🔊 JOB VACANCY
Would you like to work at the heart of a global ornithological membership society?
BOU are seeking a Journal and Engagement Manager to play a central role in delivering our mission
⏰ Apply by 14 April
bou.org.uk/vacancy-j...
#ornithology 🪶
Trophic interactions in boreal #wetlands: whooper swan Cygnus cygnus grazing and its effects on vegetation and macroinvertebrates
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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There are just three days left to apply to join us as an Associate Editor! ⏰
We’re looking for a range of expertise across the whole field of applied ecology. For some particular examples take a look below! 🌎🧪
Learn more and apply below 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
Taking place this week on 4 March 2026, from 13:00 to 15:00 GMT.
Join the online conference to hear from leading voices in the Rights of Wetlands movement!
Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/advancing-...
We’re on the hunt for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board 🔎
We’re looking for a range of expertise across the whole field of applied ecology. For some particular examples take a look below! 🌎🧪
Find out more information here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
A Cuckoo perches on a post. Wording over the image reads: We're hiring. Science Manager. www.bto.org/jobs. BTO logo top right of the image. Image credit bottom left reads: Cuckoo by Edmund Fellowes / BTO.
New role! 📢 We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Science Manager to join us at BTO. Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology
📆 Full time, Permanent.
📝 £46,344 per annum.
📍 Hybrid working.
Deadline for applications: Monday 9 March.
🚨 #PhD opportunity 🚨
Disturbance Impacts on swamp and forested peatlands in southern Québec
This project will quantify how disturbances affect carbon cycling and hydrology in swamp and forested peatlands of southern Québec
More info here: wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com/Opportunitie...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/.... Transfer of pharmaceutically active compounds from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems.
Prepare for the cold-spell with the February issue of British Birds Journal!
In this month's issue:
- Ouse Washes and Whooper Swans
- Britain's first Western olivaceous warbler
- Do Eurasian Wrynecks drum?
Available in Print or online through our Digital Subscription.
Two waterbird PhDs starting Oct 2026 - one is rooted in ecological data science asks how and why waterbirds use landscapes the way they do (tinyurl.com/3wx3huht) the other rooted in sociology seeks to understand the social licence of bird hunting (tinyurl.com/4u2r34wc) - please share widely 🦆🦆
Activities in natural environments as remedy to loneliness: The role of connectedness to nature and place attachment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend!
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
Citizen science powers #wetland restoration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Using Advanced Tri-Axial Accelerometer Data to Improve Behavioral Time Budgets and Bioenergetic Estimates of Wintering Lesser Scaup
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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#Ornithology
🦢The International Swan Census is fast approaching, on the weekend of 17th-18th January. We still have vacant sites, particularly in Northern Ireland, Mull, Skye, Orkney and Uists. If you can help, please request a site on the map: app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...
#UKBirding #Ornithology
Split-screen image on a deep green background. Left side contains a statement from Dr David Obura, IPBES Chair, regarding the US withdrawal from IPBES and extinction threats to over 1 million species. Right side shows a photograph of a man wearing glasses, dressed in a dark jacket and grey shirt, seated at a conference table with a microphone. The IPBES logo appears at the bottom with the tagline "Science and Policy for People and Nature". The design features white typography on the dark green background, creating a professional contrast. Several small pins or badges are visible on the speaker's jacket.
“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.”
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors.
— @davidobura.bsky.social , @ipbes.net Chair
Grazing effects of greylag goose Anser anser – a short-term exclosure experiment in beds of common Reed Phragmites australis in lake Tåkern, Sweden
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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I'm hiring a postdoc to work with myself, Dr Jim Lyons and the entire NOAA Firebird team on the adaptive management part of our larger project focused on the impacts of prescribed fire on Gulf Coast wetlands
Accepting applications until Feb 15th
blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...
Loons are beloved across the north. Yet they’re populations are still struggling to rebound in some areas. We know what’s killing them—lead poisoning caused by sinkers left behind by fishermen. The good news is that there’s an easy fix. 🌎
RSPB seasonal positions @rspbscience.bsky.social are live & we are ready for applications!
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 Huge variety of posts available for 2026: seabirds, veg surveys, visitor questionnaires, upland monitoring, wader chick tracking... all listed on the attachments via the link 👇
Deadline 11th Jan 2026 📆
New #wetland research: a systematic review of phosphorus removal in constructed treatment wetlands
doi.org/10.3390/w172...
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🔊 KEYNOTE NOMINATIONS
Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ?
#BOU2027 | Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky
Nominate via link ⬇️
bou.org.uk/event/avi...
#ornithology 🪶
New #wetland research: a systematic review of phosphorus removal in constructed treatment wetlands
doi.org/10.3390/w172...
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A image of a poster advertising my virtual presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the British Ecological Society. The image features prominently the talk's title "Nature-based activities improve human-nature connectedness: A systematic review and meta-analysis", along with my name ("Kevin A. Wood"), on a white background. On the left-hand side of the image there is a blue vertical banner, with a message encouraging people to check out the talk. The top of this banner features the British Ecological Society's logo (a stylized black letter "E").
Attending #BES2025 this week? Check out my virtual talk on the role that nature-based activities can play in enhancing nature connection.
In the meantime, you can find the open access paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
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A image of a poster advertising my virtual presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the British Ecological Society. The image features prominently the talk's title "Nature-based activities improve human-nature connectedness: A systematic review and meta-analysis", along with my name ("Kevin A. Wood"), on a white background. On the left-hand side of the image there is a blue vertical banner, with a message encouraging people to check out the talk. The top of this banner features the British Ecological Society's logo (a stylized black letter "E").
Attending #BES2025 this week? Check out my virtual talk on the role that nature-based activities can play in enhancing nature connection.
In the meantime, you can find the open access paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
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According to the #GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 by Convention on Wetlands 1/5 of the world’s wetlands could disappear by 2050.
Action is needed to safeguard these ecosystems and the services they provide for people and #ForNature
Read more 👉 http://global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org/
#WetlandsMatter
We're on the look out for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 👀📚
If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below 🌎👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
A flock of Bewick's Swans by Ben Cherry/WWT
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
Would you like to feed your January WeBS count into the International Swan Census? If you would like to count for the ISC at your WeBS site, please email us at gsmp@bto.org to get involved. 🦢
📷Sarah Kelman/BTO
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
The International Swan Census is nearly here! UK coverage looks strong, but key Whooper/Bewick's sites still need volunteers for 17–18 Jan 26. If you can help, please reach out to @btobirds.bsky.social. Check map for vacant sites lnkd.in/eWqWm7GW Thanks to all who are taking part! Photo: Ben Andrew
