NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to oversee research in #Wales with #seabirds and #waders: buff.ly/qkTVU6m

Exciting news!! The World Seabird Union @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social 4th World #Seabird Conference is now open for registration! 🕊️🌏 🏢Hobart, Tasmania. 📅7-11 Sept 2026 Click the link for all the info 🤓 worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir... #WSC4

With just 2 days left of the second #BBNJPrepCom, Cabo Verde 🇨🇻 has ratified the #HighSeasTreaty! 🌊 Only 7 more ratifications needed to bring it into force: t.co/iPEkvOJClQ #RaceForRatification

👏 Congratulations to the Republic of Moldova🇲🇩 for adding its signature to the #BBNJ Agreement. 🎊 So far, 140 countries have now officially committed to its ratification! We look forward to their ratification at the UN soon. #RaceForRatification

🐦 The true meaning of a birds-eye view! Scientists use lightweight cameras fitted to the wing of red-footed boobies to capture feeding behaviour for the first time 📽️ @ruthedunn.bsky.social

New research led by @alicetrevail.bsky.social combines tracking data to show the value of large marine protected areas in encompassing diverse megafauna movements 🐢 doi.org/10.1111/1365... @jappliedecology.bsky.social @iomarinescience.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social

📢New blog post is out on the Seabird Tracking Database Jonathan Rutter describes the distinct behaviours of Black-browed Albatross whilst they follow fishing vessels ➡️ tinyurl.com/BBAfollowves... Full paper here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...

It's Marine Protected Areas Day🌊 MPAs are vital to protect marine habitats & biodiversity Analysing seabird tracking data led to the designation of NACEs in 2021💙600,000km2 protected & the first high seas MPA identified from tracking data ➡️ www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies/naces-mpa/ #MPADay

@birdwatchireland.bsky.social, with support from @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social , @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social and collaborators, have published 73 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas for Seabirds. Learn more➡️ www.seabirdtracking.org/birdwatch-ir... With massive thanks to all involved!

For the first time in more than a century, the Chinese Crested Tern has been seen in Sarawak, Malaysia. ✨ One of the rarest birds on Earth, fewer than 200 of these Critically Endangered seabirds remain in the wild. Discover more here: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/07...

It’s #WorldSeabirdDay !🌊🐧 Explore the 17 types of seabirds that the 365 species are grouped into, from huge albatrosses down to small storm-petrels. Seabirds soar over oceans, line the coastlines and nest on islands.🏝️ Everything you need to know about seabirds👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/07...

Last Wednesday, England confirmed it had joined Scotland in fully complying with the sand eel fishing closure. After 25 years of campaigning, its a huge win for Puffins, Kittiwakes and marine life. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen! #WorldSeabirdDay

Check out our latest blog post by @tammyedavies.bsky.social ➡️ tinyurl.com/BLIatUNOC3 Reflecting on her experience at #UNOC3, Tammy shares details about BirdLife's events & summarises key commitments to address major issues affecting oceans @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @martinbirdlife.bsky.social

Super interesting read about the albatrosses of South Georgia, the causes behind population decline and scientific advances over the decades. #albatross #biologging #conservation

Happy #WorldAlbatrossDay 2025! To celebrate we are highlighting some of the dedicated work of many, that has positively impacted the world’s 22 albatross species Check out our new blogpost: ➡️ tinyurl.com/yu5x6s8z @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social 1/4

It’s World Albatross Day! 🗺️ Albatrosses are iconic, long-lived birds that travel huge distances across oceans! 🌊 From chicks to migrating adults, we can tackle the threats facing these birds.🌏 Read more in our article here 👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/06...

Attending #UNOC3? Come and say hi 👋 to the @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social Global Team at the following events: #SaveOurOcean #SDG14 #BirdLifeScience #MarineFlyways @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @birdlifemarine.bsky.social

Did you know Laysan Albatrosses lay one egg per year?🐣 But as males are more likely to get caught in long-line fishing, some colonies are mostly female. By pairing with a female partner, she can produce more chicks than not breeding at all. Support here👉 www.birdlife.org/campaigns-ap...

🚨 Breaking: Draft EU Ocean Pact leaked and it’s falling short. Big promises, but missing action on low-impact fisheries, plastic pollution & climate resilience. 🌊 The good news? There’s still time. The EU can course-correct and lead on ocean protection and healthy oceans at #UNOC2025.

What makes a place a true haven for birds—and how do we protect it? 🐦🏝️ Join our free webinar “The IBA/KBA Journey” to learn how global standards guide local action for Caribbean Seabirds 22 May 12:00 EST bit.ly/CaribKBAs-We... @keybiodiversity.bsky.social @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social

The search is on! 🔎 We’ve teamed up with @natgeopristineseas.bsky.social and our Partner in Fiji, NatureFiji-MareqetiViti, to try to find one of the rarest seabirds in the world – Fiji Petrel.🐦 Read more👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/05... 📷 Kyle McBurine/National Geographic Pristine Seas

📢New blog is out! Joshua Coste shares details about his research on Red-footed Booby homing behaviour in the Indian Ocean 🌊 ➡️ tinyurl.com/RFB-navigation Full paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.an... @iomarinescience.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

📢New blog is out! Joshua Coste shares details about his research on Red-footed Booby homing behaviour in the Indian Ocean 🌊 ➡️ tinyurl.com/RFB-navigation Full paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.an... @iomarinescience.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻𝘀😎 Last year, the EU challenged the UK’s decision to close sandeel fishing in English and Scottish waters of the North Sea. Sandeels are small, but they’re a key food source for #Puffins, Kittiwakes, and many other seabirds.

