Rob S
@rbstrng.bsky.social
Birding, music, Walsall FC. Birding since 2014. Ultra-local Midlands twitching only, usually to see birds found by Stuart Hares. UK 'life' list 250. https://archive.org/details/aadamjacobs project
Best day of new-music-from-old-people so far this year? New Van Pelt, new Prolapse and this totally unexpected Peter Jefferies comeback. grapefruit1.bandcamp.com/album/the-da...
The Day They Let You Out Is The Day They Might Not Let You Come Back, by Peter Jefferies
30 track album
grapefruit1.bandcamp.com
Is it possible to refer an entire industry to Prevent? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
OpenAI reveals cases of ‘concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system
Model adopting ‘jailbreak-like instructions’ among six more cases as firm reveals framework for tracking AI misalignment
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Cross marks where the Wryneck was first seen, arrow marks direction of flight @midlandsbirder.bsky.social #worcsbirds
Rob S@rbstrng.bsky.social · 3w agoBredon Hill - Wryneck - flushed from scrub area south of the tower. Seen to land. Trying to relocate. #worcsbirds
Bredon Hill - Wryneck - flushed from scrub area south of the tower. Seen to land. Trying to relocate. #worcsbirds
Find four current members to nominate you, then wait 30 years to reach the head of the queue, then spend nearly 2 grand on fees and outfit.
Fahad@13411fahad.bsky.social · 4w ago(Grown-ass) Members of the MCC #EngPak #Lords
Costa del Edgbaston 7.30am Lovely stroll. Birding highlights - 5 Swift, 20+ House Martin
John McGowan@jmc223.bsky.social · last mo.On this day in 2019 - Northern Class 142 "Nodding Donkey" or Pacer to give it the correct term No. 142001 at Cherry Tree 18-08-19. This unit was set to be preserved at the National Railway Museum #railways #trains #railphotography #trainphotography #photography
Or maybe, just maybe, they won't get hung up on how things used to be and end up being the generation which moved the dial the other way. Fingers crossed.
TG42Birder🇵🇸@tg42birder.bsky.social · last mo.Won’t be great for their mental health when they discover the reality of how bird populations have been decimated and how climate change is turning the future into a sterile hellscape. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Good start, but the house needs grey plague windows, all the trees removed and a couple of 80 grand minibuses parked outside.
Cold War Steve@coldwarsteve.bsky.social · last mo.The Haywain 2026
Arnside, Cumbria - Osprey seen twice early afternoon - possibly @foulshaw2.bsky.social bird(s)? 100+ Curlew and a very obliging Tawny Owl sat out for an extended period around 3pm.
Osprey! Being pursued west across south Birmingham by a noisy flock of large gulls. Just gone over Bournville.
The button was pressed at 9am this morning ... look good, sounds great ... go get yer Prolapse ! @prolapseband.bsky.social prolapse2.bandcamp.com/album/mary-a...
Mary Anne Hobbs sessions 17.12.97 • 24.03.98, by Prolapse
6 track album
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Bournville/Northfield - 40+ Swift over Woodlands Park at the moment, and a rolling ball of 30+ adults and juvs screaming directly overhead. Magic. Can't recall ever seeing 70+ together here before.
Trump already on the phone to The Infant arranging bans for half the Spain team. It would be delicious to see them win on US soil.
Well done Belgium. Trump won't dare show his face at any of the remaining matches. Let's hope Infantino feels the same.
Really pleased that Errol’s Hot Wax are releasing National Park, outside, on ltd vinyl on 21st Aug. It comes with an 8-page 12x12 booklet with photos, flyers and lyrics. There’s a @monorailmusic.bsky.social version as part of the Glasgow School series which comes with National Park plectrums too.
Magpie Moth just flown in the patio door and settled down in front of the telly to watch the football. Definitely heard it tut when the advert break started. #teammoth
RadMac's #6music love letter to David Beckham's acclaimed film career is raising a smile this morning.
Merlin outdid itself this morning. On three separate occasions, it pinged the slightly creaky leather of my walking boots as Woodcock. Juv GSW calling from a nest came up as LSW. I lost count of the number of times it failed to pick up a Redstart singing close by.
Rob S@rbstrng.bsky.social · 4mo agoWyre Forest - highly productive morning in the area between the old railway line and the Visitor Centre. 4(!) Wood Warbler, including two males singing barely 100 metres apart. Spotted Flycatchers displaying (at least six seen), Marsh Tits feeding fledglings, plus all the usuals. #worcsbirds
