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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 3d

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 @bou.org.uk · 7d

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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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 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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Kirsty Franklin @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social · 7d

Registration is OPEN for the 4th World Seabird Conference (WSC4)!

📅 7–11 Sept 2026
📍 Hobart, Tasmania | 💻 Hybrid event

Join the global #seabird community to connect, collaborate & conserve 👉 worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir...

#WSC4 #seabirds #Hobart2026 #ornithology

Advertisement for registration of WSC4 being open, picturing a gannet in flight and text details of the conference.

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 10d

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 · 10d

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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Kirsty Franklin @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social · 14d

Very cool new #seabird paper showing no difference in breeding success between healthy and black-eyed gannets, but a worrying overall decline in productivity following the #avianflu outbreak. 🦠🐣

Read the paper here 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #seabirds #ornithology

A breeding pair of Gannets on the Bass Rock with their chick. One of the adults clearly has a black eye, an indicator of past exposure to highly pathogenic avian influenza, while the other is normal/healthy.

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Kirsty Franklin @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social · 14d

Proud of you! 🥳

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Jude Lane @heyjooode.bsky.social · 14d

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

Edinburgh Napier University @edinburghnapier.bsky.social · 14d

🪹 | 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

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Kirsty Franklin @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social · 15d

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

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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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 15d

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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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · Aug 20

New job alert: Would you like to help analyse our Big Garden Birdwatch dataset? 🪶🧪

Our monitoring science team are hiring for a new 2yr position to develop the ecological analysis and visualisation of BGBW data

Interested? Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

Senior Conservation Scientist - Ecological Analyst (Fixed-Term) | RSPB

Big Garden Birdwatch Data ScientistWe have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled team-member to join the Monitoring Science team at the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science. We are s...

app.vacancy-filler.co.uk

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Taylor Brown @tbrownbirds.bsky.social · Aug 19

Please check out the attached advertisement for a #masters project at @dalhousieu.bsky.social on Leach's storm-petrels! #MSc #biology #gradstudies #gradschool #birds #seabirds #research

A screenshot of an ad for a master's position at Dalhousie university. Contact Glenn Crossin glenn.crossin@dal.ca

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Sophie Bennett @bennett-sophie.bsky.social · Aug 13

The BOU being so on it they beat me to posting about our own paper!

Any folk interested in using bioacoustics to monitor petrels/ #seabirds do get in touch- we're continuing this work at @btoscotland.bsky.social and always keen for more collaborations in this emerging field

BOU @bou.org.uk · Aug 13

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 🪶

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Lila Buckingham @lilabuckingham.bsky.social · Aug 11

Do you use geolocators to estimate foraging time, behaviour, or energetics in diving seabirds? See our new paper for insights from a study of Common Guillemots.

doi.org/10.61350/sbj...

@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social

A graphical abstract depicting the paper title, author list, and brief description of the paper. One images displays an adult common gullemot with one logger on each leg, next to a chick. The second image displays a close-up of a common guillemot's legs with both loggers shown. The text reads:
An improved method to derive behavioural budgets and energetics from geolocator data in Common Guillemots Uria aalge
Lila Buckingham, Maria Bogdanova, Francis Daunt, Robert Furness, Sophie Bennett, Ruth Dunn, David Jardine, Mark Newell, Ewan Weston & Jonathan Green
We deployed two devices (time-depth recorder & geolocator) on 39 Common Guillemots for one non-breeding season.
We allocated time to behaviours using 1) both devices (see Buckingham et al. 2023) and 2) only geolocators, following previous methods.
We compared the behavioural budgets. We could not extract foraging behaviour (diving) when only using geolocator data.
We devised an improved method for estimating behaviours and energetics in Common Guillemots using geolocator data. We also provide guidance for studies of other diving seabirds that rest at sea.
Photos by Andrew Carter
Seabird 37 (2025) Early Release

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · Aug 6

Want to join our friendly team of conservation experts?

