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Mr. Ainger
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number and the species of bird that have (a) been discovered oiled and (b) died as a result of the recent oil spillage in Carmarthen bay, south Wales. [4202]
Mr. Gwilym Jones
No complete data are available. Estimates based on information so far received by the Countryside Council for Wales show the following effects:
species | Number found | Dead |
Common Scoter | 323 | 232 |
Guillemot | 13 | 7 |
Razorbill | 2 | 1 |
Total | 338 | 240 |