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Steffen Oppel

@steffopp.bsky.social
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I am a scientist focussing on #ornithology and #conservation and work at the Swiss Ornithological Institute (www.vogelwarte.ch)

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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to identify the most important marine areas to protect #seabirds: buff.ly/vhssgkY
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that #tropical #forest birds are moving higher up the mountain due to #climate change: buff.ly/5DQBiZN
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
NEW JOB in #conservation and #ornithology to address emerging global challenges on resilience and adaptive capacity of ecosystems and biodiversity buff.ly/8uKdGOk
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
NEW JOB in #ornithology helping with data management and analysis to understand the dispersal patterns of juvenile little owls: buff.ly/bzwui1c
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
NEW JOB in #ornithology chasing #nutcrackers in Switzerland to understand seed dispersal patterns: buff.ly/Cx0OOQy
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
NEW Postdoc (4 years) in #ornithology at Uni Vienna to study human-driven environmental change reshapes species interactions: buff.ly/L2iWGwZ
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
NEW PhD opportunity in #ornithology to investigate how much energy migratory birds require throughout the year based on #telemetry data: buff.ly/JXnVciF
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
NEW JOB in #ornithology with @vogelwarte.bsky.social to unravel the demographic drivers of population change in Alpine #swifts in #Switzerland: buff.ly/crV1rT8
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to tag and track #seabirds on Rathlin Island: buff.ly/YXOCMiU
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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:
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Feral cats to be added to Predator Free 2050
The Government is delivering on its campaign promise to add feral cats to the Predator Free 2050 target species list to protect our precious native wildlife, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation promoting the amazing work of @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social across global #flyways: buff.ly/NNQNpRs
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 07/11/2025
📢 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 🪶
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology summarizes why #seabirds are so important to the ecosystem of #islands and what knowledge gaps remain: buff.ly/rHuNnOr
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to manage a team to evaluate peatland restoration projects that benefit #waders in #NorthernIreland: buff.ly/GyPhtQ5
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that some #raptors switched foraging strategy when #COVID19 lockdowns reduced the availability of #roadkill: buff.ly/jUug7Yj
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I love my #job - climbing up a mountain to look for #vultures on #IOD2025 #WMBD2025: buff.ly/LbLl4YW
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to oversee research in #Wales with #seabirds and #waders: buff.ly/qkTVU6m
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to help build sustainable livelihoods that maintain #biodiversity in one of #Africa's greatest rainforests: buff.ly/SYKDIyb
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
NEW JOB with @RSPBScience in #ornithology to analyze citizen science data of common #birds in #Britain: buff.ly/vr8iphE
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
NEW PAPERS in #conservation that seem to contradict each other about whether marine protected areas (MPAs) effectively reduce industrial fishing
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT in #ornithology - the effects of lead poisoning on #raptors (in #Italy 17-18 Oct 2025):
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La news in dettaglio -
Sito di A.ST.O.R.E - FVG Associazione Studi Ornitologici e Ricerche Ecologiche del Friuli Venezia Giulia
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
NEW PhD studentship in #ornithology studying foraging distribution of coastal #seabirds in #France: buff.ly/qBWQMVZ
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation managing two major restoration projects for #islands important for #seabirds: buff.ly/yfl1Vo2
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that #seabirds on Marion #island continue to be assaulted by invasive mice now killing adult #albatrosses: buff.ly/ITtVrwN
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology highlights that populations of birds in North America decline most in areas where they are most abundant: buff.ly/0O3UzWf
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
NEW JOB in #ornithology to study how young #eagles learn how to fly efficiently through the Alps: buff.ly/eJ5qJM6
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
NEW JOB in #ornithology to study the diet of #seabirds in Norway: buff.ly/vOjoAfc . Application deadline 7 April 2025.
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology to estimate the spatial distribution of #mortality from #telemetry data - hunting risk is greatest near roads: buff.ly/oaxxqWY
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology presents a method to determine #mortality causes from #telemetry data in #raptors: buff.ly/YS45HAO
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that #seabirds would benefit from #cat eradication even if rats remain on an #island: buff.ly/cpCBr9c
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
NEW PAPER in #conservation presents a technique to optimize survey effort to determine the success of invasive species #eradication on #islands: buff.ly/ffq9Ex5
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that the survival of migratory #seabirds (Arctic skuas) has decreased in the last decades, but is not related to large-scale ocean indices: www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
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