🌊 The SEAGHOSTS project is at the 4th World Seabird Conference in Tasmania, taking place 7–11/9. 👉 Check out our contributions: 5 oral presentations and 2 posters! 🌍 With 15 partners from 11 countries, SEAGHOSTS is working towards the conservation of 6 Storm Petrel species 🪶

more of this please 😍🥰🐧 #azores #seabirds #conservation www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Lights out: the island that goes dark to save young seabirds – in pictures

Every autumn, Corvo Island in the Azores turns off its public lighting for a few key days to help fledgling Cory’s shearwaters as they attempt to fly to the ocean guided by the stars

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Can we use vomit as a time machine? Snow petrel stomach oil piles up at nests for millennia, recording Antarctica's past, but only if we know what birds eat today. Our new paper led by @zhongxuanli.bsky.social provides a key step to reading those archives doi.org/10.3354/meps... #OceanSky 🦑🦉🌊🧪

Seabird of the week: the sooty shearwater. See photos, facts and the latest research on its species page: seabirdresearch.org/species/sooty-shearwater Photo by Dario Taraborelli via iNaturalist (CC0 1.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #sootyshearwater

Another day sorting the @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social archive - today it was Executive Committee and Annual General Meeting minutes, conferences, and internal reports. Nearly there!

Interestingly, none of the ecological traits we tested had a consistent effect once study design was accounted for. Phylogenetic position was the strongest predictor, a possible quick first screen for species. Paper: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... Blog: adriftlab.org/news/old-pro... #ornithology

Two new studies from our colleague @steffopp.bsky.social show areas of conservation importance across the Atlantic Ocean for highly mobile seabirds doi.org/10.1111/con4.70075 and the demographic importance of immatures in Black-browed Albatross doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.112102

Mentee Sign-Up Sheet (link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...) Mentor Sign-Up Sheet (link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...)

If you've ever wondered how #puffin numbers are counted read more in this @seabirdcentre.bsky.social blog: www.seabird.org/blog/puffin_.... Recent declines emphasise the importance of #biosecurity in reducing invasive predator pressure & increasing #seabirds resilience against other threats.

Scottish Seabird Centre@seabirdcentre.bsky.social · last mo.

Worrying news for puffins in the Firth of Forth📢 Our recent puffin burrow counts have revealed a drop in puffin numbers on the local islands off the coast of North Berwick.

Stepwise molt of albatrosses... Read more here: ⬇️ www.marineornithology.org/PDF/54_2/54_... #seabirds #OpenAccess

From the Seabird Wire™: Penguins: formerly the world's largest colony collapses Read the full story from Die Welt: welt.de/wissenschaft/article6acb5… Photo by steve b via iNaturalist (CC0 1.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #seabirdwire

Don't forget to submit any outstanding Seabird Monitoring Programme data by 31st October! 🐧🎃 #Seabirds

UK Seabird Monitoring Programme@smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 7d ago

Don't all dive in at once... like these Arctic Terns over a dropped sandeel; the SMP data deadline on October 31st is fast approaching! We're missing data for several species, including gulls and terns, so please submit yours ASAP. #Seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

‘newly created islands within a saline lagoon provide safer nesting, fencing excludes predators, rat monitoring, vegetation removal, patrols highlight the vulnerability of birds to disturbance & dog-friendly exercise areas are away from nesting birds’ #Seabirds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Seabird numbers bounce back in Solent region after 2022 avian flu wipeout

Conservation work by RSPB has led to recovery of terns, gulls, plovers and oystercatchers on English south coast

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Kittiwake, like a number of SMP recorded species, are pelagic. They'll spend a large duration of the non-breeding season in the high seas of the Atlantic Ocean; quite the difference from other gulls monitored through the programme! #Seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

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Biosecurity for LIFE@biosecuritylife.bsky.social · last wk.

