More than 150 birds have been found dead at a popular nature reserve due to a suspected outbreak of bird flu, a wildlife trust has said. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust said staff found the birds at Attenborough Nature Reserve, near Beeston, over the course of the past 10 days but added that numbers seem to be slowing.
The UK has been dealing with an unprecedented number of Avian Flu cases this year. Restrictions have affected domestic birds and worrying reports have emerged over the impacts on wild birds including sea bird colonies.
Speaking on behalf of the wildlife trust, head of communications Erin McDaid said: “This incident has been traumatic for everyone connected with the reserve. Whilst we are still awaiting confirmation from DEFRA that we are dealing with avian flu, we are taking the situation extremely seriously.
