A very, very sad story! #Shorebirds stand at the forefront of #global changes, dealing with #habitat loss in their coastal non-breeding areas and warming temperatures in their higher latitude breeding grounds. @globalflyway.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @ramsar.org

(1/3) I'm happy to share that the first chapter of my thesis has just been published in Landscape Ecology 🏞️ In this study, we explored the drivers behind the recent (re)colonisation of breeding areas by the Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in Portugal 🇵🇹

I would like to thank my supervisors and co-authors, @jocelyn-tdv.bsky.social Thomas Blanchon @tamarlok.bsky.social and @joseaalves.bsky.social for the advice! Also, technicians and field volunteers at @tourduvalat.bsky.social eco_flyway @globalflyway.bsky.social CESAM, and @uaveiro.bsky.social

#Whimbrels SOGA and ABU have migrated back to the #Bijagós nonbreeding area in Guinea-Bissau after their breeding season in Iceland. You can track it all yourself by playing at www.globalflywaynetwork.org/tracks/speci... Check it out! @roelandbom.bsky.social @joseaalves.bsky.social

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

The Global Wader team pulled together archived shorebird data, to help define proposed World Heritage Site in Guinea-Bissau: www.globalwader.org/news/bijagos... Excellent evidence of the benefits of collaboration, as discussed here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m... #ConservationScience🌍