Rachel & Reid, 1 of our #Conservation #DetectionDog teams were busy last week on the #FirthOfForth #Islands checking for rats. They visited #IsleOfMay, the Lamb, #Fidra and #Craigleith to check that these sites remain safe for #seabirds to breed @ukcehseabirds.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social

📣 Our October newsletter has landed in your inboxes! 📨 ☕ Grab a brew, because it's a hefty one! Inside you'll find: 🌍 World Seabird Union conference round-up 🏝️ Skomer Island pride 🐣 Breeding season round-ups 🎨 Our first Creative Seabirds 📰 Plus all the usual seabird news and updates #seabirds

👀 Have you noticed…? It’s #Auktober again! 🐧🎉 Time to celebrate all things auk! 💙 From razorbills to crested auklets, black guillemots to marbled murrelets, we want to know… 👇 What’s your favourite auk, and why? Let us know in the comments! #seabirds 📸 @scottishseabird.bsky.social

"Sea ice decline and glacial retreat may support further range expansion and colonization by Gentoo Penguins." NEW PAPER: www.marineornithology.org/PDF/54_2/54_... #seabirds #OpenAccess #climate

Little evidence for spatial segregation of foraging areas in Great black-backed gulls. Read more about it: www.marineornithology.org/PDF/54_2/54_... #seabirds #OpenAccess #TeamGulls

Tracking a mysterious seabird for the first time: what GPS reveals about the Black Storm-Petrel Check out our latest blog post by Cecilia Soldatini ➡️ tinyurl.com/STDBblogOct26 ➡️ paper in @marineorno.bsky.social: doi.org/10.5038/2074... #seabirds #biologging

Tracking a mysterious seabird for the first time: what GPS reveals about the Black Storm-Petrel - Seabird Tracking Database

Far from land, across the waters of the Gulf of California, a small black seabird makes journeys that are almost impossible for humans to observe, even locals

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Northern Gannets, Bonaventure Island, 2023. No mass mortalities. 40% +ve for anti-NP antibodies, w 92% having elevated iris pigmentation irregularities. Relationship less strong with H5 seropositive birds. Some pigmentation pre outbreaks.. 👉 academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...

New paper in @animalecology.bsky.social!📝http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70350 Coordination is thought to be key to the success of biparental care, but we don’t know how this varies with species’ ecology 🍃 We explore: how important is partner coordination & does this depend on environment? 🏞️

📣 Have you filled in the Seabird Group’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion survey yet? We want to make our community more inclusive and welcoming for everyone, and we need your input! 💙 📝 Have your say: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Thank you to everyone who’s already responded! #seabirds

The Seabird Group Diversity and Inclusion questionnaire

The Seabird Group is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion within the seabirding community. Summary statistics on these data will be used to monitor our progress on increasing diver...

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New paper: How does being born late affect king penguin chick physiology? Late-born chicks showed higher mitochondrial metabolism at 100 days, probably reflecting harsher winter conditions and reduced parental feeding. ➡️ vist.ly/5mhwh #ornithology #birds #mitochondria #growth

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Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org@seabirdresearch.org · 3w ago

Wake up to global seabird news with the Seabird Wire™ on SeabirdResearch.org. Seabird news and new research from around the world, updated twice a day. seabirdresearch.org Photo: Editor's Mug. Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #seabirdwire

🔔 Seabird Group AGM elections 🔔 👀 We're looking for a new Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Ordinary Member! 👀 Full role description here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Please send a short description (max 200 words) to secretary@seabirdgroup.org.uk by 25/10/2026 📸 @scottishseabird.bsky.social

💫 Seabird Group AGM elections 💫 We're looking for a new Social Media Manager! 📱 Full role description here: 👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1... To apply, please send a short description (max 200 words) to secretary@seabirdgroup.org.uk by 25/10/2026 💌 📸 @scottishseabird.bsky.social

📢 Seabird Group AGM elections 📢 We're looking for a new Membership Secretary! 👇 More details on the role: 👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1... To apply, please send a short description (max 200 words) to secretary@seabirdgroup.org.uk by 25th Oct 2026 📸 @thelabandfield.bsky.social

📣 Seabird Group AGM elections 📣 We're looking for a new Early Career Representative! 🧑‍🎓 Full role description here: 👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1... To apply, please send a short description (max 200 words) to secretary@seabirdgroup.org.uk by 25/10/2026 💌 📸 @scottishseabird.bsky.social

📢 Reminder: Seabird Group AGM 📅 Tuesday 10 November 2026 🕛 12–1pm GMT 💻 Online The meeting link will be sent to Seabird Group members closer to the date. We hope to see you there! 🐦