Overview
- Tewkesbury Borough Council confirmed a Canada goose died from H5N1 avian influenza and urged people not to touch sick or dead birds or feed congregating flocks.
- Dorset officials reported a small number of dead swans in Fordington, Dorchester tested positive, with warning posters planned on popular footpaths that cross Duchy of Cornwall land.
- Dorset remains free of reported cases in kept or commercial poultry, and bird keepers are being reminded to follow strict biosecurity measures.
- Westmorland and Furness reported nine confirmed H5N1 cases in recent weeks across multiple species including mute and whooper swans, pheasants, and a greylag goose.
- Residents are asked to report dead wild birds to Defra, with APHA collecting some for surveillance, while safe disposal on public land falls to local authorities and elsewhere to landowners.