We should broaden models, not narrow them. Models are tools to explore uncertainty, communicate scenarios, and test policy. Managers seek robust strategies, not perfect forecasts. What a great paper from @cboettig.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Forecasting #Ecology 🌐

New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The #EU collectively failed to deliver #GoodEnvironmentalStatus in its seas. Bold, binding action across all sectors—strong #MPAs, pollution controls, fishing reform—is urgently needed to halt biodiversity loss and restore European Seas. #MarineEcology #MarineConservation #MSFD #GES4SEAS 🌐🌍🧪🌊🦈🐬🐋

Spring skies

Seal tracks - Embleton

Northumberland gorse out-gorsed itself this year

Pavement crack flowers

Slow worm on Dartmoor - sun basking

New paper on avian flu in seabirds from an Edinburgh Uni PhD student published! Edinburgh University has been working on the Isle of May with UKCEH and other partners to investigate the effects of this virus among seabirds. Read about it here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Epic day yesterday with watches, puffin fledgling rescue, puffin chick weighing, kittiwake logger deployment and puffin netting from 5am to 9.30pm. Similar vein today with everyone out for 5am with mire kittiwake watches and concurrent puffin netting. We'll have a fair bit of seabird data by the end

🙋 Know a 15-19yr old interested in ocean work experience? We're looking forward to co-hosting this Virtual Work Experience Week with @plymouthmarine.bsky.social! 🤜🤛 🪸🧑‍🔬🌡️ Together, we offer a wide range of career pathways for students to discover! 👉 Students must apply by 14th July 📤Do share!

New opportunity | Postgraduate Researcher Representative 📆Deadline: 31 July Are you passionate about climate change and ecology? We are looking for two PGR/PhD student reps to join our committee. It’s a chance to shape events, support early career researchers, and contribute to the community!

🌊 We're Hiring! Join the Marine Biological Association and help tell the story of cutting-edge marine science from our stunning location beside Plymouth's National Marine Park! 🐠📍 If you love the ocean, & storytelling this is your chance! 🔗 mymba.mba.ac.uk/job/social-m... 📅 Apply by 04/08/2025

the journal Animal Behaviour, which is run by @asab.org, is looking to hire a new Managing Editor. Please share advert with folks with a Life Sciences degree (ideally postgrad) who might be interested www.asab.org/opportunities

Odd plumaged puffin. White nape feathers and washed out bill

The Ecosystems Mission Area helps researchers track everything from birds and bees to floods and fires. Trump wants to cut it by about 90%, gutting a key federal ecological program.

Our base for today. From 0300-2330 we are conducting a guillemot & Razorbill feeding watch, following diet and feeding rate

Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋 The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽

New #UKCEH dataset published on how breeding seabirds spend their time and energy. These data will help us to model the potential impacts of any changes in seabird behaviour in response to new offshore windfarms catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/07...

📢We're looking for a #MarineOrnithologist to join us! This varied role will include supporting a review of the Special Protection Area (SPA) network, data analysis & review of management measures. 📆 Closing date: 30 June 2025 👉 Learn more & apply here: bit.ly/JNCCpost202529 #JobOpportunity

We are hiring a new PhD candidate 🎉as part of the No-REGRETS (NOrth Sea Renewable Energy: Gaining the Required Ecological Knowledge for the TranSition) consortium. If you are excited too, have what we are looking for and interested in joining us please apply. #ornithology #animalmovement

“We’re trying to understand whether these animals are actually using the wind farms as habitat, or whether they’re being displaced by them.” ~ Annemiek Hermans, Ph.D. candidate @w-u-r.bsky.social

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...

Important new report on the drivers behind potentially harmful algal blooms in the Republic of Ireland and the likelihood of more such blooms. 🧪💦🦠 www.epa.ie/publications...

They are back. The first puffin of the year was seen ashore this morning. A typical date and probably big numbers in the next few days.

