Yellow Legged Gulls: new tracks !

A Yellow Legged gull marked as a breeder in Dragonera Island (Balearic archipelago) moved North to Barcelona. It continued the journey to Narbonne. Will it move up the Canal Du Midi or move to Camargue ? Place your bet.

To be continued....

Visiting G.E.P.

Alvaro Luna, from the Estacion Biologica de Doñana (CSIC),  is visiting the GEP lab for few weeks. Alvaro is working in Argentina on a long-term monitoring project on the Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia. Under the direction of A. Sanz-Aguilar, he will compare the natal dispersal patterns of birds born in rural and urban areas. Welcome Alvaro!

Ph.D. defense !

Ana Payo-Payo from the GEP has defended her Ph.D, supervised by Prof. D. Oro, at the University of Barcelona. Well done Ana and Congratulations! (Next challenge : the Antartica, more information here)!