Stephen Vickers

Ecological Statistician at BioSS . ‘S’ permit bird ringer & RIN member 2022-26.

[Stephen Vickers @Stephen8Vickers]

You can now find links and introductions to all of my #RShiny apps here: https://t.co/av37hFTpcF

Recommendations for improvements or entirely new apps are welcomed.

[Stephen Vickers @Stephen8Vickers]

The Whoopers are starting to move and will soon be back on their Icelandic breeding grounds! Since @WaterbirdCM started ringing Whoopers in 2023, we've tagged >600 inds. and gathered >750 sightings. Please keep an eye out and continue to report any sightings to us as they leave!

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

In Feb 23 we undertook a census of the UK naturalised Barnacle Goose population. The aim to produce an updated population estimate & report on winter distribution. Results have now been published in @BritishBirds, with our thinking on future monitoring needs #Ornithology 1/7 ⬇️

[Stephen Vickers @Stephen8Vickers]

@whitfieldbenson @CVLbirding Ringing recovery covers all subsequent encounters dead or alive from anyone that isn’t the original ringer

[Stephen Vickers @Stephen8Vickers]

A special thanks to my co-authors and funders. This work was completed as part of my PhD thesis at @biouea/@ueaenv/@uniofeastanglia partnered with @audubonsociety

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[Stephen Vickers @Stephen8Vickers]

New paper published today in Movement Ecology! We show N. American birds that migrate in flocks have greater long-term non-breeding range shifts, particularly if flocks are mixed-age.

We link this to social learning in novel mig. route development.

https://t.co/jeiay1SPox

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[Stephen Vickers @Stephen8Vickers]

We think this is because dispersal into new breeding areas is always passed to the next generation when born there – you only need to return to a known location. Conversely, a new non-breeding site isn’t automatically passed to the next generation.

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[Kirsty Franklin @kirstyyfranklin]

New paper! If you use time-lapse cameras, this one's for you!

Proud of this collaboration with @UEA_CMP's Marcus Jenkins & Michal Mackiewicz to improve object detection for time-lapse imagery using temporal features. 📷🖥️⏲️

Open Access @Sensors_MDPI: https://t.co/jC7dDwJmAw

[Kirsty Franklin @kirstyyfranklin]

Seasonal field staff needed for @RSPBScience projects in 2025 - advert live, closing date 12 Jan. Lots of #seabird (and non-seabird) opportunities across the UK!

Get in touch if you’d like to know more about the #seabird roles 🌊 🐦

https://t.co/3wYtYUq6wr

[Thomas Ray Haaland @trhaaland]

📣PhD position open in our group!📣
Come work on a super fascinating system: partial #migration in European shags. #Fieldwork, #theory and #QuantitativeGenetics are all possible depending on interests. Please spread to good candidates of any nationality! https://t.co/rsVDxF77cw

[Stephen Vickers @Stephen8Vickers]

* picture is from original ringing in 2020, I haven’t recaught it!

[Stephen Vickers @Stephen8Vickers]

1450 days and 4 return migrations later and back just 7km from where I originally caught and ringed it!

[Murray Smith @LingwoodMurray]

Water Pipits continue to show well at Fen Hide @RSPB_Strumpshaw. This ringed bird was ringed by UEA Ringing Group in 2020 at Cantley BF as an adult. This will be a new UK longevity record 🥇. Thanks to @peaceofcakes for the ringing info via the Ringing Group

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

Ok! Come on let's follow this lot to where they're sleeping tonight... A thread🧵 #Ornithology 1/7

[Waterbird Colour-marking Group @WaterbirdCM]

Since 2023 we've caught & colour-marked nearly 600 Whooper Swans & we need your help to find them! 🧐 Please check any flocks you may see & let us know what you find...