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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 6d

#ResearchCareers: Just finishing your #PhD and wondering if the DFG’s Walter Benjamin Programme is a #funding option for your next step in academia? Come and find out in our digital info talk on 14 October. No registration, the meeting link will be published here:
➡️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...

Infotafel mit Schriftzug "Walter Benjamin Programme" und Datumsangaben:
14 October
Tuesday
1:30 - 15p.m. CET
in English

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German Ornithological Society @dornitholges.bsky.social · 6d

We are happy to introduce you to another member of our society, María Jesús García Bianco!

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · 19d

Come & work with us - fully funded 4 year PhD on Social Ageing: Social environment effects on senescence, using an epigenetic clock www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor... @rug.nl @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social @seychelleswarbler.bsky.social photo: @charlisdavies.bsky.social

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks for a wonderful collaboration, @matteobeccardi.bsky.social, Justine Bertram @ifv-whv.bsky.social, @pablosalmon.bsky.social, Peter Schupp @icbm-uol.bsky.social, and @oscarvedder.bsky.social!

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 20d

When we hypothesised female terns to have lower mercury levels than males due to egg laying, @matteobeccardi.bsky.social et al designed an elegant experiment to prove the effectiveness of this pathway. That proof just got published & the open access paper can be found here: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Joe Wynn @joewynnbirds.bsky.social · 22d

🚨 PhD alert 🚨 We are looking for a highly motivated student to use 🧬 genomics 🧬 and 🛰️ bio-logging 🛰️ approaches to disentangle cultural and genetic contributions to seabird migration 🐣 Think this is you, or someone you know? Then come to our Q&A session at on 29/09 and check out the ad below!

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Sep 2

As autumn begins & seabird season ends for another year, we've been reminiscing about the summer! We'd love to share images of #seabird fieldwork throughout September to celebrate our diverse seabird species ✨🪶

If you have one you'd like to share pls include a description & use #SeabirdSeptember! 🐦

A Common tern chick sits on a scale as its weight is being recorded. Image: Debs Allbrook. Posted in celebration of #SeabirdSeptember.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

And to add some more beauty to the internet: here's a close-up of Dr Schnelle, with her gorgeous hat crafted skillfully by various members of the @ifv-whv.bsky.social, fired on by @robertrollins1892.bsky.social. 🥰

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations, dear Anna, you did a really great job and it was a pleasure to work with you!

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

And chapter 4, 'Assessment of genetic diversity in a locally endangered tern species suggests population connection instead of isolation' can be found in Conservation Genetics: doi.org/10.1007/s105...

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

Chapter 3, 'A comprehensive assessment of contaminant exposure in an endangered tern population' recently came out in Environmental Research: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

Chapter 2, 'Sex- and age-specific mercury contamination in Central Europe's last gull-billed tern population' followed soon after and can be found in Environmental Pollution: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

Chapter 1, ‘Diet composition and reproductive performance in Central Europe’s last gull-billed tern population – a long term study’, was published in Ardea in 2024: doi.org/10.5253/arde...

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

Anna's thesis is entitled 'Threats to the last population of gull-billed terns in Central Europe – implications for conservation', and the first four chapters of it can be found online.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

Look at that! @genmig.bsky.social, @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social and I fledged this supercool chick at the @ifv-whv.bsky.social on Wednesday. Let us proudly present to you: Dr Anna Schnelle.

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SFB 1372 @sfb1372.bsky.social · Aug 26

Spread the word: we’re #hiring! We offer two short-term #fellowships for master’s degree holders and PhD candidates for 6-12 months to excellent researchers, who are interested in doing research within one dedicated project of our SFB/CRC 1372. Find more information on www.sfb1372.de/jobs

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Aug 6

Early career researcher who'd love a mentor? Or mid-career (onwards) looking to give back AS a mentor?

Sign up below for the new round of Guillemates 🥰🐧
Mentees👉 forms.gle/cdktNREkhUDb...
Mentors👉 forms.gle/uwA9X9giUPnA...

Such a great learning (or supporting!) opportunity 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦
Pls share! #seabirds

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CREAF – Climate-Resilient East Atlantic Flyway @creafproject.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌍 Meet CREAF: a bold effort to protect #Wetlands, #MigratoryBirds & communities across 11 African countries. Powered by local action & funded by‪ @iki-germany.bsky.social, we’re building climate resilience along the East Atlantic Flyway:
flyway.waddensea-worldheritage.org/climate-resi...

A flock of Red Knots in graceful formation over the shoreline, showcasing their long-distance migratory prowess. © Thurstaston

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 1

A wonderful collaboration with @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social ‬and @genmig.bsky.social‬, as well as Michelle Peter and Christoph Müller from @lmumuenchen.bsky.social.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 1

She detects 57 of them, among which various persistent organic pollutants, but also plasticizers and caffeine. For many of these, we do not know about health impacts or toxicity thresholds for any bird species, such that further research on this matter is urgently needed.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 1

Out now in Environmental Research – Anna’s new paper in which she assesses the levels of 118 contaminants in unhatched eggs and dead chicks found in the last and endangered population of gull-billed terns in Central Europe, breeding at Neufelderkoog: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · Jul 29

📢Job alert! We’re looking for the next Seabird Monitoring Programme Organiser to join the BTO Surveys Team!🔭📈

ℹ️ For more information and to apply: www.bto.org/jobs
🗓️ Deadline for applications: 8th Sept 2025.

#seabirds #citizenscience
@btobirds.bsky.social, @jncc.bsky.social, @rspb.bsky.social

Job Advert reads:
Work with us!
Seabird Monitoring Programme Organsier
www.bto.org/jobs
With a photo of a Razorbill flying behind the text.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jul 17

Ooooh, one of our beautiful terns made it to the cover of the issue of Ethology that contains Melina's study on individual behavioral responses to novel stimuli: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Harry Kuipers @harrykuipers.bsky.social · Jul 10

Hmmm, delicious! 😋🦗 #gullbilledtern #lachstern

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Matteo Beccardi @matteobeccardi.bsky.social · Jul 9

Are you interested in the effects of mercury contamination on seabirds?
Check out the latest @commonternproject.bsky.social paper pubblished in Environmental Research!👇

"Mercury levels in chicks of a long-lived seabird – parental effects and links with growth and survival".
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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