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Steph Trapp

@mindtheTrapp

PhD student @UniExeCEC studying movement and habitat use of overwintering shorebirds. Trainee ringer. MSc Marine vert ecology and conservation @ExeterMarine

 Falmouth, Cornwall
Joined October 2020
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A mad final week of #wader gps tagging with @UniExeCEC and @Fingalcoco - 75 tags deployed at 3 sites on curlew, redshank, oyc and black-tailed godwit. Phenomenal effort from the whole team braving the snow and ice with big smiles from start to finish. Bunch of heroes! ☃️🥶🫡
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We are hiring a Field Assistant for 2025. 🌊Are you starting your career as a seabird biologist? 🏀Excited at the prospect of remote work on UK islands? 🌧️❄️Happy to work outside in unusual 'summer' weather conditions? For more info on applying: drive.google.com/file/d/1byR…
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After >20 years of tracking, our ringed black-tailed godwits have revealed that the autumn and winter sites used by juveniles are (nearly always) the ones they will use throughout their lives. New @AnimalEcology paper (besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…) and #wadertales blog:
Movement of juvenile migratory birds from settlement to adulthood across the non‐breeding range

Movement of juvenile migratory birds from settlement to adulthood across the non‐breeding range

Long-term, range-wide resightings of hundreds of colour-marked individual Black-tailed Godwits, from their first migration to adulthood show that individuals rarely change their non-breeding region...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Graham Appleton (@GrahamFAppleton) profile pictureGraham Appleton@GrahamFAppleton12 Sep 2024
Finally ... ... @WaderTales is back! After a 523 day hiatus, the appearance of a new Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit paper has finally spurred me into action! wadertales.wordpress.com/202… Link to paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi… #ornithology #waders #shorebirds #birdmigration
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One of our Dublin juvs from last season has ditched Ireland in favour of Devon - spotted here one month after capture in Oct 2022, and back again this winter. Thanks @ironfists67 for posting your sighting! @McIntosh_Aimee @EcologicalKrc @Luke_ozharris @Josh_LJenkins @StuBearhop
Richard Moore South West wildlife (@ironfists67) profile pictureRichard Moore South West wildlife@ironfists6718 Feb 2024
Redshank at South Huish marsh, South Devon. 17/02/24. I've searched the internet trying to find information and failed. I would be interested to know where the bird was ringed if anyone has any ideas.
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Presenting my first ever poster at #EOU2023 - some early analysis on links between winter range urbanisation and migratory behaviour in oystercatchers 🏙 @StuBearhop @xav
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Taking a step towards better protection of nature at North Bull Island, Dub. A refuge to thousands of wintering waterbirds, nesting birds, unique plants, seals, snails, amphibians etc. Certainly worth protecting! Tell @DubCityCouncil your thoughts on it. irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/…
Bull Island: Proposal to restrict dog walkers from areas of nature reserve

Bull Island: Proposal to restrict dog walkers from areas of nature reserve

Dublin City Council’s new plan to be implemented from April 30th, with council saying it welcomes feedback on proposed measures

irishtimes.com
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Seeing a great range of migration destinations in this season's @ornitela tagged oystercatchers. All but one have now left our #Dublin winter study sites and will be getting ready to breed 🐣 @StuBearhop @EcologicalKrc @XavHarrison @Fingalcoco
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Much less picturesque #fieldwork this time around, habitat quality #sampling in each of our selected protected estuaries 🌊 Though sunshine and above 0 temperatures are an absolute treat ☀️ @mindtheTrapp @ExeterMarine
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Frozen jellyfish on the estuary this morning. #brrr 🥶
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Unrealistically proud of you guys for smashing out the last couple days of fieldwork and getting all the tags deployed for all the different species and areas being monitored @Sharon75569682 @mindtheTrapp @josiethebirder ❄️💙
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The aim is to investigate the birds' winter use of terrestrial and urban habitats outside the boundaries of Protected Areas in north Co. Dublin and the Dublin Bay #Biosphere.🐥 All catching and tagging undertaken with the correct licenses.
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And it’s now night-time wader #Dublin catching ⁦@Fingalcoco⁩ ⁦@UniExeCEC⁩ ⁦@StuBearhop⁩ ⁦@mindtheTrapp⁩
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The look of absolute love 🧡 A very successful day for our oyster catcher #ringing and #tagging mission! Hopefully tonight mist netting at the same location will bring us some Godwit & Redshank luck 🍀 @mindtheTrapp @ExeterMarine
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Day 4 of wader catching in Fingal - lovely day for it! 🥶 Now all we need is some birds... @josiethebirder @AddymanClare @alexstarace_ @UniExeCEC @Fingalcoco
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Another unreal day tagging and ringing Curlews, this time at our second site of Porthmarnock 🇮🇪 Subzero temps make the catches all the better ❄️ @ExeterMarine @mindtheTrapp #MPA #research
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Calling all citizen scientists - have you seen these birds??👇 The #DublinBayBirdsProject is looking for your records of colour ringed Oystercatchers. Email [email protected] with the ring colours, inscription (e.g. JU or HVA), location and date seen. @DublinPortCo
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Cornwall Birds@CBWPS128 Aug 2022
If you find any deceased or poorly birds that appear to be suffering from Bird Flu in Cornwall please visit our website to find out what important steps need to be taken next: cbwps.org.uk/bird-flu-in-cor…
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I’m excited to announce that I will shortly be leaving my lectureship to launch a therapeutic coaching practice specialising in supporting academics with burn-out prevention and recovery. I’ll be offering half-price coaching packages to celebrate the launch. DM me enquiries.
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