5/ The UK Seabird Indicator, comprising 13 species, has declined by 37% since 1986. Showing a shallow decline since 2000, the index has taken a sharper downward turn in the last five years which likely reflects the impact of Avian Flu. #Seabirds

1/ The Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data, have been updated today by Defra! ⬇️ Sadly, the ‘all bird species’ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. 📉 #Ornithology

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here is my contribution of puffins on the Isle of May #SuperSeabirdSunday

Species Focus: The Guillemot - Noisy yet agile, they are a staple of many cliff faces around the UK and Ireland during the breeding season! More to come in the week on these splendid seabirds... #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Part two of our Guillemot focus! Some of their features can be challenging to see when they’re densely packed on ledges of sea cliffs, so here’s a closer look at some adaptations, biometrics, and plumage quirks! #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

74 MPs have signed the EDM for swifts. WOOHOOO!!!!! If yours hasn’t, email [email protected] for a template you can send to them. It’s so easy & also vital. And they can represent your view in about 2 minutes.

Bottom trawling is incredibly and depressingly destructive, and the new footage in the Ocean documentary makes that very clear. It’s not only unnecessary, but counter-productive. And yet the UK government has just decided against a blanket ban. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

So true - summer definitely wouldn't be summer without seabirds 🥰🥲

Sharing a couple of my photos and sketches from monitoring Common Terns this year for #SeabirdSeptember Summer wouldn't be summer without Seabirds 🌊🐧🪿 #CommonTerns #Seabirds #UKBirding @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social

Just a reminder for more memories of #seabird fieldwork from this year! 🦅🕊️🪶🥚 #SeabirdSeptember

Varied plumages makes identifying gulls tricky! This graphic identifies key features to look for on some of our common species. More tips on small gull identification can be found in the latest SMP news: www.bto.org/smp-news #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

With the seabird breeding season ending, and many species returning to sea or their wintering grounds, it’s the perfect opportunity to submit your breeding data to the Seabird Monitoring Programme! (deadline: end of October) #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Puffins never take off gracefully. They sprint across the water like little athletes, wings beating hard just to stay airborne. It’s chaotic and charming all at once. #birds #wildlifephotography #seabirds #nature

An excellent example of practical, really useful local ornithology. Great work, Tom! #Seabirds #Gulls

As autumn begins & seabird season ends for another year, we've been reminiscing about the summer! We'd love to share images of #seabird fieldwork throughout September to celebrate our diverse seabird species ✨🪶 If you have one you'd like to share pls include a description & use #SeabirdSeptember! 🐦

22 papers across two issues document the impact of #AvianInfluenza and assess effectiveness of management responses. They show the unprecedented scale of the outbreak, decimating populations across Europe, Africa, North and South America to the South Atlantic. 📚 bit.ly/bird-study-h... #Ornithology

Puffed Puffin on the Isle of May. 🪶 #SuperSeabirdSunday #ukwildlife

Little gull, always a good day when you get to see one well. #SuperSeabirdSunday

Happy #SuperSeabirdSunday! Fledged Audouin's gull #Mallorca

Razorbill from the Farne Islands. #SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds

Happy #SuperSeabirdSunday everyone. My contribution today is a yawning Gannet, well it must get a bit boring being photographed all the time 😄📷🪿 #Gannet #Seabirds #YorkshireBirding #UKBirding

They maybe gone for the summer but they are not forgotten! Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. So what have you got? #SuperSeabirdSunday

People STOP feeding bread to birds! It is fatal!!! Share this far and wide!

Hen Harriers🪶drawn age 8 ❤️ ‘They’re incredible flyers, but they’re one of the most persecuted birds, we have to protect them! The grouse hunting season just started, and hen harriers are in danger’ 💔 #inglorious12th @henharrieraction.bsky.social 🪶 @raptorpersuk.bsky.social Please watch and share🙏🥹

Our seabird photography competition closes on the 29th of August! With £500 worth of Opticron vouchers, a Bass Rock landing trip, and more up for grabs, you won't want to miss the deadline⌛ Enter now: www.seabird.org/scottish-sea...

