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Seabirds are more likely to ‘divorce’ in bad weather Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a new study involving the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

Importantly, birds that remained with the same partner tended to lay eggs earlier, which is strongly tied to how many chicks they rear 🐣.

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#seabirds #ClimateChange 🧪

A kittiwake ringed as a chick by @ukceh.bsky.social on the Isle of May in 2023 has been reported from Greenland. Our tracking studies over the years have revealed that many of the Isle of May kittiwakes pass Greenland on route to wintering off Newfoundland @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social

Mike Image presenting on insect trends

Emma and Mike speak to attendees at the APPG

Mike, Claire and Emma at the Houses of Parliament

Great to attend the Bees, Pollinators and Invertebrates APPG event at the House of Lords yesterday.

Mike Image & Emma Gardner shared our work with JNCC on the pollinator indicator and @pomscheme.bsky.social, plus DRUID results on predicting effects of land-use policies on wild bees 🐝

#NEB2025 #NationalEmergencyBriefing #climate #biodiversityloss #netzero

Read the blog by UKCEH molecular ecologists on the Springer Nature Research Communities website: 
https://f.mtr.cool/uaqahjasfy

https://f.mtr.cool/hlpsglwcqi

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@susheelbusi.bsky.social

Collage: A historic land use map, a woman with glasses smiling, a group of diverse people standing outside a building, and two European shags.

Weekend reads: Catch up with UKCEH news via our latest newsletter!

🏞️ Insights from historic land use maps
✨ New science director
 🔎 Studies on soils, seabirds etc
📈 Long-term lakes data

and more!
https://mailings.ceh.ac.uk/historic-land-use-sustainability-research-ukceh

#EnvironmentalScience

New UKCEH research shows satellite imagery reveals vegetation stress months before unpredictable 'flash droughts'. That early warning could give farmers, water managers and health authorities time to act: https://f.mtr.cool/usfdpaviie

spmapper A spatial planning tool to indicate the foraging value of marine areas to breeding seabirds.

Just launched, spmapper is a new marine spatial planning tool from UKCEH! By estimating where and how much seabirds eat, spmapper can help with siting new offshore windfarms and protection areas. nerc-ceh.github.io/spmapper-pkg...

We should broaden models, not narrow them. Models are tools to explore uncertainty, communicate scenarios, and test policy. Managers seek robust strategies, not perfect forecasts.

What a great paper from @cboettig.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Forecasting #Ecology 🌐

Reconsidering space-for-time substitution in climate change ecology - Nature Climate Change Ecologists often leverage patterns observed across spatial climate gradients to predict the impacts of climate change (space-for-time substitution). We highlight evidence that this can be misleading n...

New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The #EU collectively failed to deliver #GoodEnvironmentalStatus in its seas. Bold, binding action across all sectors—strong #MPAs, pollution controls, fishing reform—is urgently needed to halt biodiversity loss and restore European Seas.
#MarineEcology #MarineConservation #MSFD #GES4SEAS 🌐🌍🧪🌊🦈🐬🐋

Spring skies

Seal tracks - Embleton

Northumberland gorse out-gorsed itself this year

Pavement crack flowers

Slow worm on Dartmoor - sun basking

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

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...

Epic day yesterday with watches, puffin fledgling rescue, puffin chick weighing, kittiwake logger deployment and puffin netting from 5am to 9.30pm. Similar vein today with everyone out for 5am with mire kittiwake watches and concurrent puffin netting. We'll have a fair bit of seabird data by the end

🙋 Know a 15-19yr old interested in ocean work experience?

We're looking forward to co-hosting this Virtual Work Experience Week with @plymouthmarine.bsky.social! 🤜🤛

🪸🧑‍🔬🌡️ Together, we offer a wide range of career pathways for students to discover!

👉 Students must apply by 14th July

📤Do share!

New opportunity | Postgraduate Researcher Representative

📆Deadline: 31 July

Are you passionate about climate change and ecology?

We are looking for two PGR/PhD student reps to join our committee. It’s a chance to shape events, support early career researchers, and contribute to the community!

🌊 We're Hiring!

Join the Marine Biological Association and help tell the story of cutting-edge marine science from our stunning location beside Plymouth's National Marine Park! 🐠📍

If you love the ocean, & storytelling this is your chance!

🔗 mymba.mba.ac.uk/job/social-m...
📅 Apply by 04/08/2025

Opportunities — ASAB

the journal Animal Behaviour, which is run by @asab.org, is looking to hire a new Managing Editor. Please share advert with folks with a Life Sciences degree (ideally postgrad) who might be interested www.asab.org/opportunities

Odd plumaged puffin. White nape feathers and washed out bill

This federal program helps track America's ecosystems. Trump's budget would gut it The Ecosystems Mission Area helps researchers track everything from birds and bees to floods and fires. Trump wants to cut it by about 90%, gutting a key federal ecological program.

The Ecosystems Mission Area helps researchers track everything from birds and bees to floods and fires. Trump wants to cut it by about 90%, gutting a key federal ecological program.

Our base for today. From 0300-2330 we are conducting a guillemot & Razorbill feeding watch, following diet and feeding rate

Douglas Boyes Fund - Royal Entomological Society The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access…

Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋

The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽

New #UKCEH dataset published on how breeding seabirds spend their time and energy. These data will help us to model the potential impacts of any changes in seabird behaviour in response to new offshore windfarms catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/07...

📢We're looking for a #MarineOrnithologist to join us!

This varied role will include supporting a review of the Special Protection Area (SPA) network, data analysis & review of management measures.

📆 Closing date: 30 June 2025

👉 Learn more & apply here: bit.ly/JNCCpost202529

#JobOpportunity

We are hiring a new PhD candidate 🎉as part of the No-REGRETS (NOrth Sea Renewable Energy: Gaining the Required Ecological Knowledge for the TranSition) consortium. If you are excited too, have what we are looking for and interested in joining us please apply. #ornithology #animalmovement

Are Sharks and Rays Using Offshore Wind Farms as Habitats? - EcoWatch Wageningen University & Research scientists have confirmed regular activity by sharks and rays at offshore wind farms around the Netherlands.

“We’re trying to understand whether these animals are actually using the wind farms as habitat, or whether they’re being displaced by them.” ~ Annemiek Hermans, Ph.D. candidate @w-u-r.bsky.social