Avian flu affecting the remote St Kilda archipelago threatens to push a wild bird species to the brink of extinction, warn conservationists. Great skua - also known as bonxie - are described as ...

Great skuas steal other birds' food and can prey on smaller creatures like puffins A powerful bird known as the pirate of the seas has declined dramatically because of avian flu, the RSPB says.

NatureScot, the Scottish Government’s nature agency, is advertising for a seasonal officer for Noss, a small, formerly ...

The virus is a serious threat to seabirds, but it is even more dangerous for kleptoparasitic birds. For instance, the virus killed about half of the world's great skua during the 2022 northern ...

Arctic Tern and Great Skua are among Britain's most at risk birds. They join another five threatened seabird species already ...

Avian Influenza was first detected in the brown skua populations in October 2023 ... it has been detected in one bird on the nearby Falkland Islands. The team at the British Antarctic Survey ...