Katherine Booth Jones
@katboothjones.bsky.social
Seabirder | Senior Marine Ornithologist | Assistant Editor of Seabird journal | Bird Ringer | Occasional wildlife artist | she/her 🏳️🌈 #seabird
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Promiscuous Petrels: Genetic Study Reveals Gene Flow on a Global Scale
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A Molecular Ecology paper shows inter-oceanic gene flow among five petrel species on a global scale | #ornithology
Promiscuous Petrels: Genetic Study Reveals Gene Flow on a Global Scale
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A Molecular Ecology paper shows inter-oceanic gene flow among five petrel species on a global scale | #ornithology
Promiscuous Petrels: Genetic Study Reveals Gene Flow on a Global Scale
A recent study, published in Molecular Ecology, shows inter-oceanic gene flow among five petrel species on a global scale. Petrels, the narrow-winged seabirds that graciously soar across the world&…
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A great write up of a paper from my PhD published some years ago. I'm still hoping someone will follow this up with a more detailed genetic exploration of inter-ocean hybridisation in tropical petrels. It'll be a fascinating story I'm sure!
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Sussex Wildlife Trust CEO Chris Corrigan speaks to ITV Meridian about how bio-bead pollution from Southern Water's wastewater treatment plant is impacting wildlife at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Bio-bead pollution at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Sussex Wildlife Trust CEO Chris Corrigan speaks to ITV Meridian about how bio-bead pollution from Southern Water's wastewater treatment plant is impacting wildlife at Rye Harbour Nature…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Sussex Wildlife Trust CEO Chris Corrigan speaks to ITV Meridian about how bio-bead pollution from Southern Water's wastewater treatment plant is impacting wildlife at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
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A great outcome from a workshop at our #seabird conference last year in Portugal, this review paper collab has been selected as Editor's choice at ICES Journal of Marine Science! 💪👏
⤵️ academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
#seabirdmonitoring #newtechnology #remotecameras #acoustic #biotelemetry #UAVs 🛰️🌊
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#seabirdmonitoring #newtechnology #remotecameras #acoustic #biotelemetry #UAVs 🛰️🌊
Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring
Abstract. Monitoring of seabird population size and demography has for decades relied on observer-based methods. While such methods have allowed the accumu
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September 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A great outcome from a workshop at our #seabird conference last year in Portugal, this review paper collab has been selected as Editor's choice at ICES Journal of Marine Science! 💪👏
⤵️ academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
#seabirdmonitoring #newtechnology #remotecameras #acoustic #biotelemetry #UAVs 🛰️🌊
⤵️ academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
#seabirdmonitoring #newtechnology #remotecameras #acoustic #biotelemetry #UAVs 🛰️🌊
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Yes, that's right!
You have until October 31st to submit your breeding seabird data to the SMP so that it can be utilised in understanding how species have faired this year! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
You have until October 31st to submit your breeding seabird data to the SMP so that it can be utilised in understanding how species have faired this year! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Yes, that's right!
You have until October 31st to submit your breeding seabird data to the SMP so that it can be utilised in understanding how species have faired this year! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
You have until October 31st to submit your breeding seabird data to the SMP so that it can be utilised in understanding how species have faired this year! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Absolutely this 👇
'Beware employers bearing yoga mats and wellbeing sessions....It’s patronising, and ideologically suspect. It’s not your job to be resilient, it’s your employer’s job to provide you with decent working conditions.' 1/3
Coping with the university funding crisis.
Positive steps in uncertain times, including how to stay serene when wellbeing sessions are offered.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-k...
Positive steps in uncertain times, including how to stay serene when wellbeing sessions are offered.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-k...
April 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Absolutely this 👇
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This lekking season, please don’t go out looking for Capercaillie.
Instead, stay at home and watch them on the live dust bath camera at our Abernethy nature reserve!
Tune in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRR2...
#LekItBe
🎥 Male Capercaillie at the dust bath
Instead, stay at home and watch them on the live dust bath camera at our Abernethy nature reserve!
Tune in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRR2...
#LekItBe
🎥 Male Capercaillie at the dust bath
April 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This lekking season, please don’t go out looking for Capercaillie.
