Seabird biologist, Senior Research Assistant at RSPB and Zoological Field Assistant (Signy) at British Antarctic Survey. https://xitter.cf/t.co/QOxiElx7DN

Joined April 2013
It was with great excitement that we welcomed the #sirdavidattenborough to Hirta for the first time yesterday! It was a chance for the crew to visit and to catch up with @derrenfox from @RSPB ; currently studying Leach's storm petrels @NTS @stkildaclub @BAS_News
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More mixed news from #Gough as the figures & footage are in from the MacGillivray’s Prions nesting in Prion Cave. In a nutshell: good breeding success this year, but we now have evidence of a resumption in mouse predation 💔 Full details in our NEW BLOG tinyurl.com/3yzmtem3
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Useful resource for those interested in determining the age and sex of #waders. Detailed information covering 15 species is already available: waderstudygroup.org/wader-st… #shorebirds #ornithology #birdringing #birding
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Our #AlbatrossesFromSpace citizen science campaign is now live! Help us search for albatrosses in satellite images. The information gathered will be used by scientists to monitor #WanderingAlbatross breeding populations. Click this link to register: geohive.maxar.com/yellowjack…
Looks like highly pathogenic avian influenza has now reached Irish gannet colonies. Loads of dead birds sighted on aerial surveys in the southwest. ⁦@uccBEES⁩ ⁦@MaREIcentre⁩ ⁦@Dept_ECC⁩ ⁦@DeptHousingIRL⁩
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Scotland supports 60% (9,600 pairs) of the world breeding population of great #skua. With 85% reductions in AOTs at some Scottish colonies, >1400 birds reported dead on #Foula alone & this visible reduction in passage rates - it’s an extremely worrying picture #AvianInfluenza
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#AvianInfluenza in #seabird at #CorkSeabirds @EmmaPhilip20 showcased the impressing monitoring effort led by @nature_scot, and shared insights on the decision-making process implemented in real time to protect birds and people, while keeping learning for the future.
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NEW PAPER in #conservation highlights the possible cause of #eradication failure on @GoughIsland - too many hungry slugs eating too much bait? buff.ly/3QrMrHM
📢Seabird Job Announcement!📢 #RSPBScience is looking for a Conservation Scientist to help develop and deliver science needs for UK #seabird conservation. Check out this fantastic opportunity! Deadline 14 Sept. app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/sal…
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Coming tomorrow - the SOC podcast: David Steel talks about AI in our seabird colonies, what spp are most concerning, and if we can stay hopeful. After, he tells us where he'd go in a time machine, shares the best birding advice he's had, and what goes into a birding room 101...
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new workshop at #corkseabirds conference on monitoring responses to #avianflu. Details and registration link at corkseabirdconference.com/ab… @smp_seabirds @wood_mj @TheSeabirdGroup @Seabirders
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A sad day on Friday with the realisation that #avianinfluenza is clearly affecting the #StKilda Puffin population too. Up to 11 dead Pufflings outside burrows around the colony fringes so far. @smp_seabirds @N_T_S @nature_scot @JNCC_UKseabirds
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I’ve been covering stories on the Farne Islands for over 20 years, but I’ve seen not seen scenes like this. The @nationaltrust invited me to document the impact the Avian Influenza is having on the islands killing 1000’s of sea birds. story @PA by @tommywilkinson @ChronicleLive
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This July in sub-Antarctic South Georgia, @BAS_News is conducting a winter survey of #whales & krill. The team start surveying today & are hoping for a good weather window to survey east of the Island. Find out more about this @Darwin_Defra project here! bas.ac.uk/project/winter-kri…
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