Tag Archive for 'sea birds'
Guernsey Environment Department requests reports of dead seabirds
February 22nd, 2014 by States of Guernsey Environment Department
The States of Guernsey Environment Department organised a count of seabirds washed-up dead around Guernsey’s coast on Saturday 22 February 2014. By 6 p.m. 79 dead seabirds, including guillemots, razorbills, shags, puffins and a great northern diver had been collected from the Guernsey shore and brought to the central collection point at Cobo kiosk car […]
Guernsey public asked to help seabirds that are struggling to cope with severe weather conditions
February 11th, 2014 by La Société Guernesiaise
Seabirds are being found washed up on Guernsey’s beaches following the recent high tides and strong winds. The prolonged bad weather conditions mean that many birds found around the island’s coast have found it difficult to find enough food to survive. Shags, guillemots, razorbills and kittiwakes have been particularly badly hit as these species cannot […]
MARPOL must ban discharge at sea of polyisobutylene which is killing European sea birds
April 24th, 2013 by Alderney Wildlife Trust
On 22 April 2013 the Alderney Wildlife Trust recovered a dead Guillemot from Braye Harbour in Alderney. This is the first bird recorded in the Channel Islands that is believed to have been killed by Polyisobutylene (PIB). The discovery of this bird occurred at the same time as it was announced that over the previous […]
Guernsey Conservation Volunteers clear Portinfer beach during Beachwatch
September 25th, 2010 by Guernsey Conservation Volunteers
On 19 September 2010 during Beachwatch weekend the Guernsey Conservation Volunteers cleared litter from Portinfer beach on Guernsey’s north-west coast. One volunteered found deflated party balloons with a straggle of ribbon attached. If released, lighter-than-air helium balloons can travel great distances. Balloons that settle on the sea may be ingested by marine turtles and cetaceans, […]
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