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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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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🔊 Registration is now open for The Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey (NEWS)! Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/webs-news NEWS monitors waterbirds along stretches of open coastline that aren't covered by estuary surveys, helping us build a more complete picture of wintering birds around the UK. #UKBirding

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Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) | Goose & Swan Monitoring (GSMP) @webs-gsmp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We need your help!🫡 The NEWS IV survey period runs again from 1 December 2026 - 31 January 2027 🎉 If you'd like to take part in a single-visit waterbird count along a stretch of coastline this winter, visit www.bto.org/webs-news for more info on how you can get involved🦆 #Ornithology #UKBirding

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 22/09/2026

Happy mushroom season!

A comic titled "Types of mushrooms" with 12 mushroom species. A wrinkly-looking morel is labeled "creepy but tasty". A brownish deadly galerina is labeled "boring but deadly". A witch's butter on a branch is labeled "jiggles if you poke it". A large puffball is labeled "egg". A creepy red-dripping bleeding tooth fungus is labeled "deeply disconcerting". A fly agaric with a green treefrog sitting under it is labeled "frog umbrella". A black chanterelle is labeled "chalice for forbidden elixers". Three straight-stemmed entolomas are labeled "haha, nipples". A bright purple viscid violet cort is labeled "purple is nice". A birch polypore sticking out of a birch trunk is labeled "tree nose". A complex yellow-tpped coral fungus is labeled "cursed citadel where dwells a fairy queen". A Ravenel's stinkhorn is pixellated at the top for your safety, and labeled "NSFW".

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm writing WaderTales blog #160 about a fantastic global Whimbrel study. Lots of info re migration, subspecies, threats, conservation etc to cram into 1500 words. Reckon WaderTales must be up to 250,000 words by now! Catalogue: wadertales.wordpress.com/about/ #ornithology

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 11/09/2026

Do birds enjoy flying as much as we think they do? A group of researchers set out to find out by studying an Australian cockatoo species, and found that flight positively affects their emotional state. Read more in De Gruyter Brill: ow.ly/3UTH50ZHfrj

Close-up of a white cockatoo with vibrant orange crest feathers against a blurred green background.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We're looking for our next Editor of BTO News! Find out more about the role and apply here➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 😀 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology

A bird called a Redstart perches on top of a post, showing its bright orange-red underparts, grey upperparts and black face and bill. Wording above reads: We're hiring! Science Communications Manager.

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Jen Gill @jengill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Our Chair, @bksandercock.bsky.social, closes a really wonderful International @waderstudy.bsky.social conference. Thanks to all organisers 🙏🙏🙏 #iwsg2026

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Pssst... its conference weekend 🥳 We're gathering in Santiago de Compostela, Spain 🇪🇸 for another brilliant weekend #IWSG2026 #IWSGconf

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Can you deliver an accessible, inclusive and engaging logo design for a new citizen science project? With a prize of £1,500 for the winning design and deadline of midnight on Sunday 9 August 2026. Find out more bit.ly/birdatlaslogo

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Katharine Bowgen @modelbirder.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough! One of my highlights as a young researcher was meeting him at ZSL and having him be actually interested in what I was studying! 😀 (one of these days I'll find the original photo file...)

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BTO England @btoengland.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Do you live close to BTO HQ in Thetford, Norfolk? If you do and would like to find out more about the birdlife in your local area, why not sign up to take part in our ‘Meet the BTO’ Online Session on Monday 16 March? Register before Friday 13 March ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... #NorfolkBirding

A short-eared Owl perches on a post. Wording alongside reads: Free Zoom Session. Meet the BTO (focusing on the geographical area around BTO HQ). Monday 16 March, 7pm - 8.45pm.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

✨ Vote for your favourite bird image! ✨ We need you to pick our new Birds in Greenspaces icon for our brand-new mobile phone app! Vote here ➡️ bit.ly/VoteBiGsIcon Will it be the Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Green Woodpecker or Chaffinch? 🤔 Voting closes on 15 February.

Six individual bird illustrations focusing on the head of the bird are lined up in a collage. Species depicted include the Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Green Woodpecker and Chaffinch. Artwork by Will Rose.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

📢 We're looking for a PhD student to focus on habitat use of wintering Curlew in and around coastal SPAs. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD The student will be based at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and BTO, starting in October 2026 for four years. 📆 Deadline to apply: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Longevity record! Last night, @washwader.bsky.social recaught this Black-tailed Godwit, first caught and ringed 29 years ago. The metal ring was wearing thin (and was replaced) but the bird is still going strong. Blog about longevity of waders: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w... #ornithology

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

The Least auklet (Aethia pusilla) everybody! *SO* tiny 👏 #leastbutnotlast #auktober

