UKCEHseabirds
@ukcehseabirds.bsky.social
We study seabirds on the Isle of May and elsewhere to understand the effects of environmental change on marine ecosystems
A kittiwake ringed as a chick by @ukceh.bsky.social on the Isle of May in 2023 has been reported from Greenland. Our tracking studies over the years have revealed that many of the Isle of May kittiwakes pass Greenland on route to wintering off Newfoundland @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
On the move! An Isle of May Kittiwake has just been recovered from Peamiut, Greenland, some 1,710 miles away as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A kittiwake ringed as a chick by @ukceh.bsky.social on the Isle of May in 2023 has been reported from Greenland. Our tracking studies over the years have revealed that many of the Isle of May kittiwakes pass Greenland on route to wintering off Newfoundland @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
Back on the Isle of May for more shag ring reading. Pleasant conditions at roost time
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Back on the Isle of May for more shag ring reading. Pleasant conditions at roost time
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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 🐣.
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 🧪
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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🐦⬛ | Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a newly published study led by #EdNapier.
The paper reveals that environmental conditions before the breeding season appear to have an impact on mate faithfulness.
Full story ➡️ orlo.uk/Zfiqf
#MustBeNapier
The paper reveals that environmental conditions before the breeding season appear to have an impact on mate faithfulness.
Full story ➡️ orlo.uk/Zfiqf
#MustBeNapier
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🐦⬛ | Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a newly published study led by #EdNapier.
The paper reveals that environmental conditions before the breeding season appear to have an impact on mate faithfulness.
Full story ➡️ orlo.uk/Zfiqf
#MustBeNapier
The paper reveals that environmental conditions before the breeding season appear to have an impact on mate faithfulness.
Full story ➡️ orlo.uk/Zfiqf
#MustBeNapier
Seabird scientists from UKCEH in Montpellier earlier this month, presenting their latest work. Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts www.cww2025.org #CW2025 #UKCEH 🪶🌊
September 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Seabird scientists from UKCEH in Montpellier earlier this month, presenting their latest work. Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts www.cww2025.org #CW2025 #UKCEH 🪶🌊
Just launched, spmapper is a new marine spatial planning tool from UKCEH! By estimating where and how much seabirds eat, spmapper can help with siting new offshore windfarms and protection areas. nerc-ceh.github.io/spmapper-pkg...
spmapper
A spatial planning tool to indicate the foraging value of marine areas to breeding seabirds.
nerc-ceh.github.io
September 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just launched, spmapper is a new marine spatial planning tool from UKCEH! By estimating where and how much seabirds eat, spmapper can help with siting new offshore windfarms and protection areas. nerc-ceh.github.io/spmapper-pkg...
Results are in for the Isle of May seabird breeding season. Fulmar breeding success was 41%. An average season with the long term mean at 40% @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Results are in for the Isle of May seabird breeding season. Fulmar breeding success was 41%. An average season with the long term mean at 40% @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
Important progress by @bennett-sophie.bsky.social on the immensely challenging topic of estimating abundance and breeding success in burrow-nesting seabirds using Bioacoustics doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Bioacoustics as a Measure of Population Size and Breeding Success of European Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
August 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Important progress by @bennett-sophie.bsky.social on the immensely challenging topic of estimating abundance and breeding success in burrow-nesting seabirds using Bioacoustics doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
The post breeding season fieldwork has begun with shag ring resighting on the go. Please send any colour ringed shag sightings from the UK east coast to [email protected]
August 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The post breeding season fieldwork has begun with shag ring resighting on the go. Please send any colour ringed shag sightings from the UK east coast to [email protected]
We are back on the Isle of May for the final bit of breeding season monitoring. Fulmar checks are now complete. We'll be sharing all the Isle breeding season results very soon. @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We are back on the Isle of May for the final bit of breeding season monitoring. Fulmar checks are now complete. We'll be sharing all the Isle breeding season results very soon. @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
Exploring the intersection of art and marine science with Neil Banas and friends. Check out marvellous oceanic origami, stop-motion animation and more here origamiplankton.org 🧜♂️
Origami plankton – and other ocean micro-worlds
origamiplankton.org
August 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Exploring the intersection of art and marine science with Neil Banas and friends. Check out marvellous oceanic origami, stop-motion animation and more here origamiplankton.org 🧜♂️
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We've got a new website to collect the ventures of the Waterways Collective (waterwayscollective.org), a group of artists and scientists who came together in 2024 to see where we'd get following wild #salmon journeys up into the Scottish #landscape and out into the #Atlantic.
