Kane Brides 🦆
@kanebrides.bsky.social
Senior Research Officer in the Conservation Evidence team at WWT. Working in wetland species recovery. Global Chair of IUCN Duck Specialist Group 🦆
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Kane Brides 🦆
@kanebrides.bsky.social
· Nov 15
First post on Bluesky! Hi I'm Kane & I work in wetland species recovery at @wwtworldwide.bsky.social based at Slimbridge. Along with posting about my WWT work, in my own time I also run lots of projects on bird species, especially wildfowl, so expect posts & project updates from these too! 👋
Our new paper 👇🏻
Using data from the International Swan Census, the Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme, and recent GPS-tracking, this paper examines the subset of the Iceland/UK & Ireland population that winters at the Ouse Washes
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
February 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Our new paper 👇🏻
Picking a favourite wetland feels a bit like picking a favourite bird, let’s be honest, it's my main study site, the Ouse Washes 🦢💙 Big skies, winter floods, thousands of swans & a landscape that’s never quite the same twice. Chaotic, beautiful, dynamic and endlessly fascinating #WorldWetlandsDay
February 2, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Picking a favourite wetland feels a bit like picking a favourite bird, let’s be honest, it's my main study site, the Ouse Washes 🦢💙 Big skies, winter floods, thousands of swans & a landscape that’s never quite the same twice. Chaotic, beautiful, dynamic and endlessly fascinating #WorldWetlandsDay
#WorldWetlandsDay is a reminder that wetlands are cultural landscapes as much as ecological ones. The places I’ve worked - urban, farmed and remote - all exist because of generations of knowledge, care and coexistence. Protecting wetlands means valuing the people woven into them.
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
#WorldWetlandsDay is a reminder that wetlands are cultural landscapes as much as ecological ones. The places I’ve worked - urban, farmed and remote - all exist because of generations of knowledge, care and coexistence. Protecting wetlands means valuing the people woven into them.
One day a week a go into the office. My productivity is usually much poorer than when working from home.... mainly because of these outside my desk window 👀 #OfficeVibes
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
One day a week a go into the office. My productivity is usually much poorer than when working from home.... mainly because of these outside my desk window 👀 #OfficeVibes
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1/2 Curlew – wonderfully charismatic, desperately threatened and in need of urgent action if they are to remain part of our landscape. That’s why the launch of the UK Curlew Species Action Plan yesterday in the House of Lords is so important. #Ornithology #Curlew
January 20, 2026 at 12:20 PM
1/2 Curlew – wonderfully charismatic, desperately threatened and in need of urgent action if they are to remain part of our landscape. That’s why the launch of the UK Curlew Species Action Plan yesterday in the House of Lords is so important. #Ornithology #Curlew
Honoured to attend the House of Lords today for the launch of a UK Action Plan for the Eurasian Curlew. A vital, evidence-based framework bringing together science, land management and policy to help halt and reverse the decline of one of the UK’s most iconic birds. Lots to be done!!
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Honoured to attend the House of Lords today for the launch of a UK Action Plan for the Eurasian Curlew. A vital, evidence-based framework bringing together science, land management and policy to help halt and reverse the decline of one of the UK’s most iconic birds. Lots to be done!!
Working under the cover of darkness, counting snoozing swans 🦢💤 #Ornithology
January 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Working under the cover of darkness, counting snoozing swans 🦢💤 #Ornithology
Thank you to everyone who is out counting swans this weekend for the International Swan Census! I've had a great day in the Cambridgeshire Fens. I'm really looking forward to analysing the data & seeing the overall results! 🦢
January 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Thank you to everyone who is out counting swans this weekend for the International Swan Census! I've had a great day in the Cambridgeshire Fens. I'm really looking forward to analysing the data & seeing the overall results! 🦢
Out counting for the International Swan Census this weekend? Look out for colour-ringed swans. Sightings will help us assess the whereabouts of individuals but also to detect whether any major movement has occurred during the census period. Sightings to ring.ac #ornithology
January 17, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Out counting for the International Swan Census this weekend? Look out for colour-ringed swans. Sightings will help us assess the whereabouts of individuals but also to detect whether any major movement has occurred during the census period. Sightings to ring.ac #ornithology
Reposted by Kane Brides 🦆
Up early to count the swans before they left their roost. 389 Whooper Swans (59 juvs) and 1 Bewick's Swan. All submitted to the International Swan Census data portal.
Check out vacant sites that need covering this weekend
app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...
#NorfolkBirding
Check out vacant sites that need covering this weekend
app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...
#NorfolkBirding
January 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Up early to count the swans before they left their roost. 389 Whooper Swans (59 juvs) and 1 Bewick's Swan. All submitted to the International Swan Census data portal.
Check out vacant sites that need covering this weekend
app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...
#NorfolkBirding
Check out vacant sites that need covering this weekend
app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...
#NorfolkBirding
Reposted by Kane Brides 🦆
🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend!
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend!
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend!
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend!
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
Reposted by Kane Brides 🦆
📉Bewick's Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe are declining. Would you like to help us continue to monitor Bewick's (and Whooper Swans) through participating in the International Swan Census this weekend? See more information: www.bto.org/gsmp-isc
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
January 13, 2026 at 9:38 AM
📉Bewick's Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe are declining. Would you like to help us continue to monitor Bewick's (and Whooper Swans) through participating in the International Swan Census this weekend? See more information: www.bto.org/gsmp-isc
The next International Swan Census is almost here (17/18 Jan). Coverage is looking good, but there's a few small gaps. If you're able to help, please check the below map and get in touch with @webs-gsmp.bsky.social
Birders on Mull, Skye, Orkney & Uists are needed in particular! Thank you!!
