A study investigates how variation in body size and migration in Nightjars is influenced by environmental and geographic conditions on the breeding grounds. Take a look ➡️ bit.ly/BergmannianCl... #Ornithology

#Nightjars! Don't you just love 'em? An exceptional year in NE Scotland. Another pr pinned down last night w/ Paul Baxter & another bird at a new site www.bto.org/get-involved... @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #birdingscotland @greg-conway.bsky.social

Another good night for #Nightjar in Aberdeenshire. Singing males found at another two new sites. www.bto.org/get-involved... @scottishbirding.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #scottishbirding @greg-conway.bsky.social

First #btobirds Breeding Bird Survey visit completed in Thetford Forest. Firecrest down 60% but more Siskin and Chaffinch compared to recent years.

First sunny morning and Song Thrush leading the dawn chorus, along with Crow and Coal Tit. #birds

Fantastic sun halo over Thetford Forest this afternoon. #sunset

A new local record count of 58 #Moorhen spread across a few riverside paddocks. Some new arrivals swelling numbers in the current cold snap. Logged on BirdTrack. #ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social

Job Alert. 📢 Join BTO as Senior Programme Lead for Bird Atlas ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs ⏱️ Closing date: Sunday 19 January 📋 Post: Full time, fixed term (3 years) 📝 Salary: £45,435 🐦 Skills: Strong leadership, project management and experience managing volunteer-driven projects. #Ornithology #UKBirding

Chilly bright start to the morning.

Great sunset over #thetfordforest this evening.

There's still time to apply to be our new Farmland Research Manager➡️ bto.org.uk/jobs #Ornithology

Look at this map. Look at it! This is what Amur Falcons do! Their migration is jaw-dropping. You do not want to miss Suresh Kumar's @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social webinar next week! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/amu...

Think #stormpetrels just wing it to find a meal? 🍽️ Think again! Finally, our study is out: these tiny #seabirds use ocean dynamics to find #foraging grounds in the #WestMed. And guess what? Well-placed #MPAs help keep their ‘favorite restaurants’ open.🧑‍🍳 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Birding friends-can you help? #UKbirding #gulls