Several birds have died after getting caught in netting placed under a Welsh railway bridge. Around 10 pigeons are thought to have died after becoming trapped in the netting placed under Pontypridd Railway Bridge, near the town's station. The netting was in place for over two weeks.
While some birds were caught in the netting but survived, several others sadly died. Transport for Wales who placed the "bird proof netting" said it was removed after they were made aware of the animals becoming trapped. They say this took a few days to fully implement as a closure of the road and railway line was necessary to carry out the work.
One woman who filmed the birds trapped but wished not to be named said that she first noticed the netting over two weeks ago while heading into the town centre, and had been monitoring it since. She claims that at least 10 birds died, while several others were trapped.
