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Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 2h ago

From the Seabird Wire™: Streaked Shearwater records from Western Australia represent a "substantial range expansion" acap.aq/latest-news/streaked-shea… Photo by Dario Taraborelli via iNaturalist (CC0 1.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, Streaked Shearwater records from Western Australia represent a "substantial range expansion" (ACAP). Photo: a sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea), illustrative photo, by Dario Taraborelli via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 8h ago

Seabird of the week: the Arctic tern. See photos, facts and the latest research on its species page: seabirdresearch.org/species/arctic-tern Photo by Алексей Логинов via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #arctictern

Seabird Research card: Seabird of the week, Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), card number 004. arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea). Photo by Алексей Логинов via iNaturalist.

Field card: Arctic tern. Status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List). Family: Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls). Research: 113 (papers in our archive since 1972). Names: 18 (languages on its page). Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls: The largest seabird family, from coastal gulls to ocean-crossing terns and the skimmers that slice the water with their lower bill. At sea: Subantarctic and Antarctic Ocean to edge of pack-ice. Listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canada): 24 papers in our archive, newest 2022 Acadia University (Canada): 21 papers in our archive, newest 2022 Carleton University (Canada): 12 papers in our archive, newest 2022

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · yesterday

How's your bird? seabirdresearch.org Photo by Nigel Voaden via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: How's your bird? Seabird news, species and science from around the world. Get the scoop at SeabirdResearch.org. Photo: tufted puffin, stretching its wings, golden head plumes, by Nigel Voaden via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · yesterday

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

Seabird Research card: Seabird of the week, Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea), card number 006. sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea). Photo by Dario Taraborelli via iNaturalist.

Field card: Sooty shearwater. Status: Near Threatened (IUCN Red List). Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels). Research: 97 (papers in our archive since 1961). Names: 19 (languages on its page). Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels: Tube-nosed ocean wanderers: shearwaters, gadfly petrels, fulmars, prions and the diving petrels. At sea: Northward in North Atlantic to Greenland and northwestern Europe, and in northern Pacific to Gulf of Alaska and western USA. Listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. University of Otago (New Zealand): 119 papers in our archive, newest 2026 Bioeconomy Science Institute (New Zealand): 10 papers in our archive, newest 2026 Department of Conservation (New Zealand): 9 papers in our archive, newest 2026

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 2d ago

Seabird Wire: Week in review, 19 to 25 October 2026. Read them all on the Seabird Wire: seabirdresearch.org Illustrations: Andy Wilson, Alexandre Vong, Ferran Sayol / PhyloPic (public domain). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #seabirdwire

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire: Week in review, 19 to 25 October 2026. 1. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza reaches yet another sub-Antarctic island. 2. Scientists expected bird flu in thousands of dead Antarctic penguins but found a different disease. 3. Two Black-footed Albatrosses fledge from translocated parents on Oahu. 4. A Campbell Albatross goes north to Peru. 5. Schrödinger's penguin: One species, two contrasting outcomes. 6. Mouse-Free Marion Project thanks Emi Shimizu and Keiko Suzue of BirdLife International Tokyo for their support.

Top story 1: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza reaches yet another sub-Antarctic island. ACAP, 20 October. ACAP reports that highly pathogenic avian influenza has now been detected on a further sub-Antarctic island, illustrated with a view of Macquarie Island.

Top story 2: Scientists expected bird flu in thousands of dead Antarctic penguins but found a different disease. Earth.com, 22 October. Testing of thousands of penguin carcasses found in Antarctica ruled out avian influenza, pointing instead to another disease as the cause of death.

Seabird Research card: Did you know? SeabirdResearch.org now has a bookstore with more than 4,300 books about seabirds, going back more than 200 years. Browse it at seabirdresearch.org/books.

Bruce Taylor @barrabirder.bsky.social · 2d ago

A juvenile Glaucous Gull at Allasdale this morning was our first of the season on Barra. White-wingers have seemingly become much scarcer here in the past few years. Also of note, 2 Pom Skuas heading SW past Cleat first thing along with hundreds of Kittiwakes. #BirdingScotland

Liam McDowell @lmcwildlife.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bill centred, eyes forward, wings edge to edge. Great Egret at Lackford Lakes. @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social OM-1 Mark II | 800mm | 1/1000s | f/13 | ISO 640 #GreatEgret #BirdPhotography

A Great Egret flying directly towards the camera with its long white wings spread wide over dark water.

