An increase in winter storms during the 2023-24 winter led to an increased in washed up seabirds in Jersey, a report has found. Between November 2023 and February 2024, a total of 124 beached birds were reported on the Channel Island, a figure higher than the average for this period. The data comes from an annual study conducted by the Birds on the Edge partnership and the Ornithology Section of the Société Jersiaise.

An increase in winter storms during the 2023-24 winter led to an increased in washed-up seabirds in Jersey, a report has found.

Between November 2023 and February 2024, a total of 124 beached birds were reported on the Channel Island, a figure higher than the average for this period.

The data comes from an annual study conducted by the Birds on the Edge partnership and the Ornithology Section of the Société Jersiaise.