Tam skinner
@tamskinner.bsky.social
Assistant warden Isle of May, wildlife artist on Instagram: tskins.art
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Puffin populations on the Isle of May are struggling. A survey by UKCEH & NatureScot earlier this summer estimated 36,500 occupied burrows compared to 52,000 in the 2024 count, and 39,000 in 2017.
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Climate change hits puffin numbers on the Isle of May
Numbers of puffins at one of the UK’s largest colonies have reduced by around 30% since 2024, a new survey has shown.
www.ceh.ac.uk
September 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Puffin populations on the Isle of May are struggling. A survey by UKCEH & NatureScot earlier this summer estimated 36,500 occupied burrows compared to 52,000 in the 2024 count, and 39,000 in 2017.
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More information on the Shag project can be found on the @ukceh.bsky.social website: www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/...
It's a massive collaboration between organisations, ringers, sites and observers!
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social #ornithology
It's a massive collaboration between organisations, ringers, sites and observers!
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social #ornithology
Mapping winter distribution of seabirds
The current project is looking to map the wintering distribution of European shags that breed on the east coast of Scotland and England by collating reports of colour-ringed birds over the winter mont...
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March 27, 2026 at 1:27 PM
More information on the Shag project can be found on the @ukceh.bsky.social website: www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/...
It's a massive collaboration between organisations, ringers, sites and observers!
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social #ornithology
It's a massive collaboration between organisations, ringers, sites and observers!
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social #ornithology
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Puffins and Shags seem to have been hit hardest by recent storms, with many reports of birds washed ashore. This includes one Isle of May Puffin that was ringed as an adult in 1995, making it at least 34 years old!
#stormChandra #seabirds #winterstorms
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#stormChandra #seabirds #winterstorms
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February 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Puffins and Shags seem to have been hit hardest by recent storms, with many reports of birds washed ashore. This includes one Isle of May Puffin that was ringed as an adult in 1995, making it at least 34 years old!
#stormChandra #seabirds #winterstorms
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#stormChandra #seabirds #winterstorms
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@fifebirdnews.bsky.social found this WBD at shell bay, Elie on the 16.02.
February 17, 2026 at 9:30 PM
@fifebirdnews.bsky.social found this WBD at shell bay, Elie on the 16.02.
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Great to see new wild bird indicators for Europe published today pecbms.info/european-wil... as well as individual trends for 170 bird species pecbms.info/trends-of-wi.... Produced from volunteer-collected data from 30 countries - congrats to the PECBMS team #ornithology #conservationscience🌍
European Wild Bird Indices, 2024 update | PECBMS
The Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) presents a set of updated European Wild Bird Indices (indicators) covering 1980–2023. The outputs, based on data for 168 wild bird species, come...
pecbms.info
December 11, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Great to see new wild bird indicators for Europe published today pecbms.info/european-wil... as well as individual trends for 170 bird species pecbms.info/trends-of-wi.... Produced from volunteer-collected data from 30 countries - congrats to the PECBMS team #ornithology #conservationscience🌍
Eider on the Isle of May
December 4, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Eider on the Isle of May