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    75 starlings crashed to death

    MIKE1957
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    75 starlings crashed to death Empty 75 starlings crashed to death

    Post by MIKE1957 Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:59 pm

    The birds were spotted falling from the sky and on to the driveway of a house in Coxley, Somerset, on Sunday March 7.

    RSPCA animal welfare officer Alison Sparkes was alerted to the unusual incident by the police and went to help.

    She said: "It was a remarkable sight and I've never seen anything like it before.

    "Onlookers said they heard a whooshing sound and then the birds just hit the ground. They had fallen on to the ground in quite a small area, about 12 feet in diameter.

    "They appeared to be in good condition other than injuries that they appear to have suffered when they hit they ground.

    "Our best guess is that this happened because the starlings were trying to escape a predator such as a sparrow hawk and ended up crash landing."

    She discovered that most of the birds had suffered broken beaks, broken legs and wings and abdominal injuries, but were otherwise in good bodily condition.

    All but five of the birds were dead and the survivors had to be put to sleep by veterinary staff at the RSPCA's West Hatch Wildlife Centre, Taunton, Somerset, because of their severe injuries.

    There is no evidence that the birds had been poisoned or were ill before they crashed into the ground.
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    75 starlings crashed to death Empty Re: 75 starlings crashed to death

    Post by rene Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:11 pm

    very strange for something like that 2 happen surely if it were a bop there would have to be more then just the 1 for so many starlings to be killed something realy dose need to be done about the bop's

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