Seabird numbers bounce back in Solent region after 2022 avian flu wipeout
Conservation work by RSPB has led to recovery of terns, gulls, plovers and oystercatchers on England’s south coast The colony of sandwich terns nesting at…
The Guardian reports: Conservation work by RSPB has led to recovery of terns, gulls, plovers and oystercatchers on England’s south coast The colony of sandwich terns nesting at Pagham harbour, West Sussex, was completely wiped out by bird flu in 2022.
But numbers have bounced back from zero to 756 breeding pairs in just three years after conservation work in the Solent.
This environment story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Solent, RSPB and England.
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