Sleeping Eurasian oystercatchers adjust their vigilance in response to the behaviour of neighbours, human disturbance and environmental conditions
References
| Title | Sleeping with one eye open: How noisy humans are keeping birds awake |
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| Degree of recognition | National |
| Media name/outlet | Independent |
| Media type | Web |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| Date | 1/07/20 |
| Description | Graeme Shannon looks at how our everyday activities are preventing our feathered-friends from getting their essential shut-eye. |
| URL | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/science-and-technology/birds-sleep-one-eye-open-lockdown-a9591641.html |
| Persons | Graeme Shannon |
| Title | Don’t disturb the sleeping oystercatchers |
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| Degree of recognition | Regional |
| Media name/outlet | Bangor University |
| Media type | Web |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| Date | 29/06/20 |
| Description | Zoologists from Bangor University have shown how human activity could be disturbing oystercatchers, a near-threatened British bird. |
| URL | https://www.bangor.ac.uk/news/latest/don-t-disturb-the-sleeping-oystercatchers-43811 |
| Persons | Graeme Shannon |
| Title | Oystercatchers sleep with one eye open while roosting on the ground so they can keep a look out for dogs and humans, study says |
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| Degree of recognition | National |
| Media name/outlet | Daily Mail |
| Media type | Web |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| Date | 29/06/20 |
| Description | Birds use 'peeking' to sleep, meaning they keep opening one eye to spot danger Near-threatened species did this 'significantly more' when humans were near Scientists said that dogs represented a 'real and unpredictable' threat to birds |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8470365/Oystercatchers-sleep-one-eye-open-look-dogs-humans-study-says.html |
| Persons | Graeme Shannon |
| Title | Birds take 40 winks to keep safe |
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| Degree of recognition | National |
| Media name/outlet | The Times |
| Media type | |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| Date | 29/06/20 |
| Description | Short article in The Times newspaper discussing our research. |
| Persons | Graeme Shannon |
| Title | Don’t disturb the sleeping oystercatchers warn Bangor Uni scientists |
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| Degree of recognition | Local |
| Media name/outlet | Anglesey Môn News |
| Media type | Web |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| Date | 29/06/20 |
| URL | https://angleseymonnews.com/dont-disturb-the-sleeping-oystercatchers-warn-bangor-uni-scientists/ |
| Persons | Graeme Shannon |