Anne Ausems

Paper accepted! That was a journey..

New tool for predicting effects of offshore wind farms on seabirds The development of offshore wind is a key instrument in the shift toward renewable energy, but such interventions can also impact marine biodiversity. Seabirds are among the most threatened bird…

Using advanced modelling, we can now better measure the lethal and non-lethal effects of #offshore #wind power plants on #seabirds - read more here: seapop.no/en/2026/02/n...
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social

We're so happy to finally anounce that registration for #EOU26 is now OPEN!

Thank you all for your patience — we can’t wait to meet you in Gdańsk 🐦

👉 Registration & info: eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...

#Ornithology

This image shows the cover of issue 37 of SEABIRD journal by The Seabird Group. It is of a ringed guillemot with two small chicks, standing on a rocky wall. There are other parent birds with chicks in the background.

#Seabird Journal issue #37 is complete and has been sent out to those who requested a physical copy 😊
Remember to check your mailboxes!

It is also available to read online here ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/seabird-37

#science #seabirds

The MARCIS tool has been launched This bulletin was first published by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research on January 15th, 2026 One hundred and fifty years ago, seabirds lived in a very different coastal environment from the…

Marine industries & #seabirds - how can they coexist? Marine spatial planning is the word. Using SEAPOP data, the MARCIS project just launched an MSP-tool for seabirds in the North Atlantic seapop.no/en/2026/01/t...

WSC4 Abstract Submissions – Now Open

Abstract submissions for WSC4 are currently open and have been extended until 23 January 2026 (23:59 UTC-12).

Submitting an abstract is easy via our Abstract Portal.
Check out our website for full guidelines and submission details.

🔗 bit.ly/4qRZd44

#WSC4

A trail camera in a tree branch, in front of a bright blue sky. [Image: Furkanvari/ Unsplash].

As well as Training Grants, we've also opened up our latest round of Research Grants 📷👛

❓: To fund #seabird research (eg. camera monitoring, ringing/tracking studies, counts/productivity assessments)
👥: All welcome to apply
💲: Up to £500
📅: Deadline 28 Feb

Details ▶️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants

A puffin stands on a rock in the rain. Photo: Jacqui Glencross.

Seabird Group Training Grants are open 🐧⛺🌃

We offer up to £250 to help with travel, accommodation or food during #seabird fieldwork or training!

We are encouraging applicants from BAME backgrounds, but all are welcome to apply 📋

For all the info ➡️ www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Deadline: 28 Feb

Liking this feels wrong, but I'm just expressing my sympathy! 😔

Person lying on a forest floor grubbing for Storm petrels. Image: Ingrid Pollet.

2026 Training Grants are now open! 📢🕊️

Are you:
📏 Hoping to gain experience with #seabirds via unpaid work?
🧑 From a BAME background? (though others may apply too)

💸 A grant of up to £250 could help! (to cover travel, accommodation or food)

Info: www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grant
Apply by 28 Feb 💌

Hey, fellow evolutionary biologists:

If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community

@bardseyben.bsky.social @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @felixazurawska.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social

And that's a wrap! The last of the European #stormie chicks that we monitored on #Nólsoy #FaroeIslands has fledged. This field season was a huge success, with 55 eggs laid, 47 chicks hatched, and 34 chicks fledged!

Early-career ornithologists take note!! The next EOU Fledglings meeting will take place in Gdansk in March 2026. Please RT! #ornithology

Schematic diagram of the influence of seabirds on temperate and tropical near-shore marine systems. Temperatre systems: - Nutrient enrichment and predation on herbivorous invertebrates can lead to increased algal production - Phytoplankton communities change, featuring more large-celled species - Intertidal organisms incorporate seabird-enriched material by grazing on detritus and biofilm in tidepools - Macroalgae biodiversity and primary production are boosted Tropical systems: - Mangrove leaf nutritional quality increases - Corals recover faster after bleaching events - Fish biomass increases across different trophic groups - Pelagic and benthic consumers' foraging behaviour shifts - Parrotfish grazing and bioerosion rates increase - Fish grow larger

New in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com: our review of the influence of #seabirds, via their nutrient transfer, on islands & adjacent marine ecosystems 🐦🏝️🪸

We highlight knowledge gaps & future directions ✨

"The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people": doi.org/10.1038/s443...

Fun is the most important part, tho

We only have 5 days left before the last of our team leaves the #FaroeIslands, but these chicks still have some growing to do!

Neither of these chicks will likely fledge before we have to head out, after having spent almost 90 days in the Faroe Islands! The young chick on these photos is 5 - 7 days old (we don't check daily) while the older one is 45 - 46 days old. We also still have two eggs remaining!

Young European storm petrel in the hand

Older European storm petrel chick in the hand

Young European storm petrel chick in a silicone muffin tin, weighing exactly 7g.

An older European storm petrel chick in the same silicone muffin tin (mostly obscured) weighing 38.50g.

One of the challenges of working with European #stormpetrels on the #FaroeIslands is that they don't really synchronise anything... These two chicks were weighed 5 minutes apart! @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social

Seems like our ScienceBricks to monitor attendance of burrow nesting seabirds should help with at least some of these challenges! @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social

You could be here enjoying the drizzle.

To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com

Delighted to be cosupervising this funded PhD with @joewynnbirds.bsky.social on #migration in #birds #seabirds @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Start in early 2026! Register for our online briefing session. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A recent #linocut of a cupcake #stormpetrel chick! #SuperSeabirdSunday

We are well supervised by the local sheep while weighing our cupcake chicks! #SeabirdSeptember @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social

That's a much more intricate version of The Stick that we use here (until @jasonwalczak.bsky.social's Science Bricks are perfected and deployed across the colony, ofc.)!

Pufflings navigating the lit night Each year in Newfoundland, Canada, fledgling Atlantic Puffins (“pufflings”; Fratercula arctica ) become stranded in coastal towns during their nocturnal first flights from breeding colonies on...

New post at ecolightsforseabirds website!
Pufflings navigating the lit night
About a recent study by @tbrownbirds.bsky.social on the Atlantic Puffin
ecolightsforseabirds.weebly.com/news/pufflin...
#ornithology
#seabirds

Yes!

Easy to weigh them in, easy to pack (they fold!), and easy to wipe clean. And very, very cute.

You're a fashion icon, @robthomasbirds.bsky.social!

Although most breeding #seabird fieldwork in the North Atlantic has come to an end, we're still in the thick of it with 12/56 eggs hatched! #SeabirdSeptember @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social @felixazurawska.bsky.social @bardseyben.bsky.social