It is lovely to be able to keep an eye on the kittiwakes. @kittiwakegirl.bsky.social @tynekittiwakes.bsky.social @meta-kittiwake.bsky.social @nenature.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @northwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @durhamwildlife.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Was good to attend at yesterday's meeting. Various matters were considered. It is great if we can have encouragement from a range of quayside businesses, property owners, etc ... and the public of course. Our Tyneside kittiwakes have many supporters. Living in harmony! @kittiwakegirl.bsky.social

1/ Arctic Skuas are on the UK Birds of Conservation Concern Red List. But new BTO-led research reveals just how much we don’t know about their numbers globally. Discover more. ⬇️ #Ornithology #Seabirds 📖 www.bto.org/Arctic-Skua-...

Our Young Bird Observatory Visitors Programme applications close soon on Sunday 5th October! If you're aged 24 & under, apply now for financial support for your visit to a bird observatory ➡️ www.bto.org/ybov Those interested must have a confirmed spot at an observatory before applying.

New paper alert! How can new technologies improve seabid population monitoring? Output from a workshop at the International Seabird Group Conference in Coimbra last year. academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

📡 New insights for seabird monitoring New tech could reshape how we track seabird populations in a changing world. ✍️ New Editor’s Choice in #IJMS www.ices.dk/news-and-eve... 👉 Read the paper doi.org/10.1093/ices... 📸 @seabirdmortenf.bsky.social

2/ This collaborative work in @icesmarine.bsky.social #IJMS was named as the Editor's Choice for the latest issue. Led by @seabirdmortenf.bsky.social the paper has four BTO authors @bennett-sophie.bsky.social, Hannah, Daniel and Liz @kittiwakegirl.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/_EditorsChoice

Please continue to report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing for avian influenza: 📌In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep... 📌In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/services/dae... 📌In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report

This Monday, we joined BTO Senior Research Ecologist Daniel & National Trust staff at Sheep Island to install nest cameras for monitoring Cormorants 🌍🌞 Very few sites in the UK & Ireland are monitored for Cormorant productivity so we can't wait to see what our cameras capture! 🌊📸 #seabirds

Special Issue of #BirdStudy is now published: The impacts of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on birds: part 1 10 papers (5 #OpenAccess) plus Editorial on the impacts of #birdflu #HPAI outbreak in Europe, Canada, Antarctica: www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbis20/7... #ornithology #ukbirding #seabirds

1/ We’d like to shine a spotlight on some of the incredible BTO #WomenInScience who work to save nature. Check out some of their research. ⬇️ 🌍 🧪 📷 Senior Research Ecologist @samanthafranks.bsky.social releasing a headstarted Curlew as part of her work for the Curlew Recovery Project. #Ornithology

Please report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. 📌In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/... 📌In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/... 📌In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv... #Ornithology #UKBirding

1/ New #BTOScience reveals that seabird population declines due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, can be detected using data collected by volunteer seawatchers. Read more ⬇️or visit our website ➡️ www.bto.org/HPAI-seawatching #Ornithology #Seabirds #Birds #UKBirding

1/ Great news! 🎉BTO, JNCC and RSPB are making decades of Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data freely available for everyone in the conservation and research community. This includes over 7 million records! 📝 Find out more ⬇️ or read the paper➡️ bit.ly/_BBSData #Ornithology #UKBirding

Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin MSP launched a public consultation on the draft Scottish #Seabird Conservation Action Plan at the Scottish Seabird Centre today. The JNCC Seabirds Team contributed, incl #SeabirdsCount data. Have your say at www.gov.scot/publications...

A reminder to report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. 📝 📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep... 📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/services/dae... 📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report #UKBirding

Can you help? 📢 We're seeking volunteers to take part in the final Winter Gull Survey (WinGS) on 19 January 2025! Monitoring overwintering populations of gulls in the UK is vital to gain a better understanding of potential declines.❄️ Sign up ➡️ app.bto.org/wings/public... #UKBirding #Ornithology