Ian O’Connor

Breeding Waders EIP are currently recruiting Nest Protection Officers. All details and application form available on our website. Check it out 👇👇 breedingwaders.ie Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage National Association of Regional Game Councils (NARGC)

Countdown to Christmas 9. Curlew, Crotach(as gaeilge) Ireland's largest Wader, with unmistakable long curved bill. The Curlew's call is one of the most evocative sounds in the Irish countryside. Remnant breeding populations are confined to pockets of raised and blanket bogs, wet grassland, arable fields and the large inland lakes. #birds #wadingbirds #waders #conservation #countdowntochristmas #curlew #curlewconservation #birdwatching #wetlands #wildlife

Join us on our countdown to Christmas over the next 10 days. 10. Common Sandpiper, Gobadán coiteann(as gaeilge) A small-medium sized Wader that can be identified by its habit of continually bobbing its rear body, especially after movement or upon landing. Nests on the ground amongst stones and low vegetation, usually very close to water and often on river, lakeside beach or costal woodland. #birds #conservation #commonsandpiper #wadingbirds #waders #countdowntochristmas

Breeding Waders EIP are currently recruiting a Post Doctoral Researcher. This is a full time position and will be based at ATU Galway City Campus. Closing date Friday Jan 10th. See our website for more details. breedingwaders.ie

SHE DID IT AGAIN! Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, is back with a new partner and just laid yet another egg. At an approximate age of 74, the queen of seabirds returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge last week and began interacting with a male.

No. What happens in Doñana DOES NOT STAY in Doñana. After more than two years of work, we’ve published an article demonstrating that the poor condition of Doñana negatively affects waterbirds across the ENTIRE continent! Thread below! 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc…

@ShrewGod @ATU_GalwayCity @TheConorGraham .@TheConorGraham was always very shrewd

Had the great pleasure of visiting Inchbofin on Lough Ree today to meet Mike Connell and his son, Daniel. This island is a great example of high nature value (HNV) farmland with superb species rich grassland and is a wonderful site for Breeding Waders.

A pair of #Dunlin have raised 2 young this summer at the Valley/Sandybanks #AchillIsland - this seriously threatened Irish nesting bird had not been recorded breeding locally since 1995 - success has been achieved thanks to the @LIFEonMachair project & support of local community

¿Cuántos animales matan los gatos en España cada año? No es un cálculo fácil, pero ahí va un intento: al menos 200 MILLONES Abajo explico la cuenta y comparo con otras fuentes de mortalidad de fauna (spoiler: se quedan chiquitas) (1/13)

Great to have @WWTSlimbridge training our team to safely attach GPS units to our headstarted curlew fledglings! #BreedingWadersEIP @DeptHousingIRL @NPWSIreland @agriculture_ie @noonan_malcolm

This is a great PhD opportunity to carry out applied research @ucddublin within @ucdagfood in collaboration with @atu_ie @ioconn @ShrewGod @MORANEnv to help @BreeingWaders project and other ground nesting birds

Exciting PhD Opportunity in adaptive predator management with @ucddublin & @atu_ie Working with @ucdagfood & @barryjmcmhon as part of the @BreedingWaders EIP Project 🗓️ Applications closes 19th July. 🔗Follow for full info & how to apply. shorturl.at/Yc3Qg @ioconn

Great discussions at our Operational Group and Strategic Oversight Committee meeting today at @fotawildlife, and visiting the headstarting facilities. Thanks to our project partners, Fota Wildlife Park, for hosting the meeting. #BreedingWadersEIP

#NatureRestoration rules set to become EU🇪🇺 law! Today the Council adopted the 1️⃣st ever law setting binding targets to restore ecosystems, habitats and species🐸🦋🦉 It’s the final step in the legislative process. More 👇

Check out the Curlew Release pen that went up in Leitrim last week!! #BreedingWadersEIP @agriculture_ie @DeptHousingIRL @NPWSIreland @EIPAGRI_SP @irishrurallink @fotawildlife @HenHarrierProj @ucddublin @atu_ie @DublinZoo @capnetworkire

Interested in seabirds and marine mammal monitoring + innovative approaches ? Give the U-AVES project (@UAVES_) a follow for updates on our trials and development of UAV techniques for offshore ecological surveys 🐧🐬🐳🛩️ twitter.com/UAVES_

@osveda Congratulations Rima, delighted for all of you, best wishes for the whole team, I might have to find another bottle of champagne!

Yes we did it! The STARS EU was awarded to continue developing the European University!!! Thanks all partners for the dedication and contribution - we are moving forward!!!🙂

Great 10 days with @IMBRSea in Spain at our joint MSc symposium. Workshops & 113 thesis presentations. Wildlife highlight was two separate sightings of Cantabrian Brown Bears, a female & 2 cubs, and a lone immature bear. Putting the Bear in IMBRSea @ECOparasites @MarieRobberecht

📢#jobfairy📢THREE year research assistant job @MfrcATU @ATU_GalwayCity on @scienceirel funded TRACE-FISH project: Development & Application of Traceability Tools for Irish Shellfish & Fish with @Liam__Morrison @dave_wclarke Deirdre Broph & I Apply:my.corehr.com/pls/gmitrecrui… Pls RT!