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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · 10h

Who’d have thought…32 years after I sent “that” postcard to France.

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · 8d

Good luck! Rainbow Pitta surely on the cards today 👍

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James Lowen Wildlife @jameslowenwild.bsky.social · 9d

And breathe. After 2.5h soggy dipping yet hoping, male Siberian thrush at Asta, Shetland. @dbradnum.bsky.social @beardybirder.bsky.social @moorebirdsbybike.bsky.social #ukbirding

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · 9d

Many EVs on the roads here in Bangkok, Thailand - quite a few Teslas but they are comprehensively outnumbered by BYD and various other Chinese brands and models I can hardly keep up with.

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Simon Mitchell @perilsofbirding.bsky.social · 11d

Interesting set of conditions for displacing migrants across NE North America over the last few days serve as a potential insight into the extend that ‘initial conditions’ vs ‘conveyance conditions’ impact vagrancy of American land birds - thread.

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10d

Probably the loveliest thread you will read today, full of beauty and kindness and improvised owl physio

Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 11d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Martin Collinson @docmartin2mc.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to our fundraiser. Recent greatest hits from samples sent in by ringers and birders for ID include an Atlas Flycatcher in Spain, and a Ménétries's Warbler in Poland!

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

Genetic Identification of Birds - The Aberdeen Wildlife DNA Lab

Help Martin Collinson raise money to support University of Aberdeen Development Trust SCIO

www.justgiving.com

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · 13d

Nice one Chris! A very nice addition to the finds list! Hope you are well.

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Helsinki Birder @helsinkibirder.bsky.social · 25d

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · 28d

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/195595/...

World’s first device to capture harmful tyre particles invented by students | Imperial News | Imperial College London

A group of Imperial students have invented a device to collect tyre particles from vehicles, a major contributor to the world’s air pollution.

www.imperial.ac.uk

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · 28d

Wishing you all the best, Steve!

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Steve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 28d

Chaps! Do yourself a favour and get a blood test done to have your PSA levels checked. I did last month and my elevated levels triggered off a scan, biopsy and prostate cancer diagnosis. The good news is that is a tiny amount, confined and not aggressive. Seems a good time to urge others to check!

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · 28d

September has been soooo busy that today was my first chance to get to the patch. Pretty incredible therefore that the first two migrants of my autumn were both Brown-chested Jungle Flycatchers - a very scarce passage migrant and red listed as "vulnerable' by IUCN #birding

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · Sep 9

Nicely played - just wait two years for it to reappear. Hope all’s good!

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · Sep 2

The combination of the media’s obsession with Farange & Starmer -Coopers’ acquiescence to the far right on immigration, contrasted with @zackpolanski.bsky.social winning the Green leadership has resulted in me joining the Greens. We need hope, we need sanity - let’s see what Zack can do.

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Mac @scarpermac.bsky.social · Sep 1

Apologies in advance if you know but if you add " -ai" to the end of any Google search it doesn't do that standard ai summary. Saves on the rubbish and a tiny wee bit "greener" on the energy use front

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · Aug 10

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

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Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · Aug 7

In 2025 so far 10,428 species have been tallied, 95% of the list. Browsing through the remainder is to get a look at the real rarities of the birding world. Lots of island endemics, and birds who live in conflict areas.

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SEA Junction @seajunction.bsky.social · Aug 7

📍Last week on August 1, 2025, Myanmar's junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing ends four-year state of emergency to plan for the nationwide #election at the end of the year.

🌐Follow next @53rd #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates with @debbiestot scheduled on 26 August 2025 via Zoom and Facebook lives.

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · Aug 7

Mine was an #Opticron Classic 25x60. Bought for me for my birthday in 1985. I think my mum was bored to tears of me begging her for it, but when I used it to show her a kingfisher at Bough Beech Reservoir I think she had a lightbulb moment 😍

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Wich’yanan L. @jay-shrike.bsky.social · Aug 4

There are >60 #bird species #endemic to #Borneo, but Crimson-headed Partridge (Bloodhead) is among the few endemic genera. Despite the appearance this unique species is the closest relative of peacock-pheasants & Asian spurfowls

#birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #wild #partridge

Crimson-headed Partridge, AKA Bloodhead ♂
𝘏𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺𝘹 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴
Endemic to Borneo

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · Aug 3

A couple of skulking endemics from my recent trip to #MountKinabalu. Mountain Wren-babbler (left) is typically found in small, noisy groups marauding close to the forest floor, whilst Bornean Stubtail (right) has a thin, very high-pitched call that I was amazed my ageing ears could still pick up 😅

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Wich’yanan L. @jay-shrike.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Bornean #endemic Everett's Thrush & 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢 Orange-headed Thrush from moist montane evergreen #forests of #Sabah on my recent trip.

#birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #Malaysia #thrushes #wildlifephotography #animalphotography #colorfulbirds #wild #songbirds #naturephotography

Everett's Thrush
𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪
Endemic to Borneo

Everett's Thrush devouring some kind of squamate. ID suggestion would be appreciated!

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Orange-headed Thrush
𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢
Endemic subspecis to Borneo

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · Jul 30

Three dedicated birding trips to Kinabalu & the Crocker Range and Whitehead's Spiderhunter still eludes me. Think I'll try Sarawak next time!

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Dave Gandy (Bangkok) @davegandybkk.bsky.social · Jul 30

Our last day on #MountKinabalu saw us trying to track down some missing endemics. Recent reports of a Fruithunter seen around Timphon Gate encouraged us to focus our efforts there, and despite having seen this species twice before in 2011, I was keen to see one again. I wasn't disappointed!

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