We are at the #CongressoSPEA2023 in the Azores to present our work on the “Mechanisms underlying the loss of migratory behaviour in the #WhiteStork” SPEA BIOPOLIS-CIBIO #birdmigration #ornithology

We are at the #CongressoSPEA2023 showing the results of our newest paper, on the effect of age on the use of landfill resources by #WhiteStorks doi.org/10.1016/j.anbe…

Happy holidays, from our team Birds On The Move! #whitestorks

📢📢PhD opportunity! We are looking for enthusiastic researchers to develop a project looking at the ontogeny of migratory behaviour! 👉Check details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1r3hnfn… #migration #ornithology #GPStracking

Our work with #BlackStorks is featured in this month's edition of National Geogrpahic Portugal! The article was written by Hugo Marques, who is also the author of the incredible photos! National Geographic BIOPOLIS-CIBIO

Spring is coming and our young #WhiteStork seem to feel it! Big movements in the last days, the first journey back has begun and we hope to see them soon! #Migration

Amazing effort to get so many #birdmigration researchers all together in the same room! We're very happy to be in Jastarnia, representing our migrating Portuguese #WhiteStorks! #EUFLYNET EUFLYNET COST Action

After spending the winter in Senegal and Mauritania, Marcela, one of our GPS-tracked #BlackStorks, is now back in Portugal! At 3 years old, Marcela is behaving more and more like an adult black stork. Will Marcela try to breed this year for the first time?!😍 BIOPOLIS-CIBIO

And the 2024 award for our "First juvenile #WhiteStork to return to Iberia" goes to... Machu! 🍀 Machu crossed the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday at around 12h. Fundación Migres and Inglorious Bustards - are there many White Storks crossing the Straits these days? 😍

Our field season has officially begun! 😍 Last week we visited our #WhiteStork colonies in Portugal and there were already full clutches with 5 eggs! 🤯 Our White Storks are not wasting any time!

¡Primer huevo en el nido!👏😄 Cuando el macho llega con material la hembra se levanta y deja ver el 🥚. 🔴Sigue la emisión en directo desde seo.org/camaras #camaraSEO #cigueña #live

Our newborn #WhiteStorks are famous! Today they were interviewed by AFP News Agency and they had a lot to say 😍

Et Voilá! Our first 2024 juvenile #WhiteStork is off, having crossed the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday!

Yesterday our friends Inglorious Bustards counted 11,000 (!) #WhiteStorks crossing the Strait of Gibraltar! And 4 of our juveniles were there, crossing at ~12h UTC😍 2-year-old Fernão was late to the party and did not cross. Instead, he decided to stop at the landfill for a snack 🍔

As August progresses, our #WhiteStork fledglings are leaving their breeding areas. Some have already crossed Gibraltar, where 150,000 (!) storks use the strait each autumn to reach Africa, then navigate the Atlas Mountains and venture across the Sahara to their wintering areas.

In the meantime, other #WhiteStorks are still struggling to cross the Strait of Gibraltar! Juveniles Borealis (in red) and Farilhão (in yellow) have been trying to cross the Straits for 2 days now, without success! #BirdMigration BIOPOLIS-CIBIO

We are already in October, but some of our #WhiteStork fledglings are still reluctant to cross the Straits! Although named after a Portuguese island, Berlenga - unlike many famous Portuguese sailors - does not seem to be at the forefront of European overseas exploration!

What drives the loss of migration in large long-lived birds? Andrade et al. combine genomics, census and tracking data of white storks, highlighting the role of developmental plasticity in driving fast responses to environmental conditions🪽 buff.ly/g7BwN2x Birds On The Move