Save the date for the next European Conference on Behavioural Biology! Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene, 1-4 September 2026 at Anglia Ruskin University. Watch this space for updates on speakers, plenaries, and calls for abstracts! #AcademicSky #UpcomingConferences

JOB ALERT! 🦜🔭🌿 Are you passionate about #Birds, #Ecology, #Fieldwork, #Research? The University of Salford is looking for a #ResearchTechnician to assist with ecological monitoring of #Ringneckedparakeets in Manchester, UK. More info & how to apply 👇 Hurry! Closes 15 Dec @salforduni.bsky.social

Are you surveying Raven as part of Cudyll Cymru? The Raven is an early breeder, with lots of the action kicking off in January! Look out for those spectacular synchronised flight dances in skies near you soon and get recording! #BirdingWales Raven by Philip Croft/BTO

We've had two separate reports of sick Mute Swans in North Shropshire today, and referred both callers to Defra. Please be vigilant, and report any sightings of sick birds to Defra (link in thread) and also log them in BirdTrack. #ShropshireBirds

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to track #seabirds from Rathlin Island and analyse data to identify foraging areas (deadline 10 Nov): buff.ly/K0zcdH8

Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS! Special Issue ‘Towards an integration of personality research across psychology and biology’ in Personality Science Editors: Mitja Back, Barbara Caspers, @mdammhahn.bsky.social & @niclaskuper.bsky.social Submit your proposal before November 30! More info tinyurl.com/y9demmtt

We have several vacant Wetland Bird Survey sites across Shropshire (three examples shown) and you only need basic wildfowl ID skills to join the team and start #YourWeBSJourney 🙂 For more info and to see all of the vacant sites go to www.bto.org/get-involved... #ShropshireBirds #WeBSSiteInsight

I'm v excited to be recruiting a PhD student to work on badger behaviour and ecology! Starting date is March 2026; see the ad here, or message me for more details: www.gregalbery.me/s/March-2026...

📖 Read the full story: theconversation.com/3-legged-liz... 📄 Peer-reviewed paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... Thanks for following along! 🦎🧬 🧵 END (16/16)

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We're looking for Youth Reps for our BTO Youth team! ➡️ bit.ly/YouthRep25 If you love nature and would like to join our amazing team of volunteers (expenses paid) aged 16-24 then apply to become a BTO Youth Rep today!🐦 📝 Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.

I did one of these over the weekend and it was really good fun and also did not take very long. One of the kids asked me if mummies can come back to life. 10/10 experience for any archaeologist I think.

📷 The 2025 SORTEE conference program is now online! Visit sortee.org/upcoming/ to register and explore the exciting lineup of various sessions. #SORTEE2025 If you know a great open science project, now is the time to nominate it for a SORTEE Award www.sortee.org/awards/

The International Bioacoustics Society is on Bluesky! @ibacsocial.bsky.social #bioacoustics

Please share!🙏 🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

Jardin des Tuileries : les corneilles ont dressé les touristes pour avoir de l’eau

Nest material composition of Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) nests in suburban habitats of Salem, India | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨 Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve. Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs liu.se/en/work-at-l...

Celebrating 10 years @aru-biology.bsky.social, now as Professor of Behavioural Biology! Endlessly grateful to the students and collaborators whose curiosity, mentorship, and teamwork made this journey so rewarding, whilst navigating and challenging academia's systemic hurdles #WomenInSTEM #ARUproud

We always encourage diversity and inclusion at #behaviour2025. The ongoing workshop on Amplifying Global Voices: Removing Language Barriers in Student Research is creating a space to discuss challenges and innovative solutions for making science more accessible and equitable across languages.

Thank you #behaviour2025 for hosting my talk on overimitation in dogs, the topic of ManyDogs 2! 🐶 @manydogsproject.bsky.social We are collecting data now in dog labs across the world! Email [email protected] / check out our website below to join! manydogsproject.github.io/manydogs2.html

We are seeking a full-time Managing Editor for our journal Animal Behaviour. This editor will be involved in all stages of the publication process & must have a general understanding of the topics covered. Position starts Oct 1, application deadline July 31. More details: www.asab.org/opportunities

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 🌍🧪

Today's fieldwork assistant was very keen to check the temperature data we are collecting 🐦‍⬛☀️ #SFW_ANU #birds #ecology #ornithology

