Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026@cambsbirdclub.bsky.social Peregrine with a red ring on its left leg from Dudney hide, Grafham Water around 8am 110
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 15/04/2026We're recruiting for a Research Farms Data Manager to support digital data recording and reporting across @rothamsted.bsky.social field trials, helping ensure farm research data is captured securely and accurately for research and reporting. Apply here: jobs.rothamsted.ac.uk/vacancies/86...jobs.rothamsted.ac.ukResearch Farms Data Manager in AL5 2JQ, Herts, UK | Rothamsted ResearchView details and apply for this Research Farms Data Manager vacancy in AL5 2JQ, Herts, UK. Role Title Research Farms Data Manager Salary C = £31,165 D = £37,191 Location ... 012
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 15/04/2026We're running a survey on #data management and data pain points in #plantsciences, and would love to hear from people creating, managing and/or using data from field, glasshouse and controlled environment experiments @biofair.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social forms.office.com/e/BJixZjBh9G #FAIRforms.office.comMicrosoft Forms 013
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Fantastic views of EIGHT great northern divers off Dudney hide Grafham. Personal record. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social 221
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Good day around Grafham, first time all the way round with the scope. Only saw one of the Great Northern Divers, other highlights 3 Bewicks still around, 6 Siskin, Raven, 1 common and 3 green sands, and a Nuthatch. 62 species in total, a record for me! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social 021
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Quick lunch time walk at Grafham rewarded me with a lot of ducks, a couple of Great White egrets and good views of two Black Tailed Godwits from Valley Creek...but they were the only waders seen @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social 010
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Cancelled my OpenAI subscription, and taken out a subscription to the @theguardian.com instead. #feelgoodfriday 010
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Not sure it's the best way, but I guess it's one way to top up #Grafham water @anglianwater.bsky.social (leak has been reported!) 000
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 15/09/2025We 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. 151
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 14/09/2025The 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. 020
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 14/09/2025In 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! 030
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Cracking 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 000
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Forget AI, one massive productivity gain would be people using #MSWord headings correctly. Reviewing an 84 page doc without simple navigation is a sod. 010
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Any 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 110
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 15/08/2025I'm now timing my runs to end when the heatpump comes on for some outside aircon 🥵 010
Reposted by Richard OstlerDr Helen Metcalfe | she/her @hmetcalfe1.bsky.social · 06/08/2025What's the true value of a hedgerow? Or a diverse landscape when it comes to mitigating field edge yield declines? Our new paper out today might have some of the answers doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...doi.orgRedirecting 011
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 11/07/2025I think a lot of science has a lot of #data management debt 030
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Interested 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... 046
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Brown tufted duck? With a red bill? Grafham Water @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social 1141
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Smew at #Grafham water lagoons, Northeast corner pool @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social (crap phone pic through scope) 121
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Patience paid off and saw the spotted sandpiper at #grafham water this morning. A lovely bank holiday first 000
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Walk 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 120
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Lovely evening around #Grafhamwater lagoons, topped by a couple of bursts of song from a Cetti's warbler near the hide. #cambsbirds 000
Reposted by Richard OstlerRothamsted Research @rothamsted.ac.uk · 15/04/2025Recognition at last! Our Park Grass experiment a question on last night's BBC 2 University Challenge 📺👏👏 At 5' 53"...we have no words @bristoluni.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukUniversity Challenge - 2024/25: 34. Queen's, Belfast v BristolIt's the last of the quarter-finals. Who will take the final place in the semis? Amol Rajan asks the questions. 041
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Great to see the new @ukri.org draft Data Policy published with commitments to making research #open and #FAIR. Hopefully they don't get watered down🤞! 010
