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BirdTrack
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We are receiving increased reports of dead auks, including Puffins, particularly in North East Scotland. It's quick and easy to report any dead or sick birds you find through the 'Deceased bird' function on the home page of the BirdTrack app Photo: Puffin by Richard Selman / BTO
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Fair Isle Bird Observatory
3 days ago
Fair Isle Bird Observatory is pleased to announce that 'The Birds of Fair Isle' is now available to pre-order. This richly illustrated two-volume avifauna celebrates 75 years of FIBO survey work. The set is offered for a limited time at £70 plus postage. For details:
www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/bofi
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Caithness Birds 🐦⬛
10 days ago
GPS tracked Icelandic Greylag Goose movements tracker link below. Greylags ‘Alastair’ and ‘Willem’ are currently in Caithness
arcgis.stofa.is/portal/apps/...
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https://arcgis.stofa.is/portal/apps/experiencebuilder/experience/?id=970ff195992a40feb4ad39678e51f591&page=Fors%C3%AD%C3%B0a
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
9 days ago
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
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www.bto.org/Arctic-Skua-...
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BOU
13 days ago
📢 DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER.... ....for #BOU2026 Birds and people 31 March - 2 April 2026 | University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky Places are selling out fast, so check out the programme and book your place today! Early-bird deadline: 16 Feb
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
#BOU2026
#ornithology
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Alexander Lees
15 days ago
Our new paper led by Madson Freitas shows that global demand for Açaí, a dietary staple for Amazonian people, now marketed as a superfood, is driving widespread estuarine forest degradation leading to impoverishment of their bird communities
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ornithology
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The Scottish Ornithologists' Club
15 days ago
SOC Highland Branch are giving 15 Highland-based young birdwatchers the opportunity to attend the SOC/
@btoscotland.bsky.social
Spring Conference on Sat 14 March '26 for just £10! Places are limited & will be allocated through an application process. Application criteria applies
tinyurl.com/4cwscusk
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
14 days ago
1/🧵 New BTO-led research sheds light on the number and range of Little Egrets with population estimates higher than previously thought – likely exceeding 2,000 pairs in the UK! 🙌
#Ornithology
@britishbirds.bsky.social
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www.bto.org/little-egret...
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Rob Hughes
16 days ago
Was watching two Humpback Whales cruise up the coast from our house, when a pod of Orca went through between the Whales and land this morning
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64 species on our 25 km cycle around NE Cairthness yesterday, with Great-spotted Woodpecker and Tree Sparrow good additions to the 10 km
#PWC2026
list. The only photo I took was
@rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social
admiring his cake!
#CaithnessBirds
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A very enjoyable
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count at Dunnet Bay this morning with my first Glaucous Gulls of the year - plus a smart Water Pipit was a great bonus!
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BOU
23 days ago
📢 NOMINATE FOR BOU COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ➡️ Awards Nominations Committee ➡️ Engagement Committee ➡️ IBIS Management Committee ➡️ Meetings Committee ➡️ Records Committee Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme Full details:
bou.org.uk/about-the...
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The Seabird Group
22 days ago
As well as Training Grants, we've also opened up our latest round of Research Grants 📷👛 ❓: To fund
#seabird
research (eg. camera monitoring, ringing/tracking studies, counts/productivity assessments) 👥: All welcome to apply 💲: Up to £500 📅: Deadline 28 Feb Details ▶️
www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants
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The Seabird Group
26 days ago
2026 Training Grants are now open! 📢🕊️ Are you: 📏 Hoping to gain experience with
#seabirds
via unpaid work? 🧑 From a BAME background? (though others may apply too) 💸 A grant of up to £250 could help! (to cover travel, accommodation or food) Info:
www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Apply by 28 Feb 💌
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Patchwork Challenge
26 days ago
THE PATCHWORK CHALLENGE 2025 ROUND-UP IS NOW LIVE ON THE BLOG! Go head over and see where you finished
#PWC2025
and sign up for
#PWC2026
! The link for the blog is:
patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com
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Patchwork Challenge
https://patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com/
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Rob Hughes
27 days ago
After an absence last year, White-tailed Eagle flying past our house was a welcome
#PWC2026
tick
#CaithnessBirds
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The Scottish Ornithologists' Club
about 1 month ago
Looking for a new birding challenge for 2026? Why not take up patch birding and participate in Patchwork Challenge? Find out more about this fun birding competition in our guest blog from
@patchbirding.bsky.social
:
www.the-soc.org.uk/blogs/blog/p...
#PatchBirding
#PWC2026
#LowCarbonBirding
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Patchwork Challenge
Ever wondered about taking up patch birding or even Patchwork Challenge? Patchwork Challenge is a fun birding competition, focused on engaging and understanding your local birding patch, to see how ma...
https://www.the-soc.org.uk/blogs/blog/patchwork-challenge
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Can we communicate our reaserch in more fun and accessible ways? I loved working with Anna
@btobirds.bsky.social
on her fantastic comic illustrating our recent work using seabird poo to look at their diet! Find out more at
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
#ornithology
#seabirds
#SciArt
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
about 1 month ago
Grab a cuppa and read our Seabird Poo comic! ➡️
http://www.bto.org/S...
☕📖 Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮
#Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
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BOU
about 2 months ago
📢 NOMINATE FOR BOU COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ➡️ Awards Nominations Committee ➡️ Engagement Committee ➡️ IBIS Management Committee ➡️ Meetings Committee ➡️ Records Committee Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme Full details:
bou.org.uk/about-the...
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Alice Edney
about 2 months ago
The first drone census of the St Kilda gannet colony is now published in Scottish Birds! We counted 59,205 AOS in 2023 - similar to previous years. The overall impact of
#HPAI
appears less than at some other colonies, with notable declines in flatter areas 🧮
#ornithology
#seabirds
#NTSseabirds
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(PDF) The first drone census of the Gannet colony on St Kilda, 2023
PDF | An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (hereafter drone) survey of Gannets at St Kilda was carried out in June 2023. The survey was the first census at St... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393981297_The_first_drone_census_of_the_Gannet_colony_on_St_Kilda_2023
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Rob Hughes
about 2 months ago
The Taiga Bean Goose at Loch Heilen was ringed in E. Finland in July 2020. Usually wintering in S. Sweden, it was sighted in Norway (26th Sept) before Caithness. Full details can be found here
submit.cr-birding.org/animals/1417...
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RSPB Scotland
about 2 months ago
🎉The good news just keeps coming! Late last night, MSPs voted in favour of using the Natural Environment Bill to close an unintended loophole in legislation to licence grouse moor shooting. This is a major step forward in protecting Scotland’s wildlife. Full quote in image 👇 📷: Andy Hay
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BOU
about 2 months ago
📢 REGISTRATION OPEN #BOU2026 | Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026 University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky Check out the programme and book your place today!
bou.org.uk/event/bir...
#BOU2026
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SEAPOP.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
New large-scale study based on SEAPOP data shows that
#ocean
#warming
threatens
#seabirds
in the North Atlantic
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
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Ocean warming threatens seabirds in the North Atlantic
Climate change is causing ocean warming, acidification and loss of sea ice. This, in turn, is leading to shifting biogeographic distribution and in some cases species extinction.
https://seapop.no/en/2025/12/ocean-warming-threatens-seabirds-in-the-north-atlantic/
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Kirsty Franklin
about 2 months ago
Seasonal field staff needed for
@rspbscience.bsky.social
projects in 2026 - advert live, closing date 11 Jan. Lots of
#seabird
(& non-seabird) opportunities! Get in touch if you’d like to know more about any of the
#seabird
roles 🌊🐦
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
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Research Assistant and Senior Research Assistant - Seasonal Recruitment 2026 | RSPB
We are delighted to bring the details of our seasonal Research Assistants and Senior Research Assistants vacancies on a variety of projects within Great Britain in 2026.Full details of the roles curre...
https://app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Careers/CareersPage.aspx?e=LMo8nnTwYNYMO_TYe8dbMEdgfqhlGKDvLARey4x2Q5MT8oLeV9zcxfBiybebdXxVxhHQOCPjbnk&iframe=True
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The Seabird Group
about 2 months ago
We can now announce our panel of
#Seabird
Career experts for this Friday's online panel session 📣 👩🔬 Laura Shearer
@seabirdshearer.bsky.social
👩🔬 Helen Wade 👩🔬 Jenny Coomes
@jaycee161.bsky.social
👨🔬 Rob Thomas
@robthomasbirds.bsky.social
Sign up here by Weds to attend!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Richard K Broughton
2 months ago
This table from the new UK Biodiversity Indicators is particularly stark, bleak, and awful. Almost every major group of UK birds is doing badly in the long- and/or short-term. None are showing sustained recovery, most have been declining for 50 years. Awful.
#ukbirding
#ornithology
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Bring Science to Politics - for Climate, Nature & Our Survival
3 months ago
Want to
#BringScienceToPolitics
? Scientists can support the National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature by signing this Open Letter:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
3 months ago
Worrying reports of bird flu (avian influenza) are coming in, including an outbreak in Whooper Swans in the Fens. Other waterbirds are also being affected, and cases are rising. 📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides
#UKBirding
#BirdingWales
#BirdingScotland
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Jer Thorp
3 months ago
It took me about three months to get here but... Here's a 🪶 for (nearly) every species of bird, with colors extracted from wikipedia descriptions. 10,151 species.
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#birds
#data
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Ruedi Nager
3 months ago
How are movement patterns affected by energy expenditure & gain, and what does it mean for fitness? This
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PhD opportunity will use data on movement & demography of kittiwakes & spatio-temporal food abundance across their range
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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Rob Hughes
3 months ago
Spotted a fin whilst making a cup of tea from our house this afternoon. They made a kill too!
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Dawn Balmer
3 months ago
Vacancy on BOU Records Committee. Are you up for it? I found it a really interesting and educational experience. Happy to share my experience if you are interested.
#RarebirdsUK
#UKBirding
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Nick Littlewood
3 months ago
Another brilliant Flow Country Research Conference. Big 🏆 for Roxane and team at UHI Thurso. Great to see
@rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social
's PhD crammed into 30 mins. Loved the Icelandic word for Meadow Pipit and check out those German bog restoration lagoons.
@theflowcountry.bsky.social
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BOU
3 months ago
📢 BOU COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS OPEN ➡️ Awards Nominations Committee ➡️ Engagement Committee ➡️ IBIS Management Committee ➡️ Meetings Committee ➡️ Records Committee Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme More info & to nominate:
bou.org.uk/about-the...
#ornithology
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Still time to apply for this great opportunity with
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
Get in touch if you have any questions! Dealine tomorrow 🐧
#ornithology
#seabirds
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RSPB Scotland
3 months ago
📣Help nature today.🐦🌱 We’ve a once-in-a-generation chance to turn things around for Scotland's wildlife and wild places. On Thursday MSPs will debate the Natural Environment Bill. Let them know you want a safe future for Red Squirrels, Puffins, Swifts and more 👉
action.rspb.org.uk/page/177329/...
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And then another on the local patch this afternoon 😍
#PWC2025
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Gorgeous Firecrest at John O'Groats this morning 🧡 🔥
#CaithnessBirds
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@rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social
3 months ago
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
3 months ago
New Ecologist and Research Support roles for a project in Northern Ireland! @bto-ni.bsky.social Discover more and apply at
www.bto.org/jobs
These positions are supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
#Ornithology
#Ecology
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Marine Ornithology
4 months ago
On the importance of incorporating behavioural-state differentiation when identifying key spatial areas for seabirds.
#seabirds
animalbiotelemetry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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A behavioural approach to key area identification in seabirds for threat mitigation and spatial management - Animal Biotelemetry
Background Identifying key areas of animal distribution using individual movement data is fundamental for conservation planning, threat mitigation, and spatial management. Methodologies which define t...
https://animalbiotelemetry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40317-025-00427-z?utm_source=bmc_etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CONR_40317_AWA1_GL_DTEC_054CI_TOC-251022
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BOU
4 months ago
⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING ⏰ BOU Small Research Grants & Career Development Bursaries Application deadline: 31 Oct 2025 Full details via links ⬇️ Grants:
bou.org.uk/funding/s...
Bursaries:
bou.org.uk/funding/c...
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The Guardian
4 months ago
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
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Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are reshaping them.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/16/bird-migration-is-changing-what-does-this-reveal-about-our-planet-visualised-aoe?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760603266
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Was worth spending more time in Dunnet Bay after today's
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Amazing numbers of seabirds off the coast today!
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Dr Alex Bond
4 months ago
It's also not "just another" extinction, it's the first from mainland Europe in centuries. CENTURIES. And there will be others within our lifetime. That's biodiversity loss. We'll never hear this sound, ever again
xeno-canto.org/398794
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XC398794 Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)
Awful wind noise in the original! See sonogram and notes of the recording circumstances on p12 of Gretton A. (1991) The ecology and conservation of the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris). ...
https://xeno-canto.org/398794
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Dr Alex Bond
4 months ago
Well, it's official. After our paper last year (
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today. Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever
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BOU
4 months ago
EARLY VIEW in IBIS Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species |
onlinelibrary.wiley....
Chris B. Thaxter et al |
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The Seabird Group
4 months ago
Important date for your diaries ‼️ Our AGM is Wed 12 Nov - 12 midday (online) 📔👩💻 ALL our members are welcome & we'd love you to join us if you can. A number of roles have also come up within the committee - details on how to apply to follow. Not yet signed up?
www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/membership
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Membership - Seabird Group
The Seabird Group was founded to promote and co-ordinate the study and conservation of seabirds. We organise conferences and publish the journal SEABIRD.
https://www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/membership
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