Not many more magical experiences on #StKilda than the sight and sound of Leach's Storm Petrels returning to their breeding sites at night! Peak activity through the wee hours last night with the cleits alive with these oceanic wanderers. #NTSseabirds
In an industry first, artificial nesting platforms have been constructed near an #OffshoreWind farm, designed to house vulnerable #birds. Hornsea 3 is the first UK offshore wind project to specifically require ecological compensation. Read more 👉 https://t.co/ZMZAXt9e5x
Conservation in action as we had a team out on the Isle of May helping us sort the specialist tern nesting areas ready for their 're-tern'. The blog has the story: https://t.co/VnWtRiQI6m
After a choppy start (& a bit more) the sun came out & had us wrapping up this week’s course with another bunch of happy new #VSAS surveyors.
Barnacle geese & fulmar new species for the week, + more sightings of WT eagle, scoter & divers. Phew!
#ornithology#CitizenScience
Bernicia apparently think it's ok to scaffold around Kittiwake nests 72-74 Southgate, Hartlepool Headland. They're only effing gulls according to scaffolders. One in care after being left on pavement.
What do you put on top of the tree when celebrating #Christmas on #BirdIsland? Take a look 👀 https://t.co/z5Y8gS3QN5
📷 Decorating Bird Island Research Station, Alex Dodds
Large overlap in areas used by foraging shags and kelp harvest.
We need to understand the effects of kelp harvest through the different trophic levels to facilitate ecosystem-based management of coastal resources.
@NINAforskning@SEAPOP4
https://t.co/ZnMm2K2NEC
Science Twitter! Behold my completed furlough project. A crocheted #placenta. It's musical too. Pull the umbilical cord for a lullaby 😀 #SciArt (kind of)