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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Extremely concerning news that Jodrell Bank in Cheshire is facing closure, after UKRI announced the end of their funding from 2028. Though the Lovell Telescope is Grade I listed, the best strategy for preserving this internationally significant site is surely to keep the observatory in active use.

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Photos of the 2026 partial solar eclipse at various stages from Bedfordshire UK.

Photos of a partial solar eclipse taken with the OM System OM-1 camera + 300mm f4 Lens + MC-20 x2 TC with Baader solar filter for solar photography.

Photos in order left to right, top to bottom:

- Pre Eclipse
- First Contact
- 50% Obscuration
- Maximum Eclipse
- Fallback to 50% Obscuration
- Near Last Contact
- Last Contact (discernible by me!)
- Eclipse Ended

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Partial solar eclipse 2026 time-lapse sequence, Bedfordshire UK 12th August 2026

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Flickr iPad app puts up a modal dialog when downloading a photo to the timeline. This will make downloading several photos very tedious. A non-blocking notification is better #Flickr #iPad

Modal dialog shows after downloading a photo and blocks the user interface

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

What does anyone think about the Flickr iPad app redesign? You can’t view a photo in the Camera Roll then swipe left or right. A modal user interface paradigm from the 1990s has resurfaced! Too much border round photos, won’t display them full screen. Too many other issues to mention! #Flickr #iPad

I want to enter the camera roll and swipe left or right to view photos. It’s not possible.

You’re forced to click the cross top right to close a photo and re-enter the camera roll to view the next photo. This is a 1990s modal UI paradigm. The modern way with touch screens is to swipe left or right from here. The photo display does not make the best use of the iPad screen available - there should be a way to maximise the photo view to full screen.

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Green Hairstreak butterfly today on Alderney when we walked the zigzag path approaching Fort Clonque. Nice to see one despite the windy conditions! @alderneywt.bsky.social

Green Hairstreak butterfly on pink flowers of Sea Thrift

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 11/04/2026

Whew!

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Artemis II Integrity view just before entering blackout during re-entry

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Yes, the combination of coloured and metal rings on the legs defines the ringing scheme. I look up the scheme and report to the relevant ringing group. They usually return data on the bird. You can report via BTO or for waders this is a good place to start www.waderstudygroup.org/projects/col...

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International Wader Study Group | » The Colour Mark Register

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Colour ringed Redshank at College Lake Buckinghamshire 13/3/2026. Ringed by Mick Wright BTO Suffolk : "The Redshank was ringed (DT56817) on 28.08.2019 at Levington Lagoon, River Orwell, this bird has now been seen 10 times". This is the 7th reported sighting at College Lake! @bbowt.bsky.social

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Some nature photos from my January wanderings at Watermead Aylesbury including a couple of non-natives: Moorhen, Siskin, Bar-Headed Goose and Ring-Necked Parakeet #WildlifePhotography

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Photos of Hatley Park and Gate Lodge at Hatley St George Cambridgeshire taken on a walk of 10 miles from Wimpole Hall to Wrestlingworth Bedfordshire

OS Map of route walked from National Trust Wimpole Hall to Wrestlingworth Bedfordshire

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Handy UGREEN Bluetooth transmitter to connect iPod Shuffle music player to Bluetooth headphones or car with Bluetooth audio and no hardwired audio-in jacks. Renault integration requires to navigate many obscure UIs every time to get it to play audio from the device though even when already paired 🤔

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

YouTube video of Ness Point Purple Sandpipers with some more stills included youtu.be/kYsH2cNT3lo?...

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Purple Sandpipers at Ness Point Lowestoft December 2025

YouTube video by Bill Dennis

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

It was great to see some Purple Sandpipers at Ness Point Lowestoft on a visit in December

Photo of a Purple Sandpiper feeding on some rocks making up the sea wall at Ness Point Lowestoft Suffolk UK. Image captured with OM System OM-Mk ii and 150-400mm f4.5 TC lens

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Kudos to the driver of a small white car driving the B1122 between Yoxford and Theberton at lunchtime today for steadfastly sticking to the posted 30mph limit with a @sizewellc.bsky.social Tarmac lorry tailgating. Someone needs to slow those dangerous idiots down! #SizewellC

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Some video clips of the roosting Knots at RSPB Snettisham last week. I had to set my alarm for 4:30 am for this 😂 @rspb.bsky.social youtu.be/kMgubUezgQk?...

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RSPB Snettisham High Tide Knot Roost October 2025

YouTube video by Bill Dennis

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Today IUCN has officially declared the Slender-billed Curlew extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia. Read more here ⬇️ www.unep-aewa.org/fr/node/6632

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Knot in the pits / roost at RSPB Snettisham with yellow / orange flag number 159 and yellow leg ring seen 08/10/2025 7am during a high tide event @washwader.bsky.social

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Hot air balloon lands in a narrow street in Bedford “without incident”. A pretty incredible feat with some help from folks on the ground 👏🏼👏🏼 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Balloon pilot praised for landing safely in Bedford street

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Time-lapse video of Common Dolphins from photos taken with Pro Capture Mode using the OM System OM-1 camera on a cruise on the Hjalmar Bjørge with Hebridean Adventures between Lochmaddy and the Shiant Isles youtube.com/watch?v=Ln19...

