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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Science Slam is my favourite of all NWDUG events we organize. And Wilhelmshaven agrees. For the 4th year in a row the event, kindly supported by @sfb1372.bsky.social, was sold out. Slamming it for the @ifv-whv.bsky.social were @sonamkulkarni.bsky.social & Phillipp. They were amazing!

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The Edinburgh Birdwatcher @edinbirdwatcher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Congratulations to The @btobirds.bsky.social for creating their first podcast titled ‘Beyond The Bird Table’. The first episode was about Researching Seabirds with Tim Birkhead & @ninaohanlon.bsky.social You can listen via Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oh no, I jinxed it... Now all our GPS-tracked birds seem to have made it to Africa. It's almost spring, right?

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We’re having a bit of an empty-nest-syndrome here. T98 is the last of @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social gull-billed terns equipped with a GPS that’s still on the continent.

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

💡Plenary Spotlight Sandra Bouwhuis – Institute of Avian Research, Germany Sandra studies life-history strategies in common terns, focusing on migration, pollution, climate change and avian influenza. #EOU2027 | 23-27 August | Brno, CZ Submit symposia: www.eou27.cz/call-for-sym... #Ornithology

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thank you, @dornitholges.bsky.social, for putting together another lovely annual meeting, hosted in a very pretty place and with a lot of support from @ccrowther.bsky.social. The part of the tern team that could make it this year thoroughly enjoyed it.

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German Ornithological Society @dornitholges.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The 159. Annual Meeting has officially begun in #mainz! Great to see so many ornithologists coming together for a few days of research, exchange and discussion. #DOGAnnualMeeting26 #ornithology #birdresearch #birdconservation

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Coming up on the 25th: the NWDUG’s #scienceslam that will take place in #Wilhelmshaven. Kindly supported by Navisense and @sfb1372.bsky.social, there will be 6 youngsters presenting their science in the coolest of ways. Among them will be Phillipp & Sonam, two PhD students from @ifv-whv.bsky.social:

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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We did our best but couldn't find this little fellow. Here are some pictures of what the habitat looked like. After an hour searching through the ferns, we saw no sign of it, or of any raptor nest for that matter. We are really sorry @commonternproject.bsky.social 🙏

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Miguel A Gómez Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Don't miss @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social's wonderful report: "State of the World’s Birds. A focus on migratory species and their flyways" sowb.birdlife.org

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Update: @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social has offered to go search. So we've got Portugal covered. :-) THANK YOU, Alfredo!

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I can’t believe I am writing this, but chick T99 chose another route than his dad L43, and whereas dad seems to safely be hanging out in Spanish Laguna de Gallocanta, the GPS track of T99 suggests predation in Portugal. Here’s the position: maps.app.goo.gl/qHsMCT8HUzWm...

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What happens on the first migration south will set the pattern for the rest of a juvenile wader's life. Blog from 12 Sep 2024. 🎂 wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/j... #ornithology Paper by @tomasgunnarsson.bsky.social et al

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SFB 1372 @sfb1372.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On 25 Sep, science comes alive at the NWDUG #ScienceSlam in Wilhelmshaven! 🎤🧪Co-organised & moderated by our PostDoc Nathalie Kürten, the event puts researchers in the spotlight - with just 10 min to present their projects in creative & accessible ways. Tickets: www.nwdug.de/aktuelles/science-slam/

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Dear Bluesky-friends, I am back to ask another favour. Gull-billed tern chick H36 has died close to Parque Nacional de Doñana. It seems to be on a small island in the Caño de Guadiamar: maps.app.goo.gl/Z195ha4z9zYY...

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NABU @nabu.de · 08/09/2026

👑🐦 Wer macht das Rennen? Fünf tolle Kandidaten stehen zur Wahl zum Vogel des Jahres 2027: Kolkrabe, Kranich, Mehlschwalbe, Trauerschnäpper & Wasseramsel. Wer ist dein Favorit? 🗳️ Jetzt abstimmen unter www.vogeldesjahres.de

Auf dem Bild sind Kolkrabe, Wasseramsel, Mehlschwalbe, Kranichund Trauerschnäpper zu sehen. Überschrift: Wer wird Vogel des Jahres 2027?