The first time the kittiwakes have touched land since last August. Most have been across the Atlantic and back since then

Yesterday marked the official start to the full-time 2025 seabird monitoring for @ukceh.bsky.social on the Isle of May. Season 54! The day was spent storing a van load of supplies before a sunset check of the cliffs

High attendance of auks on the cliffs this morning. Good numbers of colour ringed birds sighted to start the task of calculating over winter survival. Seemed appropriate to listen to the Guillemots band while entering data back at base

Easter Eggs! The Isle of May has its first Razorbill on egg. The earliest for ten years and 8 days earlier than average. @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social

Finally we have the first incubating guillemot on the Isle of May. Two days later than average but nine days earlier than last year

First Fulmar egg today on the Isle of May. Two days earlier than last year and four days earlier than the long term average.

With the very low levels of rabbit grazing on the Isle of May this year the Thrift is flowering in greater profusion than it has for at least 15 years. A Sea Pink island

Finally the first Kittiwake egg! Three days later than last year and ten days later than average. Only five later dates. Due to birds being in poor condition or the dry conditions making nest building difficult? Maybe time will tell

After weeks of easterly winds it's quite a shock when we return to the prevailing westerlies, especially of this strength. Fortunately not too many losses so far

Kittiwake puppetry. Still windy on the west cliffs giving the kittiwakes conditions to 'play' in the wind

This is phenomenal. Sea surface temperatures are >5C above average to the west of the UK and around Iceland. It's the strongest area of anomalous warmth on the planet at the moment. It's the warmest in recorded history for northwest Europe.

UK Hydrological Outlook for May-July ☀️🌈 River flows likely to be below normal across most of UK, with potential for current low to exceptionally low flows persisting in some catchments. Flows in western Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to be in normal range. 🔗 hydoutuk.net 💧 1/

🖥️ The UK Hydrological Outlooks Portal allows you to view the river flows outlook in more detail specific to your local area. ➡️ ukho.ceh.ac.uk #hydrology #water

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, revisit Professor Dame EJ Milner-Gulland’s talk on staying hopeful in conservation. With optimism grounded in evidence, she explored how we can stay resilient, act with purpose, and build a future where both people and nature thrive: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA4k...

Our researchers use a variety of models, including DEPONS (depons.eu), which simulates the effects of noise disturbance on harbor porpoises. By simulating how noise impacts their movement and foraging success, DEPONS can assess the impacts of offshore wind farm construction and ship traffic. 🛥️🐬

Join #PrePAREDProject to learn more about one of the project's most recent reports, looking at the similarity of different offshore wind farm sites in the UK.🌊 #offshorewind #marinerenewables #marinebiology

🌳 New study co-authored by UKCEH's Dr Chris Huntingford explores how forests could react during an "overshoot" period before the climate stabilises at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels www.nature.com/articles/s41...

*Job Opportunity* #Seabird #Ecologist with @n-t-s.bsky.social. @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social #ornithology #biosecurity #seabirdersaturday www.nts.org.uk/volunteering-jobs/job-search/highlands-islands

We are hiring a chair/professor in our Ecology & Enviro Modelling group at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Scotland is lovely, and my colleagues are fantastic! Reach out if you are interested in joining the CREEM family ☺️ Working link this time 👇 www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

1/ Have you seen these Curlew? Please report any Curlew you see with yellow leg flags ➡️ bit.ly/ReportACurlew Here’s why these birds are so special. ⬇️ #WorldCurlewDay #Ornithology 🌍

#WithoutNSF we wouldn't have software that allows us to automatically monitor trees (for things like forestry), wildlife (for management and conservation), and livestock using drones and airplanes. deepforest.readthedocs.io/en/v1.5.0/

Call for Abstracts: Land and water in a changing climate – what’s next for science and policy? Submit by 29 April for this HydroJULES event at the Royal Society on 24-25 September

Here are 27 videos for those learning ecology at school. Teachers (or pupils) am pleased to hear of suggested additions from my channel, videos to remove or gaps I could usefully fill. Good luck! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

An outcome of years of collaboration among ecologists, meteorologists and open science developers, working together to support a broader research community #ornithology and radar aeroecology. Supported by eCOST, @biodiversaplus.bsky.social and more. Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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