Further, there are rumours that many of these chicks are still arriving from countries with domestic H5N1 infections, such as China and Turkey.

ECONOMIST: The aves, and ave nots

Five of this year's chicks have been fitted with satellite tags, and several of these are starting to make exploratory flights away from the immediate nest site areas.

BBC: Record year for sea eagle pairs

Now their appetite for the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds such as the South Georgia pipit and pintail is threatening the survival of these endemic species.

BBC: South Georgia rat cull begins again