Thermal-sensing cameras mounted on drones may offer a safer and more cost-effective way to locate nests of the elusive European nightjar in forestry work and construction areas, according to new ...

(Phys.org) —Bioacoustic recorders could provide us with vital additional information to help us protect rare and endangered birds such as the European nightjar, new research has shown. The study, led ...

GPS tracking data reveals that the foraging activity of the European nightjar more than doubles during moon-lit nights, and the birds then migrate simultaneously about 10 days after the full moon, ...

Oct. 15 (UPI) --The timing of the moon's light-dark cycle drives not only the nightjar's feeding patterns, but also the time of the bird's migration. Nightjars are a family of medium-sized nocturnal ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists tested the capacity of small drones equipped with thermal cameras to survey European nightjar nests in areas where construction or ...

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Thermal-sensing cameras mounted on drones may offer a safer and more cost-effective way to locate nests of the elusive European nightjar in forestry work and construction areas, according to new ...

Bioacoustic recorders could provide us with vital additional information to help us protect rare and endangered birds such as the European nightjar, new research has shown. The study found that newly ...