The Seabird Group
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
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 looking for an adventure this year, we've got some fantastic opportunities to volunteer on Handa Island! These are unique opportunities to join a close knit-team in a wild and remote location! 🌊
Visit our website to find out more and apply today
bit.ly/4bFytiH
Visit our website to find out more and apply today
bit.ly/4bFytiH
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
If you're looking for an adventure this year, we've got some fantastic opportunities to volunteer on Handa Island! These are unique opportunities to join a close knit-team in a wild and remote location! 🌊
Visit our website to find out more and apply today
bit.ly/4bFytiH
Visit our website to find out more and apply today
bit.ly/4bFytiH
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Delighted to be at @btobirds.bsky.social today working on the @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social archive - starting with our journal's first issue 60 years ago!
January 16, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Delighted to be at @btobirds.bsky.social today working on the @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social archive - starting with our journal's first issue 60 years ago!
As well as Training Grants, we've also opened up our latest round of Research Grants 📷👛
❓: To fund #seabird research (eg. camera monitoring, ringing/tracking studies, counts/productivity assessments)
👥: All welcome to apply
💲: Up to £500
📅: Deadline 28 Feb
Details ▶️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants
❓: To fund #seabird research (eg. camera monitoring, ringing/tracking studies, counts/productivity assessments)
👥: All welcome to apply
💲: Up to £500
📅: Deadline 28 Feb
Details ▶️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants
![A trail camera in a tree branch, in front of a bright blue sky.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
As well as Training Grants, we've also opened up our latest round of Research Grants 📷👛
❓: To fund #seabird research (eg. camera monitoring, ringing/tracking studies, counts/productivity assessments)
👥: All welcome to apply
💲: Up to £500
📅: Deadline 28 Feb
Details ▶️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants
❓: To fund #seabird research (eg. camera monitoring, ringing/tracking studies, counts/productivity assessments)
👥: All welcome to apply
💲: Up to £500
📅: Deadline 28 Feb
Details ▶️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants
Seabird Group Training Grants are open 🐧⛺🌃
We offer up to £250 to help with travel, accommodation or food during #seabird fieldwork or training!
We are encouraging applicants from BAME backgrounds, but all are welcome to apply 📋
For all the info ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Deadline: 28 Feb
We offer up to £250 to help with travel, accommodation or food during #seabird fieldwork or training!
We are encouraging applicants from BAME backgrounds, but all are welcome to apply 📋
For all the info ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Deadline: 28 Feb
January 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Seabird Group Training Grants are open 🐧⛺🌃
We offer up to £250 to help with travel, accommodation or food during #seabird fieldwork or training!
We are encouraging applicants from BAME backgrounds, but all are welcome to apply 📋
For all the info ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Deadline: 28 Feb
We offer up to £250 to help with travel, accommodation or food during #seabird fieldwork or training!
We are encouraging applicants from BAME backgrounds, but all are welcome to apply 📋
For all the info ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Deadline: 28 Feb
Abstract submission has been extended until 23rd January 📣
Good luck to all those applying!
Good luck to all those applying!
Showcase your expertise and connect with the global seabird research community. Abstract submissions for the 4th World Seabird Conference are now open.
🗓 Deadline: 15 January 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4jsKMRG
🗓 Deadline: 15 January 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4jsKMRG
January 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Abstract submission has been extended until 23rd January 📣
Good luck to all those applying!
Good luck to all those applying!
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If along with many others you've already given up on your New Years Resolution, here's a simple and achievable one you can easily stick to. Help save our #seabirds from invasive predators like rats by checking your bag, vehicle, cargo and boat for signs every time you get out on the waves this year
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
If along with many others you've already given up on your New Years Resolution, here's a simple and achievable one you can easily stick to. Help save our #seabirds from invasive predators like rats by checking your bag, vehicle, cargo and boat for signs every time you get out on the waves this year
2026 Training Grants are now open! 📢🕊️
Are you:
📏 Hoping to gain experience with #seabirds via unpaid work?
🧑 From a BAME background? (though others may apply too)
💸 A grant of up to £250 could help! (to cover travel, accommodation or food)
Info: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Apply by 28 Feb 💌
Are you:
📏 Hoping to gain experience with #seabirds via unpaid work?
🧑 From a BAME background? (though others may apply too)
💸 A grant of up to £250 could help! (to cover travel, accommodation or food)
Info: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Apply by 28 Feb 💌
January 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
2026 Training Grants are now open! 📢🕊️
Are you:
📏 Hoping to gain experience with #seabirds via unpaid work?
🧑 From a BAME background? (though others may apply too)
💸 A grant of up to £250 could help! (to cover travel, accommodation or food)
Info: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Apply by 28 Feb 💌
Are you:
📏 Hoping to gain experience with #seabirds via unpaid work?
🧑 From a BAME background? (though others may apply too)
💸 A grant of up to £250 could help! (to cover travel, accommodation or food)
Info: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Apply by 28 Feb 💌
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What do #seabirds have to do with #sharks?
