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.
Caka
Research topic: Yellow-billed Kite dispersal pattern
Study species: Yellow-billed Kite
I'm Caka, a Master's student at Lund University. For my Master's project, I'm studying Yellow-billed Kites and Red Kites dispersal patternEmmanuel Osibeme Okposio
Study speciess: Common Reed Warbler ; Passerines
I am an aspiring one health research scientist interested in ecology and evolution in a changing world blending science with my love for nature.Peter Knaus
Research topic: Conservation action, threat reduction, international cooperation
Study species: All migrants
Director of Conservation at the Swiss Ornithological Institute, where we coordinate the African-Eurasian Landbirds Action Plan (AEMLAP)Janne Ouwehand
Research topics: Full annual cycle; Geolocation tracking; Wintering ecology
Research locations: Comoé National Park, Ivory Coast; Dwingelderveld Drenthe, Netherlands
Study species: Pied Flycatcher
A strong passion for nature and travelling around the world… Together with curiosity, involvement and an exploring mind they form the foundation of my field research in animal ecology.
Kyle Lloyd
Research topics: Breeding ecology; Conservation action, threat reduction, international cooperation; Distribution; Full annual cycle; intra-African migration; Migration routes; Moult; Mountain ecology; Non-breeding ecology
Study species: Flufftails
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Camille Mermillon
Research topics: Breeding ecology; Climate Change; Mountain ecology; Trophic links
Study species: Northern Wheatear
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Judit Szabo
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Wender
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Juan Arizaga
Research topics: Migration; Migratory connectivity; Stopover ecology
Head of the Aranzadi Ringing Scheme.
Taiwo Adams
Research topic: Non-breeding ecology
Study species: Tree Pipits
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Bird Migration Research Station, University of Gdańsk
Research topics: Climate Change; Migration; Migration routes; Migratory connectivity; Moult
Study species: Passerines
The Bird Migration Research Stationis a research and teaching department in the faculty of biology at the University of Gdańsk. Our research focuses on determining the biology, ecology and morphology of birds during their non-breeding season, especially on migration, to identify the relationships between migration and other elements of their life cycle, and to monitor populations of migratory birds. Our studies focus on passerines as models in studies of migration, but we are also interested in movements of birds from other groups. Operation Baltic, conducted since 1960 at the Polish Baltic coast, is our stations’ main long-term research and monitoring project. Modelling long-term trends in numbers, and changes in the timing and features of bird migrations, in response to changes in environment, including climate change, is a key part of our research. We conduct projects in Poland and abroad, focusing on different aspects of bird movements along their main migration routes. Our research projects merge the efforts of ornithologists and citizen scientists, and involve students and volunteers. During our project we disseminate knowledge about birds to nature lovers of all ages and all nationalities.Will Cresswell
Research topics: Migration routes; Migratory connectivity; Non-breeding ecology
Research locations: APLORI, Jos, Nigeria; Liberia
Study species: All migrants
Will Cresswell is Professor of Biology at St Andrews University and has been studying predator-prey interactions, and the ecology of migrant birds for the last 30 years. Current research priorities are to understand the factors determining the density and distribution of Palearctic migrants wintering in West Africa so that we can address their continuing declines in the face of anthropogenic habitat and climate change. As part of the solution he is also involved with capacity building in the region through helping to run the AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute that trains future African ornithologists.
Will Cresswell has been involved in management, teaching and research at APLORI from the very start when a chance meeting with Tasso Leventis on a rain forest trail in Ibadan in 1999 led to the initial partnership between APLORI and Oxford University. Will developed the curriculum and initial teaching program for the Masters in Conservation Biology at APLORI, and his then PhD students, Ross MacGregor and Jared Wilson were the first researchers on site at Amurum, setting up the long term ringing and survey program that continues to this day. Will has taught almost all of the hundred and twenty plus Masters students at one time or another, and has had eleven PhD students carrying out research based at APLORI, including three APLORI graduates, Sam Ivande, Murna Tela and Chima Nwaogu. Will is on the Management and Scientific Committees for APLORI, and is a Trustee of the APLORI Foundation that oversees the endowment that provides APLORI’s core funding.
Raphaël Nussbaumer
Research topics: Full annual cycle; Geolocation tracking; Migration routes
Study speciess: Mangrove Kingfisher; Northern Wheatear; Red-capped Robin-chat; Woodland Kingfisher
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Rien van Wijk
Research topic: Full annual cycle
Study species: Some migrant species
Currently I reside in Copenhagen, Denmark, after having worked as a PhD student at SOI on the migratory behaviour and its effects on breeding success in Hoopoes that breed in Switzerland.
Using geolocators we investigated their timing, routes and non-breeding sites and put this in a broader perspective by obtaining similar geolocator data from other Hoopoe populations throughout Eurasia. Simultaneously we studied their genetic relations so to be able to investigate population specific migration strategies in relation to genetics.
Nico Arcilla
Research topics: Conservation action, threat reduction, international cooperation; Distribution; Migration; Migratory connectivity; Wintering ecology
Study species: All migrants
The International Bird Conservation Partnership (IBCP)'s mission is to foster and support research, outreach, and partnerships to advance the conservation of birds worldwide.Kaan Özgencil
I am a PhD student in biology based in Ankara, Turkey. I have been a nature-lover all my life, and my love for birds is an evergrowing one. My current research interests are functional ecology of birds, avian community ecology, and conservation of endangered avifauna. If you are interested in any of these topics and need a collaborator in Turkey, you can contact me on Twitter: @bio_kaanChris 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.
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.