Mark O'Connell

Oh to have one tenth of the erudition and communication skills of dear CH. How much his voice is missed, and needed more than ever !! instagram.com/reel/DDsoDEEN2…

Snapchat filters. No going back 🤣🤣

A step in the right direction !! humanists.uk/2024/07/11/hig…

Reforestation in Costa Rica: 1987 - 2015. Nationwide rewilding is possible.

Buckle up.

And normality is restored -rain, the order of the day !!

Pen y Fan route had plenty of snow today !!!!

@Au_Erithacus Hi Aurora. I was thinking only this morning: "if only I could get hold of some Screaming Piha recordings, my life would be complete !!" You can never have too many 🤣🤣

Anyone ever need/want to do a study with Screaming Piha, I have 2969 songs from about 25 different days from 4 sites with different features 😅 #phd #bioacoustics #Amazon

Flock of 35 Waxwing on our Rodborough Common walk tonight.

Thanks to the 90+ ppl who came down to our #CoDesign workshop! We loved hearing about the brilliant success stories & helping answer (or simply sympathise) with the unique hurdles people have been facing with their co-designed projects! @LoraxCate #BES2023

@Bill_Sutherland Brilliant news Bill, and SO deserved. CE has been truly "transformative".

So delighted and thrilled by this recognition of the amazing work in transfoming conservation practice done by the Cambridge team and by the over 1015 global collaborators listed here: conservationevidenceblog.wordpress.com/2022/02/14/the….

Fun evening session ringing Woodcock and Redwing in east Gloucestershire. Snipe on the site too (group of 20+ seen in thermal imager), but not so easy to lamp.

Great group of 24 organisations coming together at CCI to think about a creating a National Review of Conservation Evidence needs. Led by Mark O’Connell @popmoc and Rachel White.

I've just asked the Education Secretary to stop state schools from selecting pupils based on their religion. Please sign Humanists UK's petition to add your voice! humanists.uk/action/no-to-d…

The two territory-holding Blackbirds in our garden (one ringed three years ago, one fours years ago) have been coming to savage blows lately. Just saw the older one get his wing broken by the other male. He's now in hiding in the flower beds !! Fuzzy photo taken through window.

Just signed a petition to the Education Secretary to stop 'faith' schools (paid for by UK taxpayers) from selecting pupils based on their parent's religion or non-belief. Support secular education in the UK & sign the petition to end this religious abuse. humanists.uk/what-you-can-d…

If you have children, or are/know a school teacher, get them to watch 'One Life, Live It Well' (narrated by @thealiceroberts). It provides a basic introduction to the humanist approach to life @humanists_UK. Lesson plans also available on the website: understandinghumanism.org.uk/res_films/one-…

@Dockling83 A nest wrendered into a roost site !!

@Mark4ecology you want to know where birds roost in the winter!

On cold winter nights, I have a Wren that roosts in the old Wren nest in my storm porch. Only very cold nights she is joined by a second Wren. Last night, there were four in there all cwtched up for warmth. 🐦

"The next general election could be the last time I vote." Avril is dying. She wants MPs to promise that there is time for a fair debate on assisted dying. Without guaranteed parliamentary time, opponents can manipulate the process and ensure an assisted dying Bill fails.

Slightly unusual catch in my superfine 30' mist net today !!