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The Seabird Group
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Promoting the study & conservation of seabirds via conferences, grant provision, newsletters & our open access, free-to-publish journal 🐧🕊️🌊
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If you're a Seabird Group member, remember to check your inbox for the link to join our #AGM next Weds (12th Nov) at 12 noon 📅🕊️ Come along and hear what we've been working on this past year.

You can also vote for the incoming Executive Committee members using the link in the email! 👥🗳️

#seabirds
A flock of gulls flying above the sea at sunset. Photo: Mariia Malii.
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
Any students/ ECRs dreaming of attending #WSC4 in Tasmania next year but not sure their budget can stretch? 💰🚫

No worries, @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social have got you covered! Apply for a travel award today 😊🙌✈️

See you in Australia! 🦘
worldseabirdunion.bsky.social World Seabird Union @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social · 4d
✈️ WSC4 Travel Awards are here!
Supporting students, early-career researchers & conservation practitioners to attend the 4th World Seabird Conference.

📅 Apply 1 Oct 2025 – 15 Jan 2026
More info on the Registration page.

🔗https://bit.ly/4nAYG4j

#WSC4 #Seabirds #Research
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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elinamantyla.bsky.social
Granger et al. Multispecies sensory networks and social foraging strategies: Implications for population decline in procellariiform seabirds www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #ornithology #seabirds
Multispecies sensory networks and social foraging strategies: Implications for population decline in procellariiform seabirds | PNAS
Multispecies sensory networks, where different species prioritize different sensory modalities and then use heterospecific information in a likely ...
www.pnas.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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steffopp.bsky.social
NEW PAPER in #ornithology summarizes why #seabirds are so important to the ecosystem of #islands and what knowledge gaps remain: buff.ly/rHuNnOr
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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worldseabirdunion.bsky.social
🐦 Got questions about the 4th World Seabird Conference?

Dive into the FAQ page for all the details — from abstracts to travel tips!

worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir...

#WSC4 #Seabirds #Conservation
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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petrel-nut.bsky.social
A good news story after almost 10 years of working towards a local population recovery: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#Seabirds
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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steffopp.bsky.social
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to track #seabirds from Rathlin Island and analyse data to identify foraging areas (deadline 10 Nov): buff.ly/K0zcdH8
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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smp-seabirds.bsky.social
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
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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thelabandfield.bsky.social
Here's today's #MysterySeabirdDistribution (it's an occasional series). Who might this be? Answers on a postcard... #seabirds #ornithology
November 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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ronmac11.bsky.social
Great and Manx shearwater for comparison.
#SuperSeabirdSunday
Two black and white seabirds of different species.
November 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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scottinscilly.bsky.social
I have 3 spaces available for the 2026 Challenger Expedition to the continental shelf edge in British waters.

See images below for more information, dates and contact details…

#seabirds #UKbirding
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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ninaohanlon.bsky.social
Still time to apply for this great opportunity with @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social

Get in touch if you have any questions!

Dealine tomorrow 🐧

#ornithology #seabirds
theseabirdgroup.bsky.social The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Oct 10
Website Manager position on our ExComm! Description ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/files/Websit...

Apply by sending max. 200 words to secretary@seabirdgroup.org.uk explaining why you're interested 🤩

[Common tern image: Debs Allbrook]

#seabirds #teamtern #WebManager
A Common tern sitting on a red Fire Point box.
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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sjurdur.bsky.social
Please check out this interesting presentation on #stormpetrels and #lightpollution in the Faroes by collaborator and PhD student @bardseyben.bsky.social

#seabirds 🧪🌍

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Vísindavøka '25 - Ben Porter, Umhvørvisstovan
Ben Porter: Ávirkan av ljósdálking á drunnhvíta
kvf.fo
October 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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rspbscience.bsky.social
We're hiring 🧪🌍

Two amazing senior science opportunities in Northern Ireland

Seabird Scientist: Tagging, tracking and monitoring to inform marine policy in NI
tinyurl.com/yeuw5znd

