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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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seabirdcentre.bsky.social
We're delighted to announce that our Scottish Seabird Photography Exhibition is now open!🙌

Featuring the best images from our recent competition, this exhibition includes at least one image of every seabird which breeds in Scotland🪶🌊
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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seapop.bsky.social
#biologging #research is booming - but do #loggers actually impact the birds? Yes, they do - depending on the mass and attachment location. If you work with biologging, you should read our latest publication seapop.no/en/2025/11/l...
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social #seabirds
Loggers attached to birds can affect foraging behaviour
Loggers have become a central part of research on seabirds and other groups of animals over the past 20 years. In seabird research, loggers provide very useful documentation of diving behaviour…
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November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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commonternproject.bsky.social
There’s such beauty in variety – and the eggs laid by our terns show it too. In our newest paper we try to find patterns in this variety and test how female identity and age, as well as laying order, affect the colour, spottiness, shape, and size of eggs: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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smp-seabirds.bsky.social
The Arctic Skua, one of two Skua species covered by the SMP.
Look out for the adult's prominent 'pointed tail spike' and their variable colour gradations, caused by mixed breeding pairs of pale and dark morph individuals! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays an amalgamated image of three Arctic Skuas by Alex Penn/BTO. On the left is a pale morph individual, in the centre a juvenile, and a dark morph individual on the right. In the top right hand corner is the SMP logo. The caption reads: 'The Arctic Skua, one of two Skua species covered by the SMP. Look out for the adult's prominent 'pointed tail spike' and their variable colour gradations, caused by mixed breeding pairs of pale and dark morph individuals! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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jacquiglencross.bsky.social
My first PhD paper is now out! We calculate overlap intensity between African penguins and the local purse seine fishery 🐧🐟

Check it out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Spatial overlap alone downplays the level of interaction between a central place forager and the local fishery
While spatial overlap is commonly used to quantify interactions, it may underestimate the true degree of competition between foraging predators and fishing vessels. Our alternative population-level m...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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vdierschke.bsky.social
#Seabirds at risk: Common Guillemots concentrate for moulting where wind farms are planned in the German North Sea: see latest aerial suveys by #DDA in September 2025: www.dda-web.de/downloads/ma...
November 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Happy Seabird Sunday! A new Kittiwake illustration inspired by watching them dive for capelin over the summer...

A little appreciation for one of our smaller black and white seabirds.

find it here: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1758...

#seabird #superseabirdsunday #seabirdsunday #kittiwake
Kittiwake Seabird illustration Kittiwake seabird illustration sticker on water bottle kittiwake seabird illustration on a hat
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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ornithologistmag.bsky.social
Drones and deep learning are rewriting how we count seabirds. On the remote Bounty Islands, AI and 3D mapping reveal colonies with new clarity.

Read more in The Ornithologist.

theornithologist.org/automating-t...

#TheOrnithologist #seabirds #ornithology
Automating the Count: Advances in AI-Based Seabird Monitoring
Drones and deep learning are rewriting how we count seabirds. On the remote Bounty Islands, AI and 3D mapping reveal colonies with new clarity.
theornithologist.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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petrel-nut.bsky.social
Surveying Lord Howe geckos between the two mountains here, showcased this year’s production of Providence Petrel fledglings- some still needing a good preen. #SuperSeabirdSunday#Seabirds
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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🐦✨ WSC4 Keynote Nominations Open!

Share your vision for seabird conservation. Early-career & international voices encouraged!
📍WSC4 In-person & Hybrid: 7–11 Sept 2026, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

🔗 bit.ly/3Jv71c9
#WSC4 #SeabirdScience
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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whittledaway.bsky.social
"while a handful of puffins on a tiny island may seem small, this moment is huge – it proves that seabird restoration works"

A fantastic success story for puffins in Antrim!

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Myth is becoming a reality’: Puffins make a comeback at Isle of Muck after 25 years
Recovery project at Co Antrim reserve saw removal of invasive brown rats, the biggest threat to seabird eggs and chicks
www.irishtimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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steelyseabirder.bsky.social
On the move...to Porto, Portugal! One of the islands Lesser Black-backed Gull chicks from this year has just been resighted in Portugal. The blog has the news: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Great black-backed gull chicks, taken on The Skerries, Anglesey, Wales #birds #gulls #seabirds #RPSB #Anglesey #wales #wildlife #coast #theskerries #coastalbirds #nature #greatblackbackedgull
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
It's tomorrow! Remember to join us at 12 midday (GMT)
theseabirdgroup.bsky.social The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 15d
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 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
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 · 16d
✈️ 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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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