Instead, stay at home and watch them on the live dust bath camera at our Abernethy nature reserve!
Tune in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRR2...
#LekItBe
🎥 Male Capercaillie at the dust bath
Instead, stay at home and watch them on the live dust bath camera at our Abernethy nature reserve!
Tune in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRR2...
#LekItBe
🎥 Male Capercaillie at the dust bath
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Anthropogenic solid waste is ubiquitous in bird nests in coastal multiple use protected areas | Marine Pollution Bulletin | www.sciencedirect.co... | #ornithology 🧪🪶 #seabirds #shorebirds
April 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Anthropogenic solid waste is ubiquitous in bird nests in coastal multiple use protected areas | Marine Pollution Bulletin | www.sciencedirect.co... | #ornithology 🧪🪶 #seabirds #shorebirds
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Our #CormorantCams are up and running to explore how our breeding Cormorants are doing on Sheep Island and Strangford Lough!
Few sites in the UK and Ireland are consistently monitored for Cormorant productivity, so we’re excited to see what our nest cameras capture! 🌊📸
Find out more ⬇️ #ornithology
Few sites in the UK and Ireland are consistently monitored for Cormorant productivity, so we’re excited to see what our nest cameras capture! 🌊📸
Find out more ⬇️ #ornithology
April 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Our #CormorantCams are up and running to explore how our breeding Cormorants are doing on Sheep Island and Strangford Lough!
Few sites in the UK and Ireland are consistently monitored for Cormorant productivity, so we’re excited to see what our nest cameras capture! 🌊📸
Find out more ⬇️ #ornithology
Few sites in the UK and Ireland are consistently monitored for Cormorant productivity, so we’re excited to see what our nest cameras capture! 🌊📸
Find out more ⬇️ #ornithology
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It's time to say goodbye until next winter to some of Northern Ireland's wetland wonders.
Find out why NI is so special for this winter waterbird ⬇️
#ukbirding
Find out why NI is so special for this winter waterbird ⬇️
#ukbirding
April 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It's time to say goodbye until next winter to some of Northern Ireland's wetland wonders.
Find out why NI is so special for this winter waterbird ⬇️
#ukbirding
Find out why NI is so special for this winter waterbird ⬇️
#ukbirding
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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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⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025
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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
🪶🧪
Please repost!
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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Relax in a local greenspace and make your birdwatching count with our new Birds in Greenspaces survey - for all experience levels, anywhere in NI!
If you're in Derry-Londonderry we'd especially love your feedback to help us improve this programme.
More here ➡️ www.bto.org/greenspaces-... #ukbirding
If you're in Derry-Londonderry we'd especially love your feedback to help us improve this programme.
More here ➡️ www.bto.org/greenspaces-... #ukbirding
New project alert! 📢 Can you help us count Birds in Greenspaces? 🐦🌳 Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/greenspa... #Ornithology #UKBirding
This pilot survey is for people who enjoy watching birds, whether experienced birders or new to nature! It’s flexible too so you can take part anywhere in the UK. 📝
This pilot survey is for people who enjoy watching birds, whether experienced birders or new to nature! It’s flexible too so you can take part anywhere in the UK. 📝
April 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relax in a local greenspace and make your birdwatching count with our new Birds in Greenspaces survey - for all experience levels, anywhere in NI!
If you're in Derry-Londonderry we'd especially love your feedback to help us improve this programme.
More here ➡️ www.bto.org/greenspaces-... #ukbirding
If you're in Derry-Londonderry we'd especially love your feedback to help us improve this programme.
More here ➡️ www.bto.org/greenspaces-... #ukbirding
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⚠️ Passionate about science communication?
Join our team! We are looking for the next Social Media support officer
🔗 bou.org.uk/about-the...
⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025
Get in touch with our current officer if you have questions @natbzielonka.bsky.social
#ornithology 🪶
Please repost!
Join our team! We are looking for the next Social Media support officer
🔗 bou.org.uk/about-the...
⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025
Get in touch with our current officer if you have questions @natbzielonka.bsky.social
#ornithology 🪶
Please repost!
April 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
⚠️ Passionate about science communication?
Join our team! We are looking for the next Social Media support officer
🔗 bou.org.uk/about-the...
⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025
Get in touch with our current officer if you have questions @natbzielonka.bsky.social
#ornithology 🪶
Please repost!
Join our team! We are looking for the next Social Media support officer
🔗 bou.org.uk/about-the...
⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025
Get in touch with our current officer if you have questions @natbzielonka.bsky.social
#ornithology 🪶
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"Dogs catch many types of wildlife and can injure or kill them. Their scent and droppings scare smaller animals. Then there’s the huge environmental cost of feeding these carnivores and the sheer quantity of their poo. We love our pet dogs, but they come with a very real cost."
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tinyurl.com/5btdthby
Good boy or bad dog? Our 1 billion pet dogs do real environmental damage
We don’t want to admit it, but our beloved pet dogs do a lot of environmental damage, from killing or terrifying wildlife to emissions from pet food.
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April 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
"Dogs catch many types of wildlife and can injure or kill them. Their scent and droppings scare smaller animals. Then there’s the huge environmental cost of feeding these carnivores and the sheer quantity of their poo. We love our pet dogs, but they come with a very real cost."
tinyurl.com/5btdthby
tinyurl.com/5btdthby
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A good Friday afternoon read 📙 on how @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social Seabird Tracking Database has changed the face of marine conservation! MPAs, bycatch, policy and more 🕊️📈 #Seabird #SeabirdTracking
1/10 How have 20 years of tracking data shaped #marine #conservation? 🌍This article by @tammyedavies.bsky.social
& colleagues explores the #BirdLife #Seabird Tracking Database’s journey from data collection to policy impact🐧 A must-read 🧵👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
& colleagues explores the #BirdLife #Seabird Tracking Database’s journey from data collection to policy impact🐧 A must-read 🧵👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
March 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A good Friday afternoon read 📙 on how @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social Seabird Tracking Database has changed the face of marine conservation! MPAs, bycatch, policy and more 🕊️📈 #Seabird #SeabirdTracking
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Do you have hours of videos📹with animals? Speed up your watching by using BEHAVE - a user-friendly, open-source, free, zero-install tool for coding animal behaviour in video recordings!
Try BEHAVE here: behave.claude-apps.com
Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Try BEHAVE here: behave.claude-apps.com
Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Do you have hours of videos📹with animals? Speed up your watching by using BEHAVE - a user-friendly, open-source, free, zero-install tool for coding animal behaviour in video recordings!
Try BEHAVE here: behave.claude-apps.com
Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Try BEHAVE here: behave.claude-apps.com
Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The US Christian right's agenda is arriving on UK shores with alarming momentum. Over $50m from US Christian right foundations flowed into Europe between 2008-2017. Now, in 2025, these groups – emboldened by evangelism in the White House – are upping their game. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow | Deborah Frances-White
Women’s rights – especially abortion – are truly at risk, says writer and broadcaster Deborah Frances-White
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April 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The US Christian right's agenda is arriving on UK shores with alarming momentum. Over $50m from US Christian right foundations flowed into Europe between 2008-2017. Now, in 2025, these groups – emboldened by evangelism in the White House – are upping their game. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Listen up anyone working in the Irish Sea this summer! We tagged a bunch of kitts in Liverpool Bay and want to gather as many resightings as we can. If you spot these yellow colour rings please give me a shout (dla205@exeter.ac.uk) 🐦💍💛
(Modelled by our very own VIP 😌👑)
#Seabirds #IrishSea
(Modelled by our very own VIP 😌👑)
#Seabirds #IrishSea
April 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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The 2024 Northern Ireland Seabird Report by the @btobirds.bsky.social alongside a wonderful team of volunteers and conservation groups, gives an insightful look at seabird breeding trends in the area. The report underscores encouraging recoveries and worrying declines. bit.ly/41ZTcsx
April 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The 2024 Northern Ireland Seabird Report by the @btobirds.bsky.social alongside a wonderful team of volunteers and conservation groups, gives an insightful look at seabird breeding trends in the area. The report underscores encouraging recoveries and worrying declines. bit.ly/41ZTcsx
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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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1/7 Variation between individuals is important as it determines how adaptable to change a population might be. Even generalist spp are often comprised of specialist individuals, but specialisation is often only studied across single traits which is limiting.
