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The second paper from #Seabird 37, from our own Katrina Siddiqi-Davies! ✍️ "First description of Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus diet using DNA metabarcoding" 🐦🌊 Click on the link here to have a read ➡️ seabirdgroup.org.uk/seabird-…

A reminder that the deadline for our Research Grants is the 28th of February! 🕊️Get your applications in this week if you haven’t done so via seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants

📢New blog is out! @TCansse shares their research on Black-faced Cormorant foraging behaviours seabirdtracking.org/foraging… Full paper here: doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13371

🚨NEW OA PAPER🚨@GEB_macro details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways using #seabird #tracking data & novel analytical methods ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004 #ornithology #migration #BLScience We're grateful to @GOBIsecretariat @iki_germany for funding the project 🧵1/5

New paper is out! Calonectris shearwaters reveal a gradient of mercury contamination along the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters of the Iberian Peninsula See more 🔍 doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.202… @ECOTOP_UC @MAREscience @DCV_UC @Lemos_lab @ESTM_IPL @ICMCSIC

Calling all artists! 🧑‍🎨 We’re hosting a competition to design our official Seabird Pride 2025 t-shirt! 🎽 all details below! ⤵️

The next round of our Research Grants are open now for applications! If you have something you'd like funded why not apply? It could be for ringing studies, productivity assessments, seawatching projects, tracking studies, or others 🕊️seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants (closes 28th Feb).

Lovely views of this 'Blue' Fulmar wheeling around the cliffs at Scousburgh, Shetland today.

Introducing our #OceanAnimalOfTheMonth for February: the wandering albatross! With the largest wingspan of any bird – nearly 3.5m – they glide effortlessly across the ocean, landing only to breed and feed 🌊🐦🪽

New paper shows acute impacts of tags on diving seabirds. Birds with heavier tags do shorter & shallower dives with slower ascent rates, and increased resting time between dives. animalbiotelemetry.biomedcen…

“We found that Oystercatchers were extremely sensitive to disturbance by drones, and they tolerated them less than ground researchers, when intruding into the nesting area.” – Valle & Scarton waderstudygroup.org/article/… #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

Did you know? 🐦 Yelkouan Shearwaters and Balearic Shearwaters may look similar, but there are key physical differences! The Yelkouan has darker, more defined wing markings and a slightly longer, narrower bill. Their underbelly is an icy-white colour. On the other hand, the Balearic Shearwater is stockier, with a broader wingspan and a darker belly than the Yelkouan shearwater. Both species are incredible to spot in the wild, but now you’ll know how to tell them apart! 🌊🦅 These species are the focus of our LIFE PanPuffinus! project, being protected by addressing their threats at land and sea. #SeabirdFridays #LIFEPanPuffinus #SeabirdConservation #BirdLifeMalta

Do Oystercatchers hate drones? A comparison of flight initiation distances of four wader species in response to drone intrusion by Valle & Scarton waderstudygroup.org/article/… #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

Just a reminder folks that we also have a BlueSky account! If you haven’t already drop a follow 🙌🏻 bsky.app/profile/theseabirdg…

From a family of great penguins to the solo little penguin, get to know your penguin family tree this #PenguinAwarenessDay! 🐧💙

A volunteering opportunity available at Bempton Cliffs has opened up. Clink the link below for more information! 🐧🍃 volunteer.rspb.org.uk/opport…

A drake Eider riding the swells in Bressay Sound. Known here in Shetland as a 'Dunter', the name has derived from the Old Norse word 'Dunt' - to bob up and down. Sums them up beautifully when they are swimming on the sea!

Surprised to see the same lovely adult Kumlien's Gull I found just before Christmas in exactly the same spot north of St. Ninian's Isle, Shetland this morning.

New opportunity for a Seabird Research Officer in Bempton! If you’re interested please see below for details! 🐧 #ornithology app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/sal…