A task force is on 'high alert' after an increase in reports of dead seabirds on Scotland's coasts.
NTS said positive tests on two kittiwakes at St Abb's Head were not unexpected due to the number of dead birds, but stressed many thousands of others were still doing well.
At Forvie more than 200 sandwich terns have died with test results awaited on common and arctic terns. Kittiwakes have also tested positive on the Isle of May. Wildlife manager Alastair MacGugan said: "Unfortunately after a quieter period we are beginning to see an increase in the number of dead birds being reported through our surveillance network, particularly on the east coast.
"We're working hard with all partners in Scotland's avian flu task force to understand what is happening and take action to make our wild bird populations more resilient."NTS said that despite the outbreak many birds on the cliffs at St Abb's Head were still doing well
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