🎺 Roll-up, roll-up! Another new paper has just been published in Seabird #38! 🎺 Hunter et al. (2026) explore the wintering-site fidelity of Brünnich's guillemots in Greenland. 👇 Read all about it here 👇 seabirdgroup.org.uk/seabird-38-2

I was honoured to join the @adriftlab.bsky.social for a field season on Lord Howe Island. Something that will stay with me forever. #seabirds

How many "Green Islands" are there in Newfoundland and Labrador that turn out to be Leach’s storm-petrel colonies?

‼️🚨New Paper Alert! 🚨‼️ Using a decades-long dataset on puffins in the Faroe Islands, we show a change in population age structure and relate the increase in older birds/decrease in cohort sizes to (pre-)hatch year food availability. doi.org/10.1002/wlb3... @kasiawojczulanis.bsky.social

🗞️❗ Another early release from Seabird #38❗🗞️ Scotwin et al. investigate feeding rate and breeding success in Atlantic puffins. Have a read here 👇: seabirdgroup.org.uk/seabird-38-1

New paper with @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social in ES&T: We know Sable Shearwaters show measurable harm from plastic ingestion but this isn't just a story about one species. 🧵 1/3 📄 doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Sable Shearwaters aren't an outlier—they're a preview. Chick maximum plastic loads rose from ~200 pieces in 2011 to ~900 in 2025. And the plastics treaty has stalled. More: adriftlab.org/news/the-can... 3/3 #ornithology #PlasticPollution #WildOz #seabirds

Attending #WSC2026 and have some spectacular seabird photos? 📸 Enter the Seabird Photo Contest below! ⬇️

New paper alert: Plumage aberration on a Razorbill by Danial Oliker, Tony Diamond, and @heathermajor.bsky.social. #seabirds #OpenAccess www.marineornithology.org/PDF/54_1/54_...

You're invited to complete a short anonymous survey about device failures in bird biologger deployments! 📡🦆🦅 . 🗓️ Deadline within next 7 weeks (~25th of May). 🔗link: lnkd.in/eKgPNX2m info below!! 👇 #ornithology #biologging #birds #birdresearch #birdtracking

For #SuperSeabirdSunday why not answering this survey about tracking device failure. Thank you!

We would be grateful if you could take part in our 2026 Diversity and Inclusion survey 💙 Within The Seabird Group, we're tracking our progress and working to build a more diverse, inclusive community 👥 It takes just 5-10 minutes to complete ⏲️ Take the survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Check it out @dmennill.bsky.social !

First papers from volume 54(1) of @marineorno.bsky.social are coming! Atlantic Puffin mortality along the Portuguese West Coast in early 2023. by Rute A. Costa et al. www.marineornithology.org/PDF/54_1/54_... #seabirds #OpenAccess

For #SuperSeabirdSunday why not answering this survey about tracking device failure. Thank you!

You're invited to complete a short anonymous survey about device failures in bird biologger deployments! 📡 🦆 Responses accepted within the next 8 weeks. 📆 Survey link is in our bio 🔗 If you have questions please email [email protected] 📧

Check out the new guidelines for Seabird. You can have your abstract in any language you want (in addition to the mandatory english one)! #seabirds

The AOS is providing Travel & Caregiver Grants to help defray expenses & accommodate various dependent-care needs to attend #AOS26 in Amherst, MA. **Applications due 3/15/26.** Travel: meeting.americanornithology.org/participate/... Caregiver: meeting.americanornithology.org/participate/...

Another blow to climate science: budget cuts at Environment and Climate Change Canada threaten long-running Arctic monitoring programs, some with >50-year datasets. The Arctic is warming ~4× faster than the global average. Cutting the science that tracks is… theconversation.com/budget-cuts-...

And….. submitted! Why does it always take so much energy to submit a manuscript. My current brain status:🪫 #seabirds

Issue #161 of our newsletter should have hit your inbox or doormat! 💌 We call for hosts for our 2027 conference, hear about an ancient storm petrel specimen and are updated on one of Europe's largest Sandwich tern colonies. 🎙️🐣

Discarded fishing hooks, lines, etc. are deadly for waterbirds. Although there's no US law, many state/local regulations require signs and recycling containers in fishing areas for discarding fishing line, etc. Contact your local Parks & Rec or state Fish & Wildlife for help in your area. 🌎 #birds

⚠️ There's just one week left to apply for both our Research Grants and Training Grants ⚠️ Deadline for both is 28th February! More details can be found on our website here: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants

❗🐧👀 Two new "early-release" papers from the Seabird 38 journal are now available on our website 👀🐧❗ 1. Kühn et al. 2025 Group feeding of Northern Fulmars Fulmarus glacialis on the hydrozoan Sarsia princeps on Svalbard doi.org/10.61350/sbj...

