Home News Two Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) on a nest site. Photo © Marit Hegseth Rønning/SEAPOP Summer neighbours choose different wintering areas March 8, 2024 Their choices of wintering strategy may determine their future reproduction. Northern gannet. Photo © Geir Helge Systad Northern Gannets hit hard by high pathogenicity avian flu February 23, 2024 Unusually high mortality recorded in more than 75 % of all known breeding colonies. Great skua chick in a nest. Photo © Vegard Bang Fjeldheim Environmental toxins in wintering areas may affect reproduction January 24, 2024 Varying correlations between egg volume and mercury contamination has been found in breeding great skuas. A flock of black-legged kittiwakes. Photo © Morten Ekker Migrating seabirds take advantage of favourable winds January 12, 2024 SEATRACK-data used to study the relationship between wind patterns and migrating movements. More news Maps and dataInsight into distribution- and time series data SEATRACK Migration patterns outside the breeding season GPS trackingSeabird habitat use during the breeding season SEAPOP Short Report Key-site monitoring in Norway 2022. Latest publications Intracolony variability in winter feeding and migration strategies of Atlantic puffins and black‑legged kittiwakes Model-based assessment of marine bird population status using monitoring of breeding productivity and abundance Key-site monitoring in Norway 2022, including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Multi-colony tracking of two pelagic seabirds with contrasting flight capability illustrates how windscapes shape migratory movements at an ocean-basin scale High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus): Global spread, clinical signs and demographic consequences More Publications