Amy King
@islandamy21.bsky.social
Senior Research Assistant for RSPB|Seabird lover|Specialise in island restoration, eradications, reintroductions|Also likes cranes, surfing, hiking, reading, cake, general nature stuff|All views my own
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Keynote nominations are now open for the BOU 2027 Spring Conference on Avian Disease Ecology!
Submit via the conference webpage: bou.org.uk/event/avian-...
Also thrilled to announce that Prof. Dana Hawley (@danahawley.bsky.social) will deliver the Alfred Newton Lecture.
Please share!
Submit via the conference webpage: bou.org.uk/event/avian-...
Also thrilled to announce that Prof. Dana Hawley (@danahawley.bsky.social) will deliver the Alfred Newton Lecture.
Please share!
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Keynote nominations are now open for the BOU 2027 Spring Conference on Avian Disease Ecology!
Submit via the conference webpage: bou.org.uk/event/avian-...
Also thrilled to announce that Prof. Dana Hawley (@danahawley.bsky.social) will deliver the Alfred Newton Lecture.
Please share!
Submit via the conference webpage: bou.org.uk/event/avian-...
Also thrilled to announce that Prof. Dana Hawley (@danahawley.bsky.social) will deliver the Alfred Newton Lecture.
Please share!
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Can GPS tracking reveal how #seabirds make use of tidal mixing fronts when foraging? 🧪
New research shows a bird’s use of ocean fronts may relate to its regular foraging areas
Read on for more
Or read the full paper: doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@ellingbry.bsky.social
New research shows a bird’s use of ocean fronts may relate to its regular foraging areas
Read on for more
Or read the full paper: doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@ellingbry.bsky.social
Fine-scale behavioural responses to mixing fronts are linked to variation in geographic space use in a medium ranging seabird - Marine Biology
Marine predators forage in dynamic, heterogeneous environments, where resources are unevenly distributed. Consequently, predators often concentrate foraging activity in areas where oceanographic proce...
doi.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Can GPS tracking reveal how #seabirds make use of tidal mixing fronts when foraging? 🧪
New research shows a bird’s use of ocean fronts may relate to its regular foraging areas
Read on for more
Or read the full paper: doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@ellingbry.bsky.social
New research shows a bird’s use of ocean fronts may relate to its regular foraging areas
Read on for more
Or read the full paper: doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@ellingbry.bsky.social
Seasonal field staff roles for the 2026 season are online now!
Seasonal field staff needed for @rspbscience.bsky.social projects in 2026 - advert live, closing date 11 Jan. Lots of #seabird (& non-seabird) opportunities!
Get in touch if you’d like to know more about any of the #seabird roles 🌊🐦
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... #seabirds #ornithology
Get in touch if you’d like to know more about any of the #seabird roles 🌊🐦
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... #seabirds #ornithology
Research Assistant and Senior Research Assistant - Seasonal Recruitment 2026 | RSPB
We are delighted to bring the details of our seasonal Research Assistants and Senior Research Assistants vacancies on a variety of projects within Great Britain in 2026.Full details of the roles curre...
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Seasonal field staff roles for the 2026 season are online now!
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From much to minimal black - take a look at the graphic below to see how Kittiwakes change in appearance from chick to adult! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
From much to minimal black - take a look at the graphic below to see how Kittiwakes change in appearance from chick to adult! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
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For the first day of #artadventcalendar, a ring-billed seagull catching a capelin.
This past year, I spent a lot of time staring at seabirds all around the world, discovering how they are more than just gulls but magic.
And quite entertaining when the fish roll in for spawning
#gouache #painting
This past year, I spent a lot of time staring at seabirds all around the world, discovering how they are more than just gulls but magic.
And quite entertaining when the fish roll in for spawning
#gouache #painting
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
For the first day of #artadventcalendar, a ring-billed seagull catching a capelin.
This past year, I spent a lot of time staring at seabirds all around the world, discovering how they are more than just gulls but magic.
And quite entertaining when the fish roll in for spawning
#gouache #painting
This past year, I spent a lot of time staring at seabirds all around the world, discovering how they are more than just gulls but magic.
And quite entertaining when the fish roll in for spawning
#gouache #painting
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🔊 KEYNOTE NOMINATIONS
Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ?
#BOU2027 | Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky
Nominate via link ⬇️
bou.org.uk/event/avi...
#ornithology 🪶
Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ?
