David Parmee
@1418war-birds.bsky.social
Military history & birds. BSc(Hons) Maths & Stats @ Liverpool 1975. MA(Distinction) Great War @ Wolverhampton 2022. Lothian SOC. Edinburgh CAMRA. Retired FIA C.Act. #YNWA.
Visiting the Great Synagogue of Rome and this caught my eye.
December 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Visiting the Great Synagogue of Rome and this caught my eye.
A good start to the evening.
December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A good start to the evening.
Another from St John's Church on Lothian Road in Edinburgh. Well worth a visit for the memorials and the church itself.
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Another from St John's Church on Lothian Road in Edinburgh. Well worth a visit for the memorials and the church itself.
Interesting memorial in St John's Church, Lothian Road, Edinburgh. Partly hidden by Christmas decorations.
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Interesting memorial in St John's Church, Lothian Road, Edinburgh. Partly hidden by Christmas decorations.
Just arrived. Really looking forward to reading it. @lmbd1418.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Just arrived. Really looking forward to reading it. @lmbd1418.bsky.social
From recent exhibition at National Records of Scotland.
September 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
From recent exhibition at National Records of Scotland.
Wonderful recording of Capercaillie lek by Bo Söderström.
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Clicks, Trill, Cork, Whetting, Flutterjumps and Infrasound
Highlights from a Capercaillie lek with closeup recording of all parts of the male display including infrasound parts as the flutterjumps and the
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August 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Wonderful recording of Capercaillie lek by Bo Söderström.
soundcloud.com/bo_soderstro...
soundcloud.com/bo_soderstro...
The cavalry is coming (back)
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Drones Drive Battlefield Motorcycle Tactical Shift
The motorcycle is seeing a revival on the front lines of the war in Ukraine.
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August 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The cavalry is coming (back)
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Bookmarks available at the National Records of Scotland.
August 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Bookmarks available at the National Records of Scotland.
Interesting and quirky, always a good combination.
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The Merstham teacher turned World War Two parachute tester
Charles Agate, a Surrey primary teacher, jumped out of a plane over 1,600 times in World War Two.
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August 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Interesting and quirky, always a good combination.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The recently published Lothian Bird Report 2022 and Isle of May Bird Observatory Bird Observatory Annual Report 2023 are now in stock at Waterston House.
#BirdingLothian
#BirdingLothian
August 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The recently published Lothian Bird Report 2022 and Isle of May Bird Observatory Bird Observatory Annual Report 2023 are now in stock at Waterston House.
#BirdingLothian
#BirdingLothian
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Montagu's Harriers nest successfully in England for first time in 6 years markavery.info/2025/07/29/r...
July 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Montagu's Harriers nest successfully in England for first time in 6 years markavery.info/2025/07/29/r...
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A request, having had some success on here previously! Are there any Edinburgh / Glasgow based academics specialising in ecology and rewilding out there who’d be prepared to give a lecture or run a session for a group of US students coming over in May next year?
Please repost!
Please repost!
July 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A request, having had some success on here previously! Are there any Edinburgh / Glasgow based academics specialising in ecology and rewilding out there who’d be prepared to give a lecture or run a session for a group of US students coming over in May next year?
Please repost!
Please repost!
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Golden Eagle, brief encounter. This morning as I drove south on the A68, just as I entered England, a young Golden Eagle was flying north at c25mph as I drove south as fast as the speed limit allowed. We were level and I looked it straight in the eye. But, a very brief encounter.
July 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Golden Eagle, brief encounter. This morning as I drove south on the A68, just as I entered England, a young Golden Eagle was flying north at c25mph as I drove south as fast as the speed limit allowed. We were level and I looked it straight in the eye. But, a very brief encounter.
Fruitful visit to Edinburgh Books on West Port. As you can see from the background, I am perusing them in the pub. The excellent Diggers, to be precise, over a pint of their 80/-.
