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21st January 2019
Fast autumns and slower springs
Posted in: geolocator, migrant, Migration, tracking, waders
Icelandic Whimbrel bend the rule of faster spring migration

12th March 2018
PIT-tagging passerines – think twice prior to choosing the place
Does the location of a PIT-tag affect a small bird’s fitness?

8th March 2018
Comparing shorebird survival across the globe
Posted in: bird movements, breeding biology, citizen science, colour ringing/banding, ecology, IBIS, Migration, monitoring, movements, population dynamics, shorebirds, survival, tracking, waders
High adult annual survival rate is critical to population stability, but how do shorebird survival rates vary around the world?

27th November 2017
A wader detective story
Posted in: predation, tracking, waders
Chick predation CSI in a high-stakes game of predator prey

31st July 2017
Linnets on the move
Posted in: behaviour, migrant, Migration, tracking
Migratory behaviour of a diurnally migrating songbird, as revealed by geolocation and captive studies

19th June 2017
Tracking is 90% catching
Posted in: bird movements, geolocator, Mediterranean forest, migrant, Migration, movements, tracking
To track small birds you need to catch them; twice…

15th May 2017
When not to tag a bird
Posted in: behaviour, gps tags, tracking
Tracking small songbirds generates important insights into avian ecology, but does not always work out the way you planned

9th January 2017
Flight
Posted in: feathers, flight, foraging, Migration, molt, moult, tracking, weather, wind
A look at the special issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, examining how flying animals respond to the challenges – and opportunities – that come with moving in a medium that is, itself, on the move.

3rd October 2016
Nest predation in hybrid quails
Posted in: captive-bred, Farmland birds, game bird, hybrids, nest predation, nesting, Science, tracking
Could nest-site selection explain the lack of a hybrid quail swarm?

6th June 2016
Tracking Black-headed Grosbeak through the annual cycle
Posted in: bird movements, gps tags, Migration, molt, moult, raptors, tracking
GPS-tracking reveals non-breeding locations and apparent molt-migration

16th May 2016
Bird whereabouts reveal key habitat attributes
Posted in: bird movements, habitat, tracking
Songbird movements within home ranges point to important habitat features Vitek Jirinec College of William & Mary, Virginia, USA Robert E. Isdell Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA Matthias Leu College of William & Mary, Virginia, USA LINKED PAPER Prey availability and habitat structure explain breeding space use of a migratory […]

14th March 2016
Mitigation or Compensation: Captive-breeding Houbara
Posted in: captive-bred, captive-breeding, Conservation, geolocator, gps tags, hunting pressure, re-introduction, tracking
Can captive-breeding support the hunted Asian Houbara?

15th February 2016
The hatching of a long-term nest study
Posted in: bird communities, breeding, Community, Conservation, crowd-sourcing, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, fledgling survival, moorland birds, nest recording, nesting, Science, survival, tracking, volunteering
Crowdfunded ornithology

11th January 2016
Living close, doing differently
Posted in: bird communities, breeding, colour ringing/banding, Science, Seabirds, tracking, winter, wintering
Breeding and wintering Mediterranean Gulls do not mix

21st December 2015
Using seabird tracking data for marine conservation
Posted in: Conservation, distribution, Science, Seabirds, tracking
An unprecedented initiative to tackle threats to seabirds

23rd November 2015
Survival out the nest: southern birds do best
Posted in: adult survival, breeding, colour ringing/banding, evolution, fledgling survival, life history, survival, tracking
Why?

2nd November 2015
Birdfields
Posted in: biodiversity, bird communities, breeding, Conferences, Farmland birds, foraging, habitat, raptors, Science, tracking
Improving foraging conditions for Montagu’s Harriers

12th October 2015
Migratory connectivity in European Rollers
Posted in: connectivity, Conservation, distribution, geolocator, Migration, mortality, News, Science, tracking
Bringing it all together
24th August 2015
Nest survival in agricultural grasslands
Posted in: breeding, Farmland birds, habitat, mortality, Science, shorebirds, tracking, waders, wetlands
What works?