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Wouter Vansteelant @wmgvs.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

What an honour to open the 50th @waderstudy.bsky.social conference with a plenary on Spoonbill migration culture on the beautiful stage of DOT in Groningen. The Spoonbill-inspired concerto 'Solanum' by Tjibbe Stelwagen and Caspar Kootstra made for a perfect tandem wt the arts. #ornithology

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Here we go then! Our 50th annual conference is officially open 🥳 #IWSG2025

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Thank you to all of today's speakers for a really interesting array of talks! So much great research, and more on the way tomorrow! #IWSG2025 #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Sound on 🔊 Over the last few months our team released 56 headstarted Curlew in Norfolk! 🙌 The birds are already visiting the coastlines and moving around nicely.

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Lynda Donaldson @lyndadonaldson.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

📣 Nominations for this year's round of @bou.org.uk awards are currently OPEN! Your chance to recognise those key people in #ornithology 👏 Find out more and make your nominations here: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo... 📆 Deadline 15th Sept 2025 1/5

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Medals and awards - British Ornithologists' Union

Each year, the BOU presents awards to recognise individuals who have made an outstanding contribution within ornithology. Each award celebrates a specific contribution and nominations are warmly encou...

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Happy Birthday to @washwader.bsky.social 66 today! 🎂 Still at the forefront of shorebird research. There's a blog about the first 6O years: wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/s... Here's the Black-tailed Godwit section of the blog 👇

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Jeroen Reneerkens @jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Shorebird chicks are hatching here in Greenland! This year, egg predation has been intense, especially on Turnstone clutches, so every successful hatch feels extra special. This Turnstone male brooded its four chicks right next to my phone. A bit too close maybe...

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BTO Garden BirdWatch @bto-gbw.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

It’s #SwiftAwarenessWeek! These amazingly adapted #birds eat, sleep & mate on the wing! 🐦‍⬛🌀 📝Add them to your GBW list if they’re nesting in your home or feeding low over your garden 🐞 Gardening for wildlife helps boost their insect prey! #CitSci #UKBirding

This image is an id plate that describes the common swift (Apus apus), a fast-flying bird with dark plumage, long sickle-shaped wings, and a forked tail. It typically lays 2–3 eggs and can live up to 17 years. Swifts feed on flying insects and are present in the UK mainly from May to August, nesting around towns and villages, with an estimated 59,000 breeding pairs. The graphic is labeled with clear icons and text on a blue background, and includes a photo of the bird in flight.

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Jeroen Reneerkens @jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

In NE Greenland today, I watched a male Sanderling give his all to impress a female-- song and calls, slowmotion dive and nest scraping. She was not impressed and calmly kept foraging. #shorebirds never cease to amaze.

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

At least 1298 Curlew chicks were released after headstaring (hatching and rearing in captivity) between 2014 and 2023. What have we learnt? New paper in @waderstudy.bsky.social journal: www.waderstudygroup.org/article/18880/ #openaccess 1/4 in short thread ... #ConservationScience🌎

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Our next conference #IWSG2025 in Groningen, Netherlands 🇳🇱 isn't just talks and workshops! There are some great excursions to choose from too. More details here ⬇️ www.waderstudygroup.org/conferences/...

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

⚠️ We need your help to survey priority sites for Dartford Warbler, Woodlark and Nightjar as part of our Heathland Birds Survey. 🐦 Find a vacant survey site near you ➡️ www.bto.org/heathlan... #Ornithology #UKBirding #BirdingWales 📷 Dartford Warbler by Philip Croft/BTO

Straight on view of a Dartford Warbler perched on Gorse with blurred green foliage and blurred bright blue sky in the background.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Is well know species differ in the prey they eat, but do individuals also specialise? Here I discuss how oystercatchers differ in diet, whether stab or hammer to enter prey, whether attack upper or lower surface and whather attack left or right side. youtu.be/XDMX-nwSXvY?...

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Individual specialisation of oystercatchers

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

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Wash Wader Research Group @washwader.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Establishing how long waders live for is a key factor in understanding their population dynamics. WWRG has been researching waders on the Wash for over 60 years: new longevity records for the species demonstrate the value of long term sustained studies wwrg.org.uk/record-break...

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Yesterday's news that a @washwader.bsky.social Oystercatcher had broken the @btobirds.bsky.social longevity record for a wader (now 43 years from ringing to latest capture) begs the question: "How long do other waders live for?" Answers here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w... #ornithology

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

#FrescoFriday and here’s some beautiful birds from Pompeii. 📷 mine 🏺 #AncientBlueSky

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

1/ Have you seen these Curlew? Please report any Curlew you see with yellow leg flags ➡️ bit.ly/ReportACurlew Here’s why these birds are so special. ⬇️ #WorldCurlewDay #Ornithology 🌍

Image of young Curlew being held in the hand. The bird has a yellow leg flag with the letters JP on and an orange ring on its legs. Image credit reads: Curlew by Katharine Bowgen/BTO.

