Gyorgy Szimuly

Gyorgy Szimuly

Founder of The Ornithologist, World Shorebirds Day, and the PatchBird Initiative. Shorebird conservationist, writer, and lifelong birder working to connect science, fieldwork, and storytelling.

United Kingdom

Shorebirds, one year on: what we won, what we lost, and what must come next
Far Eastern Curlew, a flagship species of coastal wetlands, highlights both the conservation wins and urgent risks reviewed this World Shorebirds Day. © John J Harrison

Shorebirds, one year on: what we won, what we lost, and what must come next

A year of mixed signals for shorebirds: vital site protections and clever science on one side; drying wetlands, development pressure and rising extinction risk on the other. Here’s what moved the needle — and where we urgently need to act.


Gyorgy Szimuly

Gyorgy Szimuly

From Kruger to Xinjiang: Tracking the European Roller’s Epic Journey
This gorgeous adult from Spain represents the nominate C. g. garrulus subspecies of the European Roller. Unlike the eastern semenowi subspecies, it appears to favour closer non-breeding grounds in East Africa. © Alfonso Guío Rodríguez

From Kruger to Xinjiang: Tracking the European Roller’s Epic Journey

As transmitters map their routes, the migration of the European Roller reveals a story of hidden connections and unexpected journeys.


Gyorgy Szimuly

Gyorgy Szimuly