- Ever heard of #SociableLapwing? Easily one of the coolest birds on earth! Led by @tejasconsbio.bsky.social we just published insight into habitat suitability change during the entire #annualcycle. Read here #openaccess: link.springer.com/article/10.1...Jan 12, 2026 08:25
- Great collab (as usual!) with @tkuemmerle.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social and @acbk.bsky.social, see here for a nice paper summary by Tobias: bsky.app/profile/tkue...
- Increasing habitat suitability for the critically endangered Sociable Lapwing over the past 30 years - across its range! Paper by Tejas Bhagwat out in the Journal of Ornithology: doi.org/10.1007/s103... @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @consbiogoe.bsky.social #Conservation #MigratoryBirds
- Data collection at the breeding grounds has been coordinated by @acbk.bsky.social (M. Koshkin/R. Urazaliyev). We are currently summarizing population trends in relation to weather/grazing pressure - birds seem either to continue to decline locally despite predicted higher habitat availability....
