Bell et al. (2024) Individuals departing non-breeding areas early achieve earlier breeding and higher breeding success Scientific Reports ➡️doi.org/10.1038/s41598… | fraser bell Martins Briedis Simeon Lisovski Stuart Bearhop PiedFly.Net | #ornithology #birdmigration

it is happening again! we are hosting the 3rd edition of our popular symposium on the genetics of migration 🧭🧠🦇🦋🐦🐟🧪🧬 MPI for Evolutionary Biology 11-14.03.2024 🗓️ deadline for abstract submission is 12.01.2024. tinyurl.com/3mcmxrb3

Led by new PhD Matt DeSaix, our latest paper uses advanced low-coverage whole genome sequencing (lcWGS) to uncover the intricate migratory connectivity patterns of American Redstarts 📷 This helps us craft conservation strategies to preserve both numbers and genetic #Diversity

Trending paper! As 4th in #Ecology ! Thanks to you, Twitter people! You've made the publication pink cloud extra sweet.

Our NEW PAPER with PiedFly.Net @stuBearhop Martins Briedis Joan Castello Sophie Bell & Myriam El Harouchi describes annual migration of British breeding Pied flycatchers tracked with #geolocators bit.ly/3EFNAps

#Bird Webinar alert! RT! for free. Talks by İ.Kaan Özgencil Almut Schlaich Koosje Lamers Maria Sander. This time more on #migration #breeding #ecology , #climatechange & #conservation .

The crown jewel of my PhD is being sent out for review by NATURE! Anxiously waiting for the next-to-inevitable moment my #PhDreams are crushed. But very excited for now though!!!

Field assistant: 'You tweet the TV link, then I'll retweet.'
Me: 'But I don't want people to see me or hear about my research!'
Field assistant: 'That is LITERALLY the point.'
Alas, today on National Swedish TV: svt.se/nyheter/lokalt… #ornithology Biology, LU University of Groningen

My babies are back! Last spring I had fledglings captive to deploy loggers at 30+days. Today, I caught the first! To my knowledge, this is the first pied fly tracked on its full first migration! Of all birds, he had to play hard to get and sing at a natural cavity... #ornithology

Pandemic or no, my fourth field season is happening!! And what a start: 6 loggers from our 'common garden' (4 half-Dutch and 2 Dutchies), which will hopefully reveal the determinants of pop-differences in migration timing & wintering sites. Still amazed!