Dog-walker’s shock after finding a dozen dead birds on Cornwall beach

A dog-walker has printed her shock after finding a dozen dead gannets on a Cornish beach. Tamzin Nancholas says she has “never seen anything like it” after stumbling around the dead birds within the sand at Porthkidney beach on Sunday afternoon (September 19).

She says she counted no less than ten dead birds on a quick stretch of beach, Cornwall Live reviews. Porthkidney Sands stretches from the mouth of the River Hayle in Lelant to Hawk’s Point in Carbis Bay.

The beach is round a mile lengthy and at low tide the ocean is going out a good distance leaving a huge expanse of in most cases virtually abandoned sand. It is solely across the nook from the RSPB reserve at Lelant, which is a favorite with hen watchers.

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However, Tamzin mentioned the sight of the dead animals used to be a actual fear and left her daughter disappointed. She mentioned: “It’s vital to let other people know what’s going on! It used to be the day gone by afternoon, alongside the stretch of Porthkidney beach from the carpark all the way down to the a long way finish and we had been out as a circle of relatives strolling the canine.

“My daughter used to be truly disappointed by way of the sight. I’ve knowledgeable the RSPB and Cornwall Wildlife Trust and attempted to let DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) know however they’re closed for the financial institution vacation so I’ll name once more the next day to come morning (Tuesday).”

Tamzin mentioned the birds appeared recent and weren’t entangled in fishing nets or different plastic particles. She mentioned she believes the deaths is also connected to a present outbreak of hen flu.

Tamzin added: “There used to be indisputably no plastic or fishing nets so I’m assuming hen flu however since I do know you’re now not meant to the touch dead birds this present day, I didn’t transfer them or anything else. There used to be no person there to gather them and several other of the birds did certainly appear to be very fresh deaths.

“I have literally never seen anything like it, after a lifetime of living by the sea. You occasionally see a dead herring gull that’s been caught in fishing line but never gannets dead like that.”

Devon and Cornwall had been declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone closing month by way of the United Kingdom’s deputy leader veterinary officer in a bid to mitigate additional outbreaks of the illness. Under the brand new restrictions, hen keepers now must observe strict biosecurity measures to give protection to their flocks, irrespective of measurement, in Devon, Cornwall – together with the Isles of Scilly – and portions of Somerset. This contains yard homeowners with small numbers of poultry akin to chickens, geese and ducks, who will have to observe steps to stop hen flu from spreading additional.

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