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Article	Citations
BOU Page	56
Re‐assessing the phylogenetic status and evolutionary relationship of Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti (Hume 1873)) using genomic data	51
Monitoring wader breeding productivity	29
The adaptive function of construction of multiple non‐breeding nests in birds	29
British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC): 57th Report (January 2025)	21
A new species of nightjar (Caprimulgus) from Timor and Wetar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Wallacea	20
Using citizen science image analysis to measure seabird phenology	20
Simultaneous passive acoustic monitoring uncovers evidence of potentially overlooked temporal variation in an Amazonian bird community	19
Similar survival of birds between wet and seasonally dry Neotropical environments	18
Competitive events during nest‐building influence offspring growth and behaviour, but not testosterone deposition in the egg yolk in Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana)	17
Large‐scale depth‐related seasonal distribution patterns of a benthic‐feeding sea duck in two contrasting marine systems	16
Variation in mesopredator abundance and nest predation rate of the endangered Strange‐tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus risora)	16
Spatio‐temporal differences in the diet and trophic ecology of Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) in South Africa	15
No detrimental effects of wing‐harnessed GPS devices on the breeding performance of Yellow‐legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): A multi‐colony evaluation	15
Book Reviews	15
Demography of Common Swifts (Apus apus) breeding in the UK associated with local weather but not aphid biomass	14
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	14
Investigating connectivity and seasonal differences in wind assistance in the migration of Common Sandpipers	13
Nectar provision attracts hummingbirds and connects interaction networks across habitats	13
BOU Page	13
Factors determining nest‐site selection of surface‐nesting seabirds: a case study on the world's largest pelagic bird, the Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)	13
DNA metabarcoding complements but does not replace direct observations of penguin predation by corvids	12
Alternative future land use options in the British uplands	12
Movement patterns of the White‐tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla): post‐fledging behaviour, natal dispersal onset and the role of the natal environment	12
Twitter conferences as a low‐carbon, far‐reaching and inclusive way of communicating research in ornithology and ecology	12

Song complexity is associated with habitat quality in an upland passerine	12
Corrigendum to: Knowledge gaps and biases in the Pantanal indicate future directions for ornithological research in large wetlands	12
Using satellite tracking to assess the use of protected areas and alternative roosts by Whooper and Bewick's Swans	12
Estimating Little Penguin population sizes using automated acoustic monitoring and citizen science	11
British Ornithologists Union: Janet Kear Union Medal	11
Nest attachment, rather than nest type, correlates with passerine bird brain size	11
Nest reliefs in a cryptically incubating shorebird are quick, but vocal	11
Moult chronology and strategies of sympatric Great (Ardenna gravis) and Sooty (A. grisea) Shearwaters based on stable isotope analysis	10
Factors determining persistent asymmetry and egg shape in birds: A hypothesis	10
Erratum	10
Absence of negative effect of GPS‐tags on survival and breeding success in a long‐lived territorial raptor	10
Structured phylogeography and restricted gene flow among populations of Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis) across Australasia: implications for the endangered New Zealand population	10
Essential steps for establishing a large‐scale passive acoustic monitoring for an elusive forest bird species: the Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)	10
Habitat preferences of the Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) in its prime wintering grounds, the cereal‐dominated Ethiopian Highlands	10
Rapid drone semi‐automated counts of wintering Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) as a tool for amateur researchers	10
Foraging niche partitioning within a recently established guild of falcons	9
Split moult: a response to time constraints during the main moult period	9
Male Superb Lyrebirds (Menura novaehollandiae) perform an ornate multimodal display immediately following copulation	9
Welcome aboard: are birds migrating across the Mediterranean Sea using ships as stopovers during adverse weather conditions?	9
The ongoing narrative of Ivory‐billed Woodpecker rediscovery and support for declaring the species extinct	9
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State‐dependent environmental sensitivity of reproductive success and survival in a shorebird	9
Connection between ecological niche changes and population trends in the Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) breeding in lowland and mountain areas of Southern Europe	8
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The importance of wetland habitat area for waterbird species‐richness	8
Predicting population trends of birds worldwide with big data and machine learning	8
Bird deterrent measures at a landfill decreased the productivity of a dependent population of White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)	8
Variability of a consistent trait: The size of the white wing patch in European Stonechats (Saxicola rubicola rubicola)	8
Unlocking avian museum collections to enable and advance environmental change research	8
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Nest survival of threatened Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) breeding at low densities across a human‐modified landscape	8
Adult survival and per‐capita production of young explain dynamics of a long‐lived goose population	8
Thermal effects of plumage coloration	8
Causes of vagrancy of North Asian passerines in western Europe	8
Hybridization between wild non‐congeneric parrots may be more common than previously thought	7
