Now online in Journal of #Ornithology Telemetry alone may not be reliable for a correct determination of population-level migration timing: lessons from Eleonora’s Falcon (Falco eleonorae) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Telemetry alone may not be reliable for a correct determination of population-level migration timing: lessons from Eleonora’s Falcon (Falco eleonorae) - Journal of Ornithology

Tracking technologies have revolutionized the study of bird migration, offering unparalleled insights into ecology, behaviours and flyways. However, due to the typically small proportion of individual...

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New research reveals a substantial decline in the number of European Storm-petrels caught by researchers over the course of a 27-year study Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social #seabird 🪶🧪

In our #NewPaper, we developed a minimally invasive test to detect the hidden harm from plastic ingestion in live #seabirds. By looking at proteins in the blood, we identified a biological signature of plastic-associated damage doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

Happy to see our new paper out in @royalsocietypublishing.org Biology Letters! 🌊🐦 A look into how the smallest seabirds deal with the windscape during movements across the open ocean. tinyurl.com/57vvpfsp

Storm petrels trade movement speed for information gain

Abstract. Animals travelling through air or water can benefit from surrounding flows. This is evident in procellariforms, oceanic birds capable of undertak

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Science X / Phys.org@sciencex.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Storm petrels, among the smallest seabirds, routinely seek crosswinds during long flights over the ocean, a strategy that may aid navigation and prey detection despite reducing flight speed. doi.org/hb3ts7

Another hard year for the #birds & our team. In 2 weeks we removed 1.1 kg of #plastics from Australian #shearwater chicks (>8850 pieces). Balloons clips, clothes pegs, tiling spacers, strapping tape, drink lids, nurdles, toys, cutlery - the list goes on & on 😞 #SeabirdSaturday #PlasticPollution

Schumm et al. Non‐Breeding Distribution and Activity Patterns of Antarctic Storm‐Petrels Inferred From Geolocator‐Immersion Loggers and Stable Isotopes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology #seabirds

Non‐Breeding Distribution and Activity Patterns of Antarctic Storm‐Petrels Inferred From Geolocator‐Immersion Loggers and Stable Isotopes

Outside the breeding season, small pelagic seabirds are particularly challenging to study due to their large geographic ranges and high mobility. Consequently, their non-breeding distribution and act...

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🚨New paper alert 🚨: First GPS tracking of a Black storm-petrel Hydrobates melania By Jorge Cristerna et al. #seabirds #OpenAccess www.marineornithology.org/PDF/54_1/54_...

Extremely happy that my Master's thesis is published! Thank you @mariemrouyer.bsky.social and @ana-sl-rodrigues.bsky.social for your guidance, as well as thanks to all the co-authors!

Marie-Morgane Rouyer@mariemrouyer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨New paper & dataset - Assessment of land-based threats to #Atlantic pelagic #seabirds 🌊 🪶 , led by @ioannis-kalaitz.bsky.social Highlights the most impactful threats & regions. Supports the #conservation of 49 #migratory species & implementation of mitigation measures doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

Migrated to Bluesky as I'm excited to share our new paper on collective route memories in homing pigeons: rdcu.be/e73Qk We found flocks remembered old routes better than pigeons flying alone, likely because different birds remembered different parts of the route!

26 kinds of gadfly petrels are being proposed for listing under CMS at #CMSCOP15. These birds are already threatened or near threatened, they move across 64 countries & territories and face serious pressures both on land and at sea. Read the proposal in EN, SP or FR: www.cms.int/document/302...

This parent and hatchling Red-tailed tropicbird for my #SuperSeabirdSunday offering. With as many as 10 nesting within metres of the Park’s Hut on Phillip Island, off Norfolk last week- it was always advisable to have the phone handy

🔈 KEYNOTES ANNOUNCED #BOUasm26 Avian futures | 29 Sept 2026 | York & Zoom ➡️ Robert J. Fletcher (Uni of Cambridge) ➡️ Stephen Pringle (Uni of Kent) ➡️ Jane Reid (NTNU & Uni of Aberdeen) ➡️ Paul Woodcock (JNCC) Join us! Submit your abstract now: bou.org.uk/event/avi... #ornithology 🪶

The RSPB is looking for surveyors to census the UK’s largest Storm Petrel colony on Mousa, Shetland. We need 2-4 volunteers who are comfortable working and camping in a remote location with limited facilities, to help complete playback surveys during mid-July 2026. 🪺🏝️🏕️

