Emily Shepard

Professor in Animal Behaviour, particularly interested in flight & animal movement. Part of @MovingAnimals, Associate Ed @MethodsEcolEvol & Animal Biotelemetry

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Such a delight to be part of this and so good to see it out. Congratulations Kim and the rest of the team!

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Fireworks being let off round our way tonight. I wonder why #greenshoots

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

@kirstyyfranklin @RSPBScience Congratulations Kirsty!

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Interested in joining @MovingAnimals or any of the other fab Biosciences teams from abroad as a Newton Fellow? Let us know. EOIs in by 14th Feb https://t.co/DfJYwAbvcz

[Sergio Lambertucci @SERGIOLAMBERTUC]

New paper out! Free-ranging dog (FRD) populations are increasing and are becoming a huge problem for wildlife conservation and people in several regions of the world, especially the Global South. FRDs are killing people and wildlife. In this perspective.. https://t.co/8xM1E6FEza

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Made possible by the collaboration with the fantastic @SERGIOLAMBERTUC, his team & @JimboStlawrence

[Dan Baldassarre @evornithology]

@MPI_animalbehav @DrHannahJW @ELCShepard Thank you for tagging them! Incredible work!

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Ping @ScaccoMartina

[Anders Hedenström @HedenstrmAnders]

Yet another paper just out, enjoy!
Extremely low daylight sea-crossing flights of a nocturnal migrant https://t.co/yR0bLB7oWv

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Two wks to apply for this PhD @swansearesearch w @KonsWells & I, plus wonderful int. collaborators

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Interested in linking animal movement & macroecology? I am EXTREMELY excited to announce a PhD studentship on large soaring birds, w high-frequ condor data, in collaboration with Kons Wells, @SERGIOLAMBERTUC, @animaltracking, @safilabmpi. Apply here: https://t.co/Z74Ln6wjbz

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Thanks so much for putting this out there. It is so important that we talk about good supervision, and what that looks like, as well as the bad, which often gets more press

[PhD Voice - Independently Run @PhDVoice]

What are some good qualities your supervisor has?

#PhDVoice @PostdocVoice

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

I have really enjoyed working w many fantastic EU students over the past few years & am saddened that this is only open to UK nationals. I'm sorry that this is where we are. But options to come from the EU for an internship are very much open

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Interested in linking animal movement & macroecology? I am EXTREMELY excited to announce a PhD studentship on large soaring birds, w high-frequ condor data, in collaboration with Kons Wells, @SERGIOLAMBERTUC, @animaltracking, @safilabmpi. Apply here: https://t.co/Z74Ln6wjbz

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

What a pleasure to explore data from red-billed choughs and visualize their behaviour as they are reintroduced to Dover by the team @WildwoodTrust

[Jess Stevens @JessBStevens]

Productive time at @SwanseaUni last week working with @ELCShepard analysing the behaviour of reintroduced choughs with data collected using their 'Daily Diary' tags. Looking forward to getting some nice results!

#redbilledchough #research #conservation #reintroduction

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Thank you to the fantastic @RhonddaBryant for an uplifting, warm & wide-ranging talk on strangers & neighbours @SwanseaUni tonight. Thank you 🙏

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

AND your much deserved Marsh award @TheSimsLab!
Along with many other awards to incredible & inspiring scientists and conservationists. What an honour to be alongside them all. Thank you @OfficialZSL for a lovely evening

[David Sims @TheSimsLab]

Celebrating the @OfficialZSL Scientific Medal awarded to the brilliant @ELCShepard for leading edge research on the mechanisms underlying movements of flying animals, well done! @SwanseaUni @thembauk

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Fantastic PhD opportunity to work within a very supportive group

[Francis Daunt @FrancisDaunt]

IMPORTANT news: 14 guillemots and 4 razorbills from the current mortality have all come back negative for #HPAIV from @APHAgovuk

This supports the idea that this mortality is related to prey availability. Is this the extreme marine heatwave's effects?

#aukwreck #heatwave

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

I'm absolutely delighted Manos - this is richly deserved and they couldn't have awarded it to a nicer person. Huge congratulations! 🙌

[Emmanouil (Manos) Lempidakis @Manos69188358]

I couldn't be happier to share I have won the 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 (2022) in the Faculty of Science and Engineering @SUSciEng at @SwanseaUni. I am forever grateful to @ELCShepard & @AndrewRossLeeds for their unprecedented support all these years

[UKCEHseabirds @UKCEHseabirds]

The Isle of May kittiwakes currently being hammered by Avian Influenza. Mortality was low until the last fortnight creating a thoroughly depressing situation. We aren't yet seeing mass mortality at the nests, as also noted in 2022. 1/2

[Bob Swann @SwannBob]

Back from monitoring seabirds on Isle of Canna. Thankfully no sign of birds currently being affected by bird flu, but following last summer's outbreak razorbill down 32%, guillemot down 58% and fulmar down 68%. Shag, kittiwake and puffin OK.

[Emily Shepard @ELCShepard]

Whoop whoop! Fingers crossed all goes well. Can't wait to see your data

[Jess Stevens @JessBStevens]

First round of tagging complete ✅️
Our red-billed chough chicks were fitted with their tags yesterday and are getting ready for release! Three types of tag are being used (thread) with each bird carrying one type.
@KentWildlife @WildwoodTrust @ELCShepard @PTES