http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2017/12/09/citizen-scientists-helping-tackle-puffin-decline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=citizen-scientists-helping-tackle-puffin-decline Saving coastal birds and habitats from extinction Sat, 17 Jun 2023 22:02:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.18 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2017/12/09/citizen-scientists-helping-tackle-puffin-decline/#comment-8605 Sun, 10 Dec 2017 18:09:43 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=10336#comment-8605 I understand that there is a shortage of sand-eels due to the over-fishing by our European friends. Puffins are very fond of sand eels.

]]> http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2017/12/09/citizen-scientists-helping-tackle-puffin-decline/#comment-8603 Sat, 09 Dec 2017 22:26:13 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=10336#comment-8603 I wonder if this investigation takes account of the number of great skuas (bonksies) in the various areas predating the puffins and stealing their catch. Have their numbers increased, and if, so why?

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