Bird Droppings Contained Both Plant Nutrients and Resistance Genes
Droppings from wintering waterbirds at Caohai in China contained phosphorus that can readily become available to algae. Researchers…
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Long-Established Urban Eurasian Coots Returned Faster and Showed Less Neophobia Than Non-urban Birds
A 2026 Polish field experiment found that coots from a long-established urban population returned to their nests faster…
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Boat traffic made wintering coots spend more time swimming in central Belgrade
A 2026 study of Eurasian coots wintering in central Belgrade found that exposure to boat traffic increased the…
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Longer Shorelines Were Associated With More Chicks in Four Urban Waterbird Species
Across 55 waterbodies in Gdańsk, Poland, longer shorelines were associated with more chicks in mallards, mute swans, Eurasian…
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Poland Removed Five Bird Species from the Game List
Effective 2 January 2026, Poland removed common pochard, tufted duck, Eurasian coot, hazel grouse and Eurasian woodcock from…
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