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I am a writer specialising in the Fraser Estuary. Books include: A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay and Tracing Our Past. @[email protected]

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Our #DeltaNaturalists nature brochure series is complete! Pick up copies for free at @CityofDeltaBC libraries or City Hall.

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Letters: It seems things in Delta are done deals https://t.co/MAspVRUO2y via @DeltaOptimist

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@bo66ie29 My father used to go to Soho to buy olive oil for salads in the 1950s & 60s. It wasn’t available in regular groceries then.

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

7/7
Many #waders #shorebirds on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway are in trouble.
It is not surprising that Curlew Sandpiper is now classed as globally VULNERABLE.
More here:
https://t.co/PV1UR9LY1t
Reminder of link to all 1⃣6⃣ 'promoted' species:
https://t.co/M87vm436vk

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

6/7
Dunlin moves to NEAR THREATENED too. The Baltic has been a focus for research into declines, as discussed here:
https://t.co/whAZcJvCCn
Dunlin is one of 11 wader species on UK RED LIST:
https://t.co/QU4Go9OMa6
#ornithology

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

5/7
7⃣ waders were promoted from LEAST CONCERN to NEAR THREATENED, including (Ruddy) Turnstone.
Big issues in the Americas but disturbance may well be a global issue.
More here:
https://t.co/YMdqJp9iVj
#ornithology

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

4/7
Broad-billed Sandpiper also goes from LEAST CONCERN to VULNERABLE.
Fennoscandian surveys reveal big declines, as discussed here:
https://t.co/63xwsROtzT
Look out for upcoming #WaderTales blog!
#ornithology #waders #shorebirds

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

3/7
Hudsonian Godwit is another species with a double promotion from LEAST CONCERN to VULNERABLE.
The species faces challenges at every stage of its life:
https://t.co/Rw8awxMeK6
... and as it crosses warming oceans:
https://t.co/k0VHHz6zUf
#ornithology

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

2/7
Grey Plover is one of seven species with a double promotion, going straight from LEAST CONCERN to VULNERABLE.
It's a species that was not really on the conservation radar ten years ago. More here:
https://t.co/6bxsnvRurS
#ornithology

[tern @1goodtern]

Oh I bleeping don't believe it.

Visiting someone who has just come out of hospital after a stroke.

They come to the door.
"Sorry, I'm not feeling very well, I've got such a nasty cold now."

I get a covid test for them from the car.

Immediate thick red line.
🟥🟥

[Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @EpiEllie]

Vaccines work. Vaccine denial kills. It’s that simple.

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@bo66ie29 Who made this film?

[sarah @sarahradz_]

Beyoncé Harris rally speeches as Epidemiology text books my sister @epiellie wrote

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@joshtpm And subscriptions won’t automatically renew….

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Today marks the 52nd anniversary of the Clean Water Act. With the loss of over 3 billion birds in the past 50 years, and 138 bird species and subspecies designated “wetland dependent,” ongoing protections for our waterways is more important than ever.
https://t.co/yZa6W8lf4L

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@EpiEllie Awesome! Congratulations !!!

[Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @EpiEllie]

Look what arrived in my mail today!!

(since idk how to alt text a video: this is a real actual physical copy of our book, Epidemiology: An Introduction 🥳🥳)

[Jesse Ridgway @McJuggerNuggets]

HEALTH UPDATE:

It has officially been one year since I contracted Covid-19 while on set for my movie that I’ve been working on.

I was once a very healthy 31-year old man, but now every day is a struggle for me.

A THREAD... 🧵

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In an incredibly powerful moment, Vice President Kamala Harris has joined relief efforts in North Carolina. Could you imagine Trump doing this? Retweet so all Americans see this

[Old England in Colour @englandincolour]

Londoners at the food market in 1931. #1930s #oldengland

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@DougtheLawyer @BenSchu @LEGOIdeas Not too late!! do it @LEGOIdeas