𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗡-𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗣𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗨 𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗔𝗠𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗞𝗔 by 𝘓𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰 et al. in latest BirdingASIA is amazing collaborative science giving prospects for future survival of this icon of the East Asian Australasian Flyway #ornithology jameslowenwild.bsky.social

𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗡-𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗣𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗨 𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗔𝗠𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗞𝗔 by 𝘓𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰 et al. in latest BirdingASIA is amazing collaborative science giving prospects for future survival of this icon of the East Asian Australasian Flyway #ornithology jameslowenwild.bsky.social

Your Monday bird read: Meet the scientists trying to figure out why female Bicknell's Thrushes are declining faster than males, in an effort to turn things around for this rare species. (From Audubon Magazine.) #ornithology

#ornithology #seabirds datazone.birdlife.org/articles/six...

📍 Where do Little Blue Herons go across the year? 🗺️ Annual cycle movement patterns of wintering birds on Florida's Gulf Coast: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #LittleBlueHeron #Florida #GulfCoast #movements

Oooh! Just arrived! Brilliant *new* edition of the best introduction & handbook on bird sounds. Thanks, Mark, Magnus & Arnoud! #bioacoustics #ornithology #nocmig @scottishbirding.bsky.social @fatpaulscholes.bsky.social #birdingscotland

Steppe Whimbrel N. phaeopus alboaxillaris. Thought extinct after 30 yrs absence this bird appeared in Maputo, Moz. and was tagged 10 years ago today. It made 5,659 km journey in 6 dys to Aden, Yemen, on 31 Mar. Then the tag fell off 😕 See: doi.org/10.18194/ws.... #ornithology

Steppe Whimbrel N. phaeopus alboaxillaris. Thought extinct after 30 yrs absence this bird appeared in Maputo, Moz. and was tagged 10 years ago today. It made 5,659 km journey in 6 dys to Aden, Yemen, on 31 Mar. Then the tag fell off 😕 See: doi.org/10.18194/ws.... #ornithology

Where's best to nest? Out in the open, like an Oystercatcher? Hidden in a clump of grass, like a Snipe? wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/03/17/w... 🎂6️⃣ #ornithology

The East Asian coast provides important wintering and fattening sites for waders/shorebirds. Problems in the Yellow Sea: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/w... New paper highlights poor survival in South China Sea and on Japanese coast: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1... #ornithology

Ethno-ornithology? "the study of birds and human culture" Learning more about what happened to Slender-billed Curlews and Pacific Golden Plovers: wadertales.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/s... #ornithology

🚨New paper & dataset - Assessment of land-based threats to #Atlantic pelagic #seabirds 🌊 🪶 , led by @ioannis-kalaitz.bsky.social Highlights the most impactful threats & regions. Supports the #conservation of 49 #migratory species & implementation of mitigation measures doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

Interesting new paper "Assessment of land‐based threats to Atlantic pelagic seabirds" here: doi.org/10.1111/csp2... Addressing invasive alien species on Tristan, Gough and islands of the Canary Current have greatest potential for seabird population recovery across the Atlantic Ocean #ornithology

Here’s a great PhD opportunity in the crossover between humanities and natural history- please repost 🙏 www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...

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Want to see our conservation scientists in action? Join them on an expedition to North Rona and the Flannan Isles where this summer they were surveying Leach's Petrel populations 🧪🌍🪶 Watch the film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEQm...

🌊Investigating where Swinhoe's Storm-petrels go across the north-western Pacific and Indian Oceans 🛰️Insights from geolocators recovered from four birds: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #Swinhoe's #stormpetrel #seabird #tracking #migration

Seasonal field staff needed for @rspbscience.bsky.social projects in 2026 - advert live, closing date 11 Jan. Lots of #seabird (& non-seabird) opportunities! Get in touch if you’d like to know more about any of the #seabird roles 🌊🐦 app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... #seabirds #ornithology

Studying for an MSc this year & looking for a #seabird research project? We're looking for a student to help investigate the factors that influence #StormPetrel response rates during playback surveys. 🔊🐣 🔗Do get in touch if you have any Qs: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... #seabirds #ornithology

Waders/shorebirds don't necessarily breed every year. Taking a 'gap year' may be a sensible option: wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/12/09/g... 🎂5️⃣ Paper by Eveling Tavera et al. #ornithology

I can't wait to see Habitats of Europe - written with birders in mind about how understanding habitats leads to amazing finds, whether you are in your local patch or in any of Europe’s 56 diverse habitats. Order now from Princeton press.princeton.edu/.../978069..... or Amazon amzn.eu/d/eshupsS

Nice article by Radhika Bhargava Gajre et al. on Bridging conservation and policy: evaluating national targets to reduce mangrove loss under the Kunming–Montreal biodiversity framework. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... Great to see E Asian Australasian Flyway work getting global reach.

The latest Global Flyway Initiative aims to save critical bird habitats and link three continents across the African-Eurasian Flyway - www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...

