1/🧵 This week I'm at #BOU2026 presenting my work on linguistic imperialism in scientific literature from ornithological studies in Catalonia! We are exploring how validating regional languages can boost engagement with scientific knowledge and increase inclusion in #ornithology! 🪶

🧵 1/6 I'm at #BOU2026, presenting the results of our pilot study, GPS tracking Outer Hebridean 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rock Doves. These birds represent the wild form of feral/domestic pigeons. This is published as a natural history 'insight', in @amornith.bsky.social's #Ornithology. doi.org/10.1093/orni...

We welcome Zoe Davies and her keynote talk „Getting a wellbeing boost from birds“ to kick off session 2. Natalia Zielonka @natbzielonka.bsky.social joins us as chair 😊 #BOU2026 #ornithology

Next speaker 👇 🐝 Range expansion and hidden genetic costs Dr. Will Nash explores how the tree bumblebee rapidly expanded across the UK from a likely single colonisation event, revealing genetic bottlenecks alongside signals of adaptation. @nashalselection.bsky.social #CEECRebellion2026

Shamingly I’ve never considered the impacts of river crossings / infrastructure on ecosystems. This was a fascinating talk by @thiagobacouto.bsky.social about how nature and people can be reconciled through nature based solutions #conservation 🌎 🧪

We've published a paper on a key conservation issue - ranger mental health. Frontline rangers face extreme stress—but support is still lacking. This has real consequences not just for individuals, but also for conservation outcomes. #MentalHealth 🌍 #conservationscience @dice-kent.bsky.social

🔊 JOB VACANCY Would you like to work at the heart of a global ornithological membership society? BOU are seeking a Journal and Engagement Manager to play a central role in delivering our mission ⏰ Apply by 14 April bou.org.uk/vacancy-j... #ornithology 🪶

On this day six years ago, I was writing about Foxes and Curlew in East Anglia ... and sheep too: wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/02/24/c... Research by @natbzielonka.bsky.social and colleagues #ornithology

Welcome to the #RLASSymposium! We begin with an introduction to the first #RLASPartnership symposium by Prof. Bridget Emmett OBE @britishecologicalsociety.org. 17 organisations make up this partnership, & we hope it will provide connectivity between #LandscapeScale #LTEs 🌍

Could stress be lowered by listening to #birdsong? What is the role of #soundscapes in our interactions with nature? I had the pleasure of talking about this and much more at @gardenersworldmag.bsky.social podcast Listen here: tinyurl.com/5n7udy49 @dice-kent.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social

How does birdsong influence wellbeing? 🐦🎶 I’ll be speaking at #BES2025 on birdsong as a cultural ecosystem service, Thurs 18 Dec at 10am. Lots of interest already—come along! Work with @simon-butler.bsky.social, Ellie Ratcliffe, & @konraduebel.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social

And the FreeStations are now out and recording levels of light, air and sound #pollution across the Canterbury University of Kent campus @dice-kent.bsky.social This research, combined with ongoing habitat and biodiversity monitoring, will support the university towards its nature goals

This Friday as part of @dice-kent.bsky.social's Conservation Research Symposium, we welcome Dr Mark Infield who will give a lecture titled "From Africa to Ashdown Forest: Protected areas through a cultural lens" You can still sign up here: www.kent.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...

1/6 Today I will be presenting my masters research on the #phylogeny of the waterfowl family Anatidae via the #BOUasm25 conference on BlueSky. What came first, the duck, the goose or the swan? #ornithology #systematics #waterfowl #ducks #geese #swans 1/6

1/🧵 Today at #BOUasm25, I’m presenting on the ‘ō‘ū 🦜 a parrot billed-like #Hawaiian #honeycreeper, last seen in 1989. We dive into its population ecology and investigate – did it interbreed with other parrot-billed Hawaiian honeycreepers prior its extinction? doi:10.1098/rsbl.2025.0265 #ornithology

At the Natural History Museum today for @bou.org.uk’s conference - A Day at the Museum It’s a fantastic setting for learning about the importance of natural collections for #ornithology research - talks have been fascinating so far! Look up #BOUasm25 for Bluesky presentations

“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...

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Excited to be trailing FreeStations - accessible environmental pollution equipment - at our @dice-kent.bsky.social campus next week Huge thanks for Prof Mark Mulligan from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for building them with us! Read more here: blogs.kent.ac.uk/dice/2025/09...

New paper out today in @natecoevo.nature.com on biodiversity & human wellbeing in UK forests, both seasonally and along a gradient of socioeconomic deprivation Funded by @erc.europa.eu and Woodland Trust 🌳, with lovely @dice-kent.bsky.social team www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New Woodland Birds Virtual Issue of IBIS in celebration of the #BOUatEOU symposium. Check out all these (free-to-access) great papers:

🔊 VACANCY Could you be our next Conference Support Officer? Help us to deliver our exciting conference programme You'll receive an annual honorarium + free place at BOU conferences Check out the details & apply: bou.org.uk/about-the... ⏰ Deadline: 29 August #ornithology 🪶

📣📣📣 Fully funded MSc scholarships available for this Sept. Short deadline: 21st July Kent are offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science #scholarships @dice-kent.bsky.social For more info: lnkd.in/eiPJG8uE Any questions, then please email: [email protected] #phdchat #funding

We have developed guidelines on how to give linguistically friendly presentations in English for #ICCB2025 presenters. Please have a read to make your presentation inclusive. Amazing work led by @elizeyxng.bsky.social et al. docs.google.com/document/d/1... @iccb2025.bsky.social #languagebarriers

Want to join our team of friendly, fun (personal opinion) and interdisciplinary fellows at @dice-kent.bsky.social? We’re interested in researching nature recovery from ecological, social and policy perspectives Happy to chat about my life as a fellow! Apply 👇 🌎 #ConservationScience

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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...

⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING Woodland birds symposium | 18 August 2025 | Bangor University | #BOUatEOU Submit your abstract now! Deadline: 30 May bou.org.uk/event/woo...#BOUatEOU #ornithology 🪶 SPC: Stuart Sharp @piedflynet.bsky.social Daria Dadam & @parusradious.bsky.social

Our new #DrForest paper has found canopy density & tree species diversity have varying impacts on health & wellbeing 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #foresthealth #biodiversity #urbanforests #forestmanagement #environmentalhealth #urbanplanning #research #Sustainability

More exciting synchrony-based results can be read in the paper and many happy hours can be spent exploring our maps of abundance and demographic synchrony here: synchrony.uea.ac.uk. @jengill.bsky.social @simon-butler.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social

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Really looking forward to #BioBlitz 2025 at @dice-kent.bsky.social tomorrow! There’s still time to book yourself onto free walks and surveys that are running all day tomorrow 👇 🦅 🦇 🐞 🐝 🌱 🌻 🦔

Join @dice-kent.bsky.social for #BioBlitz 2025 on the 17th May 🌱 🪲 🐸 🐝 🦡 🌺 This is a family friendly event where we try to record as many species as possible! We’ve lots of free events! Find them all and sign up here 👉 lnkd.in/e5kjJRmd Why not join me for a walk to learn about #soundscapes? 🐦🔉

⚠️⏰ The deadline is today!! ⚠️⏰

⚠️⏰ The deadline is today!! ⚠️⏰

📢 BOU at #EOU2025 Join us for a woodland birds symposium on EOU registration day 18 August | Bangor University | #BOUatEOU Submit your abstract now! Deadline: 30 May bou.org.uk/event/woo...#EOU2025#BOUatEOUSPC: Stuart Sharp @piedflynet.bsky.social Daria Dadam & @parusradious.bsky.social #ornithology

🎉 New paper out in Forest Ecology and Management. Effect of bark beetle outbreak and salvage logging on tree-related microhabitats in Białowieża Forest www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Based on the internship report of MSc student Flora van Eupen. A wonderful achievement for her!

1/⚠️ Blackbirds are in trouble & we need your help! Threatened by the Usutu virus, we need you to submit your garden Blackbird sightings so scientists can better understand the virus’ spread & potential impacts on these songbirds. 🌍 Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/blackbirds #UKBirding #Ornithology

⚠️ Passionate about making #ornithology inclusive and diverse? Join our team! We are looking for the next Equality and Diversity support officer to advance our work in ornithology. 🔗 bou.org.uk/about-the...#ornithology ⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025 🪶🧪 Please repost!

I promise this is the last post about this! If you followed any #BOU2025 on Bluesky, or if you added in person, please please 🙏 fill out this survey today! 💭 We really want to know what everyone liked and disliked about our first Bluesky #conference It only takes 5 minutes ⏰ 👇 #ornithology 🪶

Please come and take my job! I’ve been the social media support officer for the @bou.org.uk for almost 4 years and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it! I made so many new friends, met new colleagues, attended many amazing conferences and learnt a lot. This is an ideal role for #ECR folks in #ornithology 🪶

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Conservation efforts could more effectively identify bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range of conditions they need to thrive, says a new UEA-led study.🐦🌦️ Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a... #UEAResearch #Birddeclines #ClimateChange

⚠️ Passionate about science communication? Join our team! We are looking for the next Social Media support officer 🔗 bou.org.uk/about-the... ⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025 Get in touch with our current officer if you have questions @natbzielonka.bsky.social #ornithology 🪶 Please repost!

📢Just two days left to fill out our Bluesky conferences survey following #BOU2025 💭 Did you follow the #conference on Bluesky? If so, did you enjoy it? If not, why not? 👇 see link below! #ornithology

⏰ DEADLINE IS A WEEK TODAY - Submit now! ⚠️ #BOUasm25 | A day at the museum: collections-based ornithological research in a changing world 📅 18 Nov 2025 | Natural History Museum, London 🚨 Oral abstract deadline: 15 April 🔗 bou.org.uk/event/a-d...#BOUasm25 #ornithology 🪶🧪

Relax in a local greenspace and make your birdwatching count with our new Birds in Greenspaces survey - for all experience levels, anywhere in NI! If you're in Derry-Londonderry we'd especially love your feedback to help us improve this programme. More here ➡️ www.bto.org/greenspaces-... #ukbirding

Help us (the British Ornithologists' Union) understand how our community uses Bluesky during conferences - whether you attended in person, followed #BOU2025 online, or none of the above, please fill out this short survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Did you follow #BOU2025 on Bluesky? 💬 If so, how did you find it? If not, why not? Please take 5 minutes 🕰️ to complete our survey: forms.gle/dVNDYs8wg5...#BOU2025 Your views will inform the future of our Bluesky conferences! #ornithology 🪶🧪 #conservationscience 🌎 Please repost!

⏰ ABSTRACT DEADLINE APPROACHING Submit now! #BOUasm25 | A day at the museum: collections-based ornithological research in a changing world | 18 Nov 2025 | Natural History Museum, London Oral abstract deadline: 15 April bou.org.uk/event/a-d...#BOUasm25 #ornithology