#seabirds — Public Fediverse posts

#Oman, in its first public disclosure on the #environmental impact, said on ​Monday it was seeking to tackle the #OilSpill near the #HallaniyatIslands.

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin ​Tarik issued a royal decree last year creating a #NatureReserve around the islands, an area that is home to #wildlife including #ArabianSea #HumpbackWhales & #SocotraCormorants.

#EcologicalDisaster #MarineLife #seabirds #ecosystems

#OilSpill off #Oman from tanker under sanctions against #Russia spreads over huge area

Leaking #crude #oil from ‌a tanker grounded off a #NatureReserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400 square kilometres, the country's government said Monday.

#EcologicalDisaster #MarineLife #seabirds #HumpbackWhales #ecosystems #HallaniyatIslands #ArabianSea
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-spill-off-oman-tanker-under-sanctions-against-russia-spreads-over-huge-area-2026-08-10/

#seabirds #nurdles #northtyneside

BBC News: RSPB warns of 'devastating' impact of birds eating nurdles - BBC News
BBC News - RSPB warns of 'devastating' impact of birds eating nurdles - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c934w8xylpvo

Our climate fiasco: Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing

"A huge, long-lasting and extreme marine heatwave stayed in place for many months. It became known as “the Blob”. Water temperatures were between 2°C and 6°C above normal. While this may not seem like a drastic change, it led to widespread ecosystem disruption. At least 240 species were found outside their normal ranges – some further north than ever recorded."

"It’s hard to overstate how extensive its effects were. Kelp forests disappeared. Millions of starfish dissolved into goo. Whales died. Seabirds starved. Toxic algal blooms appeared." >>
https://theconversation.com/falls-in-whale-sightings-rare-seabirds-appearing-is-something-unusual-happening-in-the-southern-ocean-287961
#FossilFuels #ClimateFiasco #MarineHeatwave #HABs #MassMortalities #heatwaves #heatrecords #krill #whales #birds #seabirds #loss #biodiversity #LossOfHabitability #SacrificeZones

Our climate fiasco: Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing

"A huge, long-lasting and extreme marine heatwave stayed in place for many months. It became known as “the Blob”. Water temperatures were between 2°C and 6°C above normal. While this may not seem like a drastic change, it led to widespread ecosystem disruption. At least 240 species were found outside their normal ranges – some further north than ever recorded."

"It’s hard to overstate how extensive its effects were. Kelp forests disappeared. Millions of starfish dissolved into goo. Whales died. Seabirds starved. Toxic algal blooms appeared." >>
https://theconversation.com/falls-in-whale-sightings-rare-seabirds-appearing-is-something-unusual-happening-in-the-southern-ocean-287961
#FossilFuels #ClimateFiasco #MarineHeatwave #HABs #MassMortalities #heatwaves #heatrecords #krill #whales #birds #seabirds #loss #biodiversity #LossOfHabitability #SacrificeZones

Our climate fiasco: Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing

"A huge, long-lasting and extreme marine heatwave stayed in place for many months. It became known as “the Blob”. Water temperatures were between 2°C and 6°C above normal. While this may not seem like a drastic change, it led to widespread ecosystem disruption. At least 240 species were found outside their normal ranges – some further north than ever recorded."

"It’s hard to overstate how extensive its effects were. Kelp forests disappeared. Millions of starfish dissolved into goo. Whales died. Seabirds starved. Toxic algal blooms appeared." >>
https://theconversation.com/falls-in-whale-sightings-rare-seabirds-appearing-is-something-unusual-happening-in-the-southern-ocean-287961
#FossilFuels #ClimateFiasco #MarineHeatwave #HABs #MassMortalities #heatwaves #heatrecords #krill #whales #birds #seabirds #loss #biodiversity #LossOfHabitability #SacrificeZones

Our climate fiasco: Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing

"A huge, long-lasting and extreme marine heatwave stayed in place for many months. It became known as “the Blob”. Water temperatures were between 2°C and 6°C above normal. While this may not seem like a drastic change, it led to widespread ecosystem disruption. At least 240 species were found outside their normal ranges – some further north than ever recorded."

