Annoying Ecologists
As someone who works in ecology and conservation, I have had my fair share of abuse and ignorant comments, both during my […]
Tag: outdoor office
Office Ospreys
Working from the home office has it’s advantages but people often report that it can take great self-discipline to avoid the distractions. […]
9 Reasons Ecologists Need A LinkedIn Profile
What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn isn’t just for tech geeks, marketers and wannabe entrepreneurs. These days, almost all professionals have a LinkedIn page […]
7 Tips for Graduate Ecologists
I am often asked how do you get started in ecology and how do I stand out from the crowd. I have […]
Wader Nests
One of the best bits of my job is looking for and monitoring nests. The site I am on currently has lots […]
Black Kite – Kergord, Shetland
There are some days when work is a little more exciting than others. Today was a perfect example of that. I was […]
Starling Nest in Machinery
To you or me this might look like the vent pipe on an excavator. To a cavity-nesting bird like a starling, it […]
Bird Survey – Glen Coe
Yesterday I was out near Glen Coe carrying out my last wintering bird survey of the year. There weren’t too many birds […]
White-tailed Eagle – Highlands
Today started off as a normal day at work. Off up to a wind farm site near Inverness to carry out water […]
Mountain Hare – Highlands
Carrying out a wader and raptor survey on a wind farm site today and it’s been hot. Got some really good views […]
A day at the office – ecology style
If someone said they were spending a “day at the office”, it would probably conjure up thoughts of desks, open plan seating […]
Snow Frog – Highlands
I was out undertaking a site walkover survey today in the Scottish Highlands not far from Carrbridge. The weather is OK but […]
Black Grouse Survey – Highlands
An early start to carry out a black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) lek survey today. These guys just make me laugh, when its […]
Snow Stop – Highlands
Normally construction sites carry on working throughout most weather. Today was an exception though as we got a fair dump of snow […]
Oban Otters
I’m off to Mull to carry out a walkover survey later this week so we’ve had an afternoon and evening to spend […]
Camping near Lochgilphead, Argyll
I’m currently spending a few days down in Argyll carrying out bird surveys. Rather than stay in one of the local hotels […]
Weasel – Norfolk
Out on The Wash floodbanks yesterday carrying out an ecological watching brief in my role as ECoW for an unexploded ordnance survey […]