Many congratulations Graham 👏 @wadertales.bsky.social

Join me & @olliepadget.bsky.social at @livuninews.bsky.social! #postdoc #seabird movement & navigation in response to environmental cues @ukri.org. Developing new loggers w/ micro-engineers & computer scientists @yorkuniversity.bsky.social. Job tinyurl.com/2zuzktv5 Press release tinyurl.com/2zuzktv5

At #BOU2026 I'm presenting a poster with preliminary findings on the arguments used to support #bird #conservation used by bird conservation organisations around the world.

Based on 66 interviews with people from 39 bird conservation organisations!

A Great Tit perches on a rock. A quote from a BTO staff member features alongside and reads: “I will forever be grateful to BTO for giving me a place I can belong. For me, BTO stands for finding Belonging Through Ornithology.” BTO logo is top right of the image.

1/ For #WorldAutismAwarenessDay we asked some of the members of the BTO team who are on the Autism spectrum to share their experiences of working for the organisation.

At BTO we’re committed to becoming more inclusive, find out more about this work at www.bto.org/inclusivity

BMS Awards 2026 logo

Puffball mushroom in grass

Aspergillus niger hyphae

Now is the time to recognise someone you know who is making an outstanding contribution to mycology! ➡️ Submit a nomination for the #BMSawards2026. Deadline: 31 May. Details: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/awards.html

JNCC Impact Review 2024–2025 cover featuring images of Yellow Waxcaps, a group discussion, a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly on flowers, and a person using a virtual‑reality headset, with the tagline ‘Turning science into action for nature, people and planet

Our Impact Review 2024–2025 is out now! 🌱

🔗 jncc.gov.uk/news/impact-...

It highlights a year of significant progress as we continue #TurningScienceIntoAction #ForNaturePeoplePlanet 🧵

Fungal researcher using a microscope in a lab.

If you're looking to give something back and support UK mycology, consider volunteering as a member of a BMS committee in Field Mycology & Conservation; Fungal Biology Research; or Fungal Education & Outreach.
👉 Find out what's involved here: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/vacancies.html

Front cover of March 2026 issue of Field Mycology, published by the British Mycological Society

The latest issue of 'Field Mycology' is now available online, and free to access.
On the cover: Skeletocutis amorpha, a resupinate polypore with distinctive orange-pink tubes found on a coniferous stump in west Kent, UK. Photograph: Jasper Sharp. fieldmycology.org/index.php/jo...

A colour photograph of a St Helena waxbill (or common waxbill Estrilda astrild), perched on barbed wire.

📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking an International Biodiversity Officer - to work with UK Overseas Territory governments & administrations to deliver robust evidence & expert advice to underpin our international conservation work. bit.ly/JNCCjob2026009 Closing date: Sunday 19 April 2026 #Biodiversity

A Stonechat perches on a yellow flowering Gorse bush. Wording alongside reads: We're Hiring. Director of Country Operations. www.bto.org/jobs. BTO logo is top right of the image.

Great opportunity to join BTO as Director of Country Operations! Apply online ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs

📝 £68,199
📆 Full time, Permanent.
📍 Stirling, Scotland, but we would consider BTO Cymru or Northern Ireland offices for the right candidate.
🖥️ Hybrid.

Closing date: Tuesday 14 April. #Ornithology

A colour photograph of six dolphins swimming together.

📢#WeAreSeeking a Senior Marine Mammal Specialist to provide expert advice on conservation of marine mammals, & support secretariat function to UK strandings and bycatch initiatives

Apply here👉 bit.ly/JNCCjob2026001
2 year fixed term | £41,525 | Hybrid working
#JobOpportunity

📢 #Postdoc in #seabird #demography

Capture-recapture, IPMs and PVA. Analyses underway - great stage to join the project. Hybrid/remote possible. Apply: bit.ly/3P3yAM1

Please share widely, informal email enquiries welcome

@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social

Front cover of the thesis, entitled 'Eyes in the sky'. Photo of a magnificent bird cliff in the Faroes

Big congrats to Johan Castenschiold for successfully defending his PhD thesis yesterday at Aarhus University!

It was a pleasure to supervise with @sjurdur.bsky.social . Also thanks to @masden.bsky.social and Jonas Hentati-Sundberg for excellent questions!

A rainbow forms over Gough Island

First confirmed cases of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) on Gough Island represent one of the most geographically isolated detections of HPAIV to date. But how did it get there?

Read on for a summary

Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2222...

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#seabirds

BirdLife Emerging Scientist Scholarship - BirdLife International Are you seeking a career in conservation science and have a particular interest in seabirds or understanding species extinction risk? The BirdLife Emerging Scientist Scholarship could be for you.

🚨JOB ALERT🚨

We are looking for an emerging scientist with an interest in #seabirds and #conservation for a 🌟new scholarship position🌟

⏱️Deadline: 13/03/2026
🐧Fixed term 12 months, 35 hrs/pw
📌Cambridge/ Hybird

Come join our fantastic team!

