Lynda Donaldson
@lyndadonaldson.bsky.social
Senior Conservation Scientist at RSPB | interested in #wetlands #translocations #ornithology #waders | PhD on papyrus swamp birds 🇺🇬 | #WomenInSTEMM | Views here are my own
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📣 New paper out now in @conbiology.bsky.social!
#Headstarting - hatching eggs and/or rearing chicks in captivity & releasing them back to the wild - has been increasingly used for #wader #conservation. But it can be challenging and expensive.
So why do it and when❓
📷WWT/Bob Ellis #godwit
(1/4)
#Headstarting - hatching eggs and/or rearing chicks in captivity & releasing them back to the wild - has been increasingly used for #wader #conservation. But it can be challenging and expensive.
So why do it and when❓
📷WWT/Bob Ellis #godwit
(1/4)
Honoured to appear among these amazing women scientists for #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
Check out the variety of work we get up to 👇
And the best thing? There are many more women scientists working for @rspbscience.bsky.social who are also doing incredible things! 👏
#WomenInScience
Check out the variety of work we get up to 👇
And the best thing? There are many more women scientists working for @rspbscience.bsky.social who are also doing incredible things! 👏
#WomenInScience
This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience meet just six of the inspiring women in our Conservation Science department and hear about some of their most memorable moments at the RSPB 🧪
Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
What’s it really like to work in science at the RSPB?
To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we speak to six of our Conservation Scientists.
www.rspb.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Honoured to appear among these amazing women scientists for #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
Check out the variety of work we get up to 👇
And the best thing? There are many more women scientists working for @rspbscience.bsky.social who are also doing incredible things! 👏
#WomenInScience
Check out the variety of work we get up to 👇
And the best thing? There are many more women scientists working for @rspbscience.bsky.social who are also doing incredible things! 👏
#WomenInScience
Nominations are still open to be part of a BOU Committee!
I highly recommend the Awards Nominations Committee in particular 😉
📆 Deadline 27th Feb 2026
bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...
I highly recommend the Awards Nominations Committee in particular 😉
📆 Deadline 27th Feb 2026
bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...
February 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Nominations are still open to be part of a BOU Committee!
I highly recommend the Awards Nominations Committee in particular 😉
📆 Deadline 27th Feb 2026
bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...
I highly recommend the Awards Nominations Committee in particular 😉
📆 Deadline 27th Feb 2026
bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
📢 DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER....
....for #BOU2026 Birds and people
31 March - 2 April 2026 | University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky
Places are selling out fast, so check out the programme and book your place today!
Early-bird deadline: 16 Feb
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
#ornithology 🪶
....for #BOU2026 Birds and people
31 March - 2 April 2026 | University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky
Places are selling out fast, so check out the programme and book your place today!
Early-bird deadline: 16 Feb
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
#ornithology 🪶
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📢 DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER....
....for #BOU2026 Birds and people
31 March - 2 April 2026 | University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky
Places are selling out fast, so check out the programme and book your place today!
Early-bird deadline: 16 Feb
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
#ornithology 🪶
....for #BOU2026 Birds and people
31 March - 2 April 2026 | University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky
Places are selling out fast, so check out the programme and book your place today!
Early-bird deadline: 16 Feb
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
#ornithology 🪶
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
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/...
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
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/...
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/...
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
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
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
#ConservationJobs
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
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...
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
#ConservationJobs
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
Regular reminder that keynote nominations are open for our conference on avian disease ecology. Pls repost or forward to anyone researching avian disease! We are keen to get nominations from underrepresented groups or regions - if you know someone like that please nominate them! #ornithology
Keynote nominations are now open for the BOU 2027 Spring Conference on Avian Disease Ecology!
Submit via the conference webpage: bou.org.uk/event/avian-...
Also thrilled to announce that Prof. Dana Hawley (@danahawley.bsky.social) will deliver the Alfred Newton Lecture.
Please share!
Submit via the conference webpage: bou.org.uk/event/avian-...
Also thrilled to announce that Prof. Dana Hawley (@danahawley.bsky.social) will deliver the Alfred Newton Lecture.
Please share!
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Regular reminder that keynote nominations are open for our conference on avian disease ecology. Pls repost or forward to anyone researching avian disease! We are keen to get nominations from underrepresented groups or regions - if you know someone like that please nominate them! #ornithology
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
📢 DEADLINE APPROACHING...
...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme
Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements 🪶
Application deadline: 30 January 2026
Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...
...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme
Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements 🪶
Application deadline: 30 January 2026
Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
📢 DEADLINE APPROACHING...
...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme
Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements 🪶
Application deadline: 30 January 2026
Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...
...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme
Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements 🪶
Application deadline: 30 January 2026
Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
Job alert:
Join our International team on a 2yr Conservation Scientist post working on Island Restoration. This role is UK based, but includes a 4-month expedition to Henderson Island.
Deadline: 30th Jan
Find out more here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Join our International team on a 2yr Conservation Scientist post working on Island Restoration. This role is UK based, but includes a 4-month expedition to Henderson Island.
Deadline: 30th Jan
Find out more here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
January 5, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Job alert:
Join our International team on a 2yr Conservation Scientist post working on Island Restoration. This role is UK based, but includes a 4-month expedition to Henderson Island.
Deadline: 30th Jan
Find out more here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Join our International team on a 2yr Conservation Scientist post working on Island Restoration. This role is UK based, but includes a 4-month expedition to Henderson Island.
Deadline: 30th Jan
Find out more here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
RSPB seasonal positions @rspbscience.bsky.social are live & we are ready for applications!
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 Huge variety of posts available for 2026: seabirds, veg surveys, visitor questionnaires, upland monitoring, wader chick tracking... all listed on the attachments via the link 👇
Deadline 11th Jan 2026 📆
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 Huge variety of posts available for 2026: seabirds, veg surveys, visitor questionnaires, upland monitoring, wader chick tracking... all listed on the attachments via the link 👇
Deadline 11th Jan 2026 📆
We're hiring!
Seasonal Research Assistant and Senior Research Assistant positions for 2026 🪶
Deadline: 11th Jan 26
Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Seasonal Research Assistant and Senior Research Assistant positions for 2026 🪶
Deadline: 11th Jan 26
Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
RSPB seasonal positions @rspbscience.bsky.social are live & we are ready for applications!
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 Huge variety of posts available for 2026: seabirds, veg surveys, visitor questionnaires, upland monitoring, wader chick tracking... all listed on the attachments via the link 👇
Deadline 11th Jan 2026 📆
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 Huge variety of posts available for 2026: seabirds, veg surveys, visitor questionnaires, upland monitoring, wader chick tracking... all listed on the attachments via the link 👇
Deadline 11th Jan 2026 📆
📣 New paper out now in @conbiology.bsky.social!
#Headstarting - hatching eggs and/or rearing chicks in captivity & releasing them back to the wild - has been increasingly used for #wader #conservation. But it can be challenging and expensive.
So why do it and when❓
📷WWT/Bob Ellis #godwit
(1/4)
#Headstarting - hatching eggs and/or rearing chicks in captivity & releasing them back to the wild - has been increasingly used for #wader #conservation. But it can be challenging and expensive.
So why do it and when❓
📷WWT/Bob Ellis #godwit
(1/4)
December 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
📣 New paper out now in @conbiology.bsky.social!
#Headstarting - hatching eggs and/or rearing chicks in captivity & releasing them back to the wild - has been increasingly used for #wader #conservation. But it can be challenging and expensive.
So why do it and when❓
📷WWT/Bob Ellis #godwit
(1/4)
#Headstarting - hatching eggs and/or rearing chicks in captivity & releasing them back to the wild - has been increasingly used for #wader #conservation. But it can be challenging and expensive.
So why do it and when❓
📷WWT/Bob Ellis #godwit
(1/4)
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
Last chance to apply for this exciting job opportunity in our International Conservation Science team
Applications close Monday 20th Oct
🌍🧪
Applications close Monday 20th Oct
🌍🧪
New job alert: An amazing opportunity - our International science team are hiring for a 2yr position (initially) for an experienced scientist to work on tropical forest conservation 🌍🧪
Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
📷Nick Williams/RSPB
Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
📷Nick Williams/RSPB
October 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Last chance to apply for this exciting job opportunity in our International Conservation Science team
Applications close Monday 20th Oct
🌍🧪
Applications close Monday 20th Oct
🌍🧪
Very exciting job opportunity @rspbscience.bsky.social!
Help us track wader chicks & their prey to evaluate & improve interventions to address high levels of wader chick predation.
7 month contract, based @rspbengland.bsky.social Nene Washes.
🛎️Deadline 2nd Nov
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology
Help us track wader chicks & their prey to evaluate & improve interventions to address high levels of wader chick predation.
7 month contract, based @rspbengland.bsky.social Nene Washes.
🛎️Deadline 2nd Nov
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology
JOB ALERT: We have an exciting Senior Research Assistant post available for a project tracking predators and prey simultaneously starting early 2026. We need someone with experience tagging adult raptors or wader chicks. This you? app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Very exciting job opportunity @rspbscience.bsky.social!
Help us track wader chicks & their prey to evaluate & improve interventions to address high levels of wader chick predation.
7 month contract, based @rspbengland.bsky.social Nene Washes.
🛎️Deadline 2nd Nov
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology
Help us track wader chicks & their prey to evaluate & improve interventions to address high levels of wader chick predation.
7 month contract, based @rspbengland.bsky.social Nene Washes.
🛎️Deadline 2nd Nov
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
September 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
⏰ DEADLINE TODAY!
Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award 🪶
🥇 Godman Salvin Prize
🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture
🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal
🥇 Early Professional Award
bou.org.uk/about-the...
Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award 🪶
🥇 Godman Salvin Prize
🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture
🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal
🥇 Early Professional Award
bou.org.uk/about-the...
September 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
⏰ DEADLINE TODAY!
Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award 🪶
🥇 Godman Salvin Prize
🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture
🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal
🥇 Early Professional Award
bou.org.uk/about-the...
Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award 🪶
🥇 Godman Salvin Prize
🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture
🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal
🥇 Early Professional Award
bou.org.uk/about-the...
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING
Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award 🪶
Deadline: Mon 15 Sept
🥇 Godman Salvin Prize
🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture
🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal
🥇 Early Professional Award
bou.org.uk/about-the...
Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award 🪶
Deadline: Mon 15 Sept
🥇 Godman Salvin Prize
🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture
🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal
🥇 Early Professional Award
bou.org.uk/about-the...
September 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING
Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award 🪶
Deadline: Mon 15 Sept
🥇 Godman Salvin Prize
🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture
🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal
🥇 Early Professional Award
bou.org.uk/about-the...
Nominate now for a BOU #ornithology award 🪶
Deadline: Mon 15 Sept
🥇 Godman Salvin Prize
🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture
🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal
🥇 Early Professional Award
bou.org.uk/about-the...
Just a few days left to submit nominations for the @bou.org.uk awards!
Nominations close this Monday 15th Sept ⏰
#ornithology
Nominations close this Monday 15th Sept ⏰
#ornithology
📣 Nominations for this year's round of @bou.org.uk awards are currently OPEN!
Your chance to recognise those key people in #ornithology 👏
Find out more and make your nominations here: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...
📆 Deadline 15th Sept 2025
1/5
Your chance to recognise those key people in #ornithology 👏
Find out more and make your nominations here: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...
📆 Deadline 15th Sept 2025
1/5
Medals and awards - British Ornithologists' Union
Each year, the BOU presents awards to recognise individuals who have made an outstanding contribution within ornithology. Each award celebrates a specific contribution and nominations are warmly encou...
bou.org.uk
September 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just a few days left to submit nominations for the @bou.org.uk awards!
Nominations close this Monday 15th Sept ⏰
#ornithology
Nominations close this Monday 15th Sept ⏰
#ornithology
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
We're hiring!🧪🪶
Join our Conservation Science Technical team and help design and develop field equipment for research activities such as tracking and monitoring
Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Join our Conservation Science Technical team and help design and develop field equipment for research activities such as tracking and monitoring
Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Technical Officer - Conservation Science | RSPB
We're seeking a highly motivated person with excellent practical and design skills to join the Conservation Science Technical team. Collaborating closely with other scientists and colleagues across RS...
