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Aldina Franco

@aldinafranco.bsky.social
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Investigates biogeography, animal movement and effects of global environmental change. Professor of Ecology and Environmental Change at University of East Anglia, UK

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 29/09/2026
We now have Aldina Franco‘s „Understanding the recent loss of migratory behaviour in a long-lived bird“ #BOUasm26 #ornithology
A presenter opening their talk.
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Excellent opportunity for @ueaceec.bsky.social students @biouea.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What a great story to start the day: White tailed eagle with broken wing spotted back above Scottish coast www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
'Miracle' eagle with broken wing soars over Scottish coast
A sea eagle that confounded experts by surviving with a broken wing has been spotted back above Scotland's west coast.
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Great to present recent results on the mechanisms that enable changes in migratory behaviour in a long-lived species #ecbb2026. Thanks @nishantkumar.bsky.social for organising this interesting symposium
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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New job alert🪶 2.5yr fixed term Conservation Scientist role in our England and Wales team Project: Developing a trial management intervention for upland breeding Whinchat through a programme of new science Deadline: 23 Sept Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... 📷Ben Andrew
A Whinchat perches atop a fern.
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@biouea.bsky.social @vildanacar.bsky.social presenting the results of her PhD at #ECBB2026, great new methods to study cognition in the wild.
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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Have you been curious about animal decision making ? how it links with population processes? Then join us tomorrow (3.9.26) for Symposium at #ECBB2026 (@Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge 11 am LAB026). We have cool keynotes from @aldinafranco.bsky.social and @Chriatian Rutz. And a panel discussion
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ASAB @asab.org · 01/09/2026
Hope everyone is excited for #ECBB2026 at Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge ! Don’t forget to follow @ecbb2026.bsky.social 😁
Blue glass front with a heron logo reading ARU
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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Brazil’s federal transport department has officially designated the rope bridge design as the recommended national standard for highways to curb the millions of wildlife deaths recorded on roads annually. #conservationoptimism #wildlifecrossings
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Zero roadkill as Amazon canopy bridges secure 15,000 crossings
For some of the world's rarest monkeys, the path to survival now runs through a simple network of ropes.
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
JOB OPPORTUNITY: North of England Golden Eagle Project Manager. Closing date for applications: 21 Aug 2026. Discussion on this controversial project & details of how to apply, in blog 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/07/16/j...
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Job opportunity: North of England Golden Eagle Project Manager
The charity Restoring Upland Nature (RUN), now home to the South Scotland Golden Eagle Project, is recruiting for the new position of North of England Golden Eagle Project Manager. This position ha…
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Should we allow wildlife species to feed on our food discards and landfill food? @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social There are benefits and problems: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Health risk fears for storks in Europe over ‘junk food’ from landfill
Rubbish dumps can expose birds to contaminants, raising questions over whether landfill foraging helps or harms
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
All welcome to join this warden and @norfolknats.bsky.social guided butterfly walk at Wheatfen this Sunday. Great site for local biodiversity.
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Butterfly Conservation Norfolk @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We are delighted to be part of the Wheatfen Butterfly Day on Sunday July 11 . If you would like to book a Warden led guided walk go to wheatfen.org/events/butte...
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Urban colony of white storks in Silves. Great productivity this year. @birdsmove.bsky.social @anna-thompson.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
PhD student @anna-thompson.bsky.social returning a juvenile white stork to the nest after being tagged. We will soon find out where it will go on migration. @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social @birdsmove.bsky.social
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
MSc student @lilyabbiss.bsky.social getting ready for the vertebrate counts at the landfill site. Still going strong! Except the parasol! @biouea.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
@ueaenv.bsky.social MSc student -Rewa Karki - surveying the camera traps at white stork nests to monitor causes of nestling mortality @ueaceec.bsky.social
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
@anna-thompson.bsky.social measuring the wing length and other morphology parameters of white storks, to determine how they grow while at the nest before fledgling. @ueaenv.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social
@annathomp
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Another fantastic white stork nest in Southern Portugal.
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Really enjoyed reading this article about the native/vagrant status of white storks in Britain. Lots of facts and background reading. petemrcooper.substack.com/p/to-stork-o...
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To Stork or Not to Stork? (Part 1)
White Storks are being released into Britain, but the government recently said they aren't native. Is this really the case, and can further releases be justified?
