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Elaine Freezer

@elainefreezer.bsky.social
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A birder with a box of pencils Helps monitor #Seabirds Happily Married 🚫 No DMs Yorkshire and Hampshire www.instagram.com/elainefreezer

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Connect2Nature 🇨🇦 @invisitech.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay When I edit my photos, I often create a #Black&White version. Here's one of an Eastern Screech Owl. #Nature #Photography
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Harkthorn @harkthorn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jackdaw sketch, in ballpoint and brush pen -3555 🎨🐡🪶 #birdArt #art
A black ballpoint pen and brush pen sketch of a jackdaw, body turned to the left of the image, head facing mostly forward
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Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Defra is gathering evidence that could shape the future policy on gamebird shooting. Have your say! Have you experienced issues such as gamebird collisions, dumped dead birds, illegal traps, suspicious raptor deaths, disturbance, damage or loss of access to land? For info, visit buff.ly/TGjrkrK
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds. Here is my contribution; a stunning European Shag on the Isle of May #SuperSeabirdSunday
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am sorry to hear about the death of naturalist and neurodivergent activist Joe Harkness www.buzzmag.co.uk/neurodiverge...
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The relationship between neurodivergence and nature is insightfully examined by JOE HARKNESS
Why do neurodivergent people often find themselves in caring careers, and consolation in nature, asks BBC wildlife writer Joe Harkness' book.
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Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Trying some paper to see if it's OK, so here is a work on progress. Long-tailed Shrike A4
Set of watercolour and graphite illustrations on a White A4 paper. They are of a Long-tailed Shrike which is a medium sized bird with a small hooked bill and a long tail. It is pale underneath with the lower flanks orange buff, and grey head and upper back fading into buff orange on the lower back and rump. It has darker wings and a black bandit mask.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Wonderful news alert! 🎉 One of the UK’s rarest breeding birds has had a remarkable year. Montagu’s Harriers have successfully bred in the UK for the second year running, raising six youngsters from two nests at a secret farmland location. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
BIG NEWS for some of Scotland's most iconic seabird islands 📣 Bass Rock and Craigleith are now part of our nature reserve network! Together with @seabirdcentre.bsky.social we’re taking an exciting step forward to deliver a more secure future for seabirds. youtube.com/watch?v=WHxVpCh5E-Q
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Amazing news as RSPB adds iconic seabird islands to its reserves
YouTube video by RSPB
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
2026 marks the 40th Anniversary of the SMP! To celebrate, we'd like to hear your stories and memories, and see any photos of seabird monitoring over the past four decades. If you have something to share, email us at smp@bto.org #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Image of a person monitoring seabirds on a rocky and grassy cliff face
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Adrift Lab (Marine Science) @adriftlab.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This hand-painted #shearwater was sent to an #AdriftLab team member with a note about #kindness and #gratitude. A reminder that whatever your talent, it has the greatest impact when used for good. Who knows, your small gesture might just be the kindness that someone desperately needed 💙
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Great news as our first Guillemot chick has hatched on the Isle of May. Guillemots lay just a single egg and incubate under their feet like this individual- you can see the bulge of the egg under its stomach as it incubates
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
A stunning adult Roseate Tern on the isle of May this morning. They don’t breed here or in Scotland with their only U.K. colony on Coquet Island, Northumberland
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Fantastic news as our Arctic Terns are back on the Isle of May and breeding this year as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com
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Phil Woollen @philwoollen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
For the 1st time since we moved here in 2016 we have Starlings nesting in a box on our garage walk installed specifically for Little Owl but I don’t begrudge them that. They’re in their 2nd brood. I’ve ringed a few of the juvs but caught the adult male today #birdringing #birdbanding
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Great news! We have our Arctic Terns back this year on the Isle of May (they didn’t nest last year). These birds have spent their winter in the Antarctic and are now here nesting. You might need a hat!
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Ron McIntyre @ronmac11.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Another distraction as we survey bitterns from tower hide at Strumpshaw. Swallows collecting nesting material in the hide where they have built a nest. #birds #norfolk
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share videos, photos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here is my contribution, a pair of Guillemots on the Isle of May #SuperSeabirdSunday
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A glorious pair of Razorbills on the Isle of May
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. To get us started here are some fearless Arctic Terns attacking as I move through their colony #SuperSeabirdSunday
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Last week, we looked at separating Black-headed and Mediterranean gulls. Can you use that post to work out who's who in their non-breeding plumage below?! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays images of two gulls by Neil Calbrade and Edmund Fellowes/BTO. The caption reads: 'Last week, we looked at separating Black-headed and Mediterranean gulls: https://bsky.app/profile/smp-seabirds.bsky.social/post/3m4qgh2vce22s. Can you use that post to work out who's who in their non-breeding plumage below?! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'.
