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Weekly birding round-up: 28 Nov - 4 Dec Just when you thought the winter doldrums had set in and the birding gods come roaring back at us with some top notch rarities Read Jon Dunn's review of the week here https://t.co/kC6WpQopmW
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How coastal lights reshape the night flights of migrating birds New research reveals that even faint coastal lighting alters speed and height in birds arriving from the sea.
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New research reveals that even faint coastal lighting alters speed and height in birds arriving from the sea
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62,000 Penguins Likely Starved in South Africa After 2004
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New analysis shows how collapsing sardine stocks after 2004 killed tens of thousands of adult African Penguins, creating a population crisis still unfolding today
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Egg Size and Colour Repeatable Across Years in Common Terns New long-term research shows that egg colour, size and shape are largely individual trademarks - and shaped by age and laying order.
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New long-term research shows that egg colour, size and shape are largely individual trademarks – and shaped by age and laying order
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Tracking Devices Alter Diving and Body Mass in European Shags New research reveals how biologging equipment affects behaviour, chick growth and adult condition in European Shags on the Norwegian coast.
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New research reveals how biologging equipment affects behaviour, chick growth and adult condition in European Shags on the Norwegian coast
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The Quiet Strength of a Territorial Eagle A 19-year photographic study charts how Bonelli's Eagles hold their ground and pass territories from one generation to the next.
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A 19-year photographic study charts how Bonelli’s Eagles hold their ground and pass territories from one generation to the next.
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New Science Shows Even Modest Road Traffic Disrupts Key Icelandic Bird Habitats Scientists report significant drops in breeding bird density close to roads, despite relatively low traffic volumes.
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Scientists report significant drops in breeding bird density close to roads, despite relatively low traffic volumes
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Grouse Moor Issues Highlighted as Cairngorms Peregrine Numbers Collapse A new Survey shows Peregrine numbers down 56% since 2002, with habitat pressures and moorland management among key concerns.
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A new Survey shows Peregrine numbers down 56% since 2002, with habitat pressures and moorland management among key concerns
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Goshawk Found Shot in Aberdeenshire - Police Issue Appeal for Information Police Scotland has launched an appeal for information after a protected Goshawk was found shot in the Whiterashes area of Aberdeenshire.
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Police Scotland has launched an appeal for information after a protected Goshawk was found shot in the Whiterashes area of Aberdeenshire
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Weekly birding round-up: 21 - 28 Nov https://t.co/k7biy1rc6M Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic https://t.co/k7biy1rc6M
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New Hawk-Cuckoo from Borneo Confirms Importance of Birdsong in Species Discovery
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Scientists describe Hierococcyx tiganada - a cloaked cuckoo hiding in plain sight - thanks to its unique three-syllabled song and subtle plumage differences
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New Nature Reserve Secured at Worlingham Marshes After £775,000 Fundraising Success
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust celebrates public support as 381-acre marshland becomes protected for future generations
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Why Some Eider Ducklings End Up in the Wrong Brood
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Ten-year study shows how female condition, brain size and duckling quality drive brood mixing in Common Eiders
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Scientists Confirm Rare Mourning Warbler × Yellowthroat Hybrid
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A newly published study has confirmed the identity of an unusual hybrid warbler captured in New York – a cross between a Mourning Warbler and a Common Yellowthroat
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Man arrested after five Red Kites found poisoned in Essex
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Essex police have said a man has been arrested after five red kites were found dead in a field in Orsett.
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Record Bird Numbers Mark a Decade of Transformation at Wallasea Island
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Nearly 40,000 wintering birds now thrive on the RSPB’s restored Jubilee Marsh – a landscape built from London’s Elizabeth line excavations
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The UK Is Naming Roads After Birds It's Losing New analysis from the RSPB reveals an ironic trend of new housing developments using names of some of the UK's most threatened birds. https://t.co/e1iF5syLHT
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New analysis from the RSPB reveals an ironic trend of new housing developments using names of some of the UK's most threatened birds
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Weekly birding round-up: 14 - 20 Nov Although a cold snap brought snow to many many parts of the UK Autumn wasn't quite done, as it produced an arrival of Hume's Warblers along the east coast. Jon Dunn reports https://t.co/sl5qhpTuX1
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Birds Begin to Recover After French Neonicotinoid Ban https://t.co/ocGrHtFL3w
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Study finds modest gains in bird numbers four years after the EU’s neonicotinoid ban - but full recovery may lie years ahead
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Wildflower Strips Prove a Winter Lifeline for Farmland Birds and Insects
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New Czech research shows that wildflower margins continue to support biodiversity through the cold months – even without special mowing regimes
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