Early-life variation in migration is subject to strong fluctuating survival selection in a partially migratory bird | Journal of Animal Ecology besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13… #ornithology

Don't miss our virtual event with Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) introducing the Atlas of Ungulate Migration tomorrow Sept. 4 at 10 am EDT/16:00 CEST! Zoom link: un-org-unep.zoom.us/j/93137687470 #conservation #wildlife

⚠️Breaking ⚠️ Today, following seven months of intense negotiations, a groundbreaking consensus has been reached on the future of EU agriculture. The Strategic Dialogue, led by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, brought together 29 diverse stakeholders, including

¡Migración en pleno auge! 43 espátulas que se dirigen al sur han hecho escala en Urdaibai. Migrazioa topera! Hegoaldera doazen 43 mokozabalak geldialdia egin dute Urdaibain. Migration is on! 43 southbound spoonbills stop to refuel in Urdaibai. #urdaibaibirdcenter #aves

Denkend aan Holland zie ik breede snelwegen traag door oneindig raaigras gaan rijen ondenkbaar vieze sloten van het gier schuimend aan den einder staan;

Landbouwsubsidies moeten veel meer bij kleinere boeren terechtkomen, blijkt uit unaniem advies. De landbouwlobby heeft veranderingen hierin echter lang tegengehouden. volkskrant.nl/ts-bbbbc57f/

Our next conference #IWSG_conf is fast approaching! In just over 2 weeks' time delegates will be gathering like waders at a high-tide roost in Montpelier 🇫🇷 for #IWSG2024. Don't forget you can register to watch the main talks online ➡️ waderstudygroup.org/conferences/20…

Story about the new Atlas of Ungulate Migration in News from Science today! science.org/content/articl…

Happy to announce the fourth annual update of Geoscience Australia's #DEACoastlines coastal change dataset, featuring new annual shorelines for 2023! 🌊🛰️ Also new: a "layer selector" allowing you to easily switch between rates of change and annual shorelines at any level of zoom! 🗺

Need a small grant to help a wader-related research project? Why not apply for up to €1500 from our Small Project Grant scheme? ⏰ Deadline for applications is 1st December 2024 ➡️ waderstudygroup.org/projects/small…

Nieuw! In 'Waar ben jij geweest?' vertellen de #wadvogels aan de scholekster verhalen over waar ze tijdens de #vogeltrek zijn geweest. Welk avontuur zou bijv. de lepelaar beleefd hebben? 🐦 Een vrolijk en kleurrijk #prentenboek voor jonge kinderen. ➡️knnvuitgeverij.nl/artikel/waar-b…

So what will be the first tracked migratory species to show deviant stop-over behaviour in the Sahara coming weeks/months? Place your bets ...

Amazing tranquillity in Village Bay today, thanks to the big yellow ball in the sky 🟡! Feels like #summer has finally arrived on #StKilda, never mind that it's 5th September! 😅 Is a third day in row too much to ask for? 🤔

Some of the last waders to leave the high-tide roost at RSPB Snettisham this morning, heading back to their feeding grounds on The Wash, UK. Sep 2024. 20% #slomo RSPB RSPB England RSPB Titchwell Marsh #RSPBsnettisham BTO Wader Study Shorebird Conservation Society Wash Wader RG BBC Springwatch

I am running out of words to describe how absurd August 2024 was in Svalbard. Reaching an average temperature of 11°C in August would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. This is totally bonkers.

Following up on the Nature episode, 'Flyways,' I had a really fun time talking with Leigh Dana Jackson about bird migration, flyways, and habitat loss. Here's the first snippet of our conversation. (Thankfully, they edited out the sound of my dog farting in the background!)

Until this heatwave... Sweden 🇸🇪 and Norway 🇳🇴 had never hit > 30 °C in September. New national records have been set and by huge margin. Extraordinary weather pattern in Europe right now. THREAD

¡220! ¡Enorme bandada de espátulas en Urdaibai hoy! 220! Mokozabal talde itzela Urdaibain gaur Huge flock of Spoonbills in Urdaibai today!! 220!! #spoonbill #urdaibaibirdcenter #migration #birds