World’s largest gannet colony at Bass Rock, East Lothian, Scotland
August 2016 below and April 2019 above
Avian flu has hit the gannet colony at Bass Rock: dead birds are to be seen on the rock and nearby. Nobody knows what the final impact will be.
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 June 2022
Posted as part of Six Word Saturday
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Travel with Intent 
Great photos but worrying news.
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I had not appreciated exactly how serious it can be.
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That is so sad!!
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That is so sad, Debbie. Too bad there’s not a vaccine that could be sprayed into the air. They are so beautiful. My post isn’t as thoughtful as your six words, but this is it. https://alwayswrite.blog/2022/06/19/too-early-to-have-coffee-today/ Hope you have a great week. 🙂
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That’s very sad Debbie 😔
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Yes. It’s a place I love to visit and I fear it will look very different next time I get there 😦
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It may attract a different type of bird!
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That sounds awful. I had to do something completely different, I couldn’t find a photo to respond to that.
– Besides that both photos, the cliff and the close-up of the gannet are beautiful.
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Oh no, that is really heartbreaking about the gannet colony!
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Beautiful birds! I have birds today, too! https://catsandtrailsandgardentales.com/2022/06/18/watching-the-eagles-on-hood-canal/
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That is sad news, Debbie.
Here’s mine: https://outofmywritemind.com/2022/06/18/large-bloom-on-a-small-cactus-3-photos/
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Great photos Debbie.
Here is my entry for the week.
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My post is definitely not serious! 🙂 Happy Saturday.
janet
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That is alarming! My post is not serious: https://fakeflamenco.com/2022/06/18/the-mystery-scooby-dooby-doo-where-are-you/
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That has to be a major concern…. just as they young are taking to the wing and Gannets are travelling large distances for food.
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This is very sad, it appears many seabird populations are bein hit hard. On a brighter note, here’s my image for today: https://suejudd.com/2022/06/18/a-lovely-carpet-of-wild-flowers/
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Yes, nice to see your positive post after my sad one
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Thanks!
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That’s such a shame about the Gannet colony 😢 I hope there’s enough survive to rebuild 🤞 Here’s mine: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/06/18/a-bunch-of-bright-yellow-dandelions/
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I bet it’s really noisy there. Hope they recover as it looks an amazing sight. https://alondonmiscellany.wordpress.com/2022/06/18/either-its-drunk-or-i-am/
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Oh, no!!!
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So sad. They were out visiting the rock yesterday and it wasn’t a happy sight
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😟💟
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Apparently it’s had a devastating effect in seabirds. And when we were in the Balkans, up to 80% of the pelicans had died. Not good.
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Oh dear. I think they are fearing figures like that for the gannets – they live literally on top of each other so it is spreading fast.
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The verdict in the Balkans is that the numbers are such that they should recover. Let’s hope it’s trie, and the same for our seabirds too.
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Yes! Some cases were found even in Norway.
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sorry to hear it is spreading so far and fast
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So many bid species are at risk in your part of the world and it saddens me no end 😥😥
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It is very sad indeed. This colony lives in such a well protected and watched over place, but not protection that can fight flu 😦
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I hope my beloved Puffins are OK
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It’s a sad event. I did not know that.
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I hadn’t realised the impact to was having
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Also here in Belgium we have al lot of bird flu cases. In the Netherlands 30.000 breeding pairs of sterns were killed !
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We seem very short on happy news around the world
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This is certainly heartbreaking!
😦
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Oh, no. That’s terrible. 😦
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