Newsletters

Archive of past Seabird Group newsletters.

Newsletters 2020's

NEWSLETTER 152 - February 2023

News
   New committee members
   Breeding success on Gough Island
   Seabird Monitoring Programme
   Films about St Kilda and more
Grant Reports
Breeding Season Report
   Flamborough and Filey Coast SPA
Seabirder Spotlight
Seabird Group Notices
Events

NEWSLETTER 151 - October 2022

News
   New committee members
   Breeding success on Gough Island
   Seabird Monitoring Programme
   Films about St Kilda and more
Grant Reports
Breeding Season Report
   Flamborough and Filey Coast SPA
Seabirder Spotlight
Seabird Group Notices
Events

NEWSLETTER 150 - June 2022

News
   Marine SPA network
   HPAIV questionnaire
Breeding Season Report
   Rathlin Island
Research Grant Reports
   Black Guillemot diet
   Acoustic indices
   Hg in Diablotin
Census Grant Reports
   South Devon Coast
Seabirder Spotlight
Seabird Group Notices
Events

NEWSLETTER 149 - February 2022

News
   A 2nd colony of Gannets in Wales?
   Melting the barriers in polar research
   Giant Petrel in the English Channel
Breeding Season Report
   Isle of May
Research Grant Report
   Habitat use of Shags
Census Grant Reports
   Inverclyde and Bute
   Mainland Shetland
   Raasay and Rona
Seabirder Spotlight
Seabird Group Notices
Events

NEWSLETTER 148 - October 2021

News
   Storm Petrels – Isle of May
   Volunteer Seabirds at Sea
   Indian Ocean Seabird Group
   #WSTC7 prize winners
Breeding Season Reports
Grant Reports
   North Sutherland Seabird Count
Seabirder Spotlight
Seabird Group Notices
Events

NEWSLETTER 147 - June 2021

News
   Unveiling seabird soundscapes
   7th World Seabird Twitter Conference
   Black-headed Gull study
   River Tyne Kittiwakes
Seabird Sessions
   Latest SMP report
   Seabirder Spotlight
   Seabird Group Notices
   Working towards inclusivity
   Seabird Group Grants
   Seabird Group membership benefits
Events
   World Albatross Day
   Pride Month
   Marine Fest
   Seabird Group Conference

NEWSLETTER 146 - February 2021

News
Seabirds Count
   Round Island Petrels
   Rockabill documentary
   Inishtrahull Observatory
   Preventing seabird disturbance
   Tristan da Cunha MPZ
   Roseate Tern LIFE Recovery Project
Grant Reports
   European Storm Petrel nest boxes
   Yelkouan Shearwaters
   Testing raven-proof artificial nests
   Lewis and Harris Tern Census
Seabird Group Notices
Seabirder Spotlight

NEWSLETTER 145 - October 2020

News
Breeding Season Reports
Grant Reports
Tales from the field in 2020
From around the world
Obituary – Peter Hope Jones
Seabird Group Notices

NEWSLETTER 144 - June 2020

News
  Scottish Seabird Centre
  SMP database
  Seabirds Count: 2020
  #WSTC6
  Puffarazzi Project
Seabird stories from the UKOTs
  Bermuda Petrels
  Frigatebirds of the Caribbean
  Long-term research for conservation
  Tracking on Ascension
  Mouse eradication on Gough Is.
Paper review- Requena et al. 2020

NEWSLETTER 143 - February 2020

Seabird Group News
  New committee members
  Minutes of the 53rd AGM
  The 54th Annual Report
  Update from the ExCom
  Grant deadline
  Seabird Bulletin
Grant Reports
  Storm Petrels in Portugal
  Caithness Black Guillemots
River Tyne Kittiwakes
Events

Newsletters 2010's

NEWSLETTER 142 - October 2019

News
  Puffarazzi
  Seabird Group AGM
  Research and Census Grants
Grant Reports
  Expedition SIMMER DIM 2019
Breeding Season Reports
  St Kilda
  Fair Isle
  St. Abb’s Head
  Staffa
  Staffa Puffin Survey
  Shetland
  Canna
  Isle of May
  Skomer
  Skokholm
  Bardsey and Ynys Gwylan
  Seaford
Events

NEWSLETTER 141 - June 2019

Seabird Group News
Grant report
  Arctic Terns
Breeding season summaries
  Predation of terns
  Manx Shearwaters
News
  Committee on plastics
  Seabird bycatch
  Twitter conference
Seabird Group contacts

NEWSLETTER 140 - February 2019

Seabirds Count Update: 2019
Nest incorporation of debris by seabirds
Biosecurity for LIFE
How Good is Human Waste for Gulls?
The possible demise of one of the UK’s most charismatic seafaring birds
Puffins for the pot
Paper review
Events

NEWSLETTER 139 - Coctober 2018

News
  Report: Seabird Group Conference
  New Executive Committee members
  Update: ‘Seabirds Count’ census
Grant Report
Breeding Season Reports
  St. Kilda
  Fair Isle
  Shetland
  Canna
  Isle of May
  St. Abb’s Head
  Staffa
  Skomer
  Bardsey
  South Cumbria
Events

Newsletters 2000's

NEWSLETTER 112 - October 2009

Conservation News
   Increased protection for Scotland’s seabirds
   Marine Bill progress
   Marine important bird areas
   Fiji Petrel located at sea
Research News
   Renewables and new methodologies for seabird monitoring and impact assessments
   Oldest Puffin in the UK found
2009 UK breeding season news
   Isle of May
   Ailsa Craig
   North East Scotland
   North Rona
   Shetland (excluding Fair Isle)
   Alderney/Burhou, Channel Islands
   Orkney
2009 Irish breeding season news
Seabirding trips
Seabird Group grant report
   St Kilda
Job vacancies
For sale
Conference News
Correction
Seabird Group news

NEWSLETTER 111 - June 2009

Seabird Group conference
Conservation News
  New UK marine body
  Seabirds in the red
  Decline in Scotland’s seabirds
  Bermuda Petrel translocation success
  US fisheries to protect Arctic regions and Albatrosses
  Fisheries and seabird interactions
Research News
  OBIS-SEAMAP – a spatially and temporally interactive marine megavertabgrates archive
2008 Breeding season news
  Skomer Island
Fair Isle appeal
Bird report review
Seawatching news
Seabird group grant report
Letter to the editor
Seabird Group news
Minutes of 43rd AGM

NEWSLETTER 110 - February 2009

Conservation News
  Breaking News: Fulmar wreck in SE North Sea
  Death at Filey Bay
  Conserving Patagonia’s marine riches
  mice bring tristan albatross closer to extinction
  Fujian birdwatchers take Chines Crested Tern message to schools
Research News
  Details of Manx Shearwater migration revealed
  Sex specific food provisioning in the Common Guillemot
  Britain’s oldest Razorill
Beached Bird Survey News
2008 Breeding Season News
  Shiants Isles
  North East Scotland
  Forth Islands
Grant report
Conferences and meetings
Letters to the editor
Seabird Group News

NEWSLETTER 109 - October 2006

Seabird Group conference special
Conservation News
   Invasive aliens on Craigleith
  Canna rat eradication programme
  Review of urban gulls and their management in Scotland
  US establishes the northwest Hawaiian Islands marine national monument
Research News
  The SEAPOP programme: a milestone for the mapping and monitoring of seabirds in Norway
  Sanday Storm Petrel in Sweden
  Sooty Shearwater migration study
2006 UK Breeding Season News
  St Kilda
  Isle of May
  Shetland (excluding Fair Isle)
  Fair Isle
Journal reviews
Paper reviews
Conferences and workshops
Seabird Group News
AGM announcement

Newsletters 1990's

NEWSLETTER 83- September 1999

Weather affecting seabirds in Shetland
Editorial
Seabird Group conference
Seabird Group leaflet
Seabird Group AGM
Executive Committee posts
Oiled seabird rehabilitation
Bird survey techniques
From Sula
From Medmaravis Newsletter
From Seevogel
Birds of the Channel doormat
News from BirdLife
From World Birdwatch
From WWF Arctic Bulletin
Treshnish auk ringing group report
Operation Seafarer records
Letter to the editor
Seabird Group conference announcement

NEWSLETTER 82 - May 1999

Launch of Seabird 2000
Seabird Group conference 2000
Atlantic Seabirds
Seabirds and longlines
Newell’s shearwaters
Caspian terns
Oil spill in Wadden Sea
Kittiwakes nesting offshore
Crazy Ants
Albatross conference
Arctic seabird bycatch conference
Dry cleaning for seabirds?
News from RNBWS
Waterbird Society
From Marine Ornithology
From World Birdwatch
From Penguin Conservation
From WWF Arctic Bulletin
News from GISOM
From Medmaravis Newsletter
Missing member
Sponsor a threatened seabird
1998 Annual Report
Seabird Group Committee members

NEWSLETTER 81 - November 1998

FAO Agreement on long-lines
Roseate tern news
Late breeding storm petrels
Bycatch of short-tailed albatross
Caribbean birds and rockets
Caspian tern colony threatened
Studies on Foula 1998
Seabirds and lice
Dead guillemots required
Pacific Seabird Group annual meeting
Fourth international penguin conference
From World Birdwatch
From Penguin Conservation
From Sea Swallow
From WWF Arctic Bulletin
Announcement of Seabird Group AGM

NEWSLETTER 80 - August 1998

Mink predation hits roseate terns
A new method of measuring gull production
Seabird 2000 co-ordinator
Seabirds at Sea in the south-west Atlantic
Reducing by-catch in line fisheries
Great auk book
Atlantic Seabirds
Sula
Las aves marinas de España y Portugal
From Pacific Seabirds
From Colonial Waterbirds
From CWS Newsletter
From GISOM Newsletter
From Medmaravis News
From Birding Scotland
From Seevögel
From BirdLife in Europe
From World Birdwatch
From Penguin Conservation
From WWF Arctic Bulletin
Mediterranean gull
32nd annual report