May 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We've got a new website to collect the ventures of the Waterways Collective (waterwayscollective.org), a group of artists and scientists who came together in 2024 to see where we'd get following wild #salmon journeys up into the Scottish #landscape and out into the #Atlantic.
The final 5am watch of the season
July 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The final 5am watch of the season
UKCEH researchers Kate Searle and Chris Pollock recently spoke about UKCEH modelling at a workshop in Leiden. Networking and discussing with European researchers on using models to predict offshore windfarm impacts on wildlife, to develop more joined-up solutions across national boundaries
July 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
UKCEH researchers Kate Searle and Chris Pollock recently spoke about UKCEH modelling at a workshop in Leiden. Networking and discussing with European researchers on using models to predict offshore windfarm impacts on wildlife, to develop more joined-up solutions across national boundaries
New paper on avian flu in seabirds from an Edinburgh Uni PhD student published! Edinburgh University has been working on the Isle of May with UKCEH and other partners to investigate the effects of this virus among seabirds. Read about it here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Asymptomatic infection and antibody prevalence to co-occurring avian influenza viruses vary substantially between sympatric seabird species following H5N1 outbreaks - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Asymptomatic infection and antibody prevalence to co-occurring avian influenza viruses vary substantially between sympatric seabird species following H5N1 outbreaks
doi.org
July 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
New paper on avian flu in seabirds from an Edinburgh Uni PhD student published! Edinburgh University has been working on the Isle of May with UKCEH and other partners to investigate the effects of this virus among seabirds. Read about it here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The view today on a kittiwake trip duration watch. The puffins seem curious too
July 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The view today on a kittiwake trip duration watch. The puffins seem curious too
Epic day yesterday with watches, puffin fledgling rescue, puffin chick weighing, kittiwake logger deployment and puffin netting from 5am to 9.30pm. Similar vein today with everyone out for 5am with mire kittiwake watches and concurrent puffin netting. We'll have a fair bit of seabird data by the end
July 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Epic day yesterday with watches, puffin fledgling rescue, puffin chick weighing, kittiwake logger deployment and puffin netting from 5am to 9.30pm. Similar vein today with everyone out for 5am with mire kittiwake watches and concurrent puffin netting. We'll have a fair bit of seabird data by the end
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Using #genetics to sex #Seabirds? 👉 New #openaccess #Methods note published today (optimize don't reinvent👍). No PhD student is an island: huge thanks to co-authors, collaborators and funders. #ornithology @ukri.org @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s126... @springernature.com
A modified primer-pair designed for the molecular sex identification of black-legged Kittiwake (Laridae: Rissa tridactyla) - Conservation Genetics Resources
In studies of avian populations accurate sex identification facilitates the study of sex-linked behaviour, ecology, social structure, decision-making, and life histories. To improve molecular sex iden...
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July 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Using #genetics to sex #Seabirds? 👉 New #openaccess #Methods note published today (optimize don't reinvent👍). No PhD student is an island: huge thanks to co-authors, collaborators and funders. #ornithology @ukri.org @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s126... @springernature.com
Stunning evening on the cliffs
June 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Stunning evening on the cliffs
Odd plumaged puffin. White nape feathers and washed out bill
June 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Odd plumaged puffin. White nape feathers and washed out bill
Our base for today. From 0300-2330 we are conducting a guillemot & Razorbill feeding watch, following diet and feeding rate
June 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Our base for today. From 0300-2330 we are conducting a guillemot & Razorbill feeding watch, following diet and feeding rate
New #UKCEH dataset published on how breeding seabirds spend their time and energy. These data will help us to model the potential impacts of any changes in seabird behaviour in response to new offshore windfarms catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/07...
June 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New #UKCEH dataset published on how breeding seabirds spend their time and energy. These data will help us to model the potential impacts of any changes in seabird behaviour in response to new offshore windfarms catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/07...
June 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Cracking sky tonight
June 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Cracking sky tonight
Kittiwake puppetry. Still windy on the west cliffs giving the kittiwakes conditions to 'play' in the wind
May 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Kittiwake puppetry. Still windy on the west cliffs giving the kittiwakes conditions to 'play' in the wind