OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Bird Study is 4. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigating supplementary food use of UK Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes populations using DNA metabarcoding	39
Foraging efficiency of two alpine bird species in central Japan	30
Nest defence of urban and rural Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus against different predators	17
Outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in seabird populations of West Africa	10
Habitat and other environmental correlates of the decline of breeding Whinchats Saxicola rubetra in the UK since the mid-1990s	10
The predation of hatching Red-legged Partridges Alectoris rufa by the harvester ant Messor barbarus	9
Diet of Little Terns Sternula albifrons at the nest during the breeding period on the Atlantic coast of Morocco (Province of Benslimane, Morocco)	8
Vocal individuality of male Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus calls, an ambisonic bio-acoustic approach	8
Environmental correlates of Whinchat Saxicola rubetra breeding territory retention in a declining upland population	8
Case study of the impact of an outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) on a seabird colony in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom	7
The influence of time-of-day on estimates of taxonomic versus functional diversity in avian communities	7
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	7
Recent population changes of common waders and passerines in Iceland’s largest lowland region	7
Reduced breeding success consistent with effects of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) on raptors in Scotland in 2022	7
Red-necked Falcons Falco chicquera track changing environments by shifting their trophic niche during the rainy monsoon season	7
Diet of the European Shag Gulosus aristotelis during the non-breeding season at a roost within a tidal channel	6
Identifying targets for conservation: the arrival and loss of Common Eider Somateria mollissima ducklings in an estuarine nursery	6
Dead Sea level decline pushed a sensitive ecosystem out of equilibrium, causing the relocation of a colonial bird breeding site	6
Influence of nest box design and nesting material on ectoparasite load for four woodland passerines	6
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	6
An investigation of the insect component in the diet of the Grey Heron Ardea cinerea and Little Egret Egretta garzetta	6
Supplementary feeding of European Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur : provisioned field plots are preferentially used and do not have higher frequency of	6
Timing of upland vegetation management affects breeding of three species of passerine birds: a case study from southwest England	6
Declines in invertebrates and birds – could they be linked by climate change?	6
Relationships between breeding Barn Owls Tyto alba , their prey, and agri-environment scheme habitats in lowland arable landscapes	6

A preliminary study of the winter roosting behaviour of four woodland passerines	5
Spatial and temporal variation in mortality from avian influenza in Greenland Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis in their wintering grounds	5
Effects of water container colour on bird visitation rates and species richness	4
Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban population of Eurasian Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus	4
Mortality rates in the national bird ringing programme of Denmark and the Faroe Islands	4
Which future for the Red Kite Milvus milvus in Sardinia? An analysis of the future scenario of developing wind farms	4
Factors associated with Herring GullsLarus argentatusstealing food from humans in coastal towns	4
Movements on the breeding grounds and during migration of female Eurasian Hobbies Falco subbuteo tracked with GPS loggers	4