Variation in nest‐site occupancy and breeding outcome in a threatened Subantarctic raptor	7
The influence of sample size on two approaches to estimate Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix population size using non‐invasive sampling methods	7
Distinct bird communities in forests and fruit farms of Caatinga landscapes	7
Dynamic changes in the avian gut microbiome in response to diverse lifestyles	7
Modelling the effect of environmental variables on the reproductive success of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Sardinia, Italy	7
British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC): 56th Report (January 2024)	7
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	7
Space–time home‐range estimates and resource selection for the Critically Endangered Philippine Eagle on Mindanao	7
A global synthesis of the impacts of urbanization on bird dawn choruses	7
Functions of avian elongated tails, with suggestions for future studies	7
Divergent foraging habitat preferences between summer‐breeding and winter‐breedingProcellariapetrels	7
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Temporal constraints influence reproductive characteristics that are related to the pace‐of‐life continuum in geese	7
The effect of conservation interventions on the abundance of breeding waders within nature reserves in the United Kingdom	7
Genetic differentiation in Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) from the Azores	7

Citizen science data confirm that expanding non‐breeding distributions of goose and swan species correlate with their increasing abundance	6
Soft song provokes stronger aggressive responses than broadcast song in the Plain Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus davidi)	6
Guild‐level response to Hurricane Carlotta among birds in a Mexican wetland	6
Irruptions of crossbills Loxia spp. in northern Europe – patterns and correlations with seed production by key and non‐key conifers	6
Morphological differences between wild and game‐farm Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in North America	6
BOU Page	6
Estimating the mass of the Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) and its egg	6
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Effects of sex and sampling site on the relative proportion of pesticides in uropygial gland secretions of European Blackbirds (Turdus merula)	5
Long‐term increase in female body condition and its effect on reproduction in two European red‐listed species, Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) and Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)	5
Life in the fast and slow lanes: contrasting timing of annual cycle events in high‐ and mid‐latitude breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus)	5
Using model‐based distance sampling to estimate decadal population change in Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) across periods spanned by different at‐sea survey methods	5
Issue Information	5
Issue Information	5
Acoustic niche partitioning among seven cuckoo species in a forest in eastern China	5
A non‐destructive approach to collect nest material data using photographs	5
Book Review	5
Erratum	5
Identifying the winter grounds of the recently described Barbary Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus ambiguus)	5
Wintering area and experience effects on spring migration strategies, timing and breeding success in Icelandic‐nesting Common Scoters (Melanitta nigra)	5
The Red‐billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea): a new invasive species for Britain?	5
Contrasting recovery trajectories of four reintroduced populations of the Endangered Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus)	5
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Conservation and management implications of the effects of wildfire on a threatened Eastern Iberian Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus witherbyi) population	5
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Temperature sensitivity of breeding phenology and reproductive output of the Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)	5
A distinct new species ofZosteropswhite‐eye from the Sulawesi region, Indonesia	5
Assessing long‐term dynamics of non‐breeding Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) populations using Christmas Bird Count data	5
Behavioural responses are associated with mortality and mobility after reintroduction in the endangered Yellow Cardinal	5
Falcon fuel: metabarcoding reveals songbird prey species in the diet of juvenile Merlins (Falco columbarius) migrating along the Pacific Coast of western North America	5
Ski‐pistes can compensate for the climate change‐driven loss of bird communities of avalanche tracks in the Alps	4
Passive acoustic monitoring of the endangered African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) using autonomous recording units and ecoacoustic indices	4
Contents	4
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Book Reviews	4
Nesting and post‐fledging predation risk influence diel patterns of songbird fledging	4
Michael (Mike) Guy Wilson, MA, MBOU (1942–2022)	4
Population genetics and phylogeography of North American Merlins (Falco columbarius) in thepost‐DDT era	4
Multi‐scale habitat overlap in two broad‐ranged sympatric Neotropical forest eagles reveals shared environmental space and habitat use	4
The need for a flyway approach in defining the onset of prenuptial migration of huntable bird species across Europe	4
Using empirical data analysis and expert opinion to identify farmland‐associated bird species from their habitat associations	4
Food and habitats requirements of the Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops) in Switzerland revealed by very high‐resolution multi‐scale models	4
Disturbance‐dependent Yellow‐legged Gull (Larus michahellis) predation on Larid chicks decreases with chick age	4
BOU Society Page	4
Abundance determines core–periphery roles of birds in a Neotropical seed dispersal network	4
Day–night cycle influences the division of incubation in the Hooded Dotterel (Thinornis cucullatus)	4
Evaluation of ongoing Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) reintroduction using an integrated population model and Bayesian population viability analysis	4
