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Would you like to work at the heart of a global ornithological membership society?

BOU are seeking a Journal and Engagement Manager to play a central role in delivering our mission

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Likewise Graham!

Uppsala in late autumn

Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Excited to announce our courses for #MovementEcology.🤗

This year we will be in #Africa @mpalarc.bsky.social at Mpala Research Centre. Starting with a basic R course designed for #AfricanResearchers, followed by a two-week international Animove workshop. animove.org/basic-r-cour... Please share 👍

Junior Technician BIOPOLIS Association hereby opens an international selection procedure for the recruitment of a Junior Technician to carry out research activities, under an open-ended fixed-term employment contract w...

One year field technician position to work on White Storks in Portugal.

Deadline 3 Feb 2026!
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/402634

Tracking #waders/#shorebirds - where are the knowldege gaps?
See Martin's new paper:
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
BLOG
What are we learning from tracking?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m...
Map illustrating Whimbrel tracks 👇
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🚨 PhD offer (please share)
Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species

Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
Starting: June 2026
Supervision: Martins Briedis & me

Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh

Global review of shorebird tracking data to identify research gaps and conservation priorities Tracking has enabled rapid advances in knowledge of the movement behavior and habitat use of shorebirds and is thus making a growing contribution to their conservation. However, realizing the full po...

Tracking has revolutionized the study of migratory birds - shorebirds included! 🐦
In this paper, we explore the global and historical patterns of tracking effort on these birds, and suggests some species that would benefit from future tracking efforts
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#Greenland - a great place to breed ...
... if you're a Sanderling.
Birds return in May, after spending the winter in countries as diverse as Scotland, Mauritania and Namibia.
Fascinating research by @jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/t...
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f you have ever reported a colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwit, you have helped to establish connections that cross national and continental boundaries.
Here's how the Wash links to other sites.
Draw your local map using a ShinyApp:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/h...
#UKbirding

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The first WaderTales blog of 2025 summarised a paper by @amigodeaves.bsky.social et al:
How are migration sites connected?
Study combines ringing, colour-ringing and tracking data, to identify key sites on East Atlantic Flyway.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/h...
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Maps like this one - for the Dee Estuary - illustrate that Black-tailed Godwits rely on a network of sites during the course of a year.
More in this blog from 9 Jan 2025:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/h...
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@amigodeaves.bsky.social @joseaalves.bsky.social @numenini.bsky.social

A behavioural approach to key area identification in seabirds for threat mitigation and spatial management - Animal Biotelemetry Background Identifying key areas of animal distribution using individual movement data is fundamental for conservation planning, threat mitigation, and spatial management. Methodologies which define t...

On the importance of incorporating
behavioural-state differentiation when identifying key
spatial areas for seabirds.
#seabirds

animalbiotelemetry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

🎉We have announced a new professorship at the University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪 to celebrate our Crown Princess’s 50th birthday!
🌿Broad focus on biodiversity — from microbes to modelling
📢A fantastic opportunity for researchers working across scales and disciplines!

🔗 web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...

🚨 Master’s project!
Curious how birds find their way? 🧭🐦
Analyze decades of ringing data to study abnormal migratory routes and uncover what these deviations can reveal about the mechanisms guiding birds on their journeys. Drop me an email for details! #ornithology

www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...

One of the benefits of studying wader migration is that you learn how interconnected places are.
The world seems smaller and country borders seem trivial.
Black-tailed Godwit blog:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/h...
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Only a few days to go… please share!!!

⏰ DEADLINE TODAY!

Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award 🪶

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Medals and awards 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 encouraged via the annual call. Current awards Nominations are currently open! Find out more and nominate for any award via the respective links below. Nomination deadline: 15

Finally, do you know someone who deserves recognition in #ornithology 🪶?

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🥇 Godman Salvin Prize
🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture
🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal
🥇 Early Professional Award

⏰ Deadline SOON! 15 September 2025

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EARLY VIEW in IBIS

British Ornithologists' Union – Early Professional Award 2025 - Oliver Padget | doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

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🔈 #BOUasm25 KEYNOTE

Claire Spottiswoode
University of Cape Town, South Africa

A Zambian ornithological collection as a window into brood parasite-host coevolution

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Early Professional Award - British Ornithologists' Union The Early Professional Award is awarded by BOU Council for an outstanding initial contribution to the field of ornithology. Nominate here Nomination deadline: 15 September 2025 Criteria Nominees sh...

🌱 Early Professional Award

Awarded by BOU Council for an outstanding initial contribution to the field of #ornithology (<10 years of last degree)

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Janet Kear Union Medal - British Ornithologists' Union The Janet Kear Union Medal is awarded by BOU Council to members of the BOU in recognition of distinguished service to the Union. Nominate here Nomination deadline: 15 September 2025 The name behind ...

🎖️ Janet Kear Union Medal

Awarded by BOU Council to members of the BOU in recognition of distinguished service to the Union

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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...

📣 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

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Check out this Senior Research Ecologist- Bioacoustics vacancy @btobirds.bsky.social

britishtrustforornithology.postingpanda.uk/job/734089

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WeTransfer says user content will not be used to train AI after backlash Firm revises new terms of service that had suggested uploaded files could be used to ‘improve machine learning models’

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Know someone in #ornithology deserving of recognition? Nominate them for a BOU award now! 🪶

🥇 Godman Salvin Prize
🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture
🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal
🥇 Early Professional Award

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WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.

Stop using WeTransfer.

If there is an optimal behavior, why is there so much variation in the world? We found that, for white storks, context is everything. @anflack.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social

New paper! @cellpress.bsky.social doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.06.044
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