🎺 Roll-up, roll-up! Another new paper has just been published in Seabird #38! 🎺
Hunter et al. (2026) explore the wintering-site fidelity of Brünnich's guillemots in Greenland.
👇 Read all about it here 👇
seabirdgroup.org.uk/seabird-38-2
Black-and-white photo of a tiny bird standing on a textured, mossy branch, with dreamy blurred foliage in the background.
Moss and Song
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Inner Farne magic ✨ 💙
A bit late for #superseabirdsunday !
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International study led by Japanese researchers analysed blood mercury in 11,215 seabirds (108 species), combining new and existing data—the first biologically based estimate of ocean mercury distribution.
Mercury levels vary with prey trophic level, body weight, and foraging depth. bit.ly/41O5pzL
A cuppa, a comfy spot, and the wholesome watch we all need right now…
Sam and Ade Go Birding starts tonight at 8pm on Channel 5.
Who’ll be tuning in? 🐦
The graphic displays a Puffin covering half the page and a Cormorant covering the other half. The title reads 'Survey Start Dates' with the dates '30th of April' for Puffins and '1st of May' for Cormorants, the start dates of the recommended colony count survey periods for these species in SMP.
Some important SMP dates are approaching!
Soon, the recommended colony count period for Puffins and Cormorants starts. Keep an eye out for more posts over the next couple of weeks looking at these species and their survey methods! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
New research suggests gannet numbers on Bass Rock may be stabilising after a sharp avian flu-related decline. Emily Burton of the Scottish Seabird Centre notes breeding success remains low, so continued conservation is needed. bit.ly/47XFvgf
Publication seems a REALLY long way off, but do reach out if you'd like to schedule a book signing, talk, reading, podcast interview, exhibition, or any combination of the above to help get A New Unfeathered Bird off to a flying start next year.
'A celebration of all birds, across all time'.
🗞️❗ Another early release from Seabird #38❗🗞️
Scotwin et al. investigate feeding rate and breeding success in Atlantic puffins.
Have a read here 👇:
seabirdgroup.org.uk/seabird-38-1
An artistic photo of plastic from one Sable Shearwater chick laid out in a series of concentric circles on a black velvet background. Each circle has larger plastic with forks and tetra-pak lids in and full bottlecaps in the outermost layer.
Sable Shearwaters aren't an outlier—they're a preview. Chick maximum plastic loads rose from ~200 pieces in 2011 to ~900 in 2025. And the plastics treaty has stalled.
More: adriftlab.org/news/the-can... 3/3
#ornithology #PlasticPollution #WildOz #seabirds
The head of a Sable Shearwater being held, illuminated with a headtorch light
New paper with @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social in ES&T: We know Sable Shearwaters show measurable harm from plastic ingestion but this isn't just a story about one species. 🧵 1/3
📄 doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Albatross in flight
Albatross in flight
Albatross in flight
Albatross in flight
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#SuperSeabirdSunday
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Some Albtross doing their thing, dynamic soaring
#superseabirdsunday
Thank you for the prompt @steelyseabirder.bsky.social !
This exit 😆
Gannets being dramatic as usual at @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social
#gannet #bempton #dramaticexit
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here is my contribution the nice differences between Razorbill and Guillemot #SuperSeabirdSunday
Just wait til the end…something you don’t see very often in amongst our Razorbills on the sea cliffs of the Isle of May. Quack.
News from the BBRC has been published following their AGM in January:
- Bonaparte’s Gull dropped as a BBRC rarity
- BBRC rarities; even when a specific id has not been proven e.g either/or records
Read the full report: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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🌊🐣 Excited to share the Seabird Monitoring Programme! Join us in conserving our UK breeding seabird populations through data collection and research. 🪶💚 Explore getting involved inland or at the coast at www.bto.org/smp. Together, we can make a difference! #Seabirds #Conservation #Ornithology
Enter our Seabird Photo Contest at #WSC2026—open to all in-person attendees! Submit your best seabird shot by 1 Aug (midnight UTC) for a chance at prizes & People’s Choice. Enter now: bit.ly/4d572zROpens a new window 🐦✨
Photograph of the Aviva/Defra Business & Finance Day, showing a close-up of a group of 5 panel members seated in a row and in discussion. Behind and above them is a large screen displaying a presentation copyright Alyssa Fischer/JNCC
Photograph of the Aviva/Defra Business & Finance Day, showing a close-up of a group of 5 panel members seated in a row and in discussion. Behind and above them is a large screen displaying a presentation copyright Alyssa Fischer/JNCC
In our latest blog, Alyssa Fischer, Co‑Leader of JNCC’s International Advice Team, reflects on her experience at #IPBES12 and the importance of next steps 🧵
🔗 jncc.gov.uk/news/ipbes-1...
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#TurningScienceIntoAction #ForNaturePeoplePlanet
It was this big !
#gannets #seabirds #bempton #gannet #birding #d500 #yorkshirecoast
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Beautiful sunlit Kittiwakes over sparkly seas at Bempton last May 💙
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The graphic displays six images of terns, five of which breed in Britain and Ireland, and one that's a bit out of place, with viewers prompted to identify who's who, especially the out-of-place individual. Results will come later in the week.
With spring comes the return of Britain and Ireland's breeding terns. Do you know their ID features well enough to know who's who of our five breeding terns below, and who's quite out of place?! Results later in the week.
#seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
