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in their latest t20 match fresh hope for the world's largest colony of gannets off the east coast of scotland — after thousands died last year from bird flu. good morning. we have some heavy and persistent rain coming into northern ireland as we go through today and then later into western scotland. a few scattered showers around but for many we will have a dry day with some sunshine, especially in the south and east. i will have all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it is thursdayjuly the 6th. our main story... the bosses of the four biggest banking groups are me...

This is bass rock off the east coast of scotland, home to the world's 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. bass rock in scotland's firth of forth is the largest gannet colony in the world. david attenborough's team visited bass rock three years ago. at the height of summer, the whole of bass rock is jam—packed. but this time last year, right in the middle of the breeding season, bird flu struck. gannets, i...

Survey of the gannets this year. in 2021, it was estimated there were 150,000 birds, 75,000 breeding pairs here on the rock. experts say they have seen huge changes. this area was completely covered with birds, gannets everywhere, not breeding, but it was just filled with life. maggie shedden is a guide on bass rock. she's been coming here virtually every week for more than 20 years. slowly, in the space of three weeks, this colony was just empty. it was heartbreaking to watch that this magnificent bird that is so strong just have no power at all. so it's going to start from the far corner. so...

To every square metre. the island and its huge gannet population was featured in the bbc�*s celebrated wild isles series. but in the spring they return to their breeding grounds and each couple re—establish their partnership with a delicate courtship display. but this time last year, right in the middle of the breeding season, 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 ...

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