Check out this new paper which Jordan contributed to, led by Jenny Coomes, who Jordan co-PhDed with:
This study used dietary metabarcoding to characterise the diets of great tits in coniferous and deciduous woodlands in both winter and spring in the Bandon Valley, Ireland. The omnivorous diet of the birds was determined using both plant and invertebrate PCR primers, providing an exciting and novel insight into the trophic dynamics of these model generalist foragers. Many of the dietary detections were rare, but some detections, such as winter moth Operophtera brumata, were widespread. Diets varied across seasons and years, and between sexes and age classes. The interactions of birds depended on the forest type they were in, with many of their prey being specialised to that habitat.
These data provide a valuable insight into the foraging ecology of this model generalist forager. The spatiotemporal variation observed has really important implications for avian ecology, but also for understanding how this and similar species respond to global change, habitat loss and biodiversity loss.
Foraging Ecology Research Group 
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