Jim Lennon @alcatorda17.bsky.social · 22/03/2026For #SuperSeabirdSunday here's Sula Sgeir in July 2025. 1142
Reposted by Jim LennonEmma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 12/03/2026isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/w... Reported major wreck of #seabirds along Atlantic coasts with large numbers washed in dead, mainly from starvation in SW England,Channel Islands,France,Spain,Portugal. Mostly due to prolonged severe winter storms. over 38,000 seabirds found dead since Feb.isleofmaynnr.wordpress.comWreck ConcernsThursday 12th March comments: it’s not been an easy few months for attempting to access the island (due to stormy weather) but more worryingly, our seabirds have had a very tough February and March… 0199
Jim Lennon @alcatorda17.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Privileged to volunteer on this wonderful expedition. We also did a census of the breeding Leach's petrels while we were there. 010
Jim Lennon @alcatorda17.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Puffins from the Shiant Isles are having a tough winter of it with an almost unprecedented 'wreck' on European coasts. 44122
Reposted by Jim LennonRSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 26/02/2026First confirmed cases of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) on Gough Island represent one of the most geographically isolated detections of HPAIV to date. But how did it get there? Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2222... 🧪🪶🌍 #seabirds 12932
Jim Lennon @alcatorda17.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Puffins, from the Shiant Isles in Western Scotland, are being impacted by the winter storms with 46 ringed bids, so far, washed up on European coasts. 000
Jim Lennon @alcatorda17.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Ringed puffins, from the Shiant Isles, are being washed up on European beaches in worrying numbers right now. 000
Reposted by Jim LennonBec Jones @jbfarthing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Please keep an eye out for seabirds washing up on beaches - these prolonged storms seem to be having an effect. Report dead birds to Defra/Daera and BTO in the UK, live ones to suitable wildlife rehabbers. #seabirds 064
Reposted by Jim LennonMichelle Wille @duckswabber.bsky.social · 18/11/2025More work linking irregular iris pigmentation in gannets to prior HPAI infections: likelihood of NP antibody increased with iris pigment irregularity. Moderate correlations for H5 antibodies. 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 35127
Reposted by Jim LennonThe Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 11/11/2025It's tomorrow! Remember to join us at 12 midday (GMT) 0137
