Lynda Donaldson

A rainbow forms over Gough Island

First confirmed cases of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) on Gough Island represent one of the most geographically isolated detections of HPAIV to date. But how did it get there?

Read on for a summary

Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2222...

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BirdLife Emerging Scientist Scholarship - BirdLife International Are you seeking a career in conservation science and have a particular interest in seabirds or understanding species extinction risk? The BirdLife Emerging Scientist Scholarship could be for you.

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Honoured to appear among these amazing women scientists for #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
Check out the variety of work we get up to 👇

And the best thing? There are many more women scientists working for @rspbscience.bsky.social who are also doing incredible things! 👏

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Nominations are still open to be part of a BOU Committee!

I highly recommend the Awards Nominations Committee in particular 😉

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Global review of shorebird tracking data to identify research gaps and conservation priorities Tracking has enabled rapid advances in knowledge of the movement behavior and habitat use of shorebirds and is thus making a growing contribution to their conservation. However, realizing the full po...

Tracking has revolutionized the study of migratory birds - shorebirds included! 🐦
In this paper, we explore the global and historical patterns of tracking effort on these birds, and suggests some species that would benefit from future tracking efforts
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Regular reminder that keynote nominations are open for our conference on avian disease ecology. Pls repost or forward to anyone researching avian disease! We are keen to get nominations from underrepresented groups or regions - if you know someone like that please nominate them! #ornithology

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Henderson Island coastline

Job alert:

Join our International team on a 2yr Conservation Scientist post working on Island Restoration. This role is UK based, but includes a 4-month expedition to Henderson Island.

Deadline: 30th Jan

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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 📆

Paper is #openaccess
🔗https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.70178

🙏This work was supported by Project Godwit, a partnership between @wwtworldwide.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social, with major funding from EU LIFE

#ornithology #translocation #shorebird

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❓When

We suggest there are 3 main scenarios, which we illustrate using recent #headstarting projects:

⌛buy time for conservation measures to take effect
📈accelerate the recovery of very small populations
🪶assist with the colonization of new or improved habitat

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❓Why

It can significantly increase the productivity (chicks/ breeding pair) in a population, which can lead to overall population growth.

Our models show that the benefit depends on:
1️⃣the number of clutches collected for headstarting
2️⃣the size of the recipient population

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📣 New paper out now in @conbiology.bsky.social!

#Headstarting - hatching eggs and/or rearing chicks in captivity & releasing them back to the wild - has been increasingly used for #wader #conservation. But it can be challenging and expensive.

So why do it and when❓

📷WWT/Bob Ellis #godwit

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Last chance to apply for this exciting job opportunity in our International Conservation Science team

Applications close Monday 20th Oct
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Very exciting job opportunity @rspbscience.bsky.social!
Help us track wader chicks & their prey to evaluate & improve interventions to address high levels of wader chick predation.

7 month contract, based @rspbengland.bsky.social Nene Washes.

🛎️Deadline 2nd Nov
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology

Scientific productivity gap based on English-language peer-reviewed papers. Shown are the maximum % differences in the number of peer-reviewed papers published by female native English speakers from a high-income country (-45%), female non-native English speakers from a high-income country (-60%), and female non-native English speakers from a lower-middle income country (-70%), compared to male native English speakers from a high-income country (red flag).

Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers

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Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award 🪶

Deadline: Mon 15 Sept

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Just a few days left to submit nominations for the @bou.org.uk awards!

Nominations close this Monday 15th Sept ⏰

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Technical Officer - Conservation Science | RSPB We're seeking a highly motivated person with excellent practical and design skills to join the Conservation Science Technical team. Collaborating closely with other scientists and colleagues across RS...

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The @nhm-london.bsky.social is hosting an exciting birding conference! Talks from the RSPB, the BBC NHU & BirdLife International, among many others

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Early Professional Award - British Ornithologists' Union The Early Professional Award is awarded by BOU Council for an outstanding initial contribution to the field of ornithology. Nominate here Nomination deadline: 15 September 2025 Criteria Nominees sh...

🌱 Early Professional Award

Awarded by BOU Council for an outstanding initial contribution to the field of #ornithology (<10 years of last degree)

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Janet Kear Union Medal - British Ornithologists' Union The Janet Kear Union Medal is awarded by BOU Council to members of the BOU in recognition of distinguished service to the Union. Nominate here Nomination deadline: 15 September 2025 The name behind ...

🎖️ Janet Kear Union Medal

Awarded by BOU Council to members of the BOU in recognition of distinguished service to the Union

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Alfred Newton Lecture - British Ornithologists' Union The Alfred Newton Lecture is awarded annually to an internationally renowned figure who will present this prestige lecture on the theme of the BOU’s annual conference. Nominate here (for the BOU2027 ...

🎤 Alfred Newton Lecture

Awarded to an internationally renowned figure in the field of Avian Disease Ecology, who will present this prestige lecture at #BOU2027

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Godman Salvin Prize - British Ornithologists' Union The Godman Salvin Prize is awarded by BOU Council to an individual as a signal honour for distinguished ornithological work. Nominate here Nomination deadline: 15 September 2025 The names behind the...

🏆 Godman Salvin Prize

Awarded by BOU Council to an individual as a signal honour for distinguished #ornithological work

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Medals and awards - British Ornithologists' Union Each year, the BOU presents awards to recognise individuals who have made an outstanding contribution within ornithology. Each award celebrates a specific contribution and nominations are warmly encou...

📣 Nominations for this year's round of @bou.org.uk awards are currently OPEN!

Your chance to recognise those key people in #ornithology 👏

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📆 Deadline 15th Sept 2025

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