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Marie-Morgane Rouyer @mariemrouyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🚨 New paper in @consletters.bsky.social, one of the main outputs of my #PhD ! 🥳 You can read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/con4... Summary below

Paper presentation - Highly mobile seabirds reveal areas of conservation importance across the Atlantic Ocean

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Such an impressive compilation of data from tracked birds across (most of) the global range and diversity of Whimbrel in this new collaborative paper in Ibis: look at the map - so many major transoceanic movements onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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World Seabird Union @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We are saddened by the passing of renowned seabird biologist and Memorial University Professor Emeritus Dr. Bill Montevecchi (1945–2026). His pioneering research on seabirds and marine ecosystems has left a lasting legacy and inspired generations of scientists. bit.ly/4bmd65a

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Two of the world’s largest Gannet colonies may not recover from the impact of bird flu until 2041 at the earliest, study finds Read a summary: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111887 #seabirds #hpai 🪶 🧪

Caption: A pair of Gannets

Credit: RSPB / Chelsie Jones

Alt text: Two Gannets with pale yellow heads and blue eyes touching beak tips and arching necks in a courtship display against a blurred grey sea background.

Figure 3 from the paper: (A): Estimated impact of reduced adult survival in 2022 on colony growth trajectories for the Bass Rock and Grassholm gannet colonies (orange line) compared to a theoretical baseline scenario without an outbreak (grey line) until the year 2045. Blue dots represent drone-based count data; Bass Rock 2023 and 2024 (Harris et al., 2023, Burton et al., 2024), Grassholm 2023 and 2024 (Morgan et al., 2023; Morgan and Stephens, 2024). (B) The residual between the baseline and HPAI scenarios highlights the scale of the impact and the long recovery times for both colonies. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)

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Alice Edney @aliceedney.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Earlier this year @n-t-s.bsky.social hosted a "Focus on Fulmars" workshop, looking at how to improve monitoring & research efforts to understand Northern fulmar population change. A short report is now available for those interested! ⬇️ www.researchgate.net/publication/... #seabirds #ornithology

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(PDF) Focus on Fulmars Workshop: Report

PDF | On Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th February 2026, the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) hosted a Focus on Fulmars workshop at Edinburgh Zoo, which... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

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Lucy Wright @lucy-wright.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Postdocs available at ERI working with the talented and lovely @masden.bsky.social - see below #ornithology #conservationjobs

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Lucy Wright @lucy-wright.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Proud to wear my @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social gannet t-shirt today at Bury St Edmunds Pride. With LGBTQ+ rights diminishing in the UK and elsewhere Pride seems particularly important just now. Love is love, people are people, be kind. It's not complicated.

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 20/05/2026

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Individual acoustic monitoring and colour-ringing yield comparable estimates of male annual survival in a migratory songbird, but differ in breeding season detectability | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Niall H. K. Burton et al | #ornithology 🪶

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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Non-breeding birds form a large proportion of #seabird populations, yet they are often overlooked in research & difficult to account for in environmental assessments. A new #OWSMRF report highlights why this matters & how we can close evidence gaps 👇 jncc.gov.uk/news/new-rep... 🧵

Mixed flock of seabirds on the water, Kennacraig to ToIslay copyright Danni Thompson

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Rob Thomas @robthomasbirds.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

One of the (many) reasons that I recently left mainstream university life, was that I didn't want the rest of my career to be taken up with marking "work" produced using AI. This is a great article about the challenge...

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It will be 2040 before the Grassholm gannet colony is expected to recover from the effects of HPAI #birdflu (even assuming it isn't hit again by the disease or other threats). #BirdingWales

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Liam Langley @liamlangley1.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I feel privileged to have made a small contribution to this excellent new paper by @heyjooode.bsky.social showing the effects of the recent HPAI on gannet mortality and predicting population recovery times! #seabirds #science

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Biosecurity for LIFE @biosecuritylife.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Worrying news from Mousa in #Shetland with sightings of rat on the island. #Mousa is home to the largest population of European Storm Petrel in the UK, a sparrow sized ground nesting #seabird particularly vulnerable to invasive predators. @rspbscotland.bsky.social www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/04/30/w...

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Warning over threat to birds after rat seen on Mousa

The uninhabited island hosts the UK’s largest breeding population of storm petrels

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Liam U. Taylor @liamtaylor.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

important work continues from this group monitoring HPAI and its downsteam impacts in gannets!

