Matt Wood
@woodmj.bsky.social
Seabirds, ecology, islands. University of Gloucestershire. Long-term seabird studies on Skomer Island, Wales
Continuous stream of thousands of Manx shearwaters heading west past St Govans Head this afternoon, headed back to the 450,000ish breeding burrows on @skokholmisland.bsky.social & @skomerisland.bsky.social Bonus points for spotting the kittiwake! #seabirds #ornithology
May 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Continuous stream of thousands of Manx shearwaters heading west past St Govans Head this afternoon, headed back to the 450,000ish breeding burrows on @skokholmisland.bsky.social & @skomerisland.bsky.social Bonus points for spotting the kittiwake! #seabirds #ornithology
.@uniofglos #seabird lab are flying off to Portugal today for #CoimbraSeabirds conference. Sadly I can’t make it this time, so this is my vibe today…!
Have a great week everyone, and look out for our work on procellariiforms, kittiwakes and puffins
Have a great week everyone, and look out for our work on procellariiforms, kittiwakes and puffins
November 16, 2024 at 8:48 AM
.@uniofglos #seabird lab are flying off to Portugal today for #CoimbraSeabirds conference. Sadly I can’t make it this time, so this is my vibe today…!
Have a great week everyone, and look out for our work on procellariiforms, kittiwakes and puffins
Have a great week everyone, and look out for our work on procellariiforms, kittiwakes and puffins
How do we count seabirds that hide away in burrows underground? Sing to them, and listen for who sings back!
Presenting our new toolkit for call playback survey and analysis to the International Albatross & Petrel Conference #IAPC7 #teampetrel #seabirds #ornithology
Presenting our new toolkit for call playback survey and analysis to the International Albatross & Petrel Conference #IAPC7 #teampetrel #seabirds #ornithology
November 16, 2024 at 8:48 AM
How do we count seabirds that hide away in burrows underground? Sing to them, and listen for who sings back!
Presenting our new toolkit for call playback survey and analysis to the International Albatross & Petrel Conference #IAPC7 #teampetrel #seabirds #ornithology
Presenting our new toolkit for call playback survey and analysis to the International Albatross & Petrel Conference #IAPC7 #teampetrel #seabirds #ornithology
Great to be on @BBCSpringwatch, talking #Puffins with the excellent @MeganMcCubbin!
Banning the fishing of sandeels (i.e. puffin food) is superb news for UK #seabirds
On at 38m 30s…
#ornithology
Banning the fishing of sandeels (i.e. puffin food) is superb news for UK #seabirds
On at 38m 30s…
#ornithology
November 16, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Great to be on @BBCSpringwatch, talking #Puffins with the excellent @MeganMcCubbin!
Banning the fishing of sandeels (i.e. puffin food) is superb news for UK #seabirds
On at 38m 30s…
#ornithology
Banning the fishing of sandeels (i.e. puffin food) is superb news for UK #seabirds
On at 38m 30s…
#ornithology
They say the best thing about @skomer_island is the view of @SkokholmIsland… or is that the other way round? Who could choose…?
November 16, 2024 at 9:11 AM
They say the best thing about @skomer_island is the view of @SkokholmIsland… or is that the other way round? Who could choose…?
📣📣📣Application for this three year post-doctoral Research Fellowship on #seabird demography and population dynamics is now open ✅
https://jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00053738
Hybrid working options available
https://jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00053738
Hybrid working options available
November 16, 2024 at 9:34 AM
📣📣📣Application for this three year post-doctoral Research Fellowship on #seabird demography and population dynamics is now open ✅
https://jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00053738
Hybrid working options available
https://jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00053738
Hybrid working options available
The ad for this post is out now!
3 year postdoc on #seabird demography and population dynamics, with me and @CatHorswill
Look forward to hearing from you…
#seabirds #ornithology https://jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00053738
3 year postdoc on #seabird demography and population dynamics, with me and @CatHorswill
Look forward to hearing from you…
#seabirds #ornithology https://jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00053738
November 16, 2024 at 9:34 AM
The ad for this post is out now!
