Alex McCubbin

@KESS_Central PhD researcher studying mate choice in Storm Petrels @CUBiosciences 🔬 | Trainee bird ringer 🐥 | Terrible at remembering to use Twitter.

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

@lizardschwartz I dislike the iron test finger prick more 😂 and the pressure cuff. The giving blood is over in less than 15 mins, average is 7 depending on flow. I've rarely had discomfort afterwards. You get squash on your 1st go, but hot drinks thereafter, and ALL the biscuits. Penguins ftw!

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

@lizardschwartz I've never had a blood test, but giving blood is a literally small scratch and then that's it. It feels a little strange in the elbow, but by no means painful after the initial breaking the skin. Removal has varied for me from being the same as going in, to feeling nothing at all

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

@PiedflyWales @GOWEROS1 Huge congrats Jez, enjoy all the guilt free naps and pub trips!

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

"Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?!"

[False Knees @FalseKnees]

🍁🐦 #oldknees

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

@Stephen8Vickers Yaaay, well done Stephen! Very well deserved indeed 😁

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

@jesshey94 Well done Jess!

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

The joke's probably already been made, but...I wonder if the call for Operation Yellowhammer would be something akin to "Shortages and queues and no cheeeeeese"

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

Had a great time helping out on Sunday, lovely to meet all the trainees and trainers, and glad to hear so many getting new species.

[Owain Gabb @OwainGabb]

The Welsh Ringing Course 2019: a summary. https://t.co/x2veEdIUHC
#GowerRingingGroup

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

Really enjoyed #BZSsymposium19 - heard lots of inspiring talks on bird conservation, and such a great setting. Very much appreciated the exhibit and archive tour at @bristolmuseum afterwards, especially this elephant bird egg! Huge thanks to all involved 😊.

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

@colinbaker37 I would LOVE to see a wryneck, how lucky and great for you!!

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

This is how I feel whenever they get us to do balancing poses in Yoga.

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

Definitely something I need to hammer into my head 😬

[David Howard @Used_For_Glue]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but the aim of the first draft is not to get it right, but to get it written.

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

Definitely impressed with the molecular ecology themed events organised by @JosieDJackson et al (2019)....perplexed as to how, after avoiding school sports days like the plague, I somehow ended up on the winning team?!

[Molecular Ecology Cardiff University @MolEcolCU]

Yesterday was the very first @MolEcolCU Lab Olympics!! Here's 'Team G' the winners of the illustrious Golden Pipette 🏆🏆 (inspired trophy, even if we say so ourselves). Thank you to @JosieDJackson for organising a great evening!

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

@_paddy91 Handmaids Tale, if you've not watched it!

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

Just heard a nightjar calling distantly from my house for the first time. Going to be keeping an ear out for that from now on!

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

@amyfowles12 Perhaps Jeyes fluid or bleach? Give it a good soak in a diluted solution, then soak and rinse in water to make sure none of it's left before refilling and putting feeders back up. Used to use Jeyes when I volunteered at an owl sanctuary 😊.

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

@amyfowles12 I've seen a few scaly legged finches over ringing, and wanted to learn more about papilloma, so I googled it a couple of weeks ago and found out about the mite one. This is where I found it out https://t.co/nTgZ7tIgmD

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

@amyfowles12 @Natures_Voice @_BTO Could be caused by a mite, Cnemidocoptes, as it's also on the legs. Causes scaly growths. Either that or papilloma virus, but I'm almost certain papilloma is ONLY on legs and doesn't affect the face!

[Alex McCubbin @Alex_Cubs]

...and yet a year or two ago, my workplace decided dogs weren't allowed 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Christian Nawroth @GoatsThatStare]

Taking Dogs Into the Office: A Novel Strategy for Promoting Work Engagement, Commitment and Quality of Life
https://t.co/CAjblUFCdk

[Owain Gabb @OwainGabb]

#Oxwich #Gower #birdringing 18 May 2019: fledglings, peckers and the hairy dragon https://t.co/JWZU2tvo5H #GowerRingingGroup