Nina O'Hanlon
@ninaohanlon.bsky.social
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Birder | Research Ecologist |
#ornithology
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#CaithnessBirds
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Bring Science to Politics - for Climate, Nature & Our Survival
6 days ago
Want to
#BringScienceToPolitics
? Scientists can support the National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature by signing this Open Letter:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
10 days ago
Worrying reports of bird flu (avian influenza) are coming in, including an outbreak in Whooper Swans in the Fens. Other waterbirds are also being affected, and cases are rising. π· Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides
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#BirdingWales
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Jer Thorp
12 days ago
It took me about three months to get here but... Here's a πͺΆ for (nearly) every species of bird, with colors extracted from wikipedia descriptions. 10,151 species.
#dataviz
#birds
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Ruedi Nager
13 days ago
How are movement patterns affected by energy expenditure & gain, and what does it mean for fitness? This
@iapetusdtp.bsky.social
PhD opportunity will use data on movement & demography of kittiwakes & spatio-temporal food abundance across their range
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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Rob Hughes
14 days ago
Spotted a fin whilst making a cup of tea from our house this afternoon. They made a kill too!
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Dawn Balmer
16 days ago
Vacancy on BOU Records Committee. Are you up for it? I found it a really interesting and educational experience. Happy to share my experience if you are interested.
#RarebirdsUK
#UKBirding
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Nick Littlewood
16 days ago
Another brilliant Flow Country Research Conference. Big π for Roxane and team at UHI Thurso. Great to see
@rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social
's PhD crammed into 30 mins. Loved the Icelandic word for Meadow Pipit and check out those German bog restoration lagoons.
@theflowcountry.bsky.social
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BOU
17 days ago
π’ BOU COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS OPEN β‘οΈ Awards Nominations Committee β‘οΈ Engagement Committee β‘οΈ IBIS Management Committee β‘οΈ Meetings Committee β‘οΈ Records Committee Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme More info & to nominate:
bou.org.uk/about-the...
#ornithology
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Still time to apply for this great opportunity with
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
Get in touch if you have any questions! Dealine tomorrow π§
#ornithology
#seabirds
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RSPB Scotland
19 days ago
π£Help nature today.π¦π± Weβve a once-in-a-generation chance to turn things around for Scotland's wildlife and wild places. On Thursday MSPs will debate the Natural Environment Bill. Let them know you want a safe future for Red Squirrels, Puffins, Swifts and more π
action.rspb.org.uk/page/177329/...
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And then another on the local patch this afternoon π
#PWC2025
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Gorgeous Firecrest at John O'Groats this morning π§‘ π₯
#CaithnessBirds
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@rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social
21 days ago
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
24 days ago
New Ecologist and Research Support roles for a project in Northern Ireland! @bto-ni.bsky.social Discover more and apply at
www.bto.org/jobs
These positions are supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
#Ornithology
#Ecology
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Marine Ornithology
26 days ago
On the importance of incorporating behavioural-state differentiation when identifying key spatial areas for seabirds.
#seabirds
animalbiotelemetry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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A behavioural approach to key area identification in seabirds for threat mitigation and spatial management - Animal Biotelemetry
Background Identifying key areas of animal distribution using individual movement data is fundamental for conservation planning, threat mitigation, and spatial management. Methodologies which define t...
https://animalbiotelemetry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40317-025-00427-z?utm_source=bmc_etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CONR_40317_AWA1_GL_DTEC_054CI_TOC-251022
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BOU
27 days ago
β° DEADLINE APPROACHING β° BOU Small Research Grants & Career Development Bursaries Application deadline: 31 Oct 2025 Full details via links β¬οΈ Grants:
bou.org.uk/funding/s...
Bursaries:
bou.org.uk/funding/c...
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The Guardian
about 1 month ago
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? β visualised
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Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? β visualised
Bird migrations rank as one of natureβs greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys β and new threats that are reshaping them.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/16/bird-migration-is-changing-what-does-this-reveal-about-our-planet-visualised-aoe?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760603266
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Was worth spending more time in Dunnet Bay after today's
@webs-gsmp.bsky.social
count π
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Amazing numbers of seabirds off the coast today!
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Dr Alex Bond
about 1 month ago
It's also not "just another" extinction, it's the first from mainland Europe in centuries. CENTURIES. And there will be others within our lifetime. That's biodiversity loss. We'll never hear this sound, ever again
xeno-canto.org/398794
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XC398794 Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)
Awful wind noise in the original! See sonogram and notes of the recording circumstances on p12 of Gretton A. (1991) The ecology and conservation of the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris). ...
https://xeno-canto.org/398794
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Dr Alex Bond
about 1 month ago
Well, it's official. After our paper last year (
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today. Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever
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BOU
about 1 month ago
EARLY VIEW in IBIS Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species |
onlinelibrary.wiley....
Chris B. Thaxter et al |
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The Seabird Group
about 1 month ago
Important date for your diaries βΌοΈ Our AGM is Wed 12 Nov - 12 midday (online) ππ©βπ» ALL our members are welcome & we'd love you to join us if you can. A number of roles have also come up within the committee - details on how to apply to follow. Not yet signed up?
www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/membership
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Membership - Seabird Group
The Seabird Group was founded to promote and co-ordinate the study and conservation of seabirds. We organise conferences and publish the journal SEABIRD.
https://www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/membership
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
about 2 months ago
Exciting news! Weβre planning the upcoming Bird Atlas 2027-31, and have met with @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social and @birdsinwales.bsky.social to discuss how we can work together on what we hope will be the most productive Atlas yet.
#Ornithology
#UKBirding
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Caithness Birds π¦ββ¬
about 2 months ago
Snow Bunting on Dunnet beach early afternoon
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Kirsty Franklin
about 2 months ago
Very cool new
#seabird
paper showing no difference in breeding success between healthy and black-eyed gannets, but a worrying overall decline in productivity following the
#avianflu
outbreak. π¦ π£ Read the paper here π
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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I loved this course - so much fun thinking about, exploring and visualising bird data in creative ways - and learning a new coding language!
#ornithology
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
about 2 months ago
1/ The Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data, have been updated today by Defra! β¬οΈ Sadly, the βall bird speciesβ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. π
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Alice Edney
about 2 months ago
π¨ New
#seabirds
paper π¨ Following a workshop at the International Seabird Group Conference 2024 & led by
@seabirdmortenf.bsky.social
, we review opportunities & challenges for new technologies in seabird monitoring π₯π»π£ Link below! β¬οΈ
#ornithology
doi.org/10.1093/ices...
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Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring
Abstract. Monitoring of seabird population size and demography has for decades relied on observer-based methods. While such methods have allowed the accumu
https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf115
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RSPB Scotland
about 2 months ago
Today we are attending the Gull Summit in Inverness because gulls are in trouble and need help. You can read more about how we can learn to live with gulls here:
www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...
π·: Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com)
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Rob Hughes
2 months ago
Back from a relaxing 9 days on Shetland Mainland (and Mousa) with
@ninaohanlon.bsky.social
Nice bumping into the odd scarce migrant as well as quite a few Pied Flycatchers and Garden Warblers
ebird.org/tripreport/4...
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Dr Alex Bond
2 months ago
Hey you. Wanna apply for a fellowship on collections? the AHRC Early career fellowships in cultural & heritage institutions are open! The Natural History Museum priorities are below. If you wanna talk birds, hit me up. Collectors, colonialism, Canada, Australia & more
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
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BOU
2 months ago
β° DEADLINE APPROACHING Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award πͺΆ Deadline: Mon 15 Sept π₯ Godman Salvin Prize π₯ Alfred Newton Lecture π₯ Janet Kear Union Medal π₯ Early Professional Award
bou.org.uk/about-the...
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
2 months ago
Bird conservation is only going to work if these species have healthy habitats to live in. Can citizen scientists help gather vital information on habitat condition? This new study investigatesβ‘οΈ
www.bto.org/citizen-science-habitat-monitoring
#Ornithology
#citsci
@ukceh.bsky.social
@jncc.bsky.social
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Jer Thorp
3 months ago
One of the delights of teaching Binoculars to Binomials is how the class attracts interesting people from all walks of life. Ornithologists, librarians, retirees, engineers, artists, composers... all interested in the intersection of birds, data & care. Join us? πͺΆππ¨
jerthorp.me/learning
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Whoop π
@rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social
submitting his PhD thesis after 3.5 years π¦ Much more chilled than I was, and he has already published most of it π
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A gorgeous pre-work
@webs-gsmp.bsky.social
count this morning, lots of waders including at least 7 Curlew Sandpipers π
#CaithnessBirds
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme
2 months ago
With the seabird breeding season ending, and many species returning to sea or their wintering grounds, itβs the perfect opportunity to submit your breeding data to the Seabird Monitoring Programme! (deadline: end of October)
#seabirds
@btobirds.bsky.social
@jncc.bsky.social
@rspb.bsky.social
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Rob Hughes
3 months ago
Amazing views of the hawking Black-winged Pratincole at Brawlbin this afternoon. Great find by
@anguscroudace.bsky.social
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Rob Hughes
3 months ago
Juv Curlew Sandpiper on Freswick beach this morning
#CaithnessBirds
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Marine Ornithology
3 months ago
One again the new volume 53(2) of
@marineorno.bsky.social
covers a wide geographical and species range!
#seabirds
#ornithology
#OpenAccess
#Conservation
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Jacqui Glencross
3 months ago
Please share! We are still looking for more mentors for
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
Guillemates! Are you a mid-career seabirder (or beyond) wanting to help support ECRs and can run 4 sessions throughout the yearπ§π₯π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Sign up here:
forms.gle/MuQLcdaZHtxU...
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The Seabird Group
3 months ago
The next in our series of ECR talks is coming up on Fri 5th September - this time on Peer Review ππ The panel will be our own
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
&
@ingridpollet.bsky.social
,
@tashgillies.bsky.social
& Dr. Richard Sherley βοΈβ¨ Time: 9.30 am (BST). Sign up now:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Dr SjΓΊrΓ°ur Hammer
3 months ago
Do I know anyone on here who might find it useful to predict hatching dates from birds eggs? Please reach out if you're open to help me develop
ovotime.com
to include more species, and to expand with more detailed
#oology
features!
#phenology
#seabirds
#ornithology
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Ovotime is a tool for predicting the hatching time of skua eggs based on their mass, length, breadth, and density.
https://ovotime.com
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Martin Stervander π³οΈβππΈπͺπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏποΈπ¦π¦€πͺΆ
3 months ago
Join us as Assistant
#Curator
of Vertebrates @ π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏNMS! Large collections of
#birds
&
#mammals
+ very active specimen prep = cool place! The ad doesn't say, but I say there's a good chance of prolongation beyond 1y. Hurry up and apply/spread the word:
careers.nms.ac.uk/job/748553
! πͺΆπ§ͺ
#museumjobs
#job
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Steffen Oppel
3 months ago
NEW JOB with @RSPBScience in
#ornithology
to analyze citizen science data of common
#birds
in
#Britain
:
buff.ly/vr8iphE
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Graham Appleton
3 months ago
Return of the Dunlin to Forsinard! 1. Remove lines of non-native pines 2. Fill in the furrows and smooth out the ridges π 3. Wait, as peat slowly forms in the wet surface 4. CO2 gets captured in peat 5. Dunlin and Golden Plover breed again
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/16/p...
#BirdingScotland
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The Seabird Group
3 months ago
We funded 4 research projects this season π¦ Here's a little more detail on our recent research grant awardees... (1/2) Izzy Burns
@izzyburns.bsky.social
is looking at nest microclimate in kittiwakes π£ Ben Porter
@bardseyben.bsky.social
is asking whether storm petrels make good parents π¨βπ©βπ§
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Ruedi Nager
3 months ago
More intense human-caused heat extremes have reduced terrestrial bird abundance - in particular in the tropics - more than other human pressures
#ornithology
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Rob Hughes
3 months ago
Cracking βblueβ Fulmar off Nybster this evening
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BOU
3 months ago
REGISTRATION OPEN for #BOUasm2025 πͺΆ A DAY at the MUSEUM: Collections-based ornithological research in a changing world π 18th October 2025 πNatural History Museum, London Programme & registration β¬οΈ In-person & online
bou.org.uk/event/a-d...
#BOUasm2025
#ornithology
#events
#london
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