July 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Fruitful visit to Edinburgh Books on West Port. As you can see from the background, I am perusing them in the pub. The excellent Diggers, to be precise, over a pint of their 80/-.
Advice needed. I have never been to either Stow Maries or Shuttleworth. If I can only get to one, which should I choose?
June 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Advice needed. I have never been to either Stow Maries or Shuttleworth. If I can only get to one, which should I choose?
Visited Trinity House in Leith yesterday for annual open day during Leith Festival. This item caught my eye.
June 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Visited Trinity House in Leith yesterday for annual open day during Leith Festival. This item caught my eye.
An item from the latest edition of 'Explorer', the magazine of the National Museum of Scotland.
June 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An item from the latest edition of 'Explorer', the magazine of the National Museum of Scotland.
Simon & Niki are ace. I organised two group tours with them in March and August 2024 for Lothian branch of @scottishbirding.bsky.social and they were brilliant.
Just back from a brilliant week's raptor migration watching with top guides Simon Tonkin & Niki Williamson (Inglorious Bustards). Lots of fun, so many highlights (98 species inc10 lifers), & lots better now at raptor ID. Want to bird The Straits - @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social are the go to guys
May 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Simon & Niki are ace. I organised two group tours with them in March and August 2024 for Lothian branch of @scottishbirding.bsky.social and they were brilliant.
The Quintishill Rail Disaster was 110 years ago next week. Reading about it again at the excellent Devil's Porridge Museum.
May 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Quintishill Rail Disaster was 110 years ago next week. Reading about it again at the excellent Devil's Porridge Museum.
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Thanks to you, our petition is the top-ranking environmental petition on the Government website.
We've now reached 75K signatures, and know the top 55 constituencies for signatures, with over 200 each!
Read more on our latest blog: wildjustice.org.uk/general/ban-...
We've now reached 75K signatures, and know the top 55 constituencies for signatures, with over 200 each!
Read more on our latest blog: wildjustice.org.uk/general/ban-...
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Thanks to you, our petition is the top-ranking environmental petition on the Government website.
We've now reached 75K signatures, and know the top 55 constituencies for signatures, with over 200 each!
Read more on our latest blog: wildjustice.org.uk/general/ban-...
We've now reached 75K signatures, and know the top 55 constituencies for signatures, with over 200 each!
Read more on our latest blog: wildjustice.org.uk/general/ban-...
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The two most prominent British war correspondents at #Gallipoli were Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett and Henry Nevinson. But only one of their books was cited as a source in the official British history of the campaign.
Find out why in my talk for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Find out why in my talk for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
March 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The two most prominent British war correspondents at #Gallipoli were Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett and Henry Nevinson. But only one of their books was cited as a source in the official British history of the campaign.
Find out why in my talk for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Find out why in my talk for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
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Northern gannets are one of the earliest seabirds to return to our islands and shores for the breeding season and we've already spotted them around the Bass Rock!
Find out where else you can see them in Scotland in our blog: buff.ly/xBla6T5
📷©️Jamie McDermaid
Find out where else you can see them in Scotland in our blog: buff.ly/xBla6T5
📷©️Jamie McDermaid
March 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Northern gannets are one of the earliest seabirds to return to our islands and shores for the breeding season and we've already spotted them around the Bass Rock!
Find out where else you can see them in Scotland in our blog: buff.ly/xBla6T5
📷©️Jamie McDermaid
Find out where else you can see them in Scotland in our blog: buff.ly/xBla6T5
📷©️Jamie McDermaid
Looking forward to the @societyarmy.bsky.social conference this weekend. Really pleased there was online option as there are family commitments to navigate. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/history/even...
Conference: Land Forces of the Crown, c. 1660- c. 2000
The Society for Army Historical Research is pleased to host its next conference at the University of Leeds
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February 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Looking forward to the @societyarmy.bsky.social conference this weekend. Really pleased there was online option as there are family commitments to navigate. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/history/even...