Gannets Bonding 1
A return 4 day trip to RSPB Bempton on the 5th June with 3 Photo buddies. The weather was very cold for June, very unexpected.
Day 4, The final day.
Onshore wind, Brighter, but still cold in the wind.
Northern Gannets Bonding.
The Northern Gannet on the left shows the distinctive Black Eye that occurs in Gannets that have caught Avian Bird Flu but have survived. The Gannet on the right has the normal Eye.
It is not known if the Black Eye will return to normal over time.
Avian Flu, or Bird Flu, affects poultry and wild birds.
The current outbreak is of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which can cause severe disease and high mortality. This current strain has been devastating our wild bird populations in the UK since November 2021. It originated in poultry operations in China in 1996.
The most recent series of Bird Flu outbreaks ( 2022-2023 ) is unprecedented – the largest ever in the UK and worldwide – and has killed tens of thousands of birds in the UK alone.
The adult Northern Gannet or Gannet are large and bright white with black wingtips and an Orange head. They are distinctively shaped with a long neck and long pointed beak, long pointed tail, and long pointed wings. At sea they flap and then glide low over the water, often travelling in small groups.
Gannets Bonding 1
A return 4 day trip to RSPB Bempton on the 5th June with 3 Photo buddies. The weather was very cold for June, very unexpected.
Day 4, The final day.
Onshore wind, Brighter, but still cold in the wind.
Northern Gannets Bonding.
The Northern Gannet on the left shows the distinctive Black Eye that occurs in Gannets that have caught Avian Bird Flu but have survived. The Gannet on the right has the normal Eye.
It is not known if the Black Eye will return to normal over time.
Avian Flu, or Bird Flu, affects poultry and wild birds.
The current outbreak is of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which can cause severe disease and high mortality. This current strain has been devastating our wild bird populations in the UK since November 2021. It originated in poultry operations in China in 1996.
The most recent series of Bird Flu outbreaks ( 2022-2023 ) is unprecedented – the largest ever in the UK and worldwide – and has killed tens of thousands of birds in the UK alone.
The adult Northern Gannet or Gannet are large and bright white with black wingtips and an Orange head. They are distinctively shaped with a long neck and long pointed beak, long pointed tail, and long pointed wings. At sea they flap and then glide low over the water, often travelling in small groups.