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BOU @bou.org.uk · Jul 21

A death trap in the nest: anthropogenic nest materials cause high mortality in a terrestrial bird | www.sciencedirect.co... | Ecological Indicators | #ornithology 🪶

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inescatry.bsky.social @inescatry.bsky.social · Jul 18

While monitoring storks over the years, we’ve noticed the alarming numbers of chicks entangled in ropes. In this paper, we quantified the impacts!

Birds on the Move @birdsmove.bsky.social · Jul 15

In our new paper led by Ursula Heize, we show that >90% of #WhiteStork nests have anthropogenic materials (plastics, paper, etc). Ropes are particularly dangerous: ~12% of the chicks became entangled on ropes, particularly on baler twine!

Check out the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A death trap in the nest: anthropogenic nest materials cause high mortality in a terrestrial bird

The impact of anthropogenic debris on wildlife, particularly in marine environments, has garnered significant attention in recent years due to the sev…

www.sciencedirect.com

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · Jul 15

25th Student Conference in Conservation Science, Cambridge, 31 March – 2 April 2026. Looking for postgraduate students and early-career conservation scientists, in a broad range of fields, to apply to present talks or posters on their work.
www.sccs-cam.org

Student Conference on Conservation Science - Welcome

SCCS helps young conservation scientists gain experience, learn new ideas and make contacts that will be valuable for their future careers.

www.sccs-cam.org

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inescatry.bsky.social @inescatry.bsky.social · May 8

Great work led by @joanferrerobiol.bsky.social on the amazing lesser kestrels! Check it here!

Joan Ferrer Obiol @joanferrerobiol.bsky.social · May 8

🚨 New paper alert 🚨

🪶 Evolutionarily distinct lineages of a migratory bird of prey show divergent responses to climate change 🪶

👉 rdcu.be/ehvAA

#LesserKestrel #ornithology #ClimateChange #Conservation

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Projeto Rolieiro @rolieiro.bsky.social · Apr 15

Spring has arrived, and so have the first rollers!

Our team is working hard to provide them with the best nesting sites. Follow our journey!

#ornithology #conservation

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Birds on the Move @birdsmove.bsky.social · Apr 24

The breeding season is moving along nicely, and most #WhiteStork eggs have already hatched!

Here is 5Y+, a 9-year-old male ringed as a chick in 2016, with his three hatchlings and two remaining eggs.

#Ornithology

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inescatry.bsky.social @inescatry.bsky.social · Apr 20

Storks are amazing birds. Tracking them for many years enabled us to find some cool stuff!

Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · Apr 17

What drives the loss of migration in large long-lived birds? Andrade et al. combine genomics, census and tracking data of white storks, highlighting the role of developmental plasticity in driving fast responses to environmental conditions🪽 buff.ly/zIkvqRU
@evopaa.bsky.social

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inescatry.bsky.social @inescatry.bsky.social · Apr 4

So happy to share our paper on how #WhiteStorks are changing their migratory behaviour. Check it here:
👉 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Mechanisms underlying the loss of migratory behaviour in a long‐lived bird

White stork populations in Iberia are undergoing a profound change in their migratory patterns, becoming mostly resident. By combining census data, GPS-tracking and genomic analyses, Andrade et al. l...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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inescatry.bsky.social @inescatry.bsky.social · Apr 2

time flies and the first #WhiteStorks eggs are already hatching! Look at this!
#ornithology

Birds on the Move @birdsmove.bsky.social · Apr 1

On the 27th of March, we welcomed our first #WhiteStork hatchlings! And one was still struggling to get out of the egg when we arrived!

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Ana S. L. Rodrigues @ana-sl-rodrigues.bsky.social · Dec 18

The Ecology & Behaviour annual conference is organised BY and FOR young researchers. In 2025 it comes back to Montpellier @ the Center for Functional & Evolutionary Ecology.
Highly recommended to PhD students & postdocs - come to share your science, make new friends & meet your future collaborators!

Ecology & Behaviour 2025 @ecobhvr2025.bsky.social · Nov 22

🚨SAVE THE DATE 🚨 The 17th Ecology & Behaviour is back at the CEFE!
Join us from August 11-15, 2025. Don't miss out!

Sign up here for updates: listes.services.cnrs.fr/wws/subscrib...
And, of course, follow us here! #ecobhvr2025

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inescatry.bsky.social @inescatry.bsky.social · Mar 6

We've been following #Barlavento for many years now. This winter, his GPS device stopped working in Senegal and we were unsure about his fate. It was a relief to find him well this week, ready to start another breeding season! Well done Barlavento!

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Projeto Rolieiro @rolieiro.bsky.social · Mar 6

We are working to revert the decline of the European Roller (Coracias garrulus) in Portugal, with 156 nest-boxes ready for the upcoming breeding season!

How many will be occupied this year? Stay tuned!

Find out more about the project: sites.google.com/view/roller-...

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inescatry.bsky.social @inescatry.bsky.social · Feb 27

Just arrived from the second #EUFLYNET COST Action meeting in Tarifa, Spain. Three intense days discussing bird migration and conservation with researchers from all Europe.

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