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14 Jun 2022 16:17 #5482 by Nick Coulbeck
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Catastrophic. Unfortunately, there is no way of stopping it, slowing it or protecting any colony from this pandemic. My biggest fear are gulls picking it up, then transferring it inland. Once we start getting dead birds turn up inland, then any carrion scavenger will also be at risk. Frightening prospect.
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14 Jun 2022 13:00 #5481 by Jon Drakes
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Seen posted on Twitter this morning:

"Avian influenza getting worse and worse - running rife through colonies. These are long-lived birds that the planet cannot afford to lose. Once again caused by man. An entire colony of 6800 SANDWICH TERNS at Den Hoorn (Netherlands) has been hit by bird flu - dead birds everywhere"

Very worrying!
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Jon

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12 Jun 2022 17:21 #5470 by Jon Drakes
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Very worrying, Nick. I read a report on Twitter during the week, that numbers of Terns have also started to be washed up on beaches in the North East. 
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10 Jun 2022 17:07 #5465 by Nick Coulbeck
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The recent pandemic affecting the Galloway/Scottish area looks now to be moving south. Very worrying signs that it is travelling down the Northumberland coast and dead Gannets are being reported along beaches, and by fisherman out at sea. This really is disastrous for the colony at Bempton etc. 
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