Delighted to see this work lead by @manuelasrodrigues.bsky.social out "in print"!

Much yet to discover about juvenile birds...

@bou.org.uk @amornith.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social @cms.int @ramsar.org @globalflyway.bsky.social @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social

Global review of shorebird tracking data to identify research gaps and conservation priorities Tracking has enabled rapid advances in knowledge of the movement behavior and habitat use of shorebirds and is thus making a growing contribution to their conservation. However, realizing the full po...

Tracking has revolutionized the study of migratory birds - shorebirds included! 🐦
In this paper, we explore the global and historical patterns of tracking effort on these birds, and suggests some species that would benefit from future tracking efforts
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Tracking #waders/#shorebirds - where are the knowldege gaps?
See Martin's new paper:
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
BLOG
What are we learning from tracking?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m...
Map illustrating Whimbrel tracks 👇
#ornithology

Maps like this one - for the Dee Estuary - illustrate that Black-tailed Godwits rely on a network of sites during the course of a year.
More in this blog from 9 Jan 2025:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/h...
#ornithology
@amigodeaves.bsky.social @joseaalves.bsky.social @numenini.bsky.social

A very, very sad story!
#Shorebirds stand at the forefront of #global changes, dealing with #habitat loss in their coastal non-breeding areas and warming temperatures in their higher latitude breeding grounds.
@globalflyway.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @ramsar.org

(1/3) I'm happy to share that the first chapter of my thesis has just been published in Landscape Ecology 🏞️

In this study, we explored the drivers behind the recent (re)colonisation of breeding areas by the Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in Portugal 🇵🇹

I would like to thank my supervisors and co-authors,
@jocelyn-tdv.bsky.social Thomas Blanchon @tamarlok.bsky.social and @joseaalves.bsky.social for the advice! Also, technicians and field volunteers at @tourduvalat.bsky.social eco_flyway @globalflyway.bsky.social CESAM, and @uaveiro.bsky.social

#Whimbrels SOGA and ABU have migrated back to the #Bijagós nonbreeding area in Guinea-Bissau after their breeding season in Iceland. You can track it all yourself by playing at www.globalflywaynetwork.org/tracks/speci...
Check it out!
@roelandbom.bsky.social @joseaalves.bsky.social

This month, WaderTales will be ten years old.
I'm going to create a thread that highlights some of the research findings that have surprised me.
Plenty of "Wow!" & "I didn't know that!" moments.
Here's a link to the catalogue of 150 blogs
wadertales.wordpress.com/about/
#ornithology

The Global Wader team pulled together archived shorebird data, to help define proposed World Heritage Site in Guinea-Bissau:
www.globalwader.org/news/bijagos...
Excellent evidence of the benefits of collaboration, as discussed here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m...
#ConservationScience🌍