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Claire Branston
@clairebranston.bsky.social
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Ecologist interested in species behavioural responses to changing environments | Based at University of Glasgow and Edinburgh Napier University | A Permit British Trust for Ornithology bird ringer | She/Her

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · 21d
Do you have 10 minutes to help an @edinburghnapier.bsky.social MSc student complete her final research project?

Please consider letting us know your opinions towards herring gulls, by completing this short questionnaire tinyurl.com/tfntmfbk

Thank you!

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · Jun 26
A break in the unpredictable Scottish weather let us visit Lady Isle yesterday, where I helped the team with long term monitoring of the gull colonies on the island. Lots of chicks now metal and colour ringed (under licence). Look out for them and report any you spot to cr-birding.org!

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · Jun 9
A fantastic day on Inchkeith yesterday helping out with ringing shag chicks for a long term study. If you're out along the east coast of Scotland, keep your eyes peeled for colour ringed shag & report all sightings to @ukcehseabirds.bsky.social. All monitoring and handling was done under licence.

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · May 14
What a cracking start to the @edinburghnapier.bsky.social MSc Wildlife Biology & Conservation field tour. Today we were at St. Abbs NTS reserve learning about their seabird monitoring, seals & reserve management! Thanks to all the reserve staff for their knowledge and enthusiasm, it was infectious!

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · May 6
A gorgeous day in the Trossachs, with a soundtrack of wood warbler, willow warbler and garden warbler a plenty. Lots of robins and chaffinches, with beaks full of invertebrates, busy feeding their young. I love this time of year!

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · May 2
A great day in the field with @edinburghnapier.bsky.social MSc Wildlife Biology & Conservation students who were carrying out BBS & WeBS surveys. We were also treated to a tour of the @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch & Duddingston reserve! A fab intro to my new job at ENU!

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Mar 25
LOOKING BACK in IBIS

The phenology and clutch size of UK Blue Tits does not differ with woodland composition | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Claire J. Branston, Mark J. Whittingham, Albert B. Phillimore, Dave Leech, Stephen G. Willis | #ornithology 🪶

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · Mar 10
This weekend I was invited to talk at the @btobirds.bsky.social NE Ringers Conference about the @scotwildlife.bsky.social Gailes Marsh sand martin bank. A great set of talks and a chance to catch up with old friends was rounded off by beautiful sunshine and hearing my first chiffchaff of spring.

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · Feb 16
A nice morning to be out counting gulls for the monthly Glasgow Gull Count across the city. First time counting at the Science Centre @glasgowscience.bsky.social for me and the gulls were very obliging! Nice to see some common gulls in the mix #ornithology

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UWS @uniwestscotland.bsky.social · Feb 11
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 👩‍🔬
In our latest #LifeAtUWS blog, Anna is sharing what a day in the life of an Applied Bioscience and Zoology student looks like.

👀 www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/blog/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-applied-bioscience-and-zoology-student-at-uws

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · Feb 4
If you're a final year zoologist @uniwestscotland.bsky.social (or anywhere else in the UK!) make sure to have your say! The National Student Survey is now open. Let us know what you've enjoyed about your time at UWS, and what we could improve on.
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📣 Final year undergraduates - it's time to have your say!

The National Student Survey (NSS) is now LIVE! It’s your chance to give feedback on #LifeAtUWS. Complete the survey and be in with a chance of winning up to £100 of Amazon vouchers!

📲 thestudentsurvey.com

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UWS @uniwestscotland.bsky.social · Feb 4
📣 Final year undergraduates - it's time to have your say!

The National Student Survey (NSS) is now LIVE! It’s your chance to give feedback on #LifeAtUWS. Complete the survey and be in with a chance of winning up to £100 of Amazon vouchers!

📲 thestudentsurvey.com

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · Dec 20
Putting you in touch with @pauljjbaker.bsky.social and @kev90redpoll.bsky.social. Both have excellent Tree Sparrow nestbox projects near Glasgow.

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Dec 6
🔈 ANNOUNCING!

BOU Summer Placement Scheme

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

Applications open Jan 2025

More details: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · Nov 18
The algorithm clearly works as your post came up on my discover feed! Thanks again for having me!

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · Nov 18
It was fantastic to be involved with The NERD Club's first meeting. It was lovely to meet such an enthusiastic bunch of young people and introduce them to @btobirds.bsky.social bird ringing. If you know of any young person who would like to join the group, please contact @kat-jones.bsky.social!

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · Nov 11
Thanks to all the organisers of the @btobirds.bsky.social Scottish Ringers Conference for a really exciting and inclusive conference! Thanks for inviting me to present my work! It was lovely to catch up with both old and new friends! I'm already looking forward to next year!