OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Bird Study is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigating supplementary food use of UK Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes populations using DNA metabarcoding	20
Foraging efficiency of two alpine bird species in central Japan	15
Nest defence of urban and rural Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus against different predators	9
Habitat and other environmental correlates of the decline of breeding Whinchats Saxicola rubetra in the UK since the mid-1990s	8
Vocal individuality of male Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus calls, an ambisonic bio-acoustic approach	7
Outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in seabird populations of West Africa	7
Reduced breeding success consistent with effects of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) on raptors in Scotland in 2022	6
The predation of hatching Red-legged Partridges Alectoris rufa by the harvester ant Messor barbarus	6
Environmental correlates of Whinchat Saxicola rubetra breeding territory retention in a declining upland population	6
Case study of the impact of an outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) on a seabird colony in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom	5
Recent population changes of common waders and passerines in Iceland’s largest lowland region	5
Seabird and sea duck mortalities were lower during the second breeding season in eastern Canada following the introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza A H5Nx viruses	5
Red-necked Falcons Falco chicquera track changing environments by shifting their trophic niche during the rainy monsoon season	5
An investigation of the insect component in the diet of the Grey Heron Ardea cinerea and Little Egret Egretta garzetta	4
Evidence that rural wintering bird populations supplement suburban breeding populations	4
The impact of forest characteristics, and bird and insect diversity on the occurrence of the Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorand Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canusin South Korea	4
Individual, sexual and temporal variation in the winter home range sizes of GPS-tagged Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata	4
Relationships between breeding Barn Owls Tyto alba , their prey, and agri-environment scheme habitats in lowland arable landscapes	4
Identifying targets for conservation: the arrival and loss of Common Eider Somateria mollissima ducklings in an estuarine nursery	4
Influence of nest box design and nesting material on ectoparasite load for four woodland passerines	4
The influence of time-of-day on estimates of taxonomic versus functional diversity in avian communities	4
Declines in invertebrates and birds – could they be linked by climate change?	4
Dead Sea level decline pushed a sensitive ecosystem out of equilibrium, causing the relocation of a colonial bird breeding site	4
Supplementary feeding of European Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur : provisioned field plots are preferentially used and do not have higher frequency of	4
Impacts of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis population wintering on the Solway Firth, UK	3

Which future for the Red Kite Milvus milvus in Sardinia? An analysis of the future scenario of developing wind farms	3
Spatial and temporal variation in mortality from avian influenza in Greenland Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis in their wintering grounds	3
Effects of water container colour on bird visitation rates and species richness	3
Seasonal densities of released Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus and Red-legged Partridges Alectoris rufa on land used for shooting and	3
Mortality rates in the national bird ringing programme of Denmark and the Faroe Islands	3
Diet of the European Shag Gulosus aristotelis during the non-breeding season at a roost within a tidal channel	3
A preliminary study of the winter roosting behaviour of four woodland passerines	3
Factors associated with Herring GullsLarus argentatusstealing food from humans in coastal towns	3
Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban population of Eurasian Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus	3
Timing of upland vegetation management affects breeding of three species of passerine birds: a case study from southwest England	3