"Flying crosswinds slowed them down, but helped facilitate navigation and prey detection through smell.” #seabirds

Small seabirds rely on crosswinds to navigate the open ocean

Storm petrels are among the smallest and most mysterious seabirds. Until recently, the use of biologgers to track their movements was impossible. A new study published in Biology Letters reveals that ...

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📢Fully-funded #PhD opportunity with us ❓Quantifying animal #movement patterns & behavioural #interactions in a changing world 👥Joint position in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social & #MacquarieUniversity 📆19th April deadline tinyurl.com/343acaev #maths #modelling #data #fieldwork #Australia 🙏PLEASE SHARE

Wind blown Kermadec petrel chick for #SuperSeabirdSunday -same location as last years’ with returned 2021 fledgling-606- doing it 2-years in a row. That’s a great start for her breeding career as I’ve got another monitored bird that’s still going strong at 33 years.

New papers just added! 🐦✨ Our website www.movecolab.it has been updated with the latest publications on colonial birds from our lab members. Explore what’s new and dive into our research! (better on desktop than on smartphone)

The Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) is seeking a scientist in wildlife biology, ecology, or a closely related discipline, with a focus on movement ecology, spatial data analysis, and/or scavenger and carnivore systems. Read and apply here: tinyurl.com/mr3x7uwk

Out now in ‘Evolutionary applications’, the last chapter of Anna’s PhD thesis, in which she used whole genome sequencing data of contemporary and historic European gull-billed terns to assess whether the population decline in part of their range has had genetic consequences: doi.org/10.1111/eva....

I’ve attended many ornithological congress but I’ve never seen a poster like this, made by the Japanese designer Ryohei Kojima in 1986 for the International Council of Bird Preservation

Jacopo G. Cecere@jgcecere.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The (awesome) Graphic Japan exhibition in Bologna starts with birds 🐦‍⬛🦉🦆🦜

These nice pieces of art were made in 2017 by Kazumasa Nagai when he was 88 years old

Jacopo G. Cecere@jgcecere.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The (awesome) Graphic Japan exhibition in Bologna starts with birds 🐦‍⬛🦉🦆🦜

The (awesome) Graphic Japan exhibition in Bologna starts with birds 🐦‍⬛🦉🦆🦜

Some more beauties from today

Jacopo G. Cecere@jgcecere.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Some jewels from our bird-ringing training course in Italy

Some jewels from our bird-ringing training course in Italy

Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Mammal Ecology 🧪🌍 #science

Dr Sjúrður Hammer@sjurdur.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Postdoc in the Faroes setur.totalview.cloud/recruitment/...

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In line with the niche partitioning hypothesis, we showed that the three falcon species slightly partitioned their foraging and trophic niches, probably playing a key role in making syntopic coexistence in the Po Plain (Italy) possible. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU)@bou.org.uk · last yr.

In the LATEST ISSUE of IBIS Foraging niche partitioning within a recently established guild of falcons | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Alessandro Berlusconi et al | #ornithology #RaptorResearch🪶

To celebrate 30 years of AEWA, we created a video showing the migration tracks of waterbirds GPS-tagged in Italy. Caring for waterbirds. Connecting countries. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... video by @fdepa1.bsky.social, Silvia Giardina and me

Tracking data and teamwork once again show their value for wildlife conservation. Our study led by Timothée Poupartand and Thibaut Bettignies reveals mismatches between the Natura2000 marine network and seabird distributions, urging for better protected areas off France l1nq.com/kwIzl

Excited to share this paper on shearwater diets in the Mediterranean! link.springer.com/article/10.1... Thanks to a great team, Lucie Michel and co-authors including @fdepa1.bsky.social @jgcecere.bsky.social , part-funding by @dornitholges.bsky.social, @hannahpepe.bsky.social for the post graphics!

BirdLife Malta@birdlifemalta.bsky.social · last yr.

A new study (link.springer.com/article/10.1...) compares the diets of Scopoli’s and Yelkouan shearwaters. Despite a wide diet, a few pelagic fish species stood out. Protection of spawning areas and selective fishing are needed for shearwaters and fisheries to co-exist in the region.

🚨 New paper alert 🚨 🪶 Evolutionarily distinct lineages of a migratory bird of prey show divergent responses to climate change 🪶 👉 rdcu.be/ehvAA #LesserKestrel #ornithology #ClimateChange #Conservation 🧵👇 1/6

Galápagos giant tortoises take their time when it comes to love— mating lasts around 2 hours! 🐢💞 But in the world of tortoises, everything moves at a slow. 📢Volume ON

Despite soaring over the ocean for days in search of food, 60% of the Galapagos petrel (CR) population nests here, in the forests of Cerro Pajas, Floreana. An incredible experience from a great collaborative effort led by #FundacionJocotoco and #OrnisItalica.

✨ New study ✨ 📍 La Maddalena Archipelago, Italy 👷 Jacopo G. Cecere (@jgcecere.bsky.social), Federico De Pascalis 🏦 ISPRA 🐦 Scopoli's shearwater 🔗 nioo.knaw.nl/en/projects/... 📑 metadata only

✨ New study ✨ 📍 Matera, Italy 👷 Diego Rubolini, Jacopo Cecere, Michelangelo Morganti, Andrea Pilastro 🏦 Università degli Studi di Milano, ISPR Ambiente, CNR-IRSA, Università degli Studi di Padova 🐦 Lesser kestrel (⭐) 🔗 nioo.knaw.nl/en/projects/... 📑 metadata only

Ready to welcome 2025 data 😊

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One week left to apply for EUFLYNET's #Funding opportunities! Advance your career in #BirdConservation and join our mission! 🦜 📅 Deadline: Jan 15, 2025 Details: euflynet.eu/activities

Local abundance of the declining skylark responds to different habitat and management variables at specific spatial scales, as revealed by our new work led by D.Andreatta & G.Assandri, based on a novel remote sensing method to assess crop mowing besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Remote sensing reveals scale‐specific effects of forage crop mowing and landscape structure on a declining farmland bird

We provide a new perspective on the overarching influence of spatial scale in driving the abundance of a declining farmland bird species, supporting the urgency of designing landscape scale-effective...

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And to think that these wonders, under natural conditions, are completely enveloped in the deepest darkness. Grotte Frasassi, Italy - August, family holidays. One simple thought for each of the journeys I did in 2024. 5/5

Working with shearwaters is amazing, but albatrosses? They're on a whole other level The hardest part was staying professional while bursting with the joy of a kid seeing their dream toy for the first time Simple thoughts from the journeys I did in 2024. Galapagos, fieldwork with Fund Jocotoco 4/5

Walking out of the tent, with the sea on one side and cacti on the other, after fieldwork on storm petrels, is priceless! Mexico Baja California- May, fieldwork and IAPC7 Conference. One simple thought for each of the journeys I did in 2024. 3/5