📣 Cities reshape ant diets 🐜🍬 An international team—Stukalyuk et al. (Ukraine), @tomerczaczkes.bsky.social (Germany) & @trigos-peral.bsky.social (Poland) found urban ants accept lower-sugar food than rural ones, likely adapting to different food sources. 👉 shorturl.at/W7bsm #City #Ants #Nutrition

Happy to share that my first paper with #KristinaBeck just got out in @avianbiology.bsky.social! We first documented coprophagic behavior in #Alpinechough, likely linked to a seasonal diet shift and/or nutritional benefits. 💩🦠 doi.org/10.1002/jav.... Foraging sequence: youtu.be/05O6BjnKQ4g?...

More evidence that you can't trust a Blue Tit - around half of Blue Tit & Great Tit broods in a natural forest population contained chicks from more than one male, and about 15% of chicks were being reared by a male who wasn't their father (but presumably thought that he was).

Our latest article on extra-pair paternity of blue tits & great tits nesting in tree holes in Poland’s #Białowieża Forest, published #OpenAccess. 1/2 tinyurl.com/3tsbfnjd #ornithology @mszulkin.bsky.social @funecology.bsky.social @mizpas.bsky.social

NEW JOB in #ornithology chasing #nutcrackers in Switzerland to understand seed dispersal patterns: buff.ly/Cx0OOQy

"the Białowieża Forest becomes more than just a conservation object. It's a point of reference that allows us to think about the future of European forests. This isn't a nostalgic look back." Where the warbler still sings. Professor Maziarz on the limits of change: academia.pan.pl/tam-gdzie-sw...

With more than 150 illustrations, including unique maps, charts and colour photographs, The Marsh Tit and The Willow Tit brings together a wealth of information surrounding these fascinating species. Buy here: https://bit.ly/450KqLW #birdguides #books #birdbooks #birding #birdwatch

New in #BirdStudy Meadow Pipits hanging on in fragmented habitat in Germany's Black Forest region Dispersal, return rates and phenology in an isolated and fragmented population of a declining farmland passerine doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology

Although the next conference is still a way off, we’ve created this account to share updates on venue and dates, as well as news and publications on FRUGIVORES & SEED DISPERSAL Artwork: María León Ilustración

New issue of #BirdStudy now online: www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbis20/c... White Stork demographics Automated detection of seabirds White-tailed Eagle dispersal Sedge Warbler migration Wintering raptors in Greece Container colour selection Hobby movements Nesting Black-necked Grebes #ornithology

Downloads for #BirdStudy papers in 2025 were 44% up on 2024, and 42% up on the previous 3-year average. Browse the 2025 Volume 72 below, including a HPAI special issue (1) and other wide-ranging #ornithology topics, including ~30% #OpenAccess papers. www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbis20/7...

We think 20th century coniferization policy for ancient woodland hammered & de-stabilised populations of woodland specialists, like Marsh Tits. We'd love to see more studies on this impact. Restoration is needed, but Marsh Tits likely also have other problems, e.g. competition, climate change. /end

Good news is there's now forestry policy to restore PAWS plantations back to native woodland, but progress is too slow. If completed we estimate it could restore 24,610 Marsh Tits territories in Britain, almost double current population. But after 81% decline since 1960s, Marsh Tits can't wait. 6/n

We broadly estimate that forestry conversion of native ancient woodland to PAWS conifer woods affected more than a third of total Marsh Tit habitat in Britain, possibly wiping out a quarter of all territories in 1950-80s. We calculated there's only ~29,000 Marsh Tit territories left in Britain. 5/n

Very pleased to share #OpenAccess paper, which we think is important to understand woodland bird declines and impact of forestry on native ancient woodland in Britain. nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #ornithology @ukceh.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @mizpas.bsky.social 🧵1/n

And we're only scratching the surface of species interactions, even for familiar European species. E.g. Who knew that ants use the heat in Wood Warbler nests to rear their own young? www.nature.com/articles/s41... Or that bison create nest sites for Marsh Tits & flycatchers? doi.org/10.3161/0001...

📣New publication, co-authored by martamaziarz.bsky.social from MIZ PAS, presents new perspectives on #rewilding policy that was discussed by scientists & practitioners during the britishecologicalsociety.org Policy Training workshop. Find out more here 👉 🔗https://tinyurl.com/ykwfrjmh 📷Marta Maziarz

Our researcher @justynakubacka.bsky.social has recently talked on population genomics of aquatic warbler at: 📢Genomics for Biodiversity Conference - from genomes to impact 🎥 tinyurl.com/mr6dhbpj (from 01:25:30) 📢International Aquatic Warbler Conference 🎥📗 tinyurl.com/2ck2yjs7 📷Irene Arnaldos Giner

Great to see this article published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social. The paper presents valuable perspectives on #rewilding from a discussion among scientists & practitioners during the @britishecologicalsociety.org Policy Training workshop. 👉 tinyurl.com/ykwfrjmh

Pleased to share our latest paper, "Embedding rewilding in policy: Perspectives on overcoming barriers and unlocking opportunities"🍃 #rewilding #biodiversity besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Sudyka et al. Avian extra‐pair paternity in the last European primeval forest besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology

New Year, new book project. @martamaziarz.bsky.social & I are writing a new Poyser monograph for @chiffchat.bsky.social on everyone's favourite forest songster: the Wood Warbler. Decades of long-term studies from across Europe, including our own in Białowieża Forest. #NatureWriting #Ornithology

❗ Applications to a new PhD position within an NCN @ncn.gov.pl project (Opus 28+LAP) are now open ❗ 💡 The project, led by Dr Agata Kaczmarek, focuses on nutritional immunology and combines: 🧬 immunology 🦠 microbiology 🧪 molecular biology 🧉 metabolomics and lipidomics 🔗 tinyurl.com/4uynmj75

👉Join the upcoming on-line MIZ PAS seminar! 🎤Speaker: Prof. Jörn Theuerkauf from MIZ PAS. Talk title: "The first tribe of New Caledonia – social organisation in the cooperative Kagu". 📅19th Dec (Friday), 10:00 CET. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3hztsuyw 📷JJ Harrison, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3 & R. Gula

Zatwierdzony kilka dni temu przez Sejm budżet na 2026 rok jeszcze bardziej oddalił nas od unijnego zalecenia 3% PKB na naukę. Dlaczego nauka traktowana jest przez rządzących aż tak po macoszemu? – pyta dr hab. Marek Wypych z Instytutu Nenckiego ⬇️ forumakademickie.pl/czy-panstwo-...

Tonight I'll be speaking to Nature Guelph about our team's research on bioacoustic methods for studying bird migration. Join online through Nature Guelph if you're interested: natureguelph.ca/events/eaves...

🎤 We’re delighted to announce the final plenary speaker for the 5th EOU Fledglings Meeting in Gdańsk (27–29 March 2026)! 🧬 Piotr Minias will explore host–parasite dynamics and the evolutionary insights revealed through avian immunogenetics. #EOU26 #Ornithology

Listen up for this week's Open Seminar 🎶 Rosanne Michielsen will translate what #sound tells us about the #environment and #bird communities 🐦 Get your Zoom link via DM ✉️ #bioacoustics #ecoacoustics #soundscape

We are happy to announce that the next EOU Conference will be in Brno, Czech Republic in 2027! Check our website eounion.org and follow us on social media for regular updates! #ornithology #EOU2027

“Over nine months, Sky News’ Data and Forensics team investigated whether X’s algorithms amplify right-wing and extreme content. Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”

🎤 We’re thrilled to announce our first plenary speaker for the 5th EOU Fledglings Meeting in Gdańsk (27–29 March 2026)! 🌊 Jérôme Fort (@umrlienss.bsky.social) will discuss how seabirds respond to challenges shaping marine ecosystems — and what they reveal about ocean health. #EOU26 #Ornithology

Currently a whopping 30% discount on the hardback and flexiback from the publisher (link in post below), just in time for Christmas presents! The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit, a Poyser #ornithology monograph. #ukbirding

