Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

A Red Knot foraging
First author

Ibis · 2026 · Research paper

Exploration speed in Red Knots affects spring migration timing, but only after experimentally constrained fuelling conditions.

Tal, T., Bijleveld, A.I., van Bijssum, K., Kressin, H. & Lameris, T.K.

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Bewick's Swans
First author

Ibis · 2026 · Research paper

Low breeding propensity in a declining Arctic-breeding swan revealed by telemetry data.

Tal, T., Nolet, B., Versluijs, T., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Eichhorn, G., Urban, S. & Linssen, H.J.

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Black Kites migrating over the Batumi bottleneck
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First author

Ardea · 2026 · Research paper

Full-Season Spring Migration Counts Reveal Seasonal Contrasts in Raptor Migration through the Eastern Black Sea Flyway.

Tal, T., Jansen, D., Jansen, E., Green, A.W., Hoekstra, E., Heetkamp, M., T'jollyn, F., Engelen, D., Hoekstra, B., Kaasiku, T. & Vansteelant, W.M.G.

113(2)

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Steppe Buzzards in flight
Senior author

Biological Conservation · 2025 · Commentary

Toward integrating migration counts and GPS tracking for flyway-scale avian population monitoring — A response to Efrat et al. (2025).

Hoekstra, B., Vansteelant, W.M.G., Engelen, D. & Tal, T.

111467

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Migratory birds in the Arctic
Co-author

Global Change Biology · 2025 · Research paper

Migratory birds advance spring arrival and egg-laying in the Arctic, mostly by travelling faster.

Lameris, T.K., Boom, M.P., Nuijten, R.J.M., Buitendijk, N.H., Eichhorn, G., Ens, B.J., Exo, K.-M., Glazov, P.M., Hanssen, S.A., Hunke, P., van der Jeugd, H.P., de Jong, M.E., Kölzsch, A., Kondratyev, A., Kruckenberg, H., Kulikova, O., Linssen, H., Loonen, M.J.J.E., Loshchagina, J.A., Madsen, J., Moe, B., Moonen, S., Müskens, G.J.D.M., Nolet, B.A., Pokrovsky, I., Reneerkens, J., Scheiber, I.B.R., Schekkerman, H., Schreven, K.H.T., Tal, T., Tulp, I., Verhoeven, M.A., Versluijs, T.S.L., Volkov, S., Wikelski, M. & van Bemmelen, R.S.A.

31(4), e70158

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Popular scientific articles

A Black Kite in flight
First author

Sandgrouse · 2021 · Research paper

Opportunistic in-flight foraging behaviour of Black Kites Milvus migrans during spring migration through the Batumi bottleneck, Georgia.

Tal, T., Jansen, D. & Vansteelant, W.M.G.

43: 247–252

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Conference proceedings

A Greater White-fronted Goose
Co-author

EGMP Tenth Anniversary Report · 2026 · Review

Considerations on goose scaring as a management tool.

Buitendijk, N.H. & Tal, T.

In B. Leles & S. Huseynova (Eds.), 97–101. AEWA EGMP.