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New Mon 17 Jul 23 17:58 
 Bird flu - bathtub tom
I've just spotted a dead goldfinch on my lawn. Should I bag it and bin it (next collection Wednesday week), or dig a hole and bury it?
I suspect it's best not to leave it for the kites.
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New Mon 17 Jul 23 18:09 
 Bird flu - CGNorwich
Government advices is to double bag it and put it in lidded waste bin. Wear disposable gloves and wash your hands!

www.gov.uk/guidance/removing-and-disposing-of-dead-wild-birds
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New Mon 17 Jul 23 18:46 
 Bird flu - bathtub tom
Thanks! Bagged, binned and hands washed.

ATCHHOO!
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New Tue 18 Jul 23 08:25 
 Bird flu - Bromptonaut
Found a couple of dead Starlings around the garden in last month, both juveniles.

One by the patio door at the rear, probably tried to fly through the house. Other looked as though a cat might have had it. Both bagged doogy poo style and binned.
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New Tue 18 Jul 23 08:59 
 Bird flu - smokie
Has anyone tweeted about this yet?
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New Tue 18 Jul 23 10:44 
 Bird flu - Zero
Yeah its caused a bit of a flutter
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New Tue 18 Jul 23 14:25 
 Bird flu - Duncan
Well, let's not get in a flap.
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New Tue 18 Jul 23 17:26 
 Bird flu - Zero
You can get your sticky beak out of it.
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New Tue 18 Jul 23 10:59 
 Bird flu - neiltoo
I just move them to a wilder part of the garden, where they are disposed of by the rest of nature very quickly. It's not toxic waste for goodness sake.
It's what happens to the birds you don't see die.
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New Tue 18 Jul 23 11:22 
 Bird flu - CGNorwich
"It's not toxic waste for goodness sake."

It certainly is to other birds if the bird died from bird flu. Its highly contagious and the reason why bird living in large colonises are so badly hit. There have also been cases of it being transmitted to humans so best to follow the Government advice. Certainly not all dead birds you find have died from bird flu but being cautious does no harm.
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