Fun day moping around the Cairngorms with dramatic scenery, pleasant weather and some fat snowball-like birds for company.

Australian #birds that have a high level of evolutionary distinctiveness, live on #islands, and unable to adapt to survive in agricultural areas are among the species most at risk of #extinction, our new study has shown. Alex Berryman Australian Research Council ANU Media reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/au…

New paper shows impact of war in Ukraine on migrating Greater Spotted Eagles: birds made large deviations from traditional migratory routes & shorter stopovers in Ukraine, leading to longer journeys and later arrival at nesting grounds rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/End…

I barely post on Tw*tter these days, but new paper published today with, and led by, Simon, looking at transmission pathways of HPAI.

Hi UK, here they come! Huge start of bird migration from the Waddensea westwards. Currently an bird migration traffic rate of 9000 birds per km per hour. Enjoy 😉

I reviewed the new book by Paul R. Ehrlich Ger Ceb and Dirzo in Nature. My take: this eloquent requiem for nature risks leaving the reader feeling helpless rather than energized. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Slender-billed Curlew are now extinct: bou.org.uk/blog-berryman-… Read all about it on #theBOUblog by @alexjb497, or check out the original BOU 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧕🏽👳🏽‍♂️ 🌈 paper: doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13… | #ornithology