Martin Gammell
@mgammell.bsky.social
Lecturer and Researcher in Animal Behaviour, Conservation and Freshwater Biology at Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Galway. Joint coordinator of the MSc in Conservation Behaviour at ATU. Views my own.
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Get ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicks off on Monday 1st December! We need records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word! birdwatchireland.ie/irish-garden...
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Get ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicks off on Monday 1st December! We need records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word! birdwatchireland.ie/irish-garden...
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If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
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A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules. European Court of Justice finds the State not doing enough to prevent pollution of water sources.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds
European Court of Justice ruling raises questions about Government’s system of water charges
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules. European Court of Justice finds the State not doing enough to prevent pollution of water sources.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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A great resource made more accessible by @britentsoc.bsky.social - thanks
Yesterday, @britentsoc.bsky.social published the 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Completely updated and free to download in 3 digital formats: PDF, spreadsheet, and an Android App! Further details at www.benhs.org.uk/publications... #TeamMoth
A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SMALLER MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (4th Edition-Digital) - British Entomological & Natural History Society
www.benhs.org.uk
November 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A great resource made more accessible by @britentsoc.bsky.social - thanks
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Looking for enthusiastic candidates with training in behavioural ecology and experience in bird fieldwork. MSc also required!
Please share!🙏
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦
September 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Looking for enthusiastic candidates with training in behavioural ecology and experience in bird fieldwork. MSc also required!
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In Ireland, we have a choice: to allow the loss of nature to continue, or to ensure that future generations witness a resurgence of the natural world. 🌱
My piece in the Journal this morning.
My piece in the Journal this morning.
Opinion: We should aim to be the first generation to experience more nature, not less
Our relationship with nature is broken but fixing it could be the key to happier, healthier lives, writes Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum.
www.thejournal.ie
September 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
In Ireland, we have a choice: to allow the loss of nature to continue, or to ensure that future generations witness a resurgence of the natural world. 🌱
My piece in the Journal this morning.
My piece in the Journal this morning.
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This hits all the points. GenAI chatbots are text prediction machines that produce incorrect info, the technology is a disaster in terms of the amount of energy resources it needs, and it prevents students from learning to research, write & think for themselves.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI
Even if all the known issues were magically resolved, we would still not want our students to use GenAI
www.irishtimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:39 AM
This hits all the points. GenAI chatbots are text prediction machines that produce incorrect info, the technology is a disaster in terms of the amount of energy resources it needs, and it prevents students from learning to research, write & think for themselves.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Just back from a holiday in the Picos de Europa, Northern Spain. We were there last year as well, and one of the butterflies that we looked for then, but didn't find, was the Dusky Large Blue (Phengaris nausithous). Very happy that we found it this year!
July 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Just back from a holiday in the Picos de Europa, Northern Spain. We were there last year as well, and one of the butterflies that we looked for then, but didn't find, was the Dusky Large Blue (Phengaris nausithous). Very happy that we found it this year!
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New research by the University of Oxford and Butterfly Conservation has shown hedgerows, small copses & trees can significantly increase the number of butterflies in farmed landscapes 🌳
The study also found that ancient trees were associated with higher butterfly species richness.
📷: Andrew Cooper
The study also found that ancient trees were associated with higher butterfly species richness.
📷: Andrew Cooper
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
New research by the University of Oxford and Butterfly Conservation has shown hedgerows, small copses & trees can significantly increase the number of butterflies in farmed landscapes 🌳
The study also found that ancient trees were associated with higher butterfly species richness.
📷: Andrew Cooper
The study also found that ancient trees were associated with higher butterfly species richness.
📷: Andrew Cooper
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A new study, harnessing a decade of work by citizen scientists, reveals the importance of farmland hedgerows, small woodlands and ancient trees for wider countryside butterflies.
🦋 More diverse landscapes lead to richer butterfly communities.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3U5wU3C
@biology.ox.ac.uk
🦋 More diverse landscapes lead to richer butterfly communities.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3U5wU3C
@biology.ox.ac.uk
July 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A new study, harnessing a decade of work by citizen scientists, reveals the importance of farmland hedgerows, small woodlands and ancient trees for wider countryside butterflies.
🦋 More diverse landscapes lead to richer butterfly communities.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3U5wU3C
@biology.ox.ac.uk
🦋 More diverse landscapes lead to richer butterfly communities.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3U5wU3C
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Students from the MSc in Conservation Behaviour Class at ATU Galway were on Inis Mór this week for their Residential Field Course. We covered a lot in a few days, including butterfly surveys, moth surveys, cetacean watches and bat surveys. A great week! @atu-ie.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Students from the MSc in Conservation Behaviour Class at ATU Galway were on Inis Mór this week for their Residential Field Course. We covered a lot in a few days, including butterfly surveys, moth surveys, cetacean watches and bat surveys. A great week! @atu-ie.bsky.social
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May 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Welcome to the Irish Naturalists Journal - we are now active on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram. Follow our channels for the latest news and journal information.
April 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Welcome to the Irish Naturalists Journal - we are now active on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram. Follow our channels for the latest news and journal information.
First Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) of the year for me, at Gortnandarragh Limestone pavement, west Galway (05 May 2025).
May 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
First Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) of the year for me, at Gortnandarragh Limestone pavement, west Galway (05 May 2025).
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Two great publications launched today by the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Irish butterfly populations have decreased on average by 50% (over 80% for some species, and with some huge reductions in distribution for many). Hard facts but data is what we need to battle the #biodiversity crisis.
May 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Two great publications launched today by the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Irish butterfly populations have decreased on average by 50% (over 80% for some species, and with some huge reductions in distribution for many). Hard facts but data is what we need to battle the #biodiversity crisis.
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Have you ever seen a caterpillar glow in the dark? 🐛🔦
Butterfly Conservation is working with @bbowt.bsky.social to train volunteers in the technique of using UV light to survey for butterflies and moths.
📷: Black Hairstreak - Geoff Sutton
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
Butterfly Conservation is working with @bbowt.bsky.social to train volunteers in the technique of using UV light to survey for butterflies and moths.
📷: Black Hairstreak - Geoff Sutton
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
April 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Have you ever seen a caterpillar glow in the dark? 🐛🔦
Butterfly Conservation is working with @bbowt.bsky.social to train volunteers in the technique of using UV light to survey for butterflies and moths.
📷: Black Hairstreak - Geoff Sutton
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
Butterfly Conservation is working with @bbowt.bsky.social to train volunteers in the technique of using UV light to survey for butterflies and moths.
📷: Black Hairstreak - Geoff Sutton
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
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🌿 We're hiring!
Hometree is looking for a Seasonal Field Ecologist to help restore native habitats across the wild west of Ireland. If you've got field experience and a passion for biodiversity, come get your boots muddy with us: www.hometree.ie/joinourteam
#EcologyJobs #Hometree
Hometree is looking for a Seasonal Field Ecologist to help restore native habitats across the wild west of Ireland. If you've got field experience and a passion for biodiversity, come get your boots muddy with us: www.hometree.ie/joinourteam
#EcologyJobs #Hometree
Join our Team — Hometree
www.hometree.ie
April 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🌿 We're hiring!
Hometree is looking for a Seasonal Field Ecologist to help restore native habitats across the wild west of Ireland. If you've got field experience and a passion for biodiversity, come get your boots muddy with us: www.hometree.ie/joinourteam
#EcologyJobs #Hometree
Hometree is looking for a Seasonal Field Ecologist to help restore native habitats across the wild west of Ireland. If you've got field experience and a passion for biodiversity, come get your boots muddy with us: www.hometree.ie/joinourteam
#EcologyJobs #Hometree
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We did mention we had news?
We've just acquired all of the Sheanadh Gharráin woods east of the Bhoth Loiscthe River in the Connemara Gaeltacht.
35 acres of rainforest awesomeness are now protected, plus 47 acres of space for them to stretch into !
We've just acquired all of the Sheanadh Gharráin woods east of the Bhoth Loiscthe River in the Connemara Gaeltacht.
35 acres of rainforest awesomeness are now protected, plus 47 acres of space for them to stretch into !
April 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We did mention we had news?
We've just acquired all of the Sheanadh Gharráin woods east of the Bhoth Loiscthe River in the Connemara Gaeltacht.
35 acres of rainforest awesomeness are now protected, plus 47 acres of space for them to stretch into !
We've just acquired all of the Sheanadh Gharráin woods east of the Bhoth Loiscthe River in the Connemara Gaeltacht.
35 acres of rainforest awesomeness are now protected, plus 47 acres of space for them to stretch into !
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Deadline for applications is 18th April 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
April 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Deadline for applications is 18th April 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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The NPWS Grants for Small Recording Projects aim to support volunteer naturalists and recording groups in Ireland. The 2025 call is now open for applications! www.npws.ie/news/npws-gr... @npwsireland.bsky.social
NPWS Grants for Small Recording Projects 2025 | National Parks & Wildlife Service
www.npws.ie
March 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The NPWS Grants for Small Recording Projects aim to support volunteer naturalists and recording groups in Ireland. The 2025 call is now open for applications! www.npws.ie/news/npws-gr... @npwsireland.bsky.social
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THANK YOU to all who have voted for me in the People's Book Prize! Especially those who have left comments.If you haven't voted I would LOVE you to. More votes = more recognition for a small book about climate/biodiversity = more readers and more wildlife gardens peoplesbookprize.com/2024-cat/non...
Non-Fiction | Peoples Book Prize
peoplesbookprize.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
THANK YOU to all who have voted for me in the People's Book Prize! Especially those who have left comments.If you haven't voted I would LOVE you to. More votes = more recognition for a small book about climate/biodiversity = more readers and more wildlife gardens peoplesbookprize.com/2024-cat/non...
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Between 2014 & 2016, I studied the Chequered Skipper in Scotland. One memorable encounter was watching a larva spin silk between the edges of a leaf. As silk dries, it contracts, and this pulled the leaf edges together to create a protective tube. Amazing! More at www.dispar.org/reference.ph...
February 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Between 2014 & 2016, I studied the Chequered Skipper in Scotland. One memorable encounter was watching a larva spin silk between the edges of a leaf. As silk dries, it contracts, and this pulled the leaf edges together to create a protective tube. Amazing! More at www.dispar.org/reference.ph...
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Launching! 🚀
Today I'm launching a new service for landowners in Ireland who want to rewild their land. I hope this will be the start of a network that will promote rewilding in this country - the time is right!
New social 🙋♂️
@rewildyourland.bsky.social
take a look 👇
www.rewildyourland.ie
Today I'm launching a new service for landowners in Ireland who want to rewild their land. I hope this will be the start of a network that will promote rewilding in this country - the time is right!
New social 🙋♂️
@rewildyourland.bsky.social
take a look 👇
www.rewildyourland.ie
HOME | Rewild!
Join a growing network of people in Ireland taking action in the face of the biodiversity emergency
www.rewildyourland.ie
February 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Launching! 🚀
Today I'm launching a new service for landowners in Ireland who want to rewild their land. I hope this will be the start of a network that will promote rewilding in this country - the time is right!
New social 🙋♂️
@rewildyourland.bsky.social
take a look 👇
www.rewildyourland.ie
Today I'm launching a new service for landowners in Ireland who want to rewild their land. I hope this will be the start of a network that will promote rewilding in this country - the time is right!
New social 🙋♂️
@rewildyourland.bsky.social
take a look 👇
www.rewildyourland.ie
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Tomorrow millions of flowers will be shared for #ValentinesDay & by end of month (sorry, party-pooper alert) they'll all be in the bin.
If your beloved loves #wildflowers, why not give them the gift of BSBI membership, so they can support our wonderful wildflowers for a whole year!
bsbi.org/join-us
If your beloved loves #wildflowers, why not give them the gift of BSBI membership, so they can support our wonderful wildflowers for a whole year!
bsbi.org/join-us
February 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Tomorrow millions of flowers will be shared for #ValentinesDay & by end of month (sorry, party-pooper alert) they'll all be in the bin.
If your beloved loves #wildflowers, why not give them the gift of BSBI membership, so they can support our wonderful wildflowers for a whole year!
bsbi.org/join-us
If your beloved loves #wildflowers, why not give them the gift of BSBI membership, so they can support our wonderful wildflowers for a whole year!
bsbi.org/join-us
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🚨 After years of development, the new version of #rstats tmap (4) is now available on CRAN! 🎉 Huge thanks to author Martijn Tennekes and all contributors.
🔧 Install: `install.packages("tmap")`
📚 Vignettes: https://buff.ly/4aAYNbq
📖 Book Chapter: https://buff.ly/43TokaF
#maps #tmap #rspatial
🔧 Install: `install.packages("tmap")`
📚 Vignettes: https://buff.ly/4aAYNbq
📖 Book Chapter: https://buff.ly/43TokaF
#maps #tmap #rspatial
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨 After years of development, the new version of #rstats tmap (4) is now available on CRAN! 🎉 Huge thanks to author Martijn Tennekes and all contributors.
🔧 Install: `install.packages("tmap")`
📚 Vignettes: https://buff.ly/4aAYNbq
📖 Book Chapter: https://buff.ly/43TokaF
#maps #tmap #rspatial
🔧 Install: `install.packages("tmap")`
📚 Vignettes: https://buff.ly/4aAYNbq
📖 Book Chapter: https://buff.ly/43TokaF
#maps #tmap #rspatial