il cacciatore Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 BBC News artical Mute swan turns out to be a foreign whooper swan that died at sea and that means there is less chance it has interacted with the native bird population and means less chance that the native bird population has bird flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Thats good news, just hope some fox did not nible on it and pass the virus on to someone who shoots the fox and handles it. . Sorry, getting all pessimistic again. :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 sorry to set this back,and it isn`t confirmed but montrose is not a million miles from cellardykes http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2006/04...ry8215795t0.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibby Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Still think its gonna get here... Who knows it that might just be their cover up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Does anyone think this was maybe a test by the government, on the media, the public, the boffins and police on how the reaction would be for if/when it does reach our shores. On that note, summer migratory birds to the UK- I can't think of many. The virus is that virulent that swifts and swallows if infected are that knackered after their flight and under stress that they probably would die before making it to us. I think if it is to reach us it'll be next winter with the wildfowl coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Mute swan turns out to be a foreign whooper swan that died at sea just happen to be out for a fly by itself. dont believe them (government). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Great comment about bird flu on Radio 4 roundup of the week on Sunday. Either the Mail or the Express had the front page headline "Don't be alarmed about bird flu there is nothing to panic about - more details on pages one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine" It has given the tabloids the field day they have been lacking for a while... I expect there will be pullout colour bird flu supliment this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 (edited) How the hell do they know it was a "foreign" Whooper Swan that died at sea??? We have thousands of Whoopers that migrate through and also stay in Scotland during the winter, there's still loads here now. Just because it had the German strain of the Flu, for all we know this bird might have spent the winter on Loch Leven and caught the bug from another bird that's still out there!! We're still far form out of the woods yet. Mark. Edited April 12, 2006 by M ROBSON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Bloody immigrants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Roberts Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 How the hell do they know it was a "foreign" Whooper Swan that died at sea??? We have thousands of Whoopers that migrate through and also stay in Scotland during the winter, there's still loads here now. Just because it had the German strain of the Flu, for all we know this bird might have spent the winter on Loch Leven and caught the bug from another bird that's still out there!! We're still far form out of the woods yet. Mark. Probably had a BMW or MERC badge on it somwhere!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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