Spring Residential Weekend 13 - 15/16 March, 2026 Join us for a weekend's volunteering staying in the Birks Centre in the heart of Hardknott Forest. The centre has fantastic views over the site,...

Our Spring residential is next weekend, and thanks to generous support from @northernmonk.bsky.social we'll have free beer at this one (and 2000 trees to plant). One ticket left ⤵️ 🌳🍻

@envleeds.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social

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A Roseate Tern, standing beside a list of seabird jobs being advertised by Birdwatch Ireland.

We are currently hiring for a range of #seabird jobs at @birdwatchireland.bsky.social , with a deadline of 22nd March. If you'd like to join our Seabird team this summer see birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved...

UK Government confirms ban on sale & use of toxic lead ammunition for ‘live quarry shooting’ from 1st April 2029 Following the announcement from Defra in July 2025 that the Government aimed to introduce legislation by the summer of 2026 to ban the sale and use of toxic lead ammunition for ‘live quarry s…

UK Government confirms ban on sale and use of toxic lead ammunition for live quarry shooting from 1st April 2029.

Good news for the environment & wildlife (especially raptors!)

New blog ⬇️

#RaptorResearch

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/05/u...

Sign the petition to end peat sales! No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.

Big week for us at @peatfree.bsky.social - we're taking the petition to Downing Street 💚 over 16.200 people have now signed - smashing our original 10k target 🎉 solid proof of the public support we always knew was there 4 legislation to #endpeatsales actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...

Three reforms to stop the criminal killing of birds of prey – new petition to UK Minister from Friends of the Dales A new petition has been launched calling on the UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Mary Creagh MP) to bring in legal reform to help stop the illegal persecution of birds of prey. The petiti…

Three legal reforms to stop the criminal killing of birds of prey - new petition to UK Minister from @friendsofthedales.bsky.social

Details & link to petition in blog 🔽

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/19/t...

Come along and join us this Sunday for a discussion on how BSL can highlight the interesting features of ten key seabird species.

This is a free event and includes free entry to the Discovery Experience and to the Scottish Seabird Photography Competition Exhibition.

🔊 KEYNOTE NOMINATIONS

Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ?

Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky

Nominate via link ⬇️

bou.org.uk/event/avi...

#ornithology 🪶

NEW JOB in #ornithology chasing #nutcrackers in Switzerland to understand seed dispersal patterns: buff.ly/Cx0OOQy

Big Bird: A global dataset of birds in drone imagery annotated to species level Drones are a valuable tool for surveying birds, but manually detecting and identifying birds in drone images is costly. We assembled a diverse dataset of 23 865 images of birds captured with 21 diffe...

In this work led by Josh Wilson, we labelled 4824 drone-based images containing 49990 birds from 101 species and trained a bird detection and ID model. The model achieved precision = 0.91 for detection & 0.65 for species/age/sex classification.
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Puffins and Shags seem to have been hit hardest by recent storms, with many reports of birds washed ashore. This includes one Isle of May Puffin that was ringed as an adult in 1995, making it at least 34 years old!

#stormChandra #seabirds #winterstorms

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After a Devastating Bird Flu Outbreak, Scotland's Seabirds Are Slowly Recovering—and So Are the Scientists Who Witnessed Their Decline The world’s largest colony of northern gannets was decimated by bird flu in 2022. Now, as their numbers climb again, researchers are collecting data to understand the virus’ lasting effects

My story for @biographic.bsky.social on the aftermath of HPAI in Northern Gannett colonies was picked up by Smithsonian Magazine! A nice thing to see while resurfacing briefly during another round of kid sick days...

One ticket left!

Running, without the footprint - The Green Runners CIC We are The Green Runners - a community making changes for a fitter planet. Help us win the race against the climate emergency.

Come for the Barkleys and @keithdunn.bsky.social’s brilliant commentary.

Stay for The Green Runners, whose co-founders include Jasmin Paris & Damian Hall @ultradamo.bsky.social

thegreenrunners.com

Last chance to apply for this PhD opportunity ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD

Closing date: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology

We're looking for volunteers to join us on Mousa, Shetland this July! 🌊⛺🔊

Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to know more. And perhaps worth looking into @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social's 2026 Training Grants if you need financial support: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants 🔗

What’s it really like to work in science at the RSPB? To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we speak to six of our Conservation Scientists.

