “concerted response from cyclists”

https://road.cc/content/news/emails-show-council-accounting-ltn-response-cycling-lobby-308529

#Cycling #NewcastleUponTyne

sarahdalgulls, 3 months ago to random

A walk to another 18th century illicit still high in Coquetdale
#Mosstodon #Northumberland #Coquetdale

sarahdalgulls, 10 months ago to random

If you're here from twitter, some tips from me:

Post post post. Stick some hashtags at the end. At first I thought it was really quiet, but I quickly got back to posting for the enjoyment of writing rather than to just do numbers. Then people found me through hashtags.

Follow follow follow. Try to follow at least 100 people. Follow anyone who writes what you find interesting. Not only will you have more to read, you'll make new friends! Hooray!

sarahdalgulls, 11 days ago to random

British Breeding Bird Survey results published

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

sarahdalgulls, 11 days ago to random

Big Cat DNA found on sheep carcass in Cumbria

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

sarahdalgulls, 8 days ago to random

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

sarahdalgulls, 1 day ago to random

Question order does matter: IPSOS try the Yes Prime Minister poll

https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/yes-prime-minister-questionnaire-design-matters

sarahdalgulls, 12 hours ago to random

I've been lucky enough to be working a bit on RSPB Coquet Island this summer, and they've got three brilliant LiveCams:

PuffinCam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HnpnfFwwJ8

Roseate Tern Terrace camera - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irw9-zngEwY

And this one inside a Roseate Tern Nest box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPf8Ify7iPo

#LiveCams #NatureCams #birdwatching #seabirds #Northumberland

sarahdalgulls, 5 days ago to random

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