Supporting seabird research and conservation in Northern Aotearoa New Zealand | RTs not endorsements | admin by @PetrelStation and @edinatw
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NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
Listen now 🔊 Edin Whitehead @edinatw is researching the lives of the spectacular seabirds that call the Hauraki Gulf home.
Where do they go, how are they faring & what can they tell us about our moana? 🌊
@ScienceUoA @AucklandUni @NNZST
rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
It is incredible to see all the fantastic #seabird research being presented at #WSC3 from across the globe!
We @Seabirders have over 5k followers & are loving seeing you share WSC3 news on Twitter. Map shows % followers by country - what a truly global seabird community we have!
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
How light impacts on seabirds and what we can do to help... colour, wavelength, direction, shape? #birdsnz2021
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
Exciting opportunities to collaborate with penguin research towards a strategic direction for conservation... #birdsnz2021
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
We now have a fully digital and open access database of the NZ beach patrol scheme! 78 years of seabird data from around Aotearoa, 443,259 bird records #BirdsNZ2021
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
World Albatross Day: How NZ became the world's albatross capital rnz.co.nz/news/national/4193…
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
#WorldAlbatrossDay Here's an Antipodean albatross cruising towards the Antipodes islands. These guys are seriously threatened by fisheries bycatch - not only in New Zealand waters but across the Pacific. See some neat albatross tracking here: docnewzealand.shinyapps.io/a… #WAD2020
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
#WorldAlbatrossDay A glorious gamming group of Southern Royal albatross on Campbell island. They practice their 'moves' for a few years in these groups before pairing off and settling down with a mate. #WAD2020
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
#WorldAlbatrossDay A very fluffy but near-to-fledging Southern Royal albatross. These birds breed once every 2 years because the whole process of raising their chick takes 9 months! The adults take a year off before returning to breed at the same nest. #WAD2020
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
It's #WorldAlbatrossDay! Our favourite day of the year.
Did you know the most commonly seen albatross from land in south-eastern Australia is the Shy #Albatross? #Seabirds #Birding #birds #birdphotography
ALT Image is of two Shy Albatross. One is flying and the other is sitting in the water.
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
#Albatross can be difficult to identify to species level. Can you tell these two apart? Black-browed (left) and Campbell Albatross (right). Subtle differences including eye colour and the extent of black in the eyebrow help distinguish the two. #WorldAlbatrossDay #BirdBrows
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
Do #Albatross get any more spectacular than Buller's Albatross? Buller's breed on islands around #NewZealand, but can be found across the South Pacific from #Australia to #Chile when not breeding. #WorldAlbatrossDay
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
1- #WSTC6 #LightSesh | #LightPollution impacts #seabirds. Deck strikes, non-fishing related vessel attraction, are common for some species. This project is stage 1 in understanding what #lights most attract seabirds at-sea. @NNZST @ArielHeswall @PetrelsInPeril 📸- @edinatw
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
2-#WSTC6 #LightSesh | We set up a fixed light structure to test behavioral response to red, green, and white LED, fluorescent, halogen, and flood LED lights. Random 10 min trials with control were played during nights on 2 islands in the Hauraki Gulf @NNZST 📸- @edinatw
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
3- #WSTC6 #LightSesh | In addition to researcher observations from the ground, we also used thermal imaging cameras to record what was happening during each treatment. This gave us a better view of #seabird response @NNZST
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
4- #WSTC6 #LightSesh | Our preliminary results show attraction to all light types but a reduction in trapped behavior in red LED light. We aim to increase trials on land & will be starting at-sea trials later this year! More to come! #seabirds @NNZST 📸- @edinatw
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
***SEABIRD WORLD CUP GRAND FINAL*** It is HERE! After 24,000 votes we have a final between NORTHERN ROCKHOPPER PENGUIN v ARCTIC TERN. Kick-off 4pm (BST) for 24 hours. WHO wins the ultimate prize is up to YOU. Previews of both species coming up soon
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
How can scientists share research during the pandemic? The same way @Seabirders have been meeting virtually for the past 6 years: #TwitterConferences!
To see one in action, follow #WSTC6 May 4-6
Visit seabirds.net/events/wstc/ to learn more!
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
Covid 19 coronavirus: Fears for New Zealand's endangered native seabirds during lockdown, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic…
NZ Seabird Trust retweeted
***SEABIRD WORLD CUP 2020*** GROUP 7 KICK-OFF The final two groups before the quarter-finals at the weekend. So here you go, a group with some real top rate birds. Who wins…YOU decide, only the group winners progress #SeabirdWC2020
33%Blue-footed Booby
8%Marbled Murrelet
20%Southern Giant Petrel
38%North Rockhopper Penguin
2,243 votes • Final results