NEW PAPER - Exploring sources of uncertainty in the estimate of waterfowl harvest - uncertainty matters but also helps us learn and start adaptive decision making #ecology #birds doi.org/10.1002/wlb3...

Exploring sources of uncertainty in the estimate of waterfowl harvest in the United Kingdom

There is an urgent need to gather data on harvest rates of waterbirds in Europe to assess the sustainability of hunting. Estimates of total waterbird harvest in the United Kingdom (UK) and the relati...

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31C and the North Wessex Downs are ablaze between Reading and Oxford.

Booked - my second every Ornithological conference - very much looking forward to it #ecology #birds

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📢 REGISTRATION OPEN #BOUasm26 | 29 September 2026 | York, UK & Zoom & Bluesky Avian futures: predicting and preparing for the future of avian biodiversity Check out the programme and register now! bou.org.uk/event/avi... #ornithology 🪶

A 2019 paper that is often used as evidence of the flawed 'windscreen phenomenon' has been retracted. I cited this paper a few years ago in explainers about why this particular anecdote cannot be used as evidence of insect decline. See thread below 👇 retractionwatch.com/2026/06/23/a...

A prolific evolutionary biologist caught faking data decades ago notches a new retraction

A study claiming a tenfold decrease in bugs splattered on evolutionary biologist Anders Møller’s windshield over two decades has been retracted. shanecotee / iStock Anders Møller, an influential ev…

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We are reaching duckling critical mass on the doorstep. This brood of ten have grown huge in the past 12 days, with no casualties. Trying not to think that it'll be another month of this before they're actually flying. And there's four more families around...

Richard K Broughton@richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The garden duckling situation is becoming passive-aggressive.

It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

New #OpenAccess in #BirdStudy Artificial nests differ from natural nests in predation rates and predator identity: important to study natural nests if possible. Are artificial nests suitable to study wader nest predation? A case study on wet grasslands: doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology #waders

These are inside protected areas - managed access and signs and areas people can go and requests that people minimise activities to leave small places for #wildlife. I struggle to see how more rights of access helps #nature. The evidence is also not there. Helps people yes, but that's not the same.

New early duck hunting season for range expanding American waterfowl - adaptive to change #ecology #policy www.louisianasportsman.com/hunting/wate...

Special black-bellied whistling duck season set for Louisiana Oct. 3-11 - Louisiana Sportsman

This October, Louisiana waterfowl hunters will be able to enjoy a special nine day black-bellied whistling duck season.

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Dark diversity predicts species invasion success in Swedish lakes #teamfish Swedish lakes help solve Darwin’s 160-year puzzle about invasive species - The Brighter Side of News share.google/tWdXRJP1VDSa...

Swedish lakes help solve Darwin’s 160-year puzzle about invasive species

Swedish lake data show dark diversity can predict when closely related or distant invasive fish are more likely to establish.

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Andy Burnham is now MP for an important constituency of Willow Tits! Key areas of Amberswood Common and the Flashes of Wigan & Leigh NNR are in Makerfield, where our study was based. There's dozens of Willow Tit territories there, and likely hundreds in the wider area. doi.org/10.1080/0006...

Do vaccines save lives? Yep! Does antivaxx BS kill? Yep. 👇 Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study

The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has reduced the risk of dying from the disease before the age of 30 in England to almost zero, the first study of its kind showed Thursday.

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Farewell to the Major Oak. There's lots to say about the reasons for its decline, some of which were the result of well-meaning interventions 🌳🌲

Major Oak: Ancient 'Robin Hood' tree is dead, experts say

The Major Oak is thought to have stood for more than 1,000 years in the heart of Nottinghamshire's Sherwood Forest.

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The World Could Reach 30% Protection by 2030, and Still Fail to Conserve Biodiversity without Effective and Well-located Protected Areas. Conservation Letters., 19: e70030. doi.org/10.1111/con4...

The World Could Reach 30% Protection by 2030, and Still Fail to Conserve Biodiversity without Effective and Well‐located Protected Areas

Click on the article title to read more.

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Last year was a lot. I led a Nature paper while completing six months of #chemotherapy 🤪 🦀 . In this "Behind the Paper" blog, I reflect on what made both possible. Spoiler: It wasn't resilience or grit. It was my colleagues 😭 🥰. 🔗 The blog post is available here: go.nature.com/4ebvcIX

New in #BirdStudy Upper Teesdale has 1764 Curlew pairs fledging 1 chick/pair. High and stable Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata numbers on low-intensity farmland and moorland managed for Red Grouse Lagopus scotica recreational shooting in northern England doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology #waders

So love the Burren and delighted to be able to visit before a viva in Dublin. What an extraordinary fascinating region with astonishing ecology youtube.com/watch?v=jFml...

The Burren: A Perfect Storm of Ecology, Climate and Geology

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

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OK - I have to admit this is a pretty cool-sounding title. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Birds of Essex is back on a screen near you! Find out where Steve & Matt have been, catch up on on the latest Essex birding news, and we reveal the winner of the spring photo competition! youtube.com/live/5XAwQZP... Share your bird pics with us at ebwstalks@gmail.com #essexbirding

Come celebrate Professor Leo Schalkwyk with us! We’re holding a one-day symposium to mark Leo's remarkable career and many contributions to genomics. 📆26 June 2026 📍University of Essex, Colchester Details and registration: schalkwykfest.essex.ac.uk There will be a BBQ as well!

Happy Birthday to Michael J Fox who was born on this day in 1961. #MichaelJFox #80stv #80smovies

I don't have anything formal yet, but we're talking about these ideas this week in my lab: zenodo.org/records/1893... zenodo.org/records/1845...

academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-... New paper🦞

A high-quality reference genome and tissue expression atlas for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus)

Abstract. Homarid lobsters are notable for their remarkable immunity and longevity, with lifespans reaching up to 80 years in the wild. A reference genome

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Check out this research methods guide 👇️ Deep blueprint: A literature review and guide to automated image classification for ecologists🖥️ 🔎 buff.ly/hWbUWKq

NEW PUBLICATION on Bird 🦆 Hunting 🔫. Huge piece of work from across @universityofessex.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social Adonis Blue - #ecological impacts of #recreational #hunting in protected areas - recommendations for evidence led #regulation publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/...

Human shielding from wolves helps Golden jackal range expansion - cool paper #ecology www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Human shielding from wolves facilitates jackal expansion across Europe - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Human-driven declines of top predators can have cascading effects on other species. Here the authors show that the loss of wolves from a landscape has facilitated the spread of the golden jackal throu...

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The deadline to apply to this funded PhD looking at Climate, Land use and Protected Area effects on Migratory Waterbirds is fast approaching! Please do apply/share with your networks. www.essex.ac.uk/postgraduate... @ecoevoenviro.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social

Cheeps coming through the office window this morning means a successful hatch. @ecoevoenviro.bsky.social 13 ducklings.

Happy to share new paper in EcologyLetters We show that aggressive male morphs make populations unstable & less resilient to heat stress @neelamporwal.bsky.social @jacek-radwan.bsky.social @robknell.bsky.social @ecoevoenviro.bsky.social @evobiolab.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Sexual Selection Associated With an Aggressive Male Phenotype Reduces Population Size and Hinders Population Recovery After Heat Stress

Using experiments on soil mites, we show that sexual selection associated with an armed and aggressive male phenotype can reduce population size and stability, which lowers their resilience against a...

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