Dr Sabrina Schalz
@sabrinaschalz.bsky.social
Behavioural Ecologist interested in Carrion Crows and their response to human speech.
Currently working in the Civil Service.
BTO Regional Ambassador for Leicestershire & Rutland.
https://sabrinaschalz.wordpress.com/
Currently working in the Civil Service.
BTO Regional Ambassador for Leicestershire & Rutland.
https://sabrinaschalz.wordpress.com/
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We've had two separate reports of sick Mute Swans in North Shropshire today, and referred both callers to Defra.
Please be vigilant, and report any sightings of sick birds to Defra (link in thread) and also log them in BirdTrack. #ShropshireBirds
Please be vigilant, and report any sightings of sick birds to Defra (link in thread) and also log them in BirdTrack. #ShropshireBirds
Worrying reports of bird flu (avian influenza) are coming in, including an outbreak in Whooper Swans in the Fens. Other waterbirds are also being affected, and cases are rising.
📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We've had two separate reports of sick Mute Swans in North Shropshire today, and referred both callers to Defra.
Please be vigilant, and report any sightings of sick birds to Defra (link in thread) and also log them in BirdTrack. #ShropshireBirds
Please be vigilant, and report any sightings of sick birds to Defra (link in thread) and also log them in BirdTrack. #ShropshireBirds
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NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to track #seabirds from Rathlin Island and analyse data to identify foraging areas (deadline 10 Nov): buff.ly/K0zcdH8
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to track #seabirds from Rathlin Island and analyse data to identify foraging areas (deadline 10 Nov): buff.ly/K0zcdH8
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Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
Special Issue ‘Towards an integration of personality research across psychology and biology’ in Personality Science
Editors: Mitja Back, Barbara Caspers, @mdammhahn.bsky.social & @niclaskuper.bsky.social
Submit your proposal before November 30!
More info tinyurl.com/y9demmtt
Special Issue ‘Towards an integration of personality research across psychology and biology’ in Personality Science
Editors: Mitja Back, Barbara Caspers, @mdammhahn.bsky.social & @niclaskuper.bsky.social
Submit your proposal before November 30!
More info tinyurl.com/y9demmtt
October 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
Special Issue ‘Towards an integration of personality research across psychology and biology’ in Personality Science
Editors: Mitja Back, Barbara Caspers, @mdammhahn.bsky.social & @niclaskuper.bsky.social
Submit your proposal before November 30!
More info tinyurl.com/y9demmtt
Special Issue ‘Towards an integration of personality research across psychology and biology’ in Personality Science
Editors: Mitja Back, Barbara Caspers, @mdammhahn.bsky.social & @niclaskuper.bsky.social
Submit your proposal before November 30!
More info tinyurl.com/y9demmtt
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We have several vacant Wetland Bird Survey sites across Shropshire (three examples shown) and you only need basic wildfowl ID skills to join the team and start #YourWeBSJourney 🙂
For more info and to see all of the vacant sites go to www.bto.org/get-involved...
#ShropshireBirds
#WeBSSiteInsight
For more info and to see all of the vacant sites go to www.bto.org/get-involved...
#ShropshireBirds
#WeBSSiteInsight
October 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We have several vacant Wetland Bird Survey sites across Shropshire (three examples shown) and you only need basic wildfowl ID skills to join the team and start #YourWeBSJourney 🙂
For more info and to see all of the vacant sites go to www.bto.org/get-involved...
#ShropshireBirds
#WeBSSiteInsight
For more info and to see all of the vacant sites go to www.bto.org/get-involved...
#ShropshireBirds
#WeBSSiteInsight
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I'm v excited to be recruiting a PhD student to work on badger behaviour and ecology! Starting date is March 2026; see the ad here, or message me for more details: www.gregalbery.me/s/March-2026...
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I'm v excited to be recruiting a PhD student to work on badger behaviour and ecology! Starting date is March 2026; see the ad here, or message me for more details: www.gregalbery.me/s/March-2026...
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📖 Read the full story: theconversation.com/3-legged-liz...
📄 Peer-reviewed paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Thanks for following along! 🦎🧬
🧵 END (16/16)
📄 Peer-reviewed paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Thanks for following along! 🦎🧬
🧵 END (16/16)
3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild
Most lizards probably don’t survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species – these exceptions shine a new light on natural selection.
theconversation.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
📖 Read the full story: theconversation.com/3-legged-liz...
