Bird flu warning after grim discovery of dead birds scattered across Ayrshire beaches

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Council chiefs have issued a bird flu warning after dead birds were found scattered along Ayrshire beaches.South Ayrshire Council are urging the public to stay away after a number of deceased birds were discovered today.Grim discoveries of the diseased animals have been made on Prestwick, Troon and Barassie beaches.One shocked resident in Troon counted the carcasses of seven guillemots scattered along the shore at Barassie on Thursday night.Another has told how two deceased gannets were found on Troon's South Beach.Joy Melville says she reported her findings to DEFRA (The Department of Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs.) and South Ayrshire Council.The leader of Friends of Troon Beaches also noticed dead birds had been discovered on Gailes beach in North Ayrshire.Joy told Ayrshire Live: "I came across seven dead guillemots on just a very short walk. "I could see there was more on the South to North Ayrshire boundary past the Barassie beach pumping station onto Gailes beach. "South Ayrshire Council seem to have been really proactive in dealing with it, they were out today to clear the birds off the beach. "It's a real worry at the moment.

I noticed that Northern Ireland had a large outbreak affecting colonies.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android."It's not just birds I worry about but people's dogs on the beach."South Ayrshire Council have today launched