Foraging loon with crab

New paper in Ornis Norvegica comparing the trophic ecology of Common and Yellow-billed Loons on the coast of Norway. #seabirdscience @birdlifenorge.bsky.social boap.uib.no/index.php/or...

Atlantic Puffin at Hornøya, Norway

New opening for a 3-year PhD project in 'Seabird Ecology in a Changing Arctic' at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (Tromsø) and the Arctic University of Norway (UiT). Apply before 25 Mar 2026. #seabirdscience @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social nina.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/84-phd-...

Don’t miss your chance to join the PSG Annual Meeting!
Be part of inspiring talks, global perspectives, and the conversations shaping the future of seabird science.

⏰ Registration closes 30 January
🔗 psg.wildapricot.org/event-6263708

#PSG2026 #SeabirdScience

🌊 Share your seabird research at #WSC4! Submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations by 15 Jan 2026. Travel awards available for students & early-career researchers. Connect globally & shape seabird science! 🐦✈️

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#SeabirdScience #MarineConservation #WSC4

🐦✨ WSC4 Keynote Nominations Open!

Share your vision for seabird conservation. Early-career & international voices encouraged!
📍WSC4 In-person & Hybrid: 7–11 Sept 2026, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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#WSC4 #SeabirdScience

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SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: Frigatebird!

Frigatebirds have the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, allowing them to soar effortlessly for extended periods. Male frigatebirds are known for their striking red throat pouch,... #Frigatebird #SeabirdScience #AerialMasters #MarineLife #BirdFacts

🐦 Seabirds are sentinels of ocean health. Join us at WSC 4: Wings of Adaptation: Seabirds in a Changing Climate 🌊🌍

📍 Hobart, Tasmania | 🗓️ 7–11 Sept 2026
📝 Proposals due 15 Aug 2025
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#WSC4 #SeabirdScience #ClimateChange

🌊 Proposal deadline for WSC4 extended to Aug 15 🐦
Help shape seabird science at “Wings of Adaptation: Seabirds in a Changing Climate”
📍 Hobart, TAS | 📅 Sept 7–11, 2026
📝 Submit: WSCScience@worldseabirdunion.org
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#WSC4 #SeabirdScience

🌊🐣 It’s #FarallonFriday and we’re excited to share some updates on one of our favorite #FarallonIslands #seabirds, the Ashy Storm-Petrel! 🌎🦉🦑🧪 #seabirdscience #wildlifemonitoring #conservation

Hello Brazil! 🌎🕊️ Our tracking of #Falklands Southern Giant Petrels continues to surprise! These seabirds really know how to take the scenic route
#seabirdscience #DPL00080 #tracking #giantpetrel #helloBrazil #darwinpluslocal #ukbiodiversitychallengefunds

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The Falklands host the world’s largest population of Southern Giant Petrels & for the first time we’re tracking their movements! 🌍 Turns out, they’re not homebodies-Some are soaring over 1,500km from home!
Big birds, big adventures. #SeabirdScience my.wildlifecomputers.com/data/map/?id...

Our first Shag chicks of the season were seen during a colony check y’day! 🐣

Unfortunately several nests had failed, likely due to recent storms, but signs of others nest building and some more on eggs. Also 2 adults retrapped (from 2012 and 2018).

@smp-seabirds.bsky.social #seabirdscience

Congratulations to Pierre-Paul Bitton’s lab & graduate students of the Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology program! Their new study in Marine Ornithology uses nonlinear models to analyze seabird nestling growth, featuring Newfoundland’s iconic Atlantic puffin. 🐦📈 #SeabirdScience

Illegal fishing of prey species could potentially harm food availability for brown boobies – a slowly recovering population after efforts to remove invasive rats and vegetation.

Open Access Paper: buff.ly/4dLWMcW

#IOMarineScience #SeabirdScience @alicetrevail.bsky.social

Laysan albatross eating raindrops while sitting on a nest in a field.

A breath of fresh air! Hello, out there.

I am a seabird ecologist and will occasionally post #seabirdscience updates & repost things that interest me.

Photo: An incubating Laysan albatross having a drink during a rainstorm on Pihemanu (Midway Atoll).