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@martinaustad.bsky.social

Conservation and research on #seabirds in the Maltese Islands with #BirdLifeMalta. Also a birder, hobby farmer & cyclist.

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BirdLife Malta’s latest PR addresses misleading claims by FKNK on Turtle-dove recovery. While FKNK cites limited data to suggest improvement EU experts continue to call for zero harvest along the Central-Eastern flyway which includes Malta. A 37% long-term decline in breeding pairs cannot be ignored

12.06.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to share this paper on shearwater diets in the Mediterranean! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Thanks to a great team, Lucie Michel and co-authors including @fdepa1.bsky.social @jgcecere.bsky.social , part-funding by @dornitholges.bsky.social,
@hannahpepe.bsky.social for the post graphics!

06.06.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊

10.05.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7984    πŸ” 2681    πŸ’¬ 320    πŸ“Œ 166
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The Yelkouan Shearwater (Garnija) depends on the dark to safely return to its nests along our precious Maltese cliffs. Martin Austad from BirdLife Malta's seabird team explains how light pollution is disrupting this species and why urgent action is needed.

#KeepCliffsDark

21.03.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Seabird Team's Field Update

Exciting news from last Friday's fieldwork! The first egg of the 2025 season has been discovered at the Yelkouan Shearwater colonies! A promising start for this year's breeding season.

#SeabirdConservation #YelkouanShearwater #LifePanPuffinus #BirdLifeMalta

03.03.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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