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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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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · 20d

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PHd on the understanding of population change in insectivorous birds 🐤

PhD Ecology (INDUSTRIAL CASE) | University of Exeter

The University of Exeter’s Department of Ecology & Conservation is inviting applications for a PhD studentship funded by RSPB and the University of Exeter to commence on 1st of November 2025 or as...

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · Aug 21

The last storm petrel action of the season 🥲 #birdringing #birdbanding #stormpetrel #Petrel #ireland #Kerry

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · Aug 4

Belgium time to see some family. Perfect excuse to spend time in the woods here. @patrickgleeson.bsky.social

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · Jul 24

First Swallow Roost of the year with the South West Ringing Group 🪽 @sambayley.bsky.social + a surprise Bullfinch. We managed to catch just over 110 including 2 Sand Martins! #ireland #bird #birdringing #birdbanding #clonakilty

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Sam Bayley @sambayley.bsky.social · Jul 24

First Swallow roost catch of the year at Clogheen Marsh last night. About 300 birds came into roost and we caught 114 inc a retrap adult from last year plus 2 Sand Martin. Surprised to get so many this early, but migration seems early @npwsireland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · Jul 21

Great Storm Petrel sessions in Cape Clear @ccbowarden.bsky.social and in the Maharees, Kerry + one rock dove session.
Got a random new species on my list while doing the stormies: a rock pipit! delighted with that happy accident and excited to continue on with the end of the breeding season 🪶

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Sam Bayley @sambayley.bsky.social · Jul 14

Great weekend at @ccbowarden.bsky.social for the Lavender Festival. Ringing Demo with a good mix of passerines, 163 Stormies caught at night inc 3 controls (1 we caught at Galley Head on Wednesday night) and 20 Rock Doves for RAS project inc 9 new! @btobirds.bsky.social @willjsmith.bsky.social

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · May 9

New CES session in Clogheen Marsh, Clonakilty under sunny conditions 🐦

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · May 2

*all bird ringing under license

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · Apr 24

Antikythira Bird Observatory first few days

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · Apr 14

A nice week of ringing last week to kick start the breeding season 😁 with some grey heron chicks in Midleton forest than some more birdies in Killarney Park with my one if my favourites: the treecreeper 🪲 #birdringing #birdbanding #killarneypark #birdwatching

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Sam Bayley @sambayley.bsky.social · Apr 13

A first ringing demo for the newly founded SouthWest Ireland Ringing Group at Killarney National Park yesterday. A good selection of birds for the 20 participants, but a pair of Treecreeper and Long-tailed Tit were the show stoppers @npwsireland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

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Natagora @natagora.bsky.social · Feb 26

Les résultats du premier Baromètre de la biodiversité sont sortis ! Presque 2000 belges ont été interrogés et près de 4 sur 5 se disent préoccupés par l'état de la biodiversité.

👉 Pour lire le rapport dans son entièreté : bebiodiversity.be/.../Rapport-....

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Plus de 4 Belges sur 5 préoccupés par la biodiversité, selon le SPF Environnement

Plus de 4 Belges sur 5 sont préoccupés par la biodiversité. Ce sont les résultats du Baromètre de la biodiversité...

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Kevin Watts @watts-km.bsky.social · Feb 26

💥 🌳 New PhD project @bangoruniversity.bsky.social "Biodiversity for woodland resilience: the long-term functional ecology of tree diversity" 🌳
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Biodiversity for woodland resilience: the long-term functional ecology of tree diversity

The benefits of biodiversity for forest resilience and delivery of many ecosystem services underpin “nature-based solutions”. However, there are major gaps in knowledge of the ecological mechanisms, l...

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University of Exeter CEC @uniexecec.bsky.social · Feb 4

Volunteer Opportunity!!

The Landmark Trust are recruiting residential volunteers for the Bird Observatory Assistant Warden role on Lundy Island!

📆 Deadline: 9th Feb

www.landmarktrust.org.uk/lundyisland/...

🦤🌍 #ExeterCEC #Seabirds #LundyIsland #BirdResearch #BirdConservation #Volunteer

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · Feb 4

Sunny bank holiday bird sesh! We had a brambling in the nets which was the highlight for me with a few coal tits 🐤 #birdringing #ornithology

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Jan 23

The influence of the forest corridors to the north of the Andes on the diversification of the bright-rumped Attila, Attila spadiceus, during the climatic oscillations of the middle Pleistocene | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · Jan 16

Can't wait to join you in April 😊

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Antikythera Bird Observatory @antikytherabirdobs.bsky.social · Jan 14

📣 Call for Volunteers: Spring Season 2025

Are you passionate about birds and bird ringing?
We welcome applications from all experience levels from 28 March - 30 May.

ℹ️ More info & applications: ornithologiki.gr/abo

#AntikytheraBirdObservatory @ornithologiki.bsky.social

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Jean-Yves Paquet @jypaquet.bsky.social · Dec 26

In Wallonia (BE), only 1,3% of the territory is under strict nature protection regime. The new regional government is committed to reaching 5% by 2030, but at the same time is cutting in half the budgets for acquisition of land to set up nature reserves. Find the error. #Conservation #biodiversity

Le Soir @lesoir.be · Dec 26

Nature : passer à 5 % d’aires protégées en Wallonie, mission difficile après 2026

La Wallonie vise 5 % de terres protégées d’ici 2030 (contre 1,32 % aujourd’hui). Grâce au plan européen, 958 hectares ont été acquis, mais l’avenir du financement après 2026 reste incertain.

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Martin George @jannerbirder.bsky.social · Jan 15

BiOME Consulting Ltd, a specialist ecological consultancy with an outstanding team of in-house ecologists and ornithologists, are recruiting at all levels.

Owned and run by birders who happen to also be really nice people!

#ShropshireBirding
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We are recruiting Ornithologists and Ecologists at all levels | BiOME Consulting

BiOME Consulting Ltd is a specialist ecological consultancy, with an outstanding team of in-house ecologists and ornithologists. Are you an ecologist/ornithologist looking for, or looking to progress,...

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Jan 13

📢 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN...

...for the BOU Summer Placement Scheme

Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements

Application deadline: 31 March

Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

🪶 #ukbirds

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · Jan 12

Cold day out but worth it for this wonderful Kingfisher 😍 #birdringing #Kingfisher #ornithology

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