🚨NEW PAPER🚨 I'm delighted to share my first, first-author paper! Unfortunately it's not good news for Great Black-backed Gulls. We estimated they've declined by 48% GLOBALLY in the last 36 years and suggest a move to "Vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List. bit.ly/3BJc5TD

Grants! Peatland is our best carbon sink in Wales, yet 90% of our peatland is damaged. Here’s a grant that support you to understand your peatland and plan for its restoration. Welsh Government Climate Change @PeatlandCymru #HighNatureLowCarbon #WalesPeatlandAction orlo.uk/PeatlandGrantA…

Cardiff Council score below average (33%) in Climate Emergency UK's grading of Council climate actions. This is the first ever assessment of UK councils on climate action across all their functions. It covers 7 sections and 91 questions: councilclimatescorecards.uk

I have small family members who play on this beach 🫣...

We've had a busy season working with partners across the UK to understand how #seabird numbers have been affected by #birdflu. Only possible due to the hard work of fieldworkers and the generosity of our funders. Analysis and results to come this winter from RSPB Science

Still smiling about this 😀

Absolutely fascinating and vital research ⬇️

Wales plays a globally important role for seabirds. Every year over 50% of the Manx Shearwater population nest under Welsh ground. But populations are threatend. That’s why we are calling on protecting marine life properly to stop the decline in numbers. #NatureCantWait

Bore da! 🍂 🌊 Kittiwakes are a species in danger of decline. 🔴 They’re on the Red List of the Bird Of Conservation Concern Wales report - at risk of becoming extinct in Wales. ⚠️ This is why we must protect marine life properly and save species like this. #NatureCantWait

New paper from fab colleagues BirdLife Marine looking at mitigation options for bycatch in gillnet fisheries following trials with fishers to look at the effectiveness of Looming Eyes Buoys at preventing seabird bycatch Defra UK JNCC Clean Catch

UK supports moratorium on deep sea mining to protect ocean and marine ecosystems 😀gov.uk/government/new…

Beef, soy and palm oil products linked to deforestation still imported into UK theguardian.com/environment/20…

"If we can restore over 30,000 birds to one small island in the Bristol Channel, just imagine how much could be achieved if everyone came together to restore nature right across the UK." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

BLOG! 📖 📊 New census results (the first in over 20 years) paints a worrisome picture of seabird population health, even prior to the outbreak of Bird Flu. ⚠️ Here's what this means and the actions needed from Welsh Government to safeguard seabirds. 👉 bit.ly/SeaSensWal

BLOG! 📖 📊 Mae canlyniadau cyfrifiad newydd (y cyntaf ers dros 20 mlynedd) yn rhoi darlun pryderus o iechyd poblogaeth adar môr, hyd yn oed cyn i Ffliw Adar ddechrau. ⚠️ Dyma’r camau gweithredu sydd eu hangen gan Llywodraeth Cymru i ddiogelu adar môr. 👉 bit.ly/SenswsCym

#underwater #beauty Sea rose 🌊🌹on the #Reef - This ribbon-like assemblage is the eggs of the Spanish dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus) #nudibranch a large and colourful #sea slug. 📷 Zoe Stimpson, Baie Ternay MNP #Seychelles - LEAP Project 1/1 #ocean #biodiversity

SO chuffed! A massive thank you to everyone who worked to secure this incredible measure from scientific research, to signing petitions, advocacy and more! It shows the incredible things that we can achieve for our planet when we come together! 💙💙 RSPB Kirsten Carter