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Updates from BirdLife International Marine Programme - @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social & @rspb.bsky.social - on our work saving seabirds & marine wildlife across the globe.
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BirdLife Marine @birdlifemarine.bsky.social · Feb 17
🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER🚨details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways using #seabird #tracking data & novel analytical methods

➡️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004

🧪 #ornithology #migration #BLScience
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We are grateful to GOBI @iki-germany.bsky.social for funding the project

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Infographic map showing the six marine flyways (Atlantic Ocean Flyway, North Indian Ocean Flyway, East Indian Ocean Flyway, West Pacific Ocean Flyway, Pacific Ocean Flyway, Southern Ocean Flyway) in a spilhaus projection, and the general direction of travel by migratory seabirds
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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
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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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
December 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Flexible foragers in a predictable oasis: Masked Boobies in a tropical Atlantic Archipelago 🏝️

Learn more about this new seabird tracking research post from Júlia Jacoby of @ufrgs.br, with @ird-fr.bsky.social & @cebc-chizelab.bsky.social

www.seabirdtracking.org/flexible-for...
Flexible foragers in a predictable oasis: Masked Boobies in a tropical Atlantic Archipelago - Seabird Tracking Database
Tropical oceans are often described as “marine deserts”, where resources are patchily distributed and predators, such as seabirds, must cover wide areas to
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December 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The Seabird Tracking Database has been updated!

With lots of new features, these updates improve user experience and ensure dataset legacy

To learn more visit
➡️ seabirdtracking.org/seabird-trac...

and go to data.seabirdtracking.org to try out the new search and mapping features!
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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#Wisdom is back!
The world’s oldest known living banded bird, Mōlī (Laysan albatross) queen, has returned to Kuailhelani (Midway Atoll). #Birds
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Our new renewable energy sensitivity maps for Australia show where birds are most sensitive to energy infrastructure on land and at sea.🌏

Produced in collaboration with @birdlifeoz.bsky.social. Many thanks to Australian bird experts who gave data & feedback!

www.seabirdtracking.org/avian-sensit...
Avian Sensitivity Tool for Energy Planning (AVISTEP) launches in Australia - Seabird Tracking Database
Today, AVISTEP was launched in Australia, providing government planners and the renewable energy sector with detailed interactive maps showing where birds are
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November 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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We just launched our Avian Sensitivity Tool for Energy Planning (AVISTEP) in Australia.🔧

AVISTEP’s maps support sustainable renewable energy planning by showing where birds are most sensitive to energy infrastructure on land and at sea.📍👉 www.birdlife.org/avistep-aust... @birdlifeoz.bsky.social
‘Game-changer’ AVISTEP expands to Australia
Australia has become the ninth country to launch our Avian Sensitivity Tool for Energy Planning (AVISTEP) at the Australasian Ornithological Conference in Boorloo/Perth.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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I've just payed in a further £80.01 to @birdlifemarine.bsky.social towards #savingseabirdsglobally following donations at my recent talks. Every penny makes a difference. @rspb.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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BirdLife are hosting a workshop on a project we are leading to identify #KBAs in the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea region on the 6th Nov at 07:00 UTC.

For more details and registration visit: www.seabirdtracking.org/lord-howe-ri...

#HighSeas #seabirdtracking #Tasman
Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea seabird tracking data call for KBA assessment - Seabird Tracking Database
BirdLife International are leading a project to support efforts to delineate marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea
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October 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to oversee research in #Wales with #seabirds and #waders: buff.ly/qkTVU6m
October 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Exciting news!! The World Seabird Union @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social 4th World #Seabird Conference is now open for registration! 🕊️🌏

🏢Hobart, Tasmania. 📅7-11 Sept 2026

Click the link for all the info 🤓
worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir... #WSC4
October 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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With just 2 days left of the second #BBNJPrepCom, Cabo Verde 🇨🇻 has ratified the #HighSeasTreaty! 🌊

Only 7 more ratifications needed to bring it into force: t.co/iPEkvOJClQ

#RaceForRatification
August 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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👏 Congratulations to the Republic of Moldova🇲🇩 for adding its signature to the #BBNJ Agreement.

🎊 So far, 140 countries have now officially committed to its ratification!

We look forward to their ratification at the UN soon.

