Cormorant and Large-Gull Counts Fell at a Danish Pound Net, but the Difference Disappeared Within Weeks
At one Danish pound net fitted with Looming-Eye Buoys, great cormorant and large-gull counts dropped sharply relative to…
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Winter Gull Survey: Great Black-backed Gull Fell 66%, Lesser Black-backed Gull 47%, Herring Gull Stayed Near 720,000
Britain’s first comprehensive winter-gull survey in two decades estimated 66.3% fewer great black-backed gulls and 47.2% fewer lesser…
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UK Seabird Monitoring Found Steep Declines While Great Black-backed Gull Trends Split Between Scotland and Wales
The 2026 UK seabird statistic reported long-term declines of 72% in natural-nesting lesser black-backed gulls, 51% in natural-nesting…
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Scotland Requires Five-Year Population Reports for Five Gull Species
Scotland’s Natural Environment Act 2026 requires recurring five-year reports on coastal and urban populations of five named gull…
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