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Jude Lane @heyjooode.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Our new research shows that HPAI increased Northern Gannet mortality by a factor of ~6 and ~4 at two of the world’s largest colonies. We predict this impact will take almost two decades to recover from. #biologicalconservation #seabirds #hpai Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111887

Adult gannet (left) with colour ring on it's leg left inscribed with a unique code, and it's fully grown chick (right)

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

New research gives insight into European Storm-petrel movements and behaviour at sea. Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.3354/meps... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @meps-ir.bsky.social 🧪 🌎️ 🪶 #seabirds

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Lewis Lancaster @lewislancaster.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🥳 New paper alert 🥳 The first of the data chapters from my DPhil, and the works from my first few field seasons on Skomer, is out! "Shearwaters make efficient navigational decisions, even at very fine scales" - doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... A huge thank you to everyone involved 🩵

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Shearwaters make efficient navigational decisions, even at very fine scales

Summary: A fine-scale displacement of Manx shearwaters, a wide-ranging pelagic seabird, reveals that they preferentially adopt shorter homing routes following release at proximal sites, demonstrating ...

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Tristan Gray @eidyngray.scot · 24/04/2026

"According to new data quietly published this week, energy use by AI datacentres in the UK could cause the emission of up to 123m tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) – about as much as generated by 2.7 million people – over the next 10 years." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

📖 New Policy Direction Using the marine flyways concept to accelerate ocean conservation🌍 This paper identifies 151 migratory and pelagic seabird species that use all or part of the marine flyways, of which almost half are globally threatened 🕊️ 🔎 buff.ly/HBA61VN

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World Seabird Union @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Watch our local organising committee preview what you can expect at WSC4, from albatrosses and shearwaters to little penguins, all within reach of Hobart. bit.ly/4vnwNBU WSC4 | Hobart, Australia | 7–11 September 2026 #WSC4 #MeetInAus

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World Seabird Conference Home

Discover Hobart’s Extraordinary Seabird Coast A Preview from the Local Organising Committee wsc4 announcements Find the latest information on the 4th World Seabird Conference (WSC4), includin…

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Last chance to apply to join BTO as a Senior Research Ecologist working on our #ClimateChange research portfolio! Apply online at www.bto.org/jobs 📆 Application deadline: Sunday 26 April. 📝 £44,637 per annum. #Ornithology

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Biosecurity for LIFE @biosecuritylife.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Biosecurity for Scotland have received funding from the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund (SMEEF) to continue our work for a further 12 months. This funding will allow us to build on our momentum as we continue supporting our island sites with their biosecurity. 1/2

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Jen Gill @jengill.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Deadline approaching for this exciting opportunity to join our @bou.org.uk team and help to deliver IBIS journal, conferences and much more

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Samantha Patrick @samanthacpatrick.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Join me & @olliepadget.bsky.social at @livuninews.bsky.social! #postdoc #seabird movement & navigation in response to environmental cues @ukri.org. Developing new loggers w/ micro-engineers & computer scientists @yorkuniversity.bsky.social. Job tinyurl.com/2zuzktv5 Press release tinyurl.com/2zuzktv5

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Jen Gill @jengill.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Extremely proud to see @wadertales.bsky.social be awarded the @bou.org.uk Janet Kear medal,for his excellent and tireless work on behalf of our Union and community #BOU2026

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 26/03/2026

📢 The winner of Best IBIS ECR Paper 2025 is.... Pilar L. Maia-Braga's How much sampling is enough? doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Many congratulations Pilar! bou.org.uk/ibis/ibis... And huge thanks to Leica for the prize! #ornithology 🪶

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Jan Geert Hiddink @jangeerthiddink.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Two paid Marine Futures Internships in Bangor with the @northwaleswt.bsky.social www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/marine-... For candidates who are passionate and enthusiastic about the seas, are willing to learn, organised, self-motivated, and can work well in a team.

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Amanda Bretman @amandabretman.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

📣 JOBS!!! We're looking for new colleagues in the School of Biology @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social - two associate profs (plant sci and animal biology) and a lecturer (ecology/zoology)... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

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Jim Lennon @alcatorda17.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Puffins from the Shiant Isles are having a tough winter of it with an almost unprecedented 'wreck' on European coasts.

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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Today we gathered outside SSE's Glasgow office to urge them to stop the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm. Together we delivered a petition signed by 12,500 people opposing this damaging project. @seabirdcentre.bsky.social @n-t-s.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Campaigners outside SSE's offices in Glasgow holding a banner which reads: "Stop Berwick Bank"

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Brian Burke @bburke88.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

We are currently hiring for a range of #seabird jobs at @birdwatchireland.bsky.social , with a deadline of 22nd March. If you'd like to join our Seabird team this summer see birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved...

A Roseate Tern, standing beside a list of seabird jobs being advertised by Birdwatch Ireland.

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Ecol. Solutions & Evidence | Applied Ecol. Resources @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Avian flu has severely impacted breeding seabirds. Modelling study evaluates carcass removal as a tool to manage outbreaks, finding that it offers only limited benefits in reducing mortality in dense breeding colonies 🪽💡 @rspb.bsky.social Learn more here! 👇 buff.ly/oN6LPsG

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BirdLife Marine @birdlifemarine.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🚨New global review and next steps🚨 Intentional take of #seabirds for human consumption is happening in at least 56 countries and affects >100 migratory species. Data on sustainability, population impacts, and human health risks are often missing. Read more: ➡️ tinyurl.com/ypbadzyr #BLScience

Figure showing photgraphs of three seabird species (Atlantic Puffin, Sooty Shearwater and Eider Duck) plus illustration of new paper, a hand collecting seabird eggs and text reading: 'intentional take of seabirds for human consumption'

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 23/02/2026

📢 CLOSING ON FRIDAY! BOU Committee nominations ➡️ Awards Nominations Committee ➡️ Engagement Committee ➡️ IBIS Management Committee ➡️ Meetings Committee ➡️ Records Committee Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme Full details: bou.org.uk/about-the... #ornithology 🪶

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Ruth Tingay @ruthtingay.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Our latest paper on Golden Eagle research in Scotland, using DNA from moulted feathers to assess apparent survival in territorial adults. As ever, data collection from Scottish Raptor Study Group @scottishraptorsg.bsky.social was vital. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #RaptorResearch

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Redshank - is this a cry for help? Icelandic waders are under pressure - roads, summer houses, power lines, forestry are all having effects: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/i... Paper by Aldis Pálsdóttir and colleagues summarised in WaderTales blog 20 Feb 2025 🎂 #ornithology

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

❗🐧👀 Two new "early-release" papers from the Seabird 38 journal are now available on our website 👀🐧❗ 1. Kühn et al. 2025 Group feeding of Northern Fulmars Fulmarus glacialis on the hydrozoan Sarsia princeps on Svalbard doi.org/10.61350/sbj...

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Seabird 37 - Seabird Group

The Seabird Group was founded to promote and co-ordinate the study and conservation of seabirds. We organise conferences and publish the journal SEABIRD.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Which is why the habitats they fight to return to must be protected. Weakening protections for key sites for nature would push our already struggling wildlife closer to collapse. Yet the UK Government is considering doing just that. Tell your MP to stop this: action.rspb.org.uk/page/186397/... ‼️

An Atlantic Puffin stands on a narrow, rocky cliff ledge streaked with lichen and tufts of grass. Its black back and white chest contrast with the pale stone, and its bright orange bill catches the light. The blurred backdrop of steep coastal rock faces hints at a rugged seabird colony, one of the special coastal habitats that provide vital nesting sites for wildlife.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Why is this happening? All winter, Puffins have been far out at sea. It's thought that prolonged & increasingly unpredictable storms may have made feeding impossible, leading to starvation. Already vulnerable, our seabird populations have little room left when conditions turn against them...

An Atlantic Puffin floats low in dark, choppy seawater, its black and white plumage slick against the surface. The bird’s bright orange bill stands out sharply as waves ripple around it.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

At this stage, Avian Flu hasn’t been ruled out. If you see a dead seabird, please don’t touch it or move it. ⚠️ Report it to Defra (or Daera in NI) and log it on BirdTrack via the BTO website. BTO: www.bto.org/get-involved... DEFRA: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep... Every report helps build a picture.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Heartbreaking: Right now, thousands of Puffins are washing up along our coasts and further afield. It is devastating to see. These birds are Red-listed in the UK and already under serious pressure. Mass deaths like this, known as a “seabird wreck”, can take years for colonies to recover from...

A dead Puffin lies on wet sand, its black and white feathers darkened and slick against the beach. The bird rests on its side, wings folded, with its distinctive orange bill clearly visible against the pale sand.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

⚠️ We've had reports of seabirds washing up. Please report ALL species of dead birds ⬇️ 📍 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/... 📍 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/... 📍 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv... #UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

A deceased Puffin lies on its back on the ground. Wording above reads: Please report sightings of all dead birds. A graphic showing an exclamation mark in a triangle features.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Last chance to apply for this PhD opportunity ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD Closing date: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology

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Lucy Wright @lucy-wright.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

A lovely article about our research on Gannets featuring interviews with #seabirders @heyjooode.bsky.social and @sue-lewis.bsky.social #ornithology

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Evelyn Alexander @evelynalexander.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Thrilled to share my first PhD publication - gannets put more effort into diving when they are in groups 🐟🐟🐟 Out now in @meps-ir.bsky.social www.int-res.com/abstracts/me... +Thanks to my coauthors who put a lot of effort into collecting the videos! #seabirds #ornithology #animalbehaviour

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Dunlin needed some good news - @rspbscience.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/... Red-listed in UK: wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/10/04/u... Rapid decline in Iceland: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/i... Really bad in the Baltic: wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d... #ornithology

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Pennines delight as drone survey offers hope for one of UK’s rarest birds

Conservationists find dunlin chicks thriving in boggy habitat created in collaboration with landowners

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