#BOU2025 #ornithology #seabirds #ecology
#BOU2025 #ornithology #seabirds #ecology
April 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
1/7 Variation between individuals is important as it determines how adaptable to change a population might be. Even generalist spp are often comprised of specialist individuals, but specialisation is often only studied across single traits which is limiting.
#BOU2025 #ornithology #seabirds #ecology
#BOU2025 #ornithology #seabirds #ecology
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🧵1/8 Welcome to #BOU2025 Frontiers in ornithology, our annual conference.
Over the next 3 days, we’ll be in-person in Nottingham, and here on Bluesky
Follow the #BOU2025 for conference threads and to join in!
#ornithology 🪶🧪
Over the next 3 days, we’ll be in-person in Nottingham, and here on Bluesky
Follow the #BOU2025 for conference threads and to join in!
#ornithology 🪶🧪
April 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🧵1/8 Welcome to #BOU2025 Frontiers in ornithology, our annual conference.
Over the next 3 days, we’ll be in-person in Nottingham, and here on Bluesky
Follow the #BOU2025 for conference threads and to join in!
#ornithology 🪶🧪
Over the next 3 days, we’ll be in-person in Nottingham, and here on Bluesky
Follow the #BOU2025 for conference threads and to join in!
#ornithology 🪶🧪
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It's finally out.
The migration of Long-tailed ducks from 3 Russian breeding sites.
Is the observed decline in the Baltic because ducks are staying further north? Read to find out!
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#OpenAccess
The migration of Long-tailed ducks from 3 Russian breeding sites.
Is the observed decline in the Baltic because ducks are staying further north? Read to find out!
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#OpenAccess
April 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It's finally out.
The migration of Long-tailed ducks from 3 Russian breeding sites.
Is the observed decline in the Baltic because ducks are staying further north? Read to find out!
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#OpenAccess
The migration of Long-tailed ducks from 3 Russian breeding sites.
Is the observed decline in the Baltic because ducks are staying further north? Read to find out!
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#OpenAccess
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1/ 🧵Bird songs and calls are an important way that people experience the natural world. They’re also one of the key means of surveying bird populations. In this #BOU2025 talk I will review @btobirds.bsky.social research to explore opportunities and challenges of #bioacoustics in #ornithology
April 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
1/ 🧵Bird songs and calls are an important way that people experience the natural world. They’re also one of the key means of surveying bird populations. In this #BOU2025 talk I will review @btobirds.bsky.social research to explore opportunities and challenges of #bioacoustics in #ornithology
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1/ We had a brilliant evening last Thursday at the launch of 2024’s #BTONISeabirdReport 🌊
We heard from fantastic speakers and celebrated the efforts of all of our invaluable #seabird counters this year
Read on ⬇️🧵
We heard from fantastic speakers and celebrated the efforts of all of our invaluable #seabird counters this year
Read on ⬇️🧵
April 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
1/ We had a brilliant evening last Thursday at the launch of 2024’s #BTONISeabirdReport 🌊
We heard from fantastic speakers and celebrated the efforts of all of our invaluable #seabird counters this year
Read on ⬇️🧵
We heard from fantastic speakers and celebrated the efforts of all of our invaluable #seabird counters this year
Read on ⬇️🧵
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🌊The Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2024 is out now! Published by @bto-ni.bsky.social, this report provides a comprehensive overview of the state of #seabirds in #NorthernIreland long-term.🐣
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
#Ornithology #BTONISeabirdReport 🧵⬇️
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
#Ornithology #BTONISeabirdReport 🧵⬇️
March 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🌊The Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2024 is out now! Published by @bto-ni.bsky.social, this report provides a comprehensive overview of the state of #seabirds in #NorthernIreland long-term.🐣
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
#Ornithology #BTONISeabirdReport 🧵⬇️
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
#Ornithology #BTONISeabirdReport 🧵⬇️