This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience meet just six of the inspiring women in our Conservation Science department and hear about some of their most memorable moments at the RSPB 🧪

Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

After the Outbreak - bioGraphic A northern gannet colony devastated by avian influenza is slowly recovering—and so are the researchers who witnessed the virus’s wrath.

After the Outbreak

A northern gannet colony devastated by avian influenza is slowly recovering—and so are the researchers who witnessed the virus’s wrath.

by @rheisman.bsky.social

www.biographic.com/after-the-ou...

A lovely article about our research on Gannets featuring interviews with #seabirders @heyjooode.bsky.social and @sue-lewis.bsky.social

#ornithology

Restoring Hardknott Forest Winter 2026 Newsletter out now: peat restoration, carcass ecology, new staff start with us, extra volunteering dates, farmer points at a post.
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We're currently curating our winter newsletter, out soon. What to expect? A farmer pointing at a post, carcass ecology, new staff start, we're the topic of "Wildwood" a photographic talk. Plus volunteer dates & wildlife videos. Sign up▶️
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Decorative LEAF Day 2026 logo

This week we're excitedly preparing for LEAF Day 2026 - our one day annual meeting for folks interested in trees and woodlands!

If you're based at the Uni of Leeds, are free on Friday, and that sounds like you, then check out the programme and register at leaf.leeds.ac.uk/events/leaf-...

A Curlew, a wading bird with a long downcurved bill, stands on an estuary shoreline with water in the background. Wording below reads: PhD opportunity with BTO and Liverpool John Moores University. BTO logo is top right of the image.

📢 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

Travel to a remote Scottish island to see how tagging seabirds can help protect them YouTube video by RSPB

Join our Marine Team on an expedition to track the Leach's Petrel 🪶

These birds can travel over 2000km during a single foraging trip, but are only the size of a starling!

Watch the full film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrXB...

All birds were caught and handled under licence by RSPB staff

Take a wild journey to remote Scottish islands with an RSPB team searching for a remarkable seabird YouTube video by RSPB

Want to see our conservation scientists in action?

Join them on an expedition to North Rona and the Flannan Isles where this summer they were surveying Leach's Petrel populations 🧪🌍🪶

Watch the film here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEQm...

Technical Officer - Conservation Science | RSPB We're seeking a highly motivated person with excellent practical and design skills to join the Conservation Science Technical team. Collaborating closely with other scientists and colleagues across RS...

📢 Fantastic job opportunity!

Interested in equipment used for nature conservation research?

@rspbscience.bsky.social
are looking for someone to design, develop, assemble, procure, and maintain equipment to support science work at the RSPB.

DEADLINE - 21 Nov

💻🐦🎧🌳📸🦅🔋📹🐾

A Marsh Fritillary butterfly basks in the sun.

We're hiring 🧪🌍

Two amazing senior science opportunities in Northern Ireland

Seabird Scientist: Tagging, tracking and monitoring to inform marine policy in NI
tinyurl.com/yeuw5znd

Conservation Scientist: Restoration of key habitats and priority species
tinyurl.com/4rj43dfp

Breaking news….’out of control muirburn’ on grouse moor in Cairngorms National Park You couldn’t make this up if you tried… Breaking News….on the day the Scottish Government announced it was delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing af…

📣You really couldn't make this up!

On the day Scottish Govt announces it is delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing, this happens...

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/09/b...

NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to oversee research in #Wales with #seabirds and #waders: buff.ly/qkTVU6m

JOB ALERT: We have an exciting Senior Research Assistant post available for a project tracking predators and prey simultaneously starting early 2026. We need someone with experience tagging adult raptors or wader chicks. This you? app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

Productivity 🐣 of gannets that have survived #avianflu does not differ from those that have never been infected - BUT productivity since the 2022 HPAI outbreak is worryingly low.

New paper in IBIS @bou.org.uk 👇

#seabirds #hpai #wildlifedisease

@rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social