nest predation Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

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?

How to camouflage your nest

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-04-17T12:12:58+00:0019 Apr 2021|Breeding, camouflage, nest predation|

Does the addition of white objects lead to better camouflage?

The call of the Kea

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2020-12-22T16:40:07+00:0024 Sep 2020|behaviour, bioacoustics, communication, nest predation, parrot|

Female Kea use distinct calls to communicate with their offspring.

Fire and ice increase nest success

By Krista N Oswald|2020-12-15T12:59:45+00:0011 May 2020|nest predation, nesting success|

Cape Rockjumper nest survival is associated with recent fire and cooler temperatures

Artificial nests reshape a bird community

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2020-12-15T12:43:25+00:007 May 2020|behaviour, bird assemblages, nest predation, News, raptors|

Adding nesting-sites for Lesser Kestrels influences interactions with other bird species.

The forgotten Breckland Curlew – another predation victim

By Natalia Zielonka|2020-12-15T14:37:41+00:0026 Feb 2020|Conservation, Disturbance, grassland, nest predation, waders|

Is ground-disturbance management the answer for protection of breeding Curlew?

Nesting in a degraded cloud forest

By Dries Van de Loock|2020-10-11T20:49:10+00:0029 Apr 2019|cooperative breeding, forest birds, habitat degradation, nest predation, nesting, tropical birds|

Placid Greenbuls show flexible nesting behaviour in a degraded cloud forest

The challenge of parenting around predators

By Colby Behrens|2020-10-15T14:52:22+00:004 Feb 2019|behaviour, nest predation, parental care, predation|

More predators makes parents stick closer to their nest

Using cameras to investigate egg predation

By Nina O'Hanlon|2021-08-20T09:55:56+00:006 Mar 2017|nest predation, predation, Seabirds|

Investigating Brown Rat predation of seabird eggs using camera traps and experimental nests