1/ Spotted Flycatchers are in trouble, declining by 92% in the UK between 1967 and 2020. New work led by @cateden91.bsky.social & involving BTO has revealed the importance of rivers for the survival of this Red-listed migratory species. ⬇️ #Ornithology 📖 www.bto.org/Spotted-Flyc...

TESIS | ¿Qué papel juegan las aves acuáticas en el transporte de plástico hacia medios naturales? 🦆 Nuestro investigador predoctoral Julián Cano Povedano nos explica su proyecto de tesis 🪶🗑️

A brief summary in the Lancaster University news of my recently published paper!! ❤️ Access free - link at the end of the summary. #ornithology www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us...

🗑️ Nuestra basura no se queda en los vertederos. Cigüeñas y gaviotas trasladan plásticos desde vertederos hasta humedales, extendiendo la basura que creemos controlada. Un impacto silencioso de nuestro modelo de consumo y de una mala gestión de residuos. 👉 Nos lo cuenta @juliancap.bsky.social

Super excited to share the first paper from my PhD! 🎉 We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟 Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

We're incredibly concerned about the welfare of two satellite-tagged golden eagles, Tarras and Wren, that have recently disappeared in Dumfries and Galloway. Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland. Read more 👉 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce80l4jgd1qo 📷 Chris Gomersall, RSPB Images

🧵 I had a great time at #MigFest25 as always, it’s 👍🏼 to see so many people who also ❤️ birds/migration. But really upsetting that people have to get ridiculously close to get a shot/view of a migrating bird, likely exhausted. Please respect wildlife. Red-necked phal - water’s edge, <2m from people.

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Meta-analysis of predator identity in nest-camera studies in the British Islands | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Madeleine G. Barton et al | #ornithology 🪶

Great to see Lancaster bird expert Dr Stuart Sharp explaining the importance of ringing and tagging birds in this piece published by the BBC today! 🐦

I’m so excited that my first paper is out! 💪🏼💥 #ornithology

New research shows Dippers in the Yorkshire Dales shift from song to visual signals when stream noise drowns out their voices www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...

This does not address the key issue, the large parts of the CGNP are burnt for grouse shooting. This dries them out and makes them more flammable. We need rewetting and a national scheme where all fires are banned during times high fire risk. @cairngormsnews.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

(1/) The charismatic Dipper is at home in our faster flowing waterways, especially in the north and west of the UK. Find out more about how its population is faring along waterways in this thread! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻𝘀😎 Last year, the EU challenged the UK’s decision to close sandeel fishing in English and Scottish waters of the North Sea. Sandeels are small, but they’re a key food source for #Puffins, Kittiwakes, and many other seabirds.

I have lived in rural/semirural Lancashire for the last 5 years and have had often linnets flying over my garden, but never feeding in my garden. A pair feeding on dandelion seeds ❤️ #NoMow #Ornithology

An outcome of years of collaboration among ecologists, meteorologists and open science developers, working together to support a broader research community #ornithology and radar aeroecology. Supported by eCOST, @biodiversaplus.bsky.social and more. Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

First day of the season checking nest boxes, what a beautiful day. Most nests were at a stage N1 - NL, tits and a nuthatch. Waiting impatiently for the arrival of pied flycatchers and redstarts! #NestRecordScheme

🧵1/7 What do massive insect crashes mean for insectivorous birds? And can aquatic habitats help? Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example. #ornithology

Had a wonderful time at #BOU2025, so much cool research and awesome catching up with old and making new pals! Very nice to have received an award for highly commended ECR talk as well, a lovely confidence boost 🥰 #ornithology

So proud of @cateden91.bsky.social for being awarded the highly commended ECR talk! You smashed it ❤️ #BOU2025

🧵1/5 Freshwater ecosystems are among the most diverse and threatened, with 22% species 📉 , including the White-throated dipper. I'm presenting at #BOU2025 today looking at environmental factors influencing freshwater system's declines using dippers as model species. #ornithology #Conservation

Arrived in Notts with @cateden91.bsky.social ahead of #BOU2025. Looking forward to it!

Not only is this unfair to farmers who lose out to lower welfare products, but it's unfair to consumers, like you, who deserve to know the truth. We need mandatory #HonestLabelling.

REMINDER – 10 DAYS TO GO! Abstract submission for the EOU Conference in Bangor, August 2025 closes on 15 MARCH. Submit your abstracts here: cutt.ly/krt8HHlk and visit the conference website for further information: cutt.ly/Jrt8Jijz #EOU2025 #ornithology

A few photos from my recent trip to The Gambia in Nov 2024. Amazing wildlife, people and place. Missing it so much, but will be back in 2026!