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here are some Puffins from the Isle of May to get us started #SuperSeabirdSunday
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Quite a few of the seabirds covered by the SMP share similar features! We previously covered Shags and Cormorants, and today we're looking at distinguishing Mediterranean Gulls from Black-headed Gulls #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays four images, two of Black-headed Gulls by Allan Drewitt/BTO and two of Mediterranean Gulls, one by Allan Drewitt and the other by Liz Cutting/BTO. Text lists the species' English and Latin names (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) and (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) respectively. The following key features are labelled for BH Gulls: Outer primary feathers have black tips, head is chocolate brown, and bill is fine and dull. For Med Gull, these are: Tips of primary feathers are white, head is pure black, and bill is heavy and bright. The SMP logo is in the top right hand corner.
The caption reads: Quite a few of the seabirds covered by the SMP share similar features! 
We previously covered Shags and Cormorants, and today we're looking at distinguishing Mediterranean Gulls from Black-headed Gulls #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
This is VERY good news - the massive loophole that allows grouse moor owners & their gamekeepers to avoid sanction for killing birds of prey is about to be closed. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime Discussion at @revivecoalition.bsky.social conf this w/e raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/03/b...
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BREAKING NEWS: Scottish Government commits to closing loophole on sabotaged grouse moor licences
BREAKING NEWS: The Scottish Government has committed to closing the loophole on the grouse moor licences that were sabotaged last year by the powerful grouse shooting lobby. If you recall, grouse m…
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here is my contribution #SuperSeabirdSunday
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Ian Ebbage @ianebbage.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
A Guillemot off the sea-wall at Musselburgh #SuperSeaBirdSunday
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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Please sign and share the @seabirdcentre.bsky.social letter asking for the Berwick Bank Offshore Windfarm to be cancelled. It’s going to be lethal for birds - the numbers are frightening. Find it here tinyurl.com/44k5vxfc Thank you #birds #seabirds #scottishwildlife
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Take Action Now - Cancel Berwick Bank
Please take action now - tell SSE and the First Minister to Cancel Berwick Bank.
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Chris Avanti @chris4nature.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Noticing #Nature with this lost or unwell or injured Razorbill in the Marina at North Shields #Seabirds Thoughts on its reason to be here welcome?
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Today, October 31st, is the final day to submit your breeding seabird data to the Seabird Monitoring Programme! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays an image of a Razorbill by Ben Darvill/BTO. A speech bubble with the text 'Your data is important!' extends from its mouth and there is text which reads 'SMP DATA ENTRY DAYS REMAINING: <1' to its left. In the top right hand corner is the Seabird Monitoring Programme logo.
The caption reads: 'Today, October 31st, is the final day to submit your breeding seabird data to the Seabird Monitoring Programme! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Do you like using social media? 🗣️ Are you a bit of a TikTok Queen (or King)? 🤳 Do you want to help support #seabirds? 🕊️ We are still looking for someone to run our Social Media! You will have creative content control + an assistant to help 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A great role for your CV & future jobs in conservation 💚
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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Brilliant piece debunking the nonsense claim in the Daily Telegraph. But it’s dangerous nonsense, polarising attitudes & whipping up prejudice. The DTelegraph is such a shit newspaper. Oh, and the photo? Staged - captive eagle, already-dead lamb.
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Nutcracker @nucifraga.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Haven't taken any #SuperSeabirdSunday pics this week, so it's an old pic today. A bit of a sad one, to remind and warn us all, that with the way #globalwarming is going, lots of other seabirds will soon only be seen like this, in museums 😢
Great Auk, Hancock Museum.Great Auk, Hancock Museum.
The auk with a white head (Welsh, "pen gwyn").
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Elaine Freezer @elainefreezer.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
For #SuperSeabirdSunday and #Auktober here's a photo of Guillemots at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. If you look closely you can just about see there is an egg being tucked under one adult Guillemot (centre left) and a chick being sheltered by the one with the yellow tag 🥰🥚🐣🐥
A photo of Guillemots at RSPB Bempton Cliffs.  There is an egg being tucked under one adult Guillemot (centre left) and a chick being sheltered by the one with the yellow tag
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines like this young Puffling out of it’s underground burrow stretching its wings #SuperSeabirdSunday
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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The First Minister must stop this project. There's still time to stop Berwick Bank...but only if we make ourselves heard. Add your voice and tell them. Scotland can lead on renewables without sacrificing its seabirds. 👇 www.seabird.org/cancel-berwi...
