Arjun Amar

Experimental Exposure to Noise Affects Hunting Behavior Already From a Young Age in a Nocturnal Acoustic Predator | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶

Living up to their scientific name Falco peregrinus, or “wandering falcon,” Greenland’s peregrine “ghost” falcons make migrations upwards of 25,000 kilometers per year. Photo by Knud Falk
Smithsonian Magazine

Comparing manual and automated methods for identifying individual great gray owls via territorial calls | doi.org/10.1002/wsb.... | Wildlife Society Bulletin | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶

Demographic trends for the Boreal Owl, Aegolius funereus, using standardized migration monitoring data in eastern North America | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶

More information about the suspicious disappearance of Hen Harrier ‘Sita’ who vanished on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park In May this year I blogged about a young satellite-tagged Hen Harrier named ‘Sita’ who had disappeared under suspicious circumstances from a winter roost site on an unnamed grouse moor …

New info from RSPB reveals last known location of this young Hen Harrier was on a grouse moor between Reeth & Redmire on NE side of Yorkshire Dales National Park, before she disappeared in suspicious circumstances.

#RaptorResearch #Wildlifecrime #Ornithology

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📢 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN...

...for the 2026 BOU Summer Placement Scheme

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

Application deadline: 30 January 2026

Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

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PhD position available at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin on avialan ontogeny (birds and their closest non-avian dinosaur relatives)!

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New consultation on Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs): your opportunity to tell the HSE how damaging these are to raptors & other wildlife In November last year, conservation campaign group Wild Justice published a report (Collateral Damage) highlighting shockingly high levels of rodenticides (rat poisons) found in Buzzards and Red Ki…

This consultation is an opportunity to put pressure on the HSE to restrict the use of these dangerous toxins. Consultation closes Tues 30 Sept 2025 - please take part!

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Threatened kārearea falcon wins New Zealand’s 2025 bird of the year The country’s fastest bird has taken out the top prize in a scandal-free year for the annual poll

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We are seeking an ornithologist/modeller for a 2-year POST-DOC in Turin. Using archaeological remains, we will reconstruct past avian communities to understand the impacts of climate change and human pressure on birds through time. For details see cutt.ly/irN76QDZ PLEASE RT. #ornithology #AviArch

Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Decision Making in Birds Are you an expert in animal behavior? Do you have experience working with birds? The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) is looking for a motivated researcher to investigate the ro...

I have a job opening in my lab. If you are interested in bird behaviour and predator prey interactions please take a look! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

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More detail on court ruling accepting admissibility of RSPB’s covert surveillance in prosecution of gamekeeper accused of conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier Earlier this month a judge ruled that covert video surveillance obtained by the RSPB is admissible evidence in the prosecution of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall, who has been charged in relation to th…

More info on why the court judged the RSPB's covert video evidence to be admissible in this important case ⚖️

NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are live.

#RaptorResearch #Ornithology #WildlifeCrime

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🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

Come & work with us - fully funded 4 year PhD on Social Ageing: Social environment effects on senescence, using an epigenetic clock www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor... @rug.nl @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social @seychelleswarbler.bsky.social photo: @charlisdavies.bsky.social

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When we hypothesised female terns to have lower mercury levels than males due to egg laying, @matteobeccardi.bsky.social et al designed an elegant experiment to prove the effectiveness of this pathway. That proof just got published & the open access paper can be found here: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

Portrait of a red kite. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.

IN-DEPTH: Read the blogpost about how anti-predator behaviour in red kite parents changes in relation to food availability.

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#ornithology #birds #RaptorResearch #behaviour #reproduction 🪶
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Natural England cans flawed southern England Hen Harrier reintroduction project after 8 years.

Blog: markavery.info/2025/09/19/h...

#taxes #Defra @naturalengland.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @wildjustice.bsky.social #infertile #iucn #SalisburyPlain #harrier #toldyouso

📷 Tim Melling

Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

One of the Funniest Documentaries of the Year Is Streaming for Free on YouTube Listers is a journey into the dark and cringy heart of one of the world’s most peculiar hobbies.

When your non-birding co-worker tells you about a documentary on birding you never heard of, and two of your friends are in it. WTH. Okay, but I'm super excited to watch it... #LISTERS
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Can translocation stop the decline of Egyptian Vultures in the Balkans? Genetic analyses provide crucial insights for effective conservation strategies.

New story on the Avian Hybrids blog!

Can translocation stop the decline of Egyptian Vultures in the Balkans?
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Based on the Journal of Ornithology paper by Anastasios Bounas et al. | #ornithology #RaptorResearch

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🧪 BEARDED VULTURE stomach acid is so strong (pH ~1) that it dissolves bone completely, extracting fat and calcium. This adaptation allows them to survive on resources inaccessible to almost any other animal.
www.projectvulture.org.za
#AfricanOrnithology #beardedvulturerecoveryprogramme

Hey you. Wanna apply for a fellowship on collections? the AHRC Early career fellowships in cultural & heritage institutions are open!

The Natural History Museum priorities are below.

If you wanna talk birds, hit me up. Collectors, colonialism, Canada, Australia & more

www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

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Come and work with us! Three new academic posts (including Animal Behaviour) and superb facilities in the new Life & Mind Building