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Harry Kuipers @harrykuipers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It is September and there are still a few Gull-billed Terns in NW Europe. During daytime, this bird is staying near Emden (D) and at night he is sleeping in the Dollard (NL). It is a male and he has a chick to care for. The frog he caught was too delicious to feed to his chick, so he at it himself.😋

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

‘Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic #avianinfluenza in wildlife’ – officially out now, and open access, in Biological Reviews. #HPAI #H5N1 doi.org/10.1002/brv....

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Have you read the latest Oystercatcher blog, about juveniles crossing the Atlantic? wadertales.wordpress.com/2026/09/03/a... Another tagged chick (middle bird) seems to have settled on a wintering area - Morecambe Bay (NW England). Colour-ringed Dad winters in Cornwall (SW England). #UKbirding

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New paper alert: making use of 40 years of measurements of POPs and mercury in eggs of oystercatchers and terns breeding in the Wadden Sea, we investigated whether pollutant levels differed between the two species and 17 sampling locations, and how they changed over time: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Such a wonderful evening, shared with @priscila-fernandes.bsky.social, connecting to birds through science and art. Her video 'A Voice and Nothing More' can be seen as part of the outdoor exhibition 'Into Nature: Haunted by Waters' in the Onlanden until 25/10/2026: intonature.net/outdoor-exhi...

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Priscila Fernandes @priscila-fernandes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

‘What can we learn from birds' Artist Priscila Fernandes talks about her video A Voice and Nothing More, made for Into Nature with two scientists: David Lentink (U.Groningen) and Sandra Bouwhuis (Institute for Bird Research, Wilhelmshaven). September 1 19-21:30 Roderwolde Into Nature + New Roots.

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Corinna Langebrake @co-la.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

To the birding community: one of our GPS-tagged redshanks was predated during its migration in France. We would be very greatful if we could have the GPS tag back and get as much information as possible from the bird! This is the last position: maps.app.goo.gl/jCWDXDfhnJPT... @genmig.bsky.social

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Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

325 #kakapo! The chicks from this year's record breeding season are now juveniles and so have been added to the population. In 1995 there were just 51 kākāpō left. Recovery of critically endangered species _is_ possible with sustained effort. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots

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Michelle Wille @duckswabber.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Revisiting the Sandwich Tern outbreaks - mortality biased towards older individuals (40% mortality) vs young individuals (5-10%). = removed most experienced individuals from the population. No sex bias observed. 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🪶 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 🪶 16th European Ornithologists' Union Congress Brno, Czech Republic 23-27 August 2027 Do you have a research theme you’d like to bring to EOU? The call for symposia, round table discussions and pre-congress meetings is now open! Apply: www.eou27.cz/call-for-sym... #EOU2027

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🐟 Populations of killifish are remarkably resistant to environmental pollution. Scientists are studying why, and what that may teach us about environmental exposures in our own species. ✍️ @wudan.bsky.social

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Pollution evolution: The little fish that could

Where other species succumbed, the killifish survived contaminated habitats. It’s a finding that could help researchers understand environmental risk factors for humans.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

As part of the #B10K project, a gull-billed tern from Neufelderkoog is one of the birds of 350 species that has recently had its genome assembled. These genomes have now been released in Gigascience: doi.org/10.1093/giga...

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Harry Kuipers @harrykuipers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Sure! bsky.app/profile/harr...

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Harry Kuipers @harrykuipers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Ze zijn er nog steeds: Lachsterns. Niet eerder zag ik zo laat in augustus nog Lachsterns in Groningen. En ondanks dat ze midden op een omgeploegde akker zitten, komen ze toch af en toe nog dichtbij genoeg voor een aantal mooie platen. Dit is A00, een jong met een gps-zender.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

After hanging out at Parque Nacional de Doñana for a while, it has now happened: gull-billed tern fledgling H13 is the first of our ‘logger-babies’ to have left Europe. Sibling H12 has made its second move to France today, while mum L09 is still hanging out in the Netherlands. #theygrowupsofast

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Here's a little shout-out to our lovely volunteers Lotti & Louise, whose last day it is today. Thank you both so much for spending your voluntary year with us. It was great fun having you, and I am sure the pictured chick that you rescued is still grateful! ❤️

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Amy Leedale @amyleedale.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The 16th meeting of the European Ornithologist's Union is in Brno, Czech Republic! 🪶 📅 | 23 - 27 August 2027 | www.eou27.cz We have a fantastic programme taking shape, with plenary speakers and call for symposia to be announced soon. See you in Brno! #EOU27 #Ornithology #Ecology #Evolution

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THE 16 th EOU Conference 2027! – THE 16 th EOU Conference 2027!