#BOU2027 | Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky
Nominate via link ⬇️
bou.org.uk/event/avi...
#ornithology 🪶
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🔊 KEYNOTE NOMINATIONS
Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ?
#BOU2027 | Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky
Nominate via link ⬇️
bou.org.uk/event/avi...
#ornithology 🪶
Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2027 ?
#BOU2027 | Avian disease ecology | 6 - 8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky
Nominate via link ⬇️
bou.org.uk/event/avi...
#ornithology 🪶
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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/...
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
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/...
Check it out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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An incredible opportunity to work with the @rspb.bsky.social and Storm petrels as part of your Master's degree! 🕊️
#research #seabirds
#research #seabirds
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
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 1:24 PM
An incredible opportunity to work with the @rspb.bsky.social and Storm petrels as part of your Master's degree! 🕊️
#research #seabirds
#research #seabirds
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This is the last issue from our fabulous Editor @islandamy21.bsky.social 😢❤️ We're really sad to see her go, so we hope you'll join us in giving her a huge thanks for all the news and #seabird stories she has brought to us over the last few years 👏👏👏👏👏
October 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This is the last issue from our fabulous Editor @islandamy21.bsky.social 😢❤️ We're really sad to see her go, so we hope you'll join us in giving her a huge thanks for all the news and #seabird stories she has brought to us over the last few years 👏👏👏👏👏
Excited to have been part of this research led by @sue-lewis.bsky.social and working with @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social and @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
🪹 | Seabirds that survived recent bird flu outbreaks have continued to reproduce, although overall breeding performance remains notably low, according to a new study.
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
September 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Excited to have been part of this research led by @sue-lewis.bsky.social and working with @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social and @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
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🪹 | Seabirds that survived recent bird flu outbreaks have continued to reproduce, although overall breeding performance remains notably low, according to a new study.
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
September 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🪹 | Seabirds that survived recent bird flu outbreaks have continued to reproduce, although overall breeding performance remains notably low, according to a new study.
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
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Very pleased to be a part of this research contribution into the ongoing impact of HPAI on seabirds; led by @sue-lewis.bsky.social alongside fellow authors from @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
🪹 | Seabirds that survived recent bird flu outbreaks have continued to reproduce, although overall breeding performance remains notably low, according to a new study.
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
September 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Very pleased to be a part of this research contribution into the ongoing impact of HPAI on seabirds; led by @sue-lewis.bsky.social alongside fellow authors from @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
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Our new #IJMS Editor's Choice paper using new technologies to monitor #seabird populations is out now! A nice output following a workshop at @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social conference in Coimbra last year 🎥🎵🐣💻
Paper 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Article ✍️ www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
#seabirds #ornithology
Paper 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Article ✍️ www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
#seabirds #ornithology
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
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September 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Our new #IJMS Editor's Choice paper using new technologies to monitor #seabird populations is out now! A nice output following a workshop at @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social conference in Coimbra last year 🎥🎵🐣💻
Paper 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Article ✍️ www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
#seabirds #ornithology
Paper 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Article ✍️ www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
#seabirds #ornithology
Happy #seabirdpride (ok so a day late to post on here!) proudly wearing my Puffin Pride t-shirt whilst monitoring seabirds in Scotland! Thanks @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social for the awesome selection of shirts!
June 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Happy #seabirdpride (ok so a day late to post on here!) proudly wearing my Puffin Pride t-shirt whilst monitoring seabirds in Scotland! Thanks @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social for the awesome selection of shirts!
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Black guillemots are a member of the auk family & nest in harbour walls or rocky areas along the coasts of the West of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland.
Enter your best pictures of black guillemots to our Scottish Seabird Photography Competition for a chance to win amazing prizes!
Enter your best pictures of black guillemots to our Scottish Seabird Photography Competition for a chance to win amazing prizes!
June 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Black guillemots are a member of the auk family & nest in harbour walls or rocky areas along the coasts of the West of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland.
Enter your best pictures of black guillemots to our Scottish Seabird Photography Competition for a chance to win amazing prizes!
Enter your best pictures of black guillemots to our Scottish Seabird Photography Competition for a chance to win amazing prizes!
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June 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Can you tell your guillemots from your razorbills? Do you know the difference between a common & sandwich tern?
Why not come along to our Seabird ID for Beginners session on Tuesday 24 June & learn all about how to identify seabirds?
www.seabird.org/events/summe...
