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Bird flu was detected on bass rock. it could not have hit at a worse time. gannets, including chicks, died in their thousands. these images, taken before bird flu hit in 2020, and last year, show a dramatic reduction in the gannet population on bass rock. a year on, and we are headed back to bass rock with a team of scientists from edinburgh university, who are doing the first population survey of the gannets this year. in 2021, it was estimated there were 150,000 birds, 75,000 breeding pairs co...

Theyll use artificial intelligence to count the birds. because obviously humans are far more prone to error, so you can get tired, you can just get bored of counting the birds, which means you get less accurate as time goes on. a computer doesnt get bored, it doesnt get hired. but even without ai, you can see a lot of birds have come back. some have survived the flu. just look how it can change their eyes. and there are chicks, lots of them. maggie is delighted. this is magnificent, what were se...

Gannets, including chicks, died in their thousands. this was the population in 2020, an estimated 150,000 birds. this is 2022. a year on and we are headed back to bass rock with a team of scientists from edinburgh university who are doing the first population survey of the gannets this year. there have been huge changes. this area was completely covered with birds. gannets everywhere. not breeding, but it was just full with life. maggie sheddan has been coming here virtually every week for more ...

So its going to start from the far corner. | the scientists send up a drone to take pictures. theyll use artificial intelligence to count the birds. because obviously humans are far more prone to error, so you can get tired, you can just get bored of counting the birds which mean you get less accurate as time goes on. a computer doesnt get bored, it doesnt get hired. -- it —— it doesnt get tired. but even without ai you can see a lot of birds have come back. some have survived the flu. just ...

This is bass rock, off the east coast of scotland, home to the worlds largest colony of northern gannets. when avian flu struck last year, thousands of birds died. a year on, though, there is hope. the gannet population is showing signs of recovery, as our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. david attenborough: bass rock in scotlands firth of forth - is the largest gannet colony in the world. david attenboroughs team visited bass rock three years ago. at the height of summer, the whole of bas...

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Nights sleep. these chicks are the source of the goal problem across dumfries because the parents are extremely protective. it is extremely protective. it is absolutely _ extremely protective. it is absolutely frightening. . extremely protective. it 3 absolutely frightening. i saw one going into iceland and stealing a packet of roles. i mean, for goodness sake! do something about these horrible beast? theyre protected, what about human question that we are not protected. if you protected, what a...

From that. [laughter] my favorite two movies, and i was going to say gigilo and the animal, and then you mentioned hot chicks. >> made by disney. good luck of that happening now. >> jesse: can you make movies like that anymore? >> no, after i got the disney channel i looked to see, is it on there, and it wasnt on there. its on amazon. no, you cant. its okay. i think it will come around again. hopefully, but its a very puritanical age that were in. victorian kind of like and i just think its -- h...

One of the big reasons is that it was just from a different world almost. >> what is that world? what do you think this generation sees differently? >> i think the generation that they are in, harry and my kids is -- that generation seems to be as rich and full of optimism and limitless potential as possibly any in history. >> this is the time of year where we ask everyone what youre doing for the summer. you for the first part of the summer are going to be on tour through europe. second part yo...