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In much better news: we have registered 50% more birds at the Banter See common tern colony this year than last! Mostly thanks to the amazing 2024 cohort coming back so strong this year. ❤️

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Here’s an update on gull-billed tern L49, whose GPS showed us that it died in France while traveling south: although google street view suggested a power line might have been the problem, the corpse actually suggests that the bird has been shot.

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SFB 1372 @sfb1372.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

NaviSense, the Cluster of Excellence on Animal Navigation at the University of Oldenburg, is looking for motivated doctoral researchers to join their interdisciplinary team! Find more details here: 🔗 uol.de/job1191en #DoctoralResearcher #AnimalNavigation #Oldenburg

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Big new @adriftlab.bsky.social paper - we show for the first time that plastics affects seabirds at the POPULATION level. Plastic ingested as a chick reduces recruitment of birds to the breeding population. And the story is pretty grim. 🧵 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Petr Procházka @rytikerttunen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

What can 20+ years of GPS tracking teach us about saving Eurasian Curlews? A lot! Tracking data from 626 curlews across Europe revealed remarkably strong fidelity to breeding & wintering sites, critical life stages, and key places & pressures affecting survival. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... 1/3

A tagged Eurasian Curlew. Photo credit: Andreas Bange

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Harry Kuipers @harrykuipers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Bloedheet gisteren, 36°C. Deze jonge Lachstern had het ook warm. Video gemaakt vanaf een bootje, dus het beeld schommelt een beetje... Hot yesterday, 36°C. This young Gull-billed Tern was hot too. Video shot from a boat, so the image is a bit shaky...

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

For anyone local: the @ifv-whv.bsky.social will have a stand at the Long Night of Science celebrated at the Botanical Garden tonight, and we’ll give two talks too. Come find us, we’ll be happy to see you!

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Current status of @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social's birds we deployed with a GPS logger : 7 birds are out of range, and 25 scattered across Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Question: do I know anyone near Nantes who would be willing to pick up a dead gull-billed tern and its logger? L49 has sadly been killed near a road. I’d be very grateful for a picture and the logger and would of course reimburse postage.

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Harry Kuipers @harrykuipers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Lachstern L21 brengt jong T92 een lekkere dikke sprinkhaan. 😋 Gull-billed tern L21 brings a nice fat cricket to his chick T92. 😋 @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social

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Gull-billed tern conservation @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Meanwhile in Noord-Holland. One of our gull-billed tern chicks doing some playful flight training in between feedings and naps. With slootjes (ditches) full of frogs and a parent nearby bringing them on life can be easy. Thanks to Fred Visscher for the lovely footage.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Last year I posted the photo on the left, showing how our Banter See terns are perhaps not so scared of the neighbour's scarecrow. This year I can add the photo on the right, showing how the scarecrows have lots of company. Bird shit all around showing how well everyone is fed. It's a good season. ❤️

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Harry Kuipers @harrykuipers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Lachstern jong T86 had geluk. Hij slikte de kikker die hij van z’n ouder kreeg op tijd in. De kokmeeuw was te laat. Gull-billed tern chick T86 is lucky. He swallowed the frog he got from his parent quickly enough. The gull was too late.

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Harry Kuipers @harrykuipers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Lachstern - Gull-billed tern L37 jaagt een kokmeeuw weg die de net gevangen sprinkhaan van zijn jong wilde stelen. L37 chases a black-headed gull away, who wanted to steal a cricket from his chick. @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 28/07/2026

A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discusses population trends of migratory birds, dominant threats in different regions and existing conservation initiatives. It also recommends integrative conservation approaches for the future. go.nature.com/4z0KWae 🌎🧪

This is figure 3, which shows examples of Critically Endangered and recently downlisted migratory birds.

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