NEW JOB in #ornithology with @vogelwarte.bsky.social to unravel the demographic drivers of population change in Alpine #swifts in #Switzerland: buff.ly/crV1rT8

Long-term volunteer and seabird monitoring volunteer applications for 2026 are now open! We have 4 positions available with different start dates. Please see www.welshwildlife.org/volunteering...

New Year, new job. Come and join the @ukceh.bsky.social team on the Isle of May ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...

Have you signed up for the World Seabird Conference yet? 7-11 Sept 2026, Hobart, Australia 🐦🦘 Registration is open now, with abstracts accepted until 15 Jan 👩‍🏫🌊 A fantastic opportunity for #seabirders! Runs every 5 years. Accessible, inclusive, global 🌍 #WSC4 worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir...

Thermal imaging opens multiple windows into wild animal physiology! Our new systematic review surveys links between body surface temperatures and four key physiological processes to identify approaches likely to push the technique to it's full potential. buff.ly/p4s37I5 #biology #physiology

After decades of absence, the nocturnal calls of shearwaters once more echo from burrows on Northern Ireland's seabird island. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Effect of a previous high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAIV) infection on the breeding success of Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Sue Lewis et al | #ornithology 🪶

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. 🦠🐣 Read the paper here 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #seabirds #ornithology

📢Abstract call for the 15th MASTS Annual Science Meeting - NOW OPEN. Abstracts for talks and e-posters are now invited for our general science sessions or one of our five special sessions, and are open to everyone. Deadline for all abstracts: 29th August. 🌊All the info: masts.ac.uk/annual-scien...

Really pleased to have contributed to this epic survey of >59,000 pairs of gannets! The St Kilda colony was less impacted by HPAI than other colonies, perhaps because steep cliffs reduced disease transmission. Flatter areas of the colony suffered greater losses. #ornithology #seabirds #NTSseabirds

PhULMaR continues! Peer support and networking, collaboration and data sharing group for PhD and MRes #seabirds and marine #ornithology students in the British and Irish Isles 📢🐣 Please share with students and colleagues 🙏🏻

Some of the many hundreds of Kittiwakes raising families in the heart of Scarborough at present. Red listed in the UK, with an increasingly vulnerable population internationally too, Black-legged Kittiwakes are a familiar sight in a small number of coastal towns. #SuperSeabirdSunday #ReMeMaRe 1/..

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🚨 Behold a second impressive paper from @kerrys189.bsky.social to celebrate her just-finished PhD. A rising 🌟! This study examines AVONET data to show how even threat abatement leaves large areas of avian functional diversity at risk, and in need of targeted management. 🧪🌐🪶

🔈 NOMINATIONS OPEN Know someone in #ornithology deserving of recognition? Nominate them for a BOU award now! 🪶 🥇 Godman Salvin Prize 🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture 🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal 🥇 Early Professional Award Deadline: 15 September 2025 Nominate: bou.org.uk/about-the...#ornithology

🦠 SAVE THE DATE! 🦜 I'm excited to announce that the theme of the 2027 BOU conference is Avian Disease Ecology! 📍 Nottingham, UK 📅 6–8 April 2027 🔗 Full details: lnkd.in/gPvFFDJe Please share widely! #BOU2027 #Ornithology #WildlifeDisease #AvianDisease #EcoHealth

Job alert: We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable marine ornithologist to join the JNCC Marine Species Team. More info here: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

A nice article on urban gulls' eating habits that doesn't paint them in a negative light. With some commentary from me, @alice-risely.bsky.social and others. www.wsj.com/articles/sci...

📖SMPnews is out now - Issue 3 | Spring 2025🌱 This newsletter is for anyone interested in #seabirds, #wildlife, #CitizenScience or simply enjoys a good read! Thank you to everyone who contributed.👏 🔭 Check it out at www.bto.org/smp-news 👀 @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Am super excited that our new paper is out, it looks at how reproductive role can constrain foraging and restrict evening diving opportunities for males during the pre-laying period in Manx shearwaters🥚 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Single whimbrel calling high over Woodchester just now #glosbirds

Continuous stream of thousands of Manx shearwaters heading west past St Govans Head this afternoon, headed back to the 450,000ish breeding burrows on @skokholmisland.bsky.social & @skomerisland.bsky.social Bonus points for spotting the kittiwake! #seabirds #ornithology

We are pleased to announce the we will be running another Student week for 18-24 year olds from 9th to 16th August this year. The week is funded by West Midland Bird Club, British Birds and West Midlands Bird Club. See tinyurl.com/Bardsey-stud...

