Overview

• Arctic tern, great skua, common gull, great black-backed gull, and Leach's storm petrel are the new additions.
• Seabird populations are plummeting due to climate change, overfishing, and avian flu.
• The UK is globally significant for seabird breeding, making these declines particularly alarming.
• Conservationists call for expanded marine protected areas and better fisheries management.
• Recent assessments show 30% of the UK's regularly occurring bird species are now on the red list.