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Tim Blackburn
@mothyblackburn.bsky.social
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Professor of Invasion Biology at UCL. Amateur father, birder, moth-er. Mainly post wildlife photos, occasionally science and politics. Author of The Jewel Box, winner of the ZSL Clarivate Award for Communicating Zoology.

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 28m
A definite target for 2026…

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 22h
I'm just trailing you with 1018 life (aggs all resolved) and 722 year, but 108 lifers (31 macro) this year so catching up...

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 1d
there are so many people you wish would just go away and they don’t and meanwhile good people die all the time and those fuckers just carry on infesting the world anyway here’s a kestrel
It’s perched on top of something or other, with a beady look in its eye. Brown plumage warmed by low sun.

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 1d
Slender Pug and... Old Lady?

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 1d
🤢

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 1d
What almost a million gets you in London. "The property requires a program of refurbishment."

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Sarra Manning @sarramanning.bsky.social · 1d
They really don't want to share any interior shots but when they do, you just know that unspeakable acts have been committed within... www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale on Rightmove
3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale in 75 Camden Mews, Camden, London, NW1 9BY, NW1 for £925,000. Marketed by Auction House London, Hampstead
www.rightmove.co.uk

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 1d
"And the Oscar goes to..."

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 2d
That's a lovely Dart, Dave.

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 3d
COP30 BREAKING NEWS: The likely final text of the "global mutirão" has been published, ahead of the closing plenary

Here's the snap analysis from the CB team…see last line

unfccc.int/sites/def...

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 4d
Just double checking before I reposted. I see a fair few crossing the Tamar in autumn but nothing like this.

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 4d
Perfectly normal British country scene... #BioInvasions
macstronach.bsky.social Peter Stronach @macstronach.bsky.social · 4d
A video from earlier in the autumn during some particularly heavy Pheasant migration in Highland! #highlandbirds

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 4d
Amazing - thank you!

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Joanna Bagniewska @joannabagniewska.com · 4d
🐈 What's TikTok good for? Examining which arthropods are hunted by cats.

🌍 Social media have become an increasingly useful resource in ecological research.

🪲 We now know that cats kill arthropods from 14 different orders.

🧪 Study:
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Social media highlights the overlooked impact of cats on arthropods
The impact of domestic cats on vertebrate biodiversity is unequivocal; however, we still know little about their effects on arthropods. By analysing over 17,000 photos and videos from social media p...
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 4d
Is that real Peter?!

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Seirian Sumner @waspwoman.bsky.social · 4d
Looking forward to giving this talk later today @naturerecovery.bsky.social!
What better way to end the week than with a dose of #WaspLove!
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naturerecovery.bsky.social Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 5d
Wasps are predators, pollinators, decomposers, & potential sources of nutrition & medicine. Join @waspwoman.bsky.social for a talk which will change how you see these under valued creatures. Reserve your seat now, online & inperson with a book signing & drinks oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com

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Peter Stronach @macstronach.bsky.social · 4d
A video from earlier in the autumn during some particularly heavy Pheasant migration in Highland! #highlandbirds

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 5d
The 3rd, and yes, a lot more species illustrated in the revision. A clear improvement in my view.

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 5d
Mine is battered from constant use in the field. Need a new copy... 🎅

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 6d
And true.

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Stats For Bios @statsforbios.bsky.social · 6d
"I’m more likely now to check the weather forecast for night than day." @mothyblackburn.bsky.social in The Jewel Box. This really tickled me for some reason.

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 6d
The Manley photo guide is also very good (in case you don't have it and need more books).

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 6d
One rabbit hole at a time Alan...

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 6d
Ah, you're in for a treat!

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Joseph Tobias @josephtobias.bsky.social · 7d
PhD up for grabs in applied ecology focusing on species traits and ecological processes, supervised by @jmbecologist.bsky.social @orlyrazgour.bsky.social, Ben Woodcock, and me.
Worth a look!
jmbecologist.bsky.social James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 7d
PhD opportunity!

Focusing on ecological processes offers an adaptive approach to conservation at a time of rapid environmental change

But how do we measure & conserve these processes?

This PhD will explore the use of species traits to assess ecosystem condition
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com

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Jenny TP @jennytpgrows.bsky.social · 7d
OK #Plymouth #Devon #Cornwall #Ballet #TheatreRoyal folks. No-one seems interested in buying my 2 x matinée circle tickets (cost £120) for #MatthewBourne 's 'Red Shoes' on Saturday, even at a reduced price, and when they're sold out 🤷🏻‍♀️

I'm beyond gutted not to be able to go 1/2
would.like

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British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · 7d
🎤 Are you an early career researcher passionate about communicating with the wider public? Applications for the 2026 British Science Festival Award Lectures are now open!

Next year's Festival is in Southampton, 16-20 Sept.

Find out more and apply >

www.britishscienceassociation.org/award-lectures
Award Lectures
Details on how to become an Award Lecturer at the British Science Festival
www.britishscienceassociation.org

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 7d
Would have been a weird coincidence had we been standing next to each other a couple of years ago.

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 7d
Not 20th August 2023 by any chance?

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Tim Blackburn @mothyblackburn.bsky.social · 9d
Since July 2018, running a single 20W actinic (plus the odd pheromone lure), 464 species (222 macros and 242 micros) on a second floor roof terrace in London.