3 year postdoc on #seabird demography and population dynamics, with me and @CatHorswill
Look forward to hearing from you…
#seabirds #ornithology https://jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00053738
3 year postdoc on #seabird demography and population dynamics, with me and @CatHorswill
Look forward to hearing from you…
#seabirds #ornithology https://jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00053738
Wishing everyone a peaceful and relaxing break, and a puffin-tastic 2024 #seabirds #ornithology
November 16, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Wishing everyone a peaceful and relaxing break, and a puffin-tastic 2024 #seabirds #ornithology
We’re hiring a post-doctoral Research Fellow to work on #seabird demography and population dynamics, working with me and @CatHorswill
3 years, closes late Jan 2024. Details here https://bit.ly/UoGProcBe
Register your interest & we’ll contact you when the ad is out #ornithology
3 years, closes late Jan 2024. Details here https://bit.ly/UoGProcBe
Register your interest & we’ll contact you when the ad is out #ornithology
November 16, 2024 at 9:27 AM
We’re hiring a post-doctoral Research Fellow to work on #seabird demography and population dynamics, working with me and @CatHorswill
3 years, closes late Jan 2024. Details here https://bit.ly/UoGProcBe
Register your interest & we’ll contact you when the ad is out #ornithology
3 years, closes late Jan 2024. Details here https://bit.ly/UoGProcBe
Register your interest & we’ll contact you when the ad is out #ornithology
Plenty of fish around for #puffins, but maybe kittiwakes can't reach them. The impacts of rapid #globalheating will be complex, so it's crucial to continue, develop (and fund!) our UK #longterm #seabird studies to conserve our internationally-important #seabirds
November 16, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Plenty of fish around for #puffins, but maybe kittiwakes can't reach them. The impacts of rapid #globalheating will be complex, so it's crucial to continue, develop (and fund!) our UK #longterm #seabird studies to conserve our internationally-important #seabirds
This matches @uniofglos #MSc research by the awesome @animal__alice with @seabird_watch: high temps (and strong westerly winds) = kittiwake nest failure in 2019. Is extreme heat the problem in 2023? 3/4
November 16, 2024 at 9:51 AM
This matches @uniofglos #MSc research by the awesome @animal__alice with @seabird_watch: high temps (and strong westerly winds) = kittiwake nest failure in 2019. Is extreme heat the problem in 2023? 3/4
These sea cliffs contains hundreds of nests... but many birds have failed to lay eggs, or abandoned eggs during incubation. Why?
Kittwakes nesting on shadier, damper areas of cliff are fine... but those most exposed to the unusually hot & sunny weather have ALL failed 2/4
Kittwakes nesting on shadier, damper areas of cliff are fine... but those most exposed to the unusually hot & sunny weather have ALL failed 2/4
November 16, 2024 at 9:43 AM
These sea cliffs contains hundreds of nests... but many birds have failed to lay eggs, or abandoned eggs during incubation. Why?
Kittwakes nesting on shadier, damper areas of cliff are fine... but those most exposed to the unusually hot & sunny weather have ALL failed 2/4
Kittwakes nesting on shadier, damper areas of cliff are fine... but those most exposed to the unusually hot & sunny weather have ALL failed 2/4
Is the #marine #heatwave in the NE Atlantic impacting #seabirds? These temperatures are literally off the charts. I'm just back from kittiwake fieldwork on @skomerisland and I'm concerned👇 1/4 #ornithology #climatecrisis #globalheating #SST
November 16, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Is the #marine #heatwave in the NE Atlantic impacting #seabirds? These temperatures are literally off the charts. I'm just back from kittiwake fieldwork on @skomerisland and I'm concerned👇 1/4 #ornithology #climatecrisis #globalheating #SST
Today (21 June) is #ShowYourStripes day! Download stripes for your region here ➡️ <a href="http://ShowYourStripes.info" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://ShowYourStripes.info and start a #ClimateChange conversation… these are the stripes for Wales 1884-2022
November 16, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Today (21 June) is #ShowYourStripes day! Download stripes for your region here ➡️ <a href="http://ShowYourStripes.info" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://ShowYourStripes.info and start a #ClimateChange conversation… these are the stripes for Wales 1884-2022
Temperatures are rising for Welsh #seabirds 🌡️ 🐦 🏴
On @skomer_island high temp 🥵 and rainfall ☔️ is bad for breeding success 🐣 in some species, more science needed 🧐 to understand impacts of a hotter, rainier & windier future
#showyourstripes #ornithology
On @skomer_island high temp 🥵 and rainfall ☔️ is bad for breeding success 🐣 in some species, more science needed 🧐 to understand impacts of a hotter, rainier & windier future
#showyourstripes #ornithology
November 16, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Temperatures are rising for Welsh #seabirds 🌡️ 🐦 🏴
On @skomer_island high temp 🥵 and rainfall ☔️ is bad for breeding success 🐣 in some species, more science needed 🧐 to understand impacts of a hotter, rainier & windier future
#showyourstripes #ornithology
On @skomer_island high temp 🥵 and rainfall ☔️ is bad for breeding success 🐣 in some species, more science needed 🧐 to understand impacts of a hotter, rainier & windier future
#showyourstripes #ornithology
Although there are tens of thousands of guillemots breeding in #Pembrokeshire, sadly not all of them make it through weather like #StormNoah. This unringed adult was washed up at Nolton Haven opposite @skomer_island #seabirds #ornithology
November 16, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Although there are tens of thousands of guillemots breeding in #Pembrokeshire, sadly not all of them make it through weather like #StormNoah. This unringed adult was washed up at Nolton Haven opposite @skomer_island #seabirds #ornithology
You’ll join a thriving team of postgrads and researchers in ecology at @uniofglos, on a project in collaboration with @RSPBScience and @Ellingbry with supervisors who’ll support you to thrive too. DM or email me for enquiries and more project info. 4/4 End
November 16, 2024 at 10:33 AM
You’ll join a thriving team of postgrads and researchers in ecology at @uniofglos, on a project in collaboration with @RSPBScience and @Ellingbry with supervisors who’ll support you to thrive too. DM or email me for enquiries and more project info. 4/4 End
So if you’re interested in #seabird #population #ecology #conservation, have good data analysis skills and a keenness to develop further, get a flap on and apply by 24 April! https://jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00053584 3/4
November 16, 2024 at 10:24 AM
So if you’re interested in #seabird #population #ecology #conservation, have good data analysis skills and a keenness to develop further, get a flap on and apply by 24 April! https://jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=00053584 3/4
Are young puffins moving from declining to booming colonies? We’ll use #puffarazzi images from @RSPBScience to assess the age of puffins… older birds have more grooves on their bills. Groovy project! 2/4
November 16, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Are young puffins moving from declining to booming colonies? We’ll use #puffarazzi images from @RSPBScience to assess the age of puffins… older birds have more grooves on their bills. Groovy project! 2/4
🐧 What’s that you say…? An #MSc studying #Puffins? To find out why @skomer_island’s population is booming while others are declining? Just like Sir Dave said on #WildIsles??? About time too! 🐧
➡️ 🧵with more info (apply by 24 April) 1/4
➡️ 🧵with more info (apply by 24 April) 1/4
November 16, 2024 at 10:08 AM
🐧 What’s that you say…? An #MSc studying #Puffins? To find out why @skomer_island’s population is booming while others are declining? Just like Sir Dave said on #WildIsles??? About time too! 🐧
➡️ 🧵with more info (apply by 24 April) 1/4
➡️ 🧵with more info (apply by 24 April) 1/4
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Puffins are awesome,
But I can’t really tweet because I’m on strike to protect working conditions!
<a href="http://bit.ly/3xl9LPl" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/3xl9LPl
#ValentinesDay #ucuRISING #seabirds #EnoughlsEnough @ucu @UCUSOUTHWEST
Violets are blue,
Puffins are awesome,
But I can’t really tweet because I’m on strike to protect working conditions!
<a href="http://bit.ly/3xl9LPl" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/3xl9LPl
#ValentinesDay #ucuRISING #seabirds #EnoughlsEnough @ucu @UCUSOUTHWEST
November 16, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Puffins are awesome,
But I can’t really tweet because I’m on strike to protect working conditions!
<a href="http://bit.ly/3xl9LPl" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/3xl9LPl
#ValentinesDay #ucuRISING #seabirds #EnoughlsEnough @ucu @UCUSOUTHWEST
Violets are blue,
Puffins are awesome,
But I can’t really tweet because I’m on strike to protect working conditions!
<a href="http://bit.ly/3xl9LPl" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/3xl9LPl
#ValentinesDay #ucuRISING #seabirds #EnoughlsEnough @ucu @UCUSOUTHWEST
3. Integrated approach needed
#HPAI (and other infectious diseases) should be prioritzied alongside other threats e.g. #fisheries #ClimateCrisis #pollution #offshorewind
Continued testing crucial, to monitor the unpredictable future of HPAI, and persistence of virus
7/9
#HPAI (and other infectious diseases) should be prioritzied alongside other threats e.g. #fisheries #ClimateCrisis #pollution #offshorewind
Continued testing crucial, to monitor the unpredictable future of HPAI, and persistence of virus
7/9
November 16, 2024 at 11:28 AM
3. Integrated approach needed
#HPAI (and other infectious diseases) should be prioritzied alongside other threats e.g. #fisheries #ClimateCrisis #pollution #offshorewind
Continued testing crucial, to monitor the unpredictable future of HPAI, and persistence of virus
7/9
#HPAI (and other infectious diseases) should be prioritzied alongside other threats e.g. #fisheries #ClimateCrisis #pollution #offshorewind
Continued testing crucial, to monitor the unpredictable future of HPAI, and persistence of virus
7/9
2. Limiting virus spread.
Biosecurity measures need to be proportionate. Monitoring effects in seabird contexts will allow modification of measures (e.g. blanket bans) designed for commercial poultry industry
Should carcasses be removed? Clarity needed...
6/9
Biosecurity measures need to be proportionate. Monitoring effects in seabird contexts will allow modification of measures (e.g. blanket bans) designed for commercial poultry industry
Should carcasses be removed? Clarity needed...
6/9
November 16, 2024 at 11:20 AM
2. Limiting virus spread.
Biosecurity measures need to be proportionate. Monitoring effects in seabird contexts will allow modification of measures (e.g. blanket bans) designed for commercial poultry industry
Should carcasses be removed? Clarity needed...
6/9
Biosecurity measures need to be proportionate. Monitoring effects in seabird contexts will allow modification of measures (e.g. blanket bans) designed for commercial poultry industry
Should carcasses be removed? Clarity needed...
6/9
1c. Improve understanding of #HPAI.
How does #movementecology affect transmission? How does population structure and mixing and different breeding stages contribute? Seabirders need to continue their studies, where possible, to answer these questions
5/9
How does #movementecology affect transmission? How does population structure and mixing and different breeding stages contribute? Seabirders need to continue their studies, where possible, to answer these questions
5/9
November 16, 2024 at 11:12 AM
1c. Improve understanding of #HPAI.
How does #movementecology affect transmission? How does population structure and mixing and different breeding stages contribute? Seabirders need to continue their studies, where possible, to answer these questions
5/9
How does #movementecology affect transmission? How does population structure and mixing and different breeding stages contribute? Seabirders need to continue their studies, where possible, to answer these questions
5/9