Our marine team are hiring for a new 1yr role to provide expert scientific advice on marine developments 🌏 🧪

See here for how to apply: shorturl.at/kdthM
#ornithology

Conservation Scientist (Fixed-Term) | RSPB

We are seeking a Conservation Scientist to join the RSPB’s UK Marine Science team in an exciting fixed-term role for 12 months. The role provides a great opportunity to work at the cutting edge of res...

shorturl.at

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World Seabird Union @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social · Aug 7

🌊 Proposal deadline for WSC4 extended to Aug 15 🐦
Help shape seabird science at “Wings of Adaptation: Seabirds in a Changing Climate”
📍 Hobart, TAS | 📅 Sept 7–11, 2026
📝 Submit: [email protected]
🔗 bit.ly/4e6wQdc
#WSC4 #SeabirdScience

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Ruth Dunn @ruthedunn.bsky.social · Aug 6

"Commuting in crosswinds and foraging in fast winds: the foraging ecology of a flying fish specialist" 💨🐦🐟

New @iomarinescience.bsky.social research out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

📸 @robinfreeman.bsky.social

🧪🌍🪶

Composite image of the Proceedings B journal title, the manuscript title and the author list, alongside an image of a red-footed booby flying amongst palm trees. Some text reads: "Winds shape the behavioural decisions of red-footed boobies, impacting their foraging commutes and feeding behaviour".

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Paolo Becciu @pbecciu.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚨New paper out🚨
We used fine-scale GPS, depth & accelerometry data to reveal foraging activity of the endangered Bermuda petrel.

Thanks: @campioni-leti.bsky.social & collab. effort of Bermuda Conserv. Dept, Canad. Wildlife Service & ISPA Portugal

A thread 🧵

#seabirds #biologging #movementecology

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Jul 5

We have awarded our Research Grants of £500 for this round 🏆👏

Congrats to all the well-deserved recipients - more to follow on them! This time we are supporting projects on kittiwake nest conditions, parental care in petrels, using eDNA to locate cryptic petrel species & Kenyan gull monitoring! 🙌🕊️.

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Dr Ingrid Pollet @ingridpollet.bsky.social · Jun 25

Talk about a long-term study! The dataset for our fresh-off-the-press survival paper on Leach's storm-petrel was started before most of the authors were even born!
#seabirds #itsnevertoolatetostartalongtermstudy

doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Adult survival in a small seabird, Hydrobates leucorhous, covaries with the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation over the past six decades | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Seabirds’ annual survival is influenced by numerous factors, but oceanic conditions are among the most significant. Indices used to monitor these conditions typically cycle over decades. Using the lon...

doi.org

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Kirsty Franklin @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social · Jun 19

Deadline for proposing a symposium or workshop for #WSC4 is 1 Aug 2025! #seabirds 📆

The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Jun 19

The 4th World #Seabird Conference (happening next year in Hobart, Australia) is now taking submissions for potential symposia and workshops! Propose yours here - worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir.... The theme is Wings of Adaptation: Seabirds in a Changing Climate 🐧 @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social

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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢We're looking for a #MarineOrnithologist to join us!

This varied role will include supporting a review of the Special Protection Area (SPA) network, data analysis & review of management measures.

📆 Closing date: 30 June 2025

👉 Learn more & apply here: bit.ly/JNCCpost202529

#JobOpportunity

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Alice Risely @alice-risely.bsky.social · Jun 11

🦠 SAVE THE DATE! 🦜

I'm excited to announce that the theme of the 2027 BOU conference is Avian Disease Ecology!

📍 Nottingham, UK
📅 6–8 April 2027

🔗 Full details: lnkd.in/gPvFFDJe

Please share widely!

#BOU2027 #Ornithology #WildlifeDisease #AvianDisease #EcoHealth

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · Jun 14

Our latest #newsletter has just dropped into inboxes! This time there's articles on Skomer's guillemots, reporting "odd-servations" in #seabird colonies, an adventurous kayak expedition, identifying sex in Little Auks, & much more, including our regular reports. 📝🕊️🐧🥚🦅

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