Sophie Harris
PhD Candidate @Newcastle exploring changes in biodiversity in ponds using eDNA. C permit BTO ringer and bird nerd 🐦🐦⬛🦉🦅 Gloucestershire 🏡
- Had an amazing time at BES2025. 1,600 people, my biggest conference! I loved talking about birds, eDNA and ceilidhing. As a final year PhD student it was inspirational and my messages are open to anyone interested in a collaboration, be it a job role or postdoc.
- A great day at #BOUasm25. Its interesting attending events not directly related to your project so you can learn about new topics, meet new people and get new ideas. From feather iridescents to parasitic birds, today highlighted the importance of our museum collections and how they benefit Science.
- Reposted by Sophie HarrisSwifts, the wonderful summer visitors, screeching through the skies. Also, birds in huge decline. It's been wonderful to be involved in the Durham Swift City project with @durhamwildlife.bsky.social, providing more nesting habitats for swifts! See more here: www.durhamwt.com/blog/mary-an...
- Reposted by Sophie HarrisThanks to the seabird ringing grant from @btobirds.bsky.social, I spent an incredible week Eilean nan Ròn, advancing my ringing skills! We managed to catch and ring storm petrels, shags, few gull chicks and more! Huge thanks to BTO and the team! All birds ringed under licence @sophiesww.bsky.social
- 101 bird species, six mammal species, four days, three nights wild camping, two best friends and one hell of a weekend. 🏴 Isle of Mull 🦅
- Conducted the first BBS of the year before work this morning. Considering we are in Newcastle and next to a motorway we had a really nice variety! Highlights were Greenfinches, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Swallow. Topped it off with the traditional bakery trip after! @bbs-birds.bsky.social
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