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UK sets up bird flu prevention zone across whole country
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Farms and bird keepers have been ordered to toughen their biosecurity measures after the avian influenza (H5N1) was detected in captive and wild birds in England, Wales and Scotland.

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More than a dozen swans from the flock in Stratford-upon-Avon are killed by bird flu
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A wave of the virus was first confirmed at a rescue centre in Wychbold, 40 minutes from Stratford-upon-Avon where an expert said several birds have since died as a result of the outbreak

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'It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Bunch of Ghosts in the Sky' – Flipboard
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One of the more outstandingly weird bits of “UFO” videography comes from Colorado Springs, CO. The “unexplainable footage” looks like male Siamese fighting fish cavorting about. On the other side of the pond, a nighttime event left two Glasgow Lads Stunned after Spotting ‘a UFO as Clear as Day’ in Sky above City. Do focusing […]

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Great white shark swallows bird whole in South Australia 
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A group of adventure seekers were enjoying a shark-cage diving expedition off the coast of Port Lincoln, South Australia, earlier this month when they saw a shark devour a bird.

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Conservationists work to end skyscraper bird collision massacres
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Bird named Bubba trained to whistle a song by owner in Shepparton, Victoria
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An orphaned starling has developed a special bond with AFL fan Anthony Jon Costa after being trained to whistle his team’s anthem. Anthony found the bird under a tree in Shepparton, Victoria.

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Self-proclaimed 'Big Bird Bandits' who stole a $160,000 costume are charged
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The letter of the day is ‘B’. ‘B’ is for busted. The ‘Big Bird Bandits’ who allegedly stole a $160,000 Sesame Street costume from a circus in Adelaide have been tracked down and charged.

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'Cruella' the badger holds bird feeder like a lollipop as she tucks into the leftovers
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The badger, nicknamed Cruella, was caught snacking on bird seed in Abriachan, Scotland, on March 17.

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Bird lover avoids jail for threatening terrified ex-girlfriend over custody of their pet parrot 
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Kaya Colakoglu, 28, of Ryhl, Wales, attacked Lena Nixon, 23, when she left him and took their pet parrot Custard with her. He smashed a window using a baseball bat screaming: ‘Custard is mine’.

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World's oldest known wild bird has another chick at age of 70
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