Kakuriyo 隠り世 @kakuriyo-lofi.bsky.social · 3d ago

Made something for the in-between hours 🎧 #weirdcore #liminal #surreal

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 2d ago

What was your first seabird? Tell us in the comments, or join the conversation in our forum: seabirdresearch.org/forum Illustration: Fratercula arctica silhouette by Ferran Sayol / PhyloPic (public domain). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #birdwatching

Seabird Research card: What was your first seabird? The one that made you look twice. A puffin on a ledge, a gannet diving, a gull that stole your chips. Tell us yours.

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

From the Seabird Wire™: A Campbell Albatross goes north to Peru Read the full story from ACAP: acap.aq/latest-news/a-campbell-al… Photo by Tristan Jobin via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #seabirdwire

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, A Campbell Albatross goes north to Peru (ACAP). Photo: a northern royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi), illustrative photo, by Tristan Jobin via iNaturalist.

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

Community image: Laysan albatross. See how to share your own seabird photos, and how we credit them: seabirdresearch.org/photos/submit Photo by Dario Taraborelli via iNaturalist (CC0 1.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #birdphotography

Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis). Photo Dario Taraborelli via iNaturalist, CC0 1.0.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 4d ago

From the Seabird Wire™: Two Black-footed Albatrosses fledge from translocated parents on Oahu acap.aq/latest-news/two-black-foo… Illustration: Diomedea exulans silhouette by Alexandre Vong / PhyloPic (public domain). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, Two Black-footed Albatrosses fledge from translocated parents on Oahu (ACAP).

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 5d ago

From the Seabird Wire™: Threatened but long-lived: puffins and their surprising recovery Read the full story from infobae.com: infobae.com/america/mundo/2026/10… Photo by Pierre Tellier via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, Threatened but long-lived: puffins and their surprising recovery (infobae.com). Photo: an Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), illustrative photo, by Pierre Tellier via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 5d ago

One thing you can do for seabirds: fisheries management. Gear modifications, bycatch reduction devices and area closures cut the… seabirdresearch.org/topics/policy-advocacy Photo by desertnaturalist via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Fisheries management. Gear modifications, bycatch reduction devices and area closures cut the toll of fishing on seabirds. Photo: a wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), by desertnaturalist via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 6d ago

From the Seabird Wire™: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza reaches yet another sub-Antarctic island acap.aq/latest-news/highly-pathog… Illustration: Sterna hirundo silhouette by Andy Wilson / PhyloPic (public domain). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza reaches yet another sub-Antarctic island (ACAP).

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 6d ago

Place of the week: Banc d'Arguin National Park (Mauritania). Read why it matters for seabirds, and how to visit: seabirdresearch.org/preserves/banc-d-arguin Illustration: Uria aalge silhouette by Carbo / PhyloPic (public domain). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania. One of the world's most important zones for nesting birds and Palearctic migratory waders.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · last wk.

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

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, Penguins: formerly the world's largest colony collapses (Die Welt). Photo: an Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), illustrative photo, by steve b via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · last wk.

Seabird of the week: the black-legged kittiwake. Of all the gulls, kittiwakes are among the most oceanic: for most of the year… seabirdresearch.org/species/black-legged-kittiwake Photo by Donald Davesne via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Seabird of the week, Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), card number 003. black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). Photo by Donald Davesne via iNaturalist.

Field card: Black-legged kittiwake. Status: Vulnerable (IUCN Red List). Family: Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls). Research: 262 (papers in our archive since 1977). Names: 21 (languages on its page). Of all the gulls, kittiwakes are among the most oceanic: for most of the year they live almost entirely at sea. As its name tridactyla says, it has only three toes: the hind toe is tiny or missing. Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France): 125 papers in our archive, newest 2025 Norwegian Polar Institute (Norway): 63 papers in our archive, newest 2025 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway): 59 papers in our archive, newest 2026

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · last wk.

How's your bird? seabirdresearch.org Photo by steve b via iNaturalist (CC0 1.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: How's your bird? Seabird news, species and science from around the world. Get the scoop at SeabirdResearch.org. Photo: atlantic puffin, in flight over the sea, by steve b via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · last wk.

