Steffen Oppel

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to identify the most important marine areas to protect #seabirds: buff.ly/vhssgkY

Our project to save #vultures along the #flyway by working with partners in 14 countries has been shortlisted for the LIFE awards - help us win: buff.ly/GS08T3z

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that young #eagles that are active in the nest will fledge earlier and become independent sooner than less active chicks: buff.ly/qf60BWq

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that #tropical #forest birds are moving higher up the mountain due to #climate change: buff.ly/5DQBiZN

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that some #seabirds have increased tremendously over the past decades - and that #UAV monitoring can reveal the full extent of these colonies: buff.ly/ocefm59

NEW PhD studentship in #ornithology to calculate how much power #birds need to fly, and how power varies among species and speeds: buff.ly/oS56wm1

NEW PAPER in #ornithology and #conservation flags the biggest land-based threats to #seabirds in the #Atlantic, and highlights that invasive mice need to be removed from @GoughIsland: buff.ly/GOivTKZ

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that some #seabirds like warm water in the cool season and cool water in the hot season: buff.ly/AdfS9rH

NEW JOB in #conservation and #ornithology to address emerging global challenges on resilience and adaptive capacity of ecosystems and biodiversity buff.ly/8uKdGOk

NEW JOB in #ornithology helping with data management and analysis to understand the dispersal patterns of juvenile little owls: buff.ly/bzwui1c

NEW JOB in #ornithology chasing #nutcrackers in Switzerland to understand seed dispersal patterns: buff.ly/Cx0OOQy

NEW Postdoc (4 years) in #ornithology at Uni Vienna to study human-driven environmental change reshapes species interactions: buff.ly/L2iWGwZ

NEW PhD opportunity in #ornithology to investigate how much energy migratory birds require throughout the year based on #telemetry data: buff.ly/JXnVciF

NEW PAPER in #ornithology compares the responses of 200 vertebrate populations to climate change, and finds that increasing temperatures affect population growth via changes in phenology, but not morphology: buff.ly/IT66GOK

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation with @rspb.bsky.social to plan and support #island restoration projects in the UK Overseas Territories: buff.ly/yQfjqWI

NEW JOB in #ornithology with @vogelwarte.bsky.social to unravel the demographic drivers of population change in Alpine #swifts in #Switzerland: buff.ly/crV1rT8

NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to tag and track #seabirds on Rathlin Island: buff.ly/YXOCMiU

GREAT NEWS in #conservation: the government of New Zealand has announced that they will include feral cats in their PredatorFree 2050 strategy, aiming to benefit #seabirds and landbirds across NZ by removing feral cats:

NEW PAPER in #ornithology and #conservation reviews the marine threats to #seabirds and other marine #megafauna and confirms that #fisheries are a severe problem: buff.ly/5SXNdqr

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that some #seabirds are doing very well on tropical #islands - especially when you can count them all with a #drone: buff.ly/4ngJ3ze

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation promoting the amazing work of @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social across global #flyways: buff.ly/NNQNpRs

📢 REGISTRATION OPEN #BOU2026 | Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026 University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky Check out the programme and book your place today! bou.org.uk/event/bir... #ornithology 🪶

NEW PAPER in #ornithology summarizes why #seabirds are so important to the ecosystem of #islands and what knowledge gaps remain: buff.ly/rHuNnOr

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to manage a team to evaluate peatland restoration projects that benefit #waders in #NorthernIreland: buff.ly/GyPhtQ5

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to track #seabirds from Rathlin Island and analyse data to identify foraging areas (deadline 10 Nov): buff.ly/K0zcdH8

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation heading a team that develops habitat measures to benefit priority #bird species in #Switzerland (deadline 8 Dec 2025): buff.ly/Y1bIHr7

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that some #raptors switched foraging strategy when #COVID19 lockdowns reduced the availability of #roadkill: buff.ly/jUug7Yj

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that a single pigmentation gene can affect different body parts and lead to the variety of colour morphs in #wheatears: buff.ly/PW3qpyj

I love my #job - climbing up a mountain to look for #vultures on #IOD2025 #WMBD2025: buff.ly/LbLl4YW

NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to oversee research in #Wales with #seabirds and #waders: buff.ly/qkTVU6m

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to help build sustainable livelihoods that maintain #biodiversity in one of #Africa's greatest rainforests: buff.ly/SYKDIyb

NEW JOB with @RSPBScience in #ornithology to analyze citizen science data of common #birds in #Britain: buff.ly/vr8iphE

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT in #ornithology - the effects of lead poisoning on #raptors (in #Italy 17-18 Oct 2025):

NEW PhD studentship in #ornithology studying foraging distribution of coastal #seabirds in #France: buff.ly/qBWQMVZ

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation managing two major restoration projects for #islands important for #seabirds: buff.ly/yfl1Vo2

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that #seabirds on Marion #island continue to be assaulted by invasive mice now killing adult #albatrosses: buff.ly/ITtVrwN

NEW PAPER collates #telemetry data of >100 marine vertebrate species including #seabirds and finds that protecting only 30% of the global ocean is not enough - because marine animals live everywhere: buff.ly/mYrtoAN

NEW PAPER relevant for #ornithology provides guidance how to interpret #bioacoustics indices to characterize populations such as #seabirds. Paper is here: buff.ly/phErViS ShinyApp is here: buff.ly/IechtSX

NEW PAPER in #ornithology provides a tool to inspect connectivity of #seabirds and other marine megafauna in the #oceans: buff.ly/C2ZBHwD Tool is here: buff.ly/Mh64gTo

NEW PAPER in #ornithology highlights that populations of birds in North America decline most in areas where they are most abundant: buff.ly/0O3UzWf

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to work on an ambitious #telemetry project aiming to understand #wildlife movement in human-modified landscapes: buff.ly/g2eQjP7

NEW JOB in #ornithology to study how young #eagles learn how to fly efficiently through the Alps: buff.ly/eJ5qJM6

NEW BLOG in #ornithology shows why we need dedicated people on #islands to count #seabirds - we can't do it from space: buff.ly/fmntPtk The corresponding paper is here: buff.ly/0D2gi1F

NEW JOB in #ornithology to study the diet of #seabirds in Norway: buff.ly/vOjoAfc . Application deadline 7 April 2025.

NEW PAPER in #ornithology to estimate the spatial distribution of #mortality from #telemetry data - hunting risk is greatest near roads: buff.ly/oaxxqWY