James Spencer
@ornid.bsky.social
I'm an ornithologist and birder with a love of the outdoors and nature. I'm also a keen sports fan, particularly of Tottenham Hotspur and I enjoy Craft ale and Warhammer. Dad to two fab girls and husband to a dynamic wife. Liberal.
The White Room by The KLF. Acid House end note to their career and I knew more than I realised. And we are finally up to date. #pop #music #album
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · 6d agoJah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart and their album Rising Above Bedlam was an unexpected delight. I remember Jah Wobble as a weird talking head and ex member of PiL. This is a world music album which is varied and interesting. #pop #album #music
Of 19 putative Holocene White Stork archaeological remains discussed here, 13 lack a primary source reference or any detail. And it still includes the zoo specimen from Winchester! But interesting to see how sparse evidence is for other large waterbirds petemrcooper.substack.com/p/to-stork-o...
To Stork or Not to Stork? (Part 1)
White Storks are being released into Britain, but the government recently said they aren't native. Is this really the case, and can further releases be justified?
petemrcooper.substack.com
Current status is chilling in Morocco north of Agadir. There is a fight between the cool Atlantic air and the heat of the Sahara. Unclear who is winning today as the flags have fluttered in both directions. House Bunting and Common Bulbul new and found a Little Swift amongst the swarms of Pallids
Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart and their album Rising Above Bedlam was an unexpected delight. I remember Jah Wobble as a weird talking head and ex member of PiL. This is a world music album which is varied and interesting. #pop #album #music
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · 6d agoMarcus Garvey by Burning Spear is a great rootsy and political reggae album. #pop #music #album
Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear is a great rootsy and political reggae album. #pop #music #album
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · last wk.Hard Again by Muddy Waters is a rediscovery of his musical passion with Johnny Winters producing. An excellent Chicago Blues record and Mannish Boy is electric. #pop #album #music
Hard Again by Muddy Waters is a rediscovery of his musical passion with Johnny Winters producing. An excellent Chicago Blues record and Mannish Boy is electric. #pop #album #music
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · last wk.Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo is an REM inspired slice of early 90s MOR rock and its very familiar and comfortable. I enjoyed it despite not knowing (or knowingly knowing) it. #pop #album #music
Logical Progression is a compilation album of jungle and Drum and Bass curated by LTJ Bukem in 1996. Excellent, mood music, which I really enjoyed. Not full beans but a stripped down thing. #pop #music #album
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · last wk.Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo is an REM inspired slice of early 90s MOR rock and its very familiar and comfortable. I enjoyed it despite not knowing (or knowingly knowing) it. #pop #album #music
Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo is an REM inspired slice of early 90s MOR rock and its very familiar and comfortable. I enjoyed it despite not knowing (or knowingly knowing) it. #pop #album #music
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · last wk.Your Arsenal by Morrissey is very early Britpop. Sounded alright but not as memorable as some of the other stuff. #pop #music #album
Your Arsenal by Morrissey is very early Britpop. Sounded alright but not as memorable as some of the other stuff. #pop #music #album
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · last wk.Some late 70s stuff that I like shock. The Only Ones self titled album is awesome. Another Girl, Another Planet is ace and the whole thing is fabulous power pop. #pop #music #album
Some late 70s stuff that I like shock. The Only Ones self titled album is awesome. Another Girl, Another Planet is ace and the whole thing is fabulous power pop. #pop #music #album
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · last wk.Cee Lo Green...is the Soul Machine is a cracking modern soul album. Enjoyed it. #pop #music #album
Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear is a record that passed me by at the time. I didn't love it but saw what it was doing. Worth a listen. #pop #album #music
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · last wk.Led Zeppelin's debut album is sensational. A real leap forward in blues rock but obviously standing on the shoulders of cream and Hendrix. Fun listen. #pop #music #album
Led Zeppelin's debut album is sensational. A real leap forward in blues rock but obviously standing on the shoulders of cream and Hendrix. Fun listen. #pop #music #album
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · last wk.Arise by Sepultura is very heavy but much groovier than I anticipated. The title track is brutal and I suspected that would be the theme but it wasn't and I really enjoyed it. #pop #album #music
Arise by Sepultura is very heavy but much groovier than I anticipated. The title track is brutal and I suspected that would be the theme but it wasn't and I really enjoyed it. #pop #album #music
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · 2w agoMore classic soul, this time Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye and very pleasant it was. #pop #music #album
Incubus were notorious for being style over substance and Make Yourself sounds a bit dated but a fun record and of it's time. Drive is cracking #pop #music #album
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Undertones self titled album is great fun and a couple of killer tracks (Teenage Kicks and Here Comes the Summer) but it drifted a bit. #pop #album #music
Teen Dream by Beach House is modern dream pop and it was like floating along a cloud as we drove to Germany. A very pleasant album. #pop #music #album
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · 2w agoJohn Prine's self titled album is country folk and pleasant enough story telling but I don't remember much about it tbh. Probably a bit unfair but there we are. #pop #music #album
John Prine's self titled album is country folk and pleasant enough story telling but I don't remember much about it tbh. Probably a bit unfair but there we are. #pop #music #album
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Fat of the Land was how dance music first got its claws into me, as Liam Howlett used rocks playbook to make an electronic album like no other and the Prodigy went mainstream. Vital. #pop #music #album
Gave my photos from Spa a first scan and got a few reasonable ones #formula1 #f1 #grandprix #belgium
The Fat of the Land was how dance music first got its claws into me, as Liam Howlett used rocks playbook to make an electronic album like no other and the Prodigy went mainstream. Vital. #pop #music #album
James Spencer@ornid.bsky.social · 2w agoAll Mod Cons is The Jam at their imperial best. Every song is a banger and Down at the Tube Station at Midnight is perhaps their best song. Excellent. #pop #music #album