Elwyn Sharps
@elwynsharps.bsky.social
Ornithologist and Environmental Professional based in Wales. Conservation Scientist by training. Interested in how land use shapes bird populations across coasts, wetlands, landscapes, and sea. Keen runner, beginner triathlete.
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Elwyn Sharps
@elwynsharps.bsky.social
· Apr 20
Pleased to get this certificate from @jappliedecology.bsky.social for Reversing declines in farmland birds: How much agri-environment provision is needed at farm & landscape scales? @rspbscience.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #TopViewedArticle #Ecology #Ornithology
Pleased to get this certificate from @jappliedecology.bsky.social for Reversing declines in farmland birds: How much agri-environment provision is needed at farm & landscape scales? @rspbscience.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #TopViewedArticle #Ecology #Ornithology
April 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Pleased to get this certificate from @jappliedecology.bsky.social for Reversing declines in farmland birds: How much agri-environment provision is needed at farm & landscape scales? @rspbscience.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #TopViewedArticle #Ecology #Ornithology
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⚠️ Passionate about making #ornithology inclusive and diverse?
Join our team! We are looking for the next Equality and Diversity support officer to advance our work in ornithology.
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⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025
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Join our team! We are looking for the next Equality and Diversity support officer to advance our work in ornithology.
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April 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
⚠️ Passionate about making #ornithology inclusive and diverse?
Join our team! We are looking for the next Equality and Diversity support officer to advance our work in ornithology.
🔗 bou.org.uk/about-the...
⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025
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Join our team! We are looking for the next Equality and Diversity support officer to advance our work in ornithology.
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⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025
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Tern migration is underway!
Common Terns are a summer visitor to the UK, usually arriving mid-April for the breeding season. Click on the link below to look at migration routes of these, and other, amazing birds 🪶 #seabirds #migration #EuroBirdPortal
www.eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...
Common Terns are a summer visitor to the UK, usually arriving mid-April for the breeding season. Click on the link below to look at migration routes of these, and other, amazing birds 🪶 #seabirds #migration #EuroBirdPortal
www.eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...
April 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Tern migration is underway!
Common Terns are a summer visitor to the UK, usually arriving mid-April for the breeding season. Click on the link below to look at migration routes of these, and other, amazing birds 🪶 #seabirds #migration #EuroBirdPortal
www.eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...
Common Terns are a summer visitor to the UK, usually arriving mid-April for the breeding season. Click on the link below to look at migration routes of these, and other, amazing birds 🪶 #seabirds #migration #EuroBirdPortal
www.eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...
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Band recovery data illustrate spatiotemporal and taxonomic patterns of seabird collisions with anthropogenic structures | www.tandfonline.com/... | The Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶🧪
April 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Band recovery data illustrate spatiotemporal and taxonomic patterns of seabird collisions with anthropogenic structures | www.tandfonline.com/... | The Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶🧪
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After 2 years' development, today we have launched @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social new DataZone! For information on each of the world's 11,000 bird species, 13,000 important sites for their conservation and profiles for 250 countries/territories and 16 global flyways, see datazone.birdlife.org
BirdLife DataZone | BirdLife DataZone
BirdLife International is a world-leader in conservation science. The BirdLife DataZone provides decision-makers and conservation practitioners with biodiversity data, knowledge and tools.
datazone.birdlife.org
April 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
After 2 years' development, today we have launched @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social new DataZone! For information on each of the world's 11,000 bird species, 13,000 important sites for their conservation and profiles for 250 countries/territories and 16 global flyways, see datazone.birdlife.org
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Avian conservation value of two small protected areas in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti | link.springer.com/ar... | Ornithological Research | #ornithology 🪶🧪 #conservationscience 🌍
April 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Avian conservation value of two small protected areas in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti | link.springer.com/ar... | Ornithological Research | #ornithology 🪶🧪 #conservationscience 🌍
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Did you follow #BOU2025 on Bluesky?
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Please let us know about your experience and inform the future of Bluesky conferences
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It only takes 5 minutes ⏰
📆 Deadline 11 April
#ornithology 🪶🧪 #AcademicSky #birds
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Please let us know about your experience and inform the future of Bluesky conferences
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It only takes 5 minutes ⏰
📆 Deadline 11 April
#ornithology 🪶🧪 #AcademicSky #birds
April 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Did you follow #BOU2025 on Bluesky?
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Please let us know about your experience and inform the future of Bluesky conferences
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It only takes 5 minutes ⏰
📆 Deadline 11 April
#ornithology 🪶🧪 #AcademicSky #birds
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Please let us know about your experience and inform the future of Bluesky conferences
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It only takes 5 minutes ⏰
📆 Deadline 11 April
#ornithology 🪶🧪 #AcademicSky #birds
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NEW PAPER: Migrating common snipes in better condition show stronger immune responses, suggesting high-quality individuals maintain immunity. Abundant food at stopovers may help replenish reserves for immunity.