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 31/03/2025I'll be running our first online training session for electronic research notebooks tomorrow using #MSTeams polls to keep up engagement and limit passive attendance. Testing the functionality and it looks ok... #researchculture 010
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Terrible photo, but is this some sort of greylag/canada goose hybrid? #ukbirding. It was with a few Canada geese. 120
Reposted by Richard OstlerThe North Wyke Farm Platform @thefarmplatform.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Great Opportunity to join the fantastic team at Rothamsted Research, North Wyke. jobs.rothamsted.ac.uk/vacancies/80...jobs.rothamsted.ac.ukFarm Technician in EX20 2SB, Devon, UK | Rothamsted ResearchView details and apply for this Farm Technician vacancy in EX20 2SB, Devon, UK. Are you passionate about farming and looking for a hands-on role where you can make a real impact? Do you like le... 012
Reposted by Richard OstlerRothamsted Long-Term Experiments @rothamsted-lte.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Two NEW @rothamsted.bsky.social #Broadbalk datasets now available - #potato yields 1968-1996 and #oats yields 1996-2022. doi.org/10.23637/rbk..., doi.org/10.23637/rbk... #opendata #agskydoi.orgeRA Dataset: 01-POTYIELD - Broadbalk potato tuber yields 1968-1996Annual potato (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i>) tuber yields for each treatment plot of the Broadbalk Experiment, with details of all fertilizer and manure applications. Also other agronomic information, inc... 031
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 12/03/2025The #UKgovernment has got to respond in kind to #trumps steel #tariffs, not go begging for an exemption. It won't happen, it'll just be seen as a sign of weakness then he'll be emboldened to go after our NHS and farmers. 262
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Is #trump finally realising who the bad guys are? www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comTrump ‘strongly considering’ Russia sanctions until Ukraine peace agreed – Europe liveUS president says he could implement ‘large scale banking sanctions and tariffs’ in post on social media 100
Reposted by Richard OstlerRothamsted Long-Term Experiments @rothamsted-lte.bsky.social · 03/03/2025NEW DATASET! Exhaustion Land Experiment #soil chemical properties 2012 doi.org/10.23637/rex... #agdatadoi.orgeRA Dataset: 01-SOIL2012 - Exhaustion Land Experiment soil chemical properties 2012Soil chemical properties of six plots of the Exhaustion Land Experiment, May 2012. Including soil C, N, pH, extractable cations and total elements. These plots were subsequently used for the datasets ... 021
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 02/03/2025WTF? 🇺🇸 is not ok. At least 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇯🇵 provide equivalent resources and aren't going through a Cultural Revolution. 030
Reposted by Richard OstlerNewtown Ghosts @newtownghosts.bsky.social · 01/03/2025petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Rescind Donald Trumps invitation for a second state visit immediately.The Government and HRH King Charles should withdraw immediately the invitation to the POTUS for a state visit. 399
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I hope the shameful state visit to #trump is taken back. Its humiliating and toadying to a pariah president. 🇺🇦🇬🇧 020
Reposted by Richard OstlerCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Slava Ukraini. 💙💛Zelensky. Go fuck yourself Trumpy. 171437219
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 28/02/2025After 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 030
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Sometimes I don't know if sales emails are just dumb, lazy, or something else. The latest one started "I've been helping law firms like yours...". 10s of research time is all it needed. #salesspam 000
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Crikey, three research #data steward job adverts dropped on the RESEARCH-DATAMAN mail list this morning 💥 000
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 21/02/2025I've been giving this a bit of thought overnight, and this a positive policy shift. 122
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Catching up on the news and I see #trump doesn't seem to grasp the concepts of either an ICBM or a dictator. 000
Reposted by Richard OstlerNature @nature.com · 15/02/2025Use this form to tell us how the new US administration is affecting your research, or suggest future coverage go.nature.com/4aYn9Mego.nature.comAre the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact NatureUse this form to share information with Nature’s news team, or to make suggestions for future coverage. 2302202
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Vice Prick JD Vance would do well to learn a bit about German history in the 20th century. As for UK values, my grandparents fought against Nazism, so no drift there. 010
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 14/02/2025As if I needed another reason not to drink Brewdog piss 000
Richard Ostler @rostler.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Wow! 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 020