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2nd May 2019
Mixed Broods
Posted in: breeding, brood parasitism, cuckoos, fledgling survival, nest monitoring, News, species interactions
How do Common Cuckoos and Common Redstarts perform after sharing a nest?
18th April 2019
Are Burrowing Owls stuck in an ecological trap?
Posted in: agriculture, breeding, Disturbance, fledglings, habitat selection, News
Exploring the influence of agriculture on nesting success.
4th April 2019
A South American symphony
Posted in: bioacoustics, bird song, forest birds, News
How natural selection shapes the sounds diversity in a Brazilian bird assemblage.
2nd April 2019
Reflections from our new President
Posted in: BOU, Community, Conferences, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, News
Juliet Vickery shares her thoughts on the BOU as she takes up the Presidency
28th March 2019
Prioritising the world’s islands to save threatened biodiversity
Posted in: Conservation, island birds, islands, News, RSPB science, Seabirds
But how?
21st March 2019
Where did the trogons come from?
Posted in: biodiversity, demography, diversification, DNA sequencing, evolution, News, palaeontology, phylogeny
Genetic study traces the origins of this tropical bird family
15th March 2019
Desert Island Books
Posted in: desert island books, News
BOU member Peter Wilkinson shares his favourite books
14th March 2019
The dung detectives
Posted in: chough, dung, foraging, News
Dung, medicines, insects and birds
7th March 2019
Short-distance Migration in the Dark
Posted in: grassland birds, habitat selection, Little Bustard, migration stopover, News, temperature
Male Little Bustards migrate during the night and use multiple stopover sites
4th March 2019
Harris’s Hawk flying for science (and treats)
Posted in: acceleration, birds of prey, flight, News
Using accelerometry to calculate energetic costs of flying Harris’s Hawks
15th February 2019
Desert Island Books
Posted in: desert island books, News
BOU member Keith Betton shares his favourite books
13th February 2019
Who delivers nature conservation research with the greatest impact: universities or NGOs?
Posted in: Conservation, impact, Journal, journal metrics, News, NGOs, publication, publications, publishing
Where is the highest impact research on biodiversity conservation undertaken?
11th February 2019
Taking to the sky, together
Posted in: News
Flocking behaviour during the twilight ascents of Common Swifts
30th January 2019
#ORNITHOLODAY | 6 February 2019
Posted in: Community, Conferences, News, scicomm, Science, science communication, Seabirds
A look back at previous World Seabird Twitter Conferences and information on the forthcoming #WSCT5
9th January 2019
Desert Island Books
Posted in: desert island books, News
BOU member Tim Birkhead shares his favourite books
7th December 2018
Desert Island Books
Posted in: desert island books, News
Debra Williams shares her favourite books
19th November 2018
Houbara need more than captive breeding
Posted in: captive-breeding, hunting pressure, News, population reinforcement, sustainable hunting
If Asian Houbara are to survive, hunting must be controlled
16th November 2018
Desert island books
Posted in: desert island books, News
Rob Robinson discusses his favourite books
12th November 2018
Differing priorities in the timing of annual life history events
Posted in: life history, News, phenology, tropical birds
Why does the Common Bulbul breed year-round despite predictable seasonal aridity?