Eileen Rees

[Eileen Rees @EileenRees]

@KaneBrides Hear, hear 😀

[Eileen Rees @EileenRees]

@KaneBrides @WWTCaerlaverock Thanks Kane - I’m greatly looking forward to seeing you all soon ☺️

[Louise Greenwood @ClewleyLouise]

We are having a fantastic lapwing year @WWTMartinMere so far. Over 100 of these adorable chicks are running around the fields feeding in the scrapes that were reprofiled last year. Fingers 🤞 it continues and we have a bumper year for fledglings!! 🐥🐤🐣🥰 Photo @ewan_turner23

[Eileen Rees @EileenRees]

@stevedudley_ @Natures_Voice @birdingetc Hear, hear - initial capitals every time!

[Eileen Rees @EileenRees]

@KaneBrides @RoyalFamily Thanks all - this is the alternative field work kit ☺️ It’s been an amazing day!

[Eileen Rees @EileenRees]

@KaneBrides Not here in Derbyshire it isn’t 😉

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

New paper led by @SorianoRedondo, @RichardInger
& @StuBearhop uses long-term data from @WWTMartinMere @WWTCaerlaverock @WWTWelney shows that nature reserves play a role in boosting survival of Whooper Swans & will effectively double the pop size by 2030. https://t.co/8szKObJrCl

[Zwergschwäne auf Reisen|Bewick's Swans on the move @bewickiiontour]

Our international workshop has just started off nicely with a tasty dinner by @HotelzurTreene and interesting talks by @EileenRees and @BartNolet - thanks a lot!

[Zwergschwäne auf Reisen|Bewick's Swans on the move @bewickiiontour]

International Workshop Part 2: Our early birds visited a night roost, we heard lots of interesting talks, had a lovely field trip by covered wagon (note #Bewick's in the background!) and now we finish it off with some delicious food by @HotelzurTreene again. 😊

[Eileen Rees @EileenRees]

@LisaVergin1995 @KaneBrides It was really inspiring to see the enthusiasm for Bewick’s Swans shine through in you and your colleagues at NABU🤗

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

In a snowy Hamburg, home time after a great meeting of the Bewick's Swan Expert Group. Thanks, @JuttaLeyrer, @LisaVergin1995, @FMohrwinkel, Tony the 🐶 & Team for hosting a great workshop & of course to @EileenRees too!

[Scott Petrek @ScottoftheMarsh]

Really enjoyed helping @EileenRees and team produce the latest issue of #SwanNews for @IUCN Swan Specialist Group. Thanks to @JamesSLees for the great cover photo. Issue 17 is now online, check it out here - https://t.co/5o4GnqMr8f

[Eileen Rees @EileenRees]

Surely must be Plover Hide for the first one overlooking Plover Field ☺️

[Louise Greenwood @ClewleyLouise]

I'm rubbish at coming up with names they are currently down as hide 1 and hide 2 😂 please help us come up with something better!!!

[Eileen Rees @EileenRees]

Well done - it’s so important that assessment of levels of illegal hunting continue - for informing conservation measures required for protected species!

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

A great catch of Bewick's Swans @WWTSlimbridge this morning to ring and X-ray birds as part of our work looking at the illegal hunting of the species. On average, a 1/3 of Bewick's @WWTSlimbridge sadly carry shot in pellets in their bodies. Read more here https://t.co/3BFifrRUGf

[Scott Petrek @ScottoftheMarsh]

A lovely way to end a day, watching the Bewick's Swans under floodlights with Dave and @EileenRees, chatting all the latest research and hearing stories about the good old days...

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

Our latest study looking at movement interchange between two populations of Whooper Swan and its effects on population size estimates has now been published online in @_BTO's Ringing and Migration. A thread 1/8 #Ornithology

[WWT Slimbridge @WWTSlimbridge]

Say hello to our new arrivals! Four Bewick's swans arrived overnight, bringing the total to nine Bewick's at Slimbridge. New arrivals include the Babato (male) and Babaco (female), pictures 1 and 2.

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[Eileen Rees @EileenRees]

Today is “Bewick’s Swan Day“ in the @_BTO and the Rare Breeding Birds Panel’s drive To raise awareness and funds in support of the U.K.’s declining bird populations, through publication of #IntoTheRed.

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

The International Swan Symposium comes to an end. Had fun presenting our latest results. & in my voluntary role meeting with the Bewick's Swan expert group to get ball rolling on the new NW European action plan. A great trip hearing all latest on international swan research

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

@EileenRees presents the latest results for the NW European population of Bewick's Swans to the International Swan Symposium. We're working on writing up & publishing these results, however will make for grim & puzzling reading.