Rachel Steenson

If you are out for a walk along the South Esk in Midlothian, please keep an eye out for colour marked #Dippers. These little beauties are part of my #PhD study population, and I'd love to hear where they've moved to after fledging! #nestrecording #ornithology @BTO_Scotland 1/2

I also cannot thank my cohort enough, especially for my amazing PhD-themed hat! 💛 Can you spot the Dipper nest?

It's been a wonderful (often chaotic 4.5 years) studying riverine birds and ecosystems, especially the opportunity to follow Dippers through 2 breeding seasons - with unparalleled knowledge and support from supervisors @NWillby, @KirstyJPark, @Jeremy_D_Wilson and @ScienceAndMaps!

Yesterday, I (un)officially became a Dr after passing my PhD viva at @StirBES! A huge thank you to @juliet_vickery and @dchap79 for a fantastic discussion, and to Phil Wookey for chairing!

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📢 Just one week left to apply for the Diarsia Awards! These awards are in memory of Douglas Boyes, and are open for Masters or PhD students to support their research on Lepidoptera 🦋 Deadline is the 31st January! butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/scien…

I'm en route to give a talk to the SOC Borders branch about my PhD fieldwork on Dippers, passing by my study system while I crochet a scarf themed on the average rainfall the system received during said fieldwork 🤓😎

@EdIvimeyCook My favourite (so far)! 😃

🌿 Exciting news! 🌍 #EcoHacK (hands-on workshop on ecological sound recording analysis 🔊) is back for its second edition at the beautiful @StirUni 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿! Mark your calendars for the 9th, 10th, and 11th of October 2023. Stay tuned for more info towards the end of the summer!

@deborahpriss Haha thanks 😂 I'm under no illusion about my dancing skills

@RachelSSteenson Clearly All the Single Ladies 💍🤣 great performance! 💃

How do you avoid bonking when you're 5 hrs in with over 1km of ascent? Bring out the tunes!! Can you guess the song? 😂

❗️Job Alert: We are excited to be recruiting a bioinformatician to work on deployable virus sequencing projects (rabies biased 😉)! Position with @UofG_SBOHVM, embedded within @CVRbioinfo. Please share: ➡️jobs.ac.uk/job/DAH957/bio… #postdoc #position #postdocposition

@EdIvimeyCook Good effort! We cycled in for that one and hid the bikes in the heather 😅

What a day for a cycle commute 💛🚴‍♀️

🤯 Considering Dippers generally disperse <20km from their natal area, this is remarkable!

@TheAngryOlogist This guy 😨

What’s the most intimidating bird you’ve encountered? I’ll go first: Northern Goshawks 😳 fully convinced any goshawk could beat me up and take my lunch money

I'm looking for study sites for a long-term study on the response of woodlands to deer reductions! I'll be working in Scotland (Highland region) and am looking for willing and interested partner landowners. Please reach out with any potential leads! #woodlands #deer #research

@Enor314 @BTO_Scotland @ScottishBirding Gutted I missed your stall! I'm a huge fan of your artwork 😍 Are you planning on adding the Dipper design to a camping mug?

Had a great time at the Scottish Birdwatching Conference yesterday! Talks were all fascinating and met so many lovely people - thanks to all and to @BTO_Scotland @ScottishBirding for organising! (And Lisa who made it possible for me to attend - all the thanks). #birding

Had a wonderful time at the Scottish Birdwatchers Conference today, presenting #Dipper facts, stories from monitoring them during my #PhD, and some of the issues they face during the breeding season! 🤓 Fantastic job organising @ScottishBirding @BTO_Scotland! 📷 Debbie Johnston

Work Hard, Play Hard This week some of our later year PhDs have been on a writing retreat to focus on finishing manuscripts and theses. They've also enjoyed activities provided by @UoE_Firbush

@d_yellowlees Borderlands!!! 🤩