A RSPB spokesperson says it was "very bizarre" to find the bird so far from the sea.

The Alderney Wildlife Trust said the sea bird colony is still recovering from the 2022 outbreak

Zoe Ashdown's picture of gannets was highly-commended in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

The numbers of northern gannets on Bass Rock has declined since the last major count.

The gannet population on Bass Rock is "better than hoped for" after the colony was hit by bird flu.

Gannet have been found at the island with an eye colouration linked to bird flu.

Les Etacs, off Alderney, is a popular breeding ground for gannets with about 5,500 pairs in 2021.

It is feared thousands could die if the disease takes hold on the world's third biggest colony.