Dead guillemots (1 Viewer)

kas · Oct 25, 2005

I saw 1 dead guillemot on Sunday night at our local beach. I was asked by 3 people over the last week ,"is there anywhere to take a ill (black and white) seabird. I am presuming these have been guillemots too

Then Horror today approx 15 dead guillemots and 1 dying one, on the beach. It was the same story on the town beach (1mile away) I am not sure on exact numbers, but between 20-30dead and a few barely alive. It was quite a horrible night last night, but we can expect much worse over the winter. S

Last year approx 170 were counted in one day washed up on Dunnet beach which is 5 miles away after a storm.

Is anybody else seeing this where they live?

Jane Turner · Oct 26, 2005

I'm afraid Auk wrecks are becoming more frequent. It appears that they are having trouble getting enough food.

Andrew Whitehouse · Oct 26, 2005

Lots of dead auks on the beaches around Aberdeen at the weekend, after some strong southeasterlies.

IanF · Oct 26, 2005

I haven't seen any dead ones down our way but on the coast at Hartlepool this morning but I did come across a Guillemot that was very lethargic and didn't loook too well.

billy · Oct 26, 2005

as I posted on another thread. 2 guillemots came up loch long and died within a couple of hours of each other. plus another 1 at helensbourgh. Sad.

kas · Oct 26, 2005

billy said:
as I posted on another thread. 2 guillemots came up loch long and died within a couple of hours of each other. plus another 1 at helensbourgh. Sad.

It is very sad indeed.
The local ranger has passed the details to RSPB. She thinks they may be juvs. We still have alot of them hanging about the harbour. The breeding numbers have dropped dramitically here over the last 5 years, as nearly everywhere else. So that makes it even sadder.

The birds are still there today, I would love to pick them up, but I am sure most will agree they will go to good use as food for something else. Its easy to see the skuas have gone, they would have devoured them within hours.

russkie · Oct 27, 2005

on another thread i took an oiled guilli home and the rspca came for it and said they knew someone locally who would try to help it

Jane Turner · Oct 28, 2005

Here is some of the grim news relating to North Sea Seabird populations

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4201880.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3879841.stm
http://www.zeevogelgroep.nl/Downloads/Fulmarwreck2004_webUK.pdf
http://www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/seabirds_04.htm

John M · Oct 28, 2005

"is there anywhere to take a ill (black and white) seabird.

Hi KAS,

For sick, injured or oiled birds, of any kind, in Scotland, contact the Scottish SPCA on 08707377722. They have Animal Welfare Centres that can care for these birds. Their intention is to rehabilitate and return them to the wild once they are fit to survive. If they are to poor and destruction is the only thing to do, then they are able to do this humanely.
There is an SSPCA Inspector in the Thurso area.

They are seperate from the RSPCA.

Have not seen unusual numbers of dead or dying Gullimots in Argyll, - -yet.

Cheers
John.

Reay_Bonxie · Oct 29, 2005

oops I didn't see this thread before I posted my thread in the news section, but I saw 4 dead guillies on Sandside beach today, I doubt if it was the particles. Very disturbing...

Edward woodwood · Oct 29, 2005

Reay_Bonxie said:
oops I didn't see this thread before I posted my thread in the news section, but I saw 4 dead guillies on Sandside beach today, I doubt if it was the particles. Very disturbing...

well, you know what the experts thinks now... thanks to Jane's post o

Tim

Reay_Bonxie · Oct 29, 2005

Tim Allwood said:
well, you know what the experts thinks now... thanks to Jane's post o

Tim

It is a pity that the North Atlantic Oscillation is causing such climate changes in Northern Europe.

Edward woodwood · Oct 29, 2005

Reay_Bonxie said:
It is a pity that the North Atlantic Oscillation is causing such climate changes in Northern Europe.

you're the best, man

keep it up :t:

Tim

StevieEvans · Oct 30, 2005

I naively thought that milder winters & early springs would pay dividends for breeding seabirds.... appears local Kittiwake are nesting a fortnight later, as poor feeding is slowing females from coming into breeding condition.
SE

Jane Turner · Oct 30, 2005

StevieEvans said:
I naively thought that milder winters & early springs would pay dividends for breeding seabirds.... appears local Kittiwake are nesting a fortnight later, as poor feeding is slowing females from coming into breeding condition.
SE

Things are becoming grim quite quickly.

kas · Oct 30, 2005

Thanks Jane for the links in your previous post.
Not nice reading.

Mabel · Oct 30, 2005

Is it only up Scotland? I havent noticed any great change in Irish seabirds...yet

Janus · Oct 30, 2005

It's the same here on the Faroes.
We had a lot of dead guillemots last year.
This year breeding was very low. In one kittiwake colony, with some 3000 nests, not a single chick fledged.
In almost all of the known tern colonies, they either did not come at all, or just sat there waiting for something to happen. But nothing did, so they just left again without even having laid any eggs.

Bagpuss · Dec 1, 2005

Lots of dead guillemots here too - and a breeding disaster with our kittiwakes.

Adamos · Dec 2, 2005

I live on the California Central coast, and I'd say Guillemonts are the #1 most commonly dead washed up bird Ive seen. Its too bad.

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