#RaceForRatification
Promotional image for the High Seas Treaty displaying "Number of Signatures: 140" as of August 26, 2025, with the logo of the High Seas Alliance and the hashtag #RaceForRatification on a blue oceanic background.
August 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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🐦 The true meaning of a birds-eye view! Scientists use lightweight cameras fitted to the wing of red-footed boobies to capture feeding behaviour for the first time

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August 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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New research led by @alicetrevail.bsky.social combines tracking data to show the value of large marine protected areas in encompassing diverse megafauna movements 🐢

doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Photos of a reef manta ray, red-footed booby, and a hawsbill turtles with biologging devices attached to them. The journal logo is also featured, alongside the article title and author list. Some text reads: "Tracking data reveal that very large marine protected areas offer protection for mobile marine megafauna including benthic foragers (turtles), pelagic planktivores (manta ray), and oceanic predators (seabirds)".
August 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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📢New blog post is out on the Seabird Tracking Database

Jonathan Rutter describes the distinct behaviours of Black-browed Albatross whilst they follow fishing vessels

➡️ tinyurl.com/BBAfollowves...

Full paper here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Allopreening Black-browed Albatross
August 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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It's Marine Protected Areas Day🌊

MPAs are vital to protect marine habitats & biodiversity

Analysing seabird tracking data led to the designation of NACEs in 2021💙600,000km2 protected & the first high seas MPA identified from tracking data

➡️ www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies/naces-mpa/

#MPADay
map showing the location of the NACEs MPA and all of the seabird species that use the area.
August 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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@birdwatchireland.bsky.social, with support from @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social , @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social and collaborators, have published 73 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas for Seabirds.

Learn more➡️ www.seabirdtracking.org/birdwatch-ir...

With massive thanks to all involved!
Maps showing the 73 marine and coastal/terrestrial IBAs published by BirdWatch Ireland. Text reads: New assessment. Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas for seabirds across Ireland. 73 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas to inform seabird conservation Consultations, experts, colony data, tracking data, at-sea survery data Asks of Irish Government
July 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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For the first time in more than a century, the Chinese Crested Tern has been seen in Sarawak, Malaysia. ✨

One of the rarest birds on Earth, fewer than 200 of these Critically Endangered seabirds remain in the wild.

Discover more here:
www.birdlife.org/news/2025/07...
“Bird of Legend” reappears in Malaysia after more than a century
The unexpected discovery of the Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern in Malaysia has stunned researchers and highlighted the urgency of protecting Sarawak’s coastal wetlands.
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July 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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It’s #WorldSeabirdDay !🌊🐧

Explore the 17 types of seabirds that the 365 species are grouped into, from huge albatrosses down to small storm-petrels.

Seabirds soar over oceans, line the coastlines and nest on islands.🏝️

Everything you need to know about seabirds👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/07...
Everything you need to know about seabirds!
Seabirds soar over oceans, line coasts and nest on islands. When healthy ecosystems thrive, seabirds thrive.
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July 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Last Wednesday, England confirmed it had joined Scotland in fully complying with the sand eel fishing closure.

After 25 years of campaigning, its a huge win for Puffins, Kittiwakes and marine life.

Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen! #WorldSeabirdDay
July 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Check out our latest blog post by @tammyedavies.bsky.social
➡️ tinyurl.com/BLIatUNOC3

Reflecting on her experience at #UNOC3, Tammy shares details about BirdLife's events & summarises key commitments to address major issues affecting oceans

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Photo of the panellists at one of BirdLife's events at UNOC3. From L to R: Martin Harper, CEO of BirdLife International; Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Migratory Species; Maud Lelièvre, CEO of LPO, BirdLife’s Partner in France; Soledad Almonacid, Government of Chile; Jillian Dempster, Government of New Zealand; and Nina Mikander, Global Director of Policy and Business at BirdLife International.
June 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Super interesting read about the albatrosses of South Georgia, the causes behind population decline and scientific advances over the decades.

#albatross #biologging #conservation
bas.ac.uk British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · Jun 19
From pink spray paint to light-as-a-feather GPS loggers: albatross tracking has come a long way in 60 years 🪶

But one thing's the same: the albatross population is falling.

We glided into the world of albatross ecologists at BAS for #WorldAlbatrossDay ⬇️

www.bas.ac.uk/blogpost/the... #birder #bird
The last dance of the wandering albatross? - British Antarctic Survey
From pink spray paint to light-as-a-feather GPS loggers: the world of albatross tracking has come a long way in the past six decades. But one thing has sadly remained the …
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June 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Happy #WorldAlbatrossDay 2025!

To celebrate we are highlighting some of the dedicated work of many, that has positively impacted the world’s 22 albatross species

Check out our new blogpost:
➡️ tinyurl.com/yu5x6s8z

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World Albatross Day 2025 ACAP logo
June 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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It’s World Albatross Day! 🗺️

Albatrosses are iconic, long-lived birds that travel huge distances across oceans! 🌊

From chicks to migrating adults, we can tackle the threats facing these birds.🌏

Read more in our article here 👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/06...
World Albatross Day: The Life and Challenges of an Albatross
Albatrosses are impressive, long-lived birds that cover huge distances across oceans! From chicks to migrating adults, we can tackle the threats facing these birds.
www.birdlife.org
June 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM