On Channel Tern

Crested tern breeding season now playing. #seabirds

From policy to practice: progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

It’s a wrap! In only 5 days, we collected 82 feather & 24 blood samples, plus 12 plastic samples & completed 15 transects to estimate abundance. Stay tuned for new data on five species of poorly understood #SouthPacific #seabirds

Progress continues with the new PolarWx tropical page — the “models” tab for each storm has been redesigned for easier browsing of past runs, with a new section for viewing forecast track & intensity trends for each model: polarwx.com/tropical

It's family values day here at Team Hākoakoa. You'll struggle to find a bird more devoted to its chicks than Skua. Just look at that fuzzy brown face. How could you not vote Skua for #birdoftheyear2025? #Skua @forestandbird.bsky.social

#ornithology nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Thinking about these White Terns on Ducie Atoll that would follow us around. We called them our little Sputniks because they sounded like data being sent back from space @adriftlab.bsky.social #SuperSeabirdSunday

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

Great Shearwater off Shetland last weekend. (Rare to get views like this in Scotland!) #YellBirding #Shetland #SuperSeabirdSunday

Cape gannet scavenging behind a trawler from a pelagic South of #CapeTown #SouthAfrica on the 25th October 2015 organised by www.zestforbirds.co.za. #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

#Terns variations are seen around the world, but this unique #IncaTern is only spotted on the west coast of #SouthAmerica. The Inca Terns is known for their mustache-like white feathers near their striking reddish-orange beak. #birdsoftheworld #southamericanbirds #birdphotography #birdnerd #birds 🪶

New @adriftlab.bsky.social paper in Emu-Austral Ornithology with @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social on the age of first return of Sable Shearwaters #seabirds #ornithology 🪶🧪 doi.org/10.1080/0158...

We’re getting ready for a very large #kakapo breeding season this summer - and hoping avian influenza doesn’t arrive at the same time… 🤞🏻 #conservation #birds #parrots #disease www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why yes.. someone has studied the defecation patterns of seabirds while in flight... www.cell.com/current-biol...

In case you missed it! Emerging Strategies for Greater Ornithological Impact birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/eme...

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos and artwork of seabirds like these Arctic Terns at Dawn over the Isle of May. Volume up :) let’s see what you have? #SuperSeabirdSunday

What to eat in unfamiliar territory? That's the topic of a new paper in @marineorno.bsky.social by William Kennerley et al. #seabirds #OpenAccess #vagrancy www.marineornithology.org/PDF/53_2/53_...

The tough life of Australian sealions on a sunny day...

The next in our series of ECR talks is coming up on Fri 5th September - this time on Peer Review 👀📃 The panel will be our own @thelabandfield.bsky.social & @ingridpollet.bsky.social, @tashgillies.bsky.social & Dr. Richard Sherley ✒️✨ Time: 9.30 am (BST). Sign up now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Do I know anyone on here who might find it useful to predict hatching dates from birds eggs? Please reach out if you're open to help me develop ovotime.com to include more species, and to expand with more detailed #oology features! #phenology #seabirds #ornithology 🌍🧪

N95 or greater, like elastomeric & N/P100, may not be enough. Influenza, including HPAI or bird flu, appears to be able to infect humans using eyes as entry point. Precautionary principle indicates use of eye protection too. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

New Zealand sends Australia details of $66,000 vaccine trial as killer virus looms prepare to fight killer virus au.news.yahoo.com/new-zealand-... via @YahooNewsAU highly virulent strain of avian influenza, HPAI, has not spread, and both countries are preparing for its inevitable arrival.

❓ Do you know how long HPAI can survive? HPAI can persist on clothing, boots and equipment for hours to months depending on conditions. Knowing survival times helps stop the spread. 📄 See the infographic + more biosecurity tips: animalhealthcanada.ca/-biosecurity...

The most iconic species of them all, Emperor penguins, are under substantial threat. We are on track to lose them. Like so many scientists before, we call for rapid global decarbonisation for lifes’ sake. Like these calls before, its evidenced based & to ignore is at our collective peril.

Dr Erin Clitheroe will be giving a presentation on the dwindling population of little penguins in Shoalwater. Free entry, and refreshments provided. Saturday 30th Aug, 9.30am in Rockingham. #seabirds

Dr Erin Clitheroe will be giving a presentation on the dwindling population of little penguins in Shoalwater. Free entry, and refreshments provided. Saturday 30th Aug, 9.30am in Rockingham. #seabirds

Our not-a- #stormpetrel chick is getting suspicious of us. #puffin @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social @bardseyben.bsky.social

Making sure all my fellow bird nerds see this! 🪶🌏 I love using online HANZAB, for when I'm doing serious science, but also when I just need some extra detail on species behaviour & ecology. I'm endlessly thankful to the @birdlifeoz.bsky.social team, I know it was a huge effort to get this online!

