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Scotland’s seabird populations continue to decline according to new statistics published today by NatureScot, although the short-term trend for some seabirds is more promising.

Overall, seabird numbers fell significantly between 1986 and 2023, with the numbers breeding around our coasts now close to half of the 1986 level, when regular monitoring first started. However, short term trends show some species appear to be stabilising, albeit still at lower levels than when monitoring began.

The latest Scottish Biodiversity Indicator for Seabirds was prepared by NatureScot using data from the UK Seabird Monitoring Programme. Twenty-four species of seabirds breed in Scotland and the indicator assesses breeding numbers for 11 species, and breeding success for 12 species.

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