Possible avian flu concern after 11 dead swans discovered at Loughaderra lake in east Cork

'This is a biohazard,' said Proinsias Ó Tuama of Clean Coasts Ballynamona, who reported the find to the Department of Agriculture 

Dead swans at Loughaderra, east Cork today. 'I watched a hooded crow land on one of the carcasses. That is how this [avian flu] is spreading,' said Proinsias Ó Tuama. 

Eleven dead swans reported as potentially infected with bird flu in east Cork on Thursday morning had not been moved hours later, it has been claimed, prompting fears that a possible biohazard was left at the lake to spread the potentially deadly virus unchecked.

Six dead swans were found at about 9am at Loughaderra, a lake outside Castlemartyr, Co Cork, and another two swans were seen “struggling”.