I am a Higher Predator Ecologist, and the Science Manager for Signy Island Research Station in the South Orkney Island group. I’m currently working as part of the British Antarctic Survey’s Ecosystems science team with a particular research focus on managing the long term population monitoring of a number of seabird species breeding at Signy Island and also Goudier Island, Port Lockroy on the west Antarctic Peninsula. I’ve worked at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) since 2001 and during that time I’ve completed 13 deployments to the Antarctic, carrying out research and monitoring of penguins, other seabirds and also seals. In addition to my research, my current responsibilities cover science logistics and support, operations, administration, procurement, laboratory management, project planning and staff management. I am also responsible for all BAS imports/exports of scientific samples classified as animal pathogens and/or listed by CITES, working closely with DEFRA, APHA and the FCDO.

Research interests

Long-term monitoring of seabird populations, with particular focus on the avifauna of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. The development and introduction of innovative technologies to assist in seabird monitoring and data acquisition. Foraging distributions of sympatrically nesting pygoscelid penguins during breeding seasons and their relationship with food availability. Pre-moult and winter distributions of Adélie penguins as part of a co-ordinated international collaboration aimed at establishing the impact of climate change on Adélie penguin populations. Relationships between tourism and wildlife. Inter-specific competition between sympatrically nesting pygoscelid penguins and its effect on breeding success. Genetic variation  between Pygoscelid penguin populations across the Scotia Arc.

Collaborations

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR); Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI); Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); Foreign & Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); Department of Zoology, Oxford University;  Ocean and Earth Sciences, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southhampton; National Institute of Polar Research, Japan; University of Malaya, Malaysia; Australian Antarctic Division, Tasmania; Exeter University; University of Edinburgh; RSPB; BirdLife International; University of Coimbra, Portugal; UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT); International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO).

Dunn MJ, Adlard S, Lynnes AS, Fox D, Morley TI, Jackson JA, 2021. Long term population size and trends of South Georgia Shags (Leucocarbo [atriceps] georgianus) at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands and Bird Island, South Georgia. Polar Biology. DOI 10.1007/2s00300-021-02978-2

Dunn MJ, Adlard S, Taylor AP, Wood AG, Ratcliffe N, Trathan PN, 2021. Un-crewed aerial vehicle population survey of three sympatrically breeding seabird species at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Polar Biology. DOI 10.1007/s00300-021-02831-6

Waluda CM, Staniland IJ, Dunn MJ, Thorpe SE, Grilly E, Whitelaw M, Hughes KA, 2020. Thirty years of marine debris in the Southern Ocean: Annual surveys of two island shores in the Scotia Sea. Environment International DOI 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105460

Morley SA, Barnes DKA, Dunn MJ, 2019. Predicting which species succeed in climate-forced polar seas. Front in Mar Science. 5:507. DOI: 103389/lmars.2018.00507

Dunn MJ, Forcada J, Jackson JA, Waluda CM, Nichol C, Trathan PN, 2018. A long-term study of gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) population trends at a major Antarctic tourist site, Goudier Island, Port Lockroy. Biodiv and Conserv. DOI 10.1007/s10531-018-1635-6

Clucas GV, Younger J, Kao D, Emmerson L, Southwell C, Wienecke B, Rogers AD, Bost CA, Miller GD, Polito MJ, Lelliott P, Handley J, Crofts S, Phillips RA, Dunn MJ, Miller KJ, Hart T, 2018. Comparative population genomics reveals key barriers to dispersal in Southern Ocean penguins. Molec Ecol. DOI 10.1111/mec.14896

Diaz MP, Carneiro APB, Warwick-Evans V, Harris C, Lorenz K, Lascelles B, Clewlow HL, Dunn MJ, Hinke JT, Kim JH, Kokubun N, Manco F, Ratcliffe N, Santos M, Takahashi A, Trivelpiece W, Trathan PN, 2018. Identification of marine Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas for penguins around the South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands. Ecol and Evol. DOI 10.1002/ece3.4519

Oppel S, Bolton M, Carneiro APB, Dias MP, Green JA, Masello JF, Owen EO, Quillfeldt P, Beard A, Bertrand S, Blackburn J, Boersma PD, Borges A, Broderick AC, Catry P, Cleasby I, E Clingham E, J Creuwels J, Crofts S, Cuthbert RJ, Dallmeijer H, Davies D, Davies R, Dilley B, Dinis HA, Dossa J, Dunn MJ, Efe MA, Fayet AL, Figueiredo L, Frederico AP, Gjerdrum C, Godley BJ, Granadeiro JP, Guilford T, Hamer KC, Hazin C, Hedd A, Henry L, Hernández-Montero M, Hinke J, Kokubun N, Leat E, Metzger B, Militão T, Montrond G, Mullié W, Padget O, Pearmain E, Phillips RA, Pollet IL, Puetz K, Quintana F, Ratcliffe N, Ronconi RA, Ryan P, Saldanha S, Shoji A, Sim J, Small C, Soanes L, Takahashi A, Trathan P, Trivelpiece W, Veen J, Wakefield E,Weber N, Weber S, Zango L, González-Solís J, Croxall J, 2018. Spatial scales of marine conservation management for breeding seabirds. Marine Policy, 98:37-46. DOI 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.08.024

Keogan, Katharine, Daunt, Francis, Wanless, Sarah, Phillips, Richard A., Walling, Craig A., Agnew, Philippa, Ainley, David G., Anker-Nilssen, Tycho, Ballard, Grant, Barrett, Robert T., Barton, Kerry J., Bech, Claus, Becker, Peter, Berglund, Per-Arvid, Bollache, Loïc, Bond, Alexander L., Bouwhuis, Sandra, Bradley, Russell W., Burr, Zofia M., Camphuysen, Kees, Catry, Paulo, Chiaradia, Andre, Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe, Cuthbert, Richard, Dehnhard, Nina, Descamps, Sébastien, Diamond, Tony, Divoky, George, Drummond, Hugh, Dugger, Katie M., Dunn, Michael J., Emmerson, Louise, Erikstad, Kjell Einar, Fort, Jérôme, Fraser, William, Genovart, Meritxell, Gilg, Olivier, González-Solís, Jacob, Granadeiro, José Pedro, Grémillet, David, Hansen, Jannik, Hanssen, Sveinn A., Harris, Mike, Hedd, April, Hinke, Jefferson, Igual, José Manuel, Jahncke, Jaime, Jones, Ian, Kappes, Peter J., Lang, Johannes, Langset, Magdalene, Lescroël, Amélie, Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon, Lyver, Phil O’B., Mallory, Mark, Moe, Børge, Montevecchi, William A., Monticelli, David, Mostello, Carolyn, Newell, Mark, Nicholson, Lisa, Nisbet, Ian, Olsson, Olof, Oro, Daniel, Pattison, Vivian, Poisbleau, Maud, Pyk, Tanya, Quintana, Flavio, Ramos, Jaime A., Ramos, Raül, Reiertsen, Tone Kirstin, Rodríguez, Cristina, Ryan, Peter, Sanz-Aguilar, Ana, Schmidt, Niels M., Shannon, Paula, Sittler, Benoit, Southwell, Colin, Surman, Christopher, Svagelj, Walter S., Trivelpiece, Wayne, Warzybok, Pete, Watanuki, Yutaka, Weimerskirch, Henri, Wilson, Peter R., Wood, Andrew G., Phillimore, Albert B., Lewis, Sue. 2018 Global phenological insensitivity to shifting ocean temperatures among seabirds. Nature Climate Change, 8. 313-318. DOI 10.1038/s41558-018-0115-z

Yew, WC; Pearce, DA; Dunn, MJ; Adlard, S;  Alias, SA; Samah, AA; Convey, P. 2017  Links between bacteria   derived from penguin guts and deposited guano and the surrounding soil microbiota. Polar Biology, DOI 10.1007/s00300-017-2189-X

Yew, WC; Pearce, DA; Dunn, MJ;  Samah, AA; Convey, P. 2017  Bacterial community composition in Adélie (Pygoscelis adeliae) and chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarctica) penguin stomach contents from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Polar Biology, DOI 10.1007/s00300-017-2162-8

Dunn, MJ; Jackson, JA; Adlard, S;  Lynnes, AS; Briggs, DR; Fox, D; waluda, CM. 2016  Population Size and Decadal Trends of Three Penguin Species Nesting at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. PLoS One, 11 (10), e0164025.

Levy, H;  Clucas, G;  Rogers, AD; Leache, AD; Ciborowski, KL: Polito, MJ: Lynch, HJ: Dunn, MJ; Hart, T. 2016  Population structure and phylogeography of the Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) across the Scotia Arc. Ecology and Evolution, 6 (6):1834

Freer, JJ; Mable, BK; Clucas, G;  Rogers, AD; Polito, MJ; Dunn, M; Naveen, R; Levy, H; Hart, T. 2015  Limited genetic differentiation among chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) colonies in the Scotia Arc and Western Antarctic Peninsula. Polar Biology, DOI 10.1007/s00300-015-1711-2

Dunn, MJ; Jackson, JA; Adlard, S; Phillips, RA. 2015 Population size and trends of southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus) nesting at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Polar Biology, 39:1309 doi:10.1007/s00300-015-1855-0

