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markeddowes.bsky.social @markeddowes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#BOUasm26 MJE1/6 To me, an amateur in #ornithology, recent #citizenscience data seems to scream out #climatechange — e.g. migrant first-arrival advancement I studied when compiling county bird reports. Advancement, yes, but it’s not keeping pace with spring #phenology at the breeding grounds.
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markeddowes.bsky.social @markeddowes.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
And here are some Redstart chicks endoscope in a barn wall during recent fieldwork. In the variable weather over the past few weeks, Redstarts seemed to do mostly OK fledging young whilst quite a few tits lost a lot of chicks. Perhaps the more diverse Redstart diet helps them to be more resilient.
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markeddowes.bsky.social @markeddowes.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Redstart fieldwork in Derbyshire over for the season but still plenty to see on holiday. Grey Wagtail nest in the open porch of a corregated shack by Glensax Burn, Peebles.
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markeddowes.bsky.social @markeddowes.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
#BOU2026 MJE 1/6 I am addressing the conflict theme – shooting and conservation. Observing recent habitat deterioration and population declines in the Peak District, I ask the following question: “Can the common interests of conservation and shooting be harnessed for mutual benefits?”
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markeddowes.bsky.social @markeddowes.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Last night was one of those rare occasions when the TV licence fee seemed worth paying. England U21s beating Germany in the Euro finals, followed by Neil Young at Glastonbury. Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were. He was great.
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markeddowes.bsky.social @markeddowes.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Glen Tilt, Marble Lodge - amazing - 50 House Martin Nests under the eaves of one small building.  Sample inspection with a smart phone driven endoscope indicates most are active.
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markeddowes.bsky.social @markeddowes.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
#BOU2025 MJE 1/6 Pushing back the frontiers of knowledge in #ornithology requires field data. Technological advances can provide new sorts of data and more efficient data gathering in general. We should constantly be on the lookout for such opportunities.
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markeddowes.bsky.social @markeddowes.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Time to write to my local (Labour) MP on behalf of the bats & newts & the rest of the ecosystem. Growth at all costs is not an option! Rachel Reeves, like Liz Truss, is a scary career politician with a PPE degree from Oxford and evidently no appreciation of the wider picture. She has to be stopped!
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