I wonder if anyone saw the stork flying past with a Portuguese flag in its bill, waving in the wind… That must have been quite a sight!! 😅

🔊 JOB VACANCY

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Acabamos de publicar uno de los artículos que mas bonitos nos han quedao analizando algunas causas y consecuencias de de la migración parcial de los juveniles de buitre leonado.... #RaptorResearch #Ornithology @bou.org.uk onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Don't miss the opportunity to apply to @euflynet.bsky.social grants for short term scientific missions and for attending conferences!
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Here we go again! 😍

Our team is back on the field to monitor our #WhiteStork colonies! Despite the heavy rains in Portugal, our storks have been busy re-building the nests and some already have near full clutches!

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⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING

We have vacancies on 5 BOU committees, starting July 2026

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Application deadline: 30 January 2026

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If you're looking for a #PhD in #ornithology, look no further!

Great project (with an amazing supervisor) on how extreme heat events influence bird behaviour and distribution, and how these responses are linked to the ecological traits and life histories of each species.

🧪🌍 #ecology

In our new paper, we provide a tool (datasets, model and codes) to help identify vulture feeding hotspots, supporting efforts to combat scavenger poisoning.

#ornithology #RaptorResearch 🧪🌍
@jappliedecology.bsky.social

Read it here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In our new paper, we show that using ropes as nesting material (particularly baler twine) cause entanglement and mortality #WhiteStork nestlings. It's time to rethink our agricultural practices and materials!

@inescatry.bsky.social @aldinafranco.bsky.social

#ornithology #ecology #conservation 🧪

The study of social animal migrations: a synthesis of the past and guidelines for future research | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Seasonal migration is a common behaviour seen in many species worldwide. There is evidence that social factors influence various migration decisions, but compared to the well-studied field of social f...

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Excited to share our new review in @royalsocietypublishing.org Proceedings B! 🎉

We synthesize research on social factors influencing animal migration and offer guidelines for future research. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

#OpenAccess #Migration #MovementEcology

Postdoc alert! 🚨

How do young raptors learn to migrate? 2-year postdoc at Uni. Laussane with @enourani.bsky.social is offered to model evolution of learning strategies for behavioral development.

Application deadline is mid-June for a start in Jan 2026: career5.successfactors.eu/career?compa...

One bird. 399 pieces of plastic. 55 g.
This is not our record.

Delighted to promote this year's African Raptor Leadership Grant - an amazing opportunity for an African National to undertake an MSc on #RaptorResearch. Including on the FitzPatrick Institute's Conservation Biology MSc course.

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SPC: Stuart Sharp @piedflynet.bsky.social Daria Dadam & @parusradious.bsky.social

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The #WhiteStork was once an iconic symbol of bird migration, but now most Iberian storks stopped migrating.

How did we go from a fully migratory population to a nearly fully resident one in ~40 years?
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Mechanisms underlying the loss of migratory behaviour in a long‐lived bird White stork populations in Iberia are undergoing a profound change in their migratory patterns, becoming mostly resident. By combining census data, GPS-tracking and genomic analyses, Andrade et al. l....

In the 1990s, >80% of Portuguese white storks were winter migrants. Thirty years on, a drastic shift in behavior means most individuals are now residents.

Our new paper @animalecology.bsky.social combines census data, GPS tracking, and genomics to understand the loss of migratory behavior in birds:

In Portugal, it's been raining almost continously for the past few weeks - very unusual for this time of the year! And as our poor #WhiteStorks are battling the storms, we are struggling to reach their nests without snorkels and flippers! :)

📣PhD opportunity!
We are looking for a candidate to develop a project on the spatial ecology of #waterbirds using rice fields. Check for the complete details below, and get in touch until the 21st of March!
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#ornithology #movement #tracking #connectivity

The breeding season of #WhiteStorks has already begun, so it's time for the seasonal migration of our team to Southern Portugal to study these amazing birds!

Call for a critical review of widespread use of animal tracking devices - European Journal of Wildlife Research Animal tracking has undergone a technological revolution, providing insight into biological details that were previously impossible to address. However, the increasing ease of access to tracking devic...

In collaboration with my friend
@juanma-pg.bsky.social
we have just published this article about some worrying trends we have observed in the marking of animals with GPS .... 1/n link.springer.com/article/10.1...

GNSS spoofing in conflict zones disrupts wildlife tracking and hampers research and conservation efforts Nature Communications - In war and conflict zones, the jamming of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNNS) signals by military forces disrupts the tracking of tagged animals, and has increased in...

Are you checking you're GPS data for spoofing?
Did you know that human conflicts result in GPS jamming around the world?

New paper in @naturecomms.bsky.social : rdcu.be/d781b

@aksulehikoinen.bsky.social, @annechrismonnet.bsky.social, @rytikerttunen.bsky.social Frédéric Jiguet and many more

One week left to apply for EUFLYNET's #Funding opportunities! Advance your career in #BirdConservation and join our mission! 🦜

📅 Deadline: Jan 15, 2025

Details: euflynet.eu/activities

Are you looking for a #PhD in #ornithology and #MovementEcology? Look no further!

You can still apply until the 8th of January!