Pleased to share the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Action Plan (2025–2035) -- a major collaborative effort, bringing together science, conservation priorities, evidence and inputs from across the flyway.
Scan the QR code or follow the link [below] to access the full document
tinyurl.com/326r23d7
Our 2026 Flyway Monitoring Traineeship is open for applications from raptor enthusiasts living in the OSME region.
Learn all about raptor migration, identification and what it takes to run a count like the BRC, and receive up to €1300 to cover costs.
www.batumiraptorcount.org/flyway-monit... 🪶
Why are Bewick’s Swans declining?
Here, we set out to answer this question by breaking down the reproductive cycle of the rapidly declining Western Palearctic population, using both GPS/ACC and citizen-science data. Click the link below to read the full story!
@hanslinssen.bsky.social
NEW on #theBOUblog from Alejandro Corregidor‐Castro
When conservation tools turn context dependent
bou.org.uk/blog-corr...‐castro-when-conservation-tools-turn-context-dependent
Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
#ornithology 🪶
📢 New IMR study on movement patterns of #BaskingSharks shows that sharks tagged above the #ArcticCircle in #Norway perform repeated large-scale movements to subtropical waters and actively use the water column across habitats.🧵 1/5
👉 doi.org/10.3354/meps...
@whoi.edu
@thembauk.bsky.social
Want a year at one of the UK’s top bird observatories?
We’re offering a 12-month Conservation Internship at Spurn — a unique chance to gain real experience in monitoring, conservation and migration.
Apply now 👇
spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/conserv...
EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Low breeding propensity in a declining Arctic-breeding swan revealed by telemetry data | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Tohar Tal, Bart A. Nolet, Tom S.L. Versluijs, Judy Z. Shamoun-Baranes, Götz Eichhorn, Sabine Urban, Hans Linssen | #ornithology 🪶
Call for Counters!
Join BRC in Autumn 2026 to witness the magnificent migration of >1 million raptors, improve your ID skills, and contribute to population monitoring! Fees: €10-24/day with discounts available!
Read more & apply here: www.batumiraptorcount.org/volunteer-as-raptor-migration-counter
Small migratory birds cross deserts and seas as part of their annual migration. But how?
Our new study shows how thrush nightingales do it: by flying night after night and stopping during the day, when they remain innactive🐦➡️(1/3)
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
@royalsocietypublishing.org
#BirdMigration
⏳ Just 7 days to apply for the Flyway Monitoring Traineeship
Spend a month at Batumi Raptor Count, learning hands-on migration monitoring in one of the world’s largest raptor flyways.
Fully funded travel + acco. Open to conservationists in OSME region.
www.batumiraptorcount.org/flyway-monit... 🪶🦅
Sayam U. Chowdhury
Tohar Tal
Batumi Raptor Count
Antonia Klöcker
Spurn Bird Observatory
Batumi Raptor Count
BOU
BOU
Batumi Raptor Count
Pablo Macias Torres
www.batumiraptorcount.org
We are raising \u20AC30,000 to continue our monitoring, conservation and education work in 2026.
🦤🌐🧪
Year-long satellite tracking of basking sharks revealed ~14,000 km migrations spanning 30° latitude. This includes a transatlantic journey from Norway to the Caribbean highlighting the need for pan-latitudinal research. #FeatureArticle
bit.ly/meps15153
@cakloecker.bsky.social
EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Low breeding propensity in a declining Arctic-breeding swan revealed by telemetry data | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Tohar Tal, Bart A. Nolet, Tom S.L. Versluijs, Judy Z. Shamoun-Baranes, Götz Eichhorn, Sabine Urban, Hans Linssen | #ornithology 🪶
