Northern Ireland’s seabirds get an annual health check
Northern Ireland’s seabirds get an annual health check
18 Mar 2020![Kittiwake. Philip Croft Kittiwake. Philip Croft](https://www.bto.org/sites/default/files/styles/400_wide/public/kittiwake-2019-b49-philip-croft-5416_original.jpg?itok=KfV7Wrcd)
The Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2019; just published, highlights how important some of our seabird colonies are. Black-legged Kittiwake populations are in long-term decline in the UK as a whole but in Northern Ireland the decline is at a much slower rate, with some colonies actually showing an increase. All around the coast of Northern Ireland, Kittiwakes appear to have had a good year in 2019, with increases at all sites. The Gobbins and Muck Island saw a 68% and 65% increase on 2018 respectively. The UK as a whole has lost over half its breeding Kittiwakes since the 1960s.
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