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Vote on your favourite butterfly! Peacock butterfly at the top for now. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Britons to vote in inaugural contest to find nation’s favourite butterfly
Butterfly Conservation poll is open until 7 June with choice of 60 species from small tortoiseshells to purple emperors
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Happy world migratory bird day! Our local swifts arrived for the breeding season 2026.
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Great day for our second field trip to @NWT reserve Sweetbriar Marshes with the 1st year UEA students @ueaenv.bsky.social and @biouea.bsky.social. Lots of birds today, including swifts and swallows and many others. With @pauldolman.bsky.social @willnash.bsky.social @bibekrajshrestha.bsky.social
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Paul Dolman @pauldolman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
UK #Deer populations still increasing rapidly, Fallow trebled, Muntjac >doubled in last 10 years! BBS Report here: www.bto.org/sites/defaul...
Table of mammal population trends from BBS monitoring, across 29 years , 10 years and 1 year Front cover of BTO JNCC RSPB Breeding Bird Survey 2025 report
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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
We're looking for a Wilder Communities Officer who can connect people with Sussex’s marine and coastal environments. Apply by Tuesday 12 May f.mtr.cool/ywoywmqpyg  #GreenJobs #NatureRecovery #Sussex
Sussex Wildlife Trust hiring: Wilder Communities Officer (Coastal). 12-month contract. Apply by 12 May 2026.
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Nominate now and celebrate the achievements of an inspiring ornithologist, birder, volunteer, young person or group for the BTO & Marsh Awards! 🎉Vote at www.bto.org/awards Nominations close on 31 May! #Ornithology
A Manx Shearwater is on the ground amongst green foliage, wording alongside reads: Do you know an inspiring ornithologist? Nominate them for a BTO or Marsh Award!
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
PROFESSORSHIP VACANCY in Climate & Environment 🌎 Closes 17 May This role represents a strategic investment in advancing + extending climate change research at UEA: a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional candidate. More information here ⬇️ tyndall.ac.uk/news/sir-ant...
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Sir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
A tremendous opportunity to advance your academic career and steer exceptional climate/environmental research.
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Excellent day for a field trip with the @ueaenv.bsky.social and @biouea.bsky.social 1st year students to monitor plants, invertebrates and birds @NWT reserve Sweetbriar Marshes @ueaceec.bsky.social with Will Nash and @pauldolman.bsky.social
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New paper examining if selection and/or learning drive the use of new anthropogenic resources by a long-lived lived species by @birdsmove.bsky.social team @inescatry.bsky.social @martaacacio.bsky.social #ornithology @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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From inexperience to proficiency: age-related improvements shape the use of novel anthropogenic food subsidies in a long-lived bird
Abstract. Worldwide, humans have altered ecosystems not only by reducing and changing the distribution of resources but also by providing new foraging oppo
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Another example of #iconicstorknests, here 3 in a row on top of an old building in Silves, Southern Portugal.
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
@lilyabbiss.bsky.social recording species numbers at landfill sites for her @ueaceec.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social MSc Applied Ecology and Conservation project. Great to see strategies to enable good conditions :-) for data collection. Enjoy!
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Dom Cram @domcram.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🚨Deadline 30/04! PhD opportunity: 🐾 Mapping the Manor: How are the lives of meerkats shaped by their sleeping & breeding burrows? 🐾 💡 Big ecological Qs 📡 Geophysics tech + data 🌍 Fieldwork with me, @geophysics-adam.bsky.social & @aldinafranco.bsky.social APPLY NOW: www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
A PhD advert collage of 1) a meerkat in the Kalahari desert, wearing a tracking collar while stood beside the entrance to its burrow, 2) a 3D scan of a subterranean burrow, 3) a map showing burrow locations and their usage patterns. The deadline is 30th April 2026 and it is open to UK, EU and international applicants.
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Some stats from inaturalist for Norfolk. There are 6999 species recorded. I wonder which species will be the 7000? There are 7089 recorders and more than 200,000 observations. #inaturalist #biodiversity
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Alice Risely @alice-risely.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I love the interesting Gulls Eating Stuff submissions! This one by @robspeirs.bsky.social is an unusual one - a herring gull scavenging on a dead harbour porpoise. Nope, they don't just eat chips... Submit your photos of gulls eating stuff to citsci.org/projects/gul... !
A Herring gull scavenging on a dead Harbour porpoise.
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Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
#AFOWOS2026 will feature a hands-on workshop on "Turning Sound Into Discovery," focusing on skills for setting up and using recorders for bioacoustics research. Workshops are free with registration but require a separate sign-up process!
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Workshops
Workshops The goal of a workshop is to provide participants the opportunity to gain experience with a specific skill, field or analytical technique. Workshops will take place the day before the sta…
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I decided to start a collection of #iconicstorknests here on Bluesky. First nest is on a sign post in the Algarve near Portimão. @ueaceec.bsky.social @birdsmove.bsky.social and @whitestorkproject.bsky.social this is a good challenge for you!
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
MSc student @lilyabbiss.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social surveying vertebrate species at a landfill site in Southern Portugal. The enclosure (Lily's cage :-) ) protects her from random encounters with feral dogs that visit the site.
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Rewa MSc student @ueaenv.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social is studying the natural causes of mortality of white storks while at the nests. She deployed camera traps at the nests and will determine which chicks do not make it to fledgling. #Ornithology #birds
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Field work has many challenges, here with @anna-thompson.bsky.social we devised a solution for placing camera traps on nests of white storks aiming to determine the drivers of natural mortality of chicks while at the nest. @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Exciting #PhD project opportunity with @domcram.bsky.social mapping the architecture of meerkat burrows and it's consequences. Join us at UEA @ueaceec.bsky.social deadline for applying 30th April. #socialbehaviour #fieldwork #mammals
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Birds on the Move @birdsmove.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Our first chicks have hatched! 🐣 Last week we welcomed the first hatchlings of the season. We’re looking forward to following their growth and seeing them fledge in a couple of months! #ornithology #ecology 🌍🧪 Photo: @anna-thompson.bsky.social
Two white stork hatchlings, two intact eggs and one broken egg and egg shells, on a white stork's nest.
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UEA CEEC @ueaceec.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
📅 The schedule for #CEECRebellion2026 is now live! Two days of ecology, evolution, and conservation research at UEA 🌿 Expect talks, posters, coffee ☕, pizza 🍕, and a pub quiz. 18–19 March | ZICER 2.02, UEA Full programme below 👇 @biouea.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Looking forward to the 2026 CEEC Rebellion conference. Fantastic programme ahead. Thanks to all organisers! @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social
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UEA CEEC @ueaceec.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Next up for #CEECRebellion2026: Our Chairs! 🌿 We are thankful to Prof. Aldina Franco and Dr. Gabrielle Davidson for their advice and guidance to the organizing committee. Stay tuned for more 🦋 @aldinafranco.bsky.social @drgdavidson.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 11/02/2026
Mexico is considering shrinking a protected area in the Gulf of California — home to the critically endangered vaquita, with an estimated 10 individuals left. A draft proposal would reduce the gillnet ban zone and allow vessel traffic in a zero-tolerance area now fully closed to boats.
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Mexico considers shrinking protected areas for endangered vaquita porpoise
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials have proposed scaling back fishing regulations meant to protect a narrow stretch of ocean home to the last 10 remaining vaquitas, the world’s smallest species of…
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
General Licence restriction imposed in relation to shooting of Golden Eagle 'Merrick'. Raeshaw Estate claims this is "wholly unjustified" & says it will appeal the decision. Statement from estate & commentary from me 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/11/r...
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Raeshaw Estate claims General Licence restriction “wholly unjustified” & intends to appeal
Following yesterday’s news that NatureScot has imposed a(nother) three-year General Licence restriction on Raeshaw Estate in south Scotland (here), based on evidence provided by Police Scotla…
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Ready to level up your birdwatching? 😎 Here’s another 10 birds to keep an eye out for this #BigGardenBirdwatch... From colourful Jays to stealthy Sparrowhawks, who have you spotted on your patch before? PS - Don't forget to sign up: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Illustrations of 10 less common garden birds: Tree Sparrow (brown with a black cheek spot), Pied Wagtail (black and white with a long tail), Rook (glossy black with a pale beak), Fieldfare (grey head, brown back, speckled chest), Blackcap (male: grey with a black cap, female: brown with a chestnut cap), Common Gull (grey wings, white body), Stock Dove (blue-grey), Jay (pinkish with blue wing patch
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Looking for a PhD project in Movement Ecology or animal migration? This is an exciting project with an experienced team. #migration #Ornithology #GPStracking
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