Tomasz D. Mazgajski

TL;DR: The types of descriptive data that should be included in the methods sections of relevant manuscripts are listed to improve the reliability and usefulness of research based on long-term studies of any secondary hole-nesting species using artificial nestboxes for breeding or roosting.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the available data on bird mortality on roads, including estimates of annual mortality for some European countries (350 000 to 27 mil- lion birds), the monthly distribution of casualties, their distribution among sex and age classes, as well as the methods used in the study of this problem.

TL;DR: There is no clear pattern of effects of old nest presence on hole nesters' breeding, and it seems that the location of the study area, which influences the time available for birds' reproduction, is especially important for migratory species, and the impact of the ectoparasites dominating in a given study area may influence obtained results.

TL;DR: The worldwide trends the authors observed in starling eggs were in accordance with the literature on human and environmental OHC data, which suggests that there is potential for using starlings eggs as a biomonitoring tool on a large geographical scale.

TL;DR: An overview of hypotheses explaining the phenomenon of green material in avian nests with a thorough description of three most frequently tested hypotheses is presented and the directions for future studies are suggested.