Abstracts are open for the BOU Avian Disease Ecology conference (6-8th April 2027, Nottingham, UK). Submit here (deadline July 31st): tinyurl.com/hf2hzf4p Reg fees to be released soon - but you can get an idea of rough costs from the BOU 2026 conference: tinyurl.com/3udbz3c5 Fab line up! 🦠🦜🦠🐦‍⬛🦠

Last few days to submit abstracts for BOU:Avian Disease Ecology Conference in April, should be really interesting few days -- bou.org.uk/event/avian-... 🧪🪶

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 🪶 🧪

📢 #Postdoc in #seabird #demography Capture-recapture, IPMs and PVA. Analyses underway - great stage to join the project. Hybrid/remote possible. Apply: bit.ly/3P3yAM1 Please share widely, informal email enquiries welcome @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social

NEW JOB in #ornithology with @vogelwarte.bsky.social to unravel the demographic drivers of population change in Alpine #swifts in #Switzerland: buff.ly/crV1rT8

Long-term volunteer and seabird monitoring volunteer applications for 2026 are now open! We have 4 positions available with different start dates. Please see www.welshwildlife.org/volunteering...

New Year, new job. Come and join the @ukceh.bsky.social team on the Isle of May ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...

Have you signed up for the World Seabird Conference yet? 7-11 Sept 2026, Hobart, Australia 🐦🦘 Registration is open now, with abstracts accepted until 15 Jan 👩‍🏫🌊 A fantastic opportunity for #seabirders! Runs every 5 years. Accessible, inclusive, global 🌍 #WSC4 worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir...

Thermal imaging opens multiple windows into wild animal physiology! Our new systematic review surveys links between body surface temperatures and four key physiological processes to identify approaches likely to push the technique to it's full potential. buff.ly/p4s37I5 #biology #physiology

After decades of absence, the nocturnal calls of shearwaters once more echo from burrows on Northern Ireland's seabird island. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...

Manx Shearwater Breeding Confirmed on Rathlin Island

After decades of absence, the nocturnal calls of shearwaters once more echo from burrows on Northern Ireland’s seabird island.

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EARLY VIEW in IBIS Effect of a previous high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAIV) infection on the breeding success of Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Sue Lewis et al | #ornithology 🪶

Very cool new #seabird paper showing no difference in breeding success between healthy and black-eyed gannets, but a worrying overall decline in productivity following the #avianflu outbreak. 🦠🐣 Read the paper here 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #seabirds #ornithology

📢Abstract call for the 15th MASTS Annual Science Meeting - NOW OPEN. Abstracts for talks and e-posters are now invited for our general science sessions or one of our five special sessions, and are open to everyone. Deadline for all abstracts: 29th August. 🌊All the info: masts.ac.uk/annual-scien...

Really pleased to have contributed to this epic survey of >59,000 pairs of gannets! The St Kilda colony was less impacted by HPAI than other colonies, perhaps because steep cliffs reduced disease transmission. Flatter areas of the colony suffered greater losses. #ornithology #seabirds #NTSseabirds

St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS@stkildawhs.bsky.social · last yr.

Results from the 2023 #StKilda Gannet census are to be published in the December issue of #ScottishBirds, revealing relative stability in what is once again the world's largest colony, despite fears that #HPAI may have had a greater impact on the population #NTSSeabirds @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Some of the many hundreds of Kittiwakes raising families in the heart of Scarborough at present. Red listed in the UK, with an increasingly vulnerable population internationally too, Black-legged Kittiwakes are a familiar sight in a small number of coastal towns. #SuperSeabirdSunday #ReMeMaRe 1/..

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🚨 Behold a second impressive paper from @kerrys189.bsky.social to celebrate her just-finished PhD. A rising 🌟! This study examines AVONET data to show how even threat abatement leaves large areas of avian functional diversity at risk, and in need of targeted management. 🧪🌐🪶

Kerry Stewart@kerrys189.bsky.social · last yr.

