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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 · 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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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
These two studies do not contradict each other but reinforce the desperate need to get strongly regulated and strictly enforced MPAs in place - not just boxes on a map with little effect
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
The second paper finds very little industrial fishing in the highly regulated and strictly protected MPAs: buff.ly/HYHfwwh
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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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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that the extent of protected areas in #Europe is too small for the #conservation of many common farmland birds: buff.ly/1dKDjeB
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows the shocking extent of poisoning of #raptors #eagles #vultures and #kites in #Europe: buff.ly/4bkhZKL
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