August 2020: Two Sooty Terns tracked from Bird island, Seychelles to India. One by satellite recorded in Chris Feare's blog and in the Hindustan Times. Also one ringed as a chick on 19 September 2019, recovered in Kerala on 8 August 2019.
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July 2020: On 20 July 2020, Sophie Morel reported finding a ringed Sooty Tern at Bird Island. Chris Feare confirmed the bird was ringed 26 years ago in June 1994 as an adult of at least 5 years, making it a minimum of 31 years of age.
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June 2020: News on invasive species: Feral Pigeons and House Crows
Environment ministry looks to eliminate feral pigeons and Indian crow populations | Seychelles Nation 26 June 2020
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June 2020: Two newspaper articles on satellite tracking of Sooty Terns published:
Seychelles Nation: Satellite tracking of juvenile Sooty Terns from Bird Island by Rachel Bristol & SeyCCAT
Seychelles News Agency: Study shows sooty tern flying from Seychelles to Thailand by Salifa Karapetyan
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December 2019: Should the Aldabra Rail be recognised as a full species?
Rapid loss of flight in the Aldabra white throated rail by Janske van de Crommenacker, Nancy Bunbury, Hazel A. Jackson, Lisa J. Nupen, Ross Wanless, Frauke Fleischer-Dogley, Jim J. Groombridge and Ben H. Warren
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August 2019: Grey-headed Kingfisher semicaerulea endemic as a breeding species to southern Arabia vanishes for five months of the year. Where to? Grey-headed Kingfisher mystery solved! by Adrian Skerrett
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March 2019: Seychelles becomes the first country in the world to eradicate the invasive ring-necked parakeet
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November 2018: New paper published: First population estimate of breeding Greater Crested Tern on Cosmoledo Atoll,
Seychelles by Josep Nogués, Ariadna Fernández, Alex Quatre & Adrian Skerrett
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July 2018: Barau's Petrels tagged at Reunion are entering the Seychelles EEZ. SBRC awaits firm details but it appears that a new species will be added to the Seychelles list. More can be found at this link: Barau's Petrel
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December 2017: New paper published: Breeding seabirds of Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles including the return of two species: Red-footed Booby Sula sula and Greater-crested Tern Thalasseus bergii by A Duhec, R Jeanne & A Skerrett
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August 2017: New paper published: First record of Franklin's Gull Leucocephalus pipixcan for Seychelles by Clare Keating Daly
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November 2016: New book published: Prime Minister of Mauritius launches "Complete Birds of Seychelles", by Nairainsamy Ramen and Adrian Skerrett
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May 2016: New paper published: Birds of Providence Atoll, Seychelles, and first population
estimates of breeding Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii and Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana at Bancs Providence
by Adrian Skerrett
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October 2015: Seychelles Warbler downlisted to Near Threatened
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October 2015: New paper published: First published breeding record of Tropical Shearwater in Amirantes
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June 2015: The pink birds of paradise - rare flamingos spotted on Seychelles atoll of Aldabra
Seychelles News Agency.
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February 2015: The next extinction in Seychelles?
Adrian Skerrett highlights the plight of the Yellow Bittern. Wetland habitat in Seychelles is severely threatened by human development. Could bitterns become extinct in their only Afro-Malagasy home? Does anyone care, or is it expendable as it is not an endemic? For a PDF of the article click: Seychelles Nation article
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February 2015: Red-whiskered Bulbul eradicated
Seychelles Islands Foundation has announced the eradication of the introduced Red-whiskered Bulbul from Assumption and therefore Seychelles. For more news click: Press release Seychelles Nation article.
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January 2015: Birds of Aride Island featured
An article by Adrian Skerrett in the January-April 2015 issue of Silhouette Magazine, the in-flight magazine of Air Seychelles, features Aride Island Nature Reserve, famous for seabirds and endemic land birds. For a PDF of the article click: Aride Island: an island restored
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December 2014: New insights into Seychelles Black Parrot ecology
Seychelles Islands Foundation has announced the publication of two new SIF-authored or co-authored papers on Seychelles Black Parrots in the journal Ostrich, in a special issue on African parrots. For PDFs click: Insights into the feeding ecology of the Seychelles Black Parrot and Research and conservation of the larger parrots of Africa and Madagascar
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July 2020: On 20 July 2020, Sophie Morel reported finding a ringed Sooty Tern at Bird Island. Chris Feare confirmed the bird was ringed 26 years ago in June 1994 as an adult of at least 5 years, making it a minimum of 31 years of age.
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June 2020: News on invasive species: Feral Pigeons and House Crows
Environment ministry looks to eliminate feral pigeons and Indian crow populations | Seychelles Nation 26 June 2020
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June 2020: Two newspaper articles on satellite tracking of Sooty Terns published:
Seychelles Nation: Satellite tracking of juvenile Sooty Terns from Bird Island by Rachel Bristol & SeyCCAT
Seychelles News Agency: Study shows sooty tern flying from Seychelles to Thailand by Salifa Karapetyan
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December 2019: Should the Aldabra Rail be recognised as a full species?
