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European Ornithologists' Union
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The European Ornithologists' Union is an international forum for #ornithology and promotes the scientific study of birds within Europe. Next meeting #EOU2027!
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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · Dec 1
We are happy to announce that the next EOU Conference will be in Brno, Czech Republic in 2027! Check our website eounion.org and follow us on social media for regular updates! #ornithology #EOU2027
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btoscotland.bsky.social
This is a fantastic offer of support for young birders to attend the Scottish Birdwatchers' Conference! Thanks to SOC Highland for their generosity.
scottishbirding.bsky.social The Scottish Ornithologists' Club @scottishbirding.bsky.social · 10d
SOC Highland Branch are giving 15 Highland-based young birdwatchers the opportunity to attend the SOC/ @btoscotland.bsky.social Spring Conference on Sat 14 March '26 for just £10! Places are limited & will be allocated through an application process. Application criteria applies tinyurl.com/4cwscusk
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January 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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btoengland.bsky.social
We're holding two bird camps in England this year! They will be in Lancashire, 1-3 May, and Dorset, 17-19 July. Apply now for a free space ➡️ www.bto.org/birdcamps
btobirds.bsky.social BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 3d
Bird Camps are back! 🙌 Apply for a FREE place now ➡️ www.bto.org/birdcamps

If you’re a nature lover aged 11-17 (12-16 in Scotland) join us and fellow nature enthusiasts for a weekend of birding, exploring and nature-based activities. 🐦🦋 @scottishbirding.bsky.social
A collage of photos showing BTO Bird Camp activities, including a group of young people looking at plants, a young person drawing at a table, a young person looking through binoculars and a close-up of a caterpillar. In the middle is an orange circle with white wording that reads: Bird Camps 2026. The BTO Youth logo is above this.
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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royalsociety.org
The Royal Society's International Exchanges are now open for applications. These grants are for scientists based in the UK who want to stimulate new research collaborations with leading scientists overseas. Find out more and apply: #RSGrants https://royalsociety.org/grants/international-exchanges/
International Exchanges | Royal Society
These schemes are for scientists based in the UK who want to stimulate collaborations with leading scientists overseas through either a one-off visit or bilateral travel
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January 27, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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klf-univienna.bsky.social
📣 Interested in a 4-year postdoc in the movement ecology group? @univie.ac.at is recruiting outstanding female researchers through the E-STEEM programme. @pesumas.bsky.social is a registered host and welcomes applications from potential candidates.
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...
January 23, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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btobirds.bsky.social
The Youth in Nature Summit is back! 😀Book a FREE ticket➡️ bit.ly/YouthNatureSu...

📅 Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 February.
📍 David Attenborough Building, Cambridge.
📝 Tickets: Free!

Organised by BTO Youth with Green Jobs for Nature. Supported by Opticron, Raptor Aid & private donors
Image of attendees sitting down together engaging in a discussion at a Youth in Nature Summit. Wording above in a box reads: Youth in Nature Summit 2026. BTO Youth and Green Jobs for Nature logo are at the bottom of the image. The background around the image is green, with graphics of leaves and dots featuring.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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scottishbirding.bsky.social
SOC Highland Branch are giving 15 Highland-based young birdwatchers the opportunity to attend the SOC/ @btoscotland.bsky.social Spring Conference on Sat 14 March '26 for just £10! Places are limited & will be allocated through an application process. Application criteria applies tinyurl.com/4cwscusk
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January 20, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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britishecologicalsociety.org
Round 1 of our training and travel grant is open!

Grants up to £500 are available to support the training and development of PhD students and postgraduate research assistants.

Send us your application by 25 January ⏰
January 23, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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pauldufour80.bsky.social
🚨 PhD offer (please share)
Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species

Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
Starting: June 2026
Supervision: Martins Briedis & me

Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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amigodeaves.bsky.social
One year field technician position to work on White Storks in Portugal.

Deadline 3 Feb 2026!
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/402634
Junior Technician
BIOPOLIS Association hereby opens an international selection procedure for the recruitment of a Junior Technician to carry out research activities, under an open-ended fixed-term employment contract w...
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
January 21, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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klf-univienna.bsky.social
🐦🌆 Master Project: Urban Biodiversity Monitoring
Master’s thesis on standardized #biodiversity #monitoring in #urban habitats, with a focus on field #ornithology 🐤🔍
📩 Apply by Feb 20: petra.sumasgutner@univie.ac.at
@univie.ac.at @ages.at @pesumas.bsky.social #univienna #ages #myurbanbeevienna
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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uniexecec.bsky.social
Internships are now available with the Cornish Jackdaw Project! 🐦‍⬛

Duties will include assisting with nest monitoring, bird ringing, data entry, and the potential to help with ongoing research projects.
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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mcmahok.bsky.social
We are hiring at the Wytham Woods for the upcoming field season. 4 roles available. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #UKbirds #birdringing
We are seeking to appoint four full-time field assistants to work on the Wytham Tit Project for 4-8 weeks in spring 2026. Two 8-week field assistants will join the nest monitoring team; duties for these posts will include (i) collecting standardised data from nest-box breeding populations of blue and great tits, (ii) catching and ringing parent birds, (iii) ringing nestlings, and (iv) inputting data collected in the field. These positions with run from approximately Tuesday 7th April to Monday 1st June. Successful candidates for these positions must have (or be qualified to obtain) a BTO permit to ring adult great tits and blue tits. A further two field assistants will be hired to support a project collecting behavioural (foraging) data for great tits breeding in the Wytham population. These roles will involve a significant amount of nightwork. Duties will include (i) setting up and calibrating electronic tracking equipment and nest box cameras in the field, (ii) mapping tracking equipment locations using GPS, (iii) helping with catching and ringing parent birds and fitting tracking devices, (iv) assisting with mistnetting to re-trap tagged parents, and (v) inputting data collected in the field. These positions with be approximately 7 and 4 weeks in duration, starting from 13th April and 4th May, respectively. Possession of a BTO ringing permit with misnet endorsement and driving license are highly desirable for these roles. All fieldwork will take place in Wytham Woods, near Oxford. All Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate skill and enthusiasm for biological research as well as experience of fieldwork under arduous conditions, and both lone work and working as part of a team. Due to the short-term nature of these posts, successsful applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Salary & Accommodation: Field assistants will be paid at grade 5.2 (£17.37/hour). Contact eleanor.cole@Biology.ox.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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btobirds.bsky.social
📢 We're looking for a PhD student to focus on habitat use of wintering Curlew in and around coastal SPAs. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD

The student will be based at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and BTO, starting in October 2026 for four years.

📆 Deadline to apply: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology
A Curlew, a wading bird with a long downcurved bill, stands on an estuary shoreline with water in the background. Wording below reads: PhD opportunity with BTO and Liverpool John Moores University. BTO logo is top right of the image.
January 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
As well as Training Grants, we've also opened up our latest round of Research Grants 📷👛

❓: To fund #seabird research (eg. camera monitoring, ringing/tracking studies, counts/productivity assessments)
👥: All welcome to apply
💲: Up to £500
📅: Deadline 28 Feb

Details ▶️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants
A trail camera in a tree branch, in front of a bright blue sky. [Image: Furkanvari/ Unsplash].
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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btoscotland.bsky.social
If you fancy joining us to find out more about helping with the Breeding Bird Survey @bbs-birds.bsky.social then come along to any of these events. More details in the link: www.bto.org/about/where/...
#BirdingScotland
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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simonemeddle.bsky.social
4 yr PhD studentship at the U. Edinburgh (Roslin Institute & The Roslin Foundation) to investigate the mechanism by which light exposure during artificial incubation of eggs exerts positive effects on post-hatch chicks Deadline 13/02/2026 @roslininstitute.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Roslin Foundation: Bright beginnings: Understanding avian photoreception in early life in relation to behaviour, physiology and welfare (Reference Number 2026-27-021) at University of Edinburgh on Fin...
PhD Project - Roslin Foundation: Bright beginnings: Understanding avian photoreception in early life in relation to behaviour, physiology and welfare (Reference Number 2026-27-021) at University of Ed...
www.findaphd.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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birdsonglab.bsky.social
The Birdsong Lab is recruiting graduate students! Links in the comments. Please repost!
January 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
2026 Training Grants are now open! 📢🕊️

Are you:
📏 Hoping to gain experience with #seabirds via unpaid work?
🧑 From a BAME background? (though others may apply too)

💸 A grant of up to £250 could help! (to cover travel, accommodation or food)

Info: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Apply by 28 Feb 💌
Person lying on a forest floor grubbing for Storm petrels. Image: Ingrid Pollet.
January 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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penrhynbirder.bsky.social
Six roles with @rspbcymru.bsky.social to survey breeding waders in #Wales in March/April, with a particular focus on #Curlews. Closing date is 25 January.

#ConservationJobs

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Breeding Wader Surveyor (Fixed Term) | RSPB
We are looking for fieldworkers to undertake a survey of breeding wader species at sites across Wales (primarily in North Wales, Powys and Gwent). The role will be mobile, visiting a wide range of upl...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
Another new year job opportunity! Join the Isle of May @ukceh.bsky.social team in #Edinburgh, studying six species of #seabird 🦅🐣🕊️🐧🐤🐦

ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...

Deadline is 16th January. #ecology #seabirds #scotland
Avian Ecologist
Salary - £31,942 - £33,898 Depending on experience Hybrid working (50/50) Location: Edinburgh Closing date: 16th January 2026 We are looking for an enthusiastic Avian Ecologist to join our team in Edi...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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antoinestier.bsky.social
Please repost: 🚨Field assistant position 🐧

We offer a 14-months field assistant position through the French Polar Institute to work on king penguin ecophysiology and behavioral ecology.

Requirements: EU citizen < 30yo having experience with harsh fieldwork & wild bird/mammal handling/sampling.
January 5, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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birdlifemalta.bsky.social
Do you love keeping things organised and want to make a difference in conservation?

BirdLife Malta is looking for a Bookkeeper & Admin Officer to support our finance, office admin & ESC projects.

Full details here: birdlifemalta.org/about/jobs

Apply by 31 January 2026.
January 6, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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elizabethhobson.bsky.social
I am recruiting postbacs for my parakeet sociality and cognition project, ideally to start in Feb/Mar this year. Help spreading the word would be appreciated! More information and application link available here: ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/s...
Graphical ad showing Hobson Lab Postbac position: parakeet sociality and cognition, with a graphic showing a flock of monk parakeets flying towards a social network, two unmarked monk parakeets perched, and examples of our individually color-marked birds showing their dye marks and color codes
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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katrina-siddiqi.bsky.social
We are looking to hire a Seabird Field Assistant for 2026 for our Manx Shearwater research project.

Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour.

drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt...
Last years field assistant holding a Manx Shearwater on the isle of Rum (under a towel), retrieving a GPS device after a bird has returned from a foraging trip!
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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ukcehseabirds.bsky.social
New Year, new job. Come and join the @ukceh.bsky.social team on the Isle of May
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Avian Ecologist
Salary - £31,942 - £33,898 Depending on experience Hybrid working (50/50) Location: Edinburgh Closing date: 16th January 2026 We are looking for an enthusiastic Avian Ecologist to join our team in Edi...
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM