Ellie Honan

In memory of the Christmas Island shrew It never weighed more than a spoonful of sugar. Five or six grams of life, soft-furred and sharp-nosed, darting among the roots and leaf litter of a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. At night, its…

Once abundant on Christmas Island, the tiny, five-gram shrew filled the night forest with its high, thin cry before vanishing into silence.

Its loss adds to Australia’s grim record of extinctions—a quiet reminder of fragile lives erased by invasion, neglect, and the noise of human expansion.

❄️ Back from a fantastic and sobering 2-day meeting at @royalsociety.org where we discussed climatic tipping points in Antarctica. I was there presenting on @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social and the role of ECRs in this crucial decade for polar science. www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/a...

It was indeed - and of course!

An ideal 15 minute break from thesis writing - taking part in the @bas.ac.uk BioBlitz #BigButterflyCount with @savebutterflies.bsky.social - leis na hacmhainní i nGaeilge!

This was a great way to start a Tuesday - thanks to @jamesaorr.bsky.social‬ and looking forward to the rest of the talks in the series 💻🌿

Great network for seabird PhDs!

CONGRATULATIONS to our very own @mikebentley.bsky.social who has been awarded an OBE for his services to Antarctic Science! Mike has not only made an outstanding contribution to polar science, he is also a fantastic colleague and we are all delighted for him! ❄️🥳

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#ANTSIE is funded by @erc.europa.eu and @leverhulme.ac.uk and based at geogdurham.bsky.social and @bas.bsky.social #seabirds #phd #antarctica #seaice #climatechange #snowpetrels #BAS #Durham #GPS #biotelemetry #seabirdtracking #ecology #polar #polarscience #marinebiology #coolbirdsincoldplaces

The first paper of my PhD (and my first first-author paper!) is out now in Marine Biology 🌊 🎆 We tracked snow petrels in a season of extreme weather and little sea ice in east Antarctica❄️ read more on our #ANTSIE webpage here:
www.antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/snow-petrel-tracking/

The ANTSIE project is funded by funded @erc.europa.eu
and @leverhulme.ac.uk ❄️

What do sea-ice associated seabirds do during a season with little sea ice? Results from GPS tracking on snow petrels is now published, led by @elliehonan.bsky.social funded by @erc.europa.eu @leverhulme.ac.uk details here: www.antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/snow-petrel-tracking/ 🧪🐙