Pablo Capilla-Lasheras

Left: Adult and nestling White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus; adult on top, chick below). Right: Microscopy images showing microplastics from nestling faecal samples. Birds were handled under license.

🔈New study!

Microplastics found in 62% of White-throated Dipper broods in Scotland & Basque Country. No body condition effects detected.

Led by @cmartin3.bsky.social

@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
@aranzadiornito.bsky.social

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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Ornithology🐦 #Microplastics #Freshwater💧

🎥 Video abstract: part of the price of the JAB Review Award is a video abstract of the winning article - offering an accessible snapshot of the paper’s key takeaways 🏆

@nordicoikos.bsky.social @alice-risely.bsky.social @pcapi.bsky.social #earlycareer #ornithology #birds #microbiome #migration

Fig. 1 from the article: Conceptual summary outlining potential mechanistic links between migration, gut the microbiome (‘MB'), and migration performance, including variables likely to drive individual variation of gut microbiomes and its impact on (some of) host physiological parameters relevant to migration (metabolism [i.e. energetics] and immunity).

Award issue: @pcapi.bsky.social and @alice-risely.bsky.social review what we know, and what we need to know, in order to understand to what extent the gut microbiome confers important services for migrating birds

➡️ vist.ly/4qdc2

#winner #ornithology #birds #gut #immunity #adaptation

This study was a huge team effort, and the first publication (of hopefully many more), using the full 20 site gradient. Thanks to all the co-authors, landowners, staff, students and volunteers that made the study possible. @dmdominoni.bsky.social @pcapi.bsky.social @rachelrosereid.bsky.social

Native trees are related to advanced bird breeding phenology and increased reproductive success along an urban gradient Urban areas are altered from natural landscapes in several ways that can impact wildlife. Birds are widespread in urban areas, and it is well documented that there are phenotypic differences between ...

I’m excited to share our new paper in Ecology!
Our 9‑year study across an urban–rural gradient shows native trees, especially oaks, boost blue tit breeding success. More native foliage supports more of the birds preferred prey and improves reproductive success.
📃 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... #ornithology

🚨 PhD offer (please share)
Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species

Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
Starting: June 2026
Supervision: Martins Briedis & me

Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh

Winter means.. communal roosts! 🦅🐦🦜

But why do birds form such roosts? In red kites, young single males are the most frequent visitors. Once paired, birds roost more solitarily, often together as a pair.

📢 Now online: tinyurl.tools/98e9279e

@animalecology.bsky.social
@vogelwarte.bsky.social

The runner-ups of the 2025 JAB review award: Natasha Gillies and Katrina Siddiqi-Davies.

🎉 Congratulations to @tashgillies.bsky.social and @katrina-siddiqi.bsky.social, the runner-ups of the 2025 JAB review award! 🏆

Runner-up article: vist.ly/4ir7q

#ornithology #birds #award # review #samesexpartnerships #evolution

A new (and improved) version of the fantastic BES’s reproducible code guide is now live.

Seriously amazing resource for those wanting to produce code that enables reproducible research.

Featuring some SORTEE members and also code review!!

@sortee.bsky.social

Thank you @avianbiology.bsky.social for this unexpected award! And to @pcapi.bsky.social for inviting me to be involved, it was really fun working on this with you :)

The winners of the 2025 JAB Review award: Pablo Capilla-Lasheras and Alice Risely. Their mini review on 'migratory microbiomes' got the best scores of all accepted mini reviews.

🎉 Congratulations to @pcapi.bsky.social and @alice-risely.bsky.social, the winners of the 2025 JAB review award for the best mini-review by early career researchers! 🏆

Winning article: vist.ly/4iq5m

#ornithology #birds #award #review #microbiome #migration

Very happy and thankful for this unexpected outcome!! 🥳

Only possible thanks to a fantastic coauthor, @alice-risely.bsky.social

🎤 We’re excited to introduce another plenary speaker for the 5th EOU Fledglings Meeting in Gdańsk (27–29 March 2026)!

🌿 Miriam Liedvogel (@genmig.bsky.social) will share her work on blackcap migration - a fascinating look into one of Europe’s most dynamic songbird species.

#EOU26 #Ornithology

🎤 We’re delighted to announce the final plenary speaker for the 5th EOU Fledglings Meeting in Gdańsk (27–29 March 2026)!

🧬 Piotr Minias will explore host–parasite dynamics and the evolutionary insights revealed through avian immunogenetics.

#EOU26 #Ornithology

We're hiring! Post-doctoral fellow in evolutionary ecology w/focus on ecophysiology.
Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social 👏

Please apply no later than 25 November.
👉 lnkd.in/dkAh9jnc

With @vogelwarte.bsky.social @joewynnbirds.bsky.social @migecol.bsky.social

Very very happy to see my PhD work out! Congrats to the whole team 🎉🎉🎉

🚨 2nd master’s project!
Interested in bird migration & genomics? 🧬🐦
Use whole-genome data to trace the recent colonization of Ouessant Island by Blue Tits and explore how irruptive migratory events can shape colonization dynamics. Please share! #ornithology

www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...

🚨🚨Very interesting project with excellent supervisors and collaborators!! 👇🏻👇🏻

If you are looking for a MSc project to challenge you and gain valuable skills, look no more and apply! If I could, I would apply myself!

The PhD will analyse:
💡 Pair bond formation & maintenance
📊 Consequences for reproductive success & survival
🧩 Social networks, paternity, parental care & communication using RFID-tagged long-term monitored population

Please share!🙏
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

Ready for a fascinating symposium about bird shape and size in a changing world?
Meet us in Room MALT today at 10.30!
@alecorr-castro.bsky.social #ornithology #EOU2025 @eounion.bsky.social

#EOU2025
You are very welcome to join me during my talk to think about #urbanisation, #migration and #evolution.

PS - If the science isn't of your interest, I promise cute pictures of owls...

PPS - If you can't attend the talk but are interested in the project, follow us on Insta @migralight

#EOU2025 Come and join us for the symposium on the importance of vagrancy in ecology and evolution. Lots of great results in the talks from the different speakers!

LR4 - Friday 22 - 10:30

@alexanderlees.bsky.social @joewynnbirds.bsky.social #ornithology @vogelwarte.bsky.social

@joanasantoscosta.bsky.social

If you are an early career researcher and at #EOU2025 come to the @nordicoikos.bsky.social booth and learn all about our @avianbiology.bsky.social review award. 🪶🏆 #birds #ornithology

www.avianbiology.org/authors/jab-...

📌 I really enjoyed @pablosalmon.bsky.social’s talk at #EOU2025! 🐦
Exploring how #mitochondria may shape avian #migration — lessons from Eurasian #blackbirds with different strategies.
Great insights into the energetic basis of life-history strategies!

Such an interesting session. Pity I couldn't make it…

#EOU2025 #ALAN #migration #policy symposium - LR3 - Tuesday 19 - 11:45h

The symposium will finish with @jlyr.bsky.social on using weather radar data to study effects of light pollution on bird migration.

#WaddenSea
#DarkerSky
#ornithology
#aeroecology
#lightpollution

©Hans Hillewaert

#EOU2025 #ALAN #migration #policy symposium - LR3 - Tuesday 19 - 11:30h

Then, Simon Hirschhofer will show how light pollution is impacting migratory bird flights at the Adriatic coast.

@vogelwarte.bsky.social
@barbarahelm.bsky.social

#ornithology
#aeroecology
#movementecology
#lightpollution