Experts fear a deadly new form of bird flu killing 'unprecedented' numbers of wild seabirds in Scotland could put some species at threat of extinction.
Corpses of seabirds have been found lying on beaches in large numbers in recent days on many of the countries islands and coastlines.
Nature conservationists fear the impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is intensifying fast in Scotland, with reports of thousands of dead or dying birds found in a short space of time.