Irish and British Curlews Showed Little Genetic Separation but Both Differed From Swedish Birds
Whole-genome data from 56 Eurasian curlews found little differentiation between Irish and British birds but clear separation from…
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Breeding Failure Was Linked to Earlier Migration in Southern Eurasian Curlews
GPS tracking of 80 British-breeding Eurasian curlews shows that breeding failure is linked to earlier post-breeding departure, especially…
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VKM: Exporting Up to 26 Osprey Young to Ireland Would Not Harm Conservation Status in Norway
VKM concluded that exporting up to 26 wild young ospreys from two Norwegian donor areas to Ireland would…
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Nine Cuckoos Were Tagged Across Britain and Ireland for the 2026 Tracking Season
BTO and NPWS tagged nine common cuckoos in England, Scotland and Ireland for the 2026 tracking season, adding…
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East Greenland Barnacle Geese Fell to 65,516 While the Russian Flyway Held Near 1.5 Million
AEWA’s 2026 assessment estimated 65,516 East Greenland barnacle geese in March 2026, down from earlier peaks of 80,000,…
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22 of 24 Annual-Cycle Measures Were Repeatable in GPS-Tracked Eurasian Curlews
A long-term GPS dataset of 94 adult Eurasian Curlews found statistically supported repeatability in 22 of 24 annual-cycle…
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Hybrid-type Collared Doves Dominated Puerto Rico and Were Common in the Canary Islands
Photo-based classification found hybrid-type Eurasian–African collared doves in about 90% of sampled birds in Puerto Rico and 43.8%…
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Lough Neagh Lesser Black-backed Gulls Tracked to an Abattoir and as Far as Mauritania
Thirteen GPS-tracked lesser black-backed gulls from Lough Neagh repeatedly used human-related food sources during breeding, while their post-breeding…
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Intermediate-Coloured Buzzards Increased Across Europe as Dark and Light Extremes Declined
A dataset of 99,343 citizen-science observations revealed strong geographic structure in common buzzard plumage across Europe; after pre-2000…
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Low Breeding Output Helps Explain Greenland White-fronted Goose Decline
A study using 39 years of data linked the decline of Greenland white-fronted geese to low production of…
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Two Models Estimated 13.5–19.6 Million Wild Boar Across Europe’s Core Range
Two independently calibrated models estimated about 13.5 million and 19.6 million wild boar across Europe’s core range before…
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Ouse Washes Now Regularly Supports More Than 30% of Icelandic Whooper Swans Wintering in Britain and Ireland
A 2026 review found that the Ouse Washes and surrounding farmland now regularly support more than 30% of…
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Campaigns Reduced Deer Feeding in Phoenix Park Only Briefly
Seven years of monitoring in Dublin’s Phoenix Park found that campaigns reduced visitor feeding of fallow deer temporarily,…
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Redwings Appeared on About 34% of BirdTrack Lists During January Cold Spell
Redwings appeared on about 34% of complete BirdTrack lists in Britain and Ireland during the first two weeks…
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Five-Year Whinchat Study Suggests Delaying Mowing Until After 23 July
Using five breeding seasons in Ireland’s Shannon Callows, the authors estimated that a stable population would require 80.6%…
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