Wildlife enthusiasts will once again be able to get a closer look at the thousands of birds living in the internationally-important seabird colony.
Wildlife enthusiasts will once again be able to get a closer look at the thousands of birds living on the internationally-important seabird colony.Human visitors have been prevented from accessing the Farnes since 2022 when an outbreak of avian flu killed at least 6,000 birds. A further 3,650 are believed to have died last year.Experts hope the declining number of deaths within the seabird colony means the birds have developed some kind of immunity to avian flu.
The National Trust team of rangers clear dead birds from Staple Island, one of the Outer Group of the Farne Islands in July 2022.Sophia Jackson, area ranger said: “The last two years have been really tough, but we are keeping everything crossed that the birds are starting to build natural resilience to bird flu.
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