➡️ vist.ly/3mzcark
#ornithology #migration #EcoImmunology
➡️ vist.ly/3mzcark
#ornithology #migration #EcoImmunology
April 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
NEW PAPER: Migrating common snipes in better condition show stronger immune responses, suggesting high-quality individuals maintain immunity. Abundant food at stopovers may help replenish reserves for immunity.
➡️ vist.ly/3mzcark
#ornithology #migration #EcoImmunology
➡️ vist.ly/3mzcark
#ornithology #migration #EcoImmunology
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NEW BLOG in #ornithology shows why we need dedicated people on #islands to count #seabirds - we can't do it from space: buff.ly/fmntPtk The corresponding paper is here: buff.ly/0D2gi1F
April 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
NEW BLOG in #ornithology shows why we need dedicated people on #islands to count #seabirds - we can't do it from space: buff.ly/fmntPtk The corresponding paper is here: buff.ly/0D2gi1F
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Our Seabird Pride 2025 T-Shirt is now live! 🌟
Seabird pride will take place on the 21st of June so follow the link below to grab one! 🏳️🌈🐧
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/product/gann...
Seabird pride will take place on the 21st of June so follow the link below to grab one! 🏳️🌈🐧
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/product/gann...
Gannet pride by Maggie Watson, Seabird Pride 2025 Edition - Unisex
We are proud to present the winning design from our 'design a tshirt competition' for Seabird Pride 2025, made by Maggie Watson. Profits made from all...
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April 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Our Seabird Pride 2025 T-Shirt is now live! 🌟
Seabird pride will take place on the 21st of June so follow the link below to grab one! 🏳️🌈🐧
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/product/gann...
Seabird pride will take place on the 21st of June so follow the link below to grab one! 🏳️🌈🐧
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/product/gann...
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It must be disconcerting for breeding 'limosa' Black-tailed Godwits at Welney - trying to get on with egg laying etc., with swirling flocks of 'islandica' preparing to fly to Iceland in a couple of weeks.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/g...
Blog from 7 April 2016 🎂9️⃣
#ornithology
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/g...
Blog from 7 April 2016 🎂9️⃣
#ornithology
April 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It must be disconcerting for breeding 'limosa' Black-tailed Godwits at Welney - trying to get on with egg laying etc., with swirling flocks of 'islandica' preparing to fly to Iceland in a couple of weeks.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/g...
Blog from 7 April 2016 🎂9️⃣
#ornithology
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/g...
Blog from 7 April 2016 🎂9️⃣
#ornithology
1/2 Yesterday I completed my second ever #triathlon. I spent the first 38 years of my life being terrified of even getting in to the water. Usually I prefer to keep this account for science, nature and ornithology related content but this feels like the kind of achievement worth celebrating!
April 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
1/2 Yesterday I completed my second ever #triathlon. I spent the first 38 years of my life being terrified of even getting in to the water. Usually I prefer to keep this account for science, nature and ornithology related content but this feels like the kind of achievement worth celebrating!
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EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Large-scale depth-related seasonal distribution patterns of a benthic-feeding sea duck in two contrasting marine systems | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Anthony D. Fox et al | #ornithology 🪶
Large-scale depth-related seasonal distribution patterns of a benthic-feeding sea duck in two contrasting marine systems | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Anthony D. Fox et al | #ornithology 🪶
April 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Large-scale depth-related seasonal distribution patterns of a benthic-feeding sea duck in two contrasting marine systems | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Anthony D. Fox et al | #ornithology 🪶
Large-scale depth-related seasonal distribution patterns of a benthic-feeding sea duck in two contrasting marine systems | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Anthony D. Fox et al | #ornithology 🪶
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I was due to present this to an in-person BOU conference in 2020 after I finished working for @rspbscience.bsky.social but Covid changed things. So I’m adding a link to our paper with Rob Hawkes and others to the #BOU2025 feed besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
April 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I was due to present this to an in-person BOU conference in 2020 after I finished working for @rspbscience.bsky.social but Covid changed things. So I’m adding a link to our paper with Rob Hawkes and others to the #BOU2025 feed besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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NEW JOB in #ornithology to study the diet of #seabirds in Norway: buff.ly/vOjoAfc . Application deadline 7 April 2025.
April 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
NEW JOB in #ornithology to study the diet of #seabirds in Norway: buff.ly/vOjoAfc . Application deadline 7 April 2025.
Nine years since Graham wrote this wonderful blog about some of my PhD work. I’m eternally grateful for what he did. It’s a fantastic read and really communicates the messages clearly #ornithology @wadertales.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social
'Big Foot and the Redshank Nest'
Blog is 9️⃣ today.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/b...
#ConservationScience🌍
Research by @elwynsharps.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @rspbscience.bsky.social
Blog is 9️⃣ today.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/b...
#ConservationScience🌍
Research by @elwynsharps.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @rspbscience.bsky.social
Big Foot and the Redshank Nest
What’s the crunch point? Grazed saltmarsh is an important habitat for Redshank but the addition of an extra four large feet can have serious negative effects. Each grazing unit comes with fou…
wadertales.wordpress.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Nine years since Graham wrote this wonderful blog about some of my PhD work. I’m eternally grateful for what he did. It’s a fantastic read and really communicates the messages clearly #ornithology @wadertales.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social
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'Big Foot and the Redshank Nest'
Blog is 9️⃣ today.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/b...
#ConservationScience🌍
Research by @elwynsharps.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @rspbscience.bsky.social
Blog is 9️⃣ today.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/b...
#ConservationScience🌍
Research by @elwynsharps.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @rspbscience.bsky.social
Big Foot and the Redshank Nest
What’s the crunch point? Grazed saltmarsh is an important habitat for Redshank but the addition of an extra four large feet can have serious negative effects. Each grazing unit comes with fou…
wadertales.wordpress.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
'Big Foot and the Redshank Nest'
Blog is 9️⃣ today.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/b...
#ConservationScience🌍
Research by @elwynsharps.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @rspbscience.bsky.social
Blog is 9️⃣ today.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/b...
#ConservationScience🌍
Research by @elwynsharps.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @rspbscience.bsky.social
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The Anthropocene is characterised by:
⚠️ biodiversity declines
⚠️ extinction of experience
⚠️ declining wellbeing
At #BOU2025, I'm talking about how it may be possible to address all 3 challenges
🔗 besjournals.onlineli...
1/6 🧵 #ornithology #conservationscience #bioacoustics 🔊🧪🪶🌍
⚠️ biodiversity declines
⚠️ extinction of experience
⚠️ declining wellbeing
At #BOU2025, I'm talking about how it may be possible to address all 3 challenges
🔗 besjournals.onlineli...
1/6 🧵 #ornithology #conservationscience #bioacoustics 🔊🧪🪶🌍
April 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Anthropocene is characterised by:
⚠️ biodiversity declines
⚠️ extinction of experience
⚠️ declining wellbeing
At #BOU2025, I'm talking about how it may be possible to address all 3 challenges
🔗 besjournals.onlineli...
1/6 🧵 #ornithology #conservationscience #bioacoustics 🔊🧪🪶🌍
⚠️ biodiversity declines
⚠️ extinction of experience
⚠️ declining wellbeing
At #BOU2025, I'm talking about how it may be possible to address all 3 challenges
🔗 besjournals.onlineli...
1/6 🧵 #ornithology #conservationscience #bioacoustics 🔊🧪🪶🌍
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1/🧵 Today at #BOU2025, I'm sharing my work using a #lidar time series to examine temporal Chiffchaff niche dynamic.
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
April 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1/🧵 Today at #BOU2025, I'm sharing my work using a #lidar time series to examine temporal Chiffchaff niche dynamic.
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
Kestrel activity levels decrease with temperature (in Portugal & Spain). With increasing global temperatures there may be less foraging time available. #bou2025 #Ornithology
Global warming is leading to more frequent periods of extremely high temperatures. Understanding individual behavioural responses across temperature gradients can help identify and design measures that enable species to cope with extremes temperatures, aiding their conservation.
1/5 #BOU2025
1/5 #BOU2025
April 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Kestrel activity levels decrease with temperature (in Portugal & Spain). With increasing global temperatures there may be less foraging time available. #bou2025 #Ornithology
I was due to present this to an in-person BOU conference in 2020 after I finished working for @rspbscience.bsky.social but Covid changed things. So I’m adding a link to our paper with Rob Hawkes and others to the #BOU2025 feed besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
April 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I was due to present this to an in-person BOU conference in 2020 after I finished working for @rspbscience.bsky.social but Covid changed things. So I’m adding a link to our paper with Rob Hawkes and others to the #BOU2025 feed besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Interesting to hear about this work highlighting the role of aquatic habitats and their invertebrate communities in providing quality food for Spotted Flycatcher. #bou2025 #Ornithology
🧵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 12:39 PM
Interesting to hear about this work highlighting the role of aquatic habitats and their invertebrate communities in providing quality food for Spotted Flycatcher. #bou2025 #Ornithology
Great talk by @juliancap.bsky.social #BOU2025 demonstrating that gulls and storks move plastic particles from landfill sites to wetlands in Southern Spain. Very interesting example and important consideration for waste management policy. #Ornithology
April 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Great talk by @juliancap.bsky.social #BOU2025 demonstrating that gulls and storks move plastic particles from landfill sites to wetlands in Southern Spain. Very interesting example and important consideration for waste management policy. #Ornithology
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The plastics ingested by gulls and storks at landfills ending up in wetlands 😨 #BOU2025
April 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The plastics ingested by gulls and storks at landfills ending up in wetlands 😨 #BOU2025
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1/🧵 One of the main drivers of 🌍 change is pollution
Birds foraging in landfills eats #plastics that egest in natural areas by pellets in a process known as biovectoring
We’re at the #BOU2025 presenting how we compare and quantify the biovector role of some aquatic species towards a natural area
Birds foraging in landfills eats #plastics that egest in natural areas by pellets in a process known as biovectoring
We’re at the #BOU2025 presenting how we compare and quantify the biovector role of some aquatic species towards a natural area
April 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM