• CALENDAR
• ENVIRONMENT
• ANIMALS
• BIRDS
• https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2021-09-21/scientists-investigate-hundreds-of-seabird-deaths-on-yorkshire-coastline
• Tuesday 21 September 2021, 6:35pm

• Report byEmma Hayward

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Scientists say they’re seeing “unprecedented numbers” of seabirds dying for this time of year as they work to investigate the cause.

The issue was initially discovered in Scotland, but now dead birds have been spotted at Bempton on the East Yorkshire coast near Bridlington.

The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), which is investigating the cause of the deaths, said the majority of the birds were guillemots.

While the cause has not been confirmed, some scientists say it could be related to a lack of food, as the many of the dead birds are half their usual weight.

Dr. Francis Daunt, seabird ecologist at CEH said: “We are seeing unprecedented numbers of guillemots dying for the time of year, over a huge area of the Eastern UK coast from Norfolk to Orkney.

“We are…