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Common Dolphins Time Lapse 9th July 2025 4k

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Be Kind to Wasps! A plea for tolerance of these fascinating and useful creatures. youtu.be/bhAgza_E3ww

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Be Kind to Wasps

YouTube video by Dave Goulson

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Some Common Dolphins and a Minke Whale in our recent trip with Hebridean Adventures on the Hjalmar Bjørge passing the island of Rum

A Minke Whale breaching with a distant Yacht and the island of Mull in the background

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

A couple of Pine Martens where we are staying in Morvern Scotland

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

A couple of Puffin photos from a recent trip to Alderney taken 21.05.2025. We enjoyed a trip out on the survey vessel Sula of Braye with @alderneywt.bsky.social

Puffin taking off from the water near the island of Burhou reached from Alderney - photo taken from a small survey vessel.

Puffin on the water near the island of Burhou reached from Alderney - photo taken from a small survey vessel.

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Two big containers of blue stuff...I had a bit of a mix up putting some screen wash fluid in my car screen wash reservoir. Screen washing is going to be a bit bubbly 😂

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

The Google Gemini AI on my phone has problems 😂

Screenshot of a dialogue with Google Gemini AI to see if it can tell me the day of the week which it consistently gets wrong for some reason

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

It looks like the Wrens have at least three chicks in the nest box #wrens #birds #nestlings

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

We had a sighting of a Golden Oriole from the bird hide at Mannez Pond on Alderney today. It looked great through binoculars but it hid behind some twigs when I took this photo! @alderneywt.bsky.social

Golden Oriole record shot. Yellow and black bird with red beak behind twigs.

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

We saw what looks like a Marsh Harrier with some leg rings on our walk around the Gannet Trail on Alderney today @alderneywt.bsky.social

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Some good views of Sedge Warblers today at RSPB Fowlmere Cambridgeshire UK. Taken at 700mm with the OM System OM-1 Mk ii camera, 150-400mm f4.5 1.25x TC lens and MC-14 teleconverter #birds #rspb #birdwatching #nature #omsystem @rspb.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

A Sedge Warbler perched at eye level in a leafy branch sticking up from a bush in the reeds

A Sedge Warbler singing in the head of a reed after climbing to the top

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Front incisor dental crown loose and rattling. “We don’t usually deal with these until they fall off” said the receptionist at the dentist. It seems to be retained by a post, I can’t face trying to pull it off myself - hoping the dentist will have solutions/ ideas 😂

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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Tree Felling Debacle in Enfield by Toby Carvery ianswalkonthewildside.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/t...

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

We saw a pair of Marsh Tits at Potton Wood this week on our butterfly transects walk. Smart looking birds, we stopped and watched them for a while #birds #MarshTit

Marsh Tit perched in a tree making a brief pause while feeding

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

From Dr Avril Poisson at RSPB HQ 😂

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Partial Eclipse of the Sun 29.03.2025 time-lapse video recorded at RSPB Fowlmere Cambridgeshire UK while I was volunteering on visitor reception youtu.be/ryQ5F0uV07Q

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Partial Solar Eclipse 29.03.2025

YouTube video by Bill Dennis

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Pleiades Messier 45 taken 2nd January 2025 from Bedfordshire UK. OM System OM-1 camera with 40-150mm f2.8 lens, exposure 1.3 seconds f2.8 ISO 6400 at 150mm. Hand Held High Resolution mode shot using a tripod.

Photo showing the open cluster of the Pleiades Messier 45 showing some nebulosity around the brightest stars

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Apple caves to UK government Snooper’s Charter by reducing data security for customers in the UK. Seems kind of pointless as anyone can apply pre-internet encryption before uploading data archives to the cloud. The bad guys surely do this already, so they’ll have to ban encryption tools next 🤔

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RSPB Investigations @rspbinvestigations.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

A young Hen Harrier, Red, has disappeared in suspicious circumstances. Police found no trace of the bird. This latest incident follows a clear pattern of Hen Harriers disappearing on driven grouse moors: it's time to license driven grouse shooting. More: community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/in...

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I finally got round to a visit to RSPB Otmoor Oxfordshire recently. It was great to see this Barn Owl

Photo of a Barn Owl in flight showing the feather patterns and markings on the upper right wing

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Thanks, I was going to try the hat idea. I’m in North East Bedfordshire. It has been chilly recently but just warmed up to 11C today so some pip’s might be about.

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Front and back photos. So the back is a 3D print piece to protect the circuit board? Trying to work out where the mic hole is, I think possibly by the bat's right ear (left side as you look at it). Now I just need to find some active bats to try it out before our churchyard survey!

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Bill Dennis @billdennis.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Very cool 384KHz USB microphone and iOS Bat Detector app to run the iPad as a bat monitor. Designed / created by @ramoneskaraoke.bsky.social and manufactured by Smith Robotics shop.smithrobotics.co.uk

Photo of an iPad running the Bat Detector app with the Griff 384KHz USB microphone attached. Display shows a quick test with jingling keys

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Listen to a brief update on the latest developments - there's good news and bad news - in the murky world of neonicotinoids, sugar beet, derogations, flea treatments etc. youtu.be/MDfg75AyyDQ

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Neonicotinoid Latest News

YouTube video by Dave Goulson

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