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BES ALDER Network @besaldernetwork.bsky.social · 18h

Hi everyone, we're the BES ALDER Network 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌳 Follow us for information about upcoming events, opportunities, community stories, & resources

Want more info? Join our newsletter? www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join... @britishecologicalsociety.org

Who are we? ALDER (Advancing LGBTQIA+ Diversity, Equality & Representation) is a Network for the LGBTQIA+ ecologist community to interact, share and support each other.

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UKIRSC Marine Mammals @ukirsc.bsky.social · 1d

🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below

#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals

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

We have vacancies available on our committee! 🕊️👨‍👨‍👧👩‍👩‍👦

We are recruiting for 5 roles:

Secretary 👩‍🏫
Assistant Journal Editor 📉
Social Media Lead 🤳
Assistant Newsletter/ Social Media Support 🤝
Website Officer 🧑‍💻

Feel free to DM for details & email [email protected] to apply (deadline 31 Oct) 📥

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 9d

A great outcome from a workshop at our #seabird conference last year in Portugal, this review paper collab has been selected as Editor's choice at ICES Journal of Marine Science! 💪👏

⤵️ academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

#seabirdmonitoring #newtechnology #remotecameras #acoustic #biotelemetry #UAVs 🛰️🌊

Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring

Abstract. Monitoring of seabird population size and demography has for decades relied on observer-based methods. While such methods have allowed the accumu

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Kirsty Franklin @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social · 5d

Registration is OPEN for the 4th World Seabird Conference (WSC4)!

📅 7–11 Sept 2026
📍 Hobart, Tasmania | 💻 Hybrid event

Join the global #seabird community to connect, collaborate & conserve 👉 worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir...

#WSC4 #seabirds #Hobart2026 #ornithology

Advertisement for registration of WSC4 being open, picturing a gannet in flight and text details of the conference.

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Stu Bearhop @stubearhop.bsky.social · 20d

Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

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Jacqui Glencross @jacquiglencross.bsky.social · Aug 26

Please share!
We are still looking for more mentors for @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social Guillemates!

Are you a mid-career seabirder (or beyond) wanting to help support ECRs and can run 4 sessions throughout the year🐧🐥👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Sign up here: forms.gle/MuQLcdaZHtxU...

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Jacqui Glencross @jacquiglencross.bsky.social · Aug 26

Sign up for our next ECR talk where we will be discussing peer review with our panel! Friday 5th September 9.30 am BST!!

The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Aug 26

The next in our series of ECR talks is coming up on Fri 5th September - this time on Peer Review 👀📃

The panel will be our own @thelabandfield.bsky.social & @ingridpollet.bsky.social, @tashgillies.bsky.social & Dr. Richard Sherley ✒️✨

Time: 9.30 am (BST). Sign up now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A pile of books and papers. Taken by Wesley Tingey.

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Jacqui Glencross @jacquiglencross.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Guillemates is back for another year! Sign up now!

If you've got any questions, message me or send me an email at [email protected]

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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Jacqui Glencross @jacquiglencross.bsky.social · Aug 6

Imposter syndrome? Where to find job opportunities/funding to attend conferences?

Jacqui Glencross @jacquiglencross.bsky.social · Aug 6

Calling all Early Career Seabirders! What are some topics you would like more discussion on/support with? I am trying to compile a list of things that mentors could help ECRs with @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social

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World Seabird Union @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social · Jun 19

🪶 Seabird scientists & managers! 🌊
Propose a symposium or workshop for #WSC4:
"Wings of Adaptation: Seabirds in a Changing Climate."
Submit a 1-page summary by 01 August 2025.

🔗 Details on our website bit.ly/4e6wQdc
#Seabirds #ClimateChange #Ornithology #WSC2025

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Kirsty Franklin @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social · Jun 19

Deadline for proposing a symposium or workshop for #WSC4 is 1 Aug 2025! #seabirds 📆

The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Jun 19

The 4th World #Seabird Conference (happening next year in Hobart, Australia) is now taking submissions for potential symposia and workshops! Propose yours here - worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir.... The theme is Wings of Adaptation: Seabirds in a Changing Climate 🐧 @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social

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Alice Risely @alice-risely.bsky.social · Jun 11

🦠 SAVE THE DATE! 🦜

I'm excited to announce that the theme of the 2027 BOU conference is Avian Disease Ecology!