🐧Happy World Penguin Day! These species offer more than just their charisma! Their study and protection benefit whole ecosystems 🌎 Did you know that...? 🧵👇 #WorldPenguinDay

This is actually a pretty useful toolkit! Really good work in this.

PhD opportunity on individual flight behaviour of petrels in the tropical Indian Ocean! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... (Image: Richard Crossley)

Worth reading 🧪about #seabird tracking @tammyedavies.bsky.social @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @birdlifemarine.bsky.social @sscmarine.bsky.social @iucnshark.bsky.social

Introducing our new BirdLife DataZone! 💻 The DataZone brings together everything on bird populations, important sites for conservation, urgent threats and actions required, and policies needed to sustain nature.🌎🐦 Discover the science underpinning global bird conservation 👉 datazone.birdlife.org

🌊 Excited to share the Marine Megafauna Conservation Toolkit! 🐧 It contains step-by-step methods with R code (including for tracking data) for identifying critical sites (e.g. Key Biodiversity Areas) & guidance for conservation practice, policy & advocacy. ➡️tinyurl.com/MMFCToolkit

#DPLUS195 #seabird #conservation

It's great to be working with Ascension Island Government again after visiting to track #seabirds in 2018! 🗺️ Read about our project here:

After a temporary break from publication last year, the GOBI newsletter is back - packed with news from around the GOBI community and beyond. Happy reading! gobi.org/the-gobi-new...

Always a great read! 🧪 ☑️This issue includes an article on 20years of the @birdlifemarine.bsky.social Seabird Tracking Database, as well as updates from our @imma-network.bsky.social and @iucnshark.bsky.social friends

Tracking Ascension Island’s seabirds across borders: Learn how our Darwin+ project will help us understand how seabirds & fisheries overlap in the High Seas 🌊 Led by Ascension Island Gov with @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social, GFW, MMO & @cefasgovuk.bsky.social www.seabirdtracking.org/tracking-asc...

📢New blog is out! @joanne-morten.bsky.social shares details of the collaborative research project to identify marine flyways using seabird tracking data seabirdtracking.org/delineating-marine-flyways-from-seabird-tracking-data/ Full paper here: doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004

Excited to participate in the MoveBON strategy workshop (led by @smithsonianmag.bsky.social @wildlabs.bsky.social) Looking forward to sharing the work we do at @birdlifemarine.bsky.social with the #SeabirdTrackingDatabase to support knowledge brokering at the science-policy interface 🧪🐧

Great news for the Critically Endangered African Penguin! 🐧 South Africa has agreed to establish no-fishing zones around six major breeding colonies, a huge victory thanks to the relentless efforts of our National Partner @birdlifesa.bsky.social 🌍💙 Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Are you interested in #seabirds ?? @whysharksmatter.bsky.social @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @birdlifemarine.bsky.social + below

A good Friday afternoon read 📙 on how @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social Seabird Tracking Database has changed the face of marine conservation! MPAs, bycatch, policy and more 🕊️📈 #Seabird #SeabirdTracking

Watch out for Abelmosaics Global Birdfair 2025 piece in Puffin Marquee A % of the proceeds from its sale go to our Safeguarding Ocean Species project for @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @birdlifemarine.bsky.social abelmosaics.com globalbirdfair.org #globalbirdfair #wildlifeart #nature #albatross

Seabird Team's Field Update Exciting news from last Friday's fieldwork! The first egg of the 2025 season has been discovered at the Yelkouan Shearwater colonies! A promising start for this year's breeding season. #SeabirdConservation #YelkouanShearwater #LifePanPuffinus #BirdLifeMalta

📢New blog is out! @tcansse.bsky.social shares their research on Black-faced Cormorant foraging behaviours seabirdtracking.org/foraging-efficiency-related-to-site-fidelity-in-black-faced-cormorants/ Full paper here: doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13371

Global Marine Flyways Identified for Long-Distance Migrating Seabirds From Tracking Data | onlinelibrary.wiley.... | Global Ecology and Biogeography | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶

So excited that the #MarineFlyways paper is finally out - what an incredible and exciting project to be a part of!

📢New blog is out! @tcansse.bsky.social shares their research on Black-faced Cormorant foraging behaviours seabirdtracking.org/foraging-efficiency-related-to-site-fidelity-in-black-faced-cormorants/ Full paper here: doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13371

For first post on @bsky.app seems fitting to share our blue sky and #marine flyways 🌊 paper out yesterday. A global collaboration of researchers led by @birdlifemarine.bsky.social sharing #tracking data to describe common #seabird #migration routes over the #ocean.

Great new paper from one of our alumni Joanne Morten and Exeter Marine's Dr Lucy Hawkes! #seabirds #AcademicSky 🦤🦑🧪🌐🌍

Great to see flyways now mapped in the ocean!🌊 These are the major routes used by seabirds globally.🪶 Great work led by @birdlifemarine.bsky.social @joanne-morten.bsky.social 🇫🇷 Les voies de migrations utilisées par les oiseaux marins sont désormais cartographiées!

🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER🚨details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways applying a novel approach onto #seabird #tracking data: doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004 🧪 See the short animation via: www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies... explaining how the marine flyways can be a framework to support #conservation