Adrift Lab (Marine Science)
@adriftlab.bsky.social
Our brilliant & diverse team of Marine & Health Scientists study #plastic in our #oceans & #wildlife 🐦🌊🏝🌈 We feature in BBC’s #drowninginplastic. We also have projects on #ClimateChange, #Bushfires, #MarineHeatwaves & #ArtSci collaboration
It’s fledging season. These young birds are inexperienced; they/their parents struggled to find food (likely due to warming waters), became emaciated, and died. It’s important we record where, how many and which species.
January 30, 2026 at 4:29 AM
It’s fledging season. These young birds are inexperienced; they/their parents struggled to find food (likely due to warming waters), became emaciated, and died. It’s important we record where, how many and which species.
#FairyPrions are washing up on beaches in SE #Tasmania, particularly around Hobart.
Please do not touch the #birds. Instead, count how many you see, take photos, and upload your observations to our dedicated #BeachedBird #CitizenScience database
🔗➡️ adriftlab.org/beached-bird...
Please do not touch the #birds. Instead, count how many you see, take photos, and upload your observations to our dedicated #BeachedBird #CitizenScience database
🔗➡️ adriftlab.org/beached-bird...
January 30, 2026 at 1:37 AM
#FairyPrions are washing up on beaches in SE #Tasmania, particularly around Hobart.
Please do not touch the #birds. Instead, count how many you see, take photos, and upload your observations to our dedicated #BeachedBird #CitizenScience database
🔗➡️ adriftlab.org/beached-bird...
Please do not touch the #birds. Instead, count how many you see, take photos, and upload your observations to our dedicated #BeachedBird #CitizenScience database
🔗➡️ adriftlab.org/beached-bird...
These are special people coming together in a remarkable place to support science, conservation & discovery. The image reflects the love of a PhD grad for her team & the shared journey we’re on.
Supporting students is about building a community you feel safe with #Mentorship #TeamWork #PhDdone
Supporting students is about building a community you feel safe with #Mentorship #TeamWork #PhDdone
January 28, 2026 at 10:25 PM
These are special people coming together in a remarkable place to support science, conservation & discovery. The image reflects the love of a PhD grad for her team & the shared journey we’re on.
Supporting students is about building a community you feel safe with #Mentorship #TeamWork #PhDdone
Supporting students is about building a community you feel safe with #Mentorship #TeamWork #PhDdone
On the left you can see Megan & Neal photographing a #shearwater. Next to them are Justin & Caitlin from LHI Marine Parks. Jack & Alix are in the middle, removing #plastic from one of the #birds. On the right are Jenn & Alix, holding the colourful bags we use to catch the birds
January 28, 2026 at 10:25 PM
On the left you can see Megan & Neal photographing a #shearwater. Next to them are Justin & Caitlin from LHI Marine Parks. Jack & Alix are in the middle, removing #plastic from one of the #birds. On the right are Jenn & Alix, holding the colourful bags we use to catch the birds
On our final day together, Alix did what she always does: overwhelms us with her creativity, compassion, and thoughtfulness. She presented the team with this illustration ⬆️ which shows us together, doing science, in our favourite place #LordHoweIsland.
January 28, 2026 at 10:25 PM
On our final day together, Alix did what she always does: overwhelms us with her creativity, compassion, and thoughtfulness. She presented the team with this illustration ⬆️ which shows us together, doing science, in our favourite place #LordHoweIsland.
In November, #AdriftLab gathered for one of our famous #WritingRetreats. This one was a little different, with 2 team members about to relocate after being promoted into exciting research positions in NZ & NY. So, while we wrote & shared ideas, we also prepared for the inevitable separation
January 28, 2026 at 10:25 PM
In November, #AdriftLab gathered for one of our famous #WritingRetreats. This one was a little different, with 2 team members about to relocate after being promoted into exciting research positions in NZ & NY. So, while we wrote & shared ideas, we also prepared for the inevitable separation
Apologies for (another) sad photo. If you live between #Wollongong & #Ulladulla, can you please send us a DM - #birds are washing up on beaches in this area. We need help recording where, how many & which species
#CitizenScience #seabirds #shearwaters #AdriftLab #BeachedBirds
#CitizenScience #seabirds #shearwaters #AdriftLab #BeachedBirds
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Apologies for (another) sad photo. If you live between #Wollongong & #Ulladulla, can you please send us a DM - #birds are washing up on beaches in this area. We need help recording where, how many & which species
#CitizenScience #seabirds #shearwaters #AdriftLab #BeachedBirds
#CitizenScience #seabirds #shearwaters #AdriftLab #BeachedBirds
Thanks for sharing
December 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Thanks for sharing
UPLOAD YOUR DATA HERE ➡️🔗 adriftlab.org/beached-bird...
#MarineHeatwave #wreck #shearwaters #muttonbirds #CitizenScience #OzBirds #Australia #ornithology #MarineScience
#MarineHeatwave #wreck #shearwaters #muttonbirds #CitizenScience #OzBirds #Australia #ornithology #MarineScience
Report beached birds, beach-washed birds, seabird mass mortalities
Report beached birds, seabirds, and mutton birds. Help us gather data on seabird mass mortality events as a citizen scientist.
adriftlab.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
UPLOAD YOUR DATA HERE ➡️🔗 adriftlab.org/beached-bird...
#MarineHeatwave #wreck #shearwaters #muttonbirds #CitizenScience #OzBirds #Australia #ornithology #MarineScience
#MarineHeatwave #wreck #shearwaters #muttonbirds #CitizenScience #OzBirds #Australia #ornithology #MarineScience
It’s summer; many of us are planning to visit the beach. If you see #birds, please do not touch them. Instead:
- count how many
- estimate how far you walked
- send us photos (include the beak/head, if possible)
- count how many
- estimate how far you walked
- send us photos (include the beak/head, if possible)
Report beached birds, beach-washed birds, seabird mass mortalities
Report beached birds, seabirds, and mutton birds. Help us gather data on seabird mass mortality events as a citizen scientist.
adriftlab.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It’s summer; many of us are planning to visit the beach. If you see #birds, please do not touch them. Instead:
- count how many
- estimate how far you walked
- send us photos (include the beak/head, if possible)
- count how many
- estimate how far you walked
- send us photos (include the beak/head, if possible)
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 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Apologies for the sad photo, but we need your help. Right now, #seabirds are washing up on beaches in SE Australia (particularly around #Newcastle)
Trying to submit a new paper to Nature 🎉 but the lab mascot has needs 🙄
December 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Trying to submit a new paper to Nature 🎉 but the lab mascot has needs 🙄
Unfortunately, we’re now getting records of #BeachedBirds further north, between #Eden and #Newcastle. It’s hot, so people are on beaches - we need to know what they’re seeing 🐦🙏 #CitizenScience #shearwaters #seabirds
December 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Unfortunately, we’re now getting records of #BeachedBirds further north, between #Eden and #Newcastle. It’s hot, so people are on beaches - we need to know what they’re seeing 🐦🙏 #CitizenScience #shearwaters #seabirds
Thankfully, Australia is HPAI-free (at least for now). We made sure the link provided has strong and clear HPAI advice at the top of the page
December 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Thankfully, Australia is HPAI-free (at least for now). We made sure the link provided has strong and clear HPAI advice at the top of the page
That’s correct. Thankfully, Australia is HPAI-free (at least for now)
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
That’s correct. Thankfully, Australia is HPAI-free (at least for now)
Thank you. Australia is HPAI-free (at least for now, thankfully) 🙏
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Thank you. Australia is HPAI-free (at least for now, thankfully) 🙏
🚨We need your help🚨 #Shearwaters are washing up on beaches, particularly around #Tathra. Some #seabirds are still alive. Please do not touch the #birds. Instead, take photos & submit your observations to our new portal ➡️ adriftlab.org/beached-bird... (also, please share this) #ornithology #OzBirds
Report beached birds, beach-washed birds, seabird mass mortalities
Report beached birds, seabirds, and mutton birds. Help us gather data on seabird mass mortality events as a citizen scientist.
adriftlab.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🚨We need your help🚨 #Shearwaters are washing up on beaches, particularly around #Tathra. Some #seabirds are still alive. Please do not touch the #birds. Instead, take photos & submit your observations to our new portal ➡️ adriftlab.org/beached-bird... (also, please share this) #ornithology #OzBirds
Some huge science coming your way in 2026 (we are already dreading the revisions… 🤣)
#collaboration #seabirds #PlasticPollution #MarineScience
@alixdejersey.bsky.social
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
@jackauty.bsky.social
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
#collaboration #seabirds #PlasticPollution #MarineScience
@alixdejersey.bsky.social
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
@jackauty.bsky.social
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Some huge science coming your way in 2026 (we are already dreading the revisions… 🤣)
#collaboration #seabirds #PlasticPollution #MarineScience
@alixdejersey.bsky.social
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
@jackauty.bsky.social
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
#collaboration #seabirds #PlasticPollution #MarineScience
@alixdejersey.bsky.social
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
@jackauty.bsky.social
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
Our tally:
- 2 papers completed from scratch (including data analysis)
- 4 papers already “in progress” were finished & submitted to the journal
- 3 papers at final stage
- 3 meetings with external project partners
- 2 papers completed from scratch (including data analysis)
- 4 papers already “in progress” were finished & submitted to the journal
- 3 papers at final stage
- 3 meetings with external project partners
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Our tally:
- 2 papers completed from scratch (including data analysis)
- 4 papers already “in progress” were finished & submitted to the journal
- 3 papers at final stage
- 3 meetings with external project partners
- 2 papers completed from scratch (including data analysis)
- 4 papers already “in progress” were finished & submitted to the journal
- 3 papers at final stage
- 3 meetings with external project partners
#AdriftLab recently completed another #WritingRetreat. The success of this approach - bringing our team together and blocking out dedicated time for deep thinking & writing - has been such a game changer. Gone are distractions like email, and in their place, creativity & productivity abounds
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
#AdriftLab recently completed another #WritingRetreat. The success of this approach - bringing our team together and blocking out dedicated time for deep thinking & writing - has been such a game changer. Gone are distractions like email, and in their place, creativity & productivity abounds
Perfect for #ornithology ECRs (but all career stages welcome!)
Are you an #ECR working with #birds and looking to put your critical writing skills to use? Consider joining our team at ‘Avian Conservation & Ecology’ as a Subject Editor ace-eco.org/our-editors/
Avian Conservation and Ecology: Our Editors
ace-eco.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Perfect for #ornithology ECRs (but all career stages welcome!)
Do we know anyone planning to sample blood (>200 uL) from #birds in #Australia in the next 1-3 months? If so, please send us a DM - we’d love to collaborate and have some awesome ideas/kit to contribute! 🐦🩸
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Do we know anyone planning to sample blood (>200 uL) from #birds in #Australia in the next 1-3 months? If so, please send us a DM - we’d love to collaborate and have some awesome ideas/kit to contribute! 🐦🩸
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
Reposted by Adrift Lab (Marine Science)
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...
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
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...
Wonder no more. We (@thelabandfield.bsky.social @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social @ingridpollet.bsky.social) have the answer!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Adrift Lab (Marine Science)
A new estimate of number of birds killed by cats in Canada was just published: https://ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/art12/
Congratulations and thank you to all authors including ECCC authors, Elizabeth Gow (co-supervisor of PhD student, Jonathan Chu), Julie Bourque and Christian Roy for this work.
Congratulations and thank you to all authors including ECCC authors, Elizabeth Gow (co-supervisor of PhD student, Jonathan Chu), Julie Bourque and Christian Roy for this work.
October 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A new estimate of number of birds killed by cats in Canada was just published: https://ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/art12/
Congratulations and thank you to all authors including ECCC authors, Elizabeth Gow (co-supervisor of PhD student, Jonathan Chu), Julie Bourque and Christian Roy for this work.
Congratulations and thank you to all authors including ECCC authors, Elizabeth Gow (co-supervisor of PhD student, Jonathan Chu), Julie Bourque and Christian Roy for this work.