Research ecologist at @_BTO @BTO_Cymru after PhD studying environmental change on waders. Bird ringer, classical musician & outdoorsy person! All views my own
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Katharine Bowgen retweeted
📢 On recherche un.e stagiaire de M1 pour analyser l'effet opérateur sur les mesures morphologiques des oiseaux lors du baguage🦆🐦
Encadrement @OFBiodiversite et @TourduValat
+ d'infos ici: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
#onrecrute #stageécologie #ornithologie
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
Great presentation by @Ewing_birds describing his upcoming review of European curlew headstarting projects, featuring some aesthetic graphs and cool curlew babies 😎 #IWSG2024
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
📢RDV vendredi après-midi à Montpellier ou en visio pour un aprem de confs (en FR) sur la conservation des limicoles !🤩
Inscriptions ici pour recevoir le lien: urlz.fr/sd3m
Et c'est...GRATUIT !
@OFBiodiversite @cefemontpellier @WaderStudy @_JoseAAlves_ @modelbirder
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
After >20 years of tracking, our ringed black-tailed godwits have revealed that the autumn and winter sites used by juveniles are (nearly always) the ones they will use throughout their lives.
New @AnimalEcology paper (besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…) and
#wadertales blog:
Finally ... ... @WaderTales is back!
After a 523 day hiatus, the appearance of a new Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit paper has finally spurred me into action! wadertales.wordpress.com/202…
Link to paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
#ornithology #waders #shorebirds #birdmigration
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
Getting stuck into Shostakovich 8 with @Timothy_Redmond!
ALT A large orchestra (though without percussion for today) in rehearsal.
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
Fieldwork game 😁
🎯 Where is the oystercatcher nest? 🧐
@WaderStudy #birdstudy #scicom
Be careful during breeding period when you walk on the beach or on rocky coasts...
😶🌫️Birds are masters at hide and seek...
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
⏰️ Don't forget, registration closes on 16th June! Details below to attend our next conference 👀⬇️
Have you registered for #IWSG2024 conference in Montpellier, France? 🇫🇷 #IWSG_conf
You've not long left, so sign up now ⬇️
waderstudygroup.org/conferen…
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
This weekend we're giving you a preview of workshops running at our conference #IWSG2024
Workshop 2⃣ is "Management of shorebirds and their environments in context of global change"
Which species are vulnerable, and what can be done to help?
More here ➡️ waderstudygroup.org/conferen…
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
This weekend we're giving you a preview of the workshops running at our conference #IWSG2024
Workshop 1⃣ is "Using drones to survey shorebirds"
Drones are becoming increasingly popular, we will look at their uses, advantages and constraints
More here ➡️ waderstudygroup.org/conferen…
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
You'll find meeting minutes are so much easier to write if you use this universal template 🗒️
ALT A cartoon form for meeting minutes with several boxes under each heading
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
We are eggcited for the new season of rearing headstarted curlews and releasing them into North Norfolk.
Find out more at: curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/
@_BTO @NaturalEngland @RoyalAirForce @sandringham1870
#WorldCurlewDay #reintroduction #curlew #wildlifeconservation #headstarting
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
Headstarted curlew Astra (9L) has now returned to the wash after her brief trip to the River Humber.
Impressively she has returned to the same area she favoured before she flew to France in 2022!
curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/…
@_BTO #conservation #curlew
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
It’s #PortfolioDay2024 and #commissions are open! Here is a quick video version of some of my recent work (if you would like to read the text, probably best to pop over to my website and browse through it as a flipbook!).
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
April welcomes the return of the Big Eight 🎱🐝 #BumblebeesAreBack
This month, some queens will emerge from hibernation. Already active queens will produce their first daughters – the workers 💼
Have you spotted any bumblebees over the Easter weekend?
ALT UK bumblebees to see in April. Eight graphics showing the ID for queen bumblebees.
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
Just one week left to apply for our 2024 Conference Grants! We want as many people as possible to join us for #IWSG2024 in Montpellier, France 🇫🇷 this autumn!
Applications for #IWSG2024 Conference Grants for Montpellier, France 🇫🇷 are now OPEN! 🥳
We aim to support:
💰 those from low-income countries
👩🎓 students/young researchers
🙋♂️ wader conservationists with no institutional support
🗓️ Deadline: 15th March
➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
Wader Study publishes 3 issues per year, where you can find #waders related research, methods papers, reviews, short communications and several special features.
To browse through all the issues, please visit: waderstudygroup.org/publicat…
#shorebirds #ornithology
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
Did you know the bills of waders can bend, and that ability has special name? 🧐⬇️
Katharine Bowgen retweeted
Have you heard about the Global Wader Tracking Data Project? It aims to provide an up-to-date register of all projects around the world, encourage safe data storage and facilitate collaborations
Find out more ⬇️
waderstudygroup.org/projects…