The first of firsts is out! 😁🥳 From my PhD project on object play in wild ravens: here we validated findings from captivity and propose that object play in ravens likely serves dual functions - exploration of the physical as well as social environment! Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING... ...for #BOU2026 abstract submissions Birds and people: challenges and opportunities of coexistence | 31 March - 2 April 2026 | Uni of Nottingham & Zoom Check out the keynotes and submit now! bou.org.uk/event/bir...#BOU2026 📅 Deadline 1 Sept #ornithology 🪶

ICYMI : #ASABWinter2025 will take place from December 15-16, once again in lovely Edinburgh! Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️ More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/

Want to help make a difference to ecological policy & trigger real-world impact?🌏🧪 We're looking for individuals & groups to join our first ever Policy Lab with the aim of answering this crucial question👇 💭What is irreplaceable habitat?💭 More info:

"An Ethologist’s Guide to Data Analysis Using R Studio" ✅Hope you have registered for Behaviour 2025? Well, even if you haven't, there's a pre-conference workshop that you can attend

In this installment of the hashtag #ECRAsks series, @oakleigh-wilson.bsky.social spoke to @brooke-long-fox.bsky.social about equity, diversity and how scientific research intersects with politics. Check out their conversation on the SORTEE blog: sortee.org/blog/2025/07...

📢 Do you have a project that exemplifies open science in ecology and evolution? If so nominate the project for a SORTEE Commendation Award 🏆 More details about the SORTEE Commendation Award:

The first paper of my PhD is out! Looking at the plasticity of antipredator behaviour in ravens using a slightly... unorthodox predator. "When to mob? Plasticity of antipredator behavior in common ravens’ families (Corvus corax) across offspring development" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Interested in knowing behind the scenes of the BES Annual Meeting 2025? Volunteering as a Helper at our conference in Edinburgh could be the perfect opportunity for you!

We received queries, we considered, we acted. We have opened options for day passes for #Behaviour2025, to enable single or two-days only participation. A great opportunity for local students and researchers! Please spread the word!

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS - SPECIAL ISSUE 📣 Avian senescence: patterns, mechanisms and new perspectives More info: vist.ly/3n8p3mv Guest editors: Julia Schroeder @jj255.bsky.social #RoxanaTorres, @brittheidinger.bsky.social @jaime-muriel.bsky.social @toblermichi.bsky.social Please repost 🙏

Feed your curiosity with a BTO membership! 🐦 For just £3 a month, you'll have access to the latest news, research & 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-...

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If you are a graduate student or postdoc, consider applying for one of our Travelling Fellowships and you could receive up to £3000 to visit another lab & collaborate with other researchers. Deadline 8 August 2025 For more information visit: biologists.com/grants/trave...

Stay up-to-date with the latest BTO research, news, training & more with BTO News magazine! Sent quarterly, each issue is packed with engaging content exclusive to BTO members. Not a member? Join us today from just £3 month and you'll get the latest issue of BTO News. ➡️ www.bto.org/support-us/j...

Jackdaw fledgling in the garden!!! #gardenbirdwatch #gbw #birds

Registration for the SORTEE conference is now open (events.humanitix.com/sortee-confe...) @asn-amnat.bsky.social is a sponsoring society and ASN members get free registration to the SORTEE conference

A brilliant internship opportunity with our Northern Ireland team! Find out more and apply ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs

💡Policy Fellow with OEP–England ⏰ 27 June 2025, 23:59 BST Apply your scientific expertise to a practical policy challenge through our fellowship with OEP in England  

📣Calling all PhD students – want to learn how to translate ecological research into impact? The BES Policy Fellowships are now open 👇

Does size matter to a #Kittiwake? This one seems to be eyeing its neighbour’s pile jealously. At Gateshead Saltmeadows today.

🦉 Help classify wildlife photos from garden camera traps and win a camera trap of your own! 🦊 GBW & @mammalweb.bsky.social need your eyes to spot #birds & #mammals in over 180k image sequences. Every classification = 1 entry into the prize draw! Join in 👉 www.mammalweb.org/en/?view=pro... #CitSci

We continue to colour ring Blackbirds in conjunction with Birmingham University across the West Midlands Region. Please report any colour ringed Blackbirds you see, early information gathered through GPS is interesting and hope the project can grow with your support.

Join us! Do you find it's hard work to mentor your students in scientific writing? It is hard - but we can help you make it *less* hard.

The 2025 Marie Curie Fellowships are now open! If you are interested in #PlasticPollution, #ornithology / #birds, #conservation & our work at @adriftlab.bsky.social and want to discuss an application, get in touch! #PhDjobs marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-p...