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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Using GPS and accelerometry data to study the diet of a top avian scavenger	13
Localized habitat affects size and materials used in the construction of Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus nests	12
Landscape features affecting bird diversity and abundance at an urban landfill site: a case study in Central Iran	7
Wetlands support higher breeding wader densities than farmed habitats within a nature-rich farming system	7
Natural nest sites of the European Starling Sturnus vulgaris in a primeval temperate forest	5
Wilding of a post-industrial site provides a habitat refuge for an endangered woodland songbird, the British Willow Tit Poecile montanus kleinschmidti	5
Heavy decline of the largest European Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus colony: interacting effects of food shortage and predation	5
Diversity and abundance of large tree holes used by Tawny Owls Strix aluco in lowland temperate forests	5
Assessing drivers of winter abundance change in Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata in England and Wales	5
Completing the genetic puzzle of the reed warbler complex: insights from Italy	4
Post-breeding flocks of White Storks Ciconia ciconia in southern Poland: size, age composition and the geographical origin of birds	4
Red KitesMilvus milvuswintering in their natal area: demographic, environmental, and temporary factors affecting spatiotemporal behaviour patterns	4
Vocal behaviour of the Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis during the breeding season	4
Loop-migration and non-breeding locations of British breeding Wood WarblersPhylloscopus sibilatrix	3
Changes of nest mass in relation to nesting stages in the Great Tit Parus major	3
Joint flight bouts but short-term association in migrating Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata	3
Wader populations on the United Kingdom’s open coast: results of the 2015/16 Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey (NEWS-III) and a review of population trends	3
Gannet Morus Bassanus ring recoveries suggest shorter migrations than geolocator tracking, but indicate no long-term change in migration distances	3
The co-occurrence of Ural Owls Strix uralensis and Northern Goshawks Accipiter gentilis differs between extensive and fragmented forests	3
Natal dispersal and recruitment of Barn SwallowsHirundo rusticain an urban habitat	3
Diet composition and prey choice by the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period: comparing two methods of diet analysis	3
Behavioural correlates of drinking speed in two West African sunbird species	3
Use and selection of roost sites by Eurasian Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus in Bulgaria	3
The relationship between nest location and breeding success in the colonial nesting Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus breeding in Japanese Yew Taxus cuspidata tree plantations	2
Travelling across subspecies borders: songs and calls of the Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs in the contact zones and adjoining areas of southern Russia	2

Large-scale citizen science survey of a common nocturnal raptor: urbanization and weather conditions influence the occupancy and detectability of the Tawny OwlStrix aluco	2
Intensive supplementary feeding improves the performance of wild bird seed plots in provisioning farmland birds throughout the winter: a case study in lowland England	2
Analysis of the trans-Saharan migration and wintering areas of GPS-tagged Cinereous Vultures Aegypius monachus	2
Impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on capacity to monitor bird populations: a case study using the UK Breeding Bird Survey	2
Juvenile Barn OwlTyto albadispersal: a radio-tracking study of roost site selection in relation to landscape features	2
On the behaviour and vocalizations of female Common Cuckoos Cuculus canorus at the host nest	2
Nearest-neighbour distance, rather than group size, affects vigilance in urban flocks of preening Black-headed GullsChroicocephalus ridibundus	2
Individual, sexual and temporal variation in the winter home range sizes of GPS-tagged Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata	2
Declines in invertebrates and birds – could they be linked by climate change?	2
Using rangefinder binoculars to measure the behaviour and movement of European Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis in coastal environments	2
Factors associated with Herring GullsLarus argentatusstealing food from humans in coastal towns	2