The Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus, above) and the Mediterranean shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan, a below) are two shearwater taxa that are genetically similar despite displaying ...

Petrel fledglings leave the nest after dark, but these marine birds' maiden flights towards the sea are hampered by city lights. Many collide or fall to the ground where they are in danger of being ...

Accidental by-catch –- which affects around 5,000 birds stuck in longlines every year -- is the most severe effect on marine birds by the fishing activity in the Mediterranean. The exploitation of ...

An endangered seabird is shifting its migratory patterns to more hospitable climates, and researchers recently learned that the bird's actions offer a unique perspective into surviving climate change.

BirdLife Malta has launched another EU-funded scientific study which aims to improve the conservation status of two endemic seabird species in the Mediterranean Basin. The LIFE PanPuffinus! project is ...

Approximately 10 per cent of the world population of Europe's most endangered seabird, the Balearic Shearwater, has visited UK inshore waters this year. The rising sea temperatures mean that over ...

Devon's rocky coastline is becoming an important habitat for a globally threatened bird. A recent survey found a significant proportion of the world population of the Balearic shearwater at Berry Head ...

Warmer sea temperatures brought by climate change are driving a rare and endangered seabird into British waters in search of food. About 10 per cent of the entire population of breeding Balearic ...

The Spanish Ornithological Society (SEO) said its wildlife recovery programme had taken in a Balearic shearwater for cleaning. The species (Puffinus mauretannicus), which flies through the affected ...

A mass movement of seabirds - many from the opposite end of the world - around British and Irish coasts has sparked new calls for better protection of the marine environment. Thousands of great and ...

Europe's rarest seabird will be extinct within 60 years, according to a new analysis. Urgent action is needed to stop the Balearic shearwater being drowned in fishing lines and nets, say scientists.