"It is never too late to start a long term monitoring survey, but it is always too early to stop it" I have start a ringing programme on European storm-petrels in 1997 and ring my 30,000 birds this week 😀 #seabirds
How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications. My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/ academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology
Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d
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In honour of getting our tenth (and final!) tag out, here’s a photo of one of our tagged birds! Keep an eye out for white flags EJ0-EJ9 👀 #whimbrel
Variation in food availability affects the population age structure of Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica in the Faroe Islands vist.ly/42u2s #JuvenileFishIndex #SeaBirds
We are happy to introduce you to another member of our society, Kristin Piening! Photo: Uwe Franzen
Un-brie-lievable: A cheese-eating Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus NEW SHORT COMMUNICATION by Trevor MacLaurin www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20174/ #waders #shorebirds #research #ornithology
‼️🚨New Paper Alert! 🚨‼️ Using a decades-long dataset on puffins in the Faroe Islands, we show a change in population age structure and relate the increase in older birds/decrease in cohort sizes to (pre-)hatch year food availability. doi.org/10.1002/wlb3... @kasiawojczulanis.bsky.social
Variation in food availability affects the population age structure of Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica in the Faroe Islands
Across their entire Atlantic breeding range, Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica have experienced decreases in food availability, often leading to population declines. The species is one of the most ....
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Session 8 at #EOU26 focused on biologging Thiemo Karwinkel, Susan Ellen McKinlay, Giovanna Sandretti da Silva, Ryan Boswarthick and Trevor MacLaurin on tracking movements, flight behaviour, survival, and tag effects. A lot of insight from these approaches—what stood out to you?
A huge thank you to all organisers, volunteers, presenters, poster contributors, and participants for making #EOU26 such a great conference! 🐦 Enjoy the rest of your time in Gdańsk, and have a safe journey home—no matter how far you’re travelling!
Are you responsible for American Oystercatcher habitat management? If so, this is for you! Our latest paper explores how vegetation and elevation shape nest-site selection and reproductive success in Virginia’s American Oystercatchers. Link: doi.org/10.1675/063....
🚨 #HotOffThePress in @cdnsciencepub.com "Black-legged #kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) readily consume #ArcticCod (Boreogadus saida) in the Canadian #Arctic: insights from #StomachContent and #StableIsotopeAnalyses" This is the last chapter of my #PhD to be published! A thread🧵of the main results:
New paper out in ecology letters! with @andylee.bsky.social @allydefduf.bsky.social We synthesized the active debate on how scientists define sex, including limitations and assumptions. We believe this discussion will lead to more accurate science. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
There is No Consensus on Biological Sex
At this critical moment when misinformation about sex is being applied to policy globally, scientific clarification on the definition of biological sex is valuable. Here, we evaluate the primary appr...
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📖 Published! A range-wide full-annual-cycle model informs conservation of a declining migratory shorebird🐥🌊 Using population growth rates to link local, season-specific data to model full-annual-cycle dynamics could guide the conservation of migratory species Read more: buff.ly/ezoou8z
Shortest day. For an Oystercatcher that winters in Iceland it was only 4 hours between sunrise and sunset today. A bird that migrates to Dublin will have experienced 7.5 hours. Thoughts about the two strategies: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/06/12/m... #ornithology
New large-scale study based on SEAPOP data shows that #ocean #warming threatens #seabirds in the North Atlantic @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
Ocean warming threatens seabirds in the North Atlantic
Climate change is causing ocean warming, acidification and loss of sea ice. This, in turn, is leading to shifting biogeographic distribution and in some cases species extinction.
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Where to now?! A number of seabirds covered by the SMP are migratory, spending the winter away from the UK. Storm Petrels are a great example, wintering off the coast of southern Africa in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
I'm teaching Statistical Rethinking again starting Jan 2026. This time with live lectures, divided into Beginner and Experienced sections. Will be a lot more work for me, but I hope much better for students. I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
This new paper was a team effort among students in my lab, led by @mitchellshorgan.bsky.social. Please share with your fish tracking colleagues! @oceantracking.bsky.social @glatos-fish.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Effects of surgical implantation of electronic tags in fishes: a review and meta-analysis - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Electronic tags have been used to track fishes for decades and continue to gain popularity. Tags are often implanted in the coelom of fishes, with a substantial body of experimental evidence now asses...
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The perfect Christmas gift for the seabird-nerd in your life. www.awesomebooks.com/book/9781472...
The Storm-petrels (New) | Rob Thomas | 9781472985828 | Awesome Books
The Storm-petrels by Rob Thomas. Buy new & second-hand books online with Free UK Delivery at Awesome Books.
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🎤 We’re thrilled to announce our first plenary speaker for the 5th EOU Fledglings Meeting in Gdańsk (27–29 March 2026)! 🌊 Jérôme Fort (@umrlienss.bsky.social) will discuss how seabirds respond to challenges shaping marine ecosystems — and what they reveal about ocean health. #EOU26 #Ornithology
#biologging #research is booming - but do #loggers actually impact the birds? Yes, they do - depending on the mass and attachment location. If you work with biologging, you should read our latest publication seapop.no/en/2025/11/l... @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social #seabirds
Loggers attached to birds can affect foraging behaviour
Loggers have become a central part of research on seabirds and other groups of animals over the past 20 years. In seabird research, loggers provide very useful documentation of diving behaviour…
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Our latest introductory and advanced courses on Data Analysis with R Statistical Software are now live -all welcome, whatever your current level of skills or experience :) www.ecoexplore.co.uk
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The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆
Please check out this interesting presentation on #stormpetrels and #lightpollution in the Faroes by collaborator and PhD student @bardseyben.bsky.social #seabirds 🧪🌍 kvf.fo/sjon/sending...
Vísindavøka '25 - Ben Porter, Umhvørvisstovan
Ben Porter: Ávirkan av ljósdálking á drunnhvíta
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What are the effects of tagging on fishes? 🐟 Our review + meta-analysis explores intracoelomic tagging effects in fishes. We summarize the existing literature and examine the 2% rule using evidence from a broad representation of all published studies. Preprint link below! 🧵
The fluffiest European Storm Petrel Chick being weighed a few months ago in September on Nolsoy, Faroe Islands. 😍 #Seabirdsunday #StormPetrel #Seabirds
Think #stormpetrels just wing it to find a meal? 🍽️ Think again! Finally, our study is out: these tiny #seabirds use ocean dynamics to find #foraging grounds in the #WestMed. And guess what? Well-placed #MPAs help keep their ‘favorite restaurants’ open.🧑🍳 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The ABA is thrilled to be able to announce a full slate of recipients for the ABA's awards this year. Thanks to all who have contributed so much to birding. It means so much to celebrate your accomplishments and to share this community with you. www.aba.org/2024-aba-awa...
2024 ABA Awards - American Birding Association
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