Welcome to the new development website for Merseyside BioBank LRC. This site is not yet live so please don’t be surprised when things break! This development is meant to ensure that MBB has a continued web presence and that our presence is manageable within the resources available to the LRC staff. We also want it...
Salix × doniana on Ainsdale Sand Dunes National Nature Reserve, October 2013 Philip H. Smith, Patricia A. Lockwood & David Mercer The five known bushes of the nationally rare willow hybrid Salix × doniana on Ainsdale Sand Dunes NNR were revisited on the morning of 15th October 2013, having been last surveyed on 1st...
Citizen Scientists reveal how snow brings birds into gardens (01/2013) Participants in the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) weekly Garden BirdWatch survey have revealed just how big an impact the recent spell of snowy weather has had on our feathered friends. Taking just one familiar species, the Blackbird, as an example, these ‘Citizen Scientists’ have...
What’s Red, Brown & White all over? (12/2012) Santa Robin! This remarkable bird has been spotted through the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) Abnormal Plumage Survey. The charity is calling for more householders to look out for strange-looking birds in their gardens this winter. Not feeling Christmassy yet? A Robin with a Father Christmas ‘beard’...