Welcome back to BOU Weekly Spotlight! #BOUSpotlight Here’s some recent #ornithology releases that might’ve slipped under your radar ⬇️

EARLY VIEW in IBIS A half century of monitoring reveals contrasting survival responses of Icelandic seabirds to climate and fisheries pressures | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Sarah E. Gutowsky et al | #ornithology 🪶

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Environmental drivers of gadfly petrel vagrancy in the Southwest Pacific | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Simon B. Z. Gorta, Peter Allen, Richard T. Kingsford, Alex J. Berryman, Jeff Davies, Mick Roderick, Rohan H. Clarke | #ornithology 🪶

NEW on #theBOUblog from Fabio Marcolin Are parrots filling ecological niche space?: How non-native parrots become established in urban bird communities bou.org.uk/blog-marc... Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi....#theBOUblog #ornithology 🪶

Welcome back to BOU Weekly Spotlight! #BOUSpotlight Here’s some recent #ornithology releases that might’ve slipped under your radar ⬇️

📢 REGISTER NOW.... ....for #BOU2026 Birds and people 31 March - 2 April 2026 | University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky Places are selling out fast, so check out the programme and book your place today! Early-bird deadline: 16 Feb bou.org.uk/event/bir...#BOU2026 #ornithology 🪶

NEW on #theBOUblog from Heather Fortune What does birdwatching mean to you?: Thoughts from Silwood Park Conservation Club bou.org.uk/blog-fort...#theBOUblog #ornithology 🪶

⏰ DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY... ...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

📢 DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER.... ....for #BOU2026 Birds and people 31 March - 2 April 2026 | University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky Places are selling out fast, so check out the programme and book your place today! Early-bird deadline: 16 Feb bou.org.uk/event/bir...#BOU2026 #ornithology 🪶

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Free-living Black-tailed Godwits maintain constant intake rates across varying grassland habitat conditions by adjusting their foraging behaviour | doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Renée Veenstra et al | #ornithology 🪶

⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING... ...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements Application deadline: 30 January 2026 Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Cowbirds use conspecific social information to detect host nests in the wild | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Omar J. Morosse, Leah E. Pistone, Daniel Hanley | #ornithology 🪶

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Non-native parrot species expand the trait space of avian communities by filling empty niches in urban areas | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Fabio Marcolin, Riccardo Alba, Stefano Mammola, Giacomo Assandri, Luca Ilahiane, Diego Rubolini, Luís Reino, Dan Chamberlain | #ornithology 🪶

📢 NOMINATE FOR BOU COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ➡️ Awards Nominations Committee ➡️ Engagement Committee ➡️ IBIS Management Committee ➡️ Meetings Committee ➡️ Records Committee Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme Full details: bou.org.uk/about-the... #ornithology 🪶

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Extreme drought affects exploratory behaviour and use of agricultural habitat in wintering Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) | doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Leyi Wang et al | #ornithology 🪶

EARLY VIEW in IBIS UAV-based terrain metrics reveal species-specific nest-site preferences in Pygoscelis penguins | doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Małgorzata Korczak-Abshire, Katarzyna Ewa Jaworska, Piotr Pabjanek, Marlena Kycko, Anna Zmarz | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶

🔈 CALL FOR PAPERS IBIS Special Issue Collections-Based Ornithological Research in a Changing World Submission deadline: 30 June 2026 onlinelibrary.wiley.... #ornithology 🪶

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Evidence of two types of coordinated vocalizations used in different territorial defence contexts by an Asian cooperative breeder | doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Changjian Fu, Yuqi Sun, Emilio Pagani-Núñez, Lin Wang, Jinyue Liu, Zhongqiu Li | #ornithology 🪶

📢 REGISTER NOW! #BOU2026 | Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026 University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky Check out the programme and book your place today! Early-bird deadline: 16 Feb bou.org.uk/event/bir...#BOU2026 #ornithology 🪶

NEW on #theBOUblog from Bhawani Sabat Unpacking Forensic Ornithology at BOU 2025: Frontiers in Ornithology bou.org.uk/blog-saba...#theBOUblog #ornithology 🪶

🔊 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION #BOUasm26 | 29 September 2026 | York, UK & Zoom & Bluesky Avian futures: predicting and preparing for the future of avian biodiversity Submit your talk or Bluesky abstract now! bou.org.uk/event/avi...#BOUasm26 #ornithology 🪶

📢 DEADLINE APPROACHING... ...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements 🪶 Application deadline: 30 January 2026 Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Are morphometric traits cryptic indicators of sexual size dimorphism in ‘monomorphic’ species? Evidence from the King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) | doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Enzo Basso et al. | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Age, sex and individual identity are associated with the escape behaviour of Common Blackbirds (Turdus merula) in a European city | doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Dariusz Wysocki, Zuzanna Modelska, Marlena Opolska, Piotr Minias | #ornithology 🪶

