Ornithology
Safety entices geese to cities
America’s Canada Geese have shifted their winter range northward by taking advantage of urban areas, and a new study suggests they are...
22/10/2017
Ornithology
The latest research into bird ecology, behaviour and and evolution.
Ornithology
Could condors return to northern California?
A new study suggests that American hunters transitioning from lead to non-lead ammunition may allow California Condors to extend their...
16/10/2017
Ornithology
Social environment matters for duck penis size
Male ducks are known for their long, spiralling penises – now researchers have found that social competition affects this size.
14/10/2017
Ornithology
Happy families make healthier birds
Birds that live next door to family members or to other birds they know well are physically healthier and age more slowly, according to new...
09/10/2017
Ornithology
Prairie chicken breeding success not affected by wind turbines
Research into a gamebird of the North American plains has shown that wind turbines do not affect its ability to reproduce.
05/10/2017
Ornithology
Sparrowhawks in Scottish cities fare better than rural counterparts
In the first study of its kind, scientists have discovered that urban Eurasian Sparrowhawks in Scotland are more successful than their...
03/10/2017
Conservation
Report your colour-ringed Twite sightings this winter
Jamie Dunning of the Pennine Twite Project provides a timely update on the monitoring scheme and reissues an appeal for birders to submit...
19/09/2017
Ornithology
Song analysis reveals 21 possible new Neotropical birds
A new study has recommended that as many as 21 populations of Neotropical birds should be recognised as distinct species.
16/09/2017
Ornithology
Ruddy Shelduck migrates at record heights
New research has found that Ruddy Shelduck routinely climb to extraordinary altitudes as they cross the Himalayas during migration.
14/09/2017
Ornithology
Will Mallards hybridise their cousins out of existence?
New research shows how a little-known cousin of the familiar Mallard is threatened by habitat loss and hybridisation with its widespread...
09/09/2017
Ornithology
Deceitful cuckoos terrify their hosts during egg laying
A new study has found that Common Cuckoos are even more devious than previously given credit for.
07/09/2017
Ornithology
New study sheds light on Eurasian Curlew decline
BTO researchers have identified the main drivers behind the species’ massive contraction across Britain and Ireland.
03/09/2017
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