NEW on #theBOUblog from Manuela Rodrigues Why should young Spoonbills leave home? Unfamiliar areas bring unexpected behavioural costs to juvenile Spoonbills bou.org.uk/blog-rodr... Based on this paper onlinelibrary.wiley.... #ornithology 🪶

New paper in IBIS: We used GPS-ACC tags to explore the unknown post-fledging phase of Eurasian Spoonbills born in Portuguese wetlands. Should they stay in their lovely natal wetland, or leave to explore new areas? 🇵🇹🧭🐥 doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... @rochafonso.bsky.social @joseaalves.bsky.social

(1/3) I'm happy to share that the first chapter of my thesis has just been published in Landscape Ecology 🏞️ In this study, we explored the drivers behind the recent (re)colonisation of breeding areas by the Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in Portugal 🇵🇹