Calling all cormorant connoisseurs! Check out the 'Great Cormorants: Best on the Nest' workflow Seabird Watch (tinyurl.com/a6ttvdmh) and get clicking! All your efforts will contribute to monitoring productivity and phenology in a very under monitored #seabird ! 1/

1) News just in! 🦆🦢The 2022/23 Waterbirds in the UK report was released today showing fewer ducks, geese, swans and wader species are travelling to the UK as milder winters keep them in northern Europe. Discover the findings⬇️or read the #WeBSReport ➡️bit.ly/3WxpKrF

An unusual request or question for everyone doing seabird colony visits this summer. If you 1. have reason to think that your colony/species of interest has gone through drastic changes over the last few years due to HPAI mass casualties and 2. There exist historical egg

Spring brings the return of our seabirds, but they're in trouble!

Many end up as bycatch while raising their young. Low-impact fisheries can improve the ever-increasing numbers of seabirds ending up as #bycatch .

Member States need to protect our seas and seabirds and

The eleventh annual Northern Ireland Seabird Report highlights challenging times for NI’s internationally important seabird populations.
Read the full report for a comprehensive analysis of the numbers of #seabirds that bred in the country in 2023
👉bit.ly/SeabirdReport2…

EARLY VIEW in BOU 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧕🏽👳🏽‍♂️ 🌈

British Ornithologists’ Union: Janet Kear Union Medal | doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13…

Awarded to Helen Baker Helen Baker at #BOU2024

#ornithology

Chick diet in UK Little Terns Sternula albifrons | tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… | Bird Study | #ornithology

The North West Gull group has colour ringed ~4000 juv herring and LBB #gulls in the last 6 years in Cumbria + Lancs. They should be returning to breed now & we want to know where they are! Pls look out for them & report sightings at
nwgulls.org.uk/report-a-sight…. Lancaster & District Birdwatching BTO

Check out the groundbreaking seabird research by Gemma Clucas at Cornell Lab Lab of Ornithology on climate change impacts and conservation on these remote islands in Maine and New Hampshire. via Edge Effects edgeeffects.net/seabird-resear…

Fresh in on the SW's, Magpie is added to the house and Patchwork Challenge list. Still a very good bird this far north in the county, winds are a nightmare for it's tail #PWC2024 #patchgold #CaithnessBirds

Don't miss out on the last chance to apply for Bird Camp 2024. Applications close on Sunday.🐦😃

The BTO Youth Team are also holding a Q&A this evening (11 April) from 6-7pm where you can ask any questions you might have about Bird Camp or your application. Registration is open

Job alert! Come and join the team at BTO as an Ecological Statistician. Apply on our website 👉 bit.ly/btojobs

The successful applicant will have a quantitative background and an interest in ecology or nature conservation. Closing date: Sunday 21 April.

Many studies have explored the diet of urban birds. These studies have shown that different species' propensity to consume anthropogenic food in urban areas vary. However, no review of this topic has been conducted. #BOU2024

Migrant highlights from last week in Cyprus included these Ortolan Buntings, all the Yellow Wagtails, Wryneck, Cretzschmar's Bunting as well Collared Flycatcher, E. Subalpine Warbler, Ruppell's Warbler, E. Bonelli's Warbler, BE Wheatear, RT Pipits & GS Cuckoos #CyprusBirds

The April issue of British Birds is out with papers on subspecies, vagrant Subalpine Warblers, Willow Tits, apparent 'Pale Iceland Redpolls', short notes, book reviews and recent reports.

➡️bit.ly/3U4O0zq

Only a couple of weeks left to apply for one of our vacancies! We are looking for a Club Manager and Administrative Officer.

Find more details at the-soc.org.uk/pages/vacancies

In BB this month

The British Birds Charitable Trust has increased the maximum amount it makes available in grants to young birders, from £250 to £500. It has been awarding grants to young birders since 2014.Deadline: end of June 2024

➡️Find out more bit.ly/3vFFGNe

2024 Endowment Fund Awards

Every year our Endowment Fund supports amateur research to further the knowledge of the birds of Scotland and to contribute to the conservation of the birds of Scotland. More information and how to apply can be found at the-soc.org.uk/pages/research…

Love data📊? Love birds 🐦🦅🦉🦜?

My team BTO is hiring another Ecological Statistician
…shtrustforornithology.postingpanda.uk/job/535319

💷 c £35k + benefits
🎓 PhD or equivalent
🌍 Thetford/Cambridge; UK right to work required
📅 Closes 21 Apr

#ornithology #ecology #statistics #datascience #rstats

New in #BirdStudy
UK Little Terns feed their chicks mostly (82%) sandeels & small herrings/sprats, so colonies are vulnerable to climate change affecting the distribution & quality of these fish.
Chick diet in UK Little Terns: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #OpenAccess BTO