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Canna seabird studies 2002 2003

Abstract

This report covers seabird monitoring work on Canna during 2002. Three visits were made to Canna during 2002 to count and ring seabirds, monitor breeding success and collect food samples. Counts showed that many seabird species are undergoing major declines on Canna. This trend continued in 2002 with shag, herring gull, great black-backed gull and mew gull all showing substantial declines in numbers. Fulmar numbers stabilised, but at a low level. Only kittiwake numbers remain high, with a small increase occurring in 2002. Great skua bred on the island for the first time in 2002.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Biota

Reference date 2003··

Citation
Swann, R.L. 2003. Canna seabird studies 2002. JNCC Report No. 337, JNCC, Peterborough, ISSN 0963-8091.

Lineage
This report covers seabird monitoring work on Canna during 2002.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC publisher

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2020·07·20

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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