📄 Peer-reviewed paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Thanks for following along! 🦎🧬
🧵 END (16/16)
📄 Peer-reviewed paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Thanks for following along! 🦎🧬
🧵 END (16/16)
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That's a lotta birds
Neophobia compared in 1,439 birds of 136 species
Specialised diets and migration are associated with greater fear of new objects. Surprisingly, witnessing such objects in groups is also associated with greater fear.
(paper) journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
(blog) phys.org/news/2025-10...
Specialised diets and migration are associated with greater fear of new objects. Surprisingly, witnessing such objects in groups is also associated with greater fear.
(paper) journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
(blog) phys.org/news/2025-10...
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
That's a lotta birds
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We're looking for Youth Reps for our BTO Youth team! ➡️ bit.ly/YouthRep25
If you love nature and would like to join our amazing team of volunteers (expenses paid) aged 16-24 then apply to become a BTO Youth Rep today!🐦
📝 Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.
If you love nature and would like to join our amazing team of volunteers (expenses paid) aged 16-24 then apply to become a BTO Youth Rep today!🐦
📝 Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.
October 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're looking for Youth Reps for our BTO Youth team! ➡️ bit.ly/YouthRep25
If you love nature and would like to join our amazing team of volunteers (expenses paid) aged 16-24 then apply to become a BTO Youth Rep today!🐦
📝 Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.
If you love nature and would like to join our amazing team of volunteers (expenses paid) aged 16-24 then apply to become a BTO Youth Rep today!🐦
📝 Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.
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I did one of these over the weekend and it was really good fun and also did not take very long. One of the kids asked me if mummies can come back to life. 10/10 experience for any archaeologist I think.
Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches.
This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!
Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!
Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .
Alt: a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .
media.tenor.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I did one of these over the weekend and it was really good fun and also did not take very long. One of the kids asked me if mummies can come back to life. 10/10 experience for any archaeologist I think.
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📷 The 2025 SORTEE conference program is now online!
Visit sortee.org/upcoming/ to register and explore the exciting lineup of various sessions.
#SORTEE2025
If you know a great open science project, now is the time to nominate it for a SORTEE Award www.sortee.org/awards/
Visit sortee.org/upcoming/ to register and explore the exciting lineup of various sessions.
#SORTEE2025
If you know a great open science project, now is the time to nominate it for a SORTEE Award www.sortee.org/awards/
August 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📷 The 2025 SORTEE conference program is now online!
Visit sortee.org/upcoming/ to register and explore the exciting lineup of various sessions.
#SORTEE2025
If you know a great open science project, now is the time to nominate it for a SORTEE Award www.sortee.org/awards/
Visit sortee.org/upcoming/ to register and explore the exciting lineup of various sessions.
#SORTEE2025
If you know a great open science project, now is the time to nominate it for a SORTEE Award www.sortee.org/awards/
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October 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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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 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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 🐦
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Jardin des Tuileries : les corneilles ont dressé les touristes pour avoir de l’eau
September 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Jardin des Tuileries : les corneilles ont dressé les touristes pour avoir de l’eau
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Nest material composition of Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) nests in suburban habitats of Salem, India | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶
September 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Nest material composition of Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) nests in suburban habitats of Salem, India | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶
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🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
September 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
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Celebrating 10 years @aru-biology.bsky.social, now as Professor of Behavioural Biology! Endlessly grateful to the students and collaborators whose curiosity, mentorship, and teamwork made this journey so rewarding, whilst navigating and challenging academia's systemic hurdles #WomenInSTEM #ARUproud
September 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Celebrating 10 years @aru-biology.bsky.social, now as Professor of Behavioural Biology! Endlessly grateful to the students and collaborators whose curiosity, mentorship, and teamwork made this journey so rewarding, whilst navigating and challenging academia's systemic hurdles #WomenInSTEM #ARUproud
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We always encourage diversity and inclusion at #behaviour2025. The ongoing workshop on Amplifying Global Voices: Removing Language Barriers in Student Research is creating a space to discuss challenges and innovative solutions for making science more accessible and equitable across languages.
August 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We always encourage diversity and inclusion at #behaviour2025. The ongoing workshop on Amplifying Global Voices: Removing Language Barriers in Student Research is creating a space to discuss challenges and innovative solutions for making science more accessible and equitable across languages.