A juvenile wader/shorebird does not travel with its parents, so how does it establish its personal annual migration itinerary? Black-tailed Godwit blog from 12 Sep 2024 🎂 wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/j... Paper by @tomasgunnarsson.bsky.social et al #ornithology

This month, WaderTales will be ten years old. I'm going to create a thread that highlights some of the research findings that have surprised me. Plenty of "Wow!" & "I didn't know that!" moments. Here's a link to the catalogue of 150 blogs wadertales.wordpress.com/about/ #ornithology

Long-Term Ecological Studies of Seabirds: Some Old Thoughts about Their Value and Some Newer Questions | doi.org/10.1675/063.... | Waterbirds | #ornithology 🪶

Back in Nov-Dec 2023 I joined an expedition to look for Steppe Whimbrel and survey migrant waders. The results are now published and show what a globally important place #Mozambique is for wader conservation… Excellent birding and nearly 1/2 the 3000km coastline unsurveyed.

50,000 waterbirds found in Bazaruto/ San Sebastian show significance of Mozambique's coastal wetlands in the Afr.-Euras'n Flyway lnkd.in/gqchdsyT Tks MBZ Species Cons'n Fund, Afr. Parks, Vil' Coastal Wild. Sanct. Curlew Hse,Tres Sereias & P. Zwanikken/ Oppenheimer Gen'tns Rsch & Cons'n #ornithology

It was a joy to be part this survey work back in Nov-Dec 2023. A very memorable experience… Great the results are now published. Showing that just a small % of #Mozambique ‘s coast is globally significant wader conservation… and nearly 1/2 the 3000km coastline is essentially unsurveyed.

50,000 waterbirds found in Bazaruto/ San Sebastian show significance of Mozambique's coastal wetlands in the Afr.-Euras'n Flyway lnkd.in/gqchdsyT Tks MBZ Species Cons'n Fund, Afr. Parks, Vil' Coastal Wild. Sanct. Curlew Hse,Tres Sereias & P. Zwanikken/ Oppenheimer Gen'tns Rsch & Cons'n #ornithology

So sorry to learn the news of the passing of Prof. Derek Pomeroy. A huge influence for good throughout his life as an expert ornithologist in Uganda, a mentor and wonderful company too. Go well Derek... #RIPDrPomeroy @NatureUganda

www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/... Very important article about vulture conservation. Well done to EWT and partners for raising this issue #RaptorResearch #AfricanOrnithology #Ornithology

Phalaropes are wonderfully tame. #ornithology

The fall of the UK. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Great to find a raft of 14 Short-tailed Shearwaters loafing and feeding around shore fishing nets at Sonadia Island, Bangladesh on Global Big Day. 3rd or 4th record for the country and first not storm-blown. So confident one of them pinched part of my breakfast! #globalbigday

Bird Study is a @btobirds.bsky.social journal and welcomes high-quality papers on #ornithology, especially bird ecology & evidence-based conservation, analysis of distribution/abundance patterns, movements, habitat associations, field methods, ringing & tracking. www.tandfonline.com/journals/tbi...

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#ornithology ak.audubon.org/wmbd-2025

The analysis showed a hybrid origin of Nechisar Nightjar - a cross between a female Standard-winged Nightjar and, most likely, a male Freckled Nightjar 😮‍ Amazing story, none of which takes anything from the excellent work and analyses of its finders 3/3 @birdguides.bsky.social #nightjar #nightjars

Described in 1995 on the basis of a single wing of roadkill found in the Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia, in 1990, it has eluded rediscovery. Caprimulgus solala = 'one wing'. Thom sampled the specimen as part of his PhD on Afrotopical Nightjay phylogeny. Pic - Stephen Menzie 2/3

Just uploaded to @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social 'Genetic and morphological analysis shows the Nechisar Nightjar is a hybrid' with Thom Shannon and Hein van Grouw www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/3

After decades of mystery, the enigma of the Nechisar Nightjar may finally be solved. Read about the latest discovery in this fascinating saga here: www.aba.org/has-the-nech... Special thanks to Mathieu Wald for sharing the preprint referenced in the article with the author.

Nechisar Nightjar - a long standing mystery solved !

The African Crimson-winged Finch — a splash of rose in Morocco’s rocky highlands. Rare, rugged, and stunning. #birding #Morocco #ornithology 🐦🌄

Not sure exactly how many records of Tree Pipit there are in Bangladesh but seems quite rare, so this was a nice find near the Padma River Bridge near Dhaka last Friday (17 Jan 2025)

The one 'fixed point' in a Whimbrel's year is departure from Africa: wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/w... If a bird is delayed on migration or because of a late breeding season, there seems to be time to 'catch up': wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/09/22/a... Research: Camilo Carneiro #ornithology

FAO all those involved in tracking shorebirds. Please see this new Wadertales blog on the value of making these data (provided to us by the birds) available for current and future research: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m... www.globalwader.org #ornithology

As promised, a shorter video with 3 pointers to making your birding more valuable for the monitoring of rare breeding birds. #birds #ornithology #UKbirding

Urban bird assemblages in India: the role of traffic, greenspaces, and dietary traits in shaping community composition | link.springer.com/ar... | Urban Ecosystems | #ornithology 🪶

Lots of Blyth's Reed Warbler coming through Dhaka in last few days. Hard to find as they skulk in the tree canopy but often given away by often quite loud subsong #ornithology