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Mystery as Hundreds of Dead Birds Fall From the Sky Onto Road
Manchester Evening News ^ | 11 FEB 2022 | Laura Clements, Ellie Kemp

Posted on 02/12/2022 2:14:26 PM PST by nickcarraway

"I heard a bang and then a load of birds landed on my car"

A woman was left spooked after she encountered dozens of dead birds lying on a road as she was driving home.

Michaela Pritchard said the scene looked like a 'massacre' as she travelled on the road between Waterston and Hazelbeach in Pembrokeshire on Thursday evening (10 February).

And she wasn't the only person to notice, with one man adding that he heard a loud bang before seven or eight birds rained down on his car in nearby Waterston.

But there was apparently little explanation for what caused around 200 birds to die so suddenly, with some pointing to the nearby Dragon LNG plant as a possible cause.

People suggested other theories for why the birds had died, including electrocution or being chased by a bird of prey at dusk before hitting the road surface.

Michaela said she didn't stay around as it was such an 'eerie' sight and instead phoned Pembrokeshire council to report what she'd seen.

Dead starlings on the road between Waterston and Hazelbeach in Pembrokeshire (Image: Michaela Pritchard) She said the birds were already dead when she came across them at around 8pm, reports Wales Online.

Meanwhile Ian Mccaffrey, who works in Waterston, said some birds fell out of the sky onto his car just after he heard a large 'electrical-type' bang.

He said: "When I left work last night [Thursday] I heard a bang and then a load of birds landed on my car."

He reckoned at least six landed on the ground and added: "Every now and again you will hear a bang that is coming from what I think is a crow-scarer that farmers use. However this bang was more like an electrical bang - not quite as loud as lightning but similar.

"It’s like there were hundreds of birds in the sky and all of a sudden they just died and fell to the ground. It was quite surreal last night to be honest with you - not something I have ever experienced before."

A spokesperson for Dragon LNG said there had been nothing unusual at the plant on Thursday and it was carrying on work as normal.

She added: "It's in the vicinity but it's normal operations at Dragon LNG. There was nothing different at the plant."

Pembrokeshire Council said it was aware of the incident. A spokesman added: "We received a call at around 9pm on 10 February regarding a number of dead starlings on the Hazelbeach Road, Waterston.

"Officers attended the site and there were around 200 starlings found dead on the road. The authority undertook a clean-up and removed the dead birds from site.

"There is no clear indication as to the cause of these deaths. We have reported the incident to the Animal and Plant Health Agency."


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: birds; mystery; pembrokeshire
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1 posted on 02/12/2022 2:14:26 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Well, fairly often I’ll hear a bang and a dove or a quail will fall dead from the sky. Never 200 at a time, though.


2 posted on 02/12/2022 2:18:44 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: nickcarraway

No masks, no social distancing, and look what happened.


3 posted on 02/12/2022 2:18:56 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: nickcarraway

Related? Flying over meth labs?

Dozens of yellow-headed blackbirds mysteriously drop dead in Mexico
https://nypost.com/2022/02/12/dozens-of-yellow-headed-blackbirds-mysteriously-drop-dead-in-mexico/

The video is rather horrifying


4 posted on 02/12/2022 2:20:13 PM PST by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: Billthedrill

“No masks, no social distancing, and look what happened.”

*****

None of these birds vaxed, either, and still.

Apparently the 5G is a killer whether you have the nanobots or not.


5 posted on 02/12/2022 2:20:40 PM PST by BusterDog
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To: nickcarraway

Starlings?

Good!


6 posted on 02/12/2022 2:21:47 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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To: BusterDog
None of these birds vaxed, either, and still.

Unfortunately, birds are especially susceptible to misinformation.

7 posted on 02/12/2022 2:22:45 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
"Starlings? Good!"

My girlfriend is also a rabid anti-Starlingite. She thinks they are bossy, move around like gangs, and hog all the bird food for themselves.
8 posted on 02/12/2022 2:36:04 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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“Starlings? Good!”

I agree. One of the most useless critters on the planet. Right after Socialists.


9 posted on 02/12/2022 2:37:10 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: nickcarraway

Surely it was the jab.


10 posted on 02/12/2022 2:39:14 PM PST by ETCM
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To: nickcarraway

Didn’t Alfred Hitchcock predict this ?


11 posted on 02/12/2022 2:39:25 PM PST by A strike (Public Health 21st century murder by government. DoktorFauxiMengeleGates to a TerreHaute gurney now)
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To: A strike

Daphne du Maurier wrote the story the movie was based on.


12 posted on 02/12/2022 2:41:06 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Starlings? Good!

Must have been tired Starlings.

13 posted on 02/12/2022 2:41:13 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

lightning killed them?


14 posted on 02/12/2022 2:41:55 PM PST by Irenic
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To: dfwgator

Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes...


15 posted on 02/12/2022 2:43:48 PM PST by OwenKellogg (...if my people, who are called by my name...)
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To: nickcarraway

dead bird cannon? BOOM!!! and it rains dead birds


16 posted on 02/12/2022 2:45:59 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: nickcarraway

OK, Daphne predicted this.


17 posted on 02/12/2022 2:53:13 PM PST by A strike (Public Health 21st century murder by government. DoktorFauxiMengeleGates to a TerreHaute gurney now)
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To: nickcarraway

Any radar stations nearby pulsing a storm front. Scaling can occur.


18 posted on 02/12/2022 2:53:40 PM PST by DocRock
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To: nickcarraway

“As God is my witness I swear I thought turkeys could fly”


19 posted on 02/12/2022 2:54:41 PM PST by Stosh
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To: Steve_Seattle

Rats of the skies. Making pigeons look good.


20 posted on 02/12/2022 3:01:59 PM PST by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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