Afanasyev, Vsevolod; Buldyrev, S.V.; Dunn, Michael; Robst, Jeremy; Preston, Mark; Bremner, Steven; Briggs, Dirk; Brown, Ruth; Adlard, Stacey; Peat, Helen. 2015 Increasing accuracy: a new design and algorithm for automatically measuring weights, travel direction and radio frequency identification (RFID) of penguins. PLoS One, 10 (4), e0126292. 10.1371/journal.pone.0126292

Waluda, Claire M.; Dunn, Michael J.; Curtis, Michael L.; Fretwell, Peter T. 2014 Assessing penguin colony size and distribution using digital mapping and satellite remote sensing. Polar Biology, 37 (12). 1849-1855. 10.1007/s00300-014-1566-y

Clucas, Gemma V.; Dunn, Michael J.; Dyke, Gareth; Emslie, Steven D.; Naveen, Ron; Polito, Michael J.; Pybus, Oliver G.; Rogers, Alex D.; Hart, Tom. 2014 A reversal of fortunes: climate change ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ in Antarctic Peninsula penguins. Scientific Reports, 4, srep05024. 7, pp. 10.1038/srep05024

Ratcliffe, Norman; Takahashi, Akinori; Oulton, Colin; Fukuda, Michio; Fry, Bridget; Crofts, Sarah; Brown, Ruth; Adlard, Stacey; Dunn, Michael J.; Trathan, Philip N.. 2014 A leg-band for mounting geolocator tags on penguins. Marine Ornithology, 42. 23-26.

Waluda, Claire M.;Gregory, Susan;Dunn, Michael J.;. 2010 Long-term variability in the abundance of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at Signy Island, South Orkneys. Polar Biology.

Dunn, M. J.;Silk, J.R.D.;Trathan, P.N.;. 2010 Post-breeding distribution of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) nesting at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Polar Biology.

Chong, Chun Wie;Dunn, Michael J.;Convey, Peter;Tan, G.Y. Annie;Wong, Richard C.S.;Tan, Irene K.P.;. 2009 Environmental influences on bacterial diversity of soils on Signy Island, maritime Antarctic. Polar Biology.

Takahashi, A.; Sato, K.; Naito, Y.; Dunn, M.J.; Trathan, P.N.; Croxall, J.P. 2004 Penguin-mounted cameras glimpse underwater group behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 271 (Supplement 5). S281-S282. 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0182

Takahashi, A.;Dunn, M.J.;Trathan, P.N.;Sato, K.;Naito, Y.;Croxall, J.P.;. .Takahashi, A.., Dunn, M.J., Trathan, P.N., Croxall, J.P., Wilson, Rory P., Sato, K. and Naito, Y. 2004 Krill-feeding behaviour in a chinstrap penguin compared to fish-eating in Magellanic penguins: a pilot study. Marine Ornithology, 32 . pp. 47-54.

Takahashi, A.; Dunn, M.J.; Trathan, P.N.; Sato, K.; Naito, Y.; Croxall, J.P. 2003 Foraging strategies of chinstrap penguins at Signy Island, Antarctica: importance of benthic feeding on Antarctic krill. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 250. 279-289. 10.3354/meps250279

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Fox, D., Jobson, M., & Morley, T. (2025). Time-lapse imagery of South Georgia shags, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2022-2023 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/43db96bc-88ad-42fd-8aa2-19d73185fe1f

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Fox, D., Jobson, M., & Morley, T. (2025). Time-lapse imagery of Southern giant petrels, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2016-2022 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/7a5d1630-2e02-4299-bd29-01fc1f36922b

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Fox, D., Jobson, M., & Morley, T. (2025). Time-lapse imagery of gentoo penguins, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2016-2022 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e5ab0bec-b6b2-455e-8563-1476cd11c6e0

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Fox, D., Jobson, M., & Morley, T. (2025). Time-lapse imagery of chinstrap penguins, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2015-2022 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/dcb10aa8-1274-4214-ba24-7a0400613e9f

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Fox, D., Jobson, M., & Morley, T. (2025). Time-lapse imagery of Adelie penguins, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2011-2022 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fc0b10b9-6348-49e6-9e3a-71e76a4026e4

• Buss, D., O’Connell, T., Evans, S., Kneale, C., Osborn, J., Atmore, L., Sremba, A., Baker, C., Dunn, M., Goodall-Copestake, W., Martin, A., Kitchener, A., Stowasser, G., Weir, C., & Jackson, J. (2025). Stable Isotope Analysis of Historical Whale Bone Collagen from the South Atlantic (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/b0830de0-46e9-49c7-aa73-68c8f662d659

• Forcada, J., Dunn, M., & Waluda, C. (2025). Seasonal sea ice concentration at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 1982-2024 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/0283c3e4-2164-4dfb-a066-0c49b816d7b6

