Colin Beale
@TZBirder
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Ecologist, ornithologist & nature lover, prof of ecology & conservation at Uni of York. Author of 101 Curious Tales of East African Birds. Trustee @ARochaUK
Joined January 2012
We're just over a month from the final publication of 101 Curious Tales of East African Birds, the book that started life here as #BirdsAtTea You can catch all the original tweets here so posting them again seems silly....
As #BirdsAtTea passed 100 editions this week & I've already listed a few of the most popular stories, I though I'd collate a few of my personal favourites in this thread! First, this one on the Slender-tailed Nightjar & cyptic coloured birds:
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@cookswelljikos @KOrnithologist @BirdsKenya Sounds lovely! I'll send an email - I think that's not so far from the UN offices where meetings are taking place...
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@WillKnocker @KOrnithologist @BirdsKenya @cookswelljikos Now that does sound fun! I might be free at the weekend - need to finalise a few things & no idea how logistics would work, but let's see!
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@BirdsKenya @KOrnithologist @cookswelljikos Asante, and sorry to miss you! Must plan better next time...
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RT @AnthropoceneBio: Apply now for our funded PhDs for a Sept 24 start. Closing date 19 May: 🌏Urban gardens to improve health, biodiversit…
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@jessinthewild @AnthropoceneBio @BiologyatYork sure, my email is easily findable from the uni website
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RT @mollybrown_wild: @AnthropoceneBio @TZBirder @BiologyatYork This PhD is with my supervisors 🙌🏻Highly recommend going for it!! Happy to c…
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RT @AnthropoceneBio: We're recruiting a fully-funded PhD (at UK fee rates) for a Sept 24 start. Using urban & rural churchyards, this pr…
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@BDR_Photography @inaturalist Lanner - Hobbies are much narrower winged and warmer coloured below. This bird this shows all the typical markings of a sub-adult lanner.
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@BDR_Photography @inaturalist Ovambo - no white training edge to the wing, those white spots on the tail and that incredibly long central toe visible in the flight photo. Amazing pics!
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RT @YESIUoY: 📅 Join our Nature + the Bioeconomy Workshop @UniofYork. Researchers will explore the future of the bioeconomy + biodiversity,…
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RT @PS_Applied_Ecol: Knowledge Exchange Manager sought by @durham_uni for the @CASCADE_UKHEI project, helping to drive more effective KE be…
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Wondering what to do the first few days of the New Year? Interested in interdisciplinary projects on biodiversity & the people who care about it? Apply for our PhD on #Biodiversity restoration in Churchyards! Deadline is 8th Jan, so be fast!
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