Reto Spaar
Head of the regional offices unit and deputy head ot the species conservation unit at the Swiss Ornithological Institute.
Member of the Coordination unit of the AEMLAP (African-Eurasian migratory landbirds action plan) of the CMS (Convention on migratory species).
Juan Arizaga
Research topics: Migration; Migratory connectivity; Stopover ecology
Head of the Aranzadi Ringing Scheme.
Martha Maria Sander
Research topics: Breeding ecology; Climate Change; Migration; Migration routes; Mountain ecology
Research location: Parco Naturale Val Troncea
Study species: Northern Wheatear
I am interested in the link between breeding ecology and migration, and effects of climate change in alpine systems. I collect and analyse data on Northern wheatear reproduction (nest monitoring), survival (colour ringing), seasonal habitat and timing of migration (geolocation).Dickson Anoibi Matthew
Research topics: Distribution; genetic migration; Geolocation tracking; Light pollution; Migration; Non-breeding ecology; Stopover ecology
Study species: All migrants
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Oluwadunsin Emmanuel Adekola
Research topic: Moult
Study species: Gannets, Albatrosses, Petrels and Falcons
I recently completed my PhD. My research explores how large birds balance moult with other aspects of their annual cycles. Specifically, I assessed how long-winged birds manage to replace their large number of secondaries, including strategies to limit the impact of intensive secondary moult in terms of loss of wing area. I also tested whether nestlings compromise flight feather quality in a long-distance migratory raptor. I provided several lines of evidence to proof that moult may be used as an index of condition and ultimately as an indicator of fitness.
Moving forward, I am interested in analyzing moult from an evolutionary and life history perspective.
Samuel Temidayo (Dayo) Osinubi
Research topics: Geolocation tracking; Migratory connectivity; Phylogeography
Study speciess: African Pygmy Kingfisher; Woodland Kingfisher
An avian behavioural ecologist interested in bird behaviour relative to their environment.
Tianhao Zhao
Research topics: Geolocation tracking; Migration routes; Migratory connectivity; genetic migration
Study speciess: Siberian rubythroat; Siberian/Stejnegeri's stonechat
I am a 2nd-year PhD student in University of Groningen, the Netherlands, main supervisor is Barbara Helm. I work with Siberian rubythroat and Siberian/Stejnegeri's stonechats (race maurus, przewalski and stejnegeri) to study: 1. the impact of geographical barriers in western China (e.g., Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau) on the migration routes of passerines; 2. the genetic basis and genomic structural details associated with the migration pattern differences across different populations.
Flavio Monti
Research topic: Full annual cycle
My main research interest focuses on bird migration ecology with applications in conservation biology and wildlife management, specifically in the Mediterranean region.
Kasper Thorup
Research topics: Full annual cycle; Geolocation tracking; Migration routes; Non-breeding ecology; Resource tracking; Stopover ecology
Study species: All migrants
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Chris Dee
Study species: Pied Flycatcher
I have had an interest in the natural world since childhood and developed an enthusiasm for birds in my teenage years, going on to study Zoology at the University of Oxford.
In North Devon, England, I monitor breeding Pied Flycatchers in nestboxes at three woodlands as part of the PiedFly Network.
When I am not ringing, I run my own company specialising in website development for bird-related not-for-profit organisations and volunteer groups.
Vera Brust
Research topics: Conservation action, threat reduction, international cooperation; Geolocation tracking; Migration; Wintering ecology
Study species: All migrants
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Almut Schlaich
Research topic: Full annual cycle
Study species: Montagu's Harrier
I am passionate about Montagu’s Harriers since I first observed these gracile raptors dancing above the vast cereal fields of Eastern Groningen in the Netherlands in 2009. I could count myself lucky to start working on this amazing species at the Dutch Montagu’s Harrier Foundation doing my Master’s thesis on stopover site ecology of Montagu’s Harriers at an important stopover site in East Morocco. Since then, I travelled through many European and West African countries in search of Montagu’s Harriers, following our satellite- and GPS-tagged individuals.
Crinan Jarrett
Research topics: Non-breeding ecology; Non-breeding regions
Study species: Passerines
I'm a post-doc at the Swiss Ornithological Institute, studying the ecology of migratory passerines in their non-breeding grounds.
Camille Mermillon
Research topics: Breeding ecology; Climate Change; Mountain ecology; Trophic links
Study species: Northern Wheatear
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Marc Illa
Research topics: Breeding ecology; Full annual cycle; Geolocation tracking; Migration routes; Mountain ecology; Stopover ecology
Study speciess: All migrants; Northern Wheatear; Rock Thrush; Aquatic Warbler; Black-eared Wheatear
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Wender
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Catrin Eden
Research topic: Full annual cycle
Study species: Spotted Flycatcher
I am in the first year of my PhD researching the decline of Spotted Flycatchers and how habitat and environmental drivers impact their population dynamics.
Wouter Vansteelant
Research topic: Migration
Study species: Eurasian birds of prey
As a keen birder I have long been fascinated by ecology and the complexity of natural systems. Animal movement is a particularly intriguing discipline aiming to understand how individual animals decide to move through their environment in search of resources, and how behavior of individuals translates into population dynamics and species distributions.
Alison Beresford
Research topics: Distribution; Full annual cycle; Migration; Migration routes; Migratory connectivity
Study species: All migrants
I work in RSPB's International Conservation Science team, supporting the Migrants and Flyways Programme.
Jessica Williams
Research topic: Conservation action, threat reduction, international cooperation
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