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Ben Porter
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Passionate Welsh naturalist & photographer fighting for a wilder World.
PhD student studying #seabirds
Often found running in the mountains ⛰️ 👣
https://www.benporterwildlife.co.uk
#StubbornOptimist | #GenerationRestoration
This is good to see. Thanks for sharing!
September 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Thanks a lot for the grant! Looking forward to addressing this questions in the #Faroes this season with Feliksa Żurawska. Will report back 😄 🌊
August 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Thanks Alex. That's useful to know - seems to be that the Irish Sea colonies of many species are doing a lot better than their northern cousins...
August 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Yeah, that would seem to align with the trend from previous years related to SST and food availability...😔
August 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Interesting. Seems also to be mirrored by very poor productivity in Arctic skua colonies here this year & kittiwakes/arctic terns etc :(
August 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Yes, that would seem to be the case - a sporadic and insufficient supply of target food source (sand eels). Difficult to say at present if this is linked to the extreme marine heatwaves that have been experienced across the N Atlantic this year (and last year)
August 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It's certainly a busy place to do any ringing - tapes are never used here! Makes for a much more peaceful night too 😆
August 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM