Dozens of sea birds found dead is ‘unexplained’ in Snaefellsnes, Iceland

Number three species of seabirds were found dead on the Snæfellsnes Fróðárrifi last week. Since mid-May, also found 50 dead eiders of eider ducks conveniently. Reasons bird deaths are not available, but no visible signs of birds which may explain the number of death.

“The bird was scattered across the sea, pulled down,” said Sigurdur Sigurdsson, one of Wise landowners, who passed over the dead birds and announced Natural History West (NW) from its meeting on Wednesday.
According Menia von Schmalensee, a specialist in NV, were found two days later dead 70 written on a small area of ​​the rib, along with dead skörfum the eider duck. In addition, the site found dead flundrur, a petite flatfish that had washed ashore Bugs Lakes in propulsion. It was clear that the opinion of many locals to their carcass had washed out to sea, as increasing current. Scavengers had kroppað in most birds, but nonetheless found some charm, and clearly nýdauðir. They were gathered to have potential for further research, but it is not known what causes, and no visible traces of the birds that clearly could harm their death.

Jon Einar Jónsson, director of the Research Centre of the University of Iceland glacier, went to the platform along with personnel Natural History, the center has to study other cases where recently found 50 dead eiders of eider ducks in the Rif, about ten miles from Fróðárrifi.

“Vascular birds will be sent for analysis to American experts in bird diseases, but in May found 50 birds of both sexes in the vicinity of blood vessels dumping. It is interesting to note that the two cases are involved in a short time, and in both cases, sea bird, “said Jon Einar.

When asked about a number of theories about the cause of death, said Jon Einar condition of the birds have been different. Some Lean, others were well. The eider ducks were widest range of endemic balance, different age and condition. However, it seems dumping goes on as usual vocation begun to lead the young.

Jon Einar says that two species; eiders and write not much in common. However, using them both fresh water ponds at this time of year, and focuses on the base of the ponds in the area.

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