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Exciting day with @amyleedale.bsky.social and @pbrekke.bsky.social down at @zslscience.bsky.social - discussing collaborations for new @salforduni.bsky.social hihi PhD project 🐦 plus we left with swag - this year's hihi conservation report hot off the press!

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This Researcher Wants Your Photos of β€˜Gulls Eating Stuff’ A community science project examines how gull diets are shifting amid population declines.

Nice mention of our Communications and Public Affairs Director @susierabin.bsky.social in this article from @audubon.org about the Gulls Eating Stuff citizen science project πŸ‘‡

www.audubon.org/magazine/res...

#GullsEatingStuff #CitizenScience

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Absolutely stunning evening on Walney last night for our second gull ringing visit. Vix Franks did an amazing job helping me collect samples - lots of starfish, shrimp, crabs, voles, & earthworms in the regurgitate - clearly exploiting coastal resources! @salforduni.bsky.social

9 months ago 61 4 2 0

I will gladly be gull assistant any time! πŸ˜†

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Person in PhD cap and gown

Person in PhD cap and gown

Congratulations to all our Salford Uni graduates today! πŸŽ“

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Clearly I was ecstatic about all the cool bird talks πŸ˜†

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Thank you #BOU2025! What an inspiring collection of avian research from a warm, vibrant community! It was wonderful to be joined by other members of the #OrnithologyResearchGroup @ #SalfordUni! @alice-risely.bsky.social @vixfranks.bsky.social @helenwhitehead1.bsky.social @sambarrett97.bsky.social 🦜

1 year ago 12 2 1 1
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Awards | ZSL ZSL's programme of science and conservation awards recognises outstanding contributions

Do you know of a researcher working in the field of zoology and/or conservation who you think has made an outstanding contribution that deserves recognition? Nominations are due on Feb 25th for the ZSL awards program, which spans all career levels from UG onwards www.zsl.org/about-zsl/aw...

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Bird colour rings on a keyring, but one is broken

Bird colour rings on a keyring, but one is broken

A disaster has occurred this evening - these #hihi 🐦 colour rings are from my first PhD field season (10 years ago!). They've been a sentimental keyring ever since... Emergency superglue needed πŸ˜†

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Animal Social Networks Join the conversation

I have created a starter pack for animal social networks.
This is just the beginning - more people will be added.
If you would like to be added, just let me know!

go.bsky.app/39p1ccZ

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@helenwhitehead1.bsky.social

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Saint Michael's monument in Edinburgh at night

Saint Michael's monument in Edinburgh at night

Thank you #ASABWinter2024, you were fab!

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Melissa Bateson awarding the medal to Rebbeca Kilner

Melissa Bateson awarding the medal to Rebbeca Kilner

Congratulations to the 2024 ASAB medal winner Rebbeca KilnerπŸ…

We award this medal annually for contributions to the science of animal behaviour, through teaching, writing, broadcasting, research or for work on behalf of the association. Any member can nominate candidates! #ASABWinter2024

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En route to #Edinburgh for the #ASABwinter2024 meeting on #AddressingBiases in the field of #AnimalBehaviour! Looking forward to a full programme of plenaries, talks, posters and networking. Who else is going? ❄️ @asab.org @cbenvenuto.bsky.social @vixfranks.bsky.social

1 year ago 18 5 1 0

Could I be added to part 2, please? 😊

1 year ago 0 0 1 0
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Come do a PhD with Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social , Dan Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social and me on Gulls! GPS- and Bluetooth-tracking! Microbiomes & AMR acquisition & transmission! Human-wildlife conflict & mitigation! should be fun :-)

1 year ago 71 54 1 2
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Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.

I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Post reproductive mother and Son copyright David Ellifrit Center for Whale Research

Post reproductive mother and Son copyright David Ellifrit Center for Whale Research

Exciting new NERC funded PhD opportunity available with us on #killerwhale #orca #behaviour and #conservation, co-supervised by Stephanie King, Sam Ellis and Dan Franks in partnership with The Center for Whale Research USA
exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... - deadline 13th January 2025 #killerwhale

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Bird saying hi

Bird saying hi

Painting of a nuthatch

Painting of a nuthatch

Horse sticking its nose in the camera

Horse sticking its nose in the camera

I've been lurking here for a while but I think it's finally time for my first post! Hello everyone πŸ‘‹ I'm interested in all things #behaviour and #conservation, especially #bird related. Also love #wildlife art, and booping #horse snoots in my spare time!

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