Impacts of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis population wintering on the Solway Firth, UK

• Published in: Bird study Vol. 71; no. 4; pp. 392 - 403
• Main Authors: Griffin, Larry R., Peach, Will J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thetford Taylor & Francis 01.10.2024; British Trust for Ornithology
• Subjects: Animal breeding; Aquatic birds; Avian flu; Birds; Branta leucopsis; Breeding success; Carcasses; Collections; Estuaries; Estuarine dynamics; Mammals; Marine crustaceans; Mortality; Natural immunity; Outbreaks; Overwintering; Population; Scavenging; Sex; Waterfowl; Wildfowl
• ISSN: 0006-3657; 1944-6705
• DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2024.2443225

An outbreak of HPAI H5N1 amongst wintering Barnacle Geese in 2021/22 killed approximately 31% of the population (11,400 birds) with mortality peaking during December 2021 and first-year birds being under-represented in carcass collections. To describe the temporal progression and demographic impact...