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Gary Allport @birdsandlife.bsky.social · 2d

The latest Global Flyway Initiative aims to save critical bird habitats and link three continents across the African-Eurasian Flyway - www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...

World Bank and BirdLife launch historic conservation push

The latest Global Flyway Initiative aims to save critical bird habitats and link three continents across the African-Eurasian Flyway…

www.birdlife.org

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 27d

A juvenile wader/shorebird does not travel with its parents, so how does it establish its personal annual migration itinerary?
Black-tailed Godwit blog from 12 Sep 2024 🎂
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/j...
Paper by @tomasgunnarsson.bsky.social et al
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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · Sep 2

This month, WaderTales will be ten years old.
I'm going to create a thread that highlights some of the research findings that have surprised me.
Plenty of "Wow!" & "I didn't know that!" moments.
Here's a link to the catalogue of 150 blogs
wadertales.wordpress.com/about/
#ornithology

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 26d

Long-Term Ecological Studies of Seabirds: Some Old Thoughts about Their Value and Some Newer Questions | doi.org/10.1675/063.... | Waterbirds | #ornithology 🪶

Long-Term Ecological Studies of Seabirds: Some Old Thoughts about Their Value and Some Newer Questions

Waterbirds publishes content regarding the biology, status, ecology, management and conservation of all waterbird species living in habitats worldwide.

doi.org

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James W T Hogg @jwthogg.bsky.social · 26d

Back in Nov-Dec 2023 I joined an expedition to look for Steppe Whimbrel and survey migrant waders. The results are now published and show what a globally important place #Mozambique is for wader conservation…

Excellent birding and nearly 1/2 the 3000km coastline unsurveyed.

Gary Allport @birdsandlife.bsky.social · 26d

50,000 waterbirds found in Bazaruto/ San Sebastian show significance of Mozambique's coastal wetlands in the Afr.-Euras'n Flyway lnkd.in/gqchdsyT
Tks MBZ Species Cons'n Fund, Afr. Parks, Vil' Coastal Wild. Sanct. Curlew Hse,Tres Sereias & P. Zwanikken/ Oppenheimer Gen'tns Rsch & Cons'n #ornithology

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Gary Allport @birdsandlife.bsky.social · 26d

50,000 waterbirds found in Bazaruto/ San Sebastian show significance of Mozambique's coastal wetlands in the Afr.-Euras'n Flyway lnkd.in/gqchdsyT
Tks MBZ Species Cons'n Fund, Afr. Parks, Vil' Coastal Wild. Sanct. Curlew Hse,Tres Sereias & P. Zwanikken/ Oppenheimer Gen'tns Rsch & Cons'n #ornithology

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James W T Hogg @jwthogg.bsky.social · 26d

It was a joy to be part this survey work back in Nov-Dec 2023. A very memorable experience…

Great the results are now published. Showing that just a small % of #Mozambique ‘s coast is globally significant wader conservation… and nearly 1/2 the 3000km coastline is essentially unsurveyed.

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Gary Allport @birdsandlife.bsky.social · 26d

50,000 waterbirds found in Bazaruto/ San Sebastian show significance of Mozambique's coastal wetlands in the Afr.-Euras'n Flyway lnkd.in/gqchdsyT
Tks MBZ Species Cons'n Fund, Afr. Parks, Vil' Coastal Wild. Sanct. Curlew Hse,Tres Sereias & P. Zwanikken/ Oppenheimer Gen'tns Rsch & Cons'n #ornithology

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Gary Allport @birdsandlife.bsky.social · May 31

So sorry to learn the news of the passing of Prof. Derek Pomeroy. A huge influence for good throughout his life as an expert ornithologist in Uganda, a mentor and wonderful company too. Go well Derek... #RIPDrPomeroy
@NatureUganda

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Arjun Amar @arjundevamar.bsky.social · May 18

www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

Very important article about vulture conservation. Well done to EWT and partners for raising this issue

#RaptorResearch #AfricanOrnithology
#Ornithology

The cost of disunity – a call for ethical collaboration in vulture protection

Across South Africa and globally, the conservation NGO sector is grappling with a deep-rooted problem – ego. The recent mass poisoning of vultures in the Kruger National Park illustrates this challeng...

www.dailymaverick.co.za

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Tómas G. Gunnarsson @tomasgunnarsson.bsky.social · May 18

Phalaropes are wonderfully tame.
#ornithology

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Gary Allport @birdsandlife.bsky.social · May 15

The fall of the UK.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Having risked my life in war zones for the BBC, I know this: cuts to the World Service will be disastrous | Martin Bell

In an age of disinformation, our broadcaster is trusted to find and tell the truth. Now more than ever we need it, says former reporter, MP and Unicef ambassador, Martin Bell

www.theguardian.com

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Gary Allport @birdsandlife.bsky.social · May 11

Great to find a raft of 14 Short-tailed Shearwaters loafing and feeding around shore fishing nets at Sonadia Island, Bangladesh on Global Big Day. 3rd or 4th record for the country and first not storm-blown. So confident one of them pinched part of my breakfast! #globalbigday

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · May 10

Bird Study is a @btobirds.bsky.social journal and welcomes high-quality papers on #ornithology, especially bird ecology & evidence-based conservation, analysis of distribution/abundance patterns, movements, habitat associations, field methods, ringing & tracking. www.tandfonline.com/journals/tbi...

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W. P. Mueller @wpmueller.bsky.social · May 10

#ornithology
ak.audubon.org/news/safety-...

Safety Sound, a Crucial Stopover Site for Migrant Birds, Is Under Threat From a Mining Operation

A Nevada-based mining company could impact the Safety Sound Important Bird Area near Nome, a place vital to birds and wildlife, Alaska Native subsistence users, and tourism.

ak.audubon.org

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W. P. Mueller @wpmueller.bsky.social · May 10

#ornithology
ak.audubon.org/wmbd-2025

Your 2025 World Migratory Bird Day Celebration Kit!

This post is full of stories about Alaska birds, where they are celebrated, and how science can save them, plus a talking Aleutian Tern.

ak.audubon.org

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Martin Collinson @docmartin2mc.bsky.social · Apr 15

The analysis showed a hybrid origin of Nechisar Nightjar - a cross between a female Standard-winged Nightjar and, most likely, a male Freckled Nightjar 😮‍

Amazing story, none of which takes anything from the excellent work and analyses of its finders 3/3

@birdguides.bsky.social #nightjar #nightjars

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Martin Collinson @docmartin2mc.bsky.social · Apr 15

Described in 1995 on the basis of a single wing of roadkill found in the Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia, in 1990, it has eluded rediscovery. Caprimulgus solala = 'one wing'.

Thom sampled the specimen as part of his PhD on Afrotopical Nightjay phylogeny.

Pic - Stephen Menzie

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Composite image of the upper- and under-wing of the single incomplete specimen of Nechisar Nightjar Caprimulgis solala

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Martin Collinson @docmartin2mc.bsky.social · Apr 15

Just uploaded to @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social

'Genetic and morphological analysis shows the Nechisar Nightjar is a hybrid'

with Thom Shannon and Hein van Grouw

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Genetic and morphological analysis shows the Nechisar Nightjar is a hybrid

The Nechisar Nightjar Caprimulgus solala was described only from a single wing collected as roadkill from Nechisar National Park in Ethiopia in 1990. To resolve its taxonomic status a sample was taken...

www.biorxiv.org

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American Birding Association @aba.org · May 7

After decades of mystery, the enigma of the Nechisar Nightjar may finally be solved. Read about the latest discovery in this fascinating saga here: www.aba.org/has-the-nech...

Special thanks to Mathieu Wald for sharing the preprint referenced in the article with the author.

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.

www.aba.org

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Gary Allport @birdsandlife.bsky.social · May 9

Nechisar Nightjar - a long standing mystery solved !

Martin Collinson @docmartin2mc.bsky.social · Apr 15

Just uploaded to @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social

'Genetic and morphological analysis shows the Nechisar Nightjar is a hybrid'

with Thom Shannon and Hein van Grouw

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Genetic and morphological analysis shows the Nechisar Nightjar is a hybrid

The Nechisar Nightjar Caprimulgus solala was described only from a single wing collected as roadkill from Nechisar National Park in Ethiopia in 1990. To resolve its taxonomic status a sample was taken...

www.biorxiv.org

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Andrew Chick @apcbirding.bsky.social · May 8

The African Crimson-winged Finch — a splash of rose in Morocco’s rocky highlands. Rare, rugged, and stunning. #birding #Morocco #ornithology 🐦🌄

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Gary Allport @birdsandlife.bsky.social · Jan 19

Not sure exactly how many records of Tree Pipit there are in Bangladesh but seems quite rare, so this was a nice find near the Padma River Bridge near Dhaka last Friday (17 Jan 2025)

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · May 5

The one 'fixed point' in a Whimbrel's year is departure from Africa:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/w...
If a bird is delayed on migration or because of a late breeding season, there seems to be time to 'catch up':
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/09/22/a...
Research: Camilo Carneiro
#ornithology

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Jen Gill @jengill.bsky.social · May 7

FAO all those involved in tracking shorebirds.
Please see this new Wadertales blog on the value of making these data (provided to us by the birds) available for current and future research: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m...
www.globalwader.org
#ornithology

Making full use of tracking data

This blog has two aims – to share some of the important scientific and conservation stories that are being revealed through shorebird tracking work and to encourage scientists to make their data av…

wadertales.wordpress.com

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