"It’s hard to overstate how extensive its effects were. Kelp forests disappeared. Millions of starfish dissolved into goo. Whales died. Seabirds starved. Toxic algal blooms appeared." >>
https://theconversation.com/falls-in-whale-sightings-rare-seabirds-appearing-is-something-unusual-happening-in-the-southern-ocean-287961
#FossilFuels #ClimateFiasco #MarineHeatwave #HABs #MassMortalities #heatwaves #heatrecords #krill #whales #birds #seabirds #loss #biodiversity #LossOfHabitability #SacrificeZones

Our climate fiasco: Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing

"A huge, long-lasting and extreme marine heatwave stayed in place for many months. It became known as “the Blob”. Water temperatures were between 2°C and 6°C above normal. While this may not seem like a drastic change, it led to widespread ecosystem disruption. At least 240 species were found outside their normal ranges – some further north than ever recorded."

"It’s hard to overstate how extensive its effects were. Kelp forests disappeared. Millions of starfish dissolved into goo. Whales died. Seabirds starved. Toxic algal blooms appeared." >>
https://theconversation.com/falls-in-whale-sightings-rare-seabirds-appearing-is-something-unusual-happening-in-the-southern-ocean-287961
#FossilFuels #ClimateFiasco #MarineHeatwave #HABs #MassMortalities #heatwaves #heatrecords #krill #whales #birds #seabirds #loss #biodiversity #LossOfHabitability #SacrificeZones

😢 A #MarineHeatWave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off

‘We don’t know how bad this is going to get’

By JULIE WATSON
Updated 1:25 PM EDT, July 1, 2026

SAN DIEGO (AP) — "Within minutes of walking on a #SanDiego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses — one after another.
Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks.

"Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead #seabirds and find what Russell describes as a grim assessment of the impact of a massive marine HeatWave that has lingered for months off parts of the California coast.

"The surveys that have been carried out by various organizations for decades help build a baseline of information on beached sea life to detect threats and their impact.

"Many seabirds, including California #BrownPelicans, #loons and #grebes, starved to death in recent months as record-setting ocean temperatures decreased the band of cold, nutrient-rich surface water where #krill, #anchovies and #sardines thrive near the shore, said Russell, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

"We’ve been seeing #cormorants walk to shore and then just die within the hour. I mean one time it happened within 15 minutes, and I’ve never seen that before,” Russell said. 'That has been heartbreaking for me and we’re seeing this happening across the whole coast.'

"Scientists fear the die-off could worsen with the recently formed El Nino, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide and spikes global temperatures."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/seabirds-marine-heat-wave-deaths-ocean-climate-056b2e8539df2d99d155a95c82ac67cc

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/jsx3D

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #PacificOcean #ElNino #WarmingOceans #OceanDieOff #Seabirds

She’s Back! Wisdom The Incredible Laysan Albatross Has Returned

"The world’s oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, the Laysan albatross, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to nest."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Albatross #birds #ornithology #seabirds #conservation #MidwayAtoll https://grrlscientist.medium.com/shes-back-wisdom-the-incredible-laysan-albatross-has-returned-2fcff1ba0cdf

She’s Back! Wisdom The Incredible Laysan Albatross Has Returned

"The world’s oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, the Laysan albatross, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to nest."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#Albatross #birds #ornithology #seabirds #conservation #MidwayAtoll https://grrlscientist.medium.com/shes-back-wisdom-the-incredible-laysan-albatross-has-returned-2fcff1ba0cdf

She’s Back! Wisdom The Incredible Laysan Albatross Has Returned

"The world’s oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, the Laysan albatross, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to nest."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Albatross #seabirds #birds #ornithology #conservation #MidwayAtoll #evolution https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/12/02/shes-back-wisdom-the-incredible-laysan-albatross-has-returned/

Greenpoint Ship Graveyard is the southernmost point on our planet I have ever been to. It’s near Bluff in South Island in New Zealand. The site has been used as a dumping ground for decommissioned and derelict ships since the late 19th century.
#oceania #newzealand #southland #bluff #greenpoint #shipgraveyard #shipwreck #maritime #history #rust #coastline #seabirds #landscape #travel #photography #fotografia
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🌊🕊️ Soaring Beyond Horizons: The Remarkable

Albatross With a wingspan reaching up to ~11.5 ft, the Wandering Albatross is the ocean’s master glider. From dynamic soaring to periodic ocean rests, explore the science, misconceptions, and marvels of its journeys across thousands of miles.

📖 Read & watch here ➡️ https://TPC8.short.gy/MmCiwCeo

#Albatross #Seabirds #OceanWildlife #BirdFlight #Birds #Nature #SouthernOcean #Subantarctic #WildlifePhotography #Ornithology #MarineBirds #Biodiversity #TPC8

the white ibis waits
among undulating waves
for tasty sea snacks

#DailyHaikuPrompt undulate / late

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/soft-white-ibis-bird-art-sharon-cummings.html

#ibis #whiteibis #bird #birds #seabird #seabirds #art #artwork #fediart #mastoart #nature #naturelover #naturelovers #beach #beachlife #beaches #beachy #ocean #oceans #oceanlife #sea #seas #sealife #haiku #poetry #poem #poems #poet #poets #smallpoem #smallpoems #shortpoem #shortpoems #homedecor #peace #peaceful #SharonCummingsArt #buyintoart #animals #animal

First-Ever Footage Shows Seabirds Catching Flying Fish Mid-Air https://petapixel.com/2025/08/08/first-ever-footage-shows-seabirds-catching-flying-fish-mid-air/ #indianocean #flyingfish #Features #research #seabirds #science #nature #News

New addition! 🌏🌎 Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) #NorthPacificBirds #NorthernHemisphereBirds | #BlackFootedAlbatross #PhoebastriaNigripes | #Albatrosses #NorthPacificAlbatrosses #AlbatrossFamily #Seabirds 📷: Photo by Takashi_Yanagisawa🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds

Voici une autre planche d'identification des oiseaux de l'Arctique, cette fois avec la mouette tridactyle ! ?❄️
Même si elles sont plus nombreuses au nord, saviez-vous qu'elles nichent aussi au Cap Fréhel en Bretagne 🇫🇷 ?
Cette espèce est notamment connue pour construire ses nids sur de minuscules corniches de falaises abruptes !

🎨 Cette aquarelle fait partie du poster “Les laridés de l’Arctique”, disponible à l’impression dans ma boutique en ligne (lien en bio) 🖨️🛒

#ScientificArt #Ornithology #BirdDrawing #KittiwakeArt #WildlifeArt #FieldSketch #NatureStudy #NaturalHistoryIllustration #Seabirds #ArcticBirds #WatercolorIllustration

📢#OutNow in #OA: '#Seabirds in the #NorthEast #Atlantic: #ClimateChange Vulnerability and Potential #Conservation Actions' by Henry Häkkinen, Silviu Petrovan, Nigel G. Taylor, William J. Sutherland & Nathalie Pettorelli.

This book was produced by the #Zoological Society of London and the University of Cambridge.

'#Seabirds in the #NorthEast #Atlantic' collates information from the #scientific #literature, #nongovernmental organisations’ reports, #conservation practitioner input and online databases into a single volume, and provides a reference manual to assist conservation planning.

It is intended to be used by anyone who wishes to identify #climatechange threats to #seabirds; to compare threats between different areas of the #NorthEast #Atlantic; to start a quantitative climate change vulnerability assessment for a #local population; or to review options for #conservation action in response to #climatechange.

Access at https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0343

After 50 years of one #seabird colony fighting its way back from near #extinction, it now faces new threats https://phys.org/news/2023-07-years-seabird-colony-extinction-threats.html

"#SkomerIsland off the coast of #Wales has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in its #guillemot population... population decline was probably caused by #OilPollution... The population has consistently grown at an annual rate of about 5% since the 1980s... But #seabirds now face pressing threats—with #ClimateChange emerging as one of the most significant challenges."

It's National Marine Week with The Wildlife Trusts, so I thought I'd share some marine-related folklore!

This is one of the many rocky islands among the Farne Islands - I took this photo back in 2019 on a trip to see the puffins. Some say the islands are haunted by the many shipwrecked sailors who died in the area.

#FarneIslands #Seabirds #NationalMarineWeek #NorthSea #GhostLore #FabulousFolklorePodcast #GhostStories