Image of Curlew being held in the hand. The bird has a yellow leg flag with the letters NH on, an orange ring on its legs and a GPS tag. Image credit reads: Curlew by Katharine Bowgen/BTO.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Us too, Curlew… us too. 😴 #MondayMotivation #WorldCurlewDay

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 01/04/2025

🧵1/8 Welcome to #BOU2025 Frontiers in ornithology, our annual conference. Over the next 3 days, we’ll be in-person in Nottingham, and here on Bluesky Follow the #BOU2025 for conference threads and to join in! #ornithology 🪶🧪

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Katharine Bowgen @modelbirder.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The IWSG conference will be in the Netherlands this year and for anyone who hasn't noticed there are still a few days left to apply for the grants to help support members from low-income countries! Details can be found on the @waderstudy.bsky.social website -> www.waderstudygroup.org/news/

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Calling all wader-lovers and researchers! Can you help with this project ⬇️

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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

We are running competitions for World Curlew Day again this year! You can enter our art, poetry or baking competition! The deadline for entries is in a month: midnight of 10th April 2025. For full details, read our post about the competitions:

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World Curlew Day competition | Curlew Action

Find out when World Curlew Day is, how to enter Curlew Action's competition, and who our esteemed judges are.

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BirdLife Marine @birdlifemarine.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER🚨details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways using #seabird #tracking data & novel analytical methods ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004 🧪 #ornithology #migration #BLScience @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social We are grateful to GOBI @iki-germany.bsky.social for funding the project 🧵1/5

Infographic map showing the six marine flyways (Atlantic Ocean Flyway, North Indian Ocean Flyway, East Indian Ocean Flyway, West Pacific Ocean Flyway, Pacific Ocean Flyway, Southern Ocean Flyway) in a spilhaus projection, and the general direction of travel by migratory seabirds

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

1/ Can you help us survey Woodlark for our Heathland Birds survey? Monitoring has started for this species, so visit our website to sign up. ➡️ www.bto.org/heathland-birds-survey #Ornithology #UKBirding

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 10/02/2025

Nature valentines. Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon

A group of six nature valentines. A picture of a bog with pitcher plants, with text saying "Our love is like a bog. Built up over time, resistant to decay, deeply interesting to just a small number of people." A yellow slime mold stretching out and exploring. "our love is like a slime mold. Collaborative, complex, at times unnerving to behold." A piece of limestone with a small trilobite in the corner. "Our love is like limestone. Layered, useful for many purposes, shaped by the friends we met along the way." A ring-billed gull with a french fry on a beach. "Our love is like a ring-billed gull. Abundant, found in North America, sometimes sustained by french fries." An Atlantic horseshoe crab walking on the sand. "Our love is like a horseshoe crab. Tough, timeless, unrelated to true crabs." A drawing of the phosphorus cycle, with arrows connecting various parts of a scene, including algae and fish and a farm and a river and a forest. "Our love is like the phosphorus cycle. Important, really hard to draw."

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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Our final discussion session is on 'Post-release Monitoring' by @modelbirder.bsky.social from @btobirds.bsky.social. 📷 @wisebirding.bsky.social

A photo of an adult Curlew, with colour rings and flags on its legs.

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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

We had an excellent first day for our headstarting workshop yesterday! Today we will be looking at various aspects of headstarting in more detail. We have two pre-recorded talks, and we will share the links. The other sessions will be discussions, and we will try to capture key points here.

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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The first day of our headstarting workshop consists mainly of pre-recorded presentations, which we will be sharing in a thread here. 🧪 #Birds #Conservation #Curlews #UKBirding

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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Our eighth talk is 'Headstarting Curlews in Norfolk (England)' by Chrissie Kelley from Pensthorpe & @modelbirder.bsky.social from @btobirds.bsky.social The project is working in Norfolk to take eggs from airbases that were scheduled for destruction & rearing them for release as headstarted curlews

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Headstarting Curlews in Norfolk (England)

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

1/ Great news! 🎉BTO, JNCC and RSPB are making decades of Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data freely available for everyone in the conservation and research community. This includes over 7 million records! 📝 Find out more ⬇️ or read the paper➡️ bit.ly/_BBSData #Ornithology #UKBirding

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

How can you tell that this hedge is Norman and nearly a thousand years old? youtu.be/kM3F-BkKgds?...

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Hooper's Rule: ageing hedges

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

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