#BOUasm26 MJE2/6 Then the county atlas project, showing passerine migrant #birds disappearing from the Cheshire plain but hanging on or expanding in the hills above Macclesfield, best exemplified by Willow Warbler. Range shift at the local level, up the elevational gradient to later springs.

#BOUasm26 MJE1/6 To me, an amateur in #ornithology, recent #citizenscience data seems to scream out #climatechange — e.g. migrant first-arrival advancement I studied when compiling county bird reports. Advancement, yes, but it’s not keeping pace with spring #phenology at the breeding grounds.

Really pleased to be at this @bou.org.uk event today - I’m learning a lot about birds responses to growing environmental pressures #BOUasm26

1/🧵 Today I am giving a talk at the #BOUasm26 Avian Futures conference in York about the progress I've made so far on the first chapter of my PhD @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social which examines the drivers of variation in phenological shifts across trophic levels in Scottish woodlands🪺 🐛 🌳

1/6 Today I am presenting at #BOUasm26 some work that inspired my PhD 🎓️ focused on disentangling the direct and indirect effects of temperature on bird breeding phenology 🌡️ 🌳 🐛 🐤

We now have Aldina Franco‘s „Understanding the recent loss of migratory behaviour in a long-lived bird“ #BOUasm26 #ornithology

Q&As at the end of Jane‘s keynote. #BOUasm26 #ornithology

Jane Reid kicks off session 2 with her keynote, „Predicting escape from climate change in wild bird populations“ #BOUasm26 #ornithology

Thank you to Phil Atkinson for chairing.

We‘re finishing session 1 with two LIGHTNING ⚡️ talks by Rana Ozturk & Julien Terraube. #BOUasm26 #ornithology

Session 2 will begin at 11:20 BST after a brief session changeover.

Following our keynote, we have Rebecca Lovell with her presentation „Extreme climatic events alter expected spatiotemporal patterns of seasonal migration in European shags“ #BOUasm26 #ornithology

Today I’m excited to be at #BOUasm26 to talk about the impact of extreme climatic events (ECEs) on seasonal migration in European shags!

#EcoEvo #SeasonalMigration #Seabirds

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let‘s begin 📸 #BOUasm26

i‘m running the nikon z6iii + 24-200mm for the main conference photography, with the dji osmo pocket 3 for on-the-day social media snaps

Session 1 is underway! Thank you to Emily Simmonds for chairing, and a warm welcome to Paul Woodcock for his keynote „Understanding future biodiversity change to help inform environmental policies and targets: evidence needs and opportunities“ #BOUasm26 #ornithology

Registration has begun; teas, coffees, and other refreshments are being enjoyed. #BOUasm26

Session 1 will begin at 10:00 BST - stay tuned!

We encourage our audience to get involved & ask questions to our presenters, as such everyone is welcome to engage with #BOUasm26 on Bluesky.

We ask that you’re respectful and considerate when doing so, our full conference guidelines can be found here ⤵️
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Welcome to #BOUasm26 Avian Futures, the BOU’s 2026 autumn conference.

Stay up-to-date right here on Bluesky by following #BOUasm26, where attendees & presenters alike will be sharing their thoughts & presentations throughout the event.

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Excited for the BOU Avian Futures Conference today. Looking forward to meeting folks and learning a lot! #BOUasm26