NEW PAPER in #ornithology summarizes why #seabirds are so important to the ecosystem of #islands and what knowledge gaps remain: buff.ly/rHuNnOr

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to manage a team to evaluate peatland restoration projects that benefit #waders in #NorthernIreland: buff.ly/GyPhtQ5

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to track #seabirds from Rathlin Island and analyse data to identify foraging areas (deadline 10 Nov): buff.ly/K0zcdH8

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation heading a team that develops habitat measures to benefit priority #bird species in #Switzerland (deadline 8 Dec 2025): buff.ly/Y1bIHr7

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that some #raptors switched foraging strategy when #COVID19 lockdowns reduced the availability of #roadkill: buff.ly/jUug7Yj

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that a single pigmentation gene can affect different body parts and lead to the variety of colour morphs in #wheatears: buff.ly/PW3qpyj

I love my #job - climbing up a mountain to look for #vultures on #IOD2025 #WMBD2025: buff.ly/LbLl4YW

NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to oversee research in #Wales with #seabirds and #waders: buff.ly/qkTVU6m

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to help build sustainable livelihoods that maintain #biodiversity in one of #Africa's greatest rainforests: buff.ly/SYKDIyb

NEW JOB with @RSPBScience in #ornithology to analyze citizen science data of common #birds in #Britain: buff.ly/vr8iphE

NEW PAPERS in #conservation that seem to contradict each other about whether marine protected areas (MPAs) effectively reduce industrial fishing

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT in #ornithology - the effects of lead poisoning on #raptors (in #Italy 17-18 Oct 2025):

NEW PhD studentship in #ornithology studying foraging distribution of coastal #seabirds in #France: buff.ly/qBWQMVZ

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation managing two major restoration projects for #islands important for #seabirds: buff.ly/yfl1Vo2

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that #seabirds on Marion #island continue to be assaulted by invasive mice now killing adult #albatrosses: buff.ly/ITtVrwN

NEW PAPER collates #telemetry data of >100 marine vertebrate species including #seabirds and finds that protecting only 30% of the global ocean is not enough - because marine animals live everywhere: buff.ly/mYrtoAN

NEW PAPER relevant for #ornithology provides guidance how to interpret #bioacoustics indices to characterize populations such as #seabirds. Paper is here: buff.ly/phErViS ShinyApp is here: buff.ly/IechtSX

NEW PAPER in #ornithology provides a tool to inspect connectivity of #seabirds and other marine megafauna in the #oceans: buff.ly/C2ZBHwD Tool is here: buff.ly/Mh64gTo

NEW PAPER in #ornithology highlights that populations of birds in North America decline most in areas where they are most abundant: buff.ly/0O3UzWf

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to work on an ambitious #telemetry project aiming to understand #wildlife movement in human-modified landscapes: buff.ly/g2eQjP7

NEW JOB in #ornithology to study how young #eagles learn how to fly efficiently through the Alps: buff.ly/eJ5qJM6

NEW BLOG in #ornithology shows why we need dedicated people on #islands to count #seabirds - we can't do it from space: buff.ly/fmntPtk The corresponding paper is here: buff.ly/0D2gi1F

NEW JOB in #ornithology to study the diet of #seabirds in Norway: buff.ly/vOjoAfc . Application deadline 7 April 2025.

NEW PAPER in #ornithology to estimate the spatial distribution of #mortality from #telemetry data - hunting risk is greatest near roads: buff.ly/oaxxqWY

NEW PAPER in #ornithology presents a method to determine #mortality causes from #telemetry data in #raptors: buff.ly/YS45HAO

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that #seabirds would benefit from #cat eradication even if rats remain on an #island: buff.ly/cpCBr9c

NEW PAPER in #conservation presents a technique to optimize survey effort to determine the success of invasive species #eradication on #islands: buff.ly/ffq9Ex5

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that the survival of migratory #seabirds (Arctic skuas) has decreased in the last decades, but is not related to large-scale ocean indices: www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that the extent of protected areas in #Europe is too small for the #conservation of many common farmland birds: buff.ly/1dKDjeB

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows the shocking extent of poisoning of #raptors #eagles #vultures and #kites in #Europe: https://buff.ly/4bkhZKL

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that some species in the tropics have different demographic rates at different elevations, facilitating elevational range changes: https://buff.ly/4iadpRL

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows the effect of heavy storms on the #survival of a small tropical bird: https://buff.ly/4bbzHQt

NEW PAPER in #conservation warns that saving some protected areas may displace harmful human developments to regions with higher #biodiversity and cause a net loss of wildlife: https://buff.ly/3QnW8IS

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that not all #seabirds can be successfully counted from space - on @GoughIsland there are too many clouds to count #albatrosses: https://buff.ly/41c7INg

NEW JOB in #ornithology to develop apps for #biologging data with @MovebankTeam: https://buff.ly/4hVSIsH

NEW PAPER in #ornithology uses #telemetry data to identify where #vultures are feeding: https://buff.ly/3WzUHdS - similar predictions without #accelerometry data were recently made for #kites: https://buff.ly/4avw6fX

NEW PAPER shows that #biodiversity in the tropics shifts primarily uphill in response to global warming, while shifts are latitudinal elsewhere: https://buff.ly/3PSBxw8

NEW PAPER in #ornithology provides guidance how to use #drones for monitoring #raptors: https://buff.ly/3PTleiC

NEW PAPER in #conservation shows the effectiveness of Felixer cat control devices, but finds that they are expensive and prone to technical failure: https://buff.ly/4jxjHfp

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation helping to protect #seabirds and other #biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories:

NEW PAPER in #ornithology quantifies the proportion of migrating #raptors observable in Eilat and @BatumiRaptors and shows that Steppe #Eagles on spring migration would be better counted at Galala in Egypt: https://buff.ly/4au5dce

NEW PAPER in #conservation shows the effects of climate mitigation strategies on #biodiversity - retaining and restoring natural #forests is usually best: https://buff.ly/3Elc9ME

NEW PAPER in #ornithology provides a mathematical derivation for Ashmole's Halo and shows that #seabirds reduce prey around their colonies: https://buff.ly/4aoyyVn

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that adopting the guidelines of @Acap_birds could reduce #bycatch of #seabirds by 41-86% in Atlantic tuna fisheries:

NEW TOOL in #ornithology to find the nests of #birds tracked live with #telemetry - just enter #Movebank credentials and navigate to likely nest location: https://buff.ly/3WlN36M

NEW TOOL in #ornithology to check the status of #birds tracked live with #telemetry - just enter #Movebank credentials and quickly check who is alive: https://buff.ly/4gUXgPD

NEW SOFTWARE useful for #ornithology allows automatic classification of acoustic recordings and thus supports #acoustic monitoring: https://buff.ly/3CkYiFx

NEW PAPER in #ornithology examines the effect of winter storms on #seabirds, and suggests that #puffins are less affected by storminess than other auks: https://buff.ly/3Wo400p

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows a new method to estimate the probability of #seabirds to interact with #fishing vessels based on time and space: https://buff.ly/4hnw4cr

NEW PAPER in #ornithology models the future population trajectory of #seabirds in #Europe under #climate change and avian flu: https://buff.ly/4a9FiGt