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Dr Sjúrður Hammer
@sjurdur.bsky.social
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Faroe Islander study Seabird ecotoxicology, biomarkers - biodiversity and invasive species. Hoarder of bird skulls, feathers & eggshells. Natural history books and taxidermy are my love languages. University of Aberdeen and Glasgow alumni 2003 🇫🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇩🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇴2017
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 12h
A (poor) representation of a long-tailed skua was one of three seen from Sheringham, #Norfolk earlier this year on 20th August 2025. #Birds #Wildlife #WildlifeArt
Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks.
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Ron McIntyre @ronmac11.bsky.social · 12h
Guillemot and puffin scatter as a white-tailed eagle glides along a rock face.
#superseabirdsunday
An eagle flying over a seabird colony.
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Dr Ingrid Pollet @ingridpollet.bsky.social · 2d
Come and have fun with me!
#seabirds
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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 2d
Assistant Journal Editor position on our ExComm! Description ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/files/Assist...

Apply by sending max. 200 words to [email protected] explaining why you're interested 🤩

[Arctic skua egg image: Danni Thompson]

#seabirds #SEABIRDJournal #science
A hand holding an Arctic skua egg.
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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 2d
Newsletter/ Social Media Support position on our ExComm! Description ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/files/Newsle...

Apply by sending max. 200 words to [email protected] explaining why you're interested 🤩

[White tern image: Hayley McLennan]

#seabirds #teamtern #AssistantEditor
A White tern flying across the sea with a backdrop of bright blue sky.
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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 2d
Website Manager position on our ExComm! Description ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/files/Websit...

Apply by sending max. 200 words to [email protected] explaining why you're interested 🤩

[Common tern image: Debs Allbrook]

#seabirds #teamtern #WebManager
A Common tern sitting on a red Fire Point box.
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 2d
NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to oversee research in #Wales with #seabirds and #waders: buff.ly/qkTVU6m
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 2d
Yes just for a quick visit
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 2d
#Glasgow #streetart
A wall painting of a young guy taking a selfie while the world burns in his background
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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 3d
Out @animalecology.bsky.social today - a paper with David Ewing in which we explore the #HPAI outbreak in the terns. We find bird-to-bird transmission to be the main driver of infection and estimate the probability of mortality to drop from 0.26 to 0.14 from 2022 to 2023: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Marine Ornithology @marineorno.bsky.social · 3d
New paper: Females Red phalaropes arrive at wintering ground before males. By Yerko Vilina et al.
#seabirds #OpenAccess

www.marineornithology.org/PDF/53_2/53_...
Violin plot (half of a continuous histogram) and boxplot of the days of arrival of Red Phalaropes Phalaropus fulicarius in non-breeding plumage at Mejillones Bay for each sex.
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 6d
1/ Despite a reasonable difference in size, Cormorants and Shags can be quite difficult to differentiate unless side by side!

In this thread ⬇️, we take a look at some of the key differences between adults and juveniles... #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays a Cormorant photographed by John Harding/BTO (left) and a Shag photographed by Liz Cutting/BTO (right). The species are labelled with their English and Latin names, Phalacrocorax carbo and Phalacrocorax aristotelis, respectively. Each image is labelled with key identifying features. For the Cormorant, these are: 'Heavy bill and a gradually sloped forehead', 'White chin', 'Blue sheen', 'White patch on thigh', and 'Variable amounts of white in the neck'. For the Shag, these are: 'Breeding crest', 'Green sheen', 'Lacks white in chin and neck', and 'Light bill and a steeply sloped forehead'. The Seabird Monitoring Programme logo is found in the bottom right hand corner. The caption reads: '1/ 1/ Despite a reasonable difference in size, Cormorants and Shags can be quite difficult to differentiate unless side by side! In this thread ⬇️, we take a look at some of the key differences between adults and juveniles... #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 5d
Visiting Scotland for the first time with my one year old. So many new impressions! First doubledecker bus, first tram and train, first black crow, first suspension bridge...

#bonniescotland
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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 6d
We have vacancies available on our committee! 🕊️👨‍👨‍👧👩‍👩‍👦

We are recruiting for 5 roles:

Secretary 👩‍🏫
Assistant Journal Editor 📉
Social Media Lead 🤳
Assistant Newsletter/ Social Media Support 🤝
Website Officer 🧑‍💻

Feel free to DM for details & email [email protected] to apply (deadline 31 Oct) 📥
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 8d
"internet - whats the expiration date of the tonne of baby Oil?"
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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 8d
DIDDY DOCKETS: Sean Combs Sentenced to 50 Months iAs Judge Praises Cassie and Jane - Inner City Press story: innercitypress.com/sdnytrial58c... Extra (on appeal) on Substack matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-sean... Court art courtesy E. Williams
Sean Combs Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison By SDNY Judge Who Praises Cassie and JaneInner City Press: Investigative Reporting from the United Nations
InnerCityPress.com is engaged these days in reporting on the SDNY and other courts, and still investigative journalism about the United Nations, including the World Bank, the IMF, th...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10d
Finland's Sanna Marin, "The way out of the conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine"

- simple, succinct
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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 10d
sound on
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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 14d
It's out! It's a great read! Highly recommended 💪

Now can someone do the same for battery? 🔋🔋🔋

Solar is giving the world **cheap daytime** electricity.

Battery changes the game: it gives that solar electricity**when you need it**.

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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 13d
#anthropocene 🇮🇸🌍
A gate fence with a sign saying it is forbidden to defecate here
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 14d
"After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, or ARCUS, will close September 30."

"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."
After Trump cut the National Science Foundation by 56 percent, a venerable Arctic research center closes its doors
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives.
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 14d
Do I ...?
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 14d
What do you do when you find a publication which you reviewed gets published with clear errors which you pointed out in your review? 🧪 #science #peerreview
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 14d
I would never have guessed frigatebird (any of them) but how interesting their distribution! Has anyone ever looked generally at the ecology (& spatial distribution) of (obligate) kleptoparasitism?
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 14d
ROUNDISLANDPETREL!
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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 14d
This weekend's #MysterySeabirdDistribution. Who could this fine fellow be? Answers on a postcard.
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 14d
Pterodroma!