Ornithology
Botswana raptor declines shock researchers
A two-year project, repeating a famous bird survey by driving more than 12,500 miles across Botswana, has confirmed researchers' worst...
09/06/2018
Ornithology
The latest research into bird ecology, behaviour and and evolution.
General birding
Speculation and the importance of data
Are our summer migrants faring badly this year? Are our resident species down following the 'Beast from the East'? BTO's Sarah Harris and...
08/06/2018
Ornithology
Whiskered Auklets prove to be 'homebirds'
A new study presents some of the best evidence that Whiskered Auklets possess a unique trait among seabirds.
01/06/2018
Ornithology
How an invasive insect can change a forest bird community
A new study shows how an introduced insect causes the decline of a tree species and subsequently the disappearance of certain birds from an...
25/05/2018
Ornithology
Parakeets oust bats from nest holes
Introduced Ring-necked Parakeets appear to be driving the local decline of a native bat species in Spain.
15/05/2018
Ornithology
Where do birds moult their feathers?
A new study finds that many North American birds do not moult on their breeding territories, as previously thought, instead dispersing in...
13/05/2018
Ornithology
Are caterpillars and caterpillar-eating birds out of sync?
A new study investigates whether climate change-driven seasonal mismatches are to blame for declines in insectivorous birds across Britain.
06/05/2018
Conservation
Re-thinking the 'umbrella species' concept
Preserving and managing habitat for a single, high-profile species has always been thought to benefit a whole suite of other species that...
03/05/2018
Ornithology
New bird-of-paradise described from West Papua
The display of a bird-of-paradise has been documented from the Bird's Head Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia, for the first time, leading...
28/04/2018
Ornithology
Seabirds recover quickly after volcanic eruption
A new study highlights the surprising adaptability of seabirds following the abrupt destruction of their breeding colony by an erupting...
27/04/2018
Ornithology
Parasitic disease hits mynas in Pakistan
A strain of trichomonosis, the parasitic disease responsible for killing off almost two-thirds of Britain’s Greenfinches, has been...
21/04/2018
Ornithology
Basque Red-backed Shrike population in free fall
Red-backed Shrike is undergoing a severe decline in Spain’s Basque Country, with a 95 per cent reduction over the last 40 years.
06/04/2018
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