OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Bird Study is 2. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigating supplementary food use of UK Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes populations using DNA metabarcoding	17
Foraging efficiency of two alpine bird species in central Japan	13
Habitat and other environmental correlates of the decline of breeding Whinchats Saxicola rubetra in the UK since the mid-1990s	6
Vocal individuality of male Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus calls, an ambisonic bio-acoustic approach	6
The predation of hatching Red-legged Partridges Alectoris rufa by the harvester ant Messor barbarus	6
Recent population changes of common waders and passerines in Iceland’s largest lowland region	5
Outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in seabird populations of West Africa	5
Environmental correlates of Whinchat Saxicola rubetra breeding territory retention in a declining upland population	5
Nest defence of urban and rural Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus against different predators	5
Reduced breeding success consistent with effects of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) on raptors in Scotland in 2022	5
Red-necked Falcons Falco chicquera track changing environments by shifting their trophic niche during the rainy monsoon season	4
Case study of the impact of an outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) on a seabird colony in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom	4
Identifying targets for conservation: the arrival and loss of Common Eider Somateria mollissima ducklings in an estuarine nursery	4
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	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?	3
Individual, sexual and temporal variation in the winter home range sizes of GPS-tagged Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata	3
Spatial and temporal variation in mortality from avian influenza in Greenland Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis in their wintering grounds	3
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	3
Relationships between breeding Barn Owls Tyto alba , their prey, and agri-environment scheme habitats in lowland arable landscapes	3
Dead Sea level decline pushed a sensitive ecosystem out of equilibrium, causing the relocation of a colonial bird breeding site	3
Diet of the European Shag Gulosus aristotelis during the non-breeding season at a roost within a tidal channel	3
Timing of upland vegetation management affects breeding of three species of passerine birds: a case study from southwest England	3
An investigation of the insect component in the diet of the Grey Heron Ardea cinerea and Little Egret Egretta garzetta	3
Evidence that rural wintering bird populations supplement suburban breeding populations	3

Influence of nest box design and nesting material on ectoparasite load for four woodland passerines	3
A preliminary study of the winter roosting behaviour of four woodland passerines	3
Predation by the Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisof non-native fish species during the winter	2
Seasonal densities of released Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus and Red-legged Partridges Alectoris rufa on land used for shooting and	2
Factors associated with Herring GullsLarus argentatusstealing food from humans in coastal towns	2
Black Woodpeckers Dryocopus martius use stepping stones between woodland units	2
Chick diet in UK Little Terns Sternula albifrons	2
Home range of a long-distance migrant, the Greenland Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis, throughout the annual cycle	2
Further declines of the Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus in Scotland as shown by the 2021–2022 winter survey	2
Impacts of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis population wintering on the Solway Firth, UK	2
Mortality rates in the national bird ringing programme of Denmark and the Faroe Islands	2
The status of breeding Red-throated Divers Gavia stellata and Black-throated Divers Gavia arctica in Kintyre, Scotland, 2016–2020	2
Significant decline of a Common Buzzard Buteo buteo population during an outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI)	2
The diet of Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusnestlings in an urban area: a study using stable isotopes	2
The eyes have it: the response of European Herring Gulls Larus argentatus to human eye-gaze	2
Wintering Great White Egrets Ardea alba in a riverine area in the Netherlands: numbers, abundance and timing	2
Wintering and migration strategies of Slavonian Grebes Podiceps auritus breeding in Iceland	2
Age demographics of a non-breeding Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola population in relation to environmental factors	2
Unravelling the link between productivity and climate for two sympatric Acrocephalus warblers across Spain	2
Long-term decline and geographical variation in the numbers of moulting Common EidersSomateria mollissimain Shetland	2
Using expert elicitation to assess the likely effectiveness of conservation interventions during an unprecedented outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds	2