Full #job details ➡️ tinyurl.com/BLIemergings...

⏳ Deadline approaching!

This is a final reminder that our Training Grants closes on the 28th of February.

If you are from a BAME background, and would like to gain seabird volunteering/ ringing experience we can provide support up to £250.

For more info: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants

How do we protect wildlife from HPAI? Here, King Penguins vaxxed w self-amplifying mRNA 2344b H5 vaccine. Chicks followed for 250 days - good immune responses, no adverse effects. Good to see trials like this, protect species of conservation concern.
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A colour photograph of a tree surrounded by cornfields.

📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking a Land Management Biodiversity Adviser

We're looking for someone with knowledge of conservation and environmental issues and policy

Based in Peterborough or Aberdeen but with hybrid working

Closing date: 1 March 2026 bit.ly/3Ob2H3H

Photo of expert mycologist Geoffrey Kibby presenting in front of screen, on which there is a photo of fungi on a woodland floor.

BMS has over 40 affiliated local fungus groups across the UK, typically run by expert mycologist volunteers who record & monitor fungi, support conservation efforts, & help those new to fungi learn more 🍄 Find a UK fungus group near you: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/recording-ne...

Bird with colourful bill flying low over water.

EARLY VIEW in IBIS

A half century of monitoring reveals contrasting survival responses of Icelandic seabirds to climate and fisheries pressures | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Sarah E. Gutowsky et al | #ornithology 🪶

Photo of Cameron Diekonigin, tutor for the BMS Beginners' Workshop.

At our Beginners' Workshop in June - find out more about fungi, meet other fungus enthusiasts & take part in interactive learning to improve your ID skills.🍄 Watch a talk by workshop tutor, Cameron Diekonigin: youtu.be/fIBfQaf0J2w
👉 Book your place: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/beginners-wo...

Logo for the BMS Awards 2026. Wreath of gold leaves on a silver background.

🌟Call for Nominations – BMS Awards 2026🌟 Seeking nominations that reflect the full breadth and diversity of the mycological community—researchers, educators, field mycologists, volunteers & more.🍄Help us raise awareness of outstanding work! Deadline: 31 May 2026. www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/awards.html

Comparison of three temperate rainforest climate envelopes for Britain and Ireland: Where could our rainforest be? There are multiple methods for creating climate envelopes for temperate rainforest, and these climate envelopes result in different extents across Ireland and Britain. An awareness of these differenc...

How much temperate rainforest could there be in the UK and Ireland, and where? Despite campaigns calling for restoration in both countries, these questions have been difficult to answer. In our new paper we assess the evidence base 🌏🧪🌐🌳🌲 1/9

⏰ DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY...

...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme

Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements

Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

Drones and artificial intelligence bring new precision to seabird monitoring Traditional seabird surveys have long been time- and resource-intensive, often with a risk of disturbing birds during the breeding season. Drones have made it possible to collect large volumes of…

Drones and artificial intelligence - in SEAPOP we have started to #monitor #seabird #populations with drones. Pictures are analyzed using artificial intelligence. Here's the #method to get from drone pictures to numbers of birds per species: seapop.no/en/2026/01/d...

Recipients of the Massee Arts Grant 2023. Left image: Anna Dumitriu surrounded by materials in a creative studio. Right image: Jenny Ashby at a potters wheel.

Funding for new arts projects focused on fungi - up to a maximum of £5,000. Open to artists from all disciplines and all geographic locations, to help encourage all sectors of society to engage with & learn about the world of fungi! Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/massee-arts-...

A calm lake with mirror waters sits in the foreground. Trees and shrubs are framed in the background. A soft beam of sunlight pierces through the canopy of a tree covering the water

🌿UK publishes first post-EU assessment for habitats and species.

Latest reports cover nationally important habitats and species in each of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & our UK offshore marine area

Find out more👉https://bit.ly/4sRWnOl
#TogetherForNature

This year, the taxonomists on the Fungarium Sequencing Project had a goal to review 10,000 specimens. They hit their target an impressive three months ahead of schedule, so to celebrate their hard work, here are some of the stories they’ve uncovered!

marsh tit, www.garthpeacock.co.uk

Very pleased to share #OpenAccess paper, which we think is important to understand woodland bird declines and impact of forestry on native ancient woodland in Britain.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #ornithology @ukceh.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @mizpas.bsky.social
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An individual‐based model to quantify the non‐breeding season impact of wind farms on seabirds A novel individual-based model to predict the impacts of offshore wind farms on seabirds during the non-breeding season, using long-term tracking data from SEATRACK. We demonstrate the model by simul...

✨New paper!✨
An individual‐based model to quantify the non‐breeding season impact of wind farms on #seabirds

doi.org/10.1002/2688...

@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
@seatrackscience.bsky.social
@signecd.bsky.social
@masden.bsky.social