🎉 Congratulations to Holly Green for her highly-commended poster at #BOU2026 last week Holly received an @nhbs.bsky.social voucher for her poster 'What is needed to save the world’s birds? Understanding the conservation action gap' #ornithology 🪶

"The greatest danger to our future is apathy." -- Jane Goodall, born #OTD 1934

🧵1/6 #BOU2026 #ornithology #bioacoustics #AI Investigating the impact of UAV noise on bird activity: A playback experiment How does UAV noise influence bird behaviour and vocal activity? We aim to address this using controlled, field-based playback experiments.

1/🧵 Anthropogenic noise 🔊 is a growing 🌐 pressure on wildlife. Drone (UAS) noise 🚁🔊 is one emerging source. At #BOU2026 I’m sharing our research on how UAS noise impacts #birds and whether phylogeny + morphology predict species‑specific sensitivity. #ornithology #ecology #drones

1/6 Today I will be presenting my masters research on the #phylogeny of the waterfowl family Anatidae via the #BOUasm25 conference on BlueSky. What came first, the duck, the goose or the swan? #ornithology #systematics #waterfowl #ducks #geese #swans 1/6

Such cool birds!

RSPB@rspb.bsky.social · 11mo ago

SPOTTED! Record-breaking numbers of Glossy Ibises are arriving across the UK 🤩 Large flocks, some up to 90 strong, have been turning up from Cornwall to Scotland... Though rare here, their numbers have been booming further south & our milder winters could mean more in future. 📹 Phil Saunders

Hello there! A very inquisitive Goldfinch just appeared in your feed... 📷 John Lindsey

Imposter syndrome never goes away and it’s making me feel pretty low right now. I need to close my laptop for the night.

The male Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) might be gray-brown on the outside but it packs a lot of color into its outstretched wings! Many thanks to @gleneth93.bsky.social, who recently updated the Systematics section of this account. Visit: birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

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