David Bradley
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Science Writer | Wildlife Photographer | Singer-Songwriter
#Science #NatureMatters #UKBirding #TeamMoth #Guitar
#Science #NatureMatters #UKBirding #TeamMoth #Guitar
Confession time...distant "Linnet" in a tree at RSPB Fowlmere this morning, the sighting of which I gave to the RSPB rep, somehow morphed in-camera on our way home to reveal itself as a Redpoll.
It's obvious from this snap, but from the pre-flight views not so much, the flush of blush confusled me.
It's obvious from this snap, but from the pre-flight views not so much, the flush of blush confusled me.
January 31, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Confession time...distant "Linnet" in a tree at RSPB Fowlmere this morning, the sighting of which I gave to the RSPB rep, somehow morphed in-camera on our way home to reveal itself as a Redpoll.
It's obvious from this snap, but from the pre-flight views not so much, the flush of blush confusled me.
It's obvious from this snap, but from the pre-flight views not so much, the flush of blush confusled me.
Of the winter thrushes there were hundreds of Fieldfare and a few Redwing at RSPB Fowlmere this morning. Several Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush too, and of course Blackbirds. #Turdus
Missing Ring Ouzel from the British list
Missing Ring Ouzel from the British list
January 31, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Of the winter thrushes there were hundreds of Fieldfare and a few Redwing at RSPB Fowlmere this morning. Several Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush too, and of course Blackbirds. #Turdus
Missing Ring Ouzel from the British list
Missing Ring Ouzel from the British list
January 29, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Couple of Cranes at one of our local ex-gravelpits. They were calling at each other the whole we walked around the site. A little bit of posturing, but I assume it's bonding rather than full-on courting at this point in the season. #UKBirding
This species is thriving locally these days, 100+ birds
This species is thriving locally these days, 100+ birds
January 29, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Couple of Cranes at one of our local ex-gravelpits. They were calling at each other the whole we walked around the site. A little bit of posturing, but I assume it's bonding rather than full-on courting at this point in the season. #UKBirding
This species is thriving locally these days, 100+ birds
This species is thriving locally these days, 100+ birds
I started in #scicomm back in the 80s...not too long after Bodmer's PUS report, although years before we really had anywhere to use hashtags, that didn't come until 2007. Feels like decades...oh, hold on...it is...
January 28, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I started in #scicomm back in the 80s...not too long after Bodmer's PUS report, although years before we really had anywhere to use hashtags, that didn't come until 2007. Feels like decades...oh, hold on...it is...
Many years ago, I wrote a song that opened with the line "Baskets of wild stone to save the land from the sea". It was an allusion to a phrase a friend used about the contents of coastal gabions, those mesh structures filled with rocks. But, seemingly we've been overfishing wild stone for too long
January 26, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Many years ago, I wrote a song that opened with the line "Baskets of wild stone to save the land from the sea". It was an allusion to a phrase a friend used about the contents of coastal gabions, those mesh structures filled with rocks. But, seemingly we've been overfishing wild stone for too long
Uncorked the NYT Strands puzzle today in record time with no guesses
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Uncorked the NYT Strands puzzle today in record time with no guesses
A bird that we have seen lots of times, unlike the Crossbill but, this one came quite close #Wren #UKBirding
January 25, 2026 at 7:32 PM
A bird that we have seen lots of times, unlike the Crossbill but, this one came quite close #Wren #UKBirding
@cathyhaglington.bsky.social stoked to hear Geddy teasing that there might be new Rush music after the tour
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
@cathyhaglington.bsky.social stoked to hear Geddy teasing that there might be new Rush music after the tour
We'd not seen Crossbill until yesterday and then three turn up all at once at SWT Lackford Lakes. Here's the male, I didn't get a snap of the two females, unfortunately #UKBirding #Lifer
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
We'd not seen Crossbill until yesterday and then three turn up all at once at SWT Lackford Lakes. Here's the male, I didn't get a snap of the two females, unfortunately #UKBirding #Lifer
Worth saying that we've known that birds are descended from dinosaurs since ~1868
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Worth saying that we've known that birds are descended from dinosaurs since ~1868
Lighting up on the off-chance of not seeing Wogan again. It's meant to sit at around 7 Celsius here until about 10pm #teamMoth Be nice to see an usher or an umber or anything but Sir Terry, come to that...
January 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Lighting up on the off-chance of not seeing Wogan again. It's meant to sit at around 7 Celsius here until about 10pm #teamMoth Be nice to see an usher or an umber or anything but Sir Terry, come to that...
I created a montage image from some of my photos for my latest album cover. Overlaid a photo of a guitar over a rocky shoreline in Malta and then some pouring water into the sound hole
davebradley.bandcamp.com/album/writte...
davebradley.bandcamp.com/album/writte...
