More than 500 dead birds were cleared from Aberdeenshire beaches recently, with bird influenza feared to be the cause.
Some had actually been recuperated from Stonehaven on Monday 10 July. Aberdeenshire Council informed BBC Scotland that a more 100 had actually been removed on Tuesday 11th, along with 126 remains from Cruden Bay. The regional authority alerted more birds are anticipated to clean ashore with each tide, too.
Hundreds of dead birds were discovered recently (Mike Shepherd).
Nature firm NatureScot said: “There are numerous possible reasons for death in wild birds, nevertheless it is looking progressively most likely that recent deaths along the east coast of Scotland might be because of the present bird influenza break out.”
Residents can report where there are more than 10 dead birds in a location through the council’s online form on its bird influenza web page.