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German Ornithological Society @dornitholges.bsky.social · 6d

We are happy to introduce you to another member of our society, María Jesús García Bianco!

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Migration Ecology Group @migecol.bsky.social · 12d

NEW PUBLICATION on stopover ecology of Songbirds during spring migration: After packmor et al. 2020 (Mov Ecol) found that trans-Saharan migrants react differently to weather for migratory departure, we aked ourselves, whether this is also valid for spring migration? 🐦
a thread 🧵 on 7 hypotheses:

the 5 study species: Dunnock, Northern Wheatear, European Robin, Common Redstart, Garden Warbler

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 20d

When we hypothesised female terns to have lower mercury levels than males due to egg laying, @matteobeccardi.bsky.social et al designed an elegant experiment to prove the effectiveness of this pathway. That proof just got published & the open access paper can be found here: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Institute of Avian Research 'Vogelwarte Helgoland' @ifv-whv.bsky.social · 20d

Out now in Environmental Pollution: 'Experimental evidence for maternal offloading of mercury pollution via reproduction'
By @matteobeccardi.bsky.social, @commonternproject.bsky.social, @pablosalmon.bsky.social, @icbm-uol.bsky.social & @oscarvedder.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127121

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Matteo Beccardi @matteobeccardi.bsky.social · 20d

I'm happy to share with you our new paper out now in Environmental Pollution!
Here, we experimentally studied the maternal offloading of mercury pollution via reproduction in an avian model species.

Read the paper here for more details👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Joe Wynn @joewynnbirds.bsky.social · 22d

🚨 PhD alert 🚨 We are looking for a highly motivated student to use 🧬 genomics 🧬 and 🛰️ bio-logging 🛰️ approaches to disentangle cultural and genetic contributions to seabird migration 🐣 Think this is you, or someone you know? Then come to our Q&A session at on 29/09 and check out the ad below!

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Institute of Avian Research 'Vogelwarte Helgoland' @ifv-whv.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations Anna!!!

Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

And to add some more beauty to the internet: here's a close-up of Dr Schnelle, with her gorgeous hat crafted skillfully by various members of the @ifv-whv.bsky.social, fired on by @robertrollins1892.bsky.social. 🥰

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SFB 1372 @sfb1372.bsky.social · Aug 26

Spread the word: we’re #hiring! We offer two short-term #fellowships for master’s degree holders and PhD candidates for 6-12 months to excellent researchers, who are interested in doing research within one dedicated project of our SFB/CRC 1372. Find more information on www.sfb1372.de/jobs

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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · Aug 22

So much cool avian vagrancy research presented and discussed at our #EOU2025 symposium today. Thanks to everyone who presented and attended @pauldufour80.bsky.social
@joewynnbirds.bsky.social
#Ornithology

Joe Wynn – Whole-genome resequencing reveals the origin of a rapidly emerging ‘reverse’ songbird migration.

Ádám Tisza – Long-distance relatives: genetic structure and diversity of eastern imperial eagle populations across Eurasia.

Lucinda Zawadzki – Using stable isotope analysis to determine the natal origin of vagrants

Georg Langebrake – Comparing different genetic encoding mechanisms of a novel migratory route in the Eurasian blackcap.

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Jaime Muriel @jaime-muriel.bsky.social · Aug 19

📌 I really enjoyed @pablosalmon.bsky.social’s talk at #EOU2025! 🐦
Exploring how #mitochondria may shape avian #migration — lessons from Eurasian #blackbirds with different strategies.
Great insights into the energetic basis of life-history strategies!

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Aug 1

Out now in Environmental Research – Anna’s new paper in which she assesses the levels of 118 contaminants in unhatched eggs and dead chicks found in the last and endangered population of gull-billed terns in Central Europe, breeding at Neufelderkoog: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Pauline Fleischmann @cataglyphilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 18

Here we go again: field resesarch 🧪🌳✨️
First #LightTrapping session for our @sfb1372.bsky.social #arthropod #biodiversity project in collaboration with @robertrollins1892.bsky.social in @genmig.bsky.social lab from the @ifv-whv.bsky.social 💡🦋 🕷🪲🦟
I just love the trap that looks like a 👻! Or 🪼?

Light trap that looks like a ghost or a jellyfish

Biologists at work: light trapping in the night

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jul 17

Ooooh, one of our beautiful terns made it to the cover of the issue of Ethology that contains Melina's study on individual behavioral responses to novel stimuli: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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liedvogel lab @genmig.bsky.social · Jul 10

thanks a lot to all who attended, and made it such a wonderful event - full of cool science, great talks & posters, thought provoking discussions, lovely chats with wonderful peope, beautiful and very hot venue ☀️

bonus content: artsy highlight by Lukas Weiss - his programme summary in snippets 🦄🧬🧪

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Institute of Avian Research 'Vogelwarte Helgoland' @ifv-whv.bsky.social · Jul 8

New publication by @commonternproject.bsky.social with @coralinebcht.bsky.social, @mmoiron.bsky.social, @matteobeccardi.bsky.social & @icbm-uol.bsky.social: 'Mercury levels in chicks of a long-lived seabird – parental effects and links with growth and survival'. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · Jul 4

Special thanks to this year's organizer of the Neuroethology GRC, Julie Simpson & @genmig.bsky.social. We had a fantastic week of great science, met colleagues or started collaborations. We are looking forward to the next GRC in 2 years.

2027 Co-Vice chairs: Jessica Fox & @scottjuntti.bsky.social

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jul 7

And here it is - Justine's last thesis chapter got accepted too and can now be read as an open access paper in Environmental Research: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jul 7

Our neighbours at the Banter See are no fan of the terns. Luckily the terns don't give a shit. Oh, or maybe sometimes they do. :-)

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jun 29

Hatching is hard work. ❤️

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jun 19

Arrival was earlier, but it does not look like we are going to end up with many more birds this year than last. I guess the 'silent reservoir' was used up, such that we now wait for new recruits from last year's cohort to start making up for the severe losses HPAI induced in 2022 and 2023.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jun 19

Three weeks ago, the little one on the picture on the left was found cold and almost dead. But yesterday, it was the first chick from 'island A' to get its transponder. Happy fledging, little survivor. May you recruit to produce many little survivors yourself. ❤️

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jun 16

134 grams of loveliness. ❤️

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jun 11

The facial expression of a parent with teenagers. I can relate. 😂

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jun 8

Weekend loveliness: retrapping a gull-billed tern carrying a GPS and getting to know a few of the newest colony members.

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · Jun 5

The tracking of the gull-billed terns of @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social is going really well and we're seeing lots of interesting variation in space use. Here's two examples of tracks collected across the last 8 days:

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