Applications open for Quantitative Raptor Biologist postdoc at FitzPatrick Institute Call for applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in quantitative raptor biology; deadline 15 May 2026

Post-doc opportunity in raptor conservation at The FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology in Cape Town, South Africa - with @megmurg.bsky.social and me.

South African Citizen or have a valid work visa.
science.uct.ac.za/fitzpatrick/...

#Ornithology #RaptorResearch #AfricanOrnithology

I love how they’ve gone for black-headed gulls rather than sample sizes on top of each bar.

A long and full life - RIP Desmond Morris.

This publication is a very good place to start: birdsin.wales/wp-content/u...

Just fantastic that we now have ospreys regularly breeding in the Usk Valley, not far at all from the Glanusk estate which was the site of Wales’ largest mass-poisoning of birds of prey (and ravens) -a crime that remains mysteriously unsolved… Wildlife crime remains a very live issue in mid-Wales.

A useful site for reporting birds caught in netting or other obstacles on buildings. endbirdnetting.uk?fbclid=IwRlR...

It’s been a flaw in the approval process for many years; medicines are approved on the basis of efficacy, safety and quality but the effect on the environment hasn’t been properly taken into account.

This is a very interesting development...

Response of European Storm-petrels to a mature Camembert inadvertently cast adrift on the high seas following a mishap during a beach barbecue. MacLaurin et al. 2027 (in prep.)

#I'mNotEvenJoking #GrantApplication

Please can it include a pie chart made out of an actual steak and Guinness pie?

That’s almost as good as the un-brie-lievable title :)

This important publication is literally the most exciting cheese-related shorebird paper of… (checks Google Scholar…) The Entire History of Science!!!! Congratulations Trevor -looking forward to the follow-up papers still to come. #cheese #oystercatcher #proud

Congratulations Anne and team!

#seabirds #puffins

Great Bustard Group: Ecologist - Monitoring Productivty advertised with CJS Contract: Salary - up to £30,000pa Hours: 40 hours per week with flexible hours and days.Job Description: To work to the GBG Project Manager, monitoring Great Bustard productivity and habitat use in W...

This looks like a great (bustard) job... www.countryside-jobs.com/job/may26/ec...

Don't miss this special screening of the 'People's Emergency Briefing' at @sheffielduni.bsky.social

This eye-opening film is a call to action to treat climate change as the emergency it is.

📅 15 April (12 - 1:30pm)
📍The Diamond - Lecture Theatre 3
🎟️ tinyurl.com/4j3uwtx5

@nebriefing.bsky.social

@alysonislands.bsky.social

Roll up, roll up! Looking for a postdoc? Want somewhere that's academia adjacent? Interested in seabirds, plastics, and conservation? Come work with me and @adriftlab.bsky.social!

If you want to help develop an application, get in touch! #ornithology #seabirds #PhDjobs #PostdocJobs

Poster advertising the Arican Raptor Leadership Grant - African antionals applying for MSc or Hons courses at AP LEventis Ornithological Research Institute (Nigeria), Fitzpatric Institute of African Ornithology (UCT, South Africa) or Mohammed V University (Morocco) are invited to apply via https://raptorresearchfoundation.org

Are you a national of an African country? Looking to study birds of prey at one of three leading ornithological research university across the contient? This might be for you! raptorresearchfoundation.org/grants-award...

A freshly-built amphibian hideout ready for residents!

Offering cool, damp hiding spots for frogs, toads, newts & plenty of insect neighbours. Easy to build, great for wildlife & no planning permission required!

More habitats to create in your garden: https://ow.ly/yi5m50YCiLW

Those affiliated to a UK university (student, staff, alumnus) can sign the open letter, here: ded1.co/how-we-do-it...

Stop the Militarisation of UK Universities The military industrial complex – the relationship between a country’s military and the defence industry – is not often the first thing that comes to mind when we think about UK universities. But as c...

Please consider signing the Petition for UK Higher Education Leaders to End their Complicity in War and Break from the Global Arms Trade: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...

Doomsday seed collectors aim to save Wales' native species Should the apocalypse arrive, Wales as we know it may depend on these two conservationists.

Fantastic work by Ellyn Baker (formerly of Skokholm Island @skokholmisland.bsky.social), Kevin McGinn, and colleagues at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s never too late to continue a 1200+ year dataset. Please share.

Highly recommended! :)

Coasteering licensing plan to protect Pembrokeshire national park wildlife A national park is bringing in a licensing scheme for the activity which involves navigating along rocky coastlines.

Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social legal win has knock-on impacts for ensuring wildlife protection. @pembscoast.bsky.social now looking more carefully at impacts. That’s how taking legal action for wildlife against public bodies should work. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Went back to see the moon @footymuseumcymru.bsky.social , and was lucky enough to see a solar eclipse!

How fantastic to receive this delivery from children’s author Gill Lewis - steadfast defender of the seabirds of Ceibwr Bay, Pembrokeshire. @gill-lewis.bsky.social @wildjustice.bsky.social

A Robin perched on a branch, its beak full of food and other material.

To reduce disease, we all need to make some urgent but simple changes to how we feed our garden birds.

See our website for the latest guidance: brnw.ch/21x1t4w

I still can't believe they cancelled Vivaldi after four seasons... maybe he should have been measuring oak leaves.