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Birds: the latest stories from newsrooms and wildlife agencies, in full, with the source named and a link to the original report.
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Scientists examine dead seabirds after River Tyne spill
Necropsies at a marine laboratory explore whether birds ingested plastic nurdles that spilled following a vessel collision at the Port of Tyne.
BBC News · · 1 min read
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Egyptian geese spread parasites and eat crops
A multi-year study reveals how invasive Egyptian geese feed on agricultural fields and carry multiple parasites that could affect domestic poultry.
Phys.org · · 1 min read
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Nest boxes help Hong Kong’s yellow-crested cockatoos
Conservationists are fitting nest boxes in city trees for Hong Kong’s feral yellow-crested cockatoos, about 10% of the species’ wild population.
Mongabay · · 1 min read
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Meadow pipits migrate south amid declines
Small groups of migrating meadow pipits were tracked across Derbyshire moorland as wider national figures point to a steep nineteen percent drop.
The Guardian · · 1 min read
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Himalayan monal changes its call as people crowd its home
Two five-year studies by Indian researchers found the monal pheasant moving higher up the mountains and shifting its pitch to be heard over human noise.
BBC News · · 1 min read
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Hunters reportedly shot birds stranded by a Malta storm
BirdLife Malta says hunters shot hundreds of migratory birds, including protected species, after a thunderstorm grounded them on 14 September.
Mongabay · · 1 min read
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Rare bald ibises are guided to Spain by micro aircraft
Fifteen northern bald ibises joined a flock in northern Spain, guided on their migration by human pilots in micro aircraft, to rebuild a European population.
The Guardian · · 1 min read
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Traffickers now target Indonesia’s maleo birds
Maleos, critically endangered birds from Sulawesi, face a new threat: illegal trade in live birds for the exotic pet market, a recent study found.
Mongabay · · 1 min read
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Cornish fishers cut seabird deaths with ‘scarecrow’ buoys
Looming-eyes buoys and bird-shaped kites cut the chance of seabirds being caught in gillnets by 59% and 71% in a two-year trial off Cornwall.
The Guardian · · 1 min read
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Downlist Aeʻo
S. Fish and Wildlife Service is downlisting the aeʻo (Hawaiian stilt) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 2 min read