Join me next week at the FREE @ecolsocaus.bsky.social Hot Topics online forum! Two short sessions featuring speakers who recently published ESA Hot Topics, followed by live online discussion. 🌏🧪 More info and registration here: kaigi.eventsair.com/esa-hot-topi... #wildOz

Really pleased to have contributed to this epic survey of >59,000 pairs of gannets! The St Kilda colony was less impacted by HPAI than other colonies, perhaps because steep cliffs reduced disease transmission. Flatter areas of the colony suffered greater losses. #ornithology #seabirds #NTSseabirds

Out now in Environmental Research – Anna’s new paper in which she assesses the levels of 118 contaminants in unhatched eggs and dead chicks found in the last and endangered population of gull-billed terns in Central Europe, breeding at Neufelderkoog: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

Issue 13 of the (Australian) National Avian Influenza in Wild Birds program "Wild Bird News" is now available online. 👉 wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Portals/0/Re...

Time to make your submission wafa.org.au/alcoa/ to stop the expansion of bauxite mining in the Jarrah forest www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...

In the 39th paragraph, a quote from me: “Humanity must not pursue dangerous distractions that do nothing to tackle the root causes of climate change, come with incalculable risk & will likely further delay climate action.” Besides, the number of corals saved by cloud brightening is precisely zero

UNESCO Demands Urgent Action to Protect Donana World Heritage status under threat as Spain is urged to accelerate efforts to safeguard the aquifer and migratory bird haven. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/U...

Cambodia has confirmed its 14th human case of avian influenza A/H5N1 in 2025 : a 26-year-old man from Siem Reap. So far in 2025: 14 cases, 7 deaths — a case fatality rate (CFR) of 50% Since 2005: 86 cases, 50 deaths (CFR: 58.1%) 🧪🧬🥼🦠🔬😷🐓💉

and: Nature in my neighbourhood: mapping urban biodiversity for conservation: research.curtin.edu.au/hdr-r-projec... If you are identified as the preferred candidate for a project, you will be considered for a Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship. #urbanNature #UrbanEcology #spatialEcology

Come and do a PhD with me! 🎓 🌏 🧑‍💻 🏙️ 🗺️ 🌿 🪶🧪 I have TWO projects eligible the 2025 Curtin University RTP scholarship round: Benchmarking biodiversity outcomes for nature positive urban development: research.curtin.edu.au/hdr-r-projec... #wildOz #urbanNature

Although we don't talk about it, bird flu in seabirds has not gone away as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

Just sharing this in case people have any more information on the state of crested tern colonies in the north of Western Australia #seabirds #H5N1 www.geraldtonguardian.com.au/news/environ...

Knowing the sex of #takahe chicks as soon as possible is important for efficient breeding management. With a new rapid #qPCR sex test developed by @dnature.bsky.social , we can now determine the sex of up to 48 chicks in less an hour in the field. A game changer! #conservation #genetics

We've taken the pulse on on responsible cat ownership across Western Australia. The @wafcwg.bsky.social undertook a survey of all 139 local governments on past attempts, current efforts, and future aspirations by local governments for managing pet cats. A🧵(1/5)

BEHOLD! One of Earth's greatest lineages of life: the lil wiggle arm guys, Meteora. These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿

Some of the Kittiwakes we colour ringed y’day #puffinisland had geolocaters fitted by researchers from Liverpool Uni. 6 geolocaters fitted to birds in ‘24 also recovered. Be interesting to see where they’ve been. One bird was ringed as a chick on the island in 2010 #birdringing #seabirds #ukbirding

Hello! We're now on #Bluesky! PhULMaR is a PhD lab group for those around the British and Irish Isles studying birds that use the #marine #environment. Currently headed by @bardseyben.bsky.social @dianepavat.bsky.social, we meet online on the last Friday of each month. Get in touch to join!

Now online in Journal of #Ornithology A systematic review of lapwing research in Africa to determine trends and evidence of their response to changes in terrestrial ecosystems Review Open Access link.springer.com/article/10.1...

[now with link] Our opinion, on how animal social research can be applied to the problem of highly pathogenic avian influenza spread, has been published ! 🪶🧪 journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Our neighbours at the Banter See are no fan of the terns. Luckily the terns don't give a shit. Oh, or maybe sometimes they do. :-)