📷©️J McDermaid
Why not come along to our Seabird ID for Beginners session on Tuesday 24 June & learn all about how to identify seabirds?
www.seabird.org/events/summe...
📷©️J McDermaid
June 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Can you tell your guillemots from your razorbills? Do you know the difference between a common & sandwich tern?
Why not come along to our Seabird ID for Beginners session on Tuesday 24 June & learn all about how to identify seabirds?
www.seabird.org/events/summe...
📷©️J McDermaid
Why not come along to our Seabird ID for Beginners session on Tuesday 24 June & learn all about how to identify seabirds?
www.seabird.org/events/summe...
📷©️J McDermaid
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Get ready for seabird pride with a great t-shirt!!
#seabirds #PrideMonth
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/product/gann...
#seabirds #PrideMonth
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Gannet pride by Maggie Watson, Seabird Pride 2025 Edition - Unisex
We are proud to present the winning design from our 'design a tshirt competition' for Seabird Pride 2025, made by Maggie Watson. Profits made from all...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Get ready for seabird pride with a great t-shirt!!
#seabirds #PrideMonth
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/product/gann...
#seabirds #PrideMonth
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/product/gann...
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looking for some seabird pride merch? 👀🏳️🌈
get yours before seabird pride on June 21st! Follow the link below!
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/collection/u...
get yours before seabird pride on June 21st! Follow the link below!
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/collection/u...
June 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
looking for some seabird pride merch? 👀🏳️🌈
get yours before seabird pride on June 21st! Follow the link below!
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/collection/u...
get yours before seabird pride on June 21st! Follow the link below!
seabirdgroup.teemill.com/collection/u...
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If you'd like to receive a copy you can sign up as a member here: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/membership #TheSeabirdGroup
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
June 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If you'd like to receive a copy you can sign up as a member here: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/membership #TheSeabirdGroup
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Nightjar surveys have started for the Heathland Birds Survey. We're still in need of help to fill vacant survey areas. Find a site near you: www.bto.org/get-involved...
June 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Nightjar surveys have started for the Heathland Birds Survey. We're still in need of help to fill vacant survey areas. Find a site near you: www.bto.org/get-involved...
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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
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Seen a Sanderling recently?
Some of the birds in the UK in May will have left Namibia, flown north along the Atlantic cost and crossed the Sahara.
Long way still to go to get to Greenland!
More here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/t...
Research: @jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social
#UKbirding
Some of the birds in the UK in May will have left Namibia, flown north along the Atlantic cost and crossed the Sahara.
Long way still to go to get to Greenland!
More here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/t...
Research: @jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social
#UKbirding
May 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Seen a Sanderling recently?
Some of the birds in the UK in May will have left Namibia, flown north along the Atlantic cost and crossed the Sahara.
Long way still to go to get to Greenland!
More here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/t...
Research: @jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social
#UKbirding
Some of the birds in the UK in May will have left Namibia, flown north along the Atlantic cost and crossed the Sahara.
Long way still to go to get to Greenland!
More here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/10/04/t...
Research: @jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social
#UKbirding
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8 birds.
1 day.
208 g of plastic.
2165 pieces.
1 day.
208 g of plastic.
2165 pieces.
May 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
8 birds.
1 day.
208 g of plastic.
2165 pieces.
1 day.
208 g of plastic.
2165 pieces.
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Join us to Stand Up for Scotland’s Seabirds
Today we’re asking you to call on Scottish Ministers to reject the #BerwickBank windfarm and get behind nature positive offshore wind.
Add your voice & support for our campaign⬇️
www.seabird.org/conservation...
#SayNoToBerwickBank
Today we’re asking you to call on Scottish Ministers to reject the #BerwickBank windfarm and get behind nature positive offshore wind.
Add your voice & support for our campaign⬇️
www.seabird.org/conservation...
#SayNoToBerwickBank
May 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Join us to Stand Up for Scotland’s Seabirds
Today we’re asking you to call on Scottish Ministers to reject the #BerwickBank windfarm and get behind nature positive offshore wind.
Add your voice & support for our campaign⬇️
www.seabird.org/conservation...
#SayNoToBerwickBank
Today we’re asking you to call on Scottish Ministers to reject the #BerwickBank windfarm and get behind nature positive offshore wind.
Add your voice & support for our campaign⬇️
www.seabird.org/conservation...
#SayNoToBerwickBank