Listen up anyone working in the Irish Sea this summer! We tagged a bunch of kitts in Liverpool Bay and want to gather as many resightings as we can. If you spot these yellow colour rings please give me a shout ([email protected]) 🐦💍💛 (Modelled by our very own VIP 😌👑) #Seabirds #IrishSea

Look out #seabird world… here’s the awesome Dr Edney!!! Superb thesis, been a privilege to play a small part as supervisor

There is also a nice accompanying gallery article in the @theguardian.com highlighting the photos submitted to project - unfortunately not credited to the Gulls Eating Stuff project though! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

PhD opportunity with me (RSPB) at Sheffield Hallam combining ecology (building-nesting birds esp. Swift) + building design & planning (Net Zero goals & retrofit). We need a strong student interested in both! Is that you? url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/cNyjCR636C... Please repost.

I am somehow for the first time ever reviewing for PNAS and their reviewer instructions include this BANGER of a line: "The purpose of peer review is not to demonstrate proficiency in identifying flaws" Print it in eleventy point font and hang it from the hillside. Scream it from the rooftops.

The second paper from #Seabird 37, from our own @katrina-siddiqi.bsky.social et al.! ✍️ "First description of Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus diet using DNA metabarcoding" 🐦🌊 Click on the link here to have a read ➡️ doi.org/10.61350/sbj...

As seen in the latest issue of our newsletter - if you've got any good photos of Gulls Eating Stuff, then send them along! (details in the post below ⬇️)

Our paper was nominated for the Best ECR Ibis paper 2024! If you like #seabirds & #citizenscience, then this could be for you ⬇️ 🐣 You can view all nominations & vote for your favourite here: bou.org.uk/ibis/ibis-be... #ornithology @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social

‼️ Nominee ‼️ for Best ECR IBIS paper 2024 Using citizen science image analysis to measure seabird phenology @aliceedney.bsky.social et al doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Supported by Leica Camera (UK) | #ornithology 🪶

A reminder that the deadline for our Research Grants is the 28th of February - this Friday! 🕊️ Get your applications in this week if you haven’t done so, via seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants.

Fieldwork opportunity: We're looking to hire a field assistant for the www.phenoweb.org project starting 1 April. Please repost. #phenology #fieldwork #birdringing

Most-downloaded IBIS articles 2024 Using citizen science image analysis to measure seabird phenology Alice J. Edney et al doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... #ornithology #seabirds 🪶 🧵 6/6

🚨 Applications are open for 2025 Lundy Bird Observatory Asst. Warden positions. environmentjob.co.uk/volunteering...

Over the last 2 decades, research into #microplastic pollution has increased....What have we learnt? What are the solutions? Hear my insights at this FREE @britishecolsoc.bsky.social talk @sosbangor.bsky.social 🗓️ 25 Feb 2025 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/microplast...

New paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social on seabird wind use and foraging decisions! doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... We estimated wind selectivity in Manx shearwaters and explored how birds handle the trade-off between being wind efficient and targeting known foraging areas @sosbangor.bsky.social

❄️ The final count period of the Winter Gull Survey is next weekend on January 19th! Go to the WinGS Vacant Site Map and sign up to count gull roosts in your area. 🗺️➡️ app.bto.org/wings/pu... #Ornithology #UKBirding

🪶 Citizen Science Special Issue 🪶 Really pleased to see our #seabirds paper now included in @ibisjournal.bsky.social Citizen Science Special Issue! Lots of other exciting #ornithology research in there too 🔽 Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Issue: tinyurl.com/ymapsuda

IBIS Special Issue | Citizen Science Using citizen science image analysis to measure seabird phenology | onlinelibrary.wiley.... @aliceedney.bsky.social et al | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶

If you’re tempted to apply and wondering what the people are like… go for it! Great people doing great science

We are hiring a Field Assistant for 2025. 🌊Are you starting your career as a seabird biologist? 🏀Excited at the prospect of remote work on UK islands? 🌧️❄️Happy to work outside in unusual 'summer' weather conditions? For more info on applying: drive.google.com/file/d/1byRm...

It's publication day! My Poyser book on Marsh Tits & Willow Tits is now available. Huge thanks to publishers @chiffchat.bsky.social who have been fantastic. #NatureWriting #Ornithology #ukbirding #ForestEcology #nature

!PhD opportunity! We are recruiting a student to use biotelemetry and modelling to understand bycatch in Europe's most endangered seabird, the Balearic shearwater. If you are interested come to our online Q&A session on 12th Dec. See advert below!

JOB VACANCIES! We're seeking 3 Conservation Scientists to join our friendly team of #seabirders at the RSPB. We're an inclusive team where everyone is welcome. DEADLINE: Friday 3rd January. #conservationjobs #ornithology #seabirds #science Details: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

❗The call for abstracts is open for the Oceania Seabirds 2025 conference Deadline for submissions: 31 January 2025. More info 👇 oceaniaseabirds2025.com/call-for-abs...

Our brilliant Long-term Volunteers are a huge part of what makes Skokholm so special. If seabirds, bird observatories and small islands are your thing, then click below to find out more about joining us in 2025. www.welshwildlife.org/volunteering...

If you are not at our Conference tomorrow, follow us on here, Threads and Instagram for updates. Os nad ydych yn ein Cynhadledd fory, dilynwch ni yma, Threads ac Instagram am ddiweddariadau