Birders on Mull, Skye, Orkney & Uists are needed in particular! Thank you!!
1/ Can you help us count Bewick's and Whooper Swans for the International Swan Census on 17-18 January 2026? 🦢
Visit the vacant site map to request a site at app.bto.org/gsmp/pub...
#Ornithology @webs-gsmp.bsky.social
Visit the vacant site map to request a site at app.bto.org/gsmp/pub...
#Ornithology @webs-gsmp.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The next International Swan Census is almost here (17/18 Jan). Coverage is looking good, but there's a few small gaps. If you're able to help, please check the below map and get in touch with @webs-gsmp.bsky.social
Birders on Mull, Skye, Orkney & Uists are needed in particular! Thank you!!
Birders on Mull, Skye, Orkney & Uists are needed in particular! Thank you!!
Pinkies above the chimney pots!
Apologies to all my colleagues who had to endure several mid-meeting pauses today so I could grab photos of migrating Pink-footed Geese from my desk… priorities!
Streams of Pink-footed geese heading west over Manchester today.
Apologies to all my colleagues who had to endure several mid-meeting pauses today so I could grab photos of migrating Pink-footed Geese from my desk… priorities!
Streams of Pink-footed geese heading west over Manchester today.
January 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Pinkies above the chimney pots!
Apologies to all my colleagues who had to endure several mid-meeting pauses today so I could grab photos of migrating Pink-footed Geese from my desk… priorities!
Streams of Pink-footed geese heading west over Manchester today.
Apologies to all my colleagues who had to endure several mid-meeting pauses today so I could grab photos of migrating Pink-footed Geese from my desk… priorities!
Streams of Pink-footed geese heading west over Manchester today.
We can confirm these two Bewick's are now at WWT Slimbridge. Known as Clutton & Cameley, they arrived at Slimbridge on Christmas Day / Boxing Day. Clutton is a regular & Cameley is here for the first time @samodonnell25.bsky.social
Mega happy to find these 2 Bewick's Swans on Patch at Walthamstow Wetlands this morning! A very rare bird here and a Patch tick. Also found a Little Gull, 2 Ravens, good numbers of Lapwings. Saw a roosting Woodcock earlier in the week plus Wigeon, Buzzard, and more! A nice early Xmas present!
December 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We can confirm these two Bewick's are now at WWT Slimbridge. Known as Clutton & Cameley, they arrived at Slimbridge on Christmas Day / Boxing Day. Clutton is a regular & Cameley is here for the first time @samodonnell25.bsky.social
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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 📆
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 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 📆
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...
Seasonal Research Assistant and Senior Research Assistant positions for 2026 🪶
Deadline: 11th Jan 26
Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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 📆
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 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 📆
Our latest paper in Wildfowl presents the most comprehensive assessment yet of micro-particle ingestion in wild geese. From 809 faecal samples across five species, 46.5% contained synthetic micro-particles, detected at every sampling location. Open access paper - tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... ⬇️
December 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Our latest paper in Wildfowl presents the most comprehensive assessment yet of micro-particle ingestion in wild geese. From 809 faecal samples across five species, 46.5% contained synthetic micro-particles, detected at every sampling location. Open access paper - tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... ⬇️
Latest Greenland White-fronted Goose population estimate: 13,303. Now 13,302 (that we know of). I dread every ringing recovery that lands in my inbox - another bird lost to illegal shooting in Iceland. We can’t afford to lose any more.
📸David Dinsley
📸David Dinsley
December 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Latest Greenland White-fronted Goose population estimate: 13,303. Now 13,302 (that we know of). I dread every ringing recovery that lands in my inbox - another bird lost to illegal shooting in Iceland. We can’t afford to lose any more.
📸David Dinsley
📸David Dinsley
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📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
The International Swan Census is nearly here! UK coverage looks strong, but key Whooper/Bewick's sites still need volunteers for 17–18 Jan 26. If you can help, please reach out to @btobirds.bsky.social. Check map for vacant sites lnkd.in/eWqWm7GW Thanks to all who are taking part! Photo: Ben Andrew
December 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The International Swan Census is nearly here! UK coverage looks strong, but key Whooper/Bewick's sites still need volunteers for 17–18 Jan 26. If you can help, please reach out to @btobirds.bsky.social. Check map for vacant sites lnkd.in/eWqWm7GW Thanks to all who are taking part! Photo: Ben Andrew
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
#Wetlands
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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
#Wetlands
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📢Looking for counters for the International Swan Census (ISC) on the weekend of 17th-18th January 2026 in West Inverness/Wester Ross and the Isle of Skye.
@btoscotland.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
@btoscotland.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
📢Looking for counters for the International Swan Census (ISC) on the weekend of 17th-18th January 2026 in West Inverness/Wester Ross and the Isle of Skye.
@btoscotland.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
@btoscotland.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
This time, the washes were ready! 🦢✅
After a 570km U-turn north to Aberdeenshire, likely due to low water at the Ouse Washes, the same swan has migrated south again & arrived to restored, higher levels. A real-world example of landscape-scale habitat assessment by migratory birds.
After a 570km U-turn north to Aberdeenshire, likely due to low water at the Ouse Washes, the same swan has migrated south again & arrived to restored, higher levels. A real-world example of landscape-scale habitat assessment by migratory birds.
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This time, the washes were ready! 🦢✅
After a 570km U-turn north to Aberdeenshire, likely due to low water at the Ouse Washes, the same swan has migrated south again & arrived to restored, higher levels. A real-world example of landscape-scale habitat assessment by migratory birds.
After a 570km U-turn north to Aberdeenshire, likely due to low water at the Ouse Washes, the same swan has migrated south again & arrived to restored, higher levels. A real-world example of landscape-scale habitat assessment by migratory birds.