Further warnings about the dangers of avian flu have been issued after at least nine dead birds were found on a Dublin beach.
The Bull Island Action Group shared worrying images of dead birds found on Dollymount beach - including gannets. And they warned the public not to touch them and to keep their dogs away.
It comes as birds have been falling from the sky from the suspected avian flu across Ireland. They've also been spotted dead on the Warren Beach in West Cork.
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The Bull Island Action Group said: "Lots of dead birds today on Dollymount beach. Please do not touch them, or let your dogs near these birds as it’s suspected they may have died from Avian flu."
Earlier this week Niall Hatch from Birdwatch Ireland said they have received “hundreds of calls” about dead gannets. He called for “urgent action” by the National Parks and Wildlife Service before ducks, foxes and domestic poultry are destroyed.
He said: "Bio security is now a big concern. I have personally found four dead gannets near my home and one on the N11 yesterday. Birdwatch Ireland has received hundreds of calls about dead gannets and it’s a terrible shame.
"We are waiting for clarification on what to do, and how to handle the situation and the advice is not coming quick enough from the National Parks and Wildlife Service or the Department of Agriculture. Gannets are stunning birds and the reason they are being affected most of all is because the nesting season is not over for them yet.
"We don’t know if it is an Avian flu outbreak, but it is most certainly a suspected case of the virus. There is a small risk of the virus spreading to humans but again, we don’t know what it is. This is a bio security concern; the carcasses of these birds need to be lifted urgently because if other wildlife goes near these carcasses, you are facing a spread of the virus and a possible wipe-out."
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