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Storm events will simultaneously reduce foraging opportunities and affect movements of Red Knots (Calidris canutus) in the intertidal Wadden Sea | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Timo Keuning, Evy Gobbens, Ran Nathan, Allert I. Bijleveld | #ornithology 🪶
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
NEW on #theBOUblog from Qingshan Zhao

Do East Asian geese and swans switch flyways?

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Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

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February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Welcome back to BOU Weekly Spotlight! #BOUSpotlight
Here’s some recent #ornithology releases that might’ve slipped under your radar ⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
EARLY VIEW in IBIS

A half century of monitoring reveals contrasting survival responses of Icelandic seabirds to climate and fisheries pressures | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Sarah E. Gutowsky et al | #ornithology 🪶
February 2, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Environmental drivers of gadfly petrel vagrancy in the Southwest Pacific | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Simon B. Z. Gorta, Peter Allen, Richard T. Kingsford, Alex J. Berryman, Jeff Davies, Mick Roderick, Rohan H. Clarke | #ornithology 🪶
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
NEW on #theBOUblog from Fabio Marcolin

Are parrots filling ecological niche space?: How non-native parrots become established in urban bird communities

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Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Welcome back to BOU Weekly Spotlight! #BOUSpotlight
Here’s some recent #ornithology releases that might’ve slipped under your radar ⬇️
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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31 March - 2 April 2026 | University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky

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January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
NEW on #theBOUblog from Heather Fortune

What does birdwatching mean to you?: Thoughts from Silwood Park Conservation Club

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January 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Free-living Black-tailed Godwits maintain constant intake rates across varying grassland habitat conditions by adjusting their foraging behaviour | doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

Renée Veenstra et al | #ornithology 🪶
January 22, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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January 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Cowbirds use conspecific social information to detect host nests in the wild | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Omar J. Morosse, Leah E. Pistone, Daniel Hanley | #ornithology 🪶
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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Non-native parrot species expand the trait space of avian communities by filling empty niches in urban areas | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Fabio Marcolin, Riccardo Alba, Stefano Mammola, Giacomo Assandri, Luca Ilahiane, Diego Rubolini, Luís Reino, Dan Chamberlain | #ornithology 🪶
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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January 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Extreme drought affects exploratory behaviour and use of agricultural habitat in wintering Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) | doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

Leyi Wang et al | #ornithology 🪶
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
EARLY VIEW in IBIS

UAV-based terrain metrics reveal species-specific nest-site preferences in Pygoscelis penguins | doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

Małgorzata Korczak-Abshire, Katarzyna Ewa Jaworska, Piotr Pabjanek, Marlena Kycko, Anna Zmarz | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶
January 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🔈 CALL FOR PAPERS

IBIS Special Issue

Collections-Based Ornithological Research in a Changing World

Submission deadline: 30 June 2026

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January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Evidence of two types of coordinated vocalizations used in different territorial defence contexts by an Asian cooperative breeder | doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

Changjian Fu, Yuqi Sun, Emilio Pagani-Núñez, Lin Wang, Jinyue Liu, Zhongqiu Li | #ornithology 🪶
January 8, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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#BOU2026 | Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026

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January 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW on #theBOUblog from Bhawani Sabat

Unpacking Forensic Ornithology at BOU 2025: Frontiers in Ornithology

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January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🔊 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

#BOUasm26 | 29 September 2026 | York, UK & Zoom & Bluesky

Avian futures: predicting and preparing for the future of avian biodiversity

Submit your talk or Bluesky abstract now!

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January 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
📢 DEADLINE APPROACHING...

...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme

Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements 🪶

Application deadline: 30 January 2026

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January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
EARLY VIEW in IBIS

Are morphometric traits cryptic indicators of sexual size dimorphism in ‘monomorphic’ species? Evidence from the King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) | doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

Enzo Basso et al. | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶
January 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM