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Maggie Sheddan @gannetrocks.bsky.social · 27d

#Bass intense wing flapping after a shower a few weeks back. The power, & strength building muscles for that first flight to the sea. where once crash landed tooheavy to take off They must learn to fish. Many now airborne and looking healthy @seabirdcentre.bsky.social

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Maggie Sheddan @gannetrocks.bsky.social · Sep 5

#Bass beautiful morning @seabirdcentre.bsky.social

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The Scottish Ornithologists' Club @scottishbirding.bsky.social · Aug 15

The recently published Lothian Bird Report 2022 and Isle of May Bird Observatory Bird Observatory Annual Report 2023 are now in stock at Waterston House.

#BirdingLothian

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · Jul 7

1/ GPS-tracking of three gull species from the Isle of May, Scotland revealed overlap in foraging habitats during the breeding season, but differences in where the three species foraged, and their preference for landfills, urban and coastal habitats.
📖 bit.ly/GullStudy #Ornithology 🌍

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UKCEHseabirds @handle.invalid · Jul 8

New paper on avian flu in seabirds from an Edinburgh Uni PhD student published! Edinburgh University has been working on the Isle of May with UKCEH and other partners to investigate the effects of this virus among seabirds. Read about it here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Asymptomatic infection and antibody prevalence to co-occurring avian influenza viruses vary substantially between sympatric seabird species following H5N1 outbreaks - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Asymptomatic infection and antibody prevalence to co-occurring avian influenza viruses vary substantially between sympatric seabird species following H5N1 outbreaks

doi.org

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Calf of Man Bird Observatory @calfofmanbirdobs.bsky.social · Jul 16

There’s still time to apply for our Assistant Bird Warden position!

🗓️ Deadline THIS FRIDAY 🐦 see below for more details 👇

@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

#ukbirding

Calf of Man Bird Observatory @calfofmanbirdobs.bsky.social · Jun 26

🦆🔭 Join our Team!

We’re looking for a passionate ringer & birder to join our friendly team as Assistant Bird Warden! The role will involve monitoring autumn migration through daily census and bird ringing.

To find out more 👇
www.mwt.im/jobs/calf-ma...

🗓️ Applications close Friday 18th July

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Maggie Sheddan @gannetrocks.bsky.social · Jul 17

#Bass This young chick is trying to regulate its temperature with gular fluttering in the heat. @seabirdcentre.bsky.social

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Ellie Owen @ellingbry.bsky.social · May 1

*Job Opportunity* #Seabird #Ecologist with @n-t-s.bsky.social. @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social #ornithology #biosecurity #seabirdersaturday www.nts.org.uk/volunteering-jobs/job-search/highlands-islands

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Adrift Lab (Marine Science) @adriftlab.bsky.social · Jul 2

🚨EAST COAST #TASMANIA🚨 If you live in this area, we need your help checking for #BeachedBirds
Send us your data (date, location, photos) via DM or email ([email protected])
Currently getting reports of Australian #Gannets - photos essential to confirm species ID
#CitizenScience #Birds #seabirds

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Maggie Sheddan @gannetrocks.bsky.social · Jun 9

#Bass wonderful to see the intensity of new pairs bonding. They have to build trust,learn to stay at their territory while the partner leaves to feed. This 'pair' have another new pair beside them. No nests Will they stay the season? A new page for the rock @ScottishSeabirdCentre
excting !

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Ian Andrews @ijandrews.bsky.social · Jun 2

2 June. A Forth Seabird Group count day off North Berwick ended up with the amazing spectacle of 4 Orcas midway to the Isle of May. Too close for my 400m at times!

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Ian Andrews @ijandrews.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Ian Andrews @ijandrews.bsky.social · Jun 2

2 June. A Forth Seabird Group count day off North Berwick ended up with the amazing spectacle of 4 Orcas midway to the Isle of May. Too close for my 400m at times!

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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · Jun 3

ORCA! Read the updated blog about yesterdays amazing encounter of Killer Whales off the Isle of May and thanks to Robert Melville for the images. the link: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

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Scottish Seabird Centre @seabirdcentre.bsky.social · May 24

Although these figures are estimates (so should be treated with caution) these results suggest that the gannet population has not yet started to recover from the impact of the avian flu outbreak in 2022.

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Scottish Seabird Centre @seabirdcentre.bsky.social · May 24

The 2024 Bass Rock Gannet Count is complete✅
A high-resolution drone survey - carried out in partnership with @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social School of Geosciences, @ukceh.bsky.social & @edinburghnapier.bsky.social in July 2024 - provided a detailed new look at the Bass Rock gannet colony.

📷©️G Macvean

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Anouk Gouvras @scianouk.bsky.social · May 23

The @btobirds.bsky.social Blackbirds in Gardens is such an important survey!

Find out in this blog in @springernature.com why #bird diversity could help us control the prevalence of #mosquito-borne viruses #Usutu & #WestNileVirus

go.nature.com/4dvj3g4

#ecology #onehealth #biodiversity

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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · May 23

Things are about to get a lot busier for the Isle of May puffins as the chicks have started hatching…

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Michelle Wille @duckswabber.bsky.social · May 19

Multispecies HPAI spillovers led to the death of one-in-three breeding gannets 😱
This virus has been so DEVASTATING to wildlife. The title of this paper says it all.
👉 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...

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Bob Swann @tainbob.bsky.social · May 18

My paper showing a significant decline of a Common Buzzard Buteo buteo population during an outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI)has just been published | www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... | Bird Study | #ornithology

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Dawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · Apr 30

It's very simple to take part in BBS and very little time commitment- just a couple of hours on two visits. There are more challenging squares with a big walk in and mountain to climb, but for most squares, very easy.
Find out more www.bto.org/bbs

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Aurore Ponchon @auroreponchon.bsky.social · Apr 15

Help resight kittiwakes in the Irish Sea!

Debs Allbrook @debsallbrook.bsky.social · Apr 9

Listen up anyone working in the Irish Sea this summer! We tagged a bunch of kitts in Liverpool Bay and want to gather as many resightings as we can. If you spot these yellow colour rings please give me a shout ([email protected]) 🐦💍💛

(Modelled by our very own VIP 😌👑)

#Seabirds #IrishSea

A juvenile kittiwake in the hand, wearing a 3-digit coded yellow colour ring, a red plastic ring and a metal ring.

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UKCEHseabirds @handle.invalid · Apr 25

Finally we have the first incubating guillemot on the Isle of May. Two days later than average but nine days earlier than last year

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Maggie Sheddan @gannetrocks.bsky.social · Apr 23

#Bass looking good Quite a few eggs seen at due date. All the behaviour we expect Gaping bowing jabbing bonding, nest building and thieving! Looking.good It will take years to recover from HPAI but exciting to watch new birds take to sites @seabirdcentre.bsky.social

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Hannah Coburn @hannahecoburn.bsky.social · Mar 24

Any day now, ducklings will begin to appear, and we need your help to monitor them. We are asking for records of mallard broods anywhere in the UK this year to help us understand how many ducklings make it to adulthood. Submit your sightings here: citsci.org/projects/ducklingwatch
Please share!

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Mar 26

LOOKING BACK in IBIS

Disparate data streams together yield novel survival estimates of Alaska-breeding Whimbrels | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Daniel R. Ruthrauff, Christopher M. Harwood, T. Lee Tibbitts, Vijay P. Patil | #ornithology 🪶

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