Thom Shannon
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Our article, a birder’s guide to HPAI, was published today in @britishbirds.bsky.social - it’s open access this month.
We explain how bird-flu infected seabirds in 2021/22 and the importance of citizen science to montoring future outbreaks in the wild. 🪶🧪
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
We explain how bird-flu infected seabirds in 2021/22 and the importance of citizen science to montoring future outbreaks in the wild. 🪶🧪
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
BB eye: A birder’s guide to High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza
High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI, bird flu) virus infections have historically been most commonly associated with wild Eurasian waterfowl with...
britishbirds.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Our article, a birder’s guide to HPAI, was published today in @britishbirds.bsky.social - it’s open access this month.
We explain how bird-flu infected seabirds in 2021/22 and the importance of citizen science to montoring future outbreaks in the wild. 🪶🧪
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
We explain how bird-flu infected seabirds in 2021/22 and the importance of citizen science to montoring future outbreaks in the wild. 🪶🧪
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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1/ A new study from @lesserspotnet.bsky.social & BTO in @britishbirds.bsky.social looks at how passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of surveying Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ➡️ www.bto.org/LSWBioacoust...
#bioacoustics #ornithology @simongillings.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social
#bioacoustics #ornithology @simongillings.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
1/ A new study from @lesserspotnet.bsky.social & BTO in @britishbirds.bsky.social looks at how passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of surveying Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ➡️ www.bto.org/LSWBioacoust...
#bioacoustics #ornithology @simongillings.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social
#bioacoustics #ornithology @simongillings.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social
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Excellent @britishbirds.bsky.social paper from @lesserspotnet.bsky.social et al. using passive acoustic monitoring.
LS detected at >60% of sites in southern England, most of which had no recent records. Drums/calls very few over thousands of hours. Birders' chances of an encounter clearly very low!
LS detected at >60% of sites in southern England, most of which had no recent records. Drums/calls very few over thousands of hours. Birders' chances of an encounter clearly very low!
December 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Excellent @britishbirds.bsky.social paper from @lesserspotnet.bsky.social et al. using passive acoustic monitoring.
LS detected at >60% of sites in southern England, most of which had no recent records. Drums/calls very few over thousands of hours. Birders' chances of an encounter clearly very low!
LS detected at >60% of sites in southern England, most of which had no recent records. Drums/calls very few over thousands of hours. Birders' chances of an encounter clearly very low!
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JULY ISSUE UPDATE: The July issue has now been printed and is on its way to subscribers. The delay in printing and delivery was caused by the printers that we used going into administration at the end of June. You can read more here:
www.britishbirds.co.uk/news/print-d...
www.britishbirds.co.uk/news/print-d...
Print delays | British Birds
At the end of June 2025, Swallowtail Print – the printers that prints British Birds – went into administration. This, of course, had immediate and direct implications for British Birds; namely, in the...
www.britishbirds.co.uk
July 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
JULY ISSUE UPDATE: The July issue has now been printed and is on its way to subscribers. The delay in printing and delivery was caused by the printers that we used going into administration at the end of June. You can read more here:
www.britishbirds.co.uk/news/print-d...
www.britishbirds.co.uk/news/print-d...
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Has the Nechisar Nightjar Mystery Been Solved?
A fascinating summary on the identity of the mysterious single wing found in Ethiopia in 1990.
www.aba.org/has-the-nech...
#birds #birding #ornithology @aba.org
A fascinating summary on the identity of the mysterious single wing found in Ethiopia in 1990.
www.aba.org/has-the-nech...
#birds #birding #ornithology @aba.org
Has the Nechisar Nightjar Mystery Been Solved? - American Birding Association
The authors of a new study believe they have solved one of the world’s great rare bird mysteries: the case of the Nechisar Nightjar, Caprimulgus solala.
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May 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Has the Nechisar Nightjar Mystery Been Solved?
A fascinating summary on the identity of the mysterious single wing found in Ethiopia in 1990.
www.aba.org/has-the-nech...
#birds #birding #ornithology @aba.org
A fascinating summary on the identity of the mysterious single wing found in Ethiopia in 1990.
www.aba.org/has-the-nech...
#birds #birding #ornithology @aba.org