***SBRC BIRDERS CONFERENCE*** you’ve got until Thursday to register for the free online birders conference which starts next week. For full details of talks check out the SOC website: the-soc.org.uk/pages/sbrc-onl…
February 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM
***SBRC BIRDERS CONFERENCE*** you’ve got until Thursday to register for the free online birders conference which starts next week. For full details of talks check out the SOC website: the-soc.org.uk/pages/sbrc-onl…
Stuff it, it’s still a SBRC description species (for its final year perhaps) so I’m tagging it! #rarebirdsUK
Just watched Cory’s Shearwater v slowly north past Fife Ness 19:06-19:14 #birdingFife
September 4, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Stuff it, it’s still a SBRC description species (for its final year perhaps) so I’m tagging it! #rarebirdsUK
Huge thanks to @scottishbirding.bsky.social and the SBRC team, particularly @fatpaulscholes.bsky.social and @steelyseabirder.bsky.social, and all the speakers, for putting this fabulous conference together. More please! #BirdingScotland
I really enjoyed the first evening (of three) of the SOC’s SBRC online conference. Cracking talks from Ian Andrews on Fair Isle and Mark Lewis on predicting the next British firsts. Glad to see the Online Scottish Bird Report (oSBR) get a big plug too. #BirdingScotland
SBRC Online Conference - last chance to book!
24-26 February 19:00-21:15
Join us as we talk about one of the most exciting aspects of birding in Scotland and beyond: rarities & rare bird recording!
Secure your free place before bookings close on 19 Feb www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
24-26 February 19:00-21:15
Join us as we talk about one of the most exciting aspects of birding in Scotland and beyond: rarities & rare bird recording!
Secure your free place before bookings close on 19 Feb www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
February 26, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Huge thanks to @scottishbirding.bsky.social and the SBRC team, particularly @fatpaulscholes.bsky.social and @steelyseabirder.bsky.social, and all the speakers, for putting this fabulous conference together. More please! #BirdingScotland
Third and final evening of the @scottishbirding.bsky.social SBRC online conference kicked off by @alexanderlees.bsky.social staggering talk on global change and vagrancy 🤯 So many factors and increasing pressures driving bird populations and vagrancy. Wonderful stuff 👏🏼 #BirdingScotland
February 26, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Third and final evening of the @scottishbirding.bsky.social SBRC online conference kicked off by @alexanderlees.bsky.social staggering talk on global change and vagrancy 🤯 So many factors and increasing pressures driving bird populations and vagrancy. Wonderful stuff 👏🏼 #BirdingScotland
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”….for getting your records in! Please enter records for NE Scotland via BirdTrack or eBird before the end of January when I’ll be doing the Great Big Download. And please submit descriptions for anything on the NESRC, SBRC or BBRC lists! Ta #birdingscotland
December 14, 2024 at 12:41 PM
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”….for getting your records in! Please enter records for NE Scotland via BirdTrack or eBird before the end of January when I’ll be doing the Great Big Download. And please submit descriptions for anything on the NESRC, SBRC or BBRC lists! Ta #birdingscotland
I really enjoyed the first evening (of three) of the SOC’s SBRC online conference. Cracking talks from Ian Andrews on Fair Isle and Mark Lewis on predicting the next British firsts. Glad to see the Online Scottish Bird Report (oSBR) get a big plug too. #BirdingScotland
SBRC Online Conference - last chance to book!
24-26 February 19:00-21:15
Join us as we talk about one of the most exciting aspects of birding in Scotland and beyond: rarities & rare bird recording!
Secure your free place before bookings close on 19 Feb www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
24-26 February 19:00-21:15
Join us as we talk about one of the most exciting aspects of birding in Scotland and beyond: rarities & rare bird recording!
Secure your free place before bookings close on 19 Feb www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
February 24, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I really enjoyed the first evening (of three) of the SOC’s SBRC online conference. Cracking talks from Ian Andrews on Fair Isle and Mark Lewis on predicting the next British firsts. Glad to see the Online Scottish Bird Report (oSBR) get a big plug too. #BirdingScotland
Great opportunity for Samuel Beckett scholars to work on the Beckett archive at Reading samuelbeckettsociety.org/2026/03/10/c...
Call for Applications: Visiting Research Fellowships at the Samuel Beckett Research Centre, University of Reading
The Samuel Beckett Research Centre (SBRC) at the University of Reading is pleased to announce that up to 3 SBRC Visiting Research Fellowships are now available to scholars and researchers looking t…
samuelbeckettsociety.org
March 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Great opportunity for Samuel Beckett scholars to work on the Beckett archive at Reading samuelbeckettsociety.org/2026/03/10/c...
3 Red-crested Pochard (zero bling) @ Angle Park this morning (thnx to @simonpinder5.bsky.social) the first Fife record since 2018 of this just about/barely annual species in Scotland, which is these days a SBRC description species 😯 #birdingFife
August 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
3 Red-crested Pochard (zero bling) @ Angle Park this morning (thnx to @simonpinder5.bsky.social) the first Fife record since 2018 of this just about/barely annual species in Scotland, which is these days a SBRC description species 😯 #birdingFife
Ethernet was invented on May 22nd, fifty-two years ago.
Picture of Bob Metcalfe’s keynote talk two days ago at SBRC 2025, Natal, Brazil.
Picture of Bob Metcalfe’s keynote talk two days ago at SBRC 2025, Natal, Brazil.
May 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ethernet was invented on May 22nd, fifty-two years ago.
Picture of Bob Metcalfe’s keynote talk two days ago at SBRC 2025, Natal, Brazil.
Picture of Bob Metcalfe’s keynote talk two days ago at SBRC 2025, Natal, Brazil.
Seriously @scottishbirding.bsky.social it’s 2026 and you are running a conference with nine speakers and they are all male!.
SBRC has nine current members and they are all male, has there ever been a female member since its formation in 1984?.
#birdingscotland
SBRC has nine current members and they are all male, has there ever been a female member since its formation in 1984?.
#birdingscotland
SBRC Online Conference - last chance to book!
24-26 February 19:00-21:15
Join us as we talk about one of the most exciting aspects of birding in Scotland and beyond: rarities & rare bird recording!
Secure your free place before bookings close on 19 Feb www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
24-26 February 19:00-21:15
Join us as we talk about one of the most exciting aspects of birding in Scotland and beyond: rarities & rare bird recording!
Secure your free place before bookings close on 19 Feb www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
February 24, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Seriously @scottishbirding.bsky.social it’s 2026 and you are running a conference with nine speakers and they are all male!.
SBRC has nine current members and they are all male, has there ever been a female member since its formation in 1984?.
#birdingscotland
SBRC has nine current members and they are all male, has there ever been a female member since its formation in 1984?.
#birdingscotland
Second evening of the @scottishbirding.bsky.social SBRC online conference. And a cracking talk by Paul Dufour on various aspects of vagrancy inc his current work looking at the origins of commoner Siberian migrants. Do they come from a common origin? #BirdingScotland
February 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Second evening of the @scottishbirding.bsky.social SBRC online conference. And a cracking talk by Paul Dufour on various aspects of vagrancy inc his current work looking at the origins of commoner Siberian migrants. Do they come from a common origin? #BirdingScotland
The Scottish Birds Records Committee (SBRC), in collaboration with the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC), will host a free online conference on 24th–26th February.
Scottish Birds Records Committee Online Conference
The SOC
www.the-soc.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The Scottish Birds Records Committee (SBRC), in collaboration with the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC), will host a free online conference on 24th–26th February.
Come and hear more from the author about the birds behind this book at the free online SOC/SBRC conference in February! www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
December 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Come and hear more from the author about the birds behind this book at the free online SOC/SBRC conference in February! www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
My Sincerely-Beloved Digital Holiday Traditions, Presented In No Particular Order, Item 3:
The SCTV Christmas Show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBRC...
The SCTV Christmas Show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBRC...
Staff Christmas Party
YouTube video by Sonic More Music
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December 25, 2024 at 5:56 PM
My Sincerely-Beloved Digital Holiday Traditions, Presented In No Particular Order, Item 3:
The SCTV Christmas Show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBRC...
The SCTV Christmas Show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBRC...
🇺🇸 Le bilan des intempéries aux Etats-Unis a grimpé à 30 morts, dont sept dans un accident d'avion survenu dimanche, alors que des millions d'Américains affrontent une vague de froid polaire qui laissait plus de 530.000 foyers sans électricité mardi matin.
➡️ u.afp.com/SBrc
➡️ u.afp.com/SBrc
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🇺🇸 Le bilan des intempéries aux Etats-Unis a grimpé à 30 morts, dont sept dans un accident d'avion survenu dimanche, alors que des millions d'Américains affrontent une vague de froid polaire qui laissait plus de 530.000 foyers sans électricité mardi matin.
➡️ u.afp.com/SBrc
➡️ u.afp.com/SBrc
SBRC Online Conference
24-26th February 19:00-21:15
Taking place over three consecutive evenings, the conference is open to all & free to attend. Attendees can look forward to three talks each night from an exciting line-up of speakers at the cutting edge of rare birds & their identification.
24-26th February 19:00-21:15
Taking place over three consecutive evenings, the conference is open to all & free to attend. Attendees can look forward to three talks each night from an exciting line-up of speakers at the cutting edge of rare birds & their identification.
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
SBRC Online Conference
24-26th February 19:00-21:15
Taking place over three consecutive evenings, the conference is open to all & free to attend. Attendees can look forward to three talks each night from an exciting line-up of speakers at the cutting edge of rare birds & their identification.
24-26th February 19:00-21:15
Taking place over three consecutive evenings, the conference is open to all & free to attend. Attendees can look forward to three talks each night from an exciting line-up of speakers at the cutting edge of rare birds & their identification.
At @rossahmed.bsky.social's excellent SBRC talk tonight, there was discussion as to whether the increase in Scottish records of North American landbirds was largely related to more birders visiting Shetland in recent years. No doubt that has helped, but if you assume coverage of Fair Isle... (1/3)
February 26, 2026 at 10:53 PM
At @rossahmed.bsky.social's excellent SBRC talk tonight, there was discussion as to whether the increase in Scottish records of North American landbirds was largely related to more birders visiting Shetland in recent years. No doubt that has helped, but if you assume coverage of Fair Isle... (1/3)
Thanks both for these. Having just come off the @scottishbirding.bsky.social SBRC online conf (evening 1/3) my brain is frazzled so I’ll read both at leisure tmrw 😉
February 24, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Thanks both for these. Having just come off the @scottishbirding.bsky.social SBRC online conf (evening 1/3) my brain is frazzled so I’ll read both at leisure tmrw 😉
SBRC Online Conference - last chance to book!
24-26 February 19:00-21:15
Join us as we talk about one of the most exciting aspects of birding in Scotland and beyond: rarities & rare bird recording!
Secure your free place before bookings close on 19 Feb www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
24-26 February 19:00-21:15
Join us as we talk about one of the most exciting aspects of birding in Scotland and beyond: rarities & rare bird recording!
Secure your free place before bookings close on 19 Feb www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
February 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
SBRC Online Conference - last chance to book!
24-26 February 19:00-21:15
Join us as we talk about one of the most exciting aspects of birding in Scotland and beyond: rarities & rare bird recording!
Secure your free place before bookings close on 19 Feb www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
24-26 February 19:00-21:15
Join us as we talk about one of the most exciting aspects of birding in Scotland and beyond: rarities & rare bird recording!
Secure your free place before bookings close on 19 Feb www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
Let’s hope someone at SBRC / @scottishbirding.bsky.social is following/noting this.
January 17, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Let’s hope someone at SBRC / @scottishbirding.bsky.social is following/noting this.
ZANGBETO D'ALLADA CHEZ DETE
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May 20, 2024 at 7:47 AM
I was an intern at Hughes SBRC and pointed out the danger of putting a chunk of beryllium on top of a pile of explosives. Management told me don’t worry, it wasn’t a problem. That launch had to be detonated, showering a number of square miles downwind from Vandenberg with beryllium and its oxides.
July 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I was an intern at Hughes SBRC and pointed out the danger of putting a chunk of beryllium on top of a pile of explosives. Management told me don’t worry, it wasn’t a problem. That launch had to be detonated, showering a number of square miles downwind from Vandenberg with beryllium and its oxides.
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
In a recent video for the UKRI's Engineering Biology Showcase, the BBI's Scientific Manager, Dr Kathleen Sedgley, talks about her career: www.discover.ukri.org/kathleen-sed...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #February11
In a recent video for the UKRI's Engineering Biology Showcase, the BBI's Scientific Manager, Dr Kathleen Sedgley, talks about her career: www.discover.ukri.org/kathleen-sed...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #February11
Dr Kathleen Sedgley, SBRC Scientific Manager
Part of the Engineering Biology Story
www.discover.ukri.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
In a recent video for the UKRI's Engineering Biology Showcase, the BBI's Scientific Manager, Dr Kathleen Sedgley, talks about her career: www.discover.ukri.org/kathleen-sed...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #February11
In a recent video for the UKRI's Engineering Biology Showcase, the BBI's Scientific Manager, Dr Kathleen Sedgley, talks about her career: www.discover.ukri.org/kathleen-sed...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #February11
Link to Facebook post for those on that forum:
www.facebook.com/groups/europ...
Still no comments received but planning to submit this to SBRC as YLG, if accepted think would be first 2cy/2nd-cycle for Lothian, and indeed Scottish east coast:
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www.facebook.com/groups/europ...
Still no comments received but planning to submit this to SBRC as YLG, if accepted think would be first 2cy/2nd-cycle for Lothian, and indeed Scottish east coast:
cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/07...
August 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Link to Facebook post for those on that forum:
www.facebook.com/groups/europ...
Still no comments received but planning to submit this to SBRC as YLG, if accepted think would be first 2cy/2nd-cycle for Lothian, and indeed Scottish east coast:
cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/07...
www.facebook.com/groups/europ...
Still no comments received but planning to submit this to SBRC as YLG, if accepted think would be first 2cy/2nd-cycle for Lothian, and indeed Scottish east coast:
cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/07...