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“(…) our study provides new insights into the diet of shorebird chicks in northeast Greenland, where such data were previously lacking.” – Zhemchuzhnikov et al.
https://t.co/KXGUXWaK6Z
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology#openaccess@GlobalFlyway
“We found that Oystercatchers were extremely sensitive to disturbance by drones, and they tolerated them less than ground researchers, when intruding into the nesting area.” – Valle & Scarton
https://t.co/TeHzIDLdwg
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology
Wading through Literature, by Jesper Emanuel Brodersen:
Flying high or flying low? How solar radiation may influence flight altitude for migratory birds
https://t.co/TFkaWYq03G
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology#openaccess@LHedh
“Contrary to earlier assumptions (…), only a few two-year-old Red Knots return to their natal area to breed at this age.” – Tomkovich & Loktionov
https://t.co/H8TFuv4F9d
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology
Do Oystercatchers hate drones? A comparison of flight initiation distances of four wader species in response to drone intrusion
by Valle & Scarton
https://t.co/TeHzIDLdwg
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology
“Our study shows that even small and remote islands such as Tromelin can serve as short-term stopover sites, especially during pre-breeding migration.” – Razafimandimby et al.
https://t.co/jrE9P2vSJs
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology
“(...) tag effects can be species specific and (...) tag-attachment methods should be considered in addition to the guidelines that a tag should weigh no more than 3–5% of the mass of a bird.” – Rankin et al.
https://t.co/eSVhYtTKtP
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology#OpenAccess
Migrating Turnstones use Tromelin Island as an opportunistic stopover site during pre-breeding migration
by Razafimandimby et al.
https://t.co/jrE9P2vSJs
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology
“We found suitable habitats distributed across several clusters (…) suggesting the polder landscape serves as an important habitat for shorebirds.” – Popov et al.
https://t.co/xI93LS64aG
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology
Polders and wetlands at the Svir River and Lake Ladoga (northwestern Russia) as breeding habitat and migratory stopover sites for waders
by Popov et al.
https://t.co/xI93LS64aG
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology
Half a century of conservation work by volunteers: History of shorebird monitoring, research, and management actions in Darwin-Garramilla, Northern Territory, Australia
by @alilleyman & O’Brien
https://t.co/3cophlLKRI
#waders#shorebirds#ornithology