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Bird Observer – Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi) @worldwaders.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

PatchBird has a new interactive survey map, making it much easier to find a point and take part. The method couldn’t be simpler: fifteen minutes, every bird you detect, and do it regularly. bird-observer.org/patchbird-is... #PatchBirdSurveys #CitizenScience #BirdConservation #ornithology #birds

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PatchBird Is Now on the Map

PatchBird’s new survey maps make joining easier: find a point, count every bird for fifteen minutes, and return to repeat the survey.

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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids @jenteo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Your daily Avian Hybrids story! Past selection by extinct raptors might explain color polymorphism in the Kākāpō avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/p... #ornithology

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Past selection by extinct raptors might explain color polymorphism in the Kākāpō

Genetic analyses and simulations point to balancing selection.

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Bird Observer – Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi) @worldwaders.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

It’s finally here. Months of preparation but The Ornithologist, a new online magazine portal is ready. I appreciate every share and mention. 🙏🏽

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World Shorebirds Day @worldshorebirdsday.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

World Shorebirds Day 2026 looks at recent progress for shorebirds and why continued monitoring of local sites matters beyond a single day or count. www.worldshorebirdsday.org/world-shoreb... #WorldShorebirdsDay #Shorebirds #Waders #ShorebirdConservation #WHSRN

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World Shorebirds Day 2026 — Inspiring News on the Horizons

World Shorebirds Day 2026 looks at recent progress for shorebirds and why continued monitoring of local sites matters beyond a single day or count.

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The Ornithologist @ornithologistmag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Alpine Swifts first bred in Hungary in 2020. Six years later, numbers are growing and new breeding sites are appearing. A new breeding bird is becoming established. theornithologist.org/alpine-swift... #ornithology #alpineswift #birds #birding #birdinghungary

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Six Years After First Breeding, Alpine Swifts Are Colonising Hungary

Alpine Swifts first bred in Hungary in 2020. Six years later, numbers are growing and new breeding sites are appearing. A new breeding bird is becoming established.

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World Shorebirds Day @worldshorebirdsday.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Visit a local site, record what you find and help us build a record that grows stronger year after year. By taking part, you also join a worldwide community of people who watch, count and care about shorebirds. Sign up and tell us where you’ll be counting → www.worldshorebirdsday.org/get-involved/

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World Shorebirds Day @worldshorebirdsday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Global Shorebird Counts start tomorrow! From 1–7 September, count shorebirds at your local sites and share your eBird checklists with WorldShorebirdsDay. Big counts, small counts or zero counts — they all matter. www.worldshorebirdsday.org/are-you-read... #shorebirds #birding #birds #waders

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Are You Ready for the Global Shorebird Counts 2026?

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The Ornithologist @ornithologistmag.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

An experiment with Common Bulbuls found that condition before moult and diet during feather growth affected different parts of the process. A new Conceptual Note on how birds finance the replacement of their feathers. theornithologist.org/when-can-a-b... #theornithologist #birds #ornithology

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When Can a Bird Afford to Moult?

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Bird Observer – Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi) @worldwaders.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

My latest Bird Observer post on technology and birding.

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Bird Observer – Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi) @worldwaders.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Bird Observer is more than a personal birding diary. It’s a place to reflect on birds, birding, and the endless questions that make ornithology such a fascinating lifelong pursuit. bird-observer.org #ornithology #birds #birding #birdwatching #naturalhistory

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Bird Observer

A personal birding journal exploring field observations, ornithological ideas, conservation thinking, and the quiet discipline of watching birds.

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World Shorebirds Day @worldshorebirdsday.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Oystercatcher Day has officially launched as a new international awareness initiative focused on oystercatchers, coastal habitats, and beach-nesting birds. www.worldshorebirdsday.org/oystercatche... #Shorebirds #Waders #Ornithology #ShorebirdConservation #OystercatcherDay

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Oystercatcher Day Has Officially Launched

Oystercatcher Day has officially launched as a new international awareness initiative focused on oystercatchers, coastal habitats, and beach-nesting birds.

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World Shorebirds Day @worldshorebirdsday.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

For more than a decade, World Shorebirds Day existed across surveys, local events, social media posts, photographs, and conversations scattered around the world. Now, it has a new home. The new World Shorebirds Day portal is live. www.worldshorebirdsday.org/welcome-to-t... #ornithology #shorebirds

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Welcome to the New Home of World Shorebirds Day

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World Shorebirds Day @worldshorebirdsday.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

After more than a decade, World Shorebirds Day has a new home. The new portal brings together shorebirds, migration, the Global Shorebird Counts, and a growing international community connected through observation and conservation. Free sign-up now open. worldshorebirdsday.org

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World Shorebirds Day

A global initiative promoting shorebird conservation through education, citizen science, observation, and worldwide participation.

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The Ornithologist @ornithologistmag.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Most birding apps optimise for speed and certainty. Firefinch takes another path by using illustration and slower learning to explore how birding tools shape observation itself. theornithologist.org/firefinch-re... #ornithology #birding #birds #TheOrnithologist

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The Art of Recognition: Firefinch Reframes the Path to Becoming an Ornithologist

Most birding apps optimise for speed and certainty. Firefinch takes another path — using illustration and slower learning to explore how birding tools shape observation itself. A new reflective featu...

