toddbox
@toddzbox.bsky.social
Failed photographer of birds in flight, patch birder North of E. Cheshire. Enthusiastic grandfather
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A brief summary in the Lancaster University news of my recently published paper!! ❤️ Access free - link at the end of the summary. #ornithology
www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us...
Lancaster study reveals what drives birds to raise a second brood - Lancaster University
A Lancaster University PhD student has revealed why some White-throated Dippers raise a second brood. Using nine years of data, the study showed early breeding, male age, lower elevations and increase...
www.lancaster.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A brief summary in the Lancaster University news of my recently published paper!! ❤️ Access free - link at the end of the summary. #ornithology
www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us...
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@nicolawriting.bsky.social has written a wonderful, stirring book, weaving together her knowledge of the landscape with those who have come before - the ghosts that haunt her local walks. I met a ghost too. My sister’s old horse Padjo gets an unexpected mention! Here he is over 40 years ago.
December 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
@nicolawriting.bsky.social has written a wonderful, stirring book, weaving together her knowledge of the landscape with those who have come before - the ghosts that haunt her local walks. I met a ghost too. My sister’s old horse Padjo gets an unexpected mention! Here he is over 40 years ago.
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#CAWOSbirding #birds eight of us enjoying #patchbirding around Chelford, interesting birding with Jack & Common Snipe, Siskin flock c100, Reed buntings, Skylark, Goosander, Gadwall, Pochard, Teal, tree creeper, Meadow pipets, Fieldfares & Redwings.
Image courtesy of @Adski44
Image courtesy of @Adski44
December 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#CAWOSbirding #birds eight of us enjoying #patchbirding around Chelford, interesting birding with Jack & Common Snipe, Siskin flock c100, Reed buntings, Skylark, Goosander, Gadwall, Pochard, Teal, tree creeper, Meadow pipets, Fieldfares & Redwings.
Image courtesy of @Adski44
Image courtesy of @Adski44
Through the office window first light today.
December 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Through the office window first light today.
From yesterday after the Scandi thrushes, aa Rook, Tree Creeper, and Cole Tit.
December 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
From yesterday after the Scandi thrushes, aa Rook, Tree Creeper, and Cole Tit.
Yesterday's Redwing and Fieldfare, mostly Fieldfare numbering up to 50-70 flying from tree to tree.
December 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Yesterday's Redwing and Fieldfare, mostly Fieldfare numbering up to 50-70 flying from tree to tree.
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I'm a Stata native!
And used -tabbit- to produce 22,000 crosstabs for a single deliverable
(With a touch of conditional formatting to make them prettier)
Have since generated an R version, tabbitR, which is substantially faster
So I'm finally joining the darkR side 😆
github.com/smmcandrew/t...
And used -tabbit- to produce 22,000 crosstabs for a single deliverable
(With a touch of conditional formatting to make them prettier)
Have since generated an R version, tabbitR, which is substantially faster
So I'm finally joining the darkR side 😆
github.com/smmcandrew/t...
GitHub - smmcandrew/tabbitR: Weighted crosstabulations written to Excel
Weighted crosstabulations written to Excel. Contribute to smmcandrew/tabbitR development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I'm a Stata native!
And used -tabbit- to produce 22,000 crosstabs for a single deliverable
(With a touch of conditional formatting to make them prettier)
Have since generated an R version, tabbitR, which is substantially faster
So I'm finally joining the darkR side 😆
github.com/smmcandrew/t...
And used -tabbit- to produce 22,000 crosstabs for a single deliverable
(With a touch of conditional formatting to make them prettier)
Have since generated an R version, tabbitR, which is substantially faster
So I'm finally joining the darkR side 😆
github.com/smmcandrew/t...
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Still getting Nathusius' Pipistrelle #bats in the garden - the latest ever here in NE Scotland. Several last night.
@nesmammals.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social
@nesmammals.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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27 species of bird this morning. Notably: Redwing and Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Goldcrest.
December 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
27 species of bird this morning. Notably: Redwing and Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Goldcrest.
Someone's feeder well attended 🙂
December 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Someone's feeder well attended 🙂
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#OpenAccess in #BirdStudy
Low juv survival in Twites may drive decline in one English remnant breeding population, but wider decline more likely driven by factors affecting all age groups.
Age-specific survival in an English Twite Linaria flavirostris population doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
Low juv survival in Twites may drive decline in one English remnant breeding population, but wider decline more likely driven by factors affecting all age groups.
