Cat Eden
@cateden91.bsky.social
PhD student studying spotted flycatcher ecology. Wish I was a modeller. Severe resting bitch face, actually don't hate everyone. 😇
Super excited to share the first paper from my PhD! 🎉
We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟
Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟
Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Cross-system transfer of fatty acids from aquatic insects supports terrestrial insectivore condition and reproductive success - Oecologia
Cross-system fluxes of aquatic insects rich in omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 LC-PUFAs), specifically eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), may subsidise ins...
link.springer.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Super excited to share the first paper from my PhD! 🎉
We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟
Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟
Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Seasonal, environmental and individual determinants of double-brooding in the White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Noelia D. Álvarez, Peter J. Mawby, Stuart P. Sharp | #ornithology 🪶
Seasonal, environmental and individual determinants of double-brooding in the White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Noelia D. Álvarez, Peter J. Mawby, Stuart P. Sharp | #ornithology 🪶
August 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Seasonal, environmental and individual determinants of double-brooding in the White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Noelia D. Álvarez, Peter J. Mawby, Stuart P. Sharp | #ornithology 🪶
Seasonal, environmental and individual determinants of double-brooding in the White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Noelia D. Álvarez, Peter J. Mawby, Stuart P. Sharp | #ornithology 🪶
I had fun rambling on about aquatic insects and their benefit for insectivorous birds at #EOU2025 yesterday. Going home with lots of cool bird research in my brain & joy from catching up with friendly faces 😁 (even if it does temporarily drain the life from my introverted soul) 🫠
August 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I had fun rambling on about aquatic insects and their benefit for insectivorous birds at #EOU2025 yesterday. Going home with lots of cool bird research in my brain & joy from catching up with friendly faces 😁 (even if it does temporarily drain the life from my introverted soul) 🫠
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Scarcely spotted flycatcher
Why is a once-common summer migrant becoming so hard to find? Catrin Eden profiles the stark decline of the UK's Spotted Flycatcher population:
Why is a once-common summer migrant becoming so hard to find? Catrin Eden profiles the stark decline of the UK's Spotted Flycatcher population:
Scarcely spotted flycatcher
Why is the once-common Spotted Flycatcher becoming so hard to find in the UK? Catrin Eden profiles the stark decline of this species over recent decades and ponders what the future might hold.
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May 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Scarcely spotted flycatcher
Why is a once-common summer migrant becoming so hard to find? Catrin Eden profiles the stark decline of the UK's Spotted Flycatcher population:
Why is a once-common summer migrant becoming so hard to find? Catrin Eden profiles the stark decline of the UK's Spotted Flycatcher population:
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Habitat heterogeneity from lidar and hyperspectral data: Implications for bird guilds and restoration management of coal mines | doi.org/10.1111/1365... | Journal of Applied Ecology | #ornithology 🪶
May 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Habitat heterogeneity from lidar and hyperspectral data: Implications for bird guilds and restoration management of coal mines | doi.org/10.1111/1365... | Journal of Applied Ecology | #ornithology 🪶
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Looking for a PhD in #agroecology? Check out this position opening up as part of the www.grassbirdhabitats.eu project. Hosted by University of Groningen in collab wt University of Gaston Berger and NDC in Senegal. West African students are especially encouraged to apply!
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
May 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Looking for a PhD in #agroecology? Check out this position opening up as part of the www.grassbirdhabitats.eu project. Hosted by University of Groningen in collab wt University of Gaston Berger and NDC in Senegal. West African students are especially encouraged to apply!
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
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Annual paddle in the Lake District for Barnacle Goose nest counting & monitoring. Lots of nests found, GPS'd, colour-marked adults identified & lots of eggs counted, measured, and weighed. Fun day with @cateden91.bsky.social #monitoring
May 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Annual paddle in the Lake District for Barnacle Goose nest counting & monitoring. Lots of nests found, GPS'd, colour-marked adults identified & lots of eggs counted, measured, and weighed. Fun day with @cateden91.bsky.social #monitoring
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Our PhD level course Ecology of Animal Migration at @biologylu.bsky.social is now open for applications! The course will run this November (3-14th) and cover various theoretical and practical aspects of migration ecology.
See: www.biology.lu.se/phd-studies/...
See: www.biology.lu.se/phd-studies/...
Ecology of Animal Migration
Lund University.
www.biology.lu.se
May 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Our PhD level course Ecology of Animal Migration at @biologylu.bsky.social is now open for applications! The course will run this November (3-14th) and cover various theoretical and practical aspects of migration ecology.
See: www.biology.lu.se/phd-studies/...
See: www.biology.lu.se/phd-studies/...
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NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to work on an ambitious #telemetry project aiming to understand #wildlife movement in human-modified landscapes: buff.ly/g2eQjP7
April 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to work on an ambitious #telemetry project aiming to understand #wildlife movement in human-modified landscapes: buff.ly/g2eQjP7
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Today, we've officially launched the Freshwater Network: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/bold-ne...: if you're interested, get in touch and we can work together.
Bold new plan to reverse the decline in freshwater wildlife
Freshwater Habitats Trust has a bold new plan to reverse the decline in freshwater wildlife within 10 years.
freshwaterhabitats.org.uk
April 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Today, we've officially launched the Freshwater Network: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/bold-ne...: if you're interested, get in touch and we can work together.
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So exciting to see #sihek eggs confirmed in the wild for the first time in nearly 40 years! www.zsl.org/news-and-eve... #ConservationScience 🌍 🦤 🧪 #Ornithology
Bird species lost from wild lays first eggs on new island home | The Zoological Society of London
Endangered bird recently returned to the wild have laid first eggs on their new Pacific island home, making them the first wild eggs for the species in almost 40 years.
www.zsl.org
April 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Want to be a field assistant in Sweden this summer?!
📑 Applications should include a motivation letter (1 page), a CV (detailing relevant experience), and contact information of two references. Send the above as a single PDF to b.tschirren@exeter.ac.uk by May 1st 2025.
🌍 #ExeterCEC #Internship
📑 Applications should include a motivation letter (1 page), a CV (detailing relevant experience), and contact information of two references. Send the above as a single PDF to b.tschirren@exeter.ac.uk by May 1st 2025.
🌍 #ExeterCEC #Internship
April 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Want to be a field assistant in Sweden this summer?!
📑 Applications should include a motivation letter (1 page), a CV (detailing relevant experience), and contact information of two references. Send the above as a single PDF to b.tschirren@exeter.ac.uk by May 1st 2025.
🌍 #ExeterCEC #Internship
📑 Applications should include a motivation letter (1 page), a CV (detailing relevant experience), and contact information of two references. Send the above as a single PDF to b.tschirren@exeter.ac.uk by May 1st 2025.
🌍 #ExeterCEC #Internship
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Any day now, ducklings will begin to appear, and we need your help to monitor them. We are asking for records of mallard broods anywhere in the UK this year to help us understand how many ducklings make it to adulthood. Submit your sightings here: citsci.org/projects/ducklingwatch
Please share!
Please share!
March 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Any day now, ducklings will begin to appear, and we need your help to monitor them. We are asking for records of mallard broods anywhere in the UK this year to help us understand how many ducklings make it to adulthood. Submit your sightings here: citsci.org/projects/ducklingwatch
Please share!
Please share!
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NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
April 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
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🧵 1/2 The fishing Wren - who knew? I'm playing in slomo so it's easier to see what's going on.
In fact the Wren is catching amphipods (happy to be corrected on species).
This shows the value of a weedy pond & providing access to it by placing branches over the surface.
@bto-gbw.bsky.social
In fact the Wren is catching amphipods (happy to be corrected on species).
This shows the value of a weedy pond & providing access to it by placing branches over the surface.
@bto-gbw.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🧵 1/2 The fishing Wren - who knew? I'm playing in slomo so it's easier to see what's going on.
In fact the Wren is catching amphipods (happy to be corrected on species).
This shows the value of a weedy pond & providing access to it by placing branches over the surface.
@bto-gbw.bsky.social
In fact the Wren is catching amphipods (happy to be corrected on species).
This shows the value of a weedy pond & providing access to it by placing branches over the surface.
@bto-gbw.bsky.social
So nice that we finally got to do a conference together 😍
So proud of @cateden91.bsky.social for being awarded the highly commended ECR talk! You smashed it ❤️
#BOU2025
#BOU2025
April 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
So nice that we finally got to do a conference together 😍
Had a wonderful time at #BOU2025, so much cool research and awesome catching up with old and making new pals! Very nice to have received an award for highly commended ECR talk as well, a lovely confidence boost 🥰 #ornithology
April 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Had a wonderful time at #BOU2025, so much cool research and awesome catching up with old and making new pals! Very nice to have received an award for highly commended ECR talk as well, a lovely confidence boost 🥰 #ornithology
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🧵1/5 Freshwater ecosystems are among the most diverse and threatened, with 22% species 📉 , including the White-throated dipper.
I'm presenting at #BOU2025 today looking at environmental factors influencing freshwater system's declines using dippers as model species.
#ornithology #Conservation
I'm presenting at #BOU2025 today looking at environmental factors influencing freshwater system's declines using dippers as model species.
#ornithology #Conservation
April 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🧵1/5 Freshwater ecosystems are among the most diverse and threatened, with 22% species 📉 , including the White-throated dipper.
I'm presenting at #BOU2025 today looking at environmental factors influencing freshwater system's declines using dippers as model species.
#ornithology #Conservation
I'm presenting at #BOU2025 today looking at environmental factors influencing freshwater system's declines using dippers as model species.
#ornithology #Conservation
🧵1/7 What do massive insect crashes mean for insectivorous birds? And can aquatic habitats help?
Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example.
#ornithology
Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example.
#ornithology
April 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🧵1/7 What do massive insect crashes mean for insectivorous birds? And can aquatic habitats help?
Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example.
#ornithology
Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example.
#ornithology
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Arrived in Notts with @cateden91.bsky.social ahead of #BOU2025. Looking forward to it!
April 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Arrived in Notts with @cateden91.bsky.social ahead of #BOU2025. Looking forward to it!
Had the best time climbing trees last week. Now officially a qualified tree climber. May have rekindled my love for fieldwork. & a very welcome break from writing up 🥴😁 #PhDLife
March 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Had the best time climbing trees last week. Now officially a qualified tree climber. May have rekindled my love for fieldwork. & a very welcome break from writing up 🥴😁 #PhDLife
Lovely writing retreat in Malham courtesy of Envision @lancasteruni.bsky.social 😍 chapter 2 draft V2 ready to goooo 💃 #PhDLife
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Lovely writing retreat in Malham courtesy of Envision @lancasteruni.bsky.social 😍 chapter 2 draft V2 ready to goooo 💃 #PhDLife