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Puffin nesting sites in western Europe could be lost by end of century

Puffin nesting sites in western Europe could be lost by end of century

December 14, 2022December 9, 2022 Supertrooper 2 Comments

The majority of puffin nesting sites in western Europe are likely to be lost by the end of the century due to climate breakdown, a report has warned. Other seabirds will also be affected unless urgent action to limit global heating is taken, with razorbills and arctic terns forecast to lose 80% and 87% of […]

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This World Oceans Day, Explore the Secrets of Seabirds

This World Oceans Day, Explore the Secrets of Seabirds

June 18, 2022June 12, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

At Audubon we spend a lot of time talking about Atlantic Puffins, and for good reason. Our staff have spent nearly 50 years helping these colorful seabirds return to their historic breeding grounds off the coast of Maine, and studying what puffins tell us about conditions in our oceans. But puffins aren’t the only seabirds […]

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Scientists investigate hundreds of guillemot deaths on UK coastline

Scientists investigate hundreds of guillemot deaths on UK coastline

September 30, 2021September 25, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Several hundred seabirds have been found dead along the coasts of north-east England and Scotland, while many have been discovered emaciated. The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), which is investigating the cause of the deaths, said the majority of the birds were guillemots. Bird carcasses have been found along the Scottish coastline and […]

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Seabirds nest in new spots on Farne Islands as Covid keeps people away

Seabirds nest in new spots on Farne Islands as Covid keeps people away

July 27, 2021July 26, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

It is not just humans who have changed their habits as a result of the pandemic. On the Farne Islands in north-east England, seabirds have used Covid as an opportunity to try out new nesting spots while rangers and tourists stayed away. While the absence of people has been a boon for some species, it […]

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Irish birds more endangered than ever, report finds

Irish birds more endangered than ever, report finds

April 23, 2021April 19, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Irish birds are more endangered than ever before, with more than a quarter, or 54 species, now on the red list, according to a new report from BirdWatch Ireland. Two well-known seabirds added to the red list are the puffin and kittiwake and there are fears they may become extinct in the next 100 years, […]

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Trump Opens Atlantic’s Only Marine National Monument to Commercial Fishing

Trump Opens Atlantic’s Only Marine National Monument to Commercial Fishing

June 12, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Today President Trump announced that he would open the Atlantic Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument, a vital source of food for seabirds and where Atlantic Puffins overwinter,to commercial fishing.Declared a monument in 2016 by President Obama, the area is located about 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod and covers 4,913 square miles […]

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Turtle dove flies towards extinction as numbers halve in UK

Turtle dove flies towards extinction as numbers halve in UK

November 13, 2019December 14, 2021 Supertrooper 5 Comments

The turtle dove, Britain’s most endangered bird, continues to plummet towards extinction, its numbers having halved over five years, according to the latest data. The turtle dove’s 51% decline from 2013 to 2017 is the most drastic of a continuing slump for a quarter of farmland bird species. However, there are signs of recovery for […]

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Somebody stop me next time

Somebody stop me next time

May 22, 2019December 23, 2019 Brian Anderson 2 Comments

With East Yorkshire having a mad migrant day on Saturday I hatched a plan to attack it on Sunday. I knew it was forecast to have a clear night and the wind was against us but the draw of Brown Shrike, Collared Flycatcher, two Woodchat Shrikes, two Wryneck and several other more common spring migrants […]

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