nest recording Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Card-carrying Ornithologists

By Robert Montgomerie|2026-01-16T01:18:48+00:0015 Jan 2026|citizen science, History of Ornithology, Migration, Nest Record Scheme, nest recording|

The roots of citizen science

Squeaking shorebird chicks

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-05-31T07:56:30+00:001 Jun 2023|breeding biology, communication, fledglings, nest recording, parental care, shorebirds, vocalisations|

How do vocal traits of plovers and lapwings change with age?

Male dotterels take the night shift

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-04-19T14:46:22+00:0020 Apr 2023|behaviour, bio-logging, Breeding, incubation, nest recording, parental care, thermoregulation|

Why do males spend more time on the nest at night?

Singing Penguins

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-08-05T08:45:48+00:0011 Aug 2022|acoustic monitoring, bioacoustics, Breeding, communication, Disturbance, nest recording, passive monitoring, recording, territoriality|

Can we use penguin display songs for monitoring colonies?

The hatching of a long-term nest study

By Sara Zonneveld|2021-11-26T14:24:49+00:0015 Feb 2016|bird communities, Breeding, Community, Conservation, crowd-sourcing, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, fledgling survival, moorland birds, nest recording, nesting, Science, survival, tracking, volunteering|

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