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Dominic Collins @dominiccollins.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The oldest ringed Curlew in the U.K. - 33 years and 9 months. BBC News - Birdwatchers spot UK's oldest ringed curlew in Fordingbridge - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Birdwatchers spot UK's oldest ringed curlew in Fordingbridge

The bird was ringed in Dorset in the 1990s and has now been spotted in the New Forest.

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A national survey of breeding waders is underway in #Wales, organised by @natreswales.bsky.social. All records of Curlews and Lapwings in potential breeding habitat are valuable, so please do share your knowledge via @cofnod.org.uk. 📷 Cameron Sharp www.birdnotes.wales/blog/welsh-w...

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Welsh wader survey gets underway

A survey of breeding waders began this week across Wales, with hundreds of sites to be visited in the coming weeks, organised by Natural Resources Wales. Surveyors will be looking and listening...

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The Ornithologist @ornithologistmag.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Good writing about birds and conservation deserves space to grow. The Thousand Birder Circle is a small community supporting independent ornithology and the work behind The Ornithologist. If you're curious what it is about visit: theornithologist.org/the-thousand... #birds #birding #ornithology

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The Thousand Birder Circle

The Thousand Birder Circle is a new way for readers to support thoughtful ornithological writing and the continued development of The Ornithologist.

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The Ornithologist @ornithologistmag.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

A Shoebill that never existed — yet looked entirely real. Artificial intelligence is already reshaping ornithology, from acoustic monitoring to synthetic imagery. What happens when realism is no longer proof of presence? theornithologist.org/ai-and-the-f... #ornithology #ai #birds #birding

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Fabricated Birds: AI and the Future of Ornithology

A Shoebill that never existed – yet looked entirely real. Artificial intelligence is already reshaping ornithology, from acoustic monitoring to migration modelling. But generative systems raise deepe...

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The Ornithologist @ornithologistmag.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The Thousand Birder Circle is a new way for readers to support thoughtful ornithological writing and the continued development of The Ornithologist. Introducing the Thousand Birder Circle theornithologist.org/introducing-... #birds #birding #TheOrnithologist #ornithology

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Introducing the Thousand Birder Circle

The Thousand Birder Circle is a new way for readers to support thoughtful ornithological writing and the continued development of The Ornithologist.

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Bird Observer – Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi) @worldwaders.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I’ve launched Bird Observer on Substack. A new space for field notes and reflections on birds, landscapes, and bird conservation. The first post explores what happens when we stop chasing birds and start watching a place instead. open.substack.com/pub/gyorgysz... #birding #birds #ornithology

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What Happens When You Stop Chasing Birds

Observing birds carefully — and repeatedly — can reveal far more about a landscape than chasing the next rare sighting.

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Bird Observer – Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi) @worldwaders.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Bird Observer is my personal journal on birds, birding, ornithology, conservation & my bird-related projects, and it’s completely free to read. The portal requires a subscription with the FREE tier for reader management only. bird-observer.org #birds #birding #ornithology #birdwatching

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Bird Observer

A personal birding journal exploring field observations, ornithological ideas, conservation thinking, and the quiet discipline of watching birds.

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Bird Observer – Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi) @worldwaders.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

White-throated Dippers are already very territorial and start singing in the streams of Southern Uplands, Scotland. Shot by an iPhone. #birds #birding #whitethroateddipper #scottishbirds #scotland #ornithology

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The Ornithologist @ornithologistmag.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

CORRECTION! A short conceptual note on naming, migration, and the European Roller’s shifting centre of gravity. theornithologist.org/how-european... #Birding #ornithology #TheOrnithologist

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How European Is the European Roller?

A short conceptual note on naming, migration, and the European Roller’s shifting centre of gravity.

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Bird Observer – Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi) @worldwaders.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Despite winter is back, birds are already holding territories in the Southern Uplands. Greylag Goose, White-throated Dippers and Northern Lapwings. #birds #birding #Scotland

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The Ornithologist @ornithologistmag.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

We hear woodpecker drumming everywhere, but rarely ask what it truly signals. This Conceptual Note looks at what we know — and what we don’t. theornithologist.org/is-woodpecke... #birds #birding #Woodpeckers #TheOrnithologist #ornithology

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Is Woodpecker Drumming More Than Noise?

We hear woodpecker drumming everywhere, but rarely ask what it truly signals. This Conceptual Note looks at what we know — and what we don’t.

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The Ornithologist @ornithologistmag.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Listening to forests can change how habitat quality is understood. A Finnish study shows Crested Tits respond to fine-scale forest structure rather than forest age. theornithologist.org/fine-scale-h... #TheOrnithologist #Birds #Birding #ornithology

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Sound-based surveys uncover fine-scale habitat selection in the declining Crested Tit

Listening to forests can change how habitat quality is understood. A Finnish study shows Crested Tits respond to fine-scale forest structure rather than forest age.

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