Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

Bottom line: We have the technology to increase efficiency, reduct energy use, reduce emissions & save money. However, systemwide decisions to slow the rate of deployment of renewables on the grid is starting to have direct impact on consumer savings because thermal power is more expensive. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋

Another example, just from today: Musk's sexual abuse / racism generation software has caused massive amounts of direct harm to the community: all using behind-the-metre fossil fuel power plants www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New by me! I spoke to Northern Gannet researchers in the UK about what it was like to see HPAI rip through seabird colonies there and how things have gone since. 🪶🌎🧪 www.biographic.com/after-the-ou...

*NEW* The freshly dead whale is a 3 year old female. What a loss. This species has less than 100 breeding females remaining. It's now washed up on a barrier island managed by The Nature Conservancy in VA. NOAA and other groups are attempting a necropsy to determine cause of death.

Brazil has suspended a decree to dredge & privatize the Tapajós River after Indigenous protests blockaded a Cargill grain terminal — but communities are demanding a full revocation. They warn the project threatens 14 territories & hundreds of riverine communities, & say they were never consulted.

The RSPB is looking for surveyors to census the UK’s largest Storm Petrel colony on Mousa, Shetland. We need 2-4 volunteers who are comfortable working and camping in a remote location with limited facilities, to help complete playback surveys during mid-July 2026. 🪺🏝️🏕️

Did you ever hear the myth that birds can't smell? Well... here's a fascinating roundup of different ways that birds use their sense of smell! #ornithology

Using advanced modelling, we can now better measure the lethal and non-lethal effects of #offshore #wind power plants on #seabirds - read more here: seapop.no/en/2026/02/n... @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social

1/3 - Would you like to contribute to an Ireland-wide Black Guillemot survey partnered between @bto-ni.bsky.social & @npwsireland.bsky.social this spring? If so, have a look through this thread to find out more! #seabirds #ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Happy Bad Bunny Day! ✊💚🐰

Global public and private finance flows with directly negative impacts on nature = $7.3 trillion. In contrast, $220 billion in public and private finance flows were directed in 2023 to activities contributing to the conservation and restoration of biodiversity# @ipbes.net www.ipbes.net/node/97532

“Thus, the ultimate choice for a man … is to create or to destroy, to love or to hate.” - Erich Fromm And yet, the world we are shaping is one where we spend 33 times more destroying the natural systems that sustain us than protecting them. Can we choose a different path? 🌍

Amen www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here is my contribution; nesting Kittiwakes with young #SuperSeabirdSunday

We're hiring Field Ornithologists and Surveyors! Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📝 Full and part time opportunities. 📆 Closing date: Tuesday 17 February. #Ornithology

At least someone’s enjoying all this rain

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

⚠️ Please report 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... #UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

I don't think biodiversity conservation has an evidence problem I think it has a most of the world's biggest industries depend on destroying nature problem This isn't an information deficit issue, we pretty much know what to do. The problem is that govs prioritise capital growth over survival

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The RSPB has reported that seven satellite-tagged Hen Harriers are suspected or confirmed to have been illegally killed in England during 2025, all on or close to land managed for grouse shooting:

Even in the darkest days of the Nazi regime ordinary people found ways to resist. Non-compliance is always a choice.

The Washington Post has laid off least 14 climate journalists, newsroom sources told @sammyroth.bsky.social, effectively decimating one of the most important reporting teams in American climate journalism. A sad, terrifying, enraging day for the planet.

We desperately need economic models that recognise the true value of healthy ecosystems and that we live in a world of finite natural resources. Infinite growth is going to drive us all off a cliff.

The climate crisis is here – “It’s breathing down our necks, burning our skin, and penetrating our homes” “climate damage is, by its nature, transboundary” – lawsuits can absolutely come against states by people and organisations outside their territory Great from @isabellakaminski.bsky.social

environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/108715-... #seabirds

🚨Job alert 🚨 We've got an exciting opportunity for a Science/Engagement Intern to join us at BTO Northern Ireland on a 6 month internship to learn, grow and contribute to our work to make a positive impact for birds. Find out more and apply ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology Closing date: 15 Feb 2026

🚨 We’re recruiting! We’re looking for a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistant Wardens to help protect the Beacon Ponds Little Tern colony at Spurn. 👉 Apply: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news

Join BTO Youth for a FREE birding and survey introduction walk at Long Lands Common in North Yorkshire. Book a space ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... 📆 Sunday 15 February. 📝 Open to those aged 16-25.

A couple of Turnstones washing in a puddle.

New issue of #BirdStudy now online: www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbis20/c... White Stork demographics Automated detection of seabirds White-tailed Eagle dispersal Sedge Warbler migration Wintering raptors in Greece Container colour selection Hobby movements Nesting Black-necked Grebes #ornithology

Something to hover over: our February calendar star is this Kestrel by Colin Mitchell.  Download for free for desktop.  https://f.mtr.cool/kxhmyjtrkl

EARLY VIEW in IBIS A half century of monitoring reveals contrasting survival responses of Icelandic seabirds to climate and fisheries pressures | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Sarah E. Gutowsky et al | #ornithology 🪶

#Seabird Journal issue #37 is complete and has been sent out to those who requested a physical copy 😊 Remember to check your mailboxes! It is also available to read online here ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/seabird-37 #science #seabirds

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. My contribution today is of Black-browed Albatross colony in the Falklands in January (something different) #SuperSeabirdSunday

🌈🙂 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

HPAI is having a huge impact on scavengers. Here, 84.3% of dead black vultures in the US HPAI positive. Pathology confirms that digestive tract is the initial site of viral entry during ingestion of high viral doses with strong epitheliotropism. 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

East or west? Tracking work from 2017-2020 by BTO staff provided the first evidence of Scottish breeding Arctic Skuas wintering off South America! Other individuals wintered along the western and southern African coast. #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Beach wildlife and strandline finds from an early morning walk last month. (Hartlepool, northeast England). 🪶🐡

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share videos, photos & artwork of seabirds to brighten timelines. Here is a close up of a stunning European Shag to get us started #SuperSeabirdSunday

Did you know the famous Children of Lir Irish legend is about Whooper Swans? 🦢 🎧 Hear more in this radio interview with our colleagues at @birdwatchireland.bsky.social — highlighting the census happening this weekend across Ireland, Britain and the rest of Europe! 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

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

Lovely wee film, brought back many fond memories of North Rona and its petrels. Is there a better call?? #seabirds @alcatorda17.bsky.social @alcatorda.bsky.social

The study found that tracking data could provide early detection of extreme northward and inshore shifts in albacore tuna and Pacific bluefin #tuna distribution in response to #heatwaves. news.mongabay.com/2026/01/stud...

The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states. The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor. One collision and the whale is dead. We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍

🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend! We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc 📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology