Did you miss the deadline for submitting a poster or Bluesky abstract for #BOU2027? You still have a chance...we've extended the poster and Bluesky abstract submission deadline to 17 August Get that abstract in now! Avian disease ecology | 6-8 April 2027 bou.org.uk/event/avi... #ornithology 🪶

⏰ ABSTRACT DEADLINE APPROACHING #BOU2027 | 6-8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky Avian disease ecology: combining avian ecology and OneHealth to understand and mitigate disease Submit your talk, poster or Bluesky abstract now! Deadline: 31 July bou.org.uk/event/avi... #ornithology

New research reveals a substantial decline in the number of European Storm-petrels caught by researchers over the course of a 27-year study Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social #seabird 🪶🧪

Delighted to see this paper finally out after a long time in the making. Huge thanks to everyone involved—and to all those long nights spent on the cliffs catching these incredible little birds. 🥳🎉 @stephen8vickers.bsky.social #seabirds #ornithology

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New research reveals a substantial decline in the number of European Storm-petrels caught by researchers over the course of a 27-year study Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social #seabird 🪶🧪

🔊 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 🪶

Please keep an eye open for dead & dying Whooper Swans (and other waterbirds), see thread below on how to report for possible sampling & please also report to @birdtrack.bsky.social so we can start to build a comprehensive picture of the spread 👇🏻

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology@btobirds.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Worrying reports of bird flu (avian influenza) are coming in, including an outbreak in Whooper Swans in the Fens. Other waterbirds are also being affected, and cases are rising. 📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides #UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

My apps that visualise trends in the BTO annual ringing and NRS reports have been updated to include the 2024 data, which was released yesterday. Change over time plots: stephenvickers.shinyapps.io/ringing_tota... Spatial trends maps (ringing only): stephenvickers.shinyapps.io/ringing_map/

Our Whooper Swan expedition has been a blur of hauling zodiacs over tundra, coaxing engines through salt spray & dancing with Iceland’s untamed waves. While our waterproofs are still drying, we’ve gathered the stories data & moments that made this trip 👇🦢 www.linkedin.com/pulse/icelan...

Iceland Whooper Swan expedition 2025

This summer, we're back in Iceland for the next chapter of our research - here’s an update from across our three current main work areas..

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🦠 SAVE THE DATE! 🦜 I'm excited to announce that the theme of the 2027 BOU conference is Avian Disease Ecology! 📍 Nottingham, UK 📅 6–8 April 2027 🔗 Full details: lnkd.in/gPvFFDJe Please share widely! #BOU2027 #Ornithology #WildlifeDisease #AvianDisease #EcoHealth

The Whoopers are starting to move and will soon be back on their Icelandic breeding grounds! Since @waterbirdcm.bsky.social started ringing Whooper Swans in 2023, we've tagged >600 inds. and gathered >750 sightings. Please keep an eye out and continue to report any sightings to us as they leave!

First PhD paper out now, revealing co-circulation of high and low pathogenicity subtypes of avian influenza virus via antibody testing in a range of co-occuring seabird species. Huge thanks to all involved! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Asymptomatic infection and antibody prevalence to co-occurring avian influenza viruses vary substantially between sympatric seabird species following H5N1 outbreaks - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Asymptomatic infection and antibody prevalence to co-occurring avian influenza viruses vary substantially between sympatric seabird species following H5N1 outbreaks

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In Feb 23 we undertook a census of the UK naturalised Barnacle Goose population. The aim to produce an updated population estimate & report on winter distribution. Results have now been published in @britishbirds.bsky.social, with our thinking on future monitoring needs #Ornithology 1/7 ⬇️

New paper published today in Movement Ecology! We show North American birds that migrate in flocks have greater long-term non-breeding range shifts, particularly if flocks are mixed-age. We link this to social learning in novel migration route development. rdcu.be/d57Mw 1/10 #ornithology

New paper! If you use time-lapse cameras, this one's for you! Proud of this collaboration with UEA Computing Sciences' Marcus Jenkins & Michal Mackiewicz to improve object detection for time-lapse imagery using temporal features. 📷🖥️⏲️ Open Access in Sensors: mdpi.com/3088004

📣PhD position open in our group!📣 Come work on a super fascinating system: partial #migration in European shags. #Fieldwork, theoretical #modelling and #QuantitativeGenetics are all possible depending on interests. Please spread to good candidates of any nationality! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhD Candidate in Evolutionary Ecology (271754) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: PhD Candidate in Evolutionary Ecology (271754), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2025

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The latest movement maps of our @waterbirdcm.bsky.social naturalised Barnacle Goose ringing programme. Here's the annual movements from the 14 UK breeding colonies we've marked birds at. Thanks to everyone who contributes sightings! Map thanks to @stephen8vickers.bsky.social #Monitoring

First GPS tracking evidence of Icelandic Whooper Swans wintering in the Netherlands 🇳🇱! Whilst we know that small numbers of Icelandic birds winter in the 🇳🇱, this is the first we've tracked. Great insight into their journey to 🇳🇱 via 🇬🇧 & how long they stay there 👌🏻 @stephen8vickers.bsky.social

The BTO Ringing and NRS report 2023 data has now been added to my visualisation apps: Explore graphs of numbers ringed etc. and NRS records over time: stephenvickers.shinyapps.io/ringing_tota... Explore a map of numbers ringed, etc. by region: stephenvickers.shinyapps.io/ringing_map/

Our manuscript looking at how #CitizenScience data can help us understand associations between 🦆 wild bird abundance and 🦠 HPAI outbreaks in🐔poultry across Great Britain is now out #OpenAccess in Proceedings of the Royal Society B royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 1/8 #ornithology 🐦

Utilizing citizen science data to rapidly assess changing associations between wild birds and avian influenza outbreaks in poultry | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

High pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) is a rapidly evolving virus causing significant economic and environmental harm. Wild birds are a key viral reservoir and an important source of viral ...

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