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'Pirate of the seas' Great Skua in big decline after bird flu

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Avian flu is "one of the biggest immediate conservation threats faced by multiple seabirds", says RSPB.

Great Skuas soar around the UK 's coasts stealing other birds' food.

Populations of Gannets and Roseate Terns were also seriously reduced after avian flu killed thousands of wild birds in 2021-22 .

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English

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