📍 Nottingham, UK
📅 6–8 April 2027

🔗 Full details: lnkd.in/gPvFFDJe

Please share widely!

#BOU2027 #Ornithology #WildlifeDisease #AvianDisease #EcoHealth

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Jacqui Glencross @jacquiglencross.bsky.social · Jun 12

Trying to keep the gulls away from my @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social #seabirdpride top! Happy #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈🐦

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Debs Allbrook @debsallbrook.bsky.social · Apr 9

Listen up anyone working in the Irish Sea this summer! We tagged a bunch of kitts in Liverpool Bay and want to gather as many resightings as we can. If you spot these yellow colour rings please give me a shout ([email protected]) 🐦💍💛

(Modelled by our very own VIP 😌👑)

#Seabirds #IrishSea

A juvenile kittiwake in the hand, wearing a 3-digit coded yellow colour ring, a red plastic ring and a metal ring.

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Apr 7

Our Seabird Pride 2025 T-Shirt is now live! 🌟

Seabird pride will take place on the 21st of June so follow the link below to grab one! 🏳️‍🌈🐧

seabirdgroup.teemill.com/product/gann...

Gannet pride by Maggie Watson, Seabird Pride 2025 Edition - Unisex

We are proud to present the winning design from our 'design a tshirt competition' for Seabird Pride 2025, made by Maggie Watson. Profits made from all...

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Jacqui Glencross @jacquiglencross.bsky.social · Mar 28

Thank you to everyone who came along to our @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social ECR talk this morning! And thank you to our wonderful panel! 🐦🐧🦆

The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Mar 28

We had an excellent discussion this morning on #seabird careers (skills, advice, hurdles) for our 2nd ECR talk. 🐧 A huge thanks to our panel: Ana Carneiro, Maria Dias, David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social & Jon Green @jon-seabirds.bsky.social! 🙏 rep @jacquiglencross.bsky.social for facilitating!

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BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · Mar 18

Great news for the Critically Endangered African Penguin! 🐧

South Africa has agreed to establish no-fishing zones around six major breeding colonies, a huge victory thanks to the relentless efforts of our National Partner @birdlifesa.bsky.social 🌍💙

Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa

Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationists

www.theguardian.com

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Ecol. Solutions & Evidence | Applied Ecol. Resources @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social · Mar 20

We're pleased to announce our shortlist for the 2024 Georgina Mace Prize! Our award for early career researchers 🏆

See the full list below! 👇
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Georgina Mace Prize 2024: Shortlist Announced for Early Career Award

Each year, Ecological Solutions and Evidence awards the Georgina Mace Prize to an outstanding paper in the journal by an author at the start of their research career. The following six papers,…

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Jacqui Glencross @jacquiglencross.bsky.social · Mar 19

Introducing Dr Glencross! Viva done ✅ 3 hours of penguin chat with my wonderful examiners 🐧🐧

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Alice Trevail @alicetrevail.bsky.social · Feb 27

New open access paper! Led by Joshua Coste

Results show tropical seabirds meet diurnal constraints by navigating efficiently back to low-lying reef atoll colonies
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Great work from Joshua's masters internship with @uniexecec.bsky.social and @iomarinescience.bsky.social

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World Seabird Union @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social · Feb 19

The Indian Seabird Group's first talk of 2025 is now on YouTube. Dr. Suresh Kumar and Rajdeep Mitra present their research on the ecology of nesting seabirds on the Lakshadweep Islands.

Pakshi Pitti: Insights into the nesting seabird populations of the Northern Indian Ocean

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Feb 12

Got some artistic skills? Enter our Seabird Pride t-shirt competition! 🕊️🏳️‍🌈🎽 Details below ⬇️ #SeabirdPride2025

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Feb 7

The next round of our Research Grants are open now for applications! If you have something you'd like funded why not apply? It could be for ringing studies, productivity assessments, seawatching projects, tracking studies, or others 🕊️💍🥚🌊 Details -> www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants (closes 28th Feb).

A lone puffin flying above the sea [Photo: Bryan Walker]

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