A bit grim today, with avian flu rearing its head again at St Abbs Head NNR. 44 dead birds in the last 2 days, 20 Kittiwake (all adults), 19 Guillemot (18 chicks) and 5 Herring Gull (all 2CY birds) Once again willing the seabirds off the cliffs before it gets worse.

Is the #marine #heatwave in the NE Atlantic impacting #seabirds? These temperatures are literally off the charts. I'm just back from kittiwake fieldwork on @skomerisland and I'm concerned👇 1/4 #ornithology #climatecrisis #globalheating #SST

With the season ending the Gannets had some tough competition for the top spot on Les Etacs colony last week! #Alderney AlderneyWT The British Nature Guide

Very proud of everyone at the AWT. 🎉 Thank you Social Investment Fund for providing us with an opportunity to understand Alderney's State of Nature. Exciting outcomes on the horizon – stay tuned! 🌿

Good to see 6 Skylarks on Alderney 2day, Spring is coming! #birds AlderneyWT The British Nature Guide BTO RSPB #BirdsSeenIn2024 @LaSocieteG GuernseyBRC NatureUK BBC Springwatch

Join us in a Science Talk on marine invasive species on 11th March. #InvasiveSpecies

The research paper that AWT contributed to on avian flu was shortlisted as one of the best papers of 2023 with an early career researcher as first or corresponding author. You can vote for it and see other candidates here: bou.org.uk/ibis/ibis-best… Voting closes on 18th March.

A maternity pod of bottlenose dolphins recorded in Alderney Race. Video: Alex Purdie

Hyped to see my first night heron - potentially the second record for Alderney, and my second grasshopper warbler! Great day at the Alderney Community Woodland:) 📷Niamh McDevitt The British Nature Guide #Alderney #channelislands

Alderney’s Puffin Friendly Zone now has official recognition as a protected area on admiralty charts. Glad to assist the Alderney Harbour with this great work which will see better protection for puffins in Alderney's #Ramsar site BBC Guernsey ITV Channel News Convention on Wetlands

A sea hare, Aplysia punctata, staring at the camera in AlderneyWT's Longis Nature Reserve

Fly-by food handover. Kestrels in Guernsey wasting no time! @LaSocieteG The British Nature Guide GuernseyBRC RSPB BTO BBCWildlifeMagazine #BBCWildlifePOTD

Great egret harassed by herring gulls to the backdrop of Les Etacs gannet colony today in Alderney's fantastic #Ramsar site AlderneyWT The British Nature Guide BTO RSPB #Alderney Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar Review and Action Plan approved in Alderney with... 📈 Seabird demographic data 🦭Grey seal surveys 🪸Marine habitat mapping ...and much more from AlderneyWT, Alderney Animal Welfare Society, Alderney Bird Observatory and the CIBRS! Read the reports here ci-ramsar.com/publications/

.The Marine Management Organisation want to hear from sea anglers about how important wrasse fishing is to you and what your concerns are for the future. The survey will remain open until 31st January 2025. Learn more and take part: gov.uk/government/new…

The Inter-Island Environmental Meeting 2024, a great opportunity to learn from others and network Alex Purdie, Alderney Ramsar Secretariat on behalf of SoA, presented about Alderney's Seabirds Tara Cox & Matt, AWT Ecologists, presented about the Alderney State of Nature Project

This summer, we helped survey Alderney's gannet population with drones! We followed methods detailed in our best practices document (marineornithology.org/article?rn=1544) to ensure minimal disturbance & provide a more cost-effective solution than previous surveys. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Secret filming uncovers illegal killings of rare birds in England