Nick Moran
@sconebirding
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#NunneryLakes patch birder, 🏊🏻♂️🚴♂️. Mostly birds, mostly. ⚠️ May contain moths, etc. Migrating: https://t.co/WzFWf1C7H9
Joined June 2012
Great evening at the @_BTO awards at @mallgalleries last night. Big congrats to @KatieMonk2 @MeganMcCubbin! Nice to catch up with many lovely folks to chat birds and show them my animated work in the gallery @juliet_vickery @GreeneIndy @TomCadwallender @sconebirding @_ieuan
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⚠️ Warning @DailyMailUK & anyone else using @Shutterstock bird images: many 📷 by Tahseenamjad are AI-generated! This is Big Fictional Gull (Larus madeupensis), NOT Great Black-backed Gull (L. marinus)! Shame, as the other images in this piece are right: https://t.co/ANF8rkTo5j
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A flock of nine Magpies over the #NunneryLakes has just reminded me how slick the @BirdTrack app is! 📹 shows the sequence for adding to an existing count.
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How accurate do I find the forecast? Let's just say I wish I'd paid less attention to it and put on a raincoat...
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The results are in: an equal number of RPs (2) and likes (9) on both platforms! However, £40 donated by kind folk who saw this on Bluesky, £0 on X. The sample size is inconclusive, but perhaps indicative of people's willingness to act on what they see on a new, more +ve platform?
Doing my first (only?!) triathlon on Sunday, raising much-needed funds for @RedHenCambridge. What better way to test the power of this platform against the one I may migrate to [ https://t.co/EicYM4cqQN] if 'X' continues to plummet into the abyss?! 🙏
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A great Knot find by @arcanelove at @_BTO #NunneryLakes yesterday evening (not to be confused with a Great Knot find)! As usual, the local Lapwings were intolerant of anything different.
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White-rumped Sandpiper from Shore Hide, Snettisham at 0830, found by @JamesRMcCallum1. Also Little Stint and 2 Curlew Sandpiper.
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These courses give really good value for money, the @_BTO Training team lead by @sconebirding are excellent so why not sign up for a place....... @CBWPS1
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Doing my first (only?!) triathlon on Sunday, raising much-needed funds for @RedHenCambridge. What better way to test the power of this platform against the one I may migrate to [ https://t.co/EicYM4cqQN] if 'X' continues to plummet into the abyss?! 🙏
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I know from personal experience that many families with school-age children need support. The Red Hen Project provides that support to families and children who are facing life's challenges and where
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Please support me & @ruthwalkerap with our swim challenges, to raise money for Water Aid. Access to clean and safe water is a privilege everyone should be able to share in:
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I've spent the last couple of years really trying to understand all of the privileges I have in life, and learn to be grateful for them. One major one that I used to take for granted, but now apprecia
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Triple-checked this juvenile Mediterranean Gull at @_BTO #NunneryLakes earlier, as it was noticeably smaller than the Black-headed Gulls (incl. several juvs). Nothing atypical about it though, so presumably just at the small end of the size range. Patch Year, August & plumage ✅!
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If only I'd brought a proper camera for this Common Sandpiper, instead of having to resort to phone + bins! #NunneryLakes #recordshot
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BTO Young Leaders Course: Applications close midnight tomorrow! This residential course, located in the New Forest, is for 18-24 year olds and FREE to attend, with travel bursaries available. 🌍🐦 Discover more and how to apply before the deadline ➡ https://t.co/VTa98vYn01
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