British Ornithologists’ Union – Early Professional Award 2024	3
Book review	3
Issue Information	3
Inferred costs and functional consequences of stone morphometry in the stone‐carrying displays of Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucura)	3
The Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) has an effective camouflage against mammalian but not avian vision in boreal forests	3
Weak niche partitioning between closely related sympatric Greater (Clanga clanga) and Lesser Spotted Eagles (C. pomarina)	3
Peter J. Jones 1945–2024	3
Issue Information	3
Embryonic vocalizations mediate parental care in Masked Lapwings (Vanellus miles) but not Red‐capped Plovers (Charadrius ruficapillus)	3
Vocal individuality measures reveal spatial and temporal variation in roding behaviour in Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)	3
A diet perspective on the impact of the COVID‐19 lockdown on urban bird assemblages	3
Moult is associated with higher diversity of food items in the diet of Common Bulbuls (Pycnonotus barbatus) in Cameroon	3
Fruit abundance may fine‐tune timing of reproduction of the Chilean Elaenia (Elaenia chilensis), a long‐distance migratory bird in South America	3
Urban and coastal breeding lesser black‐backed gulls (Larus fuscus) segregate by foraging habitat	3
GPS tracking of the two subspecies of the eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus) reveals a migratory divide along the Sea of Japan	3
BOU Society Page	3
The acoustic playback technique in avian fieldwork contexts: a systematic review and recommendations for best practice	3
British Ornithologists' Union – Godman Salvin Prize	3
Non‐breeding home range and habitat use by European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) in northwest Liberia: apparent resilience to forest degradation?	3
Differences in plumage coloration between ventral and dorsal regions on Atlantic Forest birds	3
Multimodal signalling in manakins: lack of correlated evolution between acoustic, visual and behavioural traits	3
Ringing, tracking and counting data reveal five wintering patterns in European Common Shelducks	3
An a priori assessment of the impact of harvesting from five wild populations for conservation translocations	3
Corrigendum	3
Issue Information	3
Perceived risks and rewards of foraging sites strongly affect density and condition of non‐breeding Hudsonian Godwits	3
Community science data suggest the most common raptors (Accipitridae) in urban centres are smaller, habitat‐generalist species	3
A comparison of foraging‐range sizes, flight distances and foraging habitat preferences in urban and rural House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations	3
The role of body size in nest‐site selection by secondary cavity‐nesting birds in a subtropical Chaco forest	3
Moult terminology: Let's make it simpler!	3
BOU Page	3
Climate and land‐use change drive habitat loss in a mountain bird species	3
Diel and seasonal variation of Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia) vocalizations revealed using automated signal recognition	2

Unexpected spatial aggregation between two species of hummingbirds and their inconsistent spatial interactions with native and exotic plants in an urban ecological reserve	2
Description of two new Cisticola species endemic to the marshes of the Kilombero floodplain of southwestern Tanzania	2
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Current and future effectiveness of protected areas for the conservation of endemic owls from the Atlantic Forest	2
Unmasking complex migration syndromes and seasonal plumage colouration in the White‐naped Xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha)	2
Colony attendance and moult pattern of Cory's Shearwaters (Calonectris borealis) differing in breeding status and age	2
A synthesis of Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata arquata) demography and population viability to inform its management	2
Arnthor Gardarsson 1938–2022	2
Extra‐pair paternity is not repeatable between years in Pied Flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca): a role for social context	2
Assessing the reproductive consequences of mate retention and pair bond duration in Thorn‐tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda), a short‐lived, socially monogamous neotropical bird	2
Toward scoping reviews of individual bird species	2
Australian Magpies discriminate between the territorial calls of intra‐ and extra‐group conspecifics	2
Nest‐site selection and reproductive success of a critically endangered parrot, the Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus), in an anthropogenic landscape	2
Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) increases singing rate in areas with chronic industrial noise	2
The difficult challenge of accurately recording iris colour in birds revealed through the lens of specimens of Australia's Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera)	2
Abundance‐related systematic bias in the quantification of phenology using site presence‐based survey methods	2
Author Index	2
High site and mate fidelity in a monogamous Arctic seabird	2
Bird genetic databases need improved curation and error reporting to NCBI	2
Drivers of change in mountain and upland bird populations in Europe	2
High trophic niche overlap in mixed‐species colonies using artificial nests	2
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Global range dynamics of the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) from the Last Glacial Maximum to climate change scenarios	2
Vocal responses of Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) males to territorial playback of conspecific song	2
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Vocal traits of shorebird chicks are related to body mass and sex	2
Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell	2
Genetic structure of the Japanese Robin (Larvivora akahige) endemic to East Asian islands	2
Conspecific density and habitat quality drive the defence and vocal behaviour of a territorial passerine	2
Issue Information	2
No sex‐specific differences in the influence of high air temperatures during early development on nestling mass and fledgling survival in the Southern Pied Babbler (Turdoides bicolor)	2
The hidden cost of disturbance: Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) avoid a disturbed roost site during the tourist season	2
Aposematism and mimicry in birds	2
Issue Information	2
The British List: A Checklist of Birds of Britain (10th edition)	2
When slow explorers are fast: Personality‐related differences in timing of migration in Red Knots (Calidris canutus)	2
Reduced range size and Important Bird and Biodiversity Area coverage for the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) predicted from multiple climate change scenarios	2
Mixed population trends inside a California protected area: Evidence from long‐term community science monitoring	2
Issue Information	2
No evidence that cameras affect shorebird nest survival on the coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK	2
Camelthorn and blackthorn trees provide important resources for Southern Pied Babblers (Turdoides bicolor) in the Kalahari	2
Use and definitions of the terms arena, lek and court in describing avian courtship sites	2
Plenty of rooftops with few neighbours occupied by young breeding Yellow‐legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): Does this occur at the expense of their health condition?	2
Horizontal prey distribution determines the foraging performance of short‐ and long‐billed waders in virtual resource landscapes	2
The number of Great Tit mobbers influences the mobbing response of heterospecific birds	2
Genetic diversity and the implications of captive rearing for a small population of Black‐tailed Godwits	2
James Denis Summers‐Smith (25 October 1920 – 5 May 2020)	2
Misidentifications in citizen science bias the phenological estimates of two hard‐to‐identify Elaenia flycatchers	2
Species, subspecies or morph—what was the Canary Islands Oystercatcher?	2
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Author Index	1
Birds and human health: Pathways for a positive relationship and improved integration	1
Temporal and spatial variation in trophic scenarios affects population demographic heterogeneity in Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)	1
Survival rates of wild and released White‐rumped Vultures (Gyps bengalensis), and their implications for conservation of vultures in Nepal	1
Evaluating the ability of occurrence models to predict nest locations and associated vegetation	1
Cryptic hybridization between Common (Apus apus) and Pallid (A. pallidus) Swifts	1
Generating population estimates for migratory shorebird species in the world’s largest flyway	1
British Ornithologists’ Union – Godman Salvin Prize	1
Systematic revision of the ‘diminutive’ Kentish Plover (Charadriidae: Charadrius) with the resurrection of Charadrius seebohmi based on phenotypic and genetic analyses	1
Book Reviews	1
Sex difference in natal dispersal distances of Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos in Scotland	1
British Ornithologists' Union Godman‐Salvin Prize	1
Towards redressing inaccurate, offensive and inappropriate common bird names	1
Global extinction of Slender‐billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)	1
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Issue Information	1
Redistribution of songbirds within a migratory stopover site as a response to sylviid warbler song playback	1
Human activities at night negatively impact Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) numbers and behaviours	1
Assessing the importance of individual‐ and colony‐level variation when using seabird foraging ranges as impact assessment and conservation tools	1
Spatio‐temporal variation in post‐recovery dynamics in a large Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) population in the Jura mountains 2000–2020†	1
Chemical aposematism: the potential for non‐host odours in avian defence	1
Issue Information	1
Life‐stage and sex influence Philornis ectoparasitism in a Neotropical woodpecker Melanerpes striatus with essential male parental care	1
Characterizing Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus movement behaviour during breeding‐season foraging trips using hidden Markov models	1
Issue Information	1
Island life accelerates geographic radiation in the white‐eyes (Zosteropidae)	1
Semi‐automated detection of tagged animals from camera trap images using artificial intelligence	1
Assessing vagrants from translocated populations and defining self‐sustaining populations of non‐native, naturalized and translocated avian species	1
High survival promotes persistence in a reintroduced population of Common Crane (Grus grus)	1
Hatching asynchrony as a reproductive strategy in birds may explain the hatching failure of the last eggs of the clutch	1
The demography of an increasing insular Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops) population in western France	1
The causes and implications of sex role diversity in shorebird breeding systems	1
Acoustic detection rate can outperform traditional survey approaches in estimating relative densities of breeding waders	1
The relationship of moult timing, duration and sequence to the aerial lifestyle of the Little Swift (Apus affinis)	1
Wing and leg bone microstructure reflects migratory demands in resident and migrant populations of the Dark‐eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)	1
Effects of overhead power‐lines on the density of ground‐nesting birds in open sub‐arctic habitats	1
Icelandic Whimbrel first migration: Non‐stop until West Africa, yet later departure and slower travel than adults	1
Free access of published DNA sequences facilitates regular control of (meta‐) data quality – an example from shorebird mitogenomes (Aves, Charadriiformes: Charadrius)	1
Correction to “Monitoring wader breeding productivity”	1
Preen oil composition of Pied Flycatchers is similar between partners but differs between sexes and breeding stages	1
Book Review	1
Mountain is calling – decrypting the vocal phenology of an alpine bird species using passive acoustic monitoring	1
James John Maitland Flegg (1937–2024)	1
Low genetic diversity and high gene flow in the Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola), a threatened marshland songbird with a fragmented breeding range	1