New paper! "Threat reduction must be coupled with targeted recovery programmes to conserve global bird diversity" www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Great working with @mgs-cielo-azul.bsky.social, @josephtobias.bsky.social, @cpcarmona.bsky.social, @expecocons.bsky.social, Chris Venditti and Jo Baker.

🔈 NOMINATIONS OPEN Know someone in #ornithology deserving of recognition? Nominate them for a BOU award now! 🪶 🥇 Godman Salvin Prize 🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture 🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal 🥇 Early Professional Award Deadline: 15 September 2025 Nominate: bou.org.uk/about-the...

🦠 SAVE THE DATE! 🦜 I'm excited to announce that the theme of the 2027 BOU conference is Avian Disease Ecology! 📍 Nottingham, UK 📅 6–8 April 2027 🔗 Full details: lnkd.in/gPvFFDJe Please share widely! #BOU2027 #Ornithology #WildlifeDisease #AvianDisease #EcoHealth

Job alert: We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable marine ornithologist to join the JNCC Marine Species Team. More info here: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

A nice article on urban gulls' eating habits that doesn't paint them in a negative light. With some commentary from me, @alice-risely.bsky.social and others. www.wsj.com/articles/sci...

Scientists Can’t Get Enough of Watching Seagulls Steal Your Food

Birds’ ability to seamlessly swap marine food for a Big Mac—and outwit humans to get it—is a source of fascination

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📖SMPnews is out now - Issue 3 | Spring 2025🌱 This newsletter is for anyone interested in #seabirds, #wildlife, #CitizenScience or simply enjoys a good read! Thank you to everyone who contributed.👏 🔭 Check it out at www.bto.org/smp-news 👀 @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Am super excited that our new paper is out, it looks at how reproductive role can constrain foraging and restrict evening diving opportunities for males during the pre-laying period in Manx shearwaters🥚 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Pre-laying sex differences in reproductive roles can constrain foraging behaviour in a monomorphic seabird - Marine Biology

Sex differences in foraging behaviour can arise in monomorphic species when reproductive roles differ. How these differences shape foraging behaviour during the pre-laying period—an understudied repro...

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Single whimbrel calling high over Woodchester just now #glosbirds

Continuous stream of thousands of Manx shearwaters heading west past St Govans Head this afternoon, headed back to the 450,000ish breeding burrows on @skokholmisland.bsky.social & @skomerisland.bsky.social Bonus points for spotting the kittiwake! #seabirds #ornithology

We are pleased to announce the we will be running another Student week for 18-24 year olds from 9th to 16th August this year. The week is funded by West Midland Bird Club, British Birds and West Midlands Bird Club. See tinyurl.com/Bardsey-stud...

Listen up anyone working in the Irish Sea this summer! We tagged a bunch of kitts in Liverpool Bay and want to gather as many resightings as we can. If you spot these yellow colour rings please give me a shout (dla205@exeter.ac.uk) 🐦💍💛 (Modelled by our very own VIP 😌👑) #Seabirds #IrishSea

Look out #seabird world… here’s the awesome Dr Edney!!! Superb thesis, been a privilege to play a small part as supervisor

Alice Edney@aliceedney.bsky.social · last yr.

Very very happy to have passed my PhD earlier this week! Thank you to my examiners @sheldonbirds.bsky.social & Richard Phillips, my supervisors Tom Hart, @gannetguy.bsky.social, @ellingbry.bsky.social, @woodmj.bsky.social, & Katrina Davis, and everyone else who helped me along the way! 📷 🐣

There is also a nice accompanying gallery article in the @theguardian.com highlighting the photos submitted to project - unfortunately not credited to the Gulls Eating Stuff project though! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Octopus? Ice cream? Is there anything gulls don’t eat? – in pictures

Gulls are known for being ravenous – check out a selection of things they like

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PhD opportunity with me (RSPB) at Sheffield Hallam combining ecology (building-nesting birds esp. Swift) + building design & planning (Net Zero goals & retrofit). We need a strong student interested in both! Is that you? url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/cNyjCR636C... Please repost.