BOU Weekly Spotlight! #BOUSpotlight Here’s some recent #ornithology releases that might’ve slipped under your radar ⬇️

EARLY VIEW in IBIS A low-dimensional model of birdsong production as a tool to study acoustic discrimination and mimicry in birds | doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Camila Miravalles Stasta, Gabriel B. Mindlin, Juan C. Reboreda, María C. De Mársico | #ornithology 🪶

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Assessing ornamental function of the white wing stripe in the Great Tit (Parus major) | doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Katarzyna Janas et al | #ornithology 🪶

📢 DEADLINE APPROACHING For BOU Member Conference Attendance Grants Now funding member attendance at any #ornithology conference 🪶 Low-carbon travel encouraged ⏰ Deadline: 5 January 2026 bou.org.uk/funding/m...

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Automatic devices allow for effective monitoring of Western Capercaillie leks at the edge of a contracting refugium | doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Mariano J. Feldman et al | #ornithology 🪶

📢 Check out this upcoming conference 4th International Conservation Translocation Conference 7 - 9 September 2026 Info & mailing list sign-up on the website: vet.ed.ac.uk/ictc

NEW on #theBOUblog from Susan McKinlay Barn Swallows, New Collaborations, and Welsh Dancing: My First EOU Experience bou.org.uk/blog-mcki...#theBOUblog #ornithology 🪶

NEW on #theBOUblog from Maurizio Sarà Returning to their natural home: Lesser Kestrels resist environmental changes by nesting in cliffs bou.org.uk/blog-sara... Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi....#theBOUblog #ornithology 🪶

NEW on #theBOUblog from Radhika Jha Reflections from the 13th Australasian Ornithological Conference bou.org.uk/blog-jha-...#theBOUblog #ornithology 🪶

📢 DEADLINE APPROACHING For BOU Member Conference Attendance Grants Now funding member attendance at any #ornithology conference 🪶 Low-carbon travel encouraged ⏰ Deadline: 5 January 2026 bou.org.uk/funding/m...

🔊 KEYNOTE NOMINATIONS Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ? #BOU2027 | Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky Nominate via link ⬇️ bou.org.uk/event/avi...#BOU2027#BOU2027#ornithology 🪶

📢 NOMINATE FOR BOU COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ➡️ Awards Nominations Committee ➡️ Engagement Committee ➡️ IBIS Management Committee ➡️ Meetings Committee ➡️ Records Committee Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme Full details: bou.org.uk/about-the... #ornithology 🪶

📢 APPLY NOW... ...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements 🪶 Application deadline: 30 January 2026 Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

📢 APPLY NOW For BOU Member Conference Attendance Grants Now funding member attendance at any #ornithology conference Low-carbon travel encouraged ⏰ Deadline: 5 January 2026 bou.org.uk/funding/m...

🔈 CALL FOR PAPERS IBIS Special Issue Collections-Based Ornithological Research in a Changing World Submission deadline: 30 June 2026 onlinelibrary.wiley.... #ornithology 🪶

BOU Weekly Spotlight! #BOUSpotlight Here’s some new #ornithology releases that might’ve slipped under your radar ⬇️

EARLY VIEW in IBIS An automated workflow that combines sound-based bird identification and localization | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Carsten M. Buchmann, Frank M. Schurr | #ornithology 🪶

🔊 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION #BOUasm26 | 29 September 2026 | York, UK & Zoom & Bluesky Avian futures: predicting and preparing for the future of avian biodiversity Submit your talk or Bluesky abstract now! bou.org.uk/event/avi...#BOUasm26 #ornithology 🪶

📢 REGISTRATION OPEN #BOU2026 | Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026 University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky Check out the programme and book your place today! bou.org.uk/event/bir...#BOU2026 #ornithology 🪶

📢 APPLY NOW... ...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements 🪶 Application deadline: 30 January 2026 Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

📢 APPLY NOW For BOU Member Conference Attendance Grants Now funding member attendance at any #ornithology conference Low-carbon travel encouraged ⏰ Deadline: 5 January 2026 bou.org.uk/funding/m...

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Fight song: variation in singing behaviour and song structure during natural agonistic interactions in a tropical songbird, Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae) | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Peter C. Mower et al | #ornithology 🪶

NEW on #theBOUblog from Meijun Liu Do wing patches predict assortative mating? bou.org.uk/blog-liu-... Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi....#theBOUblog #ornithology 🪶

BOU Weekly Spotlight! 🎉💡 #BOUSpotlight Here’s some new #ornithology releases that might’ve slipped under your radar this week ⬇️

Twenty-Two Years of Shrub Encroachment and Its Effects on Bird Communities in an African Savanna | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Climate, habitat availability and human activity shape the wintering distribution of an increasing migratory piscivorous raptor within the Mediterranean basin | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Jorge García-Macía et al | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