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BirdLife Marine @birdlifemarine.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Tracking data spanning a decade reveal contrasting foraging trips between Yelkouan Shearwaters on Malta Learn more about this research in the latest blog post by @martinaustad.bsky.social of @birdlifemalta.bsky.social ➡️ tinyurl.com/shearwaters-... Read the full paper ➡️ tinyurl.com/MarBioAustad

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Tracking data spanning a decade reveal contrasting foraging trips between Yelkouan Shearwaters on Malta - Seabird Tracking Database

Yelkouan Shearwaters Puffinus yelkouan are endemic to the Mediterranean and Black Sea, and listed as Vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN Red List. Therefore,

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BirdLife Marine @birdlifemarine.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

What a 2025 it has been for the Seabird Tracking Database, some highlights in the image! 📈 See our latest blog post for even more details➡️ www.seabirdtracking.org/seabird-trac... A massive thank you to the 363 seabird researchers who have contributed their data over the last 21 years 🐧🌊🌏

image of computer screen and seabird tracks with text that reads:
- Over 30 million locations uploaded (a 70% increase in total locations)
- 186 datasets uploaded
-62 species tracked including 12 new (new total = 194 species)
- 43 new colonies tracked

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BirdLife Malta @birdlifemalta.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

How does chick-rearing affect fledging success in Yelkouan shearwaters? Proxies for diet varied between colonies, while fledglings grounded on first flight were more likely to have been poorly fed. Published in Marine Biology: doi.org/10.1007/s002... Funding by @dornitholges.bsky.social and EU LIFE

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Antonia Micallef @amicallef.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

BirdLife Malta’s latest PR addresses misleading claims by FKNK on Turtle-dove recovery. While FKNK cites limited data to suggest improvement EU experts continue to call for zero harvest along the Central-Eastern flyway which includes Malta. A 37% long-term decline in breeding pairs cannot be ignored

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martinaustad.bsky.social @martinaustad.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Excited to share this paper on shearwater diets in the Mediterranean! link.springer.com/article/10.1... Thanks to a great team, Lucie Michel and co-authors including @fdepa1.bsky.social @jgcecere.bsky.social , part-funding by @dornitholges.bsky.social, @hannahpepe.bsky.social for the post graphics!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊

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BirdLife Malta @birdlifemalta.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

The Yelkouan Shearwater (Garnija) depends on the dark to safely return to its nests along our precious Maltese cliffs. Martin Austad from BirdLife Malta's seabird team explains how light pollution is disrupting this species and why urgent action is needed. #KeepCliffsDark

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BirdLife Malta @birdlifemalta.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Seabird Team's Field Update Exciting news from last Friday's fieldwork! The first egg of the 2025 season has been discovered at the Yelkouan Shearwater colonies! A promising start for this year's breeding season. #SeabirdConservation #YelkouanShearwater #LifePanPuffinus #BirdLifeMalta

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