Written on the Water, by David Bradley
12 track album
davebradley.bandcamp.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I created a montage image from some of my photos for my latest album cover. Overlaid a photo of a guitar over a rocky shoreline in Malta and then some pouring water into the sound hole
davebradley.bandcamp.com/album/writte...
davebradley.bandcamp.com/album/writte...
9 degrees C forecast overnight...potential for #teamMoth #lightingUp
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
9 degrees C forecast overnight...potential for #teamMoth #lightingUp
We're lucky to have lots of Red Kite locally, some fly over our house quite low, but most of them are active close to the nearby landfill. Here's one landing right next to the spot on which another had chosen to sunbathe this morning #UKBirding
January 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We're lucky to have lots of Red Kite locally, some fly over our house quite low, but most of them are active close to the nearby landfill. Here's one landing right next to the spot on which another had chosen to sunbathe this morning #UKBirding
When I posted my photo of a Nuthatch that had turned up on our patch (quite a rarity for this village), it got more likes than any other photo I'd ever posted on Insta, no idea why... #UKBirding
The bird was about 40 feet above my head, so this is massively zoomed and cropped and not the clearest
The bird was about 40 feet above my head, so this is massively zoomed and cropped and not the clearest
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
When I posted my photo of a Nuthatch that had turned up on our patch (quite a rarity for this village), it got more likes than any other photo I'd ever posted on Insta, no idea why... #UKBirding
The bird was about 40 feet above my head, so this is massively zoomed and cropped and not the clearest
The bird was about 40 feet above my head, so this is massively zoomed and cropped and not the clearest
New phone screen protector installed. This one came with two little stickers you put on each end so you could lower it on to the phone screen without surgical skills to avoid touching the back. More to the point... #NoBubbles
January 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
New phone screen protector installed. This one came with two little stickers you put on each end so you could lower it on to the phone screen without surgical skills to avoid touching the back. More to the point... #NoBubbles
Too often, I overlook hashtags, so to compensate, here's too many #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Moon #Lunar #NightSky #Space #MoonPhotography #Selene
Oh, and a song...
davebradley.bandcamp.com/track/luna
Oh, and a song...
davebradley.bandcamp.com/track/luna
January 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Too often, I overlook hashtags, so to compensate, here's too many #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Moon #Lunar #NightSky #Space #MoonPhotography #Selene
Oh, and a song...
davebradley.bandcamp.com/track/luna
Oh, and a song...
davebradley.bandcamp.com/track/luna
I need to fix up my old telescope and cross my fingers for at least one clear night while Jupiter is so close...
Meanwhile, a photo I took with my phone through the telescope
Meanwhile, a photo I took with my phone through the telescope
January 8, 2026 at 11:45 AM
I need to fix up my old telescope and cross my fingers for at least one clear night while Jupiter is so close...
Meanwhile, a photo I took with my phone through the telescope
Meanwhile, a photo I took with my phone through the telescope
Whooper Swan at Sundown.
Incidentally, the w is silent...in the word Whooper, obvs
#UKBirding WWT Welney, 2026-01-02
Incidentally, the w is silent...in the word Whooper, obvs
#UKBirding WWT Welney, 2026-01-02
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Whooper Swan at Sundown.
Incidentally, the w is silent...in the word Whooper, obvs
#UKBirding WWT Welney, 2026-01-02
Incidentally, the w is silent...in the word Whooper, obvs
#UKBirding WWT Welney, 2026-01-02
Fluffed up and Framed
Stonechat, one of several at WWT Welney darting about between hides and trying not to succumb to the icy chill on 2nd Jan #UKBirding
Stonechat, one of several at WWT Welney darting about between hides and trying not to succumb to the icy chill on 2nd Jan #UKBirding
January 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Fluffed up and Framed
Stonechat, one of several at WWT Welney darting about between hides and trying not to succumb to the icy chill on 2nd Jan #UKBirding
Stonechat, one of several at WWT Welney darting about between hides and trying not to succumb to the icy chill on 2nd Jan #UKBirding
Spot the Snipe...
...a lot easier when they're wading in the water than when they're waddling in the weeds
#UKBirding
...a lot easier when they're wading in the water than when they're waddling in the weeds
#UKBirding
January 5, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Spot the Snipe...
...a lot easier when they're wading in the water than when they're waddling in the weeds
#UKBirding
...a lot easier when they're wading in the water than when they're waddling in the weeds
#UKBirding
UKSnowMap has the best weather icon on social media
So who got a bit of #uksnow last night? 👀
January 5, 2026 at 7:37 AM
UKSnowMap has the best weather icon on social media