birds of conservation concern Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Shooting for fun

By Mitra Daneshvar|2025-02-17T20:58:33+00:0027 Jan 2025|bird-human interactions, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, early-career researcher, Migration, multilingual, persecution, survival|

The Threat of Illegal Hunting to Raptors Migrating through Batumi

Destygmatising Drones

By Zoey Greenberg|2025-01-06T19:55:35+00:006 Jan 2025|adult survival, bird movements, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, diet, diet composition, Migration, migration stopover|

How they can aid ornithologists around the world

How Amur Falcons Cross the Arabian Sea

By Zoey Greenberg|2024-10-19T06:05:45+00:0014 Oct 2024|adult survival, bird movements, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, diet, diet composition, Migration, migration stopover|

Two billion termites in two weeks

Caracaras: Why the bad rep?

By Zoey Greenberg|2024-06-17T15:20:23+00:0017 Jun 2024|adult survival, anthropogenic food sources, bird-human interactions, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, illegal killing, monitoring, persecution, road traffic, satellite tracking, Urban birds|

A spunky group of raptors deserve a public relations makeover

Historical Harvesting of Seabirds

By Thalissa Inch|2024-06-10T08:31:25+00:0010 Jun 2024|birds of conservation concern, eggs, monitoring, nesting, population decline, Seabirds|

Continued egg harvesting drives Sooty Tern declines

Armed Conflicts and Raptors

By Charlie Russell|2024-07-01T10:16:47+00:0027 May 2024|annual cycle, antipredator behaviour, behaviour, bird movements, bird-human interactions, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, Migration, migration stopover, movements, satellite tracking, war|

How were Greater Spotted Eagles affected by the conflict in Ukraine?

Vulture survival and implications for conservation

By John Mallord|2024-05-03T11:36:44+00:0029 Apr 2024|adult survival, bird movements, birds of conservation concern, captive-bred, gps tags, poisoning, vultures|

Populations of Critically Endangered species remain stable but no evidence of recovery

Causes of Death of Female Cooper’s Hawks

By Zoey Greenberg|2024-05-01T16:15:47+00:0022 Apr 2024|adult survival, anthropogenic food sources, bird movements, bird-human interactions, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, movements, road traffic, satellite tracking, Urban birds|

Despite protection, urban hawks still face an array of threats

Monitoring wader breeding productivity

By David Jarrett|2024-05-01T10:45:02+00:0015 Apr 2024|behaviour, bird-human interactions, birds of conservation concern, breeding success, waders|

Reviewing different fieldwork approaches

Can squatters bring benefits?

By Anthony Lowney|2024-04-08T10:41:36+00:008 Apr 2024|antipredator behaviour, behaviour, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, breeding biology, cooperative breeding, nest monitoring, predation, predator-prey interactions|

Can predator and prey benefit from being neighbours?