birds of prey Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Returning to their natural home: Lesser Kestrels resist environmental changes by nesting in cliffs

By Maurizio Sarà|2025-12-27T17:07:53+00:0025 Dec 2025|birds of prey, IBIS, nest environment|

Breeding in natural nesting sites can improve the resilience of local Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) populations to environmental changes

Where to sleep?

By Eugenia Bonetti|2025-10-21T14:12:14+00:0020 Oct 2025|anthropogenic habitats, bird-human interactions, birds of prey, BOU-funded|

Study of Urban Communal Roosts in the Chimango Caracara

From cliffs to pylons

By Mátyás Prommer|2025-10-02T12:56:36+00:006 Oct 2025|birds of prey, population recovery, population size, populations, raptors|

How Peregrine Falcons reclaimed Hungary

What drives dependence on parents post-fledging?

By Diego Gallego-García|2025-03-19T09:05:37+00:003 Mar 2025|birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, Breeding, breeding biology, diet, dispersal, distribution, early-career researcher, fledgling survival, fledglings, movement|

Ecological drivers of variation across Accipitridae

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

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?

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