David Bradley
@sciencebase.com
Science Writer | Wildlife Photographer | Singer-Songwriter
#Science #NatureMatters #UKBirding #TeamMoth #Music #Guitar
#Science #NatureMatters #UKBirding #TeamMoth #Music #Guitar
Lots of Red Kite locally and we're miles from any of the reintro/feeding sites...but we do have a dump, which they and thousands of gulls love
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Lots of Red Kite locally and we're miles from any of the reintro/feeding sites...but we do have a dump, which they and thousands of gulls love
The Starlings are gathering locally and doing their thing, murmurating to confuse raptors. About 12000 of them in this flock, hoping to see numbers up in the hundreds of thousands again by March/April.
Narrated video and extended transcript on my site #UKBirding
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Narrated video and extended transcript on my site #UKBirding
www.sciencebase.com/science-blog...
December 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The Starlings are gathering locally and doing their thing, murmurating to confuse raptors. About 12000 of them in this flock, hoping to see numbers up in the hundreds of thousands again by March/April.
Narrated video and extended transcript on my site #UKBirding
www.sciencebase.com/science-blog...
Narrated video and extended transcript on my site #UKBirding
www.sciencebase.com/science-blog...
Apparently, there's a Razorbill on our patch, it was flushed on the River Nene by a boat and headed south towards us. It's a species you normally expect to see coastally, not this far inland. Here's one I snapped on a trip to Anglesey #UKBirding
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Apparently, there's a Razorbill on our patch, it was flushed on the River Nene by a boat and headed south towards us. It's a species you normally expect to see coastally, not this far inland. Here's one I snapped on a trip to Anglesey #UKBirding
Who doesn't love a starling murmuration? There was a good flock of 10-12000 over RSPB Ouse Fen, Earith. It was after sunset, not a lot of light in the sky #UKBirding
There's a Peregrine above the flock in this photo. The presence of a Peregrine or another raptor being the reason starlings do this
There's a Peregrine above the flock in this photo. The presence of a Peregrine or another raptor being the reason starlings do this
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Who doesn't love a starling murmuration? There was a good flock of 10-12000 over RSPB Ouse Fen, Earith. It was after sunset, not a lot of light in the sky #UKBirding
There's a Peregrine above the flock in this photo. The presence of a Peregrine or another raptor being the reason starlings do this
There's a Peregrine above the flock in this photo. The presence of a Peregrine or another raptor being the reason starlings do this
Worst weather for wildlife photography, windy, dull, and very wet, and while there may be hundreds of Whooper Swans #UKBIrding locally, I'm going to stay dry and decorate the Xmas tree instead
Also, lit up briefly last night #teamMoth 1x LBAM #NoWogan
I've got Xmas songs to arrange too for a gig
Also, lit up briefly last night #teamMoth 1x LBAM #NoWogan
I've got Xmas songs to arrange too for a gig
December 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Worst weather for wildlife photography, windy, dull, and very wet, and while there may be hundreds of Whooper Swans #UKBIrding locally, I'm going to stay dry and decorate the Xmas tree instead
Also, lit up briefly last night #teamMoth 1x LBAM #NoWogan
I've got Xmas songs to arrange too for a gig
Also, lit up briefly last night #teamMoth 1x LBAM #NoWogan
I've got Xmas songs to arrange too for a gig
I bought Slade's Merry Xmas Everybody before it became the 1973 Christmas number one, that's how old I am! It cost 32.5p in Woolies in Whitley Bay, that was a lot of pocket money back then...
December 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I bought Slade's Merry Xmas Everybody before it became the 1973 Christmas number one, that's how old I am! It cost 32.5p in Woolies in Whitley Bay, that was a lot of pocket money back then...
It's idiotic that banks, comms companies, and anybody else send out scam-warning emails with embedded links!
The fundamental message should be:
DO NOT CLICK LINKS IN EMAILS
Latest one from @giffgaffnetwork.bsky.social
The fundamental message should be:
DO NOT CLICK LINKS IN EMAILS
Latest one from @giffgaffnetwork.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It's idiotic that banks, comms companies, and anybody else send out scam-warning emails with embedded links!
The fundamental message should be:
DO NOT CLICK LINKS IN EMAILS
Latest one from @giffgaffnetwork.bsky.social
The fundamental message should be:
DO NOT CLICK LINKS IN EMAILS
Latest one from @giffgaffnetwork.bsky.social
Oh wow, was searching for Sabbath's "Killing yourself to live" on Youtube and the site popped up a message from The Samaritans...
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Oh wow, was searching for Sabbath's "Killing yourself to live" on Youtube and the site popped up a message from The Samaritans...
It's BandCamp Friday again, so if you buy my greatest "hits" album today, I get all the money, BandCamp doesn't take their usual cut
davebradley.bandcamp.com/album/writte...
davebradley.bandcamp.com/album/writte...
Written on the Water, by David Bradley
12 track album
davebradley.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It's BandCamp Friday again, so if you buy my greatest "hits" album today, I get all the money, BandCamp doesn't take their usual cut
davebradley.bandcamp.com/album/writte...
davebradley.bandcamp.com/album/writte...
Our pond is properly full now...so where's my Grey Wagtail? #UKBirding (Friend on the other side of the village had one to her pond a couple of days ago!)
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Our pond is properly full now...so where's my Grey Wagtail? #UKBirding (Friend on the other side of the village had one to her pond a couple of days ago!)
In panto, we're doing a Taylor Swift song (State of Grace) that you could say "interpolates" Rihanna's We Found Love, just a bit. So I've thrown rock shade on both of those by arranging my guitar part to be more Rush (Far Cry) and U2 (Still Haven't...) especially when we reprise it for the walkdown
December 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In panto, we're doing a Taylor Swift song (State of Grace) that you could say "interpolates" Rihanna's We Found Love, just a bit. So I've thrown rock shade on both of those by arranging my guitar part to be more Rush (Far Cry) and U2 (Still Haven't...) especially when we reprise it for the walkdown
It's panto week for me (Oh, yes it is!), so not lighting up #teamMoth I may do a couple more sessions before Xmas if the forecast minimum temp isn't too low.
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It's panto week for me (Oh, yes it is!), so not lighting up #teamMoth I may do a couple more sessions before Xmas if the forecast minimum temp isn't too low.
Nine of my 41 NFGs for 2025 here in Cambs #teamMoth More details and first dates in the ALT text.
2025 totals: ~250 sessions, ~9000 moths ~400 species
2025 totals: ~250 sessions, ~9000 moths ~400 species
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Nine of my 41 NFGs for 2025 here in Cambs #teamMoth More details and first dates in the ALT text.
2025 totals: ~250 sessions, ~9000 moths ~400 species
2025 totals: ~250 sessions, ~9000 moths ~400 species
Went looking for Firecrests that have turned up in a neighbouring village #UKBirding Heard their calls, saw one fly across the road to hide in a fir tree #NoPhotos But, there was a nice Kestrel
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Went looking for Firecrests that have turned up in a neighbouring village #UKBirding Heard their calls, saw one fly across the road to hide in a fir tree #NoPhotos But, there was a nice Kestrel
As promised, "Life on the Other Side of The Pond" and how a Robin over here is a tiny Old World Flycatcher, but over there it's a beast of a Red-breasted Thrush #UKBirding #USBirding #NatureMatters
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More about this particular Robin in the ALT
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More about this particular Robin in the ALT
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
As promised, "Life on the Other Side of The Pond" and how a Robin over here is a tiny Old World Flycatcher, but over there it's a beast of a Red-breasted Thrush #UKBirding #USBirding #NatureMatters
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More about this particular Robin in the ALT
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More about this particular Robin in the ALT
Regulus regulus, the Goldcrest. Its scientific name a tautonym, both genus and species the same because this bird is the "type" of the genus, it's the first and defining species. US viewers will perhaps recognise it as a kinglet and it is, indeed, a kinglet type species. #UKBirding
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Regulus regulus, the Goldcrest. Its scientific name a tautonym, both genus and species the same because this bird is the "type" of the genus, it's the first and defining species. US viewers will perhaps recognise it as a kinglet and it is, indeed, a kinglet type species. #UKBirding
A brave little moth kept Wogan at bay this evening #teamMoth
It's got a marking like this on each forewing, it's one of the The moths, you know it...
It's got a marking like this on each forewing, it's one of the The moths, you know it...
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A brave little moth kept Wogan at bay this evening #teamMoth
It's got a marking like this on each forewing, it's one of the The moths, you know it...
It's got a marking like this on each forewing, it's one of the The moths, you know it...
The mythical presence of the late, great Sir Michael Terence Wogan was felt in our Cambs garden last night, after many days, no weeks, nay months of awaiting his arrival #teamMoth
The current Mrs Sciencebase was not in the slightest bit surprised given that it persisted down all night
The current Mrs Sciencebase was not in the slightest bit surprised given that it persisted down all night
a man in a suit and tie is holding a wand with a star on it
Alt: Sir Terry Wogan flying moth-like through the Blankety Blank set
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November 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The mythical presence of the late, great Sir Michael Terence Wogan was felt in our Cambs garden last night, after many days, no weeks, nay months of awaiting his arrival #teamMoth
The current Mrs Sciencebase was not in the slightest bit surprised given that it persisted down all night
The current Mrs Sciencebase was not in the slightest bit surprised given that it persisted down all night
To be honest, the only sites I noticed as being down were my site, Cloudflare itself, and the sites I used to try and check whether a phone number was legit
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
To be honest, the only sites I noticed as being down were my site, Cloudflare itself, and the sites I used to try and check whether a phone number was legit
Disabled Cloudflare on my site hours ago...could be I'm the only live website right now...
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Disabled Cloudflare on my site hours ago...could be I'm the only live website right now...