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People should stop visiting more than 20 small Scottish islands in a bid to limit the spread of bird flu, it has been announced.
The outbreak has seen large numbers of dead and dying seabirds being found.
Nature body NatureScot has now advised 23 islands across Scotland to stop public landings until chicks have fledged.
They are small islands in Orkney, Shetland, the Firth of Forth, Argyll, the Western Isles, and Highlands.
Visitors can still take boat trips to seabird colonies without coming ashore.
The islands affected
Until the end of August for breeding puffins, Arctic skuas and Arctic terns:
- Orkney – Calf of Eday, Swona and Muckle Skerry
- Firth of Forth – Craigleith, Inchmickery, Isle of May
Until mid-September for breeding great skuas, common terns…
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