nest predation Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

When the cat’s away…

By Ashleigh Marshall|2025-10-02T09:52:45+00:002 Oct 2025|Breeding, breeding biology, camara traps, community ecology, Conservation, grassland, grassland birds, mesopredator release, nest predation, protected areas, subtropical|

The absence of top predators may increase nest predation through mesopredator release

Disturbance increases nest predation

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-11-26T14:15:19+00:0030 Nov 2023|antipredator behaviour, bird-human interactions, Disturbance, fledgling survival, nest predation, predation|

Stray dogs have a larger effect than humans.

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

Clutch size increases with latitude

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-06-28T14:39:11+00:0029 Jun 2023|Breeding, eggs, life history, nest predation, parental care|

But what about the size of the eggs?

Europe-wide demography of Eurasian Curlew

By Duarte Viana|2023-03-24T12:50:30+00:0030 Mar 2023|Breeding, breeding success, demography, ecology, IBIS, nest predation, population dynamics, population structure, populations, waders, waterbirds|

Are population size trends consistent with available demographic data?

Can nest reuse be risky?

By Thomas Mérő|2023-01-23T10:42:19+00:0023 Jan 2023|annual cycle, behaviour, Breeding, breeding biology, breeding success, brood parasitism, cavity nesting, fieldwork, fledglings, natural history, nest predation, nesting, nesting success, parasites, parasitism, passerines|

Rare observations of nest-reuse in an open-cup nesting European passerine

Blue Manakins nest near “nest-like” structures

By Paulo Zima|2022-10-25T13:37:11+00:0017 Oct 2022|adaptation, avian biology, behaviour, Breeding, camouflage, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, endemic, evolution, forest birds, IBIS, Neotropics, nest predation, nesting material, nesting success, passerines, predation, predator-prey interactions, reproduction, tropical birds|

Could it be an anti-predatory strategy?

Avian embryos react to predators

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-07-11T14:47:25+00:0014 Jul 2022|antipredator behaviour, behaviour, Breeding, communication, eggs, experiment, incubation, nest predation, shorebirds, vocalisations|

Testing the effects of several predator-related cues on two shorebird species.

Bird odour: camouflage or communication?

By Marc Gilles|2022-03-08T18:25:16+00:0014 Mar 2022|avian biology, breeding biology, camouflage, communication, early career, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, evolution, incubation, nest predation, nesting success, pair communications, physiology, plumage, reproductive signalling, smell|

Investigating the olfactory functions of preen oil in birds

The colour of Blue Manakin eggs

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-02-05T12:37:51+00:0010 Feb 2022|adaptation, Breeding, camara traps, camouflage, eggs, experiment, nest monitoring, nest predation, tropical birds|

Could these colour patterns function as camouflage?