The presence of the virus was confirmed in samples of dead skua seabirds that were found by Argentine scientists.

Great skuas are about the same size as herring gulls, with a length of 53-58 cm and a wingspan of 125-140 cm ...

A great skua. Former seasonal officer on Noss Juan Brown said seabird monitoring has becoming increasingly important after avian flu devastated seabird populations around Noss. Picture ...

What do we have? Well, Scotland is a mecca for the world’s seabirds. From the spectacular and riotous gannet colonies to the colourful and cute puffins nesting in their burrows, we are fortunate ...

The location is also recognised for its population of great skua, a globally rare bird species ... You will be on hand to monitor the seabirds, operate a small inflatable ferry that travels ...

The Falkland Islands support seabird populations that are of global ... at three sites (four colonies) and Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica) at one site (four colonies). The program also monitors ...