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Britain Losing Its Seabirds
Britain is home to more than a third of the global population of
several species but a new report has revealed a worrying decline in
numbers since the 1960s.
The report by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) shows that overall the UK's seabird population has reduced by nine per cent since 2000.
The rising sea temperature causing changes in plankton populations is being blamed for years of bad breading seasons because the birds cannot find enough food at crucial times.
At least nine of Britain's 25 species of seabirds have decreased dramatically including the kittiwake population, which is the largest in Europe, has dropped by 40 per cent.
Although a common sight in most coastal towns the herring gull is also facing problems at their natural breeding sites and their numbers have dropped by a third.
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