91st Annual Report & Accounts 2024/25

Thanks to our members, funders and supporters, £7.3 million was spent during the year carrying out, supporting and communicating our ornithological research and delivering engagement.Through our Bird ...

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Genomic architecture of egg mimicry and its consequences for speciation in parasitic cuckoos

Cuckoos are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in other species' nests, and the resulting chicks are raised by the host species. Cuckoos therefore face strong evolutionary pressure for their ...

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Waterbird News - Issue 41

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Evaluating aerial LiDAR and other approaches to avian flight height measurement – ReSCUE Project Validation Study Report

This report investigates the accuracy and reliability of seabird flight height data that are used to mitigate impacts of offshore wind farms on seabird populations. Through a set of trials, we set out ...

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Combining temperature-depth recorder and GPS data improves identification of foraging habitat in diving seabirds

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Assessing the extent and effects of disturbance on wintering waterbirds in Northern Ireland’s sea loughs

Sporting and leisure activities are common at the Northern Irish sea loughs. Human-related disturbances to foraging or resting waterbirds can come from a range of sources, from people on foot or using ...

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Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species

This study examines the foraging ranges of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls during the breeding season to help identify and resolve potential human–wildlife conflicts.

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