Tirth Vaishnav
@tirthvaishnav.bsky.social
PhD, Ecology and Biodiversity from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. Passionate about avian ecology and behaviour, plant-animal interactions, habitat ecology, and conservation, among other things.
Glad to be featured in @nzgeo.bsky.social, highlighting the importance of planting native species such as tree fuchsia, a major food resource for native birds. Based on a recent publication of bird-plant interactions in @zealandia.bsky.social
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Want native birds? This fuchsia is by far your best bet
Scientists who spent nine years birdwatching in Wellington ecosanctuary Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne report that birds visit the flowers of kōtukutuku, our native tree fuchsia, 16.4 times an hour. That pu...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Glad to be featured in @nzgeo.bsky.social, highlighting the importance of planting native species such as tree fuchsia, a major food resource for native birds. Based on a recent publication of bird-plant interactions in @zealandia.bsky.social
@vicuniwgtn.bsky.social
www.nzgeo.com/stories/want...
@vicuniwgtn.bsky.social
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Our grads will stop traffic this week with glam fits, billowing cloaks, and bright smiles, on their way to celebrate their achievements at the MFC and Te Herenga Waka marae. The parade will run from the Old Government Buildings to Queens Wharf on Thursday 11 December.
Te Herenga Waka graduates light up Wellington | News | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
This week, the newest cohort of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s graduates will stop traffic with glam fits, billowing cloaks, and bright smiles, on their way to celebrate their ach...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Our grads will stop traffic this week with glam fits, billowing cloaks, and bright smiles, on their way to celebrate their achievements at the MFC and Te Herenga Waka marae. The parade will run from the Old Government Buildings to Queens Wharf on Thursday 11 December.
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Super proud of Dr Tirth Vaishnav who is graduating this week! He started his thesis remotely and during a global pandemic, and after overcoming a host of challenges (not just limited to kākā being tricksy) he smashed it out of the park. Congratulations Tirth!
Incredibly honoured for my research to have been spotlighted by @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social Faculty of Science and Engineering in the lead-up to graduation week!🎓🎉🦜
Special shout-out to @wild-minds.bsky.social for being the most amazing supervisor through this journey.
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Special shout-out to @wild-minds.bsky.social for being the most amazing supervisor through this journey.
www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/12...
Discovering how time shapes the lives of birds | News | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
New research from Te Herenga Waka PhD graduate Tirth Vaishnav is exploring how birds’ behaviour and ecology vary across seasons and in response to both natural and human-driven environmental changes.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Super proud of Dr Tirth Vaishnav who is graduating this week! He started his thesis remotely and during a global pandemic, and after overcoming a host of challenges (not just limited to kākā being tricksy) he smashed it out of the park. Congratulations Tirth!
Incredibly honoured for my research to have been spotlighted by @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social Faculty of Science and Engineering in the lead-up to graduation week!🎓🎉🦜
Special shout-out to @wild-minds.bsky.social for being the most amazing supervisor through this journey.
www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/12...
Special shout-out to @wild-minds.bsky.social for being the most amazing supervisor through this journey.
www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/12...
Discovering how time shapes the lives of birds | News | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
New research from Te Herenga Waka PhD graduate Tirth Vaishnav is exploring how birds’ behaviour and ecology vary across seasons and in response to both natural and human-driven environmental changes.
www.wgtn.ac.nz
December 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Incredibly honoured for my research to have been spotlighted by @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social Faculty of Science and Engineering in the lead-up to graduation week!🎓🎉🦜
Special shout-out to @wild-minds.bsky.social for being the most amazing supervisor through this journey.
www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/12...
Special shout-out to @wild-minds.bsky.social for being the most amazing supervisor through this journey.
www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/12...
Late repost of my interview with RNZ about bird-aircraft collisions.
CAA still deciding whether to launch investigation into Fiji Airways bird strike emergency
CAA still deciding whether to launch investigation into Fiji Airways bird strike emergency
A Fiji Airways flight was forced to circle for two hours before landing at Christchurch Airport, after it was struck by what is thought to have been a substantial flock of birds.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Late repost of my interview with RNZ about bird-aircraft collisions.