Tysties are the latest in a series of very cool ringing experiences I’ve had this spring, by virtue of training on the beautiful coast of North Wales with some awesome ringers. Including Chough, Little Tern, Barn and Tawny Owls and a *lot* of Pied Flycatchers! #lucky

RT @birdsandbike: An interesting first year Coal Tit movement from Shropshire border from.August to the great orme in Nov. First migrant of….

RT @BTO_Cymru: We need your help to monitor raptors and Ravens in Wales! 📢 A brand-new BTO citizen science project launches today, which as….

Delighted to have had the chance to contribute to this year's BBS Report, writing about our 2022 paper on brownfield site biodiversity which drew on fantastic data provided by @BBS_birds, @WCBSLive and @theNPMS. Flick to p30 to learn more! @DavidRoyBRC @NigelBournBC @DrMJBunting.

Another exciting opportunity to join the @BTO_Cymru team. We are looking for someone with the raptor expertise and communication skills needed to run our new raptor monitoring project. Please share!.

RT @BTO_Cymru: Exciting PhD opportunity to announce. A fully funded studentship is on offer, starting in October 2024, for a project focusi….

RT @BTO_Cymru: Some significant news to share this morning! A report we are releasing today concludes that it's very unlikely that the Red….

RT @ElliWoTo: A very exciting PhD opportunity available here at Bangor.@BangorSNS with @BTO_Cymru on soundscapes of birdsong and human well….

Looking for a PhD? Study the link between human well-being and avian biodiversity within natural and urban soundscapes. Hosted by @BangorSNS, funded by @ESRC and co-supervised by me @BTO_Cymru!. Apply by Sunday, 21 April. Learn more and apply here: 

The biggest grant win of my career to date announced yesterday! If you’re interested in improving the way we record raptors in Wales - particularly the common/widespread species that current surveys struggle to capture - we look forward to working with you! @BTO_Cymru

RT @_BTO: We are incredibly grateful for this support, which will enable us to design and grow a new citizen science monitoring programme t….

Striking that none of these palettes is remotely contrived, yet the majority are colourblind-friendly. Did the great artists understand that certain colour combinations impeded people's interpretation of their work [in a way that many academics don't, ahem]?.

RT @StornowayBand: #digTheMountain [NEW ALBUM OUT THIS FRIDAY] has provided us the opportunity to evolve the way our physical records are m….

Hard to think of any other individual tree whose felling would make me feel so sad. These photos from our visit in April 2017, just two days after submitting my PhD thesis at @UniofNewcastle

Fantastic opportunity for a Cymraeg speaker to join our friendly team @BTO_Cymru as Development and Engagement Coordinator. Come and work with us in beautiful North Wales to engage, nurture and grow our supporter base!.

RT @DrPeteKirwan: For many of us, our life satisfaction will come from the work we choose rather than how much we get paid for it. Teaching….

RT @takapodigs: Tonight there are #kakapo in the forest of the North Island of Aotearoa for the first time in over a century. We released f….

Anyone able to recommend what the must-have bird and mammal field guides for Southern Africa/Botswana are? (And any other essential reading!) @TZBirder @DaniRabaiotti.

Finally booked mine and @lynseyrharper's honeymoon - 10 months after the wedding, but never too late, right? Looking forward to two weeks in Botswana next June, and very excited to (hopefully) see some of these iconic species outside of captivity for the first time!

RT @LeifBersweden: Hemlock is only poisonous when ingested, something a child is v unlikely to do as it tastes awful. Hemlock is a beaut pl….