Age-specific survival in an English Twite Linaria flavirostris population doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#OpenAccess in #BirdStudy
Low juv survival in Twites may drive decline in one English remnant breeding population, but wider decline more likely driven by factors affecting all age groups.
Age-specific survival in an English Twite Linaria flavirostris population doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
Low juv survival in Twites may drive decline in one English remnant breeding population, but wider decline more likely driven by factors affecting all age groups.
Age-specific survival in an English Twite Linaria flavirostris population doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
You know I'm fascinated by holes in trees. This one has seen squirrels, Nuthatches an these birds.
They're early this year but next month they'll be all loved up on this tree.
They're early this year but next month they'll be all loved up on this tree.
December 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
You know I'm fascinated by holes in trees. This one has seen squirrels, Nuthatches an these birds.
They're early this year but next month they'll be all loved up on this tree.
They're early this year but next month they'll be all loved up on this tree.
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Somehow my LNRS response post seems to have disappeared so once again Poor governance and limited resource
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December 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Somehow my LNRS response post seems to have disappeared so once again Poor governance and limited resource
curlewsfeathers.wordpress.com
curlewsfeathers.wordpress.com
Another British invention developed by others.
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
Archaeologists in the UK have discovered the world's oldest evidence of humans lighting fires
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Another British invention developed by others.
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
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Managing hedgerows for biodiversity: Disentangling the effects of trimming, structure and connectivity on the use of linear features by bats @jappliedecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Managing hedgerows for biodiversity: Disentangling the effects of trimming, structure and connectivity on the use of linear features by bats
Our findings underscore the value of extensive hedgerow management in promoting on-farm bat activity and support the integration of simple hedgerow quality assessment protocols into agri-environment ...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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If there are any nature writers that follow me, I'd really appreciate some writing and publication advice, if anyone can spare time for an email or two. #ukbirding #birds
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
If there are any nature writers that follow me, I'd really appreciate some writing and publication advice, if anyone can spare time for an email or two. #ukbirding #birds
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December 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Advent #8
"..I have come to the view that addressing the climate and ecological emergency is not a battle of good and evil. It is about changing views, and it requires strategy and engagement, not simply opposition."
"..I have come to the view that addressing the climate and ecological emergency is not a battle of good and evil. It is about changing views, and it requires strategy and engagement, not simply opposition."
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Advent #8
"..I have come to the view that addressing the climate and ecological emergency is not a battle of good and evil. It is about changing views, and it requires strategy and engagement, not simply opposition."
"..I have come to the view that addressing the climate and ecological emergency is not a battle of good and evil. It is about changing views, and it requires strategy and engagement, not simply opposition."
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I give up someone cleverer than me knows why we need more plastic pollution at Horden
Hawthorn and blackthorn planted where Hawthorne and blackthorns are naturally growing
Hawthorn and blackthorn planted where Hawthorne and blackthorns are naturally growing
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I give up someone cleverer than me knows why we need more plastic pollution at Horden
Hawthorn and blackthorn planted where Hawthorne and blackthorns are naturally growing
Hawthorn and blackthorn planted where Hawthorne and blackthorns are naturally growing
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Should have read "using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine".
Mental typo!
h/t @captaineurope.bsky.social
Mental typo!
h/t @captaineurope.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Should have read "using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine".
Mental typo!
h/t @captaineurope.bsky.social
Mental typo!
h/t @captaineurope.bsky.social
And international trade and foreign policy.
BBC News - Headteachers welcome move to teach financial literacy in schools - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Headteachers welcome move to teach financial literacy in schools - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Headteachers welcome move to teach financial literacy in schools
Headteachers in the south welcome moves to introduce financial literacy to the national curriculum.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
And international trade and foreign policy.
BBC News - Headteachers welcome move to teach financial literacy in schools - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Headteachers welcome move to teach financial literacy in schools - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Rights of way data for Essex on www.rowmaps.com has been updated to the council's latest data. Derived data uses OSTN15 to transform to WGS84.
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Rights of way data for Essex on www.rowmaps.com has been updated to the council's latest data. Derived data uses OSTN15 to transform to WGS84.
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Wonderful morning at the Wyre forest rewarded with 20 min of a pair of lesser spotted woodpecker crisp morning perfect @lesserspotnet.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Wonderful morning at the Wyre forest rewarded with 20 min of a pair of lesser spotted woodpecker crisp morning perfect @lesserspotnet.bsky.social