For #SuperSeabirdSunday here's Sula Sgeir in July 2025.

isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/w... Reported major wreck of #seabirds along Atlantic coasts with large numbers washed in dead, mainly from starvation in SW England,Channel Islands,France,Spain,Portugal. Mostly due to prolonged severe winter storms. over 38,000 seabirds found dead since Feb.

Privileged to volunteer on this wonderful expedition. We also did a census of the breeding Leach's petrels while we were there.

Puffins from the Shiant Isles are having a tough winter of it with an almost unprecedented 'wreck' on European coasts.

First confirmed cases of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) on Gough Island represent one of the most geographically isolated detections of HPAIV to date. But how did it get there? Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2222... 🧪🪶🌍 #seabirds

Puffins, from the Shiant Isles in Western Scotland, are being impacted by the winter storms with 46 ringed bids, so far, washed up on European coasts.

Ringed puffins, from the Shiant Isles, are being washed up on European beaches in worrying numbers right now.

Please keep an eye out for seabirds washing up on beaches - these prolonged storms seem to be having an effect. Report dead birds to Defra/Daera and BTO in the UK, live ones to suitable wildlife rehabbers. #seabirds

Very proud Dad moment.

Be very interested in your findings on this?

More work linking irregular iris pigmentation in gannets to prior HPAI infections: likelihood of NP antibody increased with iris pigment irregularity. Moderate correlations for H5 antibodies. 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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