Winter wildlife at St Abb's Head: Scottish Borders seal pups recover after Storm Arwen
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Seals and other winter wildlife at St Abb’s Head
This week, Jackie makes a return to St Abb’s Head in the Scottish Borders, just months after she last visited to investigate the summer’s avian flu outbreak. In the winter, many of the seabirds may have disappeared – but there are still a lot to be found.
Joined once again by Head Ranger Ciaran Hatsell, Jackie spends some time getting to know the seal pups on the beach, two years after the population was devastated by Storm Arwen. She also finds out what has happened at St Abb’s Head since the flu outbreak, and how the seals signal the wider health of the local ecosystem.
Weather warning report by Alex Deakin courtesy of the Met Office.
To find out more about St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve, click here.
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