Common Tern Project
@commonternproject.bsky.social
Updates from the @ifv-whv.bsky.social's long-term individual-based study on common terns breeding at the Banter See in Wilhelmshaven; provided by me - Sandra. With a side of gull-billed terns from @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social's conservation project.
Proud to present: Suitcase Science, a new outreach format containing 6 assignments to take on a journey to schools in the region, to teach kids about terns, how to study them, their fascinating behaviour and some of the things that threaten them. Wanna book us? Drop me a line. :-)
February 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Proud to present: Suitcase Science, a new outreach format containing 6 assignments to take on a journey to schools in the region, to teach kids about terns, how to study them, their fascinating behaviour and some of the things that threaten them. Wanna book us? Drop me a line. :-)
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NEW PAPER in #ornithology compares the responses of 200 vertebrate populations to climate change, and finds that increasing temperatures affect population growth via changes in phenology, but not morphology: buff.ly/IT66GOK
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 AM
NEW PAPER in #ornithology compares the responses of 200 vertebrate populations to climate change, and finds that increasing temperatures affect population growth via changes in phenology, but not morphology: buff.ly/IT66GOK
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Led by Viktoriia Radchuk, an international collaboration shows phenological shifts in response to changing temperatures allow populations to remain stable or even increase in numbers.
Support from #sDiv @idiv-research.bsky.social
Support from #sDiv @idiv-research.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Led by Viktoriia Radchuk, an international collaboration shows phenological shifts in response to changing temperatures allow populations to remain stable or even increase in numbers.
Support from #sDiv @idiv-research.bsky.social
Support from #sDiv @idiv-research.bsky.social
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In Nature Communications, our paper led by Viktoriia Radchuk shows that phenological change mediates global vertebrate responses to temperature. The study compiles 213 time series of phenotypes and population sizes, including data from Bylot. Read: urls.fr/w7ZKp9 @natcomms.nature.com 🧪🌿🌎🌐🦉🦑🦊🐻❄️
January 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
In Nature Communications, our paper led by Viktoriia Radchuk shows that phenological change mediates global vertebrate responses to temperature. The study compiles 213 time series of phenotypes and population sizes, including data from Bylot. Read: urls.fr/w7ZKp9 @natcomms.nature.com 🧪🌿🌎🌐🦉🦑🦊🐻❄️
Out in @natcomms.nature.com, a collaborative paper showing that, across 73 species (including common terns), warmer years are associated with earlier phenology, and that populations in which such an association was observed have often been stable or increasing: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Out in @natcomms.nature.com, a collaborative paper showing that, across 73 species (including common terns), warmer years are associated with earlier phenology, and that populations in which such an association was observed have often been stable or increasing: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Out now in ‘Evolutionary applications’, the last chapter of Anna’s PhD thesis, in which she used whole genome sequencing data of contemporary and historic European gull-billed terns to assess whether the population decline in part of their range has had genetic consequences: doi.org/10.1111/eva....
January 5, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Out now in ‘Evolutionary applications’, the last chapter of Anna’s PhD thesis, in which she used whole genome sequencing data of contemporary and historic European gull-billed terns to assess whether the population decline in part of their range has had genetic consequences: doi.org/10.1111/eva....
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📚 our latest Special Feature, "Using Movement Ecology to Connect Individuals, Communities, and Ecosystems", is open to proposals!
⏲️ deadline: 15 February 2026
📝 read more and submit your proposal here: buff.ly/5PCHtCS
@allegralove.bsky.social
⏲️ deadline: 15 February 2026
📝 read more and submit your proposal here: buff.ly/5PCHtCS
@allegralove.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📚 our latest Special Feature, "Using Movement Ecology to Connect Individuals, Communities, and Ecosystems", is open to proposals!
⏲️ deadline: 15 February 2026
📝 read more and submit your proposal here: buff.ly/5PCHtCS
@allegralove.bsky.social
⏲️ deadline: 15 February 2026
📝 read more and submit your proposal here: buff.ly/5PCHtCS
@allegralove.bsky.social
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Egg Characteristics of Female Common Terns Are Repeatable, and Vary With Maternal Age and Laying Order | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Egg Characteristics of Female Common Terns Are Repeatable, and Vary With Maternal Age and Laying Order | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
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🔊 KEYNOTE NOMINATIONS
Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ?
#BOU2027 | Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky
Nominate via link ⬇️
bou.org.uk/event/avi...
#ornithology 🪶
Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ?
#BOU2027 | Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky
Nominate via link ⬇️
bou.org.uk/event/avi...
#ornithology 🪶
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🔊 KEYNOTE NOMINATIONS
Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ?
#BOU2027 | Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky
Nominate via link ⬇️
bou.org.uk/event/avi...
#ornithology 🪶
Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ?
#BOU2027 | Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky
Nominate via link ⬇️
bou.org.uk/event/avi...
#ornithology 🪶
There are still two more weeks to apply for the PhD position on nematodes, isotopes, metals and PFAS in the terns. Don't be shy to reach out when having questions about it either. :-)
There’s one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
There are still two more weeks to apply for the PhD position on nematodes, isotopes, metals and PFAS in the terns. Don't be shy to reach out when having questions about it either. :-)
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🎉 Abstract submission is open for the EOU Fledglings Meeting 2026 in Gdańsk, Poland (27–29 March 2026)!
📝 Submit your oral/poster abstract:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
More info: eounion.org/fledglings
#EOU26 #Ornithology
📝 Submit your oral/poster abstract:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
More info: eounion.org/fledglings
#EOU26 #Ornithology
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🎉 Abstract submission is open for the EOU Fledglings Meeting 2026 in Gdańsk, Poland (27–29 March 2026)!
📝 Submit your oral/poster abstract:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
More info: eounion.org/fledglings
#EOU26 #Ornithology
📝 Submit your oral/poster abstract:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
More info: eounion.org/fledglings
#EOU26 #Ornithology
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📣CALL FOR PAPERS - NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30 JUNE 2026📣
Avian senescence: patterns, mechanisms and new perspectives
More info: vist.ly/4fn5i
Guest editors: @jj255.bsky.social #RoxanaTorres, @brittheidinger.bsky.social @jaime-muriel.bsky.social @toblermichi.bsky.social
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Avian senescence: patterns, mechanisms and new perspectives
More info: vist.ly/4fn5i
Guest editors: @jj255.bsky.social #RoxanaTorres, @brittheidinger.bsky.social @jaime-muriel.bsky.social @toblermichi.bsky.social
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November 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
📣CALL FOR PAPERS - NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30 JUNE 2026📣
Avian senescence: patterns, mechanisms and new perspectives
More info: vist.ly/4fn5i
Guest editors: @jj255.bsky.social #RoxanaTorres, @brittheidinger.bsky.social @jaime-muriel.bsky.social @toblermichi.bsky.social
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Avian senescence: patterns, mechanisms and new perspectives
More info: vist.ly/4fn5i
Guest editors: @jj255.bsky.social #RoxanaTorres, @brittheidinger.bsky.social @jaime-muriel.bsky.social @toblermichi.bsky.social
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We’re so excited to launch the website for the EOU Fledglings Meeting 2026 and to share that pre-registration is officially open! 🎉
👉 Scan the QR code or visit our website (eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...) to pre-register now!
Photo: Tom Koerner / USFWS (CC BY 2.0)
👉 Scan the QR code or visit our website (eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...) to pre-register now!
Photo: Tom Koerner / USFWS (CC BY 2.0)
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We’re so excited to launch the website for the EOU Fledglings Meeting 2026 and to share that pre-registration is officially open! 🎉
👉 Scan the QR code or visit our website (eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...) to pre-register now!
Photo: Tom Koerner / USFWS (CC BY 2.0)
👉 Scan the QR code or visit our website (eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...) to pre-register now!
Photo: Tom Koerner / USFWS (CC BY 2.0)
There’s such beauty in variety – and the eggs laid by our terns show it too. In our newest paper we try to find patterns in this variety and test how female identity and age, as well as laying order, affect the colour, spottiness, shape, and size of eggs: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There’s such beauty in variety – and the eggs laid by our terns show it too. In our newest paper we try to find patterns in this variety and test how female identity and age, as well as laying order, affect the colour, spottiness, shape, and size of eggs: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
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This week's EGI seminar is being given by Dr Maria Moiron @mmoiron.bsky.social of the University of Bielefeld at 3.30pm on Friday 21 Nov in LT1 in the Life & Mind Building @biology.ox.ac.uk. See below for online joining details - all welcome!
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This week's EGI seminar is being given by Dr Maria Moiron @mmoiron.bsky.social of the University of Bielefeld at 3.30pm on Friday 21 Nov in LT1 in the Life & Mind Building @biology.ox.ac.uk. See below for online joining details - all welcome!
There’s one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There’s one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
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AEWA's new report is the most comprehensive assessment on threats African-Eurasian migratory waterbirds face: unsustainable hunting, infrastructure development & agricultural expansion. View in EN or FR>
Full report: www.unep-aewa.org/en/publicati...
Summary: www.unep-aewa.org/en/publicati...
Full report: www.unep-aewa.org/en/publicati...
Summary: www.unep-aewa.org/en/publicati...
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
AEWA's new report is the most comprehensive assessment on threats African-Eurasian migratory waterbirds face: unsustainable hunting, infrastructure development & agricultural expansion. View in EN or FR>
Full report: www.unep-aewa.org/en/publicati...
Summary: www.unep-aewa.org/en/publicati...
Full report: www.unep-aewa.org/en/publicati...
Summary: www.unep-aewa.org/en/publicati...
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The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆
Attending #ISWSS16, themed “The Wadden Sea in Transition: Cumulative Pressures and Conservation” this week was really inspiring. I met so many wonderful people speaking up for an ecosystem they love and that needs protection, and came back with many new project ideas.
November 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Attending #ISWSS16, themed “The Wadden Sea in Transition: Cumulative Pressures and Conservation” this week was really inspiring. I met so many wonderful people speaking up for an ecosystem they love and that needs protection, and came back with many new project ideas.
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De Waddenzee in transitie: wetenschappers bespreken cumulatieve druk en uitdagingen op het gebied van natuurwaarden www.waddenacademie.nl/nieuws/nieuw...
De Waddenzee in transitie: wetenschappers bespreken cumulatieve druk en uitdagingen op het gebied van natuurwaarden
Van dinsdag 28 tot en met donderdag 30 oktober 2025 kwamen meer dan 200 wetenschappers uit Denemarken, Duitsland en Nederland bijeen in Groningen voor het 16e International Scientific Wadden Sea Sympo...
www.waddenacademie.nl
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
De Waddenzee in transitie: wetenschappers bespreken cumulatieve druk en uitdagingen op het gebied van natuurwaarden www.waddenacademie.nl/nieuws/nieuw...
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Today the 16th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium (#ISWSS16) started in Groningen! Read more about the programme and follow the online streams:
iswss.rvo-evenementen.nl/page/1832053
iswss.rvo-evenementen.nl/page/1832053
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Today the 16th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium (#ISWSS16) started in Groningen! Read more about the programme and follow the online streams:
iswss.rvo-evenementen.nl/page/1832053
iswss.rvo-evenementen.nl/page/1832053
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We’re hiring a doctoral researcher in the area of migration ecology.
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
October 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We’re hiring a doctoral researcher in the area of migration ecology.
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
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📢 PhD opportunity at @cebc-chizelab.bsky.social @ifv-whv.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social
🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns
📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
#seabirds #ecotoxicology
@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns
📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
#seabirds #ecotoxicology
@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📢 PhD opportunity at @cebc-chizelab.bsky.social @ifv-whv.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social
🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns
📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
#seabirds #ecotoxicology
@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns
📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
#seabirds #ecotoxicology
@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
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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...
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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...
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🚨🚨Job! 🚨🚨Permanent (75% time) job! We are a pretty awesome research group & seek a manager who deals with everything: personnel tasks, organizing retreats, preparing code for teaching / data structures for research... Fluency in German & English essential. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/51527
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🚨🚨Job! 🚨🚨Permanent (75% time) job! We are a pretty awesome research group & seek a manager who deals with everything: personnel tasks, organizing retreats, preparing code for teaching / data structures for research... Fluency in German & English essential. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/51527