New issue of #BirdStudy Little Terns nesting in Morocco Urban Sparrowhawk diet Urban Blackbird & Robin song shifts Goosander tracking Alpine Wheatears Supplementary feeding of Turtle Doves Red Kites and wind turbines Białowieża Robin paternity www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbis20/c... #ornithology #birds

A survey of 10,000 members of the public across European Union countries in which there are large carnivores finds strong support for carnivore recovery but simultaneous, and somewhat paradoxical, opposition to both population growth and hunting 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

There is a PhD position available at @w-u-r.bsky.social on seed dispersal and succession! You will be based at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and conduct fieldwork in tropical forests in Mexico on plant-animal interactions. Deadline to apply: 3rd of December shorturl.at/sLVOU

Last year's Pantanal–Chiquitano fires were 35× larger due to human-driven climate change, the State of Wildfires shows At #COP30 today UKCEH scientists & partners discuss integrating fire policy with early warning, climate science & local knowledge 📍 Blue Zone Side Event Rm 5 🕐 1:15pm-2:45pm 1/

🌿🐜 Don’t miss it this Thursday - 16:30h! Join our colleague Gema Trigos-Peral (MIZ, @trigos-peral.bsky.social ) for an online seminar on urban ant ecology organized by @igue-aeet.bsky.social . Discover how these tiny creatures play a big role in shaping our cities! 🔗 rb.gy/hvikb1

There's a new Biodiversity Genomics Europe case study! 🥳 Learn more about the threatened aquatic warbler. 👉 More info on our website: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/11/05/b... @justynakubacka.bsky.social @mizpas.bsky.social @gdosgovpl.bsky.social

The vulnerability of New Caledonia’s ecosystems to destruction by deer 🦌 is underscored by the fact that the island’s vegetation 🌱 evolved in the absence of large herbivores – the only native mammals there are bats 🦇 #NewCaledonia #Drones #EcosystemConservation #InvasiveSpecies #ThermalImaging

The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆

⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for bird flu via the forms below ⬇️ 📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep... 📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/.../daera-de.... 📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report

A video is now available of the lecture I gave last week to the Linnean Society & British Ornithologists' Club in London, on woodland birds, Marsh Tits & Willow Tits (~45 mins): www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7HF... #ornithology #ukbirding @ukceh.bsky.social

Almost a third of UK Hawfinches used artificial birdfood when available, with implications for disease transmission. Investigating supplementary food use of UK Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes populations using DNA metabarcoding doi.org/10.1080/0006... #BirdStudy #ornithology

🚨The European Parliament just rejected the #Forest Monitoring Law 🚨 The proposal was a much-needed piece of legislation, essential to better understanding the state of Europe’s forests and how best to tackle their current breakdown. Our reaction 👇

New in #BirdStudy Loyal as a Robin: low frequency of extra-pair paternity in a European Robin Erithacus rubecula population in the natural forest of Białowieża National Park (Poland) doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology

We highly recommend this upcoming talk at @linneansociety.bsky.social for compelling, evidence-based perspectives on the decline of woodland birds from Dr Richard Broughton 🌳⬇️

Join the upcoming hybrid MIZ PAS seminar! "Nonhuman Culture: An Overview of Behavioral Diversity in Our Primate Cousins" 📅When: 24th Oct (Friday), 12:00 pm CET 📍 in-person: Twarda 51/55, Warsaw 🔗on-line: tinyurl.com/38k8p33s 👉Speaker: Dr Thurston Cleveland Hicks #behaviour #primates #nonhumanculture

Darwin posited that innate and learned signals could be evolutionarily related. A new paper in @natecoevo.nature.com, co-authored by Alfredo Attisano, Roman Gula & Jörn Theuerkauf of @mizpas.bsky.social, demonstrates that a learned brood parasite vocalisation induces an innate response in the host.

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Inadequate reproductive success is a potential cause of Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) population decline in England | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Malcolm D. Burgess et al | #ornithology 🪶