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A recent analysis in Science of more than 116,000 bird songs has revealed that the astonishing variety of passerine birdsong is built from just eight basic acoustic motifs, like trills, whistles, and harmonic notes. Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: scim.ag/3SziyeL

A phylogenetic distribution and trait correlates of acoustic motifs in passerine birds. Hedline reads: The global biogeography of passerine songs

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

‪A thrilling trilling Robin #firstbirdofmyday‬

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Incredibly after posting my memory photo of seeing an Osprey locally a few years ago today I saw another just up the road … delighted!

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A little gang of sparrows having a Sunday morning natter #firstbirdofmyday

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

@hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social speedy recovery Hannah … in meantime here’s some slo mo Gannet action from Shetland earlier in the year. Oh and the odd ‘bonxie’

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'll remember this day always. A stroll on my 'local bird patch' and there it was . An Osprey sat in the decaying tree. (poor photo)

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Couple of Black and Whites from yesterday

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A feral pigeon here , hoping you’re a tad better

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh Hannah … hope your illness resolves soon … take care … say I and the wood pigeon :-)

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Many of us have Robins in our gardens but you’ve truly trumped us here … WOW !

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

‪Another morning of quiet chatter from a Dunnock #firstbirdofmyday ‬

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day and this is the THIRD offer from @sarahalba.bsky.social today! Sarah is offering to buy someone a copy of The Crows by C M Rosens. If gothic paranormal cosmic horror is your bag, check this beauty out and get in touch if you'd like it. UK only

The Crows

Her fate is sealed. Her death is inevitable...Carrie Rickard, leaving an abusive relationship back in London, tries to escape her past by throwing herself into her restoration project: Fairwood House, known to locals of Pagham-on-Sea as The Crows. Unable to resist as it whispers to her, Carrie's obsession only grows when she discovers it was the site of a gruesome unsolved murder.
As she digs deeper into the mystery, she awakens dark and dangerous forces. Cue an introduction to her foul-mouthed neighbour, Ricky Porter, who is as obsessed with The Crows as Carrie is, and who has several secrets of his own. Not least of which are what's really under his hood, and what he's got in the cellar...
A chilling gothic horror novel of haunted houses, eldritch monsters and things that go bump in the night.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day! And in honour of her sister's birthday last week, @jammyface.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice. So, if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch. UK only

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is a thing a real thing . No scamming . No AI . Just good old paper and words and generosity. I’ve done it !

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just seen a dinosaur flying over the park … ok it was a cormorant at a weird angle but one can dream :-)

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oooooh Fair Isle … I pass Fair Isle on my way to Shetland each year … love to visit it !

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

‪A Dunnock pipping away in the dark this morning #firstbirdofmyday ‬

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Quintessential Robin song from out the back early doors #firstbirdofmyday

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

‪Gulls scanning the park for leftover scraps by the humanoids #firstbirdofmyday ‬

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day. A groovy kind of day all round.. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. UK only It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK ONLY

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hope you and the crow are ok … here a Feral pigeon

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A Robin with quite a spring/summery feel

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

‪Gentle notes here too from a sparrow along with petrichor drifts in my window #firstbirdofmyday‬

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Here quiet twitterings of Dunnock .. in other news randomly googled my surname and got …. “Skerl- nickname from an old spelling of the dialect bird-name škrlj ‘lark’. “

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

No new story , that’s the one 👍

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A very happy birthday to you Hannah … here some quiet chirping from a Dunnock … are you aware of the AX6587 Manx Shearwater story from Skokholm ? Have a lovely day 🎉🎉🎉

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Tony Skerl @tonyskerl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

‪A couple of plump pink fronted wood pigeons #firstbirdofmyday ‬

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