A mutated strain of avian influenza is killing unprecedented numbers of birds on the Shetland Islands, many of which are already under threat. A dead northern gannet lies off the coast of Bass Rock, ...

Seabirds around the UK are dying in their thousands due to the impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on wild birds, sparking “huge concern” for vulnerable species. The RSPB has described ...

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February 2026 has seen thousands of dead seabirds washing up along the coastlines of the UK, France, Spain and Portugal. There's evidence that these "wrecks" (where large numbers of seabirds are found ...

Footage of the seabirds found in the Shetland Isles. One of a group of films made by Jenny Brown and bought by John Grierson for the GPO Film Library in the 1930s.

1. Introduction -- 2. The marine environment -- 3. Breeding populations of seabirds -- 4. Methods -- 5. Seabird distribution at sea -- 6. Cetacean distributions -- 7 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seabirds around the UK are dying in their thousands due to the impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on wild birds, ...