#TIL that “mudlark” is a word and a vocation:

“The Curious Gems Of The River Thames”, Atlas Obscura (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/thames-garnets-mudlark).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42684257

I follow a few #Mudlarks on YouTube. This from #NorthernMudlarks is very interesting:

https://youtu.be/PxOlBlF_bGg?si=gE8kupLexYSOH4Q0

Others I follow are #SiFinds and #NicolaWhite - both #ThamesMudlarks

Un estupendo reportaje de Sergio C. Fanjul en @el_pais sobre los '#mudlarks', las "alondras del fango", hombres y mujeres que, desde hace siglos, peinan las aguas del #Támesis: antaño, para recoger lo que #Londres no quería y ganarse el pan; hoy, para recoger lo que Londres no quiso y abastecer al Museo de Londres, uno de mis favoritos de la ciudad https://elpais.com/cultura/2023-01-14/calaveras-humanas-botellas-romanas-zapatos-tudor-la-historia-de-londres-a-traves-de-objetos-encontrados-en-el-fango-del-tamesis.html?ssm=TW_CC

Tom Harrison on #LarkingAbout with #mudlarkers as part of his #Mudlarks of #London project #photography #mudlarking
https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/mudlarks-of-london/

Guess the #find ?
I found two in two trips. They are iconic for #Detectorist folk and #mudlarks

Oystercatchers, or as I like to think of them #mudlarks