Cat Eden
@cateden91.bsky.social
PhD student studying spotted flycatcher ecology. Wish I was a modeller. Severe resting bitch face, actually don't hate everyone. 😇
It was a lovely weekend in Dartmoor chatting to piedfly folks about the other flycatcher 😁
Ros Kennerley@drroskennerley.bsky.social · 6mo agoA successful annual meeting at the weekend for @piedflynet.bsky.social, with around 60 keen attendees there to hear about last season's results, @cateden91.bsky.social's research on spotted flycatchers, the Two Moors Pine Marten project, and to generally feel geed-up about the season ahead!
1/ Spotted Flycatchers are in trouble, declining by 92% in the UK between 1967 and 2020. New work led by @cateden91.bsky.social & involving BTO has revealed the importance of rivers for the survival of this Red-listed migratory species. ⬇️ #Ornithology 📖 www.bto.org/Spotted-Flyc...
New paper alert 🙌. Second paper from my PhD shows that river density supports persistence and colonisation of the declining Spotted Flycatcher over a 20 year period in the UK. Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/cobi... #ornithology
Role of freshwater availability and terrestrial land‐cover change in the distribution of a declining, terrestrial, insectivorous bird
Insectivorous, Afro-Palearctic migrant birds provide cross-border ecosystem services, but many are declining rapidly. The complex life cycle of migrant birds makes their conservation difficult, but u...
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Big up to the team for working into the small hours last night 🌙We thermal-drone-imaged farm reservoirs across Fenland to better understand the role these vital, unprotected wetlands play for the Icelandic Whooper Swan population 🦢🌍 #Wetlands
Super excited to share the first paper from my PhD! 🎉 We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟 Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Cross-system transfer of fatty acids from aquatic insects supports terrestrial insectivore condition and reproductive success - Oecologia
Cross-system fluxes of aquatic insects rich in omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 LC-PUFAs), specifically eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), may subsidise ins...
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EARLY VIEW in IBIS Seasonal, environmental and individual determinants of double-brooding in the White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Noelia D. Álvarez, Peter J. Mawby, Stuart P. Sharp | #ornithology 🪶
I had fun rambling on about aquatic insects and their benefit for insectivorous birds at #EOU2025 yesterday. Going home with lots of cool bird research in my brain & joy from catching up with friendly faces 😁 (even if it does temporarily drain the life from my introverted soul) 🫠
Scarcely spotted flycatcher Why is a once-common summer migrant becoming so hard to find? Catrin Eden profiles the stark decline of the UK's Spotted Flycatcher population:
Scarcely spotted flycatcher
Why is the once-common Spotted Flycatcher becoming so hard to find in the UK? Catrin Eden profiles the stark decline of this species over recent decades and ponders what the future might hold.
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Habitat heterogeneity from lidar and hyperspectral data: Implications for bird guilds and restoration management of coal mines | doi.org/10.1111/1365... | Journal of Applied Ecology | #ornithology 🪶
Looking for a PhD in #agroecology? Check out this position opening up as part of the www.grassbirdhabitats.eu project. Hosted by University of Groningen in collab wt University of Gaston Berger and NDC in Senegal. West African students are especially encouraged to apply! www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
Annual paddle in the Lake District for Barnacle Goose nest counting & monitoring. Lots of nests found, GPS'd, colour-marked adults identified & lots of eggs counted, measured, and weighed. Fun day with @cateden91.bsky.social #monitoring
Our PhD level course Ecology of Animal Migration at @biologylu.bsky.social is now open for applications! The course will run this November (3-14th) and cover various theoretical and practical aspects of migration ecology. See: www.biology.lu.se/phd-studies/...
Ecology of Animal Migration
Lund University.
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NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to work on an ambitious #telemetry project aiming to understand #wildlife movement in human-modified landscapes: buff.ly/g2eQjP7
Today, we've officially launched the Freshwater Network: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/bold-ne...: if you're interested, get in touch and we can work together.
Bold new plan to reverse the decline in freshwater wildlife
Freshwater Habitats Trust has a bold new plan to reverse the decline in freshwater wildlife within 10 years.
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Want to be a field assistant in Sweden this summer?! 📑 Applications should include a motivation letter (1 page), a CV (detailing relevant experience), and contact information of two references. Send the above as a single PDF to b.tschirren@exeter.ac.uk by May 1st 2025. 🌍 #ExeterCEC #Internship
Any day now, ducklings will begin to appear, and we need your help to monitor them. We are asking for records of mallard broods anywhere in the UK this year to help us understand how many ducklings make it to adulthood. Submit your sightings here: citsci.org/projects/ducklingwatch Please share!
NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀 Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯 A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛 Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
🧵 1/2 The fishing Wren - who knew? I'm playing in slomo so it's easier to see what's going on. In fact the Wren is catching amphipods (happy to be corrected on species). This shows the value of a weedy pond & providing access to it by placing branches over the surface. @bto-gbw.bsky.social
Had a wonderful time at #BOU2025, so much cool research and awesome catching up with old and making new pals! Very nice to have received an award for highly commended ECR talk as well, a lovely confidence boost 🥰 #ornithology
🧵1/5 Freshwater ecosystems are among the most diverse and threatened, with 22% species 📉 , including the White-throated dipper. I'm presenting at #BOU2025 today looking at environmental factors influencing freshwater system's declines using dippers as model species. #ornithology #Conservation
🧵1/7 What do massive insect crashes mean for insectivorous birds? And can aquatic habitats help? Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example. #ornithology
Had the best time climbing trees last week. Now officially a qualified tree climber. May have rekindled my love for fieldwork. & a very welcome break from writing up 🥴😁 #PhDLife
Lovely writing retreat in Malham courtesy of Envision @lancasteruni.bsky.social 😍 chapter 2 draft V2 ready to goooo 💃 #PhDLife
Come listen to me try to explain why rivers might be the holy grail for breeding insectivorous birds. P.s. that might be a slight exaggeration 😉 #ornithology
British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU)@bou.org.uk · 2y ago‼️ ONE WEEK TIL EARLY-BIRD CLOSES #BOU2025 | Frontiers in ornithology | 1 - 3 April 2025 | University of Nottingham, UK Book your place now! Early-bird deadline: 3 Feb Programme & registration: bou.org.uk/event/fro... #ornithology 🪶
