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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Excited by the eruption of nutcrackers in Finland etc. This one was in Falsterbo Sweden late September. I showed the photo to the owner of the telescope who missed it as photographing another at his feet! Hope some head to the UK. Loved seeing one in Westleton in 1985.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The Craig Bennett, brilliant CEO of The Wildlife Trusts, now collectively one of the world’s largest conservation organisation, describing their strategy refresh. Visionary and exciting about delivering evidence-based nature recovery in a volatile world. They are really delivering effective change.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Going to an art exhibition this afternoon with a poet so wore these socks. Seen so many wonderful Hockney exhibitions and artwork. Am in awe of his originality and questing mind. RIP

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Merlin is terrific but seems to consistently (twice in last week) identify the chiffchaff off-the-nest call for redstart.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This is such an important and engaging book (including an excellent chapter on our work on evidence-based conservation). Makes a completely compelling case for learning what is effective and then doing what we know works and not doing what we know doesn’t work.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Thoughtful and impressive talk from Charles Meshack, describing lessons from Tanzanian forests. SCCS student conference.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Wonderful launch of Rewilding Expertise Centre based in Wageningen.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

This is such an excellent book full of great tips. Should be used widely.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

At end of excellent CCI meeting about future plans we remembered Jane Goodall (who did her PhD in Zoology). Instead of a minute silence we opted for a minute noise - full of clapping and hooting. Much more suitable!

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Answers to questions about the nerdy video about albedo. 12.5 Abbey Road tracks titles are included (“I want you” is only half). The order is reversed as I (John) am the only one who owns a white suit. Here is us doing our single take from #TheBeatles Abbey Road Studios webcam

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

At CCI coffee and cake celebrating a year of having the wonderful Melissa Leach as Executive director.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

My daughter, Tessa, sent me this. I suggested it might be a Tubenose, such as an albatross, but unlikely as far from the sea. Jonathan Spencer suggested a Passenger Pigeon, which is silly as they are extinct. Any better ideas?

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

World Premier of Robert MacFarlane’s book Is a River Alive. His words echoing round Ely Cathedral as he discusses the history and meaning of rivers.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Tony Juniper talking about latest, extremely important, book at joint Cambridge Conservation Initiative/Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership seminar.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Sarobidy Rakotonarivo (University of Antananarivo) giving excellent Georgina Mace Plenary Lecture at Student Conference for Conservation Science.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Sarobidy Rakotonarivo (University of Antananarivo) giving excellent Georgina Mace Plenary Lecture at Student Conference for Conservation Science.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Julia Jones opening the 24th Student Conference in Conservation Science. Over four thousand students have attended, including Julia who took part in the first one as a student. Delighted to be here with a room full of dynamic early career conservationists.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Much enjoyed giving lecture at Ministry of Justice about weighing evidence. Also on using AI to collate evidence.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

What happened to the card in the YouTube representing the shallow seas (that disappear during ice ages) and the deep sea of Wallace’s line? Took them home and Tessa produced this 30 minutes later. Profile picture?

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Andrew Kitchener, chair of PTES, describing the amazing work done by the 150 PTES internship at their meeting to celebrate 25 years of the programme.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

British Ecological Society launch of strategy to packed room in parliament. Here president Bridget Emmett describes the plan.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We worked hard to make the Cambridge Conservation Initiative an effective and enjoyable work place. Thursday isn’t the busiest day but still at least 236 left the David Attenborough Building during today’s fire alarm. Think this is so important especially for early careers people.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Thanks to all for support. Subscribe to see next videos: Why coral reefs are productive (with Isabelle Côté), When might we believe unreplicated experiments? Wallace's line - explained with Wallace's specimens (Daniel Field), Why plough nature reserves? youtube.com/@bill_sutherland

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Mark Nason outlining how CIEEM is ensuring that evidence will be embedded into the practice of consultants through guidance, competency frameworks, learning, professional development, advocacy and perhaps a prize for good practice. A visionary revolution.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Been asked where HMS Beagle rests. Is about 300m East of Eastend on River Roach, Essex. Its final use was a coastguard lookout.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Is rather Mediterranean at Southend Pier today.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Good to visit bubbling streams and wooded vales in Northumberland to remind me of my childhood.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Love Tiago de Zoeten’s figure on how Mossy Earth view evidence and testing. Most conservation is done without looking at the evidence or carrying out a test. This is the Guessing strategy.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Here is Pollard’s original study of tree diversity and hedge age - determined from historical studies. From New Naturalist Hedges.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Sortee is such an interesting organisation making a real difference to open science www.sortee.org

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Excellent discussions between ⁦@_BTO⁩ and RSPB senior staff and trustees about mutual interests and opportunities.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

Barbara Young making the case for a Government Land use framework for strategic planning. Excellent Cambridge Conservation Forum discussion.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

@JeremyClarkson’s article today. Have bad evolutionary news am afraid…

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

Analysis, on a @CCI_Cambridge Collaborative grant, of global trade in birds. GTS = Globally Threatened Species. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Delighted to be 61st best scientist in UK and 13th best in my field of eeerm Physics. Apologies astronomer Will J Sutherland at QMC for merging. Perhaps as I coauthored a paper ‘Black hole models of leks’? Told research.com last two years; guess just need to accept it.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

Launch of the Guidelines for the Restoration, Creation, and Management of Saltmarshes and Tidal Flats. Webinar 24th September, 12:30-13:30 BST Registration bit.ly/3X7E2yI

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 17/08/2024

Video of River lark this afternoon; soundtrack essential. Created by daughter Tessa.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 16/08/2024

Much looking forward to giving this lecture and recognising how Rachel Carson influenced me.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 16/08/2024

The research group making good use of my daughter's extra birthday cake...

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 13/08/2024

Delighted to see this excellent paper in Ecology and Evolution using Sea stack plots. Please stop using bar charts as they hide so much of the useful information, such as the bimodal distribution here. Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002… Sea stack plots...

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

My account of why climbing plants are fascinating and important was too long for Twitter so just on YouTube. I accidentally made a hyperlapse version that is quicker to watch and shows the five main strategies of climbing plants. See if you need the words.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

This is such a deep and unexpected honour. The previous prize winners include so many whose work has deeply influenced me, done so much to improve our understanding of the world and helped protect it. zoo.cam.ac.uk/news/professor…

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 10/07/2024

Thought this was a really useful summary from Tiago de Zoeten of Mossy Earth classifying whether your proposed action is guessing, testing, doing or refining.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 10/07/2024

More Evidence Champions describing how they embed evidence into practice. Vincent Wildlife Trust was one the earliest adopters of evidence use. Surrey Wildlife Trust are taking evidence really seriously and embedding deeply into processes. Two pioneering effective organisations.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 10/07/2024

Meeting of Evidence Champions, organisations who take evidence seriously, about improving effectiveness. Includes sharing experience from pioneering practitioners (Wildlife Trusts), funders (Mossy Earth) and consultants (The Biodiversity Consultancy).

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 08/07/2024

Delighted that the US Fish and Wildlife Service have joined other visionary organisations in being Evidence Champions with commitments to using and creating evidence.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 03/07/2024

Delighted by the AI@cam workshop to produce a horizon scan of AI opportunities and challenges in relation to conservation.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 28/06/2024

Congratulations to RSPB Cymru and Severn Trent Water for winning @CIEEMnet large-scale Nature Conservation Project for Hafren Drfrdwy peatland restoration project.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 27/06/2024

Delighted by the success of this workshop, which made a powerful case for reflecting on evidence when making decisions and embedding tests into practice. Four attendees have decided to take evidence seriously so planning to join the early majority. Happy to talk to anyone else...

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