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BirdWatch Ireland said it is conservative in its designation and the areas identified are the most crucial ones for Irish ...
Guillemots among birds 'devastated' by outbreak of bird flu, Yorkshire study reveals. By Nathan Hyde. Senior News Reporter. Published 25th Sep 2023, 10:09 BST. Updated 25th Sep 2023, 10:10 BST.
How climate change has affected guillemots. Aside from avian flu, the 50-year study has found that the guillemot population now breeds over two weeks earlier than it did in the 1970s.
"We're quite cautiously optimistic about the numbers that we're seeing." Beloved bird species makes unlikely comeback on isolated island: 'They're doing well here' first appeared on The Cool Down.
A black guillemot flies with a fish in its beak on Cooper Island. Black guillemots prefer to eat small cod, but when the sea ice is too far offshore, the birds are forced to hunt for sculpin ...
Guillemots sit on the water and are particularly vulnerable to an approaching slick. Becoming coated in even a small amount of oil means a bird loses its ability to retain heat, which can lead to ...
Over 500 common guillemots - seabirds related to penguins and puffins - have been found dead along the French Atlantic coast since the year began, French League for Birds (LPO) has estimated.
The study focused on black guillemots, common terns and roseate terns living near the Isles of Shoals. New research from Dartmouth shows one type of seabird in the Gulf of Maine, the black ...
NatureScot said in a statement: "We are continuing to see dead birds, particularly kittiwakes, guillemots and herring gulls, reported on our east coast shores, although we have been receiving ...