🌊 Share your seabird research at #WSC4! Submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations by 15 Jan 2026. Travel awards available for students & early-career researchers. Connect globally & shape seabird science! 🐦✈️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n8cjmsk #SeabirdScience #MarineConservation #WSC4

An incredible opportunity to work with the @rspb.bsky.social and Storm petrels as part of your Master's degree! 🕊️ #research #seabirds

Kirsty Franklin@kirstyfranklin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to track #seabirds from Rathlin Island and analyse data to identify foraging areas (deadline 10 Nov): buff.ly/K0zcdH8

Have you ever wondered about the disparities in #seabirds species at conferences? Are we talking about all the species? Wonder no more. We (@thelabandfield.bsky.social @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social @ingridpollet.bsky.social) have the answer! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Who gets the spotlight? Disparities in seabird research attention at scientific conferences

Seabirds are among the most threatened bird groups globally, yet research effort is unevenly distributed among species, with some taxa receiving exten…

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Why does a pigeon-sized bird purposely throw itself into hurricane-force winds? With the help of lightweight GPS trackers, WHOI biologist Francesco Ventura has unlocked the Desertas petrel’s secret to success: cyclones! 📲 Find out what surprised researchers the most from BBC: go.whoi.edu/Petrel

To celebrate 30 years of AEWA, we created a video showing the migration tracks of waterbirds GPS-tagged in Italy. Caring for waterbirds. Connecting countries. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... video by @fdepa1.bsky.social, Silvia Giardina and me

A petrel breeding diversity hotspot: Raivavae Island (Austral Islands, French Polynesia), with a need for conservation action | http://marineornitho... | Marine Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

Tracking data and teamwork once again show their value for wildlife conservation. Our study led by Timothée Poupartand and Thibaut Bettignies reveals mismatches between the Natura2000 marine network and seabird distributions, urging for better protected areas off France l1nq.com/kwIzl

Excited to share this paper on shearwater diets in the Mediterranean! link.springer.com/article/10.1... Thanks to a great team, Lucie Michel and co-authors including @fdepa1.bsky.social @jgcecere.bsky.social , part-funding by @dornitholges.bsky.social, @hannahpepe.bsky.social for the post graphics!

BirdLife Malta@birdlifemalta.bsky.social · last yr.

A new study (link.springer.com/article/10.1...) compares the diets of Scopoli’s and Yelkouan shearwaters. Despite a wide diet, a few pelagic fish species stood out. Protection of spawning areas and selective fishing are needed for shearwaters and fisheries to co-exist in the region.

Because of the massive increase in #IngestedPlastic this year (number, mass and size of particles) were finding intact items inside our baby #seabirds. This means we’re able to get information on brands…including THIS! ⬇️ #SoyFish #PollutionIsADesignChoice #shearwaters @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social

🚨 New paper alert 🚨 🪶 Evolutionarily distinct lineages of a migratory bird of prey show divergent responses to climate change 🪶 👉 rdcu.be/ehvAA #LesserKestrel #ornithology #ClimateChange #Conservation 🧵👇 1/6

Obituary in IBIS Mike Harris (1939 - 2023) doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... One of the world's best known, most loved and most outstanding seabird biologists #ornithology

Most worryingly, we found evidence of neurodegeneration in <90-day-old seabird chicks with high levels of ingested plastic - protein expression signatures akin to what we see in human patients with dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's (3/5)

!PhD opportunity! We are recruiting a student to use biotelemetry and modelling to understand bycatch in Europe's most endangered seabird, the Balearic shearwater. If you are interested come to our online Q&A session on 12th Dec. See advert below!

Super stoked to share our latest research on the migratory patterns of painted lady butterflies across the Sahara! 🦋🏜️ www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Trans-Saharan migratory patterns in Vanessa cardui and evidence for a southward leapfrog migration

Chemistry; Nature conservation; Ecology; Entomology

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At the 2024 Movecolab.it meeting @ecotos.bsky.social presented his PhD project on #plastic ingestion in Mediterranean shearwaters. Plastic has been found in 16 out of the 18 Scopoli's shearwaters (dead for bycatch) checked last week. Great collaboration with Susanne Kuehn and Jan van Franeker

An exciting PhD opportunity to investigate the migration strategies of a fascinating tropical #seabird with a unique long-term geolocator dataset and great supervisory team! 🤩 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🔗 #ornithology #seabirds #RoundIslandPetrels