Seabird populations recover in the Solent three years after avian flu outbreak
After bird flu wiped out the sandwich tern colony at Pagham Harbour in 2022, numbers have returned to 756 breeding pairs following intensive conservation efforts. RSPB staff and volunteers protected the coastline through predator exclusion and habitat management, helping multiple species including oystercatchers and ringed plovers to successfully breed again.
Source: Guardian Env
West Sussex
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