marsh man Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Looking in our local paper it had a report on a serious outbreak of Bird Flu on a colony of Sandwich Terns at Scolt Head nature reserve in North / Norfolk near Holkham , the warden said it ran into hundreds of the sea birds dying and many already dead , he was saying the smell alone was over powering and is going to take years for them to recover to the same numbers before the out break . Many other sea birds are also affected such as Gannets , Terns and Great Skuas. Could this flu affect the wild fowl population that come down our way in the many thousands each Winter ? We know it has badly affected the local Partridge shoots by up to 70% this coming season with many cancelled shoots , could it create problems with this coming wildfowling season which is only a matter of weeks from the start ?, worrying times ahead could be on the cards . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Lots of seabirds dead up here, gannets etc, not seen any dead [resident] greylags though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 We just don’t know. Spoke to BASC about it a couple of weeks ago to see what might be in store for the Solway and whether we will face calls for a ban. No news out of breeding grounds for barnacle or pinks. It’s certainly serious for sea birds at present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Have all the sea eagles died from it? I believe they like carrion,and with all the dead and dying sea birds they should catch it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, muncher said: Have all the sea eagles died from it? I believe they like carrion,and with all the dead and dying sea birds they should catch it? Not heard of any but yes you right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 thought bird flu was more of an autumn thing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, muncher said: Have all the sea eagles died from it? I believe they like carrion,and with all the dead and dying sea birds they should catch it? They only get reported if foul play is thought to be the reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Coquet island loads of sea birds dead every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 8 hours ago, muncher said: Have all the sea eagles died from it? I believe they like carrion,and with all the dead and dying sea birds they should catch it? At least one has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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