This finding is not confined to ducks, geese and swans. It probably generalises to all birds, except perhaps some owls (which have more front-facing eyes and rely upon sound to locate prey).

About 98% of the 175,000 tons sold each year comes from ducks and geese and other birds killed for their meat, 70% from China and most of the rest comes from Europe and Canada.

Sweet Marsh, a wetland northeast of Tripoli, welcomes Canada geese, trumpeter swans and dabbling ducks. However, these three types of birds are succumbing to bird flu at rapid rates.

“If you watch ducks in a natural backwater, I guarantee you that 85 to 90 percent of them will have their heads down feeding” Mixing in geese, gadwall, wigeon, and divers with your mallard spread can ...

Dozens of swans have been found dead in the Grand Union Canal in London along with geese and other wild birds, prompting an investigation by the government’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha).

She said the charity had also collected around 15 dead geese, as well as moorhens, coots and ducks, and has had a report of a dead heron. More birds have been found dead since then.

Various Canadian geese and ducks have been affected by the oil leak, police said. New England Wildlife responded to the scene to help with treatment for the animals.

D ozens of swans have been found dead in the Grand Union Canal in London along with geese and other wild birds, prompting an investigation by the government’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha).