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Liam Langley
@liamlangley1.bsky.social
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Seabird Ecologist interested in movement, foraging ecology and navigation. Recently moved to Lund and currently getting to grips with life in Sweden. Spend an unreasonable amount of time stood on a hill waiting for birds to fly past. He/Him.
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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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alexanderlees.bsky.social
Video of the vagrant American Herring Gull in Galway macaulaylibrary.org/asset/649226...
ML649226688 - American Herring Gull - Macaulay Library
Macaulay Library ML649226688; © Dan Pointon; Galway, Connaught, Ireland
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January 21, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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btobirds.bsky.social
If you want to get to grips with gull ID, look no further than this handy article from our BTO training team ➡️ www.bto.org/sites/de... #Winterwatch

📷 Black-headed Gull by Sarah Kelman /BTO
A Black-headed Gull stands on the ground with its bill wide open.
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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alexanderlees.bsky.social
New paper links Salmonellosis disease dynamics to avian irruptions mediated by transmission at bird feeders - with subsequent spillover to humans causing severe illness and death 🪶🌎 #ornithology #UKBirding
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #BirdFeeding #Rethink @mwtingley.bsky.social
A climate-mediated ecological cascade leads to salmonellosis outbreaks in the United States. Temperature differences in successive summers are associated with differences in tree cone production in high-elevation and high-latitude forests (Top row), such that a warm summer followed by a cold summer is associated with a drop in cone production the following year (Top Right panel). Cone production is negatively associated with facultative bird migrations (irruptions) of eight seed-eating species (Middle row), such that when cone numbers are low, birds are more likely to irrupt in large numbers (Middle row, Right panel). When irruptions of pine siskins (S. pinus) occur, more songbirds are often found infected with, or dead from, salmonellosis (Bottom Right panel).
January 21, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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steffopp.bsky.social
NEW PAPER in #ornithology compares the responses of 200 vertebrate populations to climate change, and finds that increasing temperatures affect population growth via changes in phenology, but not morphology: buff.ly/IT66GOK
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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gpcbirding.bsky.social
More musings www.grahamcatley.com/blog-1/great-grey-shrikes
The Fillingham Great Grey Shrike and other large grey shrike conundrums including Steppe Grey Shrike a taxonomic bafflement — Graham Catley Photography
From my first retrospective bird at Klondike in Goxhill Marsh on April 2nd 1970 confirmed after vastly improved views of one along the same hedgerow on October 31st 1970, a bird that subsequently wint...
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January 18, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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alexanderlees.bsky.social
We don't need to reintroduce large highly mobile waterbirds. If we create suitable space and habitat for them they will colonise naturally and are more likely to be successful #UKBirding 🪶🌍 an #Ornithology 🧵1/5
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Conservation organisations in the Netherlands are advancing plans to explore the reintroduction of Dalmatian Pelican, a move that could see the species return to parts of its former range after an absence of several hundred years:
Dutch consider Dalmatian Pelican reintroduction
Conservation groups in the Netherlands are progressing plans to reintroduce Dalmatian Pelican to suitable wetland habitats, potentially restoring a former native species that disappeared in the Middle Ages.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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amigodeaves.bsky.social
Tracking has revolutionized the study of migratory birds - shorebirds included! 🐦
In this paper, we explore the global and historical patterns of tracking effort on these birds, and suggests some species that would benefit from future tracking efforts
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Global review of shorebird tracking data to identify research gaps and conservation priorities
Tracking has enabled rapid advances in knowledge of the movement behavior and habitat use of shorebirds and is thus making a growing contribution to their conservation. However, realizing the full po...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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egioxford.bsky.social
Delighted to begin this term's seminars with Malcolm Burgess @piedflynet.bsky.social from @rspb.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social on Migration behaviour, demography & phenology of declining migratory birds. Seminar at 3.30 on 16 Jan in LT1 in the LaMB @biology.ox.ac.uk: all welcome - see details ⬇️
January 12, 2026 at 7:55 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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runnelstone.bsky.social
Two Pacific Divers off Roskilly (12th Jan). These are probably the third & fourth for Cornwall. Photo includes four Great Northern Diver and two Pacific Diver (extreme right and second left). This is the first time that two Pacific’s have actually been seen and photographed together in Cornwall.
January 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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gpcbirding.bsky.social
You have to do something on wet days www.grahamcatley.com/blog-1/2026-...
2026 what to do birding wise and reflections on bird finding — Graham Catley Photography
More of the same I guess is what springs to mind immediately but as we all are very much aware birding is not what it was 50 years ago or even 30 years ago for so many diverse reasons. My addiction to...
www.grahamcatley.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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notquitescilly.bsky.social
Last light Larids, and other stories...
#DevonBirds
Last Light Larids...etc
The recent chill surrendered its icy grip in spectacular fashion today. The mercury rose several degrees as a SSE hoolie delivered a lo...
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January 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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wilsonjaredm.bsky.social
For ID purposes videos can be great for familiarising yourself with seabird flight actions, structure, etc. but it’s a pain tracking down useful clips. I’ve collated video links for various N Atlantic species here #seabirds #seawatching #birding #birdID

chatterstanes.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/s...
Seabird Video Footage as a Learning Resource for Seawatchers
During the last few years significant progress has been made in improving our understanding of identification criteria and distribution of previously problematic seabird species. This progress has …
chatterstanes.wordpress.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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awanib.bsky.social
✨New paper✨
How do juvenile ravens find social groups?

We describe how juvenile common ravens, who have left their natal territories seeking to join non-breeder flocks, use space with respect to other birds, and discuss what this means for social integration.

www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
January 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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pauldufour80.bsky.social
Happy to share our new paper published in @cp-iscience.bsky.social We deployed 300+ multi-sensor loggers across 17 species to investigate how different species adapt their flight strategies when crossing deserts and marine areas during migration. tinyurl.com/2c8y8xvf #ornithology #birds
January 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
liamlangley1.bsky.social
An excellent weekend on patch started yday morning at the island where I picked up a distant Grebe in flight which promptly landed and disappeared. Half an hour of frustration this stonking Red-necked Grebe appeared below us (pic @lobb66.bsky.social) - an absolute patch mega! #PWC2026 #UKbirding
A winter plumage Red-necked Grebe sat on the sea below the railings. The bird is largely dark grey with pale flanks and a pale cheek. The bird has a dark cap and a straight, yellow bill.
January 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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lobb66.bsky.social
Interesting day yesterday - good St Ives seawatch with @liamlangley1.bsky.social who, in 20 mins, found, lost & refound a Red-necked Grebe. Merlin then thought I’d found a RB Gull … & finally I found a male Marsh Harrier nr Madron which might be the same one seen at Marazion
#cornwallbirding
This Red-necked Grebe flew out of the bay but was lost as it pitched down 2kms offshore … Miraculously, fortunately, skilfully (?) LL picked it up again just before it Swal around the NCI corner and lost forever Interesting … ?
January 11, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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Following the insanity of Storm Goretti expectations were high at St Ives Island this morning: 6 Manx, 15 Fulmar, 3 RTD, 9 GND and 3 Common Scoter was a slightly underwhelming return. A smart 2CY male Black Redstart flicking around this evening was a nice 2 pointer though! #PWC2026 #UKBirding
Sunrise over St Ives Bay. The sun is rising over Hayle Towans with grey clouds above. The water of the bay is shiny silvery grey with lots of white spine and there are dark rocks in the foreground.
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 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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humphrey-keeper.bsky.social
I've started a blog to start the new year, and the first post is up about my trip to France for the new year. I haven't quite got the hang of brevity yet, but don't let that stop you from getting to the treat at the end: single-handed-naturalist.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...
New Year Trip to the foothills of the Pyrenees and the Gard
Why Blog? Before I detail my observations from this trip, I think it would be best to elaborate on why I wanted to start this blog. I have...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Belatedly added my St Ives patch to @patchbirding.bsky.social and added Dunlin and a Chiffchaff on a morning wander. My current total stands at 56 points from 46 species however a breaching Atlantic Bluefin Tuna off the island this evening is probably my best record so far! #UKbirding
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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alexanderlees.bsky.social
Candidate Short-billed Gull
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
eBird Checklist - 4 Jan 2026 - Miðvágur--shore and bay - 32 species
Submitted by Bartal Gaard simonsen.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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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...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
liamlangley1.bsky.social
A morning seawatch from the island in strong northerlies was quieter than expected but I did manage to add several new species to the patch yearlist including a Manx Shearwater, 2 Ravens and an adult Mediterranean Gull! #UKBirding
Sunrise over St Ives Bay from St Ives Island. The sun is rising over the eastern shore of the bay underneath a bank of dark grey cloud. The bay is silvery grey with patches of white water and in the foreground is a rocky headland and Merryn Rocks.
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM