Scotland’s seabird population continues to decline but some species are showing signs of recovery, new figures have shown.

Seabirds such as the kittiwake and the Brünnich's guillemot, which previously lived on polar cod, have switched to eating ...

Scotland’s seabird populations are continuing to decline as threats including climate change and avian flu take their toll ...

The short-term trend shows a more positive picture for some seabird colonies, however, with black-legged kittiwake, European shag and common guillemot populations all increasing since 2013.

Seabirds such as the kittiwake and the Brünnich's guillemot, which previously lived on polar cod, have switched to eating Atlantic fish species, such as herring, capelin and krill. This has had a ...

Scotland’s seabird populations are continuing to decline ... European shag and common guillemot populations increased in the sites surveyed. The agency said the fall in Arctic skua numbers ...

Scotland’s seabird populations are continuing to decline ... European shag and common guillemot populations increased in the sites surveyed. The agency said the fall in Arctic skua numbers ...

However, they also show that between 2010 and 2023 three species had “stabilised”, while black-legged kittiwake, European shag and common guillemot populations increased in the sites surveyed. READ ...