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Ornis Fennica is a peer-reviewed international ornithological journal published by BirdLife Finland. We are a diamond open-access journal without page charges for publication. All published articles (from 1924 onwards) are freely available in the Archives section.

Announcements

Reminder: Special Issue on Cormorants, submission deadline on 31 October 2026

2026-09-29

Welcome to submit a manuscript for the special issue Ecology of cormorants in a changing world of Ornis Fennica. The scope covers any topic related to the ecology, behaviour and biogeography of cormorants or shags (Phalacrocoracidae).

The deadline for submissions is 31^st of October 2026 with plan to publication in spring 2027.

Ornis Fennica Volume 103 Issue 2: Special issue on Euro-African Flyways

2026-08-27

Ornis Fennica Volume 103 Issue 1 out now!

2026-06-28

Current Issue

Vol. 103 No. 2 (2026): Ornis Fennica Volume 103 Issue 2: Special issue on Euro-African Flyways

Cover page Ornis Fennica Volume 103 Issue 2

Published: 2026-08-26

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Editorial

Editorial

Elina Mäntylä, Mia Rönkä, Céline Arzel

23–24
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Research articles

Morphological differentiation of breeding and migratory Linnets Linaria cannabina in eastern Spain

Juan Arizaga, Salvador Escamilla, Joan Castany, Ana M. Barragan, Rafael Silvestre, Pascual Timor, Benjamín Pupla, Gerardo Arzo, Batiste Borrás

25–35
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Factors affecting recapture and stopover of European Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) during autumn migration along the South-Eastern migration route in SE Slovakia

Monika Gálffyová, Martin Matejka, Veronika Kučminová, Peter Krišovský, Peter Pjenčák, Stanislav Greš, Michal Revický, Miroslav Fulín, Milan Olekšák

36–52
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Natal dispersal and migratory behaviour of juvenile kingfishers (Alcedo atthis) from Central Europe

Lucia Rubáčová, Pavel Čech, Martin Čech, Mária Melišková, Martin Barka

53–67
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GPS tracking reveals new insights into the complexity of Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) migration along the East Atlantic Flyway

Sari Holopainen, Antti Piironen, Matthew B. Ellis, Anthony D. Fox, Iben Hove Sørensen, Mariëlle L. van Toor, Jonas Waldenström, Heather Warrender, Toni Laaksonen

68–86
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Nutcracker irruptions depend more on food abundance than population size

Aleksi Lehikoinen, Åke Lindström, Agneta Ekebom, Annika Saarto

87–96
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Evidence of continued declines in overall abundance and proportion of females among spring migrating Baltic-breeding Common Eiders 2009–2024

Preben Berg, Anthony D. Fox, Morten Frederiksen, Aleksi Lehikoinen, Thomas Bregnballe

97–110
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Ornis Fennica

Announcements

Reminder: Special Issue on Cormorants, submission deadline on 31 October 2026

Ornis Fennica Volume 103 Issue 2: Special issue on Euro-African Flyways

Ornis Fennica Volume 103 Issue 1 out now!

Current Issue

Full Issue

Editorial

Editorial

Research articles

Morphological differentiation of breeding and migratory Linnets Linaria cannabina in eastern Spain

Factors affecting recapture and stopover of European Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) during autumn migration along the South-Eastern migration route in SE Slovakia

Natal dispersal and migratory behaviour of juvenile kingfishers (Alcedo atthis) from Central Europe

GPS tracking reveals new insights into the complexity of Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) migration along the East Atlantic Flyway

Nutcracker irruptions depend more on food abundance than population size

Evidence of continued declines in overall abundance and proportion of females among spring migrating Baltic-breeding Common Eiders 2009–2024

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