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Elwyn Sharps @elwynsharps.bsky.social · Apr 20

Pleased to get this certificate from @jappliedecology.bsky.social for Reversing declines in farmland birds: How much agri-environment provision is needed at farm & landscape scales? @rspbscience.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #TopViewedArticle #Ecology #Ornithology

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Apr 11

⚠️ 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...

⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025

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Please repost!

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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · Apr 10

Tern migration is underway!

Common Terns are a summer visitor to the UK, usually arriving mid-April for the breeding season. Click on the link below to look at migration routes of these, and other, amazing birds 🪶 #seabirds #migration #EuroBirdPortal

www.eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...

Common Tern travels!

Context across Europe:
SW populations, including the UK: wintering grounds stretch south from the coast of Spain and around Africa's western seaboard.

NE populations head further south.

Image - a map from Canva.com with a Common Tern by Colin Brown/BTO flying across it.

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Apr 10

Band recovery data illustrate spatiotemporal and taxonomic patterns of seabird collisions with anthropogenic structures | www.tandfonline.com/... | The Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶🧪

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Stu Butchart @stubutchart.bsky.social · Apr 9

After 2 years' development, today we have launched @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social new DataZone! For information on each of the world's 11,000 bird species, 13,000 important sites for their conservation and profiles for 250 countries/territories and 16 global flyways, see datazone.birdlife.org

BirdLife DataZone | BirdLife DataZone

BirdLife International is a world-leader in conservation science. The BirdLife DataZone provides decision-makers and conservation practitioners with biodiversity data, knowledge and tools.

datazone.birdlife.org

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Apr 9

Avian conservation value of two small protected areas in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti | link.springer.com/ar... | Ornithological Research | #ornithology 🪶🧪 #conservationscience 🌍

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Apr 8

Did you follow #BOU2025 on Bluesky?

👉 bsky.app/profile/bou...

Please let us know about your experience and inform the future of Bluesky conferences

🔗 forms.gle/i8CdLFPru4...

It only takes 5 minutes ⏰

📆 Deadline 11 April

#ornithology 🪶🧪 #AcademicSky #birds

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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · Apr 8

NEW PAPER: Migrating common snipes in better condition show stronger immune responses, suggesting high-quality individuals maintain immunity. Abundant food at stopovers may help replenish reserves for immunity.

➡️ vist.ly/3mzcark

#ornithology #migration #EcoImmunology

Common snipe. Photo: Wikimedia commons (Alpsdake)

Fig. 1 from the article: The PHA-induced immune response in relation to total blood haemoglobin (Hb) concentration (A) and size-corrected body mass index (SMI) (B) in the common snipe during autumn migration.

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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · Apr 7

NEW BLOG in #ornithology shows why we need dedicated people on #islands to count #seabirds - we can't do it from space: buff.ly/fmntPtk The corresponding paper is here: buff.ly/0D2gi1F

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Apr 7

Our Seabird Pride 2025 T-Shirt is now live! 🌟

Seabird pride will take place on the 21st of June so follow the link below to grab one! 🏳️‍🌈🐧

seabirdgroup.teemill.com/product/gann...

Gannet pride by Maggie Watson, Seabird Pride 2025 Edition - Unisex

We are proud to present the winning design from our 'design a tshirt competition' for Seabird Pride 2025, made by Maggie Watson. Profits made from all...

seabirdgroup.teemill.com

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · Apr 7

It must be disconcerting for breeding 'limosa' Black-tailed Godwits at Welney - trying to get on with egg laying etc., with swirling flocks of 'islandica' preparing to fly to Iceland in a couple of weeks.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/g...
Blog from 7 April 2016 🎂9️⃣
#ornithology

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Elwyn Sharps @elwynsharps.bsky.social · Apr 7

2/2 As a young baby, I would stop breathing in the pool and start to turn blue which would have been terrifying for my family. The triathlon felt like an even bigger accomplishment as the swim leg was in that same swimming pool I went to as a baby.

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Elwyn Sharps @elwynsharps.bsky.social · Apr 7

1/2 Yesterday I completed my second ever #triathlon. I spent the first 38 years of my life being terrified of even getting in to the water. Usually I prefer to keep this account for science, nature and ornithology related content but this feels like the kind of achievement worth celebrating!

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Apr 7

EARLY VIEW in IBIS

Large-scale depth-related seasonal distribution patterns of a benthic-feeding sea duck in two contrasting marine systems | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Anthony D. Fox et al | #ornithology 🪶

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Elwyn Sharps @elwynsharps.bsky.social · Apr 3

I was due to present this to an in-person BOU conference in 2020 after I finished working for @rspbscience.bsky.social but Covid changed things. So I’m adding a link to our paper with Rob Hawkes and others to the #BOU2025 feed besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · Apr 5

NEW JOB in #ornithology to study the diet of #seabirds in Norway: buff.ly/vOjoAfc . Application deadline 7 April 2025.

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Elwyn Sharps @elwynsharps.bsky.social · Apr 4

Nine years since Graham wrote this wonderful blog about some of my PhD work. I’m eternally grateful for what he did. It’s a fantastic read and really communicates the messages clearly #ornithology @wadertales.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social

Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · Apr 4

'Big Foot and the Redshank Nest'
Blog is 9️⃣ today.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/b...
#ConservationScience🌍
Research by @elwynsharps.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @rspbscience.bsky.social

Big Foot and the Redshank Nest

What’s the crunch point? Grazed saltmarsh is an important habitat for Redshank but the addition of an extra four large feet can have serious negative effects. Each grazing unit comes with fou…

wadertales.wordpress.com

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · Apr 4

'Big Foot and the Redshank Nest'
Blog is 9️⃣ today.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/b...
#ConservationScience🌍
Research by @elwynsharps.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @rspbscience.bsky.social

Big Foot and the Redshank Nest

What’s the crunch point? Grazed saltmarsh is an important habitat for Redshank but the addition of an extra four large feet can have serious negative effects. Each grazing unit comes with fou…

wadertales.wordpress.com

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Natalia (Nat) Zielonka @natbzielonka.bsky.social · Apr 2

The Anthropocene is characterised by:

⚠️ biodiversity declines
⚠️ extinction of experience
⚠️ declining wellbeing

At #BOU2025, I'm talking about how it may be possible to address all 3 challenges

🔗 besjournals.onlineli...

1/6 🧵 #ornithology #conservationscience #bioacoustics 🔊🧪🪶🌍

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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · Apr 3

1/🧵 Today at #BOU2025, I'm sharing my work using a #lidar time series to examine temporal Chiffchaff niche dynamic.

tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.

#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰

🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏

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Elwyn Sharps @elwynsharps.bsky.social · Apr 3

Kestrel activity levels decrease with temperature (in Portugal & Spain). With increasing global temperatures there may be less foraging time available. #bou2025 #Ornithology

Karolina Zalewska @kazalews.bsky.social · Apr 3

Global warming is leading to more frequent periods of extremely high temperatures. Understanding individual behavioural responses across temperature gradients can help identify and design measures that enable species to cope with extremes temperatures, aiding their conservation.
1/5 #BOU2025

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Elwyn Sharps @elwynsharps.bsky.social · Apr 3

I was due to present this to an in-person BOU conference in 2020 after I finished working for @rspbscience.bsky.social but Covid changed things. So I’m adding a link to our paper with Rob Hawkes and others to the #BOU2025 feed besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Elwyn Sharps @elwynsharps.bsky.social · Apr 3

Interesting to hear about this work highlighting the role of aquatic habitats and their invertebrate communities in providing quality food for Spotted Flycatcher. #bou2025 #Ornithology

Cat Eden @cateden91.bsky.social · Apr 3

🧵1/7 What do massive insect crashes mean for insectivorous birds? And can aquatic habitats help?

Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example.

#ornithology

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Elwyn Sharps @elwynsharps.bsky.social · Apr 3

Great talk by @juliancap.bsky.social #BOU2025 demonstrating that gulls and storks move plastic particles from landfill sites to wetlands in Southern Spain. Very interesting example and important consideration for waste management policy. #Ornithology

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Jen Gill @jengill.bsky.social · Apr 3

The plastics ingested by gulls and storks at landfills ending up in wetlands 😨 #BOU2025

Julián Cano-Povedano @juliancap.bsky.social · Apr 3

1/🧵 One of the main drivers of 🌍 change is pollution
Birds foraging in landfills eats #plastics that egest in natural areas by pellets in a process known as biovectoring
We’re at the #BOU2025 presenting how we compare and quantify the biovector role of some aquatic species towards a natural area

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