Rapid loss of flight in the Aldabra white throated rail by Janske van de Crommenacker, Nancy Bunbury, Hazel A. Jackson, Lisa J. Nupen, Ross Wanless, Frauke Fleischer-Dogley, Jim J. Groombridge and Ben H. Warren
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August 2019: Grey-headed Kingfisher semicaerulea endemic as a breeding species to southern Arabia vanishes for five months of the year. Where to? Grey-headed Kingfisher mystery solved! by Adrian Skerrett
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March 2019: Seychelles becomes the first country in the world to eradicate the invasive ring-necked parakeet
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November 2018: New paper published: First population estimate of breeding Greater Crested Tern on Cosmoledo Atoll,
Seychelles by Josep Nogués, Ariadna Fernández, Alex Quatre & Adrian Skerrett
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July 2018: Barau's Petrels tagged at Reunion are entering the Seychelles EEZ. SBRC awaits firm details but it appears that a new species will be added to the Seychelles list. More can be found at this link: Barau's Petrel
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December 2017: New paper published: Breeding seabirds of Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles including the return of two species: Red-footed Booby Sula sula and Greater-crested Tern Thalasseus bergii by A Duhec, R Jeanne & A Skerrett
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August 2017: New paper published: First record of Franklin's Gull Leucocephalus pipixcan for Seychelles by Clare Keating Daly
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November 2016: New book published: Prime Minister of Mauritius launches "Complete Birds of Seychelles", by Nairainsamy Ramen and Adrian Skerrett
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May 2016: New paper published: Birds of Providence Atoll, Seychelles, and first population
estimates of breeding Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii and Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana at Bancs Providence
by Adrian Skerrett
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October 2015: Seychelles Warbler downlisted to Near Threatened
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October 2015: New paper published: First published breeding record of Tropical Shearwater in Amirantes
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June 2015: The pink birds of paradise - rare flamingos spotted on Seychelles atoll of Aldabra
Seychelles News Agency.
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February 2015: The next extinction in Seychelles?
Adrian Skerrett highlights the plight of the Yellow Bittern. Wetland habitat in Seychelles is severely threatened by human development. Could bitterns become extinct in their only Afro-Malagasy home? Does anyone care, or is it expendable as it is not an endemic? For a PDF of the article click: Seychelles Nation article
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February 2015: Red-whiskered Bulbul eradicated
Seychelles Islands Foundation has announced the eradication of the introduced Red-whiskered Bulbul from Assumption and therefore Seychelles. For more news click: Press release Seychelles Nation article.
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January 2015: Birds of Aride Island featured
An article by Adrian Skerrett in the January-April 2015 issue of Silhouette Magazine, the in-flight magazine of Air Seychelles, features Aride Island Nature Reserve, famous for seabirds and endemic land birds. For a PDF of the article click: Aride Island: an island restored
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December 2014: New insights into Seychelles Black Parrot ecology
Seychelles Islands Foundation has announced the publication of two new SIF-authored or co-authored papers on Seychelles Black Parrots in the journal Ostrich, in a special issue on African parrots. For PDFs click: Insights into the feeding ecology of the Seychelles Black Parrot and Research and conservation of the larger parrots of Africa and Madagascar
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November 2014: Major new wintering sight for Matsudaira's Storm-petrel
Hadoram Shirihai and Adrian Skerrett have announced the discovery of a major new site for Matsudaira's Storm-petrel. A scientific paper is planned. For a PDF of the announcement in the local press click: Matsudaira's Storm-petrel.
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October 2014: Unusual plumage colours in Seychelles birds
An article by Adrian Skerrett in Seychelles Nation highlights two recent sights of common birds with unusual plumage
For a PDF of the article click: Birds of a feather
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April 2014: Seychelles Black Parrot confirmed as endemic
Seychelles Black Parrot has been recognised as a distinct species by BirdLife International. See Seychelles News Agency.
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January 2014: World record age for Bridled Tern
The recovery of a ringed Bridled Tern age at least 20 years has been reported to SBRC. This appears to be a world record age for this species. See Ringing Recoveries for more details.
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November 2013: New site for breeding boobies
A joint visit to Cosmoledo by representatives of the Islands Development Company, Seychelles Islands Foundation and Island Conservation Society has confirmed that for the first time in half a century, Masked Boobies are breeding at Grand Ile, the second largest island of the atoll. For a PDF of the article click: Conservation success confirmed at Cosmoledo
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Hadoram Shirihai and Adrian Skerrett have announced the discovery of a major new site for Matsudaira's Storm-petrel. A scientific paper is planned. For a PDF of the announcement in the local press click: Matsudaira's Storm-petrel.
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October 2014: Unusual plumage colours in Seychelles birds
An article by Adrian Skerrett in Seychelles Nation highlights two recent sights of common birds with unusual plumage
For a PDF of the article click: Birds of a feather
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April 2014: Seychelles Black Parrot confirmed as endemic
Seychelles Black Parrot has been recognised as a distinct species by BirdLife International. See Seychelles News Agency.
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January 2014: World record age for Bridled Tern
The recovery of a ringed Bridled Tern age at least 20 years has been reported to SBRC. This appears to be a world record age for this species. See Ringing Recoveries for more details.
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November 2013: New site for breeding boobies
A joint visit to Cosmoledo by representatives of the Islands Development Company, Seychelles Islands Foundation and Island Conservation Society has confirmed that for the first time in half a century, Masked Boobies are breeding at Grand Ile, the second largest island of the atoll. For a PDF of the article click: Conservation success confirmed at Cosmoledo
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