Ella Cole

Ecologist and tit botherer at the Edward Grey Institute, University of Oxford.

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

We're recruiting! We are looking for both birdy & more general ecology field assistants to come and work in @WythamWoods for 9-12 weeks this spring (see details below). Closing date for applications 9th Feb. Please share with anyone who might be interested!

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

We are recruiting! We are looking for 6-7 FAs to work in @WythamWoods for 2-3 months spring 2023. 3-4 posts will be with the tit team, collecting breeding data, & 3 will focus more on tree & insect ecology. On site accommodation & salary provided! See below for further details:

[Ella Cole @EllaFCole]

@Vic_Gill @BBCNews @WythamWoods @UniofOxford Definitely cute! Here is one of the chicks from that nest 7 days on… now this is ugly!

[Ella Cole @EllaFCole]

Bracing ourselves for a very synchronised field season in @WythamWoods! 😬

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

After an early start, egg laying was slow to get going thanks to a temp drop at the end of March. Warm weather in the run up to Easter moved things along - 177 females began laying within 48hrs (17-18th Apr)! We now have 552 blue & 223 great tits nests (& 2 mixed species broods!)

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

Field assistant opportunity!! One of our field team for this spring has dropped out so we are re-advertising. This is a 2-month position working @WythamWoods on bird, tree & insect phenology. On site accommodation provided! See below for further details.

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

Check out @AndreaEstandia’s poster on the genetic basis of convergent evolution in island birds here: https://t.co/LHRmpWhIKM Work is a collaboration with @AshSendellPrice, supervised by Sonya Clegg @egioxford & Bruce Robertson @ZoologyOtago, funded by @OxfordEnvRes @StJohnsOx

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

Here @cjonesyyyy uses animal models to assess the contribution of genetic & environmental factors to variation in laying date🥚🐣 work in collaboration with @Ben_Sheldon_EGI @ce_regan @JoshAFirth @EllaFCole See full poster here:
https://t.co/rNEgimyPaN #EAB2021

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

Work by @_AnettKiss_ Can we study life-history trade-offs in tits through feathers? 🪶🐦
Check out what we've found so far below! ⬇️
Link to full poster: https://t.co/gK5OKlQ015
working together with @ce_regan @EllaFCole @Ben_Sheldon_EGI
Research funded by @OxfordEnvRes #EAB2021

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

Here’s a poster by @Joe_Woodman1999 that aims to disentangle the causes of age-assortative mating in great tits. Collaborators @Ben_Sheldon_EGI @EllaFCole & @JoshAFirth. Contact Joe to hear more about his research & future plans!🌳🐣 full poster: https://t.co/aMITYITREG #EAB2021

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

Last chance to apply for field assistant posts for the 2022 breeding season in @WythamWoods - deadline tomorrow!

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

We're hiring field assistants for 2022! Please see (& share) advert

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

We have a new paper out in @NatureClimate showing how the well-documented shift in timing of egg laying in great tits varies markedly within a single population & is linked to the health of nearby oaks. Read more here: https://t.co/WzTBCtuQ1a & paper here: https://t.co/e24YCXeAjD

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

Out today! Our new paper in @RSocPublishing experimentally demonstrates social learning of acoustic anti-predator cues between wild bird species. https://t.co/XNXIctWSOZ @Sara__Keen @EllaFCole @IDsignals @Ben_Sheldon_EGI

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

Only one week left to apply to come and work with us in @WythamWoods this spring! contact @WythamTits or @EllaFCole if you'd like more info #ecologyjobs #birdringers

[Wytham Tit Study @WythamTits]

We're recruiting! We have 3 positions for ringers (helping to collect breeding data April-May) and 1 position collecting tree & insect phenology (ground & remotely sensed, March-May). Salary + accommodation in the awesome @WythamWoods Chalet. More details: https://t.co/beBaZjKa4v

[Ella Cole @EllaFCole]

Interested in doing a PhD project on climate change, phenology & wild birds?

[Ella Cole @EllaFCole]

@Ben_Sheldon_EGI Well done Ben! I can’t even begin to imagine what it must feel like to have cycled that far. An epic achievement for a fantastic cause! Rest well!

[Ella Cole @EllaFCole]

@Ben_Sheldon_EGI @WythamTits @EvansSre @EvolOdonata @WythamWoods1 Might have done...

[Ella Cole @EllaFCole]

@Ben_Sheldon_EGI @WythamTits @WythamWoods1 I make our current laying rate about 300 eggs per day - summary tweet to follow...