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Dr Ingrid Pollet
@ingridpollet.bsky.social
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#seabirds ecologist studying bycatch, plastic, migration, pollution.
soft spot for Leach's storm-petrel. Editor for Seabird.
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kirstyfranklin.bsky.social
Studying for an MSc this year & looking for a #seabird research project?

We're looking for a student to help investigate the factors that influence #StormPetrel response rates during playback surveys. 🔊🐣

🔗Do get in touch if you have any Qs: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... #seabirds #ornithology
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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seabirdmortenf.bsky.social
Doing research on #Arctic #seabirds? Consider submitting an abstract to the session 'Safeguarding seabird populations in a rapidly changing Arctic' at www.uarcticcongress.fo/programme/ca... in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 26-29 May 2026
Uarctic Congress 2026
www.uarcticcongress.fo
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
ingridpollet.bsky.social
Every once in a while, I write a paper that is not about #seabirds! Data from 2012, published today!

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Seasonal phenology, diversity, and relative abundance of macroinvertebrate waterfowl foods in a coastal wetland landscape in Maritime Canada
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November 19, 2025 at 12:29 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...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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worldseabirdunion.bsky.social
🐦✨ 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
ingridpollet.bsky.social
See you tomorrow!!
#seabirds
theseabirdgroup.bsky.social The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 15d
It's tomorrow! Remember to join us at 12 midday (GMT)
theseabirdgroup.bsky.social The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 19d
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
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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worldseabirdunion.bsky.social
Can't make it to Hobart? Participate in the WSC4 Hybrid Day online! 🌍 Connect with global seabird experts and contribute to conservation's future. 🐧

📅 11 Sept 2026 (AEST) | 10 Sept 2026 (UTC)
🔗 bit.ly/4opYfet

#WSC4 #HybridConference #MarineScience
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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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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airamrodriguez.bsky.social
Are you looking for a #postdoc? with #seabirds or #raptors? at the @mncn-csic.bsky.social & @csic.es? Please send me an email and consider applying for a #JldC fellowship
#ornithology
Requirements: completed PhD within the last 2 years & competitive CV.
www.infosubvenciones.es/bdnstrans/GE...
Gannet entangled in a fishing line. Photo: Beneharo Rodríguez More info at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.003
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
ingridpollet.bsky.social
Don't be shy, you will be working with great people!
#seabirds
theseabirdgroup.bsky.social The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 28d
Do you like using social media? 🗣️ Are you a bit of a TikTok Queen (or King)? 🤳 Do you want to help support #seabirds? 🕊️

We are still looking for someone to run our Social Media! You will have creative content control + an assistant to help 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A great role for your CV & future jobs in conservation 💚
October 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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aosiecka.bsky.social
Omw to record some grebes I guess? Interesting work on who do we study when we study seabirds, @ingridpollet.bsky.social and colleagues: 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 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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ruthedunn.bsky.social
New in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com: our review of the influence of #seabirds, via their nutrient transfer, on islands & adjacent marine ecosystems 🐦🏝️🪸

We highlight knowledge gaps & future directions ✨

"The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people": doi.org/10.1038/s443...
Schematic diagram of the influence of seabirds on temperate and tropical near-shore marine systems. Temperatre systems: - Nutrient enrichment and predation on herbivorous invertebrates can lead to increased algal production - Phytoplankton communities change, featuring more large-celled species - Intertidal organisms incorporate seabird-enriched material by grazing on detritus and biofilm in tidepools - Macroalgae biodiversity and primary production are boosted Tropical systems: - Mangrove leaf nutritional quality increases - Corals recover faster after bleaching events - Fish biomass increases across different trophic groups - Pelagic and benthic consumers' foraging behaviour shifts - Parrotfish grazing and bioerosion rates increase - Fish grow larger
October 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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thelabandfield.bsky.social
Hey seabird folks - have you ever thought "*ANOTHER* talk about ?!" So did we.

So we reviewed 3000 conference abstracts to see which species get the spotlight. Huge work from @ingridpollet.bsky.social with me and @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Perspective Who gets the spotlight? Disparities in seabird research attention at scientific conferences Ingrid L. Pollet a b Alexander L. Bond b c Jennifer L. Lavers b c d Highlights • Decade-long review of >2,950 seabird conference abstracts. • Over 30% of seabird species are rarely or never featured at scientific conferences • Several seabirds listed as Critically Endangered have received little or no attention. • 16 seabird species are over-represented in conferences. • Southern Hemisphere seabirds require greater research attention.
October 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
ingridpollet.bsky.social
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...
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
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rspbscotland.bsky.social
‘Some of the most remarkable creatures on the planet’

This summer a team from the RSPB travelled to North Rona – an uninhabited island about 44 miles north of Lewis – to survey one of Scotland’s most incredible birds: Leach’s Storm Petrel. 🌊

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEQm...
Take a wild journey to remote Scottish islands with an RSPB team searching for a remarkable seabird
YouTube video by RSPB
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October 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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alicecarravieri.bsky.social
📢 PhD opportunity at @cebc-chizelab.bsky.social @ifv-whv.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social

🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns

📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142

#seabirds #ecotoxicology

@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
Another day, another #auk. The Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) is born black+fluffy, with several years before developing its bright red feet fully. These are associated with sexual maturity @2-4 y/o 👣

Black guillies are widespread in the N.hemisphere and are arguably the best #seabird 😉 #Auktober
A small, black, fluffy nestling Black guillemot. Photo: Debs Allbrook.
October 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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jangeerthiddink.bsky.social
🌍🐧 Fully-funded PhD Opportunity joined between La Rochelle University (France) & @sosbangor.bsky.social (UK): Understanding Antarctic Ecosystem Resilience through Penguin Energetics ❄️🎓

euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380114
October 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
ingridpollet.bsky.social
You know the Laughing gull, but do you know the Laughing Razorbill?
This one was encountered in Newfoundland in 2023.
#seabirds #Auktober
A Razorbill with its head tilted back and its bill wide open. The same Razorbill, sitting, head in a more natural position.
October 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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thelabandfield.bsky.social
"Did someone say.... euphausiid shrimp?" 👀

Crested Auklet to continue the #Auktober celebrations
October 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
By now issue #60 of our newsletter should've hit your inbox! 📩

This time is a hefty one, inclu. round ups from many #seabird breeding colonies around the UK! 🐣

We've got herons predating kittiwakes, brood patches in stormies & we spotlight Lindsay Young - VP. Research for Pristine Seas (NatGeo) ⭐
October 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
ingridpollet.bsky.social
8 months and 1 week since I submitted a manuscript to Wetlands Ecology and Management @springernature.com @springer.springernature.com. At least 4 weeks since they received reports from 3 reviewers. You'd think they would have a decision by now.
Nope. Still waiting.
October 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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thelabandfield.bsky.social
I've been remiss in celebrating #Auktober, so here are four delightful pics of the smollest one, the Least Auklet from Kiska Island, Alaska (where there are 1.2 million PAIRS in about 2 km sq).

Bonus early PhD Alex for scale.
October 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
Website Manager position on our ExComm! Description ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/files/Websit...

Apply by sending max. 200 words to [email protected] explaining why you're interested 🤩

[Common tern image: Debs Allbrook]

#seabirds #teamtern #WebManager
A Common tern sitting on a red Fire Point box.
October 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
Newsletter/ Social Media Support position on our ExComm! Description ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/files/Newsle...

Apply by sending max. 200 words to [email protected] explaining why you're interested 🤩

[White tern image: Hayley McLennan]

#seabirds #teamtern #AssistantEditor
A White tern flying across the sea with a backdrop of bright blue sky.
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM