annakellner.bsky.social
@annakellner.bsky.social
Key questions:
❓Does pine marten recolonisation increase owl nest failure?
❓Do voles buffer this risk (via APH)?
❓Is there evidence of spatial or temporal refugia from predation?
We combined long-term nest records with pine marten occupancy data + artificial nest experiments.
August 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My study system:
📍Kielder Forest, UK
⏳ 40 years of tawny owl breeding data
🦊 Return of predators: buzzards, goshawks, foxes, badgers & most recently pine martens
🌱 Voles = critical food resource for tawny owls, but also eaten by pine martens
August 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Check out my BlueSky talk at #BOUatEOU on rewilding
Excited to share my research at #BOUatEOU on breeding failure of tawny owls (Strix aluco) in commercial plantations 🦉🌲
How do owls deal with changing food availability and the return of a new nest predator?
#ornithology #predation #prey-switching
August 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM