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From a family of great penguins to the solo little penguin, get to know your penguin family tree this #PenguinAwarenessDay! 🐧💙

Just a reminder folks that we also have a BlueSky account! If you haven’t already drop a follow 🙌🏻 bsky.app/profile/thesea…

Do Oystercatchers hate drones? A comparison of flight initiation distances of four wader species in response to drone intrusion by Valle & Scarton waderstudygroup.org/article/18669/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

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“We found that Oystercatchers were extremely sensitive to disturbance by drones, and they tolerated them less than ground researchers, when intruding into the nesting area.” – Valle & Scarton waderstudygroup.org/article/18669/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

We are close to running the population trends & calculating the productivity values up to 2024 from Colony Count and Breeding Success counts, respectively.💻We're always happy to receive more, from 2024 or earlier. 🥳Thank you to everyone who contributed to the totals to date.👏

Did you know? 🐦 Yelkouan Shearwaters and Balearic Shearwaters may look similar, but there are key physical differences! The Yelkouan has darker, more defined wing markings and a slightly longer, narrower bill. Their underbelly is an icy-white colour. On the other hand, the

New paper shows acute impacts of tags on diving seabirds. Birds with heavier tags do shorter & shallower dives with slower ascent rates, and increased resting time between dives. animalbiotelemetry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Introducing our #OceanAnimalOfTheMonth for February: the wandering albatross! With the largest wingspan of any bird – nearly 3.5m – they glide effortlessly across the ocean, landing only to breed and feed 🌊🐦🪽

Lovely views of this 'Blue' Fulmar wheeling around the cliffs at Scousburgh, Shetland today.

The next round of our Research Grants are open now for applications! If you have something you'd like funded why not apply? It could be for ringing studies, productivity assessments, seawatching projects, tracking studies, or others 🕊️seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants (closes 28th Feb).

Calling all artists! 🧑‍🎨 We’re hosting a competition to design our official Seabird Pride 2025 t-shirt! 🎽 all details below! ⤵️

New paper is out! Calonectris shearwaters reveal a gradient of mercury contamination along the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters of the Iberian Peninsula See more 🔍 doi.org/10.1016/j.envp… ECOTOP MARE Departamento de Ciências da Vida - UC Lemos Lab ESTM - POLITÉCNICO DE LEIRIA ICM-CSIC

🚨NEW OA PAPER🚨GEB Journal details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways using #seabird #tracking data & novel analytical methods ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.70… #ornithology #migration #BLScience We're grateful to GOBI IKI Germany for funding the project 🧵1/5

📢New blog is out! Thomas Cansse shares their research on Black-faced Cormorant foraging behaviours seabirdtracking.org/foraging-effic… Full paper here: doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13…

A reminder that the deadline for our Research Grants is the 28th of February! 🕊️Get your applications in this week if you haven’t done so via seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants

A tanker and cargo ship tragically collided off the Yorkshire coast yesterday. Our first thoughts are with the crew and emergency responders. We are deeply concerned about the potential impact of pollution on seabirds and marine life. Read more: rspb.org.uk/whats-happenin….

Our seabirds are already struggling: Avian Flu hit them hard, food supplies are uncertain, and offshore developments are adding pressure. A potential pollution incident is the last thing they need. We are monitoring the risks closely & working with authorities as needed.

The second paper from #Seabird 37, from our own Katrina Siddiqi-Davies! ✍️ "First description of Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus diet using DNA metabarcoding" 🐦🌊 Click on the link here to have a read ➡️ seabirdgroup.org.uk/seabird-37-2