• Trathan, P., Warwick-Evans, V., Lynnes, A., Brown, S., Croxall, J., Morgan, A., Reid, K., & Smith, D. (2025). Argos Platform Transmitting Terminal (PTT) tracking of Adelie penguins at the South Orkney Islands, from 1999-2014 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e3dee1ae-2892-4624-93c5-83fd3af69be6

• Dunn, M., Waluda, C., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Fox, D., Briggs, D., & Morley, T. (2025). Annual population counts of multiple species of seal, Signy Island, 1974-2024 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8e910ac8-6f52-4548-bbcb-78474b559294

• Waluda, C., & Dunn, M. (2023). Beached marine debris from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, from 1991 to 2019. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ee9ce4f4-cad6-4c2e-bc06-4757dc87f7e4

• Murphy, E., Dunn, M., Turner, J., Clarke, A., & Abram, N. (2022). South Orkney Fast-Ice Series (SOFI) – Version 2.0 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/0313090c-373e-4e2e-97f2-6cd0d4138e75

• Dunn, M. (2022). Processed Un-crewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) images of gentoo and chinstrap penguin and South Georgia shag colonies on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 2016-2018 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/6f687000-8a7b-4207-9a5c-8d1429397c70

• Dunn, M., Waluda, C., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Morley, T., & Fox, D. (2022). Annual samples and measurements of diet composition of gentoo penguins at Signy Island, from 1998 to 2010. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fb9bd975-e6fe-406c-84be-01e57d612b5e

• Dunn, M., Waluda, C., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Morley, T., & Fox, D. (2022). Annual samples and measurements of diet composition of chinstrap penguins at Signy Island, from 1997 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/95e38251-797c-495a-abc0-40a613599759

• Dunn, M., Waluda, C., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Morley, T., & Fox, D. (2022). Annual samples and measurements of diet composition of Adelie penguins at Signy Island, from 1997 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/eb421e6d-b93b-4174-904b-9a7b0b401403

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Briggs, D., Fox, D., & Morley, T. (2022). Annual measurements of mass of chinstrap penguins taken on arrival to Signy Island at onset of breeding season, from 1996 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d784af69-c92b-444c-a12e-ee0361802cb1

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Briggs, D., Fox, D., & Morley, T. (2022). Annual arrival dates for chinstrap penguins on Signy Island at onset of breeding season, from 1996 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/64a8291f-8c23-4e5d-9085-c36c8d83b09a

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Taylor, A., Wood, A., Trathan, P., & Ratcliffe, N. (2021). Un-crewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) derived population counts of gentoo and chinstrap penguin and South Georgia shag colonies on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 2016-2018 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/f3d9004a-e788-4104-a1a9-54fa80b533a1

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Briggs, D., Fox, D., & Philips, R. (2021). Population size and breeding success of Southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus), at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 1996 to 2019 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/78284adb-92be-4bea-ab10-080779ee58c3

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Briggs, D., Fox, D., & Morley, T. (2021). Population size and breeding success of gentoo penguins on Signy Island from 1978 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/883c6b40-024e-41e8-9c3e-2668a44b5751

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Briggs, D., Fox, D., & Morley, T. (2021). Population size and breeding success of chinstrap penguins on Signy Island from 1978 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d0633a9b-8c56-4ae5-88bf-6ec6ba9017b9

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Briggs, D., Fox, D., & Morley, T. (2021). Population size and breeding success of Adelie penguins on Signy Island from 1978 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/daf2c4fd-c1e3-4e65-851f-d11f02c5b69d

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Briggs, D., Fox, D., & Morley, T. (2021). Annual measurements of body mass for chinstrap penguin chicks at Signy Island, from 1997 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d1773c6b-ebdd-4e99-bf6b-d71eaeedd157

• Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Briggs, D., Fox, D., & Morley, T. (2021). Annual measurements of body mass for Adelie penguin chicks prior to fledging at Signy Island, from 1997 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/6184b04a-cb7b-4d94-af9b-9b20406a4e96

• Dunn, M., Nichol, C., Forcada, J., & Trathan, P. (2020). Population numbers and breeding success of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, 1996 – 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/92e92c14-0ff2-4ce2-8305-83d5b3a4071d

• Dunn, M. (2020). Counts of South Georgia shag Leucocarbo [atriceps] georgianus nests at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, from 1947-2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/ca60bfec-9070-4967-920e-0c42554ad649

• Dunn, M., & Nichol, C. (2020). Beached marine debris from Goudier Island, Port Lockroy, recorded during monitoring surveys from November 2014 to March 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/32a8c71b-e70f-4fdf-9767-57b237b50660

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