Tómas G. Gunnarsson
Animal ecologist at the University of Iceland. Migratory birds, waders/shorebirds, conservation.
#ornithology #waders #shorebirds
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- New response piece in New Forests by Wasowicz et al on using lodgepole pine in forestry in Iceland. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- New paper in Journal of Avian Biology by Aldís E. Pálsdóttir et al on the effects of roads on waders and other open-habitat species in Iceland: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- Reposted by Tómas G. GunnarssonAt the end of every new road/track in Iceland is a new summer cottage, a tourist development, a newly planted forest or energy infrastructure. All these developments impact breeding waders but the birds' problems start with the road. wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/r... #ConservationScience🌍
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- Reposted by Tómas G. GunnarssonRestoring peatland. Capturing carbon and providing breeding habitat for waders. wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/16/p... Paper by Rob Hughes & Chris Bingham #ConservationScience🌍
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- Reposted by Tómas G. GunnarssonBest bits of Iceland for waders. wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/i... New WaderTales blog - Number 150 🥳 Paper by Verónica Méndez et al #ConservationScience🌍
- New distribution models for Icelandic waders show how temperate to arctic species overlap across climatic and environmental gradients. Led by Dr. Verónica Méndez nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @wildlifebiology.bsky.social #ornithology #waders #shorebirds #ConservationScience🌍
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- Spot the golden plover nest - is a good game.
- Phalaropes are wonderfully tame. #ornithology
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- Spooky news just before spring migration.
- Starting to hear reports of Avian Influenza hitting Whooper Swans. Please report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing. In 🏴, 🏴 & 🏴 contact DefraGovUK, in N Ireland Daera & in Republic of Ireland Dept of agriculture. Please also report to @birdtrack.bsky.social for monitoring
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- New paper on population changes in common waders and passerines in Iceland's largest breeding area. Most populations are declining fast. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
