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Where is the Isle of May? Bird Flu outbreak closes nature reserve

There are currently two disease control zones around Bexhill and Hastings in East Sussex due to outbreaks of avian flu (Joe Giddens/PA)

(Picture: PA Archive)

Highly pathogenic avian flu has been officially confirmed among seabird species on the Isle of May and Noss National Nature Reserves, causing their closure.

On June 30, it was confirmed that two sampled kittiwakes from the Isle of May died due to the current H5N1 strain of avian flu, which has had a devastating impact on Scotland’s seabird colonies.

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