Herring gulls have been disappearing in large numbers from Barmouth in North Wales amid fears of a bird flu outbreak.
Herring gulls have disappeared in large numbers from a seaside town amid fears of a bird flu outbreak.
Bird flu is on the rise across the UK and its thought it may be behind the apparent collapse in the area’s bird population. ‘The town feels quite eerie – when we had a sunny day recently, there were loads of visitors here, they dropped chips, and there were no gulls to pick them up.’Mr Triggs added: ‘We don’t really know what’s happening. We are still seeing some herring gulls on the beaches, but nothing like the numbers you’d expect.‘It would be useful to get some feedback from the authorities to know what’s going on.
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