Conservation Scientist: Restoration of key habitats and priority species
tinyurl.com/4rj43dfp
A Marsh Fritillary butterfly basks in the sun.
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
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 💚
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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smp-seabirds.bsky.social
That's right - you only have until October 31st to submit your breeding seabird data to the Seabird Monitoring Programme! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays a photograph of a Puffin by John Harding/BTO with its mouth open. A speech box extends from its mouth with the text 'Your data is important!' inside. To the left of the Puffin is text reading 'SMP DATA ENTRY DAYS REMAINING: <5' and the Seabird Monitoring Programme logo is in the top right hand corner. The caption reads: 'That's right - you only have until October 31st to submit your breeding seabird data to the Seabird Monitoring Programme! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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parliamentarygoose.bsky.social
It’s #Auktober! Here’s a Little Auk from Svalbard. #birds
October 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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elainefreezer.bsky.social
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
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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thelabandfield.bsky.social
Hey seabird folks - have you ever thought "*ANOTHER* talk about ?!" So did we.

So we reviewed 3000 conference abstracts to see which species get the spotlight. Huge work from @ingridpollet.bsky.social with me and @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Perspective Who gets the spotlight? Disparities in seabird research attention at scientific conferences Ingrid L. Pollet a b Alexander L. Bond b c Jennifer L. Lavers b c d Highlights • Decade-long review of >2,950 seabird conference abstracts. • Over 30% of seabird species are rarely or never featured at scientific conferences • Several seabirds listed as Critically Endangered have received little or no attention. • 16 seabird species are over-represented in conferences. • Southern Hemisphere seabirds require greater research attention.
October 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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ruthedunn.bsky.social
New in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com: our review of the influence of #seabirds, via their nutrient transfer, on islands & adjacent marine ecosystems 🐦🏝️🪸

We highlight knowledge gaps & future directions ✨

"The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people": doi.org/10.1038/s443...
Schematic diagram of the influence of seabirds on temperate and tropical near-shore marine systems. Temperatre systems: - Nutrient enrichment and predation on herbivorous invertebrates can lead to increased algal production - Phytoplankton communities change, featuring more large-celled species - Intertidal organisms incorporate seabird-enriched material by grazing on detritus and biofilm in tidepools - Macroalgae biodiversity and primary production are boosted Tropical systems: - Mangrove leaf nutritional quality increases - Corals recover faster after bleaching events - Fish biomass increases across different trophic groups - Pelagic and benthic consumers' foraging behaviour shifts - Parrotfish grazing and bioerosion rates increase - Fish grow larger
October 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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alicecarravieri.bsky.social
📢 PhD opportunity at @cebc-chizelab.bsky.social @ifv-whv.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social

🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns

📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142

#seabirds #ecotoxicology

@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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imares-group.bsky.social
📢 Paper alert!

A new study led by Miriam Gimeno reveals how cumulative extreme events are threatening penguin habitats across the Southern Hemisphere.
🧊 Published in @globalchangebio.bsky.social
🔗 https://short.do/SEwQ74

#ClimateChange #Penguins

@icmcsic.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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ingridpollet.bsky.social
Have you ever wondered about the disparities in #seabirds species at conferences? Are we talking about all the species?
Wonder no more. We (@thelabandfield.bsky.social @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social @ingridpollet.bsky.social) have the answer!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Who gets the spotlight? Disparities in seabird research attention at scientific conferences
Seabirds are among the most threatened bird groups globally, yet research effort is unevenly distributed among species, with some taxa receiving exten…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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predateursmarins.bsky.social
Post-doc position at CEBC to work on quantitative genetics of albatross populations using pedigree and genomic data.

Info and application at
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

Contact Timothée Bonnet for more details

#postdoc #seabirds #Genomics
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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parliamentarygoose.bsky.social
Reading about the decline and ultimate extinction of the Great Auk upset me so much that it brought me to tears. So much so that I made a pilgrimage to the NHM to see one of the few remaining specimens. #Auktober
A stuffed Great Auk in London’s Natural History Museum.
October 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM