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David Noble

@AparaNoble

conservationist, scientist, somewhat of a technophobe, eclectic interests, dislikes righteousness in any form

Thetford & London Katılım Ağustos 2015
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David Noble
David Noble@AparaNoble·
Good to see the team's work producing the bird indicators out today! Farmland and woodland birds still show steepest declines @AilidhBarnes @i_woodward
BTO@_BTO

1/ The Wild Bird Indicators, using @_BTO data, have been updated today. These are part of the government’s suite of biodiversity indicators, and report on how the UK’s bird populations have fared over many decades. It’s not good news. ⬇️

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Wetland Bird Survey
Wetland Bird Survey@WeBS_UK·
The Wintering Waterbird Indicator has been published today. Thank you to all of our @WeBS_UK and #GSMP_UK volunteers who have helped collect this data to produce the latest species trends. Read more about the other wild bird indicators: gov.uk/government/sta…
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David Noble@AparaNoble·
First State of Nature for Yorkshire published today! @_BTO very proud to be a contributing partner, thanks to data on birds, plants and other wildlife collected by dedicated volunteers in Yorkshire @_BBS (ywt.org.uk)
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David Noble@AparaNoble·
@Knomealone Hi Tony, I hope you're well. Are you moving to another platform?
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Tony Gaston
Tony Gaston@Knomealone·
I am leaving X/Twitter for good. I apologise to anyone who may be saddened by my departure
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David Noble
David Noble@AparaNoble·
And evidence that declines in woodland birds that nest close to the ground are most severe where deer are most prevalent: through impact on vegetation (cover for nesting and where they forage) is greatest
Breeding Bird Surveys@BBS_birds

3/3 - One of the factors driving woodland declines is the increase the UK’s wild deer population. @BBS_birds volunteers record mammals on their surveys and the data collected lets us calculate population trends for Red Deer, Fallow Deer, Roe Deer and Muntjac.

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Breeding Bird Surveys
Breeding Bird Surveys@BBS_birds·
1/3. Some of our most severe recent declines are seen in our woodland birds. The threats include a loss of more traditional woodland management practices and an increase in the UK’s deer population. bto.org/our-science/pu… @_BTO @JNCC_UK @RSPBScience
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BTO@_BTO

Over the next few days we'll take a deeper look at each of the indicators in turn. In the meantime, we'd like to say a huge 'thank you' to all of the volunteers who contribute to core monitoring schemes, such as @BBS_birds and @smp_seabirds. Read more 👉bto.org/our-science/pu…

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David Noble@AparaNoble·
@RichDGregory3 @RSPBScience @Natures_Voice Multiple and varied causes of woodland bird declines - mostly climate change, deer browsing, woodland habitat deterioration; migrant woodland species also impacted by conditions in Africa and on route, chaffinch recently by trichomoniasis - but all very worrying @_BTO @BBS_birds
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David Noble@AparaNoble·
Great that we're able to produce a wintering waterbird indicator again after a year's hiatus due to missing data from the 2020/21 winter because of covid effects on coverage. Still going down :-( a combination of underlying population changes and winter range shifts @WeBS_UK
Wetland Bird Survey@WeBS_UK

The wintering waterbird indicator has been updated with the latest species trend results from WeBS and GSMP. As ever, thank you to the thousands of volunteers who make this possible. Learn more: #wintering_waterbird" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bto.org/our-science/pu…

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David Noble@AparaNoble·
@pboesu @_BTO feeling embarrassed by my lack of non-native expertise but what kind of parrot is that? Closest I could find was Orange-chinned but without a red eye-ring..🙂
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Ian Woodward
Ian Woodward@i_woodward·
Canadian Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) looking pretty along Spring Walk in Thetford. Sadly an invasive plant that can form large stands and out-compete native species
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David Noble@AparaNoble·
A massive contribution to BTO in many different areas over the last 30 years (and we forgot to mention DEMON 🙂earlier today) and lovely guy to boot. The stories of his - many - mishaps and wardrobe malfunctions are now the stuff of legend in our organisation!
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Wetland Bird Survey@WeBS_UK

We have been saying a VERY fond farewell to Graham Austin today, who amongst other @_BTO duties (GIS, ringing data, other waterbird work…) has led on WeBS data and analysis for 30 years! We're sure you join us in gratefully wishing him a very happy retirement. Thanks Graham!

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David Noble@AparaNoble·
@wilson_bethany_ sounds (and looks) amazing! Is Alpine Chough a new one for you, Bethany? And how are your knees, Dawn...
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Bethany Wilson
Bethany Wilson@wilson_bethany_·
🇪🇸 Day 4 in the Pyrenees - took a trip up to Candanchu on the French border where we had Rock Thrush, Water Pipit, Alpine Chough and Citril Finch. 20km walked today!
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David Noble@AparaNoble·
Good to see this out, declines in farmland birds are depressingly similar to those across the UK and Greenfinch still hit badly by disease, but interesting to see Starling numbers in NI apparently holding their own.. @BBS_birds
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Breeding Bird Surveys
Breeding Bird Surveys@BBS_birds·
Published today, the latest BTO/RSPB/JNCC Breeding Bird Survey Report contains encouraging news of two iconic farmland birds, Skylark & Corn Bunting. A worrying drop in Blackbird numbers is one of many declines in the report, which includes UK population trends for 118 species
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BTO
BTO@_BTO·
Black-headed Gull colonies across central and northern England are being devastated by Avian Influenza. We want you to help us track the spread of the disease by reporting all dead birds to @BirdTrack and @DefraGovUK.
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David Noble@AparaNoble·
Trend patterns for a well known and some less known non-native bird species in the UK, thanks to efforts of volunteers in the @WeBS_UK These are wintering trends but these species are basically resident in UK so broadly reflects breeding populations too @_BTO #INNSweek
Wetland Bird Survey@WeBS_UK

Some of the largest increases in the recently published UK wintering waterbird indices were in #NonNative species Mandarin, Egyptian Goose and Canada Goose. #WeBSReport #INNSweek Check if they are on a site near you: bto.org/webs-reporting @_BTO @RSPBScience @JNCC_UK

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@AilidhBarnes @i_woodward @WeBS_UK @_BTO @JNCC_UK @RSPBScience @_BBS @Knomealone