Nishant Kumar
@nishantkumar.bsky.social
DBT/Wellcome Trust UK - India Alliance Fellow @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social and @Biology.ox.ac.uk | Human animal coexistence on an urban planet: Science communication, Science for all, Live to Love
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Our new paper just out in Ecology & Evolution journal
Applied Solutions to Balance Conservation Need With Practical Applications: A Case Study With Eagles Movement Models and Wind Energy Development
Led by Megan Murgatroyd
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#RaptorResearch #ornithology
Applied Solutions to Balance Conservation Need With Practical Applications: A Case Study With Eagles Movement Models and Wind Energy Development
Led by Megan Murgatroyd
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#RaptorResearch #ornithology
Applied Solutions to Balance Conservation Need With Practical Applications: A Case Study With Eagles Movement Models and Wind Energy Development
Wind energy development is known to negatively impact birds through collisions with turbines. Predictive space use models can be useful for identifying areas which should be designated for the conser...
doi.org
April 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Our new paper just out in Ecology & Evolution journal
Applied Solutions to Balance Conservation Need With Practical Applications: A Case Study With Eagles Movement Models and Wind Energy Development
Led by Megan Murgatroyd
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#RaptorResearch #ornithology
Applied Solutions to Balance Conservation Need With Practical Applications: A Case Study With Eagles Movement Models and Wind Energy Development
Led by Megan Murgatroyd
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#RaptorResearch #ornithology
April 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Black kites-free ranging dogs associate in Delhi. While there are situations of conflict over human food subsidies, stay tuned for more information on cross-species social cognition in Urban Information Landscapes being focus of www.thinkpaws.org. @lucymaplin.bsky.social is doing it in Sydney.
April 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Black kites-free ranging dogs associate in Delhi. While there are situations of conflict over human food subsidies, stay tuned for more information on cross-species social cognition in Urban Information Landscapes being focus of www.thinkpaws.org. @lucymaplin.bsky.social is doing it in Sydney.
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🧵2/6 A big thank you to our #BOU2025 plenary speakers for their insightful and engaging presentations
@judyshamounb.bsky.social @bvdbirds.bsky.social @simongillings.bsky.social @nishantkumar.bsky.social, Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez, Becki Lawson, Andreanna Welch + @lucymaplin.bsky.social
@judyshamounb.bsky.social @bvdbirds.bsky.social @simongillings.bsky.social @nishantkumar.bsky.social, Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez, Becki Lawson, Andreanna Welch + @lucymaplin.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🧵2/6 A big thank you to our #BOU2025 plenary speakers for their insightful and engaging presentations
@judyshamounb.bsky.social @bvdbirds.bsky.social @simongillings.bsky.social @nishantkumar.bsky.social, Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez, Becki Lawson, Andreanna Welch + @lucymaplin.bsky.social
@judyshamounb.bsky.social @bvdbirds.bsky.social @simongillings.bsky.social @nishantkumar.bsky.social, Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez, Becki Lawson, Andreanna Welch + @lucymaplin.bsky.social
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Global warming is leading to more frequent periods of extremely high temperatures. Understanding individual behavioural responses across temperature gradients can help identify and design measures that enable species to cope with extremes temperatures, aiding their conservation.
1/5 #BOU2025
1/5 #BOU2025
April 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Global warming is leading to more frequent periods of extremely high temperatures. Understanding individual behavioural responses across temperature gradients can help identify and design measures that enable species to cope with extremes temperatures, aiding their conservation.
1/5 #BOU2025
1/5 #BOU2025
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1/🧵 Today at #BOU2025, I'm sharing my work using a #lidar time series to examine temporal Chiffchaff niche dynamic.
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
April 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1/🧵 Today at #BOU2025, I'm sharing my work using a #lidar time series to examine temporal Chiffchaff niche dynamic.
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
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Kestrel activity levels decrease with temperature (in Portugal & Spain). With increasing global temperatures there may be less foraging time available. #bou2025 #Ornithology
Global warming is leading to more frequent periods of extremely high temperatures. Understanding individual behavioural responses across temperature gradients can help identify and design measures that enable species to cope with extremes temperatures, aiding their conservation.
1/5 #BOU2025
1/5 #BOU2025
April 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Kestrel activity levels decrease with temperature (in Portugal & Spain). With increasing global temperatures there may be less foraging time available. #bou2025 #Ornithology
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Everyone loves a good shag!
