Ellie Owen
Posting about the #seabird conservation work of the National Trust for Scotland. #citsci #puffarazzi #NTSseabirds
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- Reposted by Ellie OwenThe first drone census of the St Kilda gannet colony is now published in Scottish Birds! We counted 59,205 AOS in 2023 - similar to previous years. The overall impact of #HPAI appears less than at some other colonies, with notable declines in flatter areas 🧮 #ornithology #seabirds #NTSseabirds
- Reposted by Ellie OwenCan GPS tracking reveal how #seabirds make use of tidal mixing fronts when foraging? 🧪 New research shows a bird’s use of ocean fronts may relate to its regular foraging areas Read on for more Or read the full paper: doi.org/10.1007/s002... @ellingbry.bsky.social
- Reposted by Ellie OwenRead more here ⬇️ www.nts.org.uk/stories/a-bi... @stkildawhs.bsky.social, @craig-nisbet.bsky.social & @ellingbry.bsky.social 😊
- Reposted by Ellie OwenNEW PAPER in #ornithology and #conservation reviews the marine threats to #seabirds and other marine #megafauna and confirms that #fisheries are a severe problem: buff.ly/5SXNdqr
- Reposted by Ellie OwenOn the importance of incorporating behavioural-state differentiation when identifying key spatial areas for seabirds. #seabirds animalbiotelemetry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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- Reposted by Ellie Owen“Rich Grenyer, a biologist at the University of Oxford, said de-extinction is a “dangerous” distraction and that gene-edited animals are “at best a sort of simulation, rather like those unnerving animated AI portraits of dead relatives some… people create”.” www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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- Reposted by Ellie OwenNEW PhD studentship in #ornithology studying foraging distribution of coastal #seabirds in #France: buff.ly/qBWQMVZ
- Reposted by Ellie OwenThese two studies do not contradict each other but reinforce the desperate need to get strongly regulated and strictly enforced MPAs in place - not just boxes on a map with little effect
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- podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o... The ‘our ocean’ podcast has some great #seabird content including guillemot jumplings and gulls - menace or marvel :) Find it wherever you get your podcasts. #NTSseabirds
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- Reposted by Ellie Owenintimate views of the #StKilda Gannet colony are a rare privilege, due mainly to difficult access, but we were able to land on Boreray a couple of weeks ago in order to conduct a census, for which the results will be shared when analysed. Glorious seabirds! 😍 #SuperSeabirdSunday #NTSSeabirds
- Reposted by Ellie OwenOut on the seabird cliffs with NTS volunteers Kate and Yvette today. They’ve been completely brilliant at helping to monitor the Kittiwakes on Mingulay. Chicks ahoy! 🐣🐥🐣🐥🐥🐥🐣🐥🐣🐥🐣🐥🐥 #NTSSeabirds
- Reposted by Ellie OwenOne of many young Fulmars taking shelter under their parents during a grey and drizzly couple of days on #StKilda this weekend. #SuperSeabirdSunday #NTSseabirds
- Reposted by Ellie OwenFab NTS volunteers Kate and Yvette helping to collect guillemot diet study data. Sandeels and Clupeids (herring and sprats) seemed to be the most numerous fish being fed to chicks today 🐥 🐟 #NTSSeabirds
- Reposted by Ellie OwenThe smiling faces of 3 people who witnessed guillemot chicks fledge from the cliffs last night. SUCH a privilege to follow these birds from egg laying in early May, to hatching, rearing chicks and to see them successfully fledging. WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!! #NTSSeabirds
- Reposted by Ellie OwenA day playing the sound of calling European Storm Petrels into crevices in rocky boulder fields. If storm petrels are breeding on Mingulay, there’s a chance the real birds will call back to our portable speaker. No luck today, but a brilliant way to explore the magical island 🤩 #NTSSeabirds
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- Reposted by Ellie OwenHuge WHOPPING thanks to Richard Luxmoore who has counted and mapped ALL of the Great Skua (Bonxie) territories across Mingulay. Total number of apparently occupied territories is 74 - up from 44 for the last 2 years. Hopefully a sign of recovery from avian flu 🤞🤞🤞 #NTSSeabirds #SuperSeabirdSunday
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- Reposted by Ellie OwenCracking day monitoring the seabirds on Mingulay with brilliant volunteer Tom. Guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and shags ALL have chicks - 2025 seabird season is cooking on gas 🔥🧯🚒 #NTSSeabirds
- Reposted by Ellie OwenLots of Puffins at the end of the rainbow on Dùn today for #SuperSeabirdSunday #NTSSeabirds
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- Reposted by Ellie OwenMingulay and Berneray are proudly rat free! 🐀 Wonderful to welcome Rachel Cripps and Reid the dog from Biosecurity for Scotland to the islands today. Reid found no signs of rats during a sweep of the buildings and the boat landing areas. This is GREAT news for our seabirds! #NTSSeabirds
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- Reposted by Ellie OwenBONXIES IN THE MIST! First Great Skua egg of the Mingulay 2025 season found today by ultimate champion volunteer Zoë Stevenson. #NTSSeabirds #SuperSeabirdSunday
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- Reposted by Ellie OwenELITE levels of Thrift on Mingulay at the moment! Can’t get enough of it 👌👌👌
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- Reposted by Ellie OwenPlease report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. 📌In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep... 📌In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/services/dae... 📌In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report #Ornithology #UKBirding
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- Reposted by Ellie OwenTop of Carnan peak at 273m; looking out towards the northern tip of Mingulay, Pabbay and Barra. Golden Plover for company at the top. What a day to be alive! 🤩☀️🦅🐦
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