Seabird Voices: Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project. See their Seabird Voices page: seabirdresearch.org/voices Illustration: Puffinus puffinus silhouette by Niamh Esmonde / PhyloPic (public domain). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #seabirdvoices

Seabird Research card: Seabird Voices, Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project (@maui_nui_seabirds). A University of Hawaiʻi project working since 2006 to find, protect and restore the endangered seabirds of Maui Nui. In a 2,500-acre fenced reserve, free of goats and cattle, the number of ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian petrels) grows every year.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · last wk.

Seabirds helped people find land. Pacific navigators watched terns and noddies heading home at dusk to find the direction of an island. seabirdresearch.org/forum Photo by steve b via iNaturalist (CC0 1.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #navigation

Seabird Research card: Seabirds helped people find land. Pacific navigators watched terns and noddies heading home at dusk to find the direction of an island. Have you ever used birds to read the sea? Photo: a magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), by steve b via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · last wk.

From the Seabird Wire™: 'Significant' decline in puffins predicted due to climate change Read the full story from Shetland News: shetnews.co.uk/2026/10/16/signifi… Photo by Brian Gratwicke via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, 'Significant' decline in puffins predicted due to climate change (Shetland News). Photo: an Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), illustrative photo, by Brian Gratwicke via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · last wk.

Community image: Sooty shearwater. See how to share your own seabird photos, and how we credit them: seabirdresearch.org/photos/submit Photo by Dario Taraborelli via iNaturalist (CC0 1.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #birdphotography

Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea). Photo Dario Taraborelli via iNaturalist, CC0 1.0.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 2w ago

From the Seabird Wire™: Parental effort and coordination in Black-browed and Wandering Albatrosses Read the full story from ACAP: acap.aq/latest-news/parental-effo… Photo by Brooke Smith via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, Parental effort and coordination in Black-browed and Wandering Albatrosses (ACAP). Photo: a wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), by Brooke Smith via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 2w ago

Find your first seabird job. Looking for your first seabird job or internship? See every open listing and its deadline: seabirdresearch.org/jobs Photo by Tomás Tamagno via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #seabirdjobs

Seabird Research card: Find your first seabird job Seabird jobs board and a list of 19 more job boards. Photo: an Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), by Tomás Tamagno via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 2w ago

From the Seabird Wire™: Gannets slam into the sea at 70 mph, and their square neck bones take most of the hit Read the full story from Earth.com: earth.com/animals/gannets-square… Photo by Brooke J. via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, Gannets slam into the sea at 70 mph, and their square neck bones take most of the hit (Earth.com). Photo: a northern gannet (Morus bassanus), illustrative photo, by Brooke J. via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 2w ago

One thing you can do for seabirds: reducing marine pollution. Less plastic debris, fewer oil spills and fewer chemical contaminants mean… seabirdresearch.org/topics/threats-challenges Photo by Brooke J. via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Reducing marine pollution. Less plastic debris, fewer oil spills and fewer chemical contaminants mean healthier birds. Photo: a northern gannet (Morus bassanus), by Brooke J. via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 2w ago

From the Seabird Wire™: The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission commits to integrating ecosystem… acap.aq/latest-news/the-inter-ame… Illustration: Morus bassanus silhouette by Andy Wilson / PhyloPic (public domain). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission commits to integrating ecosystem considerations in fisheries management decisions (ACAP).

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 2w ago

Place of the week: Yellow Sea Wetlands (China, Korea). A critical stopover on the East Asian–Australasian… seabirdresearch.org/preserves/yellow-sea-wetlands Photo by 祐 via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world. #seabirds #coastalconservation

Seabird Research card: Yellow Sea Wetlands, China, Korea. A critical stopover on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. Photo: a black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor), one of the birds found here, by 祐 via iNaturalist.

Seabird Research at seabirdresearch.org @seabirdresearch.org · 2w ago

From the Seabird Wire™: DEAD IN THE WATER OP-ED: Silent crisis — starving penguins, dying sardines and a government gambling with species… dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026… Photo by Julien Renoult via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0). Follow @seabirdresearch.org for seabird news from around the world.

Seabird Research card: Seabird Wire, DEAD IN THE WATER OP-ED: Silent crisis — starving penguins, dying sardines and a government gambling with species extinction (Daily Maverick). Photo: an Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), illustrative photo, by Julien Renoult via iNaturalist.