Thanks @scottishseabird.bsky.social 😁
Thanks @scottishseabird.bsky.social 😁
April 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Everyone loves a good shag!
Thanks @scottishseabird.bsky.social 😁
Thanks @scottishseabird.bsky.social 😁
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Session 6 of the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference is all about genetics (my favourite!). Andreanna Welch @durhamuniversity.bsky.social uses DNA metabarcoding data to investigate diet & reproductive success in urban blue tits. Are urban habitats an "ecological trap"? #BOU2025
April 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Session 6 of the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference is all about genetics (my favourite!). Andreanna Welch @durhamuniversity.bsky.social uses DNA metabarcoding data to investigate diet & reproductive success in urban blue tits. Are urban habitats an "ecological trap"? #BOU2025
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The plastics ingested by gulls and storks at landfills ending up in wetlands 😨 #BOU2025
April 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The plastics ingested by gulls and storks at landfills ending up in wetlands 😨 #BOU2025
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Day 2 of the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference opening with a session on approaches in disease & pollution. Fantastic plenary from Becki Lawson @wildlife-health.bsky.social on advances in wild bird disease surveillance within the One Health paradigm #BOU2025 ➡️ gardenwildlifehealth.org
April 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Day 2 of the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference opening with a session on approaches in disease & pollution. Fantastic plenary from Becki Lawson @wildlife-health.bsky.social on advances in wild bird disease surveillance within the One Health paradigm #BOU2025 ➡️ gardenwildlifehealth.org
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1/🧵 #BOU2025 #CitizenScience #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #Ornithology 🌏🧪
Hi, I’m Becki Lawson, a wildlife vet at @zslofficial.bsky.social, and today I will be exploring disease surveillance in wild birds in light of the overall health of people, animals, and the ecosystem – in short: One Health.
Hi, I’m Becki Lawson, a wildlife vet at @zslofficial.bsky.social, and today I will be exploring disease surveillance in wild birds in light of the overall health of people, animals, and the ecosystem – in short: One Health.
April 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
1/🧵 #BOU2025 #CitizenScience #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #Ornithology 🌏🧪
Hi, I’m Becki Lawson, a wildlife vet at @zslofficial.bsky.social, and today I will be exploring disease surveillance in wild birds in light of the overall health of people, animals, and the ecosystem – in short: One Health.
Hi, I’m Becki Lawson, a wildlife vet at @zslofficial.bsky.social, and today I will be exploring disease surveillance in wild birds in light of the overall health of people, animals, and the ecosystem – in short: One Health.
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Last session today for the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference: avian conservation across scales. Great talk from Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social evidencing how #eBird data can be effectively used to inform #conservation & management, with meaningful impact. #BOU2025
April 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Last session today for the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference: avian conservation across scales. Great talk from Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social evidencing how #eBird data can be effectively used to inform #conservation & management, with meaningful impact. #BOU2025
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Latest episode just dropped!
Humans and dogs, domestication or a mutualism?
How did this special relationship start? Hear from the experts! Hosted by @timcoulson.bsky.social & @sykhalid.bsky.social
Humans and dogs, domestication or a mutualism?
How did this special relationship start? Hear from the experts! Hosted by @timcoulson.bsky.social & @sykhalid.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Latest episode just dropped!
Humans and dogs, domestication or a mutualism?
How did this special relationship start? Hear from the experts! Hosted by @timcoulson.bsky.social & @sykhalid.bsky.social
Humans and dogs, domestication or a mutualism?
How did this special relationship start? Hear from the experts! Hosted by @timcoulson.bsky.social & @sykhalid.bsky.social
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Session 3 of the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference and we are exploring avian socio-ecology. @nishantkumar.bsky.social gives insights into the intricate relationship between black kites, #migration & local people in India. #BOU2025
April 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Session 3 of the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference and we are exploring avian socio-ecology. @nishantkumar.bsky.social gives insights into the intricate relationship between black kites, #migration & local people in India. #BOU2025
Always special to meet and interact with @arjundevamar.bsky.social at #BOU2025. What he was developing in BOU 2016 has blossomed into a strong methodology. Super cool; indirect citizen science :)
April 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Always special to meet and interact with @arjundevamar.bsky.social at #BOU2025. What he was developing in BOU 2016 has blossomed into a strong methodology. Super cool; indirect citizen science :)
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Loved the talk by @nishantkumar.bsky.social on black kite use of landfills in India! Really interesting to see the migration paths.