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Thank you #behaviour2025 for hosting my talk on overimitation in dogs, the topic of ManyDogs 2! 🐶
@manydogsproject.bsky.social
We are collecting data now in dog labs across the world! Email manydogsproject2@gmail.com / check out our website below to join!
manydogsproject.github.io/manydogs2.html
@manydogsproject.bsky.social
We are collecting data now in dog labs across the world! Email manydogsproject2@gmail.com / check out our website below to join!
manydogsproject.github.io/manydogs2.html
August 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thank you #behaviour2025 for hosting my talk on overimitation in dogs, the topic of ManyDogs 2! 🐶
@manydogsproject.bsky.social
We are collecting data now in dog labs across the world! Email manydogsproject2@gmail.com / check out our website below to join!
manydogsproject.github.io/manydogs2.html
@manydogsproject.bsky.social
We are collecting data now in dog labs across the world! Email manydogsproject2@gmail.com / check out our website below to join!
manydogsproject.github.io/manydogs2.html
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We are seeking a full-time Managing Editor for our journal Animal Behaviour. This editor will be involved in all stages of the publication process & must have a general understanding of the topics covered. Position starts Oct 1, application deadline July 31.
More details:
www.asab.org/opportunities
More details:
www.asab.org/opportunities
Opportunities — ASAB
www.asab.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We are seeking a full-time Managing Editor for our journal Animal Behaviour. This editor will be involved in all stages of the publication process & must have a general understanding of the topics covered. Position starts Oct 1, application deadline July 31.
More details:
www.asab.org/opportunities
More details:
www.asab.org/opportunities
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Do I know anyone on here who might find it useful to predict hatching dates from birds eggs? Please reach out if you're open to help me develop ovotime.com to include more species, and to expand with more detailed #oology features! #phenology #seabirds #ornithology 🌍🧪
Ovotime
Ovotime is a tool for predicting the hatching time of skua eggs based on their mass, length, breadth, and density.
ovotime.com
August 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Do I know anyone on here who might find it useful to predict hatching dates from birds eggs? Please reach out if you're open to help me develop ovotime.com to include more species, and to expand with more detailed #oology features! #phenology #seabirds #ornithology 🌍🧪
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Today's fieldwork assistant was very keen to check the temperature data we are collecting 🐦⬛☀️ #SFW_ANU #birds #ecology #ornithology
August 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Today's fieldwork assistant was very keen to check the temperature data we are collecting 🐦⬛☀️ #SFW_ANU #birds #ecology #ornithology
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The first of firsts is out! 😁🥳
From my PhD project on object play in wild ravens: here we validated findings from captivity and propose that object play in ravens likely serves dual functions - exploration of the physical as well as social environment!
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
From my PhD project on object play in wild ravens: here we validated findings from captivity and propose that object play in ravens likely serves dual functions - exploration of the physical as well as social environment!
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
January 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The first of firsts is out! 😁🥳
From my PhD project on object play in wild ravens: here we validated findings from captivity and propose that object play in ravens likely serves dual functions - exploration of the physical as well as social environment!
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
From my PhD project on object play in wild ravens: here we validated findings from captivity and propose that object play in ravens likely serves dual functions - exploration of the physical as well as social environment!
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING...
...for #BOU2026 abstract submissions
Birds and people: challenges and opportunities of coexistence | 31 March - 2 April 2026 | Uni of Nottingham & Zoom
Check out the keynotes and submit now!
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
📅 Deadline 1 Sept
#ornithology 🪶
...for #BOU2026 abstract submissions
Birds and people: challenges and opportunities of coexistence | 31 March - 2 April 2026 | Uni of Nottingham & Zoom
Check out the keynotes and submit now!
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
📅 Deadline 1 Sept
#ornithology 🪶
August 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING...
...for #BOU2026 abstract submissions
Birds and people: challenges and opportunities of coexistence | 31 March - 2 April 2026 | Uni of Nottingham & Zoom
Check out the keynotes and submit now!
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
📅 Deadline 1 Sept
#ornithology 🪶
...for #BOU2026 abstract submissions
Birds and people: challenges and opportunities of coexistence | 31 March - 2 April 2026 | Uni of Nottingham & Zoom
Check out the keynotes and submit now!
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
📅 Deadline 1 Sept
#ornithology 🪶
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ICYMI : #ASABWinter2025 will take place from December 15-16, once again in lovely Edinburgh!
Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃♀️🏃🏃♂️
More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/
Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃♀️🏃🏃♂️
More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/
August 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ICYMI : #ASABWinter2025 will take place from December 15-16, once again in lovely Edinburgh!
Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃♀️🏃🏃♂️
More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/
Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃♀️🏃🏃♂️
More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/