We are taking steps to help our wetlands become more resilient and adaptable to climate change. This will enable them to continue to support a wide range of species throughout changing weather systems. Find out more youtu.be/m6KGt7uOMqY?... @btobirds.bsky.social @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social

I don't have anything for #SuperSeabirdSunday so just sharing this GANNETS !!! ❤️ (Sound on) Would be great if someone could put out a gannet cd - maybe add a bit of background guitar or something.

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share seabird photos, videos & artwork to brighten up timelines. Some different today…Chinstrap Penguins on the march… #SuperSeabirdSunday

They might be gone for another year but always good to post videos of Puffins from this summer on the Isle of May

Early career researcher who'd love a mentor? Or mid-career (onwards) looking to give back AS a mentor? Sign up below for the new round of Guillemates 🥰🐧 Mentees👉 forms.gle/cdktNREkhUDb... Mentors👉 forms.gle/uwA9X9giUPnA... Such a great learning (or supporting!) opportunity 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Pls share! #seabirds

The Bass Rock off the Lothian coast is home to the world’s largest Gannet colony and it’s an insane place dominated by one species…

I don't often share my bird drawings but as it's #WaderWednesday here's a graphite pencil study of an Avocet chick looking almost as elegant as its parents. It's been great to see lots of chicks this year on my patch #birdart #UKbirding. Wishing everyone a very happy day 💚🐦

Cool Red-footed-booby's-eye view footage! 👀

REVIVE - the coalition for grouse moor reform, has joined Bluesky! Please give them a follow: @revivecoalition.bsky.social

❗Yesterday, we responded to reports that NatureScot has granted a licence to allow the killing of up to 500 baby gannets. The news that the traditional guga hunt had been approved to return later this year gained significant media coverage & raised public awareness of this archaic practice.

For #SuperSeabirdSunday here's my contribution of Gannets in the sunshine at Bempton Cliffs Wishing everyone a super Sunday 💚🪿 #Seabirds #YorkshireBirding #UkBirding #Gannets

Razorbill freeze-frame on The Skerries off Anglesey, Wales #birds #seabirds #auks #razorbill #theskerries #wales #anglesey #rspb #nature #wildlife

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds. Here is a young Fulmar defending itself by spitting oil. You never get close as you’ll pay the price! #SuperSeabirdSunday

The bit of good news for #SuperSeabirdSunday #Razorbill #Seabirds

This is predicted to be one of the most damaging windfarms for birds we are aware of anywhere on the planet. We support nature positive offshore wind, but this isn’t it. It’s a disaster in the making.

Said our farewells to conservation and birding legend Tony Marr. Founder of the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social Council member of @rspb.bsky.social and key figure in the BOU. He was also the driving force behind the succesful campaign to protect Pagham and Rye Harbour as nature reserves. RIP

This is a young Kittiwake which has just recently fledged from its nest on the Isle of May… stunning birds :)

Some devastating news today. Earlier this year the First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social said "nature should be at the heart of climate action". This decision flies in the face of that.

Gone!! That's it, the vast majority of the Puffins on the Isle of May have now departed and won't be back until next spring. read for the blog for the full story: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

Little terns dead after dog attacks at Norfolk beach | Eastern Daily Press share.google/ryighi5PKWGC...

We are extremely concerned to hear that consent has been given to Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm, which will be one of the world's largest such developments, sited in an internationally important area for seabirds. Read on for our full statement 🧵👇 (1/7)

A dark day for Scotland’s seabirds. We're incredibly concerned that Scottish Government have granted consent for the Berwick Bank offshore windfarm, which could catapult some of our most vulnerable species toward extinction 🚨 We will carefully scrutinise the details and consider our next steps.

A couple more hours work and I'm calling my 1st sculpture finished. Hopefully I'll find someone to fire it for me. #birdsinart #raptors #art