Conservation Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

A spotlight on light pollution

By Ashleigh Marshall|2025-06-30T00:29:08+00:0026 Jun 2025|artificial light at night (ALAN), citizen science, Conservation, light pollution, roost, threatened species|

Chimney Swift roosting behaviour is affected by artificial light at night

Can we halt population decline in European Turtle Doves?

By Ashleigh Marshall|2025-02-24T03:59:19+00:0013 Feb 2025|breeding biology, breeding success, Conservation, ecology, nesting, nesting success, productivity, radiotelemetry|

Increased adult survival could help population growth more than higher productivity

Swan Song

By Robert Montgomerie|2024-12-04T14:28:17+00:0021 Nov 2024|Conservation, History of Ornithology, song, sound, waterbirds|

White swans were all named for the sounds they make

What’s driving Lesser Kestrel declines despite conservation efforts?

By Ashleigh Marshall|2024-03-07T11:03:28+00:0022 Feb 2024|Conservation, land use, nest-site availability, population decline, protected areas|

Reduced availability of prey and nesting sites may explain recent population declines

One’s Trash is Another’s Treasure

By Zoey Greenberg|2024-01-29T13:13:58+00:0029 Jan 2024|adult survival, anthropogenic food sources, Bird Protection, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, Breeding, Conservation, global change, monitoring, vultures|

Landfill sites in Chile support Andean Condors

Intercontinental collaboration secures a migratory bird population

By The Egyptian Vulture Project Team|2023-12-11T09:06:13+00:0018 Dec 2023|birds of conservation concern, captive-breeding, collaboration, Conservation, gps tags, illegal killing, Migration, monitoring, movement, population recovery, population reinforcement, re-introduction|

The Egyptian Vulture population in Eastern Europe was in freefall - conservationists have now shown that even such globetrotting species can be rescued

Critically Endangered vulture shows resilience

By Zoey Greenberg|2023-10-12T10:44:41+00:0025 Sep 2023|Bird Protection, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, Breeding, breeding success, Conservation, global change, monitoring, protected areas, vultures|

Eleven years of successful nesting suggest protective measures work

Avian collections in a changing world

By Ken Norris|2023-10-12T10:45:52+00:0018 Sep 2023|collaboration, Conservation, global change, museum collections|

The Museum needs you to help unlock our collections!

Breeding ecology of a critically endangered macaw

By Tom Lewis|2023-09-04T19:00:52+00:004 Sep 2023|birds of conservation concern, Breeding, breeding biology, breeding success, Conservation, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, IBIS, Neotropics, nest predation, nesting, Psittaciformes, urbanization|

Combining nest-site selection and reproductive success to inform conservation

Birds and people: we need to explore further

By Barry McMahon|2023-08-22T10:29:10+00:0028 Aug 2023|bird-human interactions, collaboration, communication, Conservation, IBIS, Urban birds, urbanization|

From conflict to coexistence