Just out! Spatial epidemiology of Avian flu in seabird populations. #HPAI, #Bayesian, #Conservation, #Panzootic, #Gannets, @jwejeglinski.bsky.social @heyjoode.bsky.social , @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @rspb.bsky.social @au.dk @heriotwattuni.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Between‐species contagion drives HPAI transmission and mass mortality in seabirds

Modelling the unprecedented avian panzootic caused by High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) across the Northeast Atlantic gannet breeding metapopulation, we estimated 28% (95% CI: 21%–34%) HPAI-r...

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We are saddened by the passing of renowned seabird biologist and Memorial University Professor Emeritus Dr. Bill Montevecchi (1945–2026). His pioneering research on seabirds and marine ecosystems has left a lasting legacy and inspired generations of scientists. bit.ly/4bmd65a

Two of the world’s largest Gannet colonies may not recover from the impact of bird flu until 2041 at the earliest, study finds Read a summary: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111887 #seabirds #hpai 🪶 🧪

Earlier this year @n-t-s.bsky.social hosted a "Focus on Fulmars" workshop, looking at how to improve monitoring & research efforts to understand Northern fulmar population change. A short report is now available for those interested! ⬇️ www.researchgate.net/publication/... #seabirds #ornithology

(PDF) Focus on Fulmars Workshop: Report

PDF | On Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th February 2026, the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) hosted a Focus on Fulmars workshop at Edinburgh Zoo, which... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

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Postdocs available at ERI working with the talented and lovely @masden.bsky.social - see below #ornithology #conservationjobs

Elizabeth Masden@masden.bsky.social · 2mo ago

3 research positions available at ERI - please get in touch if you are interested

Proud to wear my @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social gannet t-shirt today at Bury St Edmunds Pride. With LGBTQ+ rights diminishing in the UK and elsewhere Pride seems particularly important just now. Love is love, people are people, be kind. It's not complicated.

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Individual acoustic monitoring and colour-ringing yield comparable estimates of male annual survival in a migratory songbird, but differ in breeding season detectability | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Niall H. K. Burton et al | #ornithology 🪶

Non-breeding birds form a large proportion of #seabird populations, yet they are often overlooked in research & difficult to account for in environmental assessments. A new #OWSMRF report highlights why this matters & how we can close evidence gaps 👇 jncc.gov.uk/news/new-rep... 🧵

One of the (many) reasons that I recently left mainstream university life, was that I didn't want the rest of my career to be taken up with marking "work" produced using AI. This is a great article about the challenge...

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I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah Nathan

It will be 2040 before the Grassholm gannet colony is expected to recover from the effects of HPAI #birdflu (even assuming it isn't hit again by the disease or other threats). #BirdingWales

Jude Lane@heyjooode.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our new research shows that HPAI increased Northern Gannet mortality by a factor of ~6 and ~4 at two of the world’s largest colonies. We predict this impact will take almost two decades to recover from. #biologicalconservation #seabirds #hpai Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111887

I feel privileged to have made a small contribution to this excellent new paper by @heyjooode.bsky.social showing the effects of the recent HPAI on gannet mortality and predicting population recovery times! #seabirds #science

Jude Lane@heyjooode.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our new research shows that HPAI increased Northern Gannet mortality by a factor of ~6 and ~4 at two of the world’s largest colonies. We predict this impact will take almost two decades to recover from. #biologicalconservation #seabirds #hpai Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111887

Worrying news from Mousa in #Shetland with sightings of rat on the island. #Mousa is home to the largest population of European Storm Petrel in the UK, a sparrow sized ground nesting #seabird particularly vulnerable to invasive predators. @rspbscotland.bsky.social www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/04/30/w...

Warning over threat to birds after rat seen on Mousa

The uninhabited island hosts the UK’s largest breeding population of storm petrels

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important work continues from this group monitoring HPAI and its downsteam impacts in gannets!

Jude Lane@heyjooode.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our new research shows that HPAI increased Northern Gannet mortality by a factor of ~6 and ~4 at two of the world’s largest colonies. We predict this impact will take almost two decades to recover from. #biologicalconservation #seabirds #hpai Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111887

Wonderful to work with such a great group of co-authors including @jwejeglinski.bsky.social @jasonmatth.bsky.social @keithchamer.bsky.social @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social @claudiatapiah.bsky.social @liamlangley1.bsky.social @gannetrocks.bsky.social @lucy-wright.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social

Our new research shows that HPAI increased Northern Gannet mortality by a factor of ~6 and ~4 at two of the world’s largest colonies. We predict this impact will take almost two decades to recover from. #biologicalconservation #seabirds #hpai Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111887

New research gives insight into European Storm-petrel movements and behaviour at sea. Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.3354/meps... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @meps-ir.bsky.social 🧪 🌎️ 🪶 #seabirds

🥳 New paper alert 🥳 The first of the data chapters from my DPhil, and the works from my first few field seasons on Skomer, is out! "Shearwaters make efficient navigational decisions, even at very fine scales" - doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... A huge thank you to everyone involved 🩵

Shearwaters make efficient navigational decisions, even at very fine scales

Summary: A fine-scale displacement of Manx shearwaters, a wide-ranging pelagic seabird, reveals that they preferentially adopt shorter homing routes following release at proximal sites, demonstrating ...

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"According to new data quietly published this week, energy use by AI datacentres in the UK could cause the emission of up to 123m tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) – about as much as generated by 2.7 million people – over the next 10 years." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

📖 New Policy Direction Using the marine flyways concept to accelerate ocean conservation🌍 This paper identifies 151 migratory and pelagic seabird species that use all or part of the marine flyways, of which almost half are globally threatened 🕊️ 🔎 buff.ly/HBA61VN

Watch our local organising committee preview what you can expect at WSC4, from albatrosses and shearwaters to little penguins, all within reach of Hobart. bit.ly/4vnwNBU WSC4 | Hobart, Australia | 7–11 September 2026 #WSC4 #MeetInAus

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Discover Hobart’s Extraordinary Seabird Coast A Preview from the Local Organising Committee wsc4 announcements Find the latest information on the 4th World Seabird Conference (WSC4), includin…

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Last chance to apply to join BTO as a Senior Research Ecologist working on our #ClimateChange research portfolio! Apply online at www.bto.org/jobs 📆 Application deadline: Sunday 26 April. 📝 £44,637 per annum. #Ornithology

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology@btobirds.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Job Alert 📢 Join BTO as a Senior Research Ecologist! Apply now➡️ www.bto.org/jobs This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of BTO’s climate change work! 📆 Application deadline: Sunday 26 April. 📝 £44,637 per annum. 📍 Hybrid, HQ in Norfolk or one of our country offices. #Ornithology

How to feed your garden birds without spreading disease theconversation.com/how-to-feed-... @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social 🐦

How to feed your garden birds without spreading disease

Summer feeding should be paused because this is a time when natural food sources such as caterpillars, bugs and flies, are much more abundant.

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Biosecurity for Scotland have received funding from the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund (SMEEF) to continue our work for a further 12 months. This funding will allow us to build on our momentum as we continue supporting our island sites with their biosecurity. 1/2

Deadline approaching for this exciting opportunity to join our @bou.org.uk team and help to deliver IBIS journal, conferences and much more

British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU)@bou.org.uk · 4mo ago

🔊 WE'RE RECRUITING Would you like to play a central role in delivering our journal IBIS and engaging with the #ornithology community? Join us as our Journal and Engagement Manager! ⏰ Apply by 14 April bou.org.uk/vacancy-j... 🪶

Join me & @olliepadget.bsky.social at @livuninews.bsky.social! #postdoc #seabird movement & navigation in response to environmental cues @ukri.org. Developing new loggers w/ micro-engineers & computer scientists @yorkuniversity.bsky.social. Job tinyurl.com/2zuzktv5 Press release tinyurl.com/2zuzktv5

Extremely proud to see @wadertales.bsky.social be awarded the @bou.org.uk Janet Kear medal,for his excellent and tireless work on behalf of our Union and community #BOU2026

📢 The winner of Best IBIS ECR Paper 2025 is.... Pilar L. Maia-Braga's How much sampling is enough? doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Many congratulations Pilar! bou.org.uk/ibis/ibis... And huge thanks to Leica for the prize! #ornithology 🪶

✨New paper!✨ An individual‐based model to quantify the non‐breeding season impact of wind farms on #seabirds doi.org/10.1002/2688... @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social @seatrackscience.bsky.social @signecd.bsky.social @masden.bsky.social

An individual‐based model to quantify the non‐breeding season impact of wind farms on seabirds

A novel individual-based model to predict the impacts of offshore wind farms on seabirds during the non-breeding season, using long-term tracking data from SEATRACK. We demonstrate the model by simul...

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Two paid Marine Futures Internships in Bangor with the @northwaleswt.bsky.social www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/marine-... For candidates who are passionate and enthusiastic about the seas, are willing to learn, organised, self-motivated, and can work well in a team.

📣 JOBS!!! We're looking for new colleagues in the School of Biology @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social - two associate profs (plant sci and animal biology) and a lecturer (ecology/zoology)... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...