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Lucy Quinn and Nick Richardson give us an update on seabird monitoring on Rathlin Island! Kittiwakes, fulmars, razorbills and much more... Seabird monitoring on Rathlin Island Hello from Team Rathlin! (*previously known as Team Great Saltee…) We are continuing from Team Colonsay’s...

By Sharon Thompson, Senior Marine Policy Officer, RSPB We have now submitted over a third of a million (over 350,000) pledges to No.10 Downing Street, urging the Prime Minister to designate an ecologically coherent network of Marine Protected Areas in England’s waters without further delay....

Kara Brydson, Senior Marine Policy Officer at RSPB Scotland, tells us about a recent visit to one of the wildlife wonders of the world. Visiting Scotland's seabird cities Imagine leaving work at the end of an unremarkable day. Within the hour you’re at what Sir David Attenborough calls...

Our fishing season normally starts in February of each year and runs through to December, spanning almost 10 months. For seabirds the highest priority months are from May through to September, when seabirds are more abundant in our waters. We have two major fisheries that contribute significantly...

I was arranging a trip on a deep-sea hake trawler for routine seabird interaction data collection and mitigation measure demonstrations, which luckily gave rise to a trip on board the ‘African Queen’, one of the local deep-sea trawlers. On arrival, I was well received with great smiles...

It's been an important week for our marine environment, with the Common Fisheries Policy under discussion, and the first small steps towards a review of the seabird killer PIB. Check out Martin's blog for the latest update.

Among the activities that we conduct as ATF instructors, working with the crew aboard fishing vessels is the most difficult to accurately quantify. We can identify a seabird to species or sub-species level, record the exact times of fishing operations, statistically demonstrate the efficiency of mitigation...

By Alec Taylor, Marine Policy Officer I’ve just popped out of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s meeting of its environmental subcommittee . I say committee, but it’s more like a UN General Assembly, with hundreds of delegates from all over the globe and interpretation...

Emily Scragg, Senior Research Assistant with the Seabird Tracking And Research team on Colonsay, tells us about her preparations for the upcoming season. Greetings from the STAR (Seabird Tracking And Research) team on Colonsay! It is our fourth year here on the island (and my first) carrying out...

This was taken yesterday on the cliffs at St Bees Head in Cumbria. This was our first visit and I'm sure we will be back shortly.

young kittiwake on nest at the cliffs at Hunstanton, Norfolk

hungry seagull at Bournemouth Beach (West Cliff)

Oystercatchers by Whiteford iron lighthouse, North Gower, August 2010

Oystercatchers by Whiteford iron lighthouse, North Gower, August 2010