survival Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Where there’s a Whimbrel there’s a way

By Ashleigh Marshall|2025-08-30T02:34:39+00:0021 Aug 2025|Bayesian modelling, Breeding, breeding site fidelity, special issue, survival, waders|

Combining information from disparate data steams can enable novel demographic estimates.

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

Do swans sleep safely?

By Joshua Wilson|2024-12-04T09:55:18+00:002 Dec 2024|bio-logging, early-career researcher, foraging, protected areas, roost, survival|

Flooding and freezing drives swans to roost outside protected areas

Lead ingestion by Bald Eagles

By Brenda Hanley|2023-06-21T14:32:47+00:003 Jul 2023|bird-human interactions, Conservation, lead poisoning, population dynamics, raptors, rehabilitation, soaring birds, survival|

Understanding lead effects on the American national bird

Fledgling mobility matters

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-03-21T10:42:02+00:0023 Mar 2023|antipredator behaviour, behaviour, bio-logging, bird movements, cavity nesting, fledgling survival, parental care, survival, trade-offs|

Comparing cavity-nesting and open-cup-nesting species.

Changes in societal attitudes towards wildlife in Spain

By Juan Jiménez|2022-11-03T12:52:42+00:007 Nov 2022|adult survival, bird-human interactions, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, collision, illegal killing, mortality, owls, passerines, persecution, raptors, rehabilitation, road traffic, scavengers, survival, Urban birds, urbanization|

An assessment using admissions to wildlife recovery centres

Understanding the Success of the Scops Owl

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-10-28T11:49:20+00:003 Nov 2022|adult survival, agriculture, birds of prey, breeding success, demography, Farmland birds, habitat degradation, migration stopover, monitoring, overwintering, survival|

What factors determine population growth on a French island?

Why do migratory birds stop on ships?

By Maurizio Sarà|2022-09-07T12:11:32+00:0012 Sep 2022|adult survival, Africa, behaviour, bird movements, bird-human interactions, birds of prey, fieldwork, flight, IBIS, migrant, Migration, migration stopover, movements, non-breeding ecology, owls, passerines, raptors, soaring birds, survival, weather, wind|

Field observations by embarked ornithologists suggest new approaches in the study of migration

Foraging ecology of the House Sparrow

By Jan Havlíček|2022-08-08T12:13:16+00:008 Aug 2022|behaviour, Breeding, breeding biology, early career, early-career researcher, ecology, ecotone, ECR, Farmland birds, foraging, habitat degradation, habitat fragmentation, IBIS, land management, movements, parental care, passerines, survival, Urban birds, urbanization|

Parents feeding offspring prefer fast-food sources and have to go the extra mile in urban environments

Human threats to British raptors

By Connor Panter|2022-07-08T12:43:36+00:007 Jul 2022|adult survival, biodiversity, bird-human interactions, birds of prey, disease, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, illegal killing, monitoring, mortality, population dynamics, populations, raptors, rehabilitation, road traffic, survival, volunteers|

What are the main threats to British raptors and have these changed over time?