Richard Ostler
@rostler.bsky.social
Agriculture data at Rothamsted Research, Elixir-UK data fellow, FAIR advocate and RDM culture change. Views my own.
Argh, went the other way - 2 ringed plover and 9 great egrets from Mander and a greenshank from Dudney. Quite a few wigeon and pintail around
September 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Argh, went the other way - 2 ringed plover and 9 great egrets from Mander and a greenshank from Dudney. Quite a few wigeon and pintail around
We had a cracking weekend for the first @rothamsted.bsky.social #data hack. Great entries from the teams and somethings for us to think about on how we present our data! The winning team developed a data explorer for the long-term experiments, with potential to customise for different stakeholders.
September 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We had a cracking weekend for the first @rothamsted.bsky.social #data hack. Great entries from the teams and somethings for us to think about on how we present our data! The winning team developed a data explorer for the long-term experiments, with potential to customise for different stakeholders.
The teams are knuckling down for the final 5 hours of the @rothamsted.bsky.social #data hack. Emerging themes around data visualisations to illustrate complex long-term data combing yields, weather and insect data.
September 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The teams are knuckling down for the final 5 hours of the @rothamsted.bsky.social #data hack. Emerging themes around data visualisations to illustrate complex long-term data combing yields, weather and insect data.
In all the excitement I neglected to post anything yesterday about the @rothamsted.bsky.social #data #hackathon at the Royal Agricultural University! I ledt one team working past midnight, and now they're all tucking into breakfast ready for a few more hours coding. Lokking forward to the results!
September 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
In all the excitement I neglected to post anything yesterday about the @rothamsted.bsky.social #data #hackathon at the Royal Agricultural University! I ledt one team working past midnight, and now they're all tucking into breakfast ready for a few more hours coding. Lokking forward to the results!
Cracking wader morning at #Grafham, 2 curlew sandpiper, 2 little ringed plover, common sandpiper, ruff and dunlin from Mander/valley creek. 2 spotted sandpiper, 4 greenshank, 1 common sandpiper plus a couple of pintail from Littleless Creek. But Dudney was empty! Scope video of the Green and Spotted
September 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Cracking wader morning at #Grafham, 2 curlew sandpiper, 2 little ringed plover, common sandpiper, ruff and dunlin from Mander/valley creek. 2 spotted sandpiper, 4 greenshank, 1 common sandpiper plus a couple of pintail from Littleless Creek. But Dudney was empty! Scope video of the Green and Spotted
Any ideas what this is. I'm guessing sone sort of sensor? Screwed in to an oak, the top has a metal pin enclosed by a spring. @richardkbroughton.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Any ideas what this is. I'm guessing sone sort of sensor? Screwed in to an oak, the top has a metal pin enclosed by a spring. @richardkbroughton.bsky.social
Interested in #agdata? Then join us at the @rothamsted.bsky.social data hackathon using the rich long-term data from our Long-term experiments, North Wyke Farm Platform and Insect Survey @rothamsted-lte.bsky.social, @thefarmplatform.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/rotha...
July 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Interested in #agdata? Then join us at the @rothamsted.bsky.social data hackathon using the rich long-term data from our Long-term experiments, North Wyke Farm Platform and Insect Survey @rothamsted-lte.bsky.social, @thefarmplatform.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/rotha...
Here are a couple more pics of the same bird, all taken on my phone through my scope. If I remember right it didn't have tuft like the one in pic. I think the pics bear that out but the quality isn't great
June 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here are a couple more pics of the same bird, all taken on my phone through my scope. If I remember right it didn't have tuft like the one in pic. I think the pics bear that out but the quality isn't great
Brown tufted duck? With a red bill? Grafham Water @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Brown tufted duck? With a red bill? Grafham Water @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
Smew at #Grafham water lagoons, Northeast corner pool @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social (crap phone pic through scope)
May 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Smew at #Grafham water lagoons, Northeast corner pool @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social (crap phone pic through scope)
Walk around Grafham marred this morning by 6 "wild campers" or ignorant twats who decided to chuck two bin bags of rubbish into the reservoir. On the plus side, great views of a common sandpiper and Reed warbler by the fishing lodge harbour
May 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Walk around Grafham marred this morning by 6 "wild campers" or ignorant twats who decided to chuck two bin bags of rubbish into the reservoir. On the plus side, great views of a common sandpiper and Reed warbler by the fishing lodge harbour
Terrible photo, but is this some sort of greylag/canada goose hybrid? #ukbirding. It was with a few Canada geese.
March 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Terrible photo, but is this some sort of greylag/canada goose hybrid? #ukbirding. It was with a few Canada geese.
Surely it's not April 1st already?
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Surely it's not April 1st already?
11am GMT Sunday, pubmed and genbank both unreachable in the UK. European equivalents are up.
March 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
11am GMT Sunday, pubmed and genbank both unreachable in the UK. European equivalents are up.
After a day delivering research #data training with North Wyke colleagues, is there a better way to recharge than a short hike on the moors and pint of Jail Ale
February 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
After a day delivering research #data training with North Wyke colleagues, is there a better way to recharge than a short hike on the moors and pint of Jail Ale
Wow! That's a first. Opened the hide flaps at #Grafhamwater and saw this chap sat in the reeds. Managed to snap a terrible pic before they disappeared
February 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Wow! That's a first. Opened the hide flaps at #Grafhamwater and saw this chap sat in the reeds. Managed to snap a terrible pic before they disappeared
Soil degradation in action.
February 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Soil degradation in action.
Deep blue sky over Whittlesey Washes looking across to the Do in Doublet sluice gates where the Nene (rhymes with seen) becomes a tidal river to Wisbech then the wash. Still some flood water on the fields...and the new estates push right to the edge of the high ground #Fens
January 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Deep blue sky over Whittlesey Washes looking across to the Do in Doublet sluice gates where the Nene (rhymes with seen) becomes a tidal river to Wisbech then the wash. Still some flood water on the fields...and the new estates push right to the edge of the high ground #Fens
Murky morning. A heron and some teal piping round the edges, a handful of goldeneye, tufties, coots, mallards and GC grebes before blending into obscurity. All very peaceful #grafhamwater pre-work #birding
January 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Murky morning. A heron and some teal piping round the edges, a handful of goldeneye, tufties, coots, mallards and GC grebes before blending into obscurity. All very peaceful #grafhamwater pre-work #birding
January 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Glorious frosty walk in the #Fens. Crease Bank looking north to King's Dyke brick yard chimneys and McCains, South intensive agriculture, but this is an industrial landscape transitioning back to nature. Closed brick pits can give way to rich habitat, and south is the #GreatFen project
January 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
