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phd student studying red knot movement | video maker | artist | i bake too | did I miss something? | LJMU - NIOZ - BTO | (she/her)

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Two birds flying with tags visible.

Two birds flying with tags visible.

EARLY VIEW in IBIS

Storm events will simultaneously reduce foraging opportunities and affect movements of Red Knots (Calidris canutus) in the intertidal Wadden Sea | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Timo Keuning, Evy Gobbens, Ran Nathan, Allert I. Bijleveld | #ornithology πŸͺΆ

09.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Scientist in a white lab coat and gloves working with a laboratory instrument in a modern research lab filled with equipment and a laptop.

Scientist in a white lab coat and gloves working with a laboratory instrument in a modern research lab filled with equipment and a laptop.

Two researchers in cold-weather gear examining samples on a rocky, snowy slope near a body of water.

Two researchers in cold-weather gear examining samples on a rocky, snowy slope near a body of water.

Are you a UK researcher who wants to carry out a small-scale fieldwork project at our Antarctic research stations or on board our polar research ship?

πŸ“… Deadline for applications is 4pm, 31 March 2026

Find out more on our website: https://ow.ly/aE5Q50Y3P5O

πŸ“Έ Chris Walton & Nina Kinney

27.01.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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We want to bring your attention to Spurn Bird Observatory and ask you to consider supporting the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project.

This is a one-off ask to safeguard an incredible conservation success. Please donate if you can and share to spread the word.

buff.ly/9ZOUKbz

23.01.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Come join the team! πŸ¦†

20.01.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 PhD offer (please share)
Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species

Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
Starting: June 2026
Supervision: Martins Briedis & me

Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh

15.01.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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We're excited to share some seabird training grant opportunities with The Seabird Group for Black, Asian and minority ethnic background students!

13.01.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Last years field assistant holding a Manx Shearwater on the isle of Rum (under a towel), retrieving a GPS device after a bird has returned from a foraging trip!

Last years field assistant holding a Manx Shearwater on the isle of Rum (under a towel), retrieving a GPS device after a bird has returned from a foraging trip!

We are looking to hire a Seabird Field Assistant for 2026 for our Manx Shearwater research project.

Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour.

drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt...

05.01.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

The Canada Government will offer 400 postdoctoral fellowships to international researchers in early 2026. If you have a background in wildlife microbiome or quantitative genetics and are interested to apply to work on microbiome variation in Sable Island horses or caribou, feel free to get in touch

02.01.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“’ APPLY NOW...

...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme

Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements πŸͺΆ

Application deadline: 30 January 2026

Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

10.12.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£Please share: We are looking for a field assistant to join our team in studying #ruffs on coastal meadows at Botnian Bay in Finland. The job will provide fantastic insights into lekking behaviour and provide essential skills in field ornithology. Details here www.bi.mpg.de/2790786/2512...

08.12.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Bijdragen aan onderzoek in de #Waddenzee? Morgen sluit de #vacature. Help mee vogelzenders te ontwikkelen, optimaliseren en het systeem operationeel houden. Zie de vacature: workingat.nioz.nl/o/elektronic... en de #WATLAS website waar je ook live kunt meekijken waar de vogels zijn www.nioz.nl/watlas

06.12.2025 06:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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05.11.2025 10:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Petition: Ban cheap renewable energy from being charged at the price of expensive gas Mandate energy providers to stop charging the same price as expensive gas for much cheaper renewable energy. We think they should pass any savings on to consumers, rather than keeping them as profit.

Ask the Government stops allowing energy companies to charge the same price as gas for much cheaper to produce renewable electricity. Please sign and share! This will reduce bills overnight. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

14.10.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

JOB ALERT: We have an exciting Senior Research Assistant post available for a project tracking predators and prey simultaneously starting early 2026. We need someone with experience tagging adult raptors or wader chicks. This you? app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

08.10.2025 16:36 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com

Delighted to be cosupervising this funded PhD with @joewynnbirds.bsky.social on #migration in #birds #seabirds @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Start in early 2026! Register for our online briefing session. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

15.09.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a few days left to apply to this postdoc position on Red Knots in the #WaddenSea within the fantastic project www.waakvogels.nl Please share :)

14.05.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My pleasure 😁

25.04.2025 18:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the fab time all! πŸ¦†

25.04.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Had the absolute pleasure of talking about getting science to screen at ASAB2025.

Thanks to everyone who helped put this together, and let us loose to speak.

24.04.2025 10:57 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Day 2 has begun!

24.04.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you tell why we call them "oystercrappers"

24.04.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some #BTS

24.04.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Liran Samuni giving the Christopher Barnard Award lecture at ASAB spring conference 2025

Liran Samuni giving the Christopher Barnard Award lecture at ASAB spring conference 2025

Fascinating talk from Christopher Barnard Medal winner @lirsamuni.bsky.social contrasting chimpanzee and bonobo cooperation and conflict
#ASABSpring2025 #ASAB

24.04.2025 14:46 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Norfolk bird surveyors find Britain’s oldest known oystercatchers Birds in their 40s wintering on mudflats and coastal wetlands of the Wash received leg rings in early 1980s

The news is finally out 😎

It was not only an amazing opportunity to be part of the group which caught the UK's oldest oystercatcher, but it was even more incredible when a month later we caught a new individual which was EVEN OLDER!

πŸ”— www.theguardian.com/environment/...

24.04.2025 14:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our #ASABSpring2025 programme is out now!

Want to find out when you're presenting, how to get to LJMU, or what to do in Liverpool? Well its all in here πŸ˜‰

Go check out the up to date versions on our ASAB conference website πŸ”— asabspring2025.github.io

09.04.2025 12:58 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic describing that there are only four days left till our abstract deadline.

Graphic describing that there are only four days left till our abstract deadline.

🚨 DEADLINE APPROACHING🚨

The deadline to submit an abstract for the #ASABSpring2025 conference is in only four days. Don't miss out on this opportunity to present your work πŸ”¬

πŸ”— Follow our registration guide here: tinyurl.com/y8vjzyzt

24.02.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Hi all πŸ‘‹ I think it's time to introduce everyone to our #ASABSpring2025 committee 🧡 (1/6)

19.02.2025 11:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0