No Fulmars! We have been monitoring Canna annually since 1969. This is the first time we have had a zero count for Fulmar. Their numbers peaked at 671 occupied sites in 1992.

#birdsatpollingstations repping for the cranes and seabirds #rspb

Voting for the party I think is going to step up on nature restoration and climate action. #BirdsAtPollingStations #RestoreNatureNow

We welcome the new GB Energy and Crown Estate partnership and the efforts to decarbonise our energy supply and move at a faster pace. To do this well, they must ensure nature is a key component from the start and that nature and climate challenges are tackled in tandem.

Coastal connectivity of marine predators over the Patagonian Shelf during the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #animal #movement #AvianInfluenza Nordic Society Oikos Wiley Ecology & Evolution

Super primer on the #ecological, #financial and #institutional risks and uncertainties around #NaturePositive, and how they might be addressed. Very wide-ranging but with a lot of depth to the analysis too, I really enjoyed reading it! CSIRO academic.oup.com/bioscience/adv…

The longest sentence handed down to a violent racist rioter this week is shorter than the sentences imposed on entirely peaceful environmental protesters last month. Labour must repeal the Tory laws that treat peaceful protest more severely than violent disorder and assault.

For the first time in their 91 years of co-existence BTO and RSPB Trustees come together to understand respective strengths and how we can work even more effectively together to do more for birds.🐦

Fewer than 500 adult Spoon-billed Sandpipers left! By tracking a small number of individuals, researchers were able to determine the focus for conservation action. Blog from 22 Oct 2020 🎂4⃣ with later updates at end: wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/10/22/spo… #ornithology #waders #shorebirds

Join us in celebrating 20 years of the BirdLife Seabird Tracking Database!🎉 The Database has become one of the most comprehensive marine conservation collaborations in the world. 🌊🌎 It hosts one of the largest collection of seabird tracking data in existence, helping address

1/ Out now!🔊 The SMP Report provides an overview of the status of the UK’s breeding #seabirds since 1986. It further highlights declines as shown by the recent Seabirds Count, a census of Britain & Ireland’s seabirds. Discover more ⬇️ See the report➡️bto.org/smp-publicatio…

I'm winding down my activity on this site and setting up a new account on BlueSky lucy-wright.bsky.social. I will stay here for now mainly to keep up with those who have not migrated, but expect limited engagement from me from now on.

New paper out in Science Magazine today tracking the movements of >100 large marine vertebrate species 🌊 RSPB Science are among the almost 400 scientists across >50 countries in this MegaMove Ecology&EvolutionANU led project Read the paper here: tinyurl.com/4d554uf2

By compiling tracking data from over 100 marine species including #seabirds, #sharks, #whales and others, researchers mapped important areas for animals that overlap with human threats Photo: Sam Turley (rspb-images.com)

Results showed that >75% of critical habitats for marine species overlapped with areas of fishing, shipping, pollution or ocean warming Photo: Steffen Oppel

The United Nations High Seas Treaty seeks to expand Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to cover 30% of the world’s oceans However, this study shows that, whilst helpful, this will not be enough to support these ocean-wandering species Photo: Steffen Oppel

These findings demonstrate that human activities need to be regulated across the oceans to secure the future of our marine megafauna – protecting only 30% of the sea is not enough Photo: Vivienne Booth (rspb-images.com)

Work by RSPB and Albatross Task Force to reduce #bycatch of #seabirds across the world’s oceans is therefore more important than ever! Photo: Ruben Dellacasa