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Alice Edney
@aliceedney.bsky.social
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Seabird Ecologist at NTS #NTSseabirds | Treasurer of The Seabird Group | Enjoys birds, nature, & outdoor adventures 🐣🌊⛰ | she/her
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Alice Edney @aliceedney.bsky.social · Aug 1
Really pleased to have contributed to this epic survey of >59,000 pairs of gannets! The St Kilda colony was less impacted by HPAI than other colonies, perhaps because steep cliffs reduced disease transmission. Flatter areas of the colony suffered greater losses.

#ornithology #seabirds #NTSseabirds
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · Jul 31
Results from the 2023 #StKilda Gannet census are to be published in the December issue of #ScottishBirds, revealing relative stability in what is once again the world's largest colony, despite fears that #HPAI may have had a greater impact on the population
#NTSSeabirds
@scottishbirding.bsky.social
A bird’s-eye view of the gannet colony at St Kilda
The first drone census at St Kilda has revealed the islands are now home to the world’s largest gannet colony.
www.nts.org.uk
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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 1h
Out @animalecology.bsky.social today - a paper with David Ewing in which we explore the #HPAI outbreak in the terns. We find bird-to-bird transmission to be the main driver of infection and estimate the probability of mortality to drop from 0.26 to 0.14 from 2022 to 2023: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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marineorno.bsky.social
Marine Ornithology @marineorno.bsky.social · 1h
New paper: Females Red phalaropes arrive at wintering ground before males. By Yerko Vilina et al.
#seabirds #OpenAccess

www.marineornithology.org/PDF/53_2/53_...
Violin plot (half of a continuous histogram) and boxplot of the days of arrival of Red Phalaropes Phalaropus fulicarius in non-breeding plumage at Mejillones Bay for each sex.
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Joe Wynn @joewynnbirds.bsky.social · 13h
Excited to be helping with this! Always love working with ringing data, and great to do so working on such an interesting question ☺️
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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 6d
🚨 Master’s project!
Curious how birds find their way? 🧭🐦
Analyze decades of ringing data to study abnormal migratory routes and uncover what these deviations can reveal about the mechanisms guiding birds on their journeys. Drop me an email for details! #ornithology

www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 1d
This collar-ringed European White-fronted Goose (T7Z) was ringed in Netherlands in Nov 2024 and had previously been reported at 2 other sites in Netherlands before turning up on #SKilda today. Reported to cr-birding.org. Incredible what we can learn about birds' movements from ringing projects!
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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 2d
We have vacancies available on our committee! 🕊️👨‍👨‍👧👩‍👩‍👦

We are recruiting for 5 roles:

Secretary 👩‍🏫
Assistant Journal Editor 📉
Social Media Lead 🤳
Assistant Newsletter/ Social Media Support 🤝
Website Officer 🧑‍💻

Feel free to DM for details & email [email protected] to apply (deadline 31 Oct) 📥
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bou.org.uk
BOU @bou.org.uk · 5d
Temporal Variation in Early-Life Conditions Impacts on Later-Life Levels of Infection in Sex Specific Ways | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
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theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 4d
Important date for your diaries ‼️

Our AGM is Wed 12 Nov - 12 midday (online) 📔👩‍💻

ALL our members are welcome & we'd love you to join us if you can. A number of roles have also come up within the committee - details on how to apply to follow.

Not yet signed up? www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/membership
Membership - Seabird Group
The Seabird Group was founded to promote and co-ordinate the study and conservation of seabirds. We organise conferences and publish the journal SEABIRD.
www.seabirdgroup.org.uk
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ukceh.bsky.social
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 5d
Many lichen species are sensitive to nitrogen pollution, making them natural indicators of air quality.

📱LicheN is a new app enabling people to help monitor air quality using lichens. Data gathered will improve understanding of N pollution and its impacts on ecosystems.

buff.ly/AmWAOQB

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Side by side photos of a person looking at a picture of lichen on an app and comparing it to lichen on a tree trunk
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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 6d
Exciting news!! The World Seabird Union @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social 4th World #Seabird Conference is now open for registration! 🕊️🌏

🏢Hobart, Tasmania. 📅7-11 Sept 2026

Click the link for all the info 🤓
worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir... #WSC4
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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 6d
🚨 Master’s project!
Curious how birds find their way? 🧭🐦
Analyze decades of ringing data to study abnormal migratory routes and uncover what these deviations can reveal about the mechanisms guiding birds on their journeys. Drop me an email for details! #ornithology

www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...
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ukcehseabirds.bsky.social
UKCEHseabirds @ukcehseabirds.bsky.social · 29d
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
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theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 9d
A great outcome from a workshop at our #seabird conference last year in Portugal, this review paper collab has been selected as Editor's choice at ICES Journal of Marine Science! 💪👏

⤵️ academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

#seabirdmonitoring #newtechnology #remotecameras #acoustic #biotelemetry #UAVs 🛰️🌊
Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring
Abstract. Monitoring of seabird population size and demography has for decades relied on observer-based methods. While such methods have allowed the accumu
academic.oup.com
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 9d
1/ New study! #Seabirds are among the most threatened groups of birds globally, and a new study looked at how emerging technologies can be optimally harnessed in seabird monitoring. ➡️ www.bto.org/new-tech-seabird-monitoring #Ornithology
Guillemots together on the top of a rock face. Wording above reads: New Study. Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring. www.bto.org/new-tech-seabird-monitoring
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joewynnbirds.bsky.social
Joe Wynn @joewynnbirds.bsky.social · 10d
Been great fun visiting @flamboroughbird.bsky.social last week, and am super excited to be back in a few days! Awesome start to the project with 4 birds sampled in the last 4 days, we're hoping to use #genomic data derived from feather samples to see where these enigmatic birds come from ☺️
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Flamborough Bird Observatory @flamboroughbird.bsky.social · 11d
We’ve been delighted to host @joewynnbirds.bsky.social this week at FBO as part of the
Trans-Siberian
genoscape project
tracing geographic
origins of vagrant birds with 3 Yellow-browed Warbler sampled.
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esr-ir.bsky.social
Endangered Species Research @esr-ir.bsky.social · 13d
🌐🧪🦤 Automated cameras in remote field sites captured breeding data for at-risk #doublecrestedcormorant in #StraitofGeorgia #BritishColumbia. Multievent capture-recapture models were used to understand negative effects on nest success across entire breeding season. bit.ly/esr_58_85
Photo of a double crested cormorant.
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bou.org.uk
BOU @bou.org.uk · 13d
EARLY VIEW in IBIS

Effect of a previous high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAIV) infection on the breeding success of Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Sue Lewis et al | #ornithology 🪶
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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 14d
New technology may aid seabird monitoring in difficult to access populations but managing high volumes of data output is essential 🪶

Read the new paper here:
doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring
Abstract. Monitoring of seabird population size and demography has for decades relied on observer-based methods. While such methods have allowed the accumu
academic.oup.com
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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 14d
📡 New insights for seabird monitoring
New tech could reshape how we track seabird populations in a changing world.

✍️ New Editor’s Choice in #IJMS
www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
👉 Read the paper doi.org/10.1093/ices...

📸 @seabirdmortenf.bsky.social
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Alice Edney @aliceedney.bsky.social · 14d
Hi Anne, what's ScienceBricks? Sounds cool!!
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Alice Edney @aliceedney.bsky.social · 15d
🚨 New #seabirds paper 🚨

Following a workshop at the International Seabird Group Conference 2024 & led by @seabirdmortenf.bsky.social, we review opportunities & challenges for new technologies in seabird monitoring 🎥💻🐣

Link below! ⬇️ #ornithology
doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring
Abstract. Monitoring of seabird population size and demography has for decades relied on observer-based methods. While such methods have allowed the accumu
doi.org
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Joe Wynn @joewynnbirds.bsky.social · 22d
🚨 PhD alert 🚨 We are looking for a highly motivated student to use 🧬 genomics 🧬 and 🛰️ bio-logging 🛰️ approaches to disentangle cultural and genetic contributions to seabird migration 🐣 Think this is you, or someone you know? Then come to our Q&A session at on 29/09 and check out the ad below!
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Jonathan A. Green @jon-seabirds.bsky.social · 23d
Delighted to be cosupervising this funded PhD with @joewynnbirds.bsky.social on #migration in #birds #seabirds @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Start in early 2026! Register for our online briefing session. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 24d
A Fulmar glides through the sunset with Carn Mor beyond. A quiet night up there, with many of our nocturnal seabirds now departed.
#NTSSeabirds
#SuperSeabirdSunday
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Dr Jenn Lavers ᓲᐊᐧᐦᑫᔨᐤ @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social · Sep 4
Check out our new #seabird #demography paper on age at first return in #shearwaters 🐦⬇️
adriftlab.bsky.social
Adrift Lab (Marine Science) @adriftlab.bsky.social · Sep 4
New #AdriftLab paper celebrates what can be achieved through #LongTermMonitoring & #banding studies (send us a DM if you'd like a PDF) #NewPaper #seabirds #shearwaters #BreedingEcology #demography doi.org/10.1080/0158...
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
Age at first return of Sable Shearwaters (Ardenna carneipes)
Long-term datasets are fundamental to the accurate estimation of demographic parameters for long-lived species. This is particularly the case for declining species where there is an imperative to i...
doi.org
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