Sue Lewis
@sue-lewis.bsky.social
Seabird ecologist and lecturer
@edinburghnapier.bsky.social and teaching fellow at UoE, she/her.
Love exploring wild places, walking, running, spending quality time with family and friends.
@edinburghnapier.bsky.social and teaching fellow at UoE, she/her.
Love exploring wild places, walking, running, spending quality time with family and friends.
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Importantly, birds that remained with the same partner tended to lay eggs earlier, which is strongly tied to how many chicks they rear 🐣.
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Seabirds are more likely to ‘divorce’ in bad weather
Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a new study involving the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
ceh.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Importantly, birds that remained with the same partner tended to lay eggs earlier, which is strongly tied to how many chicks they rear 🐣.
See our news story: ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Read the full paper: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#seabirds #ClimateChange 🧪
See our news story: ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Read the full paper: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#seabirds #ClimateChange 🧪
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November 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Paper can be found here: doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Effect of a previous high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAIV) infection on the breeding success of Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAIV) caused widespread mortality and breeding failure among many wild, avian populations in Europe and North America in 2021–2023, but most populations exhibited ...
doi.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Paper can be found here: doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
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The paper, led by #EdNapier's Dr Sue Lewis, in a collaboration with conservation scientists and staff from the @rspb.bsky.social, the @seabirdcentre.bsky.social and the @ukceh.bsky.social has been published by the international avian science journal Ibis.
📸 James Glossop
📸 James Glossop
September 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The paper, led by #EdNapier's Dr Sue Lewis, in a collaboration with conservation scientists and staff from the @rspb.bsky.social, the @seabirdcentre.bsky.social and the @ukceh.bsky.social has been published by the international avian science journal Ibis.
📸 James Glossop
📸 James Glossop
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May 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Reposted by Sue Lewis
So, while the news in 2024 isn’t exactly what we were hoping for, the absence of new flu cases during 2024 and improved survey methods are promising signs. With continued monitoring and care, there’s still hope that this spectacular seabird colony can bounce back in the years ahead.
📷©️J McDermaid
📷©️J McDermaid
May 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
So, while the news in 2024 isn’t exactly what we were hoping for, the absence of new flu cases during 2024 and improved survey methods are promising signs. With continued monitoring and care, there’s still hope that this spectacular seabird colony can bounce back in the years ahead.
📷©️J McDermaid
📷©️J McDermaid
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But there is some good news. The 2024 survey didn’t turn up many signs of ongoing illness, suggesting that the avian flu did not return during 2024. Also, the presence of so many chicks implies that foraging conditions were good, allowing parents to feed their young successfully.
📷©️Greg Macvean
📷©️Greg Macvean
May 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
But there is some good news. The 2024 survey didn’t turn up many signs of ongoing illness, suggesting that the avian flu did not return during 2024. Also, the presence of so many chicks implies that foraging conditions were good, allowing parents to feed their young successfully.
📷©️Greg Macvean
📷©️Greg Macvean
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Although these figures are estimates (so should be treated with caution) these results suggest that the gannet population has not yet started to recover from the impact of the avian flu outbreak in 2022.
May 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Although these figures are estimates (so should be treated with caution) these results suggest that the gannet population has not yet started to recover from the impact of the avian flu outbreak in 2022.
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From this, we estimated the total number of AOS (apparently occupied sites) on Bass Rock in 2024 to be around 46,045. This indicates a 6.7% decrease compared with the last survey completed in 2023 & comparison of the estimated total population between 2023 & 2024 indicates a decrease of around 11%.
May 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
From this, we estimated the total number of AOS (apparently occupied sites) on Bass Rock in 2024 to be around 46,045. This indicates a 6.7% decrease compared with the last survey completed in 2023 & comparison of the estimated total population between 2023 & 2024 indicates a decrease of around 11%.
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Please ALSO report any sightings of dead and sick birds to BirdTrack through www.birdtrack.net for monitoring purposes. Thank you.
December 20, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Please ALSO report any sightings of dead and sick birds to BirdTrack through www.birdtrack.net for monitoring purposes. Thank you.