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A Bird’s-Eye View: What 2024’s Drone Survey Tells Us About Bass Rock’s Gannets
22 May 2025
A high-resolution drone survey, carried out in July 2024, provided a detailed new look at the Bass Rock gannet colony. The results give us a clearer understanding of how the birds are faring in the wake of recent challenges—especially the devastating outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (avian flu) during 2022.