#Ornithology

Introducing the #wader #nest #predators (and suspects) on Estonian coastal grasslands: the northern #ravenThey can be highly effective where specialised (?) on bird nests.#ornithology #fieldwork #shorebirds #waders Introducing the #wader
Read more
TIME is an important part of the MIGRATION story for #waders #shorebirds.A short thread 1/7 Firstly - who goes where? Summary of migration of #waders to/from/through UK/Ireland:https://wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/which-wader-when-and-why/ #or
Read more
Attention Whimbrel-watchers! They're starting to arrive! 1/2Some will manage a non-stop trip to Iceland but most will stop off: https://wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/11/21/iceland-to-africa-non-stop/ #ornithology #waders #nocmig 2/2 Studies by @C
Read more
#Curlew thread from the UK and #WaderTales, in preparation for World Curlew Day: 21st April (@WCDApril21) We need to learn to value and conserve the world's curlews before species disappear
Read more
NEW PAPER: Releases of Asian #Houbara must respect genetic & geographic origin to preserve inherited #migration behaviourFrom @DrRJBurnside, @buchanding, @PaulDolman3, Nigel Collar and myself. @SustainHoubaraIn @royalsociety Open Science: https:/
Read more
1/6 #BOUsci20 #Brk5 With increasing #storm frequency and intensity, we need to understand how #seabirds negotiate extreme winds in #typhoons. However, little is known about how birds respond. #ornithology @ELCShepard
Read more
Saw a tweet the other day that made me wonder how many scientists have taxon-specific coffee mugs. Add photos of your favourite mug and share. Let's see the diversity! Here's
Read more
#BestOfCrest ROUND1 (pt1/32) Victoria crowned pigeon(Left ucumari) VS Red-fan parrot(Right Geek2Nurse)Who has the #BestOfCrest? Cast your vote in the poll below! #GuessTheCrest
Read more
Need an escape from #COVIDー19 nonsense? Feast your eyes on this gorgeous illustration of an Arctic Warbler by Tracey Faber (website URL below!). Thread http://Traceyraefaber.com  #ornithology #SciArt #SciComm This Arctic
Read more
"Lincs to Iceland" 1/7Black-tailed Godwit thread to complement today's talk at local @_BTO @Lincsbirding @BTO_Lincs conference by @JenGill3. @WeBS_UK counters tell us that UK numbers have been going up. #waders
Read more
The European GREY Deal: building an airport in the heart of Portugal’s largest wetlandhttps://science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.abe4325#conservation #biodiversity #ornithology #Lisbon #airport @WaderStudy @RamsarConv @antonio
Read more
Thanks to crowd sourcing sightings from the #nocmig community, we've managed to produce some pretty awesome maps of overland scoter migration across the UK last week! Here is 30th march
Read more
1/25 #BOUsci20 #SESH7 Excited to be talking about fitting the lens of climate change on 21st century bird conservation at #BOUsci20 #ornithology #climatechange 2/25 #BOUsci20 #SESH7 Just wanted to thank
Read more
Our newest paper is out today in Auk: Ornithological Advances: "Divergence in plumage, voice, and morphology indicates speciation in Rufous-capped Warblers (Basileuterus rufifrons)". By @AD_basileuterus @JRobertoSosa @ColSciSimpso
Read more
1 #ISTC20 #Sesh9 Oystercatchers are a genus of globally distributed #waders with eleven extant species. Their morphologies and ecologies are so similar that their interspecific relationships and evolutionary history have
Read more
Hello! I'm Emily, a Research Associate in #SpatialEcology at @UK_CEH. I've been modelling impacts of land use and land cover on GB farmland and woodland birds #notBOU2020 #ornithology (1/9) The
Read more