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Where the wind is just right

By Mia Momberg|2022-10-08T13:04:17+00:0010 Oct 2022|birds of conservation concern, Breeding, climate, flight, IBIS, island birds, nest-site limitation, nesting, reproduction, Seabirds, soaring birds, weather, wind|

Investigating the factors determining Wandering Albatross nest-site selection

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

Understanding Whimbrel spring migratory behaviour

By Camilo Carneiro|2020-10-06T08:53:48+00:006 Jul 2020|Migration, migration stopover, waders, weather, wind|

Why do Whimbrels stopover in spring: weather constraints or flexible schedules?

Flight

By Emily Shepard|2021-10-14T08:01:26+00:009 Jan 2017|feathers, flight, foraging, Migration, molt, moult, tracking, weather, wind|

A look at the special issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, examining how flying animals respond to the challenges – and opportunities – that come with moving in a medium that is, itself, on the move.

Wind support makes migrants restless

By Cas Eikenaar|2021-12-05T11:58:25+00:0015 Dec 2014|Migration, Science, weather, wind|

Wind conditions predict nocturnal restlessness in a migratory songbird