Thank you to @thelabandfield.bsky.social and @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social , @adriftlab.bsky.social for the engaging conversations! #seabirds

Kirsty Franklin – Seabird ecologist Last summer I led an all-female field team on Mousa, Shetland. We had been up all night waiting for our tagged bird to return, and at the end of a successful night, we were rewarded with a spectacular Aurora Borealis!

Thanks to @liamtaylor.bsky.social for his huge help on this one ! #seabirds

Two manuscripts were sent to co-authors this week. One manuscript was accepted today ! 🎉 One more meeting and then it's time to close the computer for 8 consecutive days !!!

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

It will be a travel and work in peace day. #SwissTrains

Seabird Group Training Grants are open 🐧⛺🌃 We offer up to £250 to help with travel, accommodation or food during #seabird fieldwork or training! We are encouraging applicants from BAME backgrounds, but all are welcome to apply 📋 For all the info ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant Deadline: 28 Feb

Another new year job opportunity! Join the Isle of May @ukceh.bsky.social team in #Edinburgh, studying six species of #seabird 🦅🐣🕊️🐧🐤🐦 ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca... Deadline is 16th January. #ecology #seabirds #scotland

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

We are looking to hire a Seabird Field Assistant for 2026 for our Manx Shearwater research project. Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour. drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt...

“There are signs seabird colonies are beginning to recover in Alderney after their numbers were devastated by avian flu, conservationists have said. “The Alderney Wildlife Trust (AWT) said the island's Northern Gannet colony had grown by 11% since 2023.” #Seabirds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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

Manuscript has been re-submitted (phewww). It's time to close the computer for a few days and enjoy the holiday season!

How does chick-rearing affect fledging success in Yelkouan shearwaters? Proxies for diet varied between colonies, while fledglings grounded on first flight were more likely to have been poorly fed. Published in Marine Biology: doi.org/10.1007/s002... Funding by @dornitholges.bsky.social and EU LIFE

📣Please share: We are looking for a field assistant to join our team in studying #ruffs on coastal meadows at Botnian Bay in Finland. The job will provide fantastic insights into lekking behaviour and provide essential skills in field ornithology. Details here www.bi.mpg.de/2790786/2512...

Coming to the end of your studies and thinking about career options? We've got another exciting ECR talk lined up, this time on #Seabird Careers 🦢💼 📆 Fri 12 December 🕥 9.30 - 11 am (UK) 📍 Online Sign up HERE to attend ⤵️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... And stay tuned for who's on our panel! 👀

Studying for an MSc this year & looking for a #seabird research project? We're looking for a student to help investigate the factors that influence #StormPetrel response rates during playback surveys. 🔊🐣 🔗Do get in touch if you have any Qs: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... #seabirds #ornithology

Doing research on #Arctic #seabirds? Consider submitting an abstract to the session 'Safeguarding seabird populations in a rapidly changing Arctic' at www.uarcticcongress.fo/programme/ca... in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 26-29 May 2026

Every once in a while, I write a paper that is not about #seabirds! Data from 2012, published today! rdcu.be/eQJkK

My first PhD paper is now out! We calculate overlap intensity between African penguins and the local purse seine fishery 🐧🐟 Check it out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🐦✨ WSC4 Keynote Nominations Open! Share your vision for seabird conservation. Early-career & international voices encouraged! 📍WSC4 In-person & Hybrid: 7–11 Sept 2026, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 🔗 bit.ly/3Jv71c9 #WSC4 #SeabirdScience

See you tomorrow!! #seabirds

Can't make it to Hobart? Participate in the WSC4 Hybrid Day online! 🌍 Connect with global seabird experts and contribute to conservation's future. 🐧 📅 11 Sept 2026 (AEST) | 10 Sept 2026 (UTC) 🔗 bit.ly/4opYfet #WSC4 #HybridConference #MarineScience

🐦 Got questions about the 4th World Seabird Conference? Dive into the FAQ page for all the details — from abstracts to travel tips! worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir... #WSC4 #Seabirds #Conservation

Are you looking for a #postdoc? with #seabirds or #raptors? at the @mncn-csic.bsky.social & @csic.es? Please send me an email and consider applying for a #JldC fellowship #ornithology Requirements: completed PhD within the last 2 years & competitive CV. www.infosubvenciones.es/bdnstrans/GE...