The blue eyes of some seabirds appear to turn black after they have had a bird flu infection. ... The adult survival rate for the 150,000-strong gannet population on Bass Rock, ...

Five years after Covid-19 reached New Zealand shores, we are bracing for the arrival of another deadly virus: a strain of bird flu called H5N1. Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio ...

Bird Island stands as the only Gannet colony in the world that can be accessed by foot, further enhancing its allure for conservationists and nature enthusiasts alike.

Images from the Bass Rock gannet colony have amazingly revealed how the eyes of bird flu survivors have turned black. The landmark off the coast of North Berwick, home to 150,000 birds in peak ...

A recent study found the adult birds' survival between 2021 and 2022 was 42% lower than the preceding 10-year average because of avian flu. Bass Rock's black-eyed flu survivors Concern at reduced ...

Also known as bird flu, the virus making these birds sick can be traced back to a goose farm in China in 1996. Since then, the virus has killed millions of poultry and in the past jumped lethally ...

Gannet have been found at the island with an eye colouration linked to bird flu. BBC ... Ophthalmology tests would be needed to help scientists find out what causes the gannet's eyes to turn black.

Nestled among guillemots on Inner Farne's sheer cliffs sits a large, white and lone gannet. Though gannets are often spotted along the Northumberland Coast, they do not breed or nest on the Farnes ...

Scotland's famous gannet colony on the Bass Rock has plummeted by nearly a third since 2014 in the wake of deadly bird flu. The landmark off the coast of North Berwick, East Lothian, hosts the ...

A much-celebrated gannet, the only one of its kind living on an island off the coast of New Zealand, has been found dead surrounded by concrete replicas of birds it is believed he thought were his ...

The gannet population on Bass Rock is "better than hoped for" after the colony was hit by bird flu.

Gannet have been found at the island with an eye colouration linked to bird flu. Skip ... Ophthalmology tests would be needed to help scientists find out what causes the gannet's eyes to turn black.