EARLY VIEW in IBIS British Ornithologists' Union – Godman Salvin Prize | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Awarded to David Lindenmeyer at last week's #BOUasm26 #ornithology 🪶

Does headstarting* work? Yes, in some circumstances. wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/h... 🎂2️⃣ Paper by @lyndadonaldson.bsky.social et al. in @animalconserv.bsky.social * head-starting involves taking clutches of eggs, hatching them in incubators and rearing chicks in captivity #ornithology

⏰ Just a few days remaining to submit nominations for this year's @bou.org.uk awards! A chance to recognise someone exceptional in #ornithology 🪶 Deadline Tues 15th September Details of the awards available and link to nomination forms 👇

Lynda Donaldson@lyndadonaldson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Nominations for this years @bou.org.uk awards are OPEN! 🏆 Godman Salvin Prize 🎤 Alfred Newton Lecture to present at #BOU2028 on Bird Demography 🎖️ Janet Kear Union Medal 🌱 Early Professional Award For full details and to nominate: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo... 📆 Deadline 15th Sept 26 #ornithology ⭐

📢 Nominate for a BOU Award Early Professional Award - awarded by BOU Council for an outstanding initial contribution to the field of ornithology (within 10 years of last degree) bou.org.uk/about-the... Deadline: 15 September #ornithology 🪶

New job alert🪶 2.5yr fixed term Conservation Scientist role in our England and Wales team Project: Developing a trial management intervention for upland breeding Whinchat through a programme of new science Deadline: 23 Sept Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... 📷Ben Andrew

Nominations for this years @bou.org.uk awards are OPEN! 🏆 Godman Salvin Prize 🎤 Alfred Newton Lecture to present at #BOU2028 on Bird Demography 🎖️ Janet Kear Union Medal 🌱 Early Professional Award For full details and to nominate: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo... 📆 Deadline 15th Sept 26 #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

We are now recruiting for a 3 year NERC-funded postdoc to study the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in migratory birds. Based in the Wild Microbiome Lab @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall.

📢 APPLY NOW For BOU Member Conference Attendance Grants Funding member attendance at any #ornithology conference Low-carbon travel encouraged ⏰ Deadline: 29 May 2026 🪶 bou.org.uk/funding/m...

Sir David Attenborough… on your 100th birthday, we thank you. For a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with such grace and wonder. Generations have fallen in love with nature because of you. Happy birthday, Sir. 🎉

🔊 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS OPEN #BOU2027 | 6-8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky Avian disease ecology: combining avian ecology and OneHealth to understand and mitigate disease Keynote line-up ⬇️ Submit your talk, poster or Bluesky abstract now! bou.org.uk/event/avi... #ornithology 🪶

⏰ DEADLINE TOMORROW! Would you like to play a central role in delivering our journal IBIS and engaging with the #ornithology community? Join us as our Journal and Engagement Manager! ⏰ Apply by 09:00 BST 14 April bou.org.uk/vacancy-j... 🪶

It’s official (get it in your diary!) 📅 🦅 The 16th Pan-African Ornithological Congress (PAOC16) will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, from 12 - 17 April 2027. The website is being updated—check back for details on symposia and abstract calls soon: paoc.africa #Ornithology #AfricanOrnithology

PAOC: Pan-African Onithological Congress

PAOC16 will be held in the ancient city of Marrakech, whose famous medina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is home to numerous religious and cultural sites, and sits in the Tensift River Valley in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.

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To reduce disease, we all need to make some urgent but simple changes to how we feed our garden birds. See our website for the latest guidance: brnw.ch/21x1t4w

🔊 WE'RE RECRUITING Would you like to play a central role in delivering our journal IBIS and engaging with the #ornithology community? Join us as our Journal and Engagement Manager! ⏰ Apply by 14 April bou.org.uk/vacancy-j... 🪶

First confirmed cases of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) on Gough Island represent one of the most geographically isolated detections of HPAIV to date. But how did it get there? Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2222... 🧪🪶🌍 #seabirds

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 We are looking for an emerging scientist with an interest in #seabirds and #conservation for a 🌟new scholarship position🌟 ⏱️Deadline: 13/03/2026 🐧Fixed term 12 months, 35 hrs/pw 📌Cambridge/ Hybird Come join our fantastic team! Full #job details ➡️ tinyurl.com/BLIemergings...

BirdLife Emerging Scientist Scholarship - BirdLife International

Are you seeking a career in conservation science and have a particular interest in seabirds or understanding species extinction risk? The BirdLife Emerging Scientist Scholarship could be for you.

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📢 CLOSING ON FRIDAY! BOU Committee nominations ➡️ Awards Nominations Committee ➡️ Engagement Committee ➡️ IBIS Management Committee ➡️ Meetings Committee ➡️ Records Committee Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme Full details: bou.org.uk/about-the... #ornithology 🪶

Honoured to appear among these amazing women scientists for #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience Check out the variety of work we get up to 👇 And the best thing? There are many more women scientists working for @rspbscience.bsky.social who are also doing incredible things! 👏 #WomenInScience

RSPB Science@rspbscience.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience meet just six of the inspiring women in our Conservation Science department and hear about some of their most memorable moments at the RSPB 🧪 Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

Nominations are still open to be part of a BOU Committee! I highly recommend the Awards Nominations Committee in particular 😉 📆 Deadline 27th Feb 2026 bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...

Nominations for BOU Council and committees - British Ornithologists' Union

In 2020 we opened up Council and committee nominations to our members and the wider ornithological community. When nominations are open, you will be able to submit your nomination via the relevant lin...

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU)@bou.org.uk · 9mo ago

📢 NOMINATE FOR BOU COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ➡️ Awards Nominations Committee ➡️ Engagement Committee ➡️ IBIS Management Committee ➡️ Meetings Committee ➡️ Records Committee Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme Full details: bou.org.uk/about-the... #ornithology 🪶

📢 DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER.... ....for #BOU2026 Birds and people 31 March - 2 April 2026 | University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky Places are selling out fast, so check out the programme and book your place today! Early-bird deadline: 16 Feb bou.org.uk/event/bir... #ornithology 🪶

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/...

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...

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Six roles with @rspbcymru.bsky.social to survey breeding waders in #Wales in March/April, with a particular focus on #Curlews. Closing date is 25 January. #ConservationJobs app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

Breeding Wader Surveyor (Fixed Term) | RSPB

We are looking for fieldworkers to undertake a survey of breeding wader species at sites across Wales (primarily in North Wales, Powys and Gwent). The role will be mobile, visiting a wide range of upl...

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Regular reminder that keynote nominations are open for our conference on avian disease ecology. Pls repost or forward to anyone researching avian disease! We are keen to get nominations from underrepresented groups or regions - if you know someone like that please nominate them! #ornithology

Alice Risely@alice-risely.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Keynote nominations are now open for the BOU 2027 Spring Conference on Avian Disease Ecology! Submit via the conference webpage: bou.org.uk/event/avian-... Also thrilled to announce that Prof. Dana Hawley (@danahawley.bsky.social) will deliver the Alfred Newton Lecture. Please share!

📢 DEADLINE APPROACHING... ...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements 🪶 Application deadline: 30 January 2026 Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

Job alert: Join our International team on a 2yr Conservation Scientist post working on Island Restoration. This role is UK based, but includes a 4-month expedition to Henderson Island. Deadline: 30th Jan Find out more here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

RSPB seasonal positions @rspbscience.bsky.social are live & we are ready for applications! 🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 Huge variety of posts available for 2026: seabirds, veg surveys, visitor questionnaires, upland monitoring, wader chick tracking... all listed on the attachments via the link 👇 Deadline 11th Jan 2026 📆

RSPB Science@rspbscience.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We're hiring! Seasonal Research Assistant and Senior Research Assistant positions for 2026 🪶 Deadline: 11th Jan 26 Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

📣 New paper out now in @conbiology.bsky.social! #Headstarting - hatching eggs and/or rearing chicks in captivity & releasing them back to the wild - has been increasingly used for #wader #conservation. But it can be challenging and expensive. So why do it and when❓ 📷WWT/Bob Ellis #godwit (1/4)

Last chance to apply for this exciting job opportunity in our International Conservation Science team Applications close Monday 20th Oct 🌍🧪

RSPB Science@rspbscience.bsky.social · last yr.

New job alert: An amazing opportunity - our International science team are hiring for a 2yr position (initially) for an experienced scientist to work on tropical forest conservation 🌍🧪 Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... 📷Nick Williams/RSPB

Very exciting job opportunity @rspbscience.bsky.social! Help us track wader chicks & their prey to evaluate & improve interventions to address high levels of wader chick predation. 7 month contract, based @rspbengland.bsky.social Nene Washes. 🛎️Deadline 2nd Nov #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

PiedFly.Net@piedflynet.bsky.social · last yr.

JOB ALERT: We have an exciting Senior Research Assistant post available for a project tracking predators and prey simultaneously starting early 2026. We need someone with experience tagging adult raptors or wader chicks. This you? app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...