Request for dead fulmars

Please note the following request from the BTO, and if you do find dead birds to send in, please do follow their packaging instructions!

As part of a European wide project documenting the issue of marine plastics pollution, we would like to ask observers to keep an eye out for dead Fulmars over the festive period and next year.

Any dead birds found in reasonable condition (as it is the stomachs that need to be analysed) should be collected and kept safe from scavengers until they can be sent on to the BTO in the New Year - in these freezing conditions there shouldn’t be any problem with storage! If you find a large number of birds, please contact Bob or Annie as BTO reps.

As long as they are in good condition, dead birds should be sent FIRST class to:
Lee Barber
Fulmar Study
BTO,
The Nunnery,
Thetford,
Norfolk IP24 2PU.

They must be sent frozen, triple-bagged and with the notification ‘Biological Specimen’ clearly written on the package.

More information on the project can be found online

Thanks for your help with this important project