#BOU2025 🪶 #ornithology
#BOU2025 🪶 #ornithology
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Loved the talk by @nishantkumar.bsky.social on black kite use of landfills in India! Really interesting to see the migration paths.
#BOU2025 🪶 #ornithology
#BOU2025 🪶 #ornithology
Thanks @bou.org.uk for this opportunity to share some old and a few cool new stories about kites, especially the #BOU2025 organisers (@claire @mariusom13.bsky.social @ et al.).
Loved the talk by @nishantkumar.bsky.social on black kite use of landfills in India! Really interesting to see the migration paths.
#BOU2025 🪶 #ornithology
#BOU2025 🪶 #ornithology
April 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Thanks @bou.org.uk for this opportunity to share some old and a few cool new stories about kites, especially the #BOU2025 organisers (@claire @mariusom13.bsky.social @ et al.).
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1/ 🧵Bird songs and calls are an important way that people experience the natural world. They’re also one of the key means of surveying bird populations. In this #BOU2025 talk I will review @btobirds.bsky.social research to explore opportunities and challenges of #bioacoustics in #ornithology
April 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
1/ 🧵Bird songs and calls are an important way that people experience the natural world. They’re also one of the key means of surveying bird populations. In this #BOU2025 talk I will review @btobirds.bsky.social research to explore opportunities and challenges of #bioacoustics in #ornithology
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Session 2 @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference focuses on passive acoustic monitoring 🔊 @simongillings.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social gives a great overview on how PAM can complement traditional methods, but there are challenges & more to do when it comes to data analysis. #BOU2025
April 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Session 2 @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference focuses on passive acoustic monitoring 🔊 @simongillings.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social gives a great overview on how PAM can complement traditional methods, but there are challenges & more to do when it comes to data analysis. #BOU2025
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A great start to #BOU2025 today with a talk by Ben from @migrationbio.bsky.social presenting this super paper
🔗 www.cell.com/current-biol...
#ornithology 🪶 #migrationresearch #movementecology🧪🌐
🔗 www.cell.com/current-biol...
#ornithology 🪶 #migrationresearch #movementecology🧪🌐
Day 1 of the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference is underway. Benjamin Van Doren @illinoispress.bsky.social presents a recent paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social on migration sociality & its potential role in migratory decision making + mediating collision risk in urban areas. #BOU2025
April 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A great start to #BOU2025 today with a talk by Ben from @migrationbio.bsky.social presenting this super paper
🔗 www.cell.com/current-biol...
#ornithology 🪶 #migrationresearch #movementecology🧪🌐
🔗 www.cell.com/current-biol...
#ornithology 🪶 #migrationresearch #movementecology🧪🌐
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Day 1 of the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference is underway. Benjamin Van Doren @illinoispress.bsky.social presents a recent paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social on migration sociality & its potential role in migratory decision making + mediating collision risk in urban areas. #BOU2025
April 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Day 1 of the @bou.org.uk Frontiers in #Ornithology conference is underway. Benjamin Van Doren @illinoispress.bsky.social presents a recent paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social on migration sociality & its potential role in migratory decision making + mediating collision risk in urban areas. #BOU2025
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Outstanding start to #BOU2025 with a fascinating Alfred Newton lecture from @judyshamounb.bsky.social, on the amazing knowledge of bird movement and behaviour we have gained from tracking technologies.
April 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Outstanding start to #BOU2025 with a fascinating Alfred Newton lecture from @judyshamounb.bsky.social, on the amazing knowledge of bird movement and behaviour we have gained from tracking technologies.
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Thank you @bou.org.uk for nominating me for the award lecture and to a great audience, who had my heart racing for the whole talk! Now time to relax and enjoy talks to come on Frontiers in #ornithology @ #BOU2025. Special shout out to @natbzielonka.bsky.social for the thread below
1/ We are delighted to have @judyshamounb.bsky.social deliver the Alfred Newton Lecture at #BOU2025 Frontiers in Ornithology
Judy's research focuses on understanding movement ecology in birds 🧵
#ornithology #migrationresearch #movementecology 🪶🧪
Judy's research focuses on understanding movement ecology in birds 🧵
#ornithology #migrationresearch #movementecology 🪶🧪
April 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Thank you @bou.org.uk for nominating me for the award lecture and to a great audience, who had my heart racing for the whole talk! Now time to relax and enjoy talks to come on Frontiers in #ornithology @ #BOU2025. Special shout out to @natbzielonka.bsky.social for the thread below