I am an ornithologist interested in the social behaviour of birds. BTO RIN Chair.
📚 Research - https://www.j-dunning.net/
Jamie Dunning
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Barn owl seem to be having an excellent year - this evening we ringed 23 chicks in four boxes, including two broods of 7 and all at good weight.
Not a sentence I’d expected to read when I got up this morning. Remarkable finding!
Our (Jenny Dunn, Carolina Chagas, @willjsmith.bsky.social) paper on the evolution of island Wrens is finally out @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social! We describe the evolution of island gigantism in the St Kilda and Shetland subspecies.
academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a...
Seabirds galore at Severn Beach! 250+ Manx Shearwater, Great Northern Diver, Bonxie, Arctic Skua, Fulmar, 2 Storm Petrel, 2 Common Scoter and 4 Kittiwake this morning. Dark phase Arctic Skua, 2 Guillemot, 5 Common Tern and 2 Kitts last night @andy-1963.bsky.social @severnsidebirds.bsky.social
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Ben Sheldon
A visit up to Pico do Ariero on Madeira last light for Zino’s Petrel. Stunning scenery
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Great to see Rufus here, and posting about his exciting work locally.
Great to see juvenile Twite in the Pennines. These lovely finches are just about clinging on here, so fledglings are precious. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @j-dunning.net @rspb.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Look at the facial (rictal) bristles on this Icterine warbler (which had hit a window in Lecce, Italy).
These are generally associated with low-light foraging, including in nocturnal migrants like this one.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sea-watch over the Adriatic Sea from Puglia, Italy this morning, in a decent onshore wind, delivered three Eleonora's Falcon moving NW up the coast and briefly harrying a house martin over the water - a dream for me.
No photos, but here's some of the constant line of Scopoli's.
Michał Jezierski
Researchers have identified superparamagnetic macrophages in the livers of rock pigeons to be crucial for magnetic sensing. The finding uncovers an unexpected role for immune cells in sensory perception and may fundamentally change our understanding of animal navigation.
https://scim.ag/4nTQ3nq
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Matt Hall
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Jared Wilson
Rod Jones
Science Magazine
Deep within a Gloucestershire valley is a hidden world. The wider countryside is covered by mixed-age beech woodland in a complex mosaic of forest, commons and farmland. But in this quiet corner, a strikingly different blend of habitats can be found - and with it a mix of unusual species.
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