New research shows that seasonal seabird activity draws #tigersharks into certain habitats, prompting other sharks to shift their movements - reshaping habitat use across entire ecosystems.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
New research shows that seasonal seabird activity draws #tigersharks into certain habitats, prompting other sharks to shift their movements - reshaping habitat use across entire ecosystems.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
January 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
What do #seabirds have to do with #sharks?
New research shows that seasonal seabird activity draws #tigersharks into certain habitats, prompting other sharks to shift their movements - reshaping habitat use across entire ecosystems.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
New research shows that seasonal seabird activity draws #tigersharks into certain habitats, prompting other sharks to shift their movements - reshaping habitat use across entire ecosystems.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Another new year job opportunity! Join the Isle of May @ukceh.bsky.social team in #Edinburgh, studying six species of #seabird 🦅🐣🕊️🐧🐤🐦
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Deadline is 16th January. #ecology #seabirds #scotland
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Deadline is 16th January. #ecology #seabirds #scotland
Avian Ecologist
Salary - £31,942 - £33,898 Depending on experience Hybrid working (50/50) Location: Edinburgh Closing date: 16th January 2026 We are looking for an enthusiastic Avian Ecologist to join our team in Edi...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Another new year job opportunity! Join the Isle of May @ukceh.bsky.social team in #Edinburgh, studying six species of #seabird 🦅🐣🕊️🐧🐤🐦
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Deadline is 16th January. #ecology #seabirds #scotland
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Deadline is 16th January. #ecology #seabirds #scotland
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Regular reminder that keynote nominations are open for our conference on avian disease ecology. Pls repost or forward to anyone researching avian disease! We are keen to get nominations from underrepresented groups or regions - if you know someone like that please nominate them! #ornithology
Keynote nominations are now open for the BOU 2027 Spring Conference on Avian Disease Ecology!
Submit via the conference webpage: bou.org.uk/event/avian-...
Also thrilled to announce that Prof. Dana Hawley (@danahawley.bsky.social) will deliver the Alfred Newton Lecture.
Please share!
Submit via the conference webpage: bou.org.uk/event/avian-...
Also thrilled to announce that Prof. Dana Hawley (@danahawley.bsky.social) will deliver the Alfred Newton Lecture.
Please share!
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Regular reminder that keynote nominations are open for our conference on avian disease ecology. Pls repost or forward to anyone researching avian disease! We are keen to get nominations from underrepresented groups or regions - if you know someone like that please nominate them! #ornithology
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Can we communicate our reaserch in more fun and accessible ways? I loved working with Anna @btobirds.bsky.social on her fantastic comic illustrating our recent work using seabird poo to look at their diet!
Find out more at www.bto.org/our-work/new...
#ornithology #seabirds #SciArt
Find out more at www.bto.org/our-work/new...
#ornithology #seabirds #SciArt
Grab a cuppa and read our Seabird Poo comic! ➡️ http://www.bto.org/S... ☕📖
Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
January 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Can we communicate our reaserch in more fun and accessible ways? I loved working with Anna @btobirds.bsky.social on her fantastic comic illustrating our recent work using seabird poo to look at their diet!
Find out more at www.bto.org/our-work/new...
#ornithology #seabirds #SciArt
Find out more at www.bto.org/our-work/new...
#ornithology #seabirds #SciArt
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Join us! A great opportunity to join the @ukcehseabirds.bsky.social team working on the Isle of May. Great team, great place, great birds... what more could you want?!
#seabird #fieldwork #job #ornithology #superseabirdsunday
#seabird #fieldwork #job #ornithology #superseabirdsunday
New Year, new job. Come and join the @ukceh.bsky.social team on the Isle of May
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Avian Ecologist
Salary - £31,942 - £33,898 Depending on experience Hybrid working (50/50) Location: Edinburgh Closing date: 16th January 2026 We are looking for an enthusiastic Avian Ecologist to join our team in Edi...
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Join us! A great opportunity to join the @ukcehseabirds.bsky.social team working on the Isle of May. Great team, great place, great birds... what more could you want?!
#seabird #fieldwork #job #ornithology #superseabirdsunday
#seabird #fieldwork #job #ornithology #superseabirdsunday
Looking for an amazing opportunity to work with Manxies this summer?? 👀 #seabirds #fieldwork
We are looking to hire a Seabird Field Assistant for 2026 for our Manx Shearwater research project.
Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour.
drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt...
Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour.
drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt...
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Looking for an amazing opportunity to work with Manxies this summer?? 👀 #seabirds #fieldwork
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Grab a cuppa and read our Seabird Poo comic! ➡️ http://www.bto.org/S... ☕📖
Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Grab a cuppa and read our Seabird Poo comic! ➡️ http://www.bto.org/S... ☕📖
Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
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Isle of May avian ecologist #job #seabirds - come join our team, we’d love to chat if you have questions, please just get in touch ⬇️
New Year, new job. Come and join the @ukceh.bsky.social team on the Isle of May
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Avian Ecologist
Salary - £31,942 - £33,898 Depending on experience Hybrid working (50/50) Location: Edinburgh Closing date: 16th January 2026 We are looking for an enthusiastic Avian Ecologist to join our team in Edi...
