Angus W

@AngusW
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WORK: a UK-based Materials Scientist (he/him)
website: https://omg.web.ox.ac.uk/
#Science #MaterialsScience #EBSD #metallurgy #microscopy

PLAY: wildlife esp birds
Flickr: https://flic.kr/ps/428vFe
eBird: https://ebird.org/profile/Mjk0NTE1Ng/GB-ENG-OXF
#UKbirds #birding #wildlife #UKwildlife #BirdPhotography

still trying to learn - views mine

Angus WJun 15, 2024
Dalmeet Singh ChawlaJun 14, 2024
I spoke to @AngusW about why he became a regular commenter on @PubPeer for C&EN Magazine: https://cen.acs.org/people/Materials-scientist-explains-why-he-started-commenting-PubPeer/102/web/2024/06
Materials scientist explains why he started commenting on PubPeer

Angus Wilkinson reflects on his first 6 months as a part-time research sleuth

Chemical & Engineering News
Angus WMay 17, 2024
Dalmeet Singh ChawlaMay 15, 2024
A research integrity committee appointed by Norwegian University of Science and Technology is recommending that the institution conducts a probe into the work of Filippo Berto, previously hailed as Norway's most productive researcher — my latest for Retraction Watch: https://retractionwatch.com/2024/05/15/exclusive-norway-university-committee-recommends-probe-into-the-countrys-most-productive-researcher/
Norway university committee recommends probe into the country’s most productive researcher

Filippo Berto, by ONOLO – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 In 2019, Filippo Berto was hailed as Norway’s most productive researcher, publishing a new study on average every two to three days.  Fiv…

Retraction Watch
Angus WMar 31, 2024
Found a group of 10+ redpoll this morning.
Any birders help with distiguishing lesser vs common from these photos and sound recording?
#BirdID #Birding #redpoll #UKbirds
Angus WMar 10, 2024
To counteract the grey drizzle of today. Here's a couple of pics from a sunny morning earlier in the week. I've been hearing siskins about quite a bit recently but mostly up high and too far off for a photo. But had a small group (~6) feeding on alder-cones (?? is that right) near the river that allowed me to watch from closer. Seem to spend as much time upsidedown as the right way up, and constantly chittering away within the group.
#UKbirds #UKwildlife #birding
Angus WFeb 24, 2024

A bit of frost out early this morning, and extensive flooding, but glorious sunshine too. Seemed to be a day for lots of little birds with wren, goldcrest, treecreeper and long-tailed tits giving good views.

#UKbirds #UKwildlife #Birding

Angus WFeb 13, 2024

Beautiful blue skies and sunshine yesterday. Flooded fields meant a change of route which led to a close view of this little treecreeper.

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Show threadAngus WJan 20, 2024
Pair of buzzards out too but stayed much higher and not seen for long, though they could be heard calling in the distance.
Angus WJan 20, 2024

A pair of red kites in view for much of my walk this morning. Seemed to be staying consistently lower than they often do - offering good views.

#UKbirds #birding #UKwildlife

Angus WJan 7, 2024
I'm seeing kestrel quite frequently in recent weeks. Yesterday I caught a behaviour I'd not witnessed before - a kestrel expelling a pellet to get rid of indigestible bones. fur etc. Presumably a sign that it had eaten well earlier.
#UKbirds #UKwildlife #birding
Angus WDec 23, 2023
Lovely little goldcrest popped out of some ivy in the backgarden this afternoon while I was watching a rather noisy group of ~30 goldfinches.
#UKbirds #UKwildlife #VitaminN