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We're hiring!🧪🪶
Join our Conservation Science Technical team and help design and develop field equipment for research activities such as tracking and monitoring
Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Join our Conservation Science Technical team and help design and develop field equipment for research activities such as tracking and monitoring
Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
🦆Bird friends!🦜
The @nhm-london.bsky.social is hosting an exciting birding conference! Talks from the RSPB, the BBC NHU & BirdLife International, among many others
Open to ANYONE at only £10 (£5 online!) is amazing value to listen to the world's top bird scientists! 🪶
www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
The @nhm-london.bsky.social is hosting an exciting birding conference! Talks from the RSPB, the BBC NHU & BirdLife International, among many others
Open to ANYONE at only £10 (£5 online!) is amazing value to listen to the world's top bird scientists! 🪶
www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
Avian Odyssey 2025 | Natural History Museum
Journey into the wonderful world of birds with leading conservationists and ornithologists.
www.nhm.ac.uk
September 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🦆Bird friends!🦜
The @nhm-london.bsky.social is hosting an exciting birding conference! Talks from the RSPB, the BBC NHU & BirdLife International, among many others
Open to ANYONE at only £10 (£5 online!) is amazing value to listen to the world's top bird scientists! 🪶
www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
The @nhm-london.bsky.social is hosting an exciting birding conference! Talks from the RSPB, the BBC NHU & BirdLife International, among many others
Open to ANYONE at only £10 (£5 online!) is amazing value to listen to the world's top bird scientists! 🪶
www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
📣 Nominations for this year's round of @bou.org.uk awards are currently OPEN!
Your chance to recognise those key people in #ornithology 👏
Find out more and make your nominations here: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...
📆 Deadline 15th Sept 2025
1/5
Your chance to recognise those key people in #ornithology 👏
Find out more and make your nominations here: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...
📆 Deadline 15th Sept 2025
1/5
Medals and awards - British Ornithologists' Union
Each year, the BOU presents awards to recognise individuals who have made an outstanding contribution within ornithology. Each award celebrates a specific contribution and nominations are warmly encou...
bou.org.uk
August 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
📣 Nominations for this year's round of @bou.org.uk awards are currently OPEN!
Your chance to recognise those key people in #ornithology 👏
Find out more and make your nominations here: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...
📆 Deadline 15th Sept 2025
1/5
Your chance to recognise those key people in #ornithology 👏
Find out more and make your nominations here: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo...
📆 Deadline 15th Sept 2025
1/5
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
New job alert: Would you like to help analyse our Big Garden Birdwatch dataset? 🪶🧪
Our monitoring science team are hiring for a new 2yr position to develop the ecological analysis and visualisation of BGBW data
Interested? Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Our monitoring science team are hiring for a new 2yr position to develop the ecological analysis and visualisation of BGBW data
Interested? Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Senior Conservation Scientist - Ecological Analyst (Fixed-Term) | RSPB
Big Garden Birdwatch Data ScientistWe have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled team-member to join the Monitoring Science team at the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science. We are s...
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
New job alert: Would you like to help analyse our Big Garden Birdwatch dataset? 🪶🧪
Our monitoring science team are hiring for a new 2yr position to develop the ecological analysis and visualisation of BGBW data
Interested? Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Our monitoring science team are hiring for a new 2yr position to develop the ecological analysis and visualisation of BGBW data
Interested? Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
Does head-starting deliver for Black-tailed Godwits and can it deliver for Curlew?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/h...
Paper by @lyndadonaldson.bsky.social et al
#UKbirding
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/h...
Paper by @lyndadonaldson.bsky.social et al
#UKbirding
November 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Does head-starting deliver for Black-tailed Godwits and can it deliver for Curlew?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/h...
Paper by @lyndadonaldson.bsky.social et al
#UKbirding
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/h...
Paper by @lyndadonaldson.bsky.social et al
#UKbirding
Reposted by Lynda Donaldson
Welcome to our #BOUsci24 Avian Conservation Translocations conference feed
Join us on 12-13 November for #ornithology research within the theme. We will be summarising many of presenters' presentations here.
Make sure you pin and follow our feed: bsky.app/profile/ibi... to stay in the loop
Join us on 12-13 November for #ornithology research within the theme. We will be summarising many of presenters' presentations here.
Make sure you pin and follow our feed: bsky.app/profile/ibi... to stay in the loop
November 8, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Welcome to our #BOUsci24 Avian Conservation Translocations conference feed
Join us on 12-13 November for #ornithology research within the theme. We will be summarising many of presenters' presentations here.
Make sure you pin and follow our feed: bsky.app/profile/ibi... to stay in the loop
Join us on 12-13 November for #ornithology research within the theme. We will be summarising many of presenters' presentations here.
Make sure you pin and follow our feed: bsky.app/profile/ibi... to stay in the loop