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ❄️
#seabirds #ukwildlife
#photography
#SuperSeabirdSunday
@steelyseabirder.bsky.social
#seabirds #ukwildlife
#photography
#SuperSeabirdSunday
@steelyseabirder.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ❄️
#seabirds #ukwildlife
#photography
#SuperSeabirdSunday
@steelyseabirder.bsky.social
#seabirds #ukwildlife
#photography
#SuperSeabirdSunday
@steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Different species are hiding in our second Christmas quiz! Let us know who they are in the comments. Answers and our final quiz tomorrow!
Yesterday's answers are: A - Fulmar, B - Razorbill, C - Cormorant, D - Common Gull #birds #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Yesterday's answers are: A - Fulmar, B - Razorbill, C - Cormorant, D - Common Gull #birds #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Different species are hiding in our second Christmas quiz! Let us know who they are in the comments. Answers and our final quiz tomorrow!
Yesterday's answers are: A - Fulmar, B - Razorbill, C - Cormorant, D - Common Gull #birds #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Yesterday's answers are: A - Fulmar, B - Razorbill, C - Cormorant, D - Common Gull #birds #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
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🌊 Share your seabird research at #WSC4! Submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations by 15 Jan 2026. Travel awards available for students & early-career researchers. Connect globally & shape seabird science! 🐦✈️
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n8cjmsk
#SeabirdScience #MarineConservation #WSC4
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n8cjmsk
#SeabirdScience #MarineConservation #WSC4
December 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🌊 Share your seabird research at #WSC4! Submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations by 15 Jan 2026. Travel awards available for students & early-career researchers. Connect globally & shape seabird science! 🐦✈️
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n8cjmsk
#SeabirdScience #MarineConservation #WSC4
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n8cjmsk
#SeabirdScience #MarineConservation #WSC4
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BirdWatch Ireland is hiring a Marine Advocacy and Campaigns Officer to help secure a better future for Ireland's seabirds. Deadline 5pm Jan 7th 2026 for applications and cover letter. Full details including job description is here
birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved... (pic Brenda Sheridan)
birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved... (pic Brenda Sheridan)
December 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
BirdWatch Ireland is hiring a Marine Advocacy and Campaigns Officer to help secure a better future for Ireland's seabirds. Deadline 5pm Jan 7th 2026 for applications and cover letter. Full details including job description is here
birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved... (pic Brenda Sheridan)
birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved... (pic Brenda Sheridan)
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Fantastic to see this outcome of Francis’ internship at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk being out now
Increased foraging effort in poor-food years is related to nutritional state (fat metabolism) in Peruvian Boobies
#seabirds #ornithology
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
Increased foraging effort in poor-food years is related to nutritional state (fat metabolism) in Peruvian Boobies
#seabirds #ornithology
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Fantastic to see this outcome of Francis’ internship at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk being out now
Increased foraging effort in poor-food years is related to nutritional state (fat metabolism) in Peruvian Boobies
#seabirds #ornithology
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
Increased foraging effort in poor-food years is related to nutritional state (fat metabolism) in Peruvian Boobies
#seabirds #ornithology
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
Apologies for the sad photo, but we need your help. Right now, #seabirds are washing up on beaches in SE Australia (particularly around #Newcastle)
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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A mass of sooty shearwaters coming into their nests on Kidney Island as dusk falls, in the Falklands #kidneyisland #seabirds #birds #shearwaters #sootyshearwater #falklandislands #kidneyisland #nature #wildlife #southatlantic
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A mass of sooty shearwaters coming into their nests on Kidney Island as dusk falls, in the Falklands #kidneyisland #seabirds #birds #shearwaters #sootyshearwater #falklandislands #kidneyisland #nature #wildlife #southatlantic
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Great to see our #NTSSeabirds and marine life well represented at #EdinburghZoo 's #GiantLanterns exhibition last night 🙂
Thanks to #StKildaClub for the invitation to speak at their annual reunion.
@n-t-s.bsky.social
@edinburghzoo.bsky.social
Thanks to #StKildaClub for the invitation to speak at their annual reunion.
@n-t-s.bsky.social
@edinburghzoo.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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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 🐧🌊🌏
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 🐧🌊🌏
December 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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 🐧🌊🌏
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 🐧🌊🌏
A huge thank you to our panel today on Seabird Careers - @robthomasbirds.bsky.social, Helen Wade, @jaycee161.bsky.social & @seabirdshearer.bsky.social 👏 Many insights, interesting backstories, tips on applying for jobs & more!
The session was recorded & will be available to watch if you missed it 🍿
The session was recorded & will be available to watch if you missed it 🍿
December 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A huge thank you to our panel today on Seabird Careers - @robthomasbirds.bsky.social, Helen Wade, @jaycee161.bsky.social & @seabirdshearer.bsky.social 👏 Many insights, interesting backstories, tips on applying for jobs & more!
The session was recorded & will be available to watch if you missed it 🍿
The session was recorded & will be available to watch if you missed it 🍿