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Steve Wing Memorial Bursary - BirdWatch Ireland The Steve Wing Memorial Bursary, named after our late friend and colleague, helps with support training, mentorship and direct experience.

The Steve Wing Memorial Bursary is designed to help 18-25 year olds stay at Cape Clear Observatory in Co. Cork, with support training, mentorship and direct experience in the fields of ornithology and ecology. Closes 31 March
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#archaeobirds. Making an awesome collection even more awesome!! 🦉

Marsupials previously thought extinct for millennia discovered in New Guinea The chances of finding one mammal species thought to be lost was ‘almost zero’ and finding two is ‘unprecedented’, biologist Tim Flannery says

Extraordinary story, although Lazarus Species is a bit of a misnomer as Lazarus was supposed to have been properly dead but these little chaps have just been keeping their heads down. And who can blame them for that?
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Image of the fish curing, at #Ardglass is a coastal fishing village, #CoDown #NorthernIreland between ca. 1865-1914. In 1912 early 30,000 barrels of fish and 5,600 tons of fresh fish were exported from County Down. The quantity of herring landed almost broke records. #Coastalhistory #tcdtceh

Aerial view of circular stone alignment on the foreshore with two people in the image

FREE PUBLIC LECTURE: At the Far End of Everything: A Likely Ahrensburgian Presence on Skye

Travel back to the Late Upper Palaeolithic period to learn about Scotland's pioneer human populations with Prof Karen Hardy FSAScot at our free hybrid event on 12 March: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/at-the-far...

#archaeobirds

#archaeobirds

Bus on campus

Explanation of the stripes inside the bus.

This bus is electric!

Stripes made in Reading.

The new Reading 'warming stripes' double-decker electric bus came to campus today.

The bus is painted in the local warming stripes to start climate conversations throughout the town.

#archaeobirds

2:1 to the Arsenal. Of course I really can’t stand Chelsea, but I have to say I quite like Liam Rosenior - I wish him success (just not against Arsenal). Interesting interview from him after the game. #arsche

Thanks - I'll see if I can to a supplier to test a few pairs out and maybe make the switch.

Thanks Peter! Will take a look at those. My old Zeiss are nearly 800g so quite heavy by the end of the day.

That's good to know!! I've experienced Westray weather.

Thanks! That's great to hear, coming from you. And good in foul weather?

A 33 year-old pair of black, rubberized Zeiss binoculars on a wood table-top. They've seen a lot.

I'm thinking of finally replacing my Zeiss Dialyt 10x40Bs after 33 years (even though they still work fantastically...). I'm sticking with Zeiss, so who has recommendations (& pros & cons) between Zeiss Victory SF 10x42 & Zeiss SFL 10x40?
#birdinggear @stevedudley.bsky.social @cleyspy.bsky.social 🪶🦉

What do you think of the Zeiss SFLs? I'm thinking of getting the 10x40s. They would be my first new binoculars since 1993 when I bought a pair of Zeiss Dialyts instead of furniture with the moving allowance WWF gave me when I relocated from Geneva to DC.
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Ooooooooh! A briefing...that'll make a big difference. Way to go opposition!

#archaeobirds! 🤣

Species on the Move web page header. Logo & dates (April 20-24, 2026) and cloudy forest in the background.

Wondering if any @iucnwcpa.bsky.social or CCSG members are planning to attend the Species on the Move conference in Taiwan in April? If so, we'd love to hear about it afterwards - maybe even organize a webinar for those who are interested? Let us know.
@sotm2026.bsky.social 🌐🌍🧪

Hotspots of accelerated North American bird decline linked to agricultural activity New analysis suggests cropland, fertiliser and pesticide intensity best match the geography of accelerating losses - even where warming explains the broad pattern of decline

Hotspots of accelerated North American bird decline linked to agricultural activity www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/H...

☀️This dryland study unveils diverse drought resistance strategies in annuals and shows that in open areas, more drought-resistant populations are more stable over time. Under extreme aridity, delayed germination emerges as a key driver of stability

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📰 Blog: buff.ly/gh2nJNq

Cover of The Lancet:

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Call for applications, pls share!

2026 Evolutionary Medicine Summer Institute (EMSI) advances research in a frontier of evolutionary medicine. They provide training in methods needed to address cutting edge questions in that frontier.

2026 focus: Climate Change and Health

sites.duke.edu/emsi/

News - 19th-Century Copper Industry Site Explored in Wales - Archaeology Magazine SWANSEA, WALES—Swansea Bay News reports that Libby Langlands of Black Mountains ARCHAEOLOGY and her colleagues […]

19th-Century Copper Industry Site Explored in Wales. #Archaeology
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A promotional graphic for the “Healthy Climate America” podcast episode titled “Caring Across Borders: Climate Migration and Health.” At the top is the Healthy Climate America logo with a stethoscope shaped like a plant. Below are two circular photos: on the left, the host, Lisa Patel, smiling in a white coat; on the right, guest Marysel Pagán Santana, smiling against a gray background. Soundwave graphics run horizontally behind the photos. At the bottom, text reads: “Caring Across Borders: Climate Migration and Health.” A green banner below says, “Listen now: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica.”

#HealthyClimateAmerica Season 2 is here!

Marysel Pagán Santana joined us to break down who is impacted by climate migration, the risks they face, and how health professionals can understand and meet the needs of changing communities.

🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica @migrantclinicians.bsky.social

Botswana shows how smarter cattle herding can save lions, reopen ancient wildlife pathways The lions that roamed the plains of northern Botswana were dying. One by one, the big cats were succumbing to poisoned bait planted by exasperated villagers. The lions had been chipping away at their ...

Restoring traditional herding practices in northern #Botswana has led to a huge decrease in cattle predation + retaliatory lion poisonings.
More #lion cubs are now surviving, with the lion population in northern Botswana up 50% over the past 4 years.
#conservationoptimism

Antarctica’s Mineral Riches Exposed as Climate Warms

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Sam Alito has an oil money problem 30 percent of Alito’s individual stock portfolio is directly tied to fossil fuels.

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a major climate case against fossil fuel companies

Alito has not recused himself, despite owning nearly $200,000 in fossil fuel stocks—including in Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips, which are being sued in cases that would be directly affected by a SCOTUS ruling

Three terracotta statues of Orpheus, sitting on a stool and playing his instrument, and two sirens, half human and half bird, standing in front of him.

Three terracotta statues of Orpheus, sitting on a stool and playing his instrument, and two sirens, half human and half bird, standing in front of him.

A highlight of early Hellenistic Taranto is the stunning terracotta group of Orpheus and the Sirens, recently returned from the Getty to Italy. While striking, their original setting, possibly on a funerary monument, remains a mystery.

Taranto, late 4th c. BCE, 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺

In case you missed it: my state bird story is out! Climate change means that millions of Americans will lose the chance to see their state #birds in their neighborhoods. Serious birders may scoff, but this points to greater issues regarding what's been called "the extinction of experience." 🪶