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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project
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GTOP aims to understand how human-induced changes of the landscape affect owl ecology and behaviour 🦉 University of Glasgow, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Project website➡️ https://sites.google.com/view/glasgowtawnyowlproject
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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project @glasgowtawnyowlprj.bsky.social · 10d
Our new paper in @ecol-evol.bsky.social shows that noise reduces owl prey detectability and it generates adverse effects already at an early life stage, with potential carry-over effects on adulthood. Paper: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
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#owls #RaptorResearch #ecology #noise
Experimental Exposure to Noise Affects Hunting Behavior Already From a Young Age in a Nocturnal Acoustic Predator
This study experimentally investigates the effect of traffic noise on the hunting behavior of young and subadult Tawny Owls (Strix aluco). We show that noise lowers the rate of prey detection and inc....
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Darren Evans @dmevans.bsky.social · Sep 8
The dark side of bright lights, with reference to some of our #ALAN work here @sciencesncl.bsky.social

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The dark side of bright lights
LED light overuse is pushing brightness up 10% each year, faster than the global average, threatening wildlife, human life and the dark sky.
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Pablo Capilla-Lasheras @pcapi.bsky.social · Aug 21
#EOU2025
You are very welcome to join me during my talk to think about #urbanisation, #migration and #evolution.

PS - If the science isn't of your interest, I promise cute pictures of owls...

PPS - If you can't attend the talk but are interested in the project, follow us on Insta @migralight
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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project @glasgowtawnyowlprj.bsky.social · Aug 20
The GTOP is at the EOU Conference at Bangor University showing the current research on how tawny owls cope with anthropogenic environments 🦉💡🔊🛣️

#EOU2025 @eounion.bsky.social #owls #ornithology
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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · Aug 20
Interesting plenary by Davide Dominoni on urban birds and the challenges they face!

#EOU2025 #ornithology
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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project @glasgowtawnyowlprj.bsky.social · Aug 18
Hey Pablo! Could you add me please? :)
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Arjun Amar @arjundevamar.bsky.social · Jul 2
#RaptorResearch
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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Jul 2
Passarotto et al. Experimental noise and light pollution alter prey detection in a nocturnal bird of prey besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology
Experimental noise and light pollution alter prey detection in a nocturnal bird of prey
The study explores combined effects of noise and light pollution in a nocturnal avian predator and shows that both noise and light affect owls' ability to detect prey acoustically but not visually. L...
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BOU @bou.org.uk · May 15
The long-term pattern of change in Tawny Owl female characteristics in a local population indicates a rapid shift in body size, but not in body mass | link.springer.com/ar... | Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶
The long-term pattern of change in Tawny Owl female characteristics in a local population indicates a rapid shift in body size, but not in body mass
Journal of Ornithology - Temporal variations or long-term shifts in the body size of individuals in a local population of animal species may arise as a consequence of different environmental...
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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project @glasgowtawnyowlprj.bsky.social · May 5
Busy days with Tawny Owl chicks around Glasgow! 🦉

On average, Tawny Owls lay 2-3 eggs and incubation lasts 28-30 days. Chicks will then fledge around 35-38 days old.

#tawnyowls #strixaluco #ornithology
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Arjun Amar @arjundevamar.bsky.social · Apr 28
How did the owl cross the road? Movement patterns and behaviour of a threatened apex predator

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#RaptorResearch 🪶 #ornithology
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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project @glasgowtawnyowlprj.bsky.social · Apr 22
More Tawnies on eggs in our nestboxes around Glasgow! 🦉

Tawny Owls are forest owls, but they also occur in urban parks. They nest in tree cavities, but they can also readily use nestboxes for this purpose, especially when tree cavities are not available.

#GlasgowTawnyOwlProject #tawnyowls
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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project @glasgowtawnyowlprj.bsky.social · Apr 18
It's spring again and Tawny Owls have started breeding in Glasgow! 🦉

The first adult owls of the season have been captured, ringed and tagged with biologgers, aiming to understand how they cope with roads, light & noise pollution in the urban environment.

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