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Take Action Now - Cancel Berwick Bank
Please take action now - tell SSE and the First Minister to Cancel Berwick Bank.
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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Berwick Bank could kill more birds than any other windfarm on Earth, devastating colonies of Gannets, Puffins and Kittiwakes off Scotland’s coast. 🚨 We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JE...
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Add your voice to a campaign to stop an offshore wind farm that threatens seabirds
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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
It’s almost crunch time. Next week Peers will vote for or against swift bricks. To help swifts, please email steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk & james.cleverly.mp@parliament.uk who are crucial to the decision. Ask them to SAVE OUR SWIFTS ‼️put SWIFT BRICKS in the subject line 🙏
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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Another day, another #auk. The Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) is born black+fluffy, with several years before developing its bright red feet fully. These are associated with sexual maturity @2-4 y/o 👣 Black guillies are widespread in the N.hemisphere and are arguably the best #seabird 😉 #Auktober
A small, black, fluffy nestling Black guillemot. Photo: Debs Allbrook.
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines like these Auks; Guillemot & Razorbill together. What do you have? #SuperSeabirdSunday
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Gannets go through quite the plumage change, being primarily black as juveniles and white as adults! Have a scroll through this thread to see how their plumage changes on the way to adulthood! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
The Secretary of State calls this a win-win for development and nature. It’s not. It’s a legislative shambles: no clarity for investors, no confidence for business and no security for nature. You don’t build growth on chaos. (2/3)
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
The Government has tabled 67 last-minute amendments to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill.‼️ Rushed through with little scrutiny, it’s a shambolic way to reform the planning system. It creates confusion, sidelines science and leaves nature dangerously exposed. (1/3)
A Wren stands upright on a mossy branch, beak open in full song, small but defiant. Against a soft golden blur, it seems to speak out for nature itself: a clear voice cutting through the noise, refusing to be ignored.
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Species Focus 3: The Gannet - A striking species both by looks and aerial/aquatic ability, as elegant glides quickly become dramatic plunge-dives! Keep your eyes peeled for more on them in the week! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays an image of two gannets by Richard Jackson, labelled with the English and Latin names (Morus bassanus). There is a 'key facts' box with the following adapted facts - has a wingspan of 170 - 192 cm, has an average lifespan of 17 years, eats fish, lays 1 egg, is seen year round, and there are 295,000 pairs breeding in the UK. The SMP logo is found in the top left hand corner. The caption reads: 'Species Focus 3: The Gannet - A striking species both by looks and aerial/aquatic ability, as elegant glides quickly become dramatic plunge-dives! 
Keep your eyes peeled for more on them in the week! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Continuing our #AUKTOBER theme, here's a Common guillemot (or Common murre) with its beak full 🐧🐟 These little guys are incredible freedivers - recorded diving at depths of up to 180m in pursuit of prey 🤿 They have even been spotted through the window of submarines! ⚓ #Seabirds #SuperSeabirdSunday
A Common guillemot with a large fish in its mouth. Photo: Joshua Pedley.
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. To get us started here are thousands of Puffins on the Isle of May #SuperSeabirdSunday
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diddlydog.bsky.social @diddlydog.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
A Gannet doing what he does best. #SuperSeabirdSunday
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to oversee research in #Wales with #seabirds and #waders: buff.ly/qkTVU6m
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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Out @animalecology.bsky.social today - a paper with David Ewing in which we explore the #HPAI outbreak in the terns. We find bird-to-bird transmission to be the main driver of infection and estimate the probability of mortality to drop from 0.26 to 0.14 from 2022 to 2023: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Dave Ewing @daveewing.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
A nice thread highlighting key findings from our new paper estimating parameters of #HPAI in subsequent outbreaks in common terns. We developed a Bayesian inference approach to infer parameters from just carcass counts. #seabirds #statisticalecology #diseaseecology doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Estimating epidemiological parameters of highly pathogenic avian influenza in common terns using exact Bayesian inference
Statistical methodology was developed to understand key processes driving avian influenza in a seabird colony. Using common tern mortality data, it was shown that bird-to-bird transmission dominates ...
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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Let's hope this results in the bird coming out of storage and going on display in Cincinnati. A great opportunity to tell a lesser known story of extinction. #archaeobirds #zooarchaeology #seabirds 🪶
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