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Yesterday, IUCN declared the Slender-billed Curlew to be extinct. How did we let this happen? What lessons are there for the future? WaderTales blog based on paper by Graeme Buchanan et al wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/l... #extinction #ornithology

Today, IUCN officially declared the Slender-billed Curlew extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia. Read our and AEWA's full statement: www.cms.int/news/slender...

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

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 #ornithology

Intensifying grassland management leads to massive loss of arthropod species. However, total arthropod numbers remain more or less stable. Many losers, few winners. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

“If you've ever felt calmer after a walk in the park or a stroll through the woods, it's not your imagination - it's biology.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

JOB ALERT: We have an exciting Senior Research Assistant post available for a project tracking predators and prey simultaneously starting early 2026. We need someone with experience tagging adult raptors or wader chicks. This you? app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

There is a nice example for Eurasian #spoonbills too: werkgroeplepelaar.org/wp-content/u...

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it. Join us and let's make hope normal again. join.greenparty.org.uk

The latest wadertales blog (no. 151) describes how scoring moult from photographs can reveal moult season duration and how it varies between populations: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/m... #ornithology

Attached is a suggestion I made several years ago. It would need to be part of a broader package, including eliminating first & business class, & ensuring even the first flight incurs the same tax & carbon costs as other fuels do. Aviation remains heavily dependent on its highly privileged status

NEW on the #BOUdiversityBlog from Ellie Leech Redressing the balance: why gender equity matters to BTO bou.org.uk/blog-leec...#BOUdiversityBlog #ornithology 🪶

'Photographic ornithology' How can bird photographers contribute to shorebird research? New WaderTales blog based on paper by Winfried & Wolfgang Daunicht, published in Wader Study journal. wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/m... #ornithology @waderstudy.bsky.social

A new Nature study on the four horsemen of the climate-tipping-points apocalypse: "the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the South American monsoon system and the Amazon rainforest."

Another massive movement of migratory birds underway tonight — nearly 1 Billion Birds! With the full moon, you might be able to see some silhouettes zipping by. You can make your own flow maps here (just hit record): aeroecolab.com/uslights

Utterly beholden to lobbyists, staggeringly ignorant and dismissive of the natural world: Rachel Reeves might not look or sound like Donald Trump, but she is behaving very much like him. This government is even more of an ecological hazard than the Tories were. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Reminder - carbon offsetting is a con. We have to BOTH stop burning fossil fuels and look after nature #ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

🦅PhD position 🦅 in my new group at @fbm-unil.bsky.social in Switzerland, studying how the social and resource landscapes shape the learning process for soaring flight. Deadline: Oct 30. Pls repost! career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

For 101 years, ecologists have sought to explain the 3-4 years multi-annual cycles of voles and lemmings. In our paper, doi.org/10.1073/pnas..., we find that Density-dependent recruitment, but not survival drives cyclic dynamics in a field vole population, overturning accepted wisdom.

Iceland is becoming no-ice land.

🚨 Master’s project! Curious how birds find their way? 🧭🐦 Analyze decades of ringing data to study abnormal migratory routes and uncover what these deviations can reveal about the mechanisms guiding birds on their journeys. Drop me an email for details! #ornithology www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...

"I'm here to talk about what others won’t. To tell the truth about what makes our country great and what makes it not so great. While others thrive on creating scapegoats, I am here to tell you a different story." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Exciting news! We’re 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

University of Gothenburg announces a strategic professorship in biodiversity with an interdisciplinary profile academicpositions.com/ad/universit...

🚨 JUST LAUNCHED: findings from major expert workshop on how climate change is affecting migratory species. Elephant habitat gridlock, whales taking risky detours, Himalayan species pushed upslope, seagrass sinks under siege, shorebirds nesting later & more. Download: www.cms.int/news/global-...

Clyde SOC are helping young birders in Clyde-who face financial barriers to attending Conference-to participate in the 2025 event on 22 Nov @ Kilmardinny House. Clyde are subsidising 20 conf. places, allowing successful applicants to pay £10. Application process & criteria apply tinyurl.com/bdd5fn7d

"Everything is connected. Everyone can make a difference." Rest in peace, Jane Goodall. We are proud to have known you. #UEAScience

One of the benefits of studying wader migration is that you learn how interconnected places are. The world seems smaller and country borders seem trivial. Black-tailed Godwit blog: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/h... #ornithology

RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.

We're looking for a new postdoc on our new BBSCR grant (Graham Taylor/Tim Guilford/Cait Newport). See link below! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

I don't like talking about the hate & abuse I received in politics. I don't need sympathy. But we do need change. And I promised to support women & girls who want to go into politics. So here is my story. We need to stop this. Now. 🔗 thewalrus.ca/they-called-...

📢🚨Please share! We’re hiring! 📢🚨Have a strong interests in wildlife ecology and gut microbiome bioinformatics? 3 year Senior Research Associate for NERC Pushing the Frontiers grant. Apply here: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/18.... Informal enquiries welcome! drgldavidson.github.io/ACMEresearch

We are seeking an ornithologist/modeller for a 2-year POST-DOC in Turin. Using archaeological remains, we will reconstruct past avian communities to understand the impacts of climate change and human pressure on birds through time. For details see cutt.ly/irN76QDZ PLEASE RT. #ornithology #AviArch

NEW on #theBOUblog from Sue Lewis After the outbreak: how gannets bounce back from bird flu bou.org.uk/blog-lewi... Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi....#theBOUblog #ornithology 🪶

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Super frustrating story on how NHS missed lyme disease and how ME/CFS has become an umbrella diagnosis for doctors. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

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Tragic reminder of the chronic misery of undiagnosed Lyme disease and the common failings of UK medical care to consider or treat Lyme. Sadly a familiar pattern.

If you pick up the Guardian Weekend Magazine today, please read about my daughter Milly’s battle with Lyme disease. And if you’re feeling bold, drop your copy into your local GP. There are thousands of Millys out there. Most are currently not helped at all by the NHS or, worse, not believed.

Feed your curiosity with a BTO membership! For just £3 a month, you'll have access to the latest news, research and resources, including exclusive content just for members, so you can learn more about #birds, their lives and their world. 🐦 Start your membership today ➡️ www.bto.org/support-...

🎂 WaderTales is 🔟 today 🎂 150 blogs wadertales.wordpress.com/about/ 310,000 reads Thank you to all of the scientists, bird ringers and colour-ring readers who have contributed to the science described in the tales! Thread with highlights: bsky.app/profile/wade... #ornithology

How is this not front page news? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Productivity 🐣 of gannets that have survived #avianflu does not differ from those that have never been infected - BUT productivity since the 2022 HPAI outbreak is worryingly low. New paper in IBIS @bou.org.uk 👇 #seabirds #hpai #wildlifedisease @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

Brilliant from @kevinclimate.bsky.social as always - making abundantly clear the inconvenient truth this Govt is forever trying to duck & dodge: expanding aviation capacity is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s climate obligations

⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING Keynote nominations - who would you like to see deliver a keynote at the #BOUasm26 Avian futures conference? Anyone can nominate and you can do so here: bou.org.uk/event/avi...#BOUasm26 Nomination deadline: 30 Sept 2025 #ornithology 🪶

Two days before WaderTales celebrates its 🔟th anniversary. Two recent blogs - worrying news for Iceland's breeding waders & identifying conservation hotspots. wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/i... wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/i... Research led by @tomasgunnarsson.bsky.social #ornithology