Ollie Padget
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Ollie Padget
@olliepadget.bsky.social
Zoologist, Ornithologist and Conservationist. Likes shearwaters. Researcher at @liverpooluni.bsky.social and AEGUL; research associate @oxfordbiology.bsky.social (he/him) https://seguliverpool.wixsite.com/home/oliver-padget
Interested in doing a PhD? We have a paid opportunity to join us for a Research Experience Placement - a ~2 month project with some fun data collection and analysis on Manx shearwaters. You need to be a registered undergraduate to apply. Deadline 25th June, starts in July. Get in touch, link below!
June 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
An exciting opportunity to join our avian ecology group here at Liverpool Uni!
Are you looking out for a #PhD on #seabirds? *New* competition-funded project to understand and share biologging data to reduce consenting risk from offshore wind farms. Exciting collaboration with @olliepadget.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social (1/3)
February 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Funded PhD! Interested in nightjars? Interested in radio tracking and GPS tracking? We are looking for a PhD student to study the movement and cognitive ecology of this enigmatic crepuscular species with me and @dmitrykishkinev.bsky.social Link below - message or email for info. 3 days to apply!
January 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Reposted by Ollie Padget
New paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social on seabird wind use and foraging decisions!

doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

We estimated wind selectivity in Manx shearwaters and explored how birds handle the trade-off between being wind efficient and targeting known foraging areas

@sosbangor.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Reposted by Ollie Padget
Decades of artificial nests towards African penguin conservation—Have they made a difference? | besjournals.onlineli... | Ecological Solutions and Evidence | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶
December 4, 2024 at 5:00 AM
!PhD opportunity! We are recruiting a student to use biotelemetry and modelling to understand bycatch in Europe's most endangered seabird, the Balearic shearwater. If you are interested come to our online Q&A session on 12th Dec. See advert below!
December 4, 2024 at 9:59 AM