Ornithologist ‘extremely worried’ as there is nothing they can do to stop the flu from spreading
31 May 2022 16:43
A dead gannet washed up on a Shetland beach. Photo: Shetland Seabird Tours
AT LEAST 1,000 dead gannets have so far been recorded in the waters around the famous Hermaness sea bird colonies as avian flu runs riot in Shetland’s wild bird populations.
Meanwhile hundreds of great skuas (bonxies) have been found dead or dying mainly in Foula, Fair Isle, the south tip of Shetland and again at Hermaness in what has been described as unprecedented turn of events.
It comes after a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in poultry was confirmed in Whalsay on Monday with environmental health officers visiting the island today (Tuesday) to help identify other cases.
A protection zone centred on the area in the southwest of the island…
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