Scavenging Turnstone?
It can be a sign of desperation.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/w... 🎂🔟
p.s. Also recorded eating human corpse!
#ornithology
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Scavenging Turnstone?
It can be a sign of desperation.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/w... 🎂🔟
p.s. Also recorded eating human corpse!
#ornithology
In this month's blog post, we’ll explore how to add annotations such as coordinates, north arrow, scale bar and text into a map using QGIS.
#QGIS #step-by-step
🔍 Continued monitoring is crucial for conservation, especially with proposed industrial projects in the Gulf (Proyecto Sahuaro) that could impact key habitats, with still-unknown ecological consequences.
#Conservation #Seabirds #GulfOfCalifornia #MovementEcology #ProyectoSahuaro #Ballenasogas
Unlike many gull species, Yellow-footed Gulls rarely visit cities or landfills, staying mostly in coastal habitats. We also documented the first large-scale movements of the species, showing they cross the Gulf of California.
Have you heard about the Yellow-footed Gull (Larus livens)?
🟡 One of the world’s rarest gulls, found only in the Gulf of California. With an estimated population of ~20,000 individuals, they breed in small, scattered colonies.
📡 We’ve just uncovered the first insights into their movement ecology!
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
Open access
First report on habitat use and trip parameters of Yellow-footed Gulls Larus livens during the breeding and post-breeding period
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In 2026, I’ll be creating content to help people get started with QGIS. I’ll be demonstrating everything while upgrading my own system from QGIS 3.28 to 3.44
In this month’s post, I’ll walk through an example of how to create your first QGIS project.
#QGIS #BalticSea
Graphic displays an image of an Arctic Skua by Edmund Fellowes/BTO and a map showing rough migration routes to their south American and west to south African coast wintering grounds. Caption reads: 'East or west? Tracking work from 2017-2020 by BTO staff provided the first evidence of Scottish breeding Arctic Skuas wintering off South America! Other individuals wintered along the western and southern African coast. #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
East or west? Tracking work from 2017-2020 by BTO staff provided the first evidence of Scottish breeding Arctic Skuas wintering off South America! Other individuals wintered along the western and southern African coast. #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Thanks for sharing the link! This is very important 🫠 much appreciated.
Estudiando gaviotas cocineras urbanas (Coquimbo) y silvestres (Damas), encontramos que las gaviotas urbanas muestran comportamiento sinantrópico y baja movilidad todo el año, mientras que las silvestres ajustaron sus movimientos.
10.1002/ece3.72974
#ornithology #seabirds #gulls
#FaunaUrbana #Chile
📣 Pacific Seabird Group plenary speakers announced!
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from three internationally recognised leaders in seabird ecology and conservation.
⏰ Registration closes 23 January 2026
👉 Register now: psg.wildapricot.org/event-626370...
Last post of 2025! 🎉
In this month’s blog, we're diving into contour lines.
Using bathymetric data as an example, I’ll show how to create contour lines with R packages like terra and sf, and how to use shadowtext to label the depths for better visualization.
#DataVisualization #Rmaps
In this month's blog post, we’ll explore maritime protected areas (MPAs), walking through the process of downloading the data and visualizing it.
#Rstats #GeospatialAnalysis #DataVisualization #Rmaps
In this blog post, we’ll explore maritime borders, including territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ), by walking through the process of downloading the data and visualizing it. #Rstats #GeospatialAnalysis #DataVisualization #Rmaps
What to eat when far from home? A vagrant seabird selects novel but analogous prey | http://www.marineorn... | Marine Ornithology | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶
This month’s blog dives into underwater cables in the German North Sea. Using EMODnet data and R, I mapped telecom & power cables, exploring, cleaning, and visualizing the data to reveal these hidden seafloor infrastructures. #Rstats #GeospatialAnalysis #DataVisualization #cables #Rmaps
Using lightweight bird-borne cameras, scientists have captured unique footage of Indian Ocean seabirds speeding just above the waves to catch flying fish.
Dr Ruth Dunn (@ruthedunn.bsky.social) of @lec-reefs.bsky.social is lead author of the study.
📰: https://tinyurl.com/yezeyxu2
#Rstats #GeospatialAnalysis #DataVisualization #oil #gas #Borkum
www.miriam-lerma.com/posts/2025-0...
In this post, we'll explore oil and gas infrastructure in the German North Sea. Using EMODnet geospatial data to map offshore installations and pipelines, as well as focusing on a site near the ecologically sensitive Borkum Reef, revealing why recent projects there have sparked environmental concern
Decision relating to the #BritishList
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus has been added to Category E
bou.org.uk/british-l...
The British List stands at 640 species
#ornithology
Fig. 1 from the article. Overview of the selective and non-selective forces influencing the expression of same-sex partnerships in birds, adapted from the framework for understanding same-sex sexual behaviour in Clive et al. (2020). Illustration: Bertille Mohring
NEW PAPER: Same-sex partnerships in birds: a review of the current literature and a call for more data.
➡️ vist.ly/3n99bk6
#ornithology #birds #same-sexbehaviour #review #partnerships @tashgillies.bsky.social @katrina-siddiqi.bsky.social
Illustration: @bertillemohring.bsky.social
Hi! The meetings sound fantastic! I was wondering, are they specifically intended for PhDs working in the marine environment around the British and Irish Isles, or are they also open to postdocs or others studying seabirds more broadly? Always curious about others' work in the field.🌈
Curious about mapping offshore wind farms with R? This month, we explore EMODnet data from the German North Sea, create maps with ggplot2, and track wind farm growth before 2016